The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-11
BALTIMORE.
MONDAY JUNE IL, 1850

There is little that can be called positively re-
liable in the latest news from Europe, with respect
10 the Sicilian instruction, beyond the fact that
,ba movements of GARIBELDI aud his daring baud
of volunteers have been, thus far, eminently sue
cess(ul. His landing at Marsha is described by
English officers, who witnessed the disembarka-
tou as having been as skilfully effected as it was
darinnly planned. 'At that time" writes Com
mander MARRYATT TO Vice Admiral FANsHAwE
fqhere were two Neapolitan war steamers, and
s.sailing frigate cruising between Marsha and
sNazzara, only six miles disant;' and although
the Semaphore at Marsha was at once put into
operation to signal to the Neapolitan vessels on
the lookout the character Of the expedition, they
closed in but slowly upon the Sandman steamers,
and when completely within range, instead of
opening a fire which would have swept the
crowded decks of GARIBALDI's vessels, the Captain
of the foremost Neapolitan steamer ordered a
boat TO be lowered, and sent it towards the Sar-
dinians; 'but when half the distance between the
1.-TWO ships was traversed, the officer suddenly
''turned his boat round and pulled back to his
town vessel as fast as he could He has de-
clared since that he mstook the red blouses OF
the volunteers for the red coats Of English ma
rines; and so, instead Of bringing his guns to
bear upon the Sandman steamers, he padded
back TO the English ships in the ofing, to ask il
there were any English troops on shore Com
mander MARRYATT ridicues the idea that the
Neapolitan could have been deceived for single
moment, and, without making against him a
direct charge of cowardice leaves il to be inferred
that he showed an evident reluctance to come to
close quarters. At subsequent interview, which
took place between Commander MARRYATT and the
Neapolitan, the latter, after firing away for some
time without inflicting the least damage urgently
requested his English visitor to send aboat ''to the
''Sardinian steamers and get them to surrender"
(Which, says Commander MARRyATT, ~ declined
ITO do, as il was very evident that the use of
alag was only required TO ascertain whether they
st-the vessels-were deserted or not" It was
not until later period, and after the disembarka-
ton had been successfully effected, that the Nea
poltans summoned up courage enough to send in
armed boats and take possession of the abandoned
steamers One was aground and could not be re-
moved. but the other was brought off without
loss: for GARIBALDI and his followers with all
making their triumphant entry into Marsha.
After making good his footing in that town, and
communicating with the various insurgent chiefs
of the surrounding districts GARIBALDI took up
his line of march across the Island. Rapid as his
progress in the direction of Palermo must have
been. he was promptly joined, while on his route,
by several large bands of Sicilians from the
1ofA nd Oft H., b,-
reinforcements from Castelverano Santa Nina and
other towns, until the number of his followers,
which, on landing at Marsala, did not exceed
eighteen hundred men, is supposed to have reached
nearly, if not quite, twelve thousand, Whether
it be true not, as stated in the Neapotan jour
mails, that the Royalist forces encountered and re-
pulsed the Garibadans in the vicinity of Alcamo,
it is at least certain that the Neapotan General.
LANDI, soon afterwards called in all his outposts
and fell back upon Palermo, and that in his re-
treat he was not only closely followed up by GA
RIBALDI, but that he was also subjected to constant
and harassing attacks by armed bodies of Sicilians
At the last accounts from Sicily it was confidently
stated that the insurgents were in possession of the
whole Island, with the exception of the STRONGLY
fortified towns Of Palermo and Nessina. From
sources less reliable, we learn that Palermo had
been evacuated by the Neapolitan troops, and that
GARTBALDI had entered that important place and
proclaimed Dictatorship. The wish, in this in
stance, was, in all probability, "father to the
thought, but if we regard it simply in the
light Of prediction, there is scarcely any reason
to doubt that it vii! soon be verified. The real
position OF GARBALDI, at present, appears to be in
the vicinity of Palermo, and not within the town
ITSELF He was prepared, it is said, to carry the
heights of Montreale, large village, about three
miles distant from Palermo, and from which the
latter town can be successfully assaulted In the
meantime, the Royalist troops were entrenching
themselves; but the losses they had already sus-
tanned, and their knowledge of the hopelessness of
the cause in which they were engaged, had begun
to create disatfection in the ranks and promised
speedy victory to the arms of GARIBALDG.