The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-06-14
VOL. XVII mo. 142.

VOL. XYII---NO. lag
THe eUsIIAu Issv1a1cssou. .--rhs fse,doep
OF sicily now eeems alWost . nxed event
From Flofsncs 1000 nsn In two tsssels s.,
snoray 70 p sent to join 0aribaldi, rhe
Anerican clipper recsntiy at Cork, Irsland.
wasa cargo otssms and smmnnitior o. board
Tor ne 1tauaa dslivsrss, b now hoverinr
aeoat Sicily waiting aa opportunity 70 land.
1ns srsat victory Of 0aiihaldi over the ~.
polltan tsoops ~ OalataAmi and his captn,.
@ Fslsrns, ere both eonnrmsd. The 0eaoa
Gay sA)cozrsspondsnt OF the London Nevs
aspescaes have esea received from Palermo
eounfm not only the victory obtsiness 81
0asa saeaiot % CAl4fAami over the 4.OOO Nesn6X
49, LED ~ 1AnsA, bat the more imports
~ wh,cs Riacsd ne nsighs sarrouading
The nrst Of tAsse Victories g furthsr CON nrms;
"a otter addressed by 0arihaldi himeeif to
1o:al,no PHO. Count Of Capace, nom Oaiats.
M sndsr date Of the leah
= hyiae towards Pslermo. The nonnistion
are q high spirits. and join my csmp bv thon.
ssnds: To-morfow shall march On xlcamo
Aea we cscuaaas mat the ho1r 10 come 70 nut
=
~ soon. Every arm Is good for the brave
Yet, scythe, hatchet, . nail at the ton of a
suckt Onise with me. Thwart the enemy,s
ps.n y: ~, :. mucn 9 pcsstble-aight bonfves upon
AZ sle heights which sorroupd the Neapoii.
@o troops. During the night kill as many OF
tne enemys outpost sentries rs you can. Ia.
.eFcepe tne Communications; In word, harass
ss sHs sn, snoy a. much as you are able Ihops to
:. AS you sses this laconic letter contains all
sne necessary y1nstructtons for q war to the
knife. and war to the knife it will be. To Nm.
Sssana N.s now sater te2 los. ssstained BY the
ssnts were able to push their army TO tho very
gate Of Palermo. It is necessary 70 hear Il,
mlno that the remains Of Lanza's column was
sncessantiy s attacked BY the bands OF Baron
telepre 70 the PloppO. The defeat Of the Neo-
p0htAns was so thorough that only SOP ont
OF sWC could reach thecapital, ana even these
s1eo tr,s y Ion only Dy groups Of ten or twenty at
neid pieces were abandoned, together with am.
munttion carts. The routed column. as soon
as ~ entered the barracks. declared that it
the dread under which il was laborine soon
spread among the garrison. Works of defence
were erected all round the city but the threat.
ening attitude Of the population will render
patriots.
& The following 10 an extract of a letter from
an English resident at Palermo, dated May Is,
received in Liverpool yesterday:
"Our posts with the interior of the island
have quite stopped, and all the telegraph
wLres nave neen cut Garibaldi Is marching
sowafos 70. @ faiermo. The first batch of troops
men, but BY Sicilian bands. A colomna mobile
OF tour thousand men, came back Yesterday
rom CaIataflmi. More than twe-thirds Of
only about half dozen brought their mus,
kets back. A great many were naked. and
one dressed as woman. Another column. of
some three thousand men, has also returned
the same fate. Every day proclamatione are
issued oy the Committee of the insurKents.-
Some eight hundred Swiss troops have ar.
raTec from Naples; they have been sent twice
now stationed in the town. When Garibaldii
gets near TO rs the people will all como out
ANA attack the troops, SO that between the
people inside and Garibaidi on tside, they will
play the Old Harry with the Neapolitans and
Tue police. All goes right. Francis II. may
now bid goodbye to Sicily forever. You can
not imagine the enthusiasm in the town
every fo man ls wsatng joyfui for the signal
meantime. are all evaporating. The soldiers
nave not the courage to look at the Palermo
tans In the face. Next time write you, no
doubt Garibaldi will be here with us.''
AN ENGLISH LADY OF RANK AS THE WIFE
OF BEDoUlH CHrsF.-" Hadji," the Syrian
correspondent Of the Boston Traveller, sends
the following account Of the freaks of the no.
torious Lady Ellenborough, an English lady
of rank, who has lately become the wife of
Bedouin Chief:
singular specimen Of the English woman, who
seems to emulate the character Of the famous
and once powerful Lady Hester Stanhope-
known as Lady Digby she excites the mirth
n v.SA la 49,
Sheikh Miguil-the Bedouin Chief OF Damas-
cus-she wields . powerful influence among
the Bedouins of the desert. Possessed of an
ample fortune. Lady E!lenborough, once the
fall and divorce, the wife Of Russian noble.
man, and then Of q Greek Prince, established
herself in Damascus few years ago. Here
put away his wives and live with her They
spend their winters in town and their sum-
msrs ia the desert, whore she visited the old
wives of the Shiekh, taking with her many
beautiful presents TO appease their wrath aud
Jealousy. -.-s. .5..-... s..se
She has frequently been seen in the desert,
hahated in the one loose robo OF the children OF
the sandy wasts. bare-footed and bare-headed.
In Damascus she wears the long white sheet,
which covers her figure. but lives in good
English style, still retaining the luxuries Of
civilized life, and French maid. Her con.
ship, when In town. gives travellers frequent
opportunities OF seeing her; and being ma.
iestic woman in appearance, and still retain
ing traces of wondrous beauty, she always
excites attention and inquiry. hear that
she has lately had her marriage with the
Sheikh legalized by the Oadi of Damasc as, and
recorded In the British Consulate.
Her lord and master-for in this country q
husband II most emphatically lord OF Gre
ation"-possesses nothing, either in face or
figure, to attract 4 woman OF cultivated taste.
Small in stature, darker than q mulatto, with
small. piercing black eyes, and walkinE with
heswa9gering gait Of the Bedouin, he disap.
points every one who secs him for one would
naturally expect to zee something In the Ap-
pearance of the man which would account for
this singular freak OF an English lady OF rank
and fortune In choosing for herself u husband
such expect tAtions are far from being met at
sight OF this most inferior specimen OF the
BedOuin race. This Interesting couple are
now ~ fosts for Europe, where Lady Digby
hopes to educate and civilize her taWny
spouse
The JAPAN NEws.-The reported assasssi-
nation OF the Emperor Of Japan is mach dis
cussed, with prevalent disposition to dis
credit it. The arrival which brings the news.
left the hay Of Jedde on the 23d of April, and
the assassination occurred, II is said, ON the
18th of March. The intelligence by the North
Briton is from Hong Kong to the 18th Of April
q month after the reported death Of the EN-
psror, but nothiag appears 70 bs known Of the
occurrence there ut that time: -
Mr.. Postman. the Dutch Interpreter accom-
pasying the Emhassy, who has resided a long
time In japan, and q. intimately acquainted
with their system, doubts the truth Of the
story Of the conspiracy aud the assassinati0n Of
the Tycoon, ard thtaks It only another false. |