The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-08-02

MATTERS N SICuY.-Iurin accounts confirmed by
Neipoitan Dispatches, state that Gar!baldis force,
entered Palermo on the seth May, he having first
made himself master OF the OutwOrks. \ Consider
able portion Of the population joined him. On the
2Jta, tie city vas tynOariei ~ sen and land, ~
the NetpOii;tn trOCr-. Everything was ready u
Me-siuG tor AN ou-r;tak, in case OF Garibaldi's sue
cess ~ Palermo. H forces were estimated at 10
"l'. l. was believed 10 have been subsequently,
sosl,-I 90 5000.
Intercepted dispatches from the r ya.ists' General,
show q .lss ~ an engagement ~ Alcomo. OF 2,3)J
uDu kI'irI our # 5000 Have Ie0.rtei no wounded
. a Jog t4e insurgents. their mu-'. =. NJ quarter
4 despatch iatei Naples. Nay b. y \ N, says
that the bomtariMeut Of PllmerJ lasted several
hours. GIribaldi entered the town on the 10Th. His
headquarters are in the centre Of tue town. The
number Of killed was large.
THE SICK NAS-The Paris correspondent Of the
London .Ncrs gives q report that France and Russia
have agreed to partition Turkey. England was TO
be offered q share. Ifshe refused, the others were to
g in without her.
Further OF GARIpALDI IN SIcILY.-Garibllii at
tackei P.iermo, on the south side, on the morning
Of May 9th, aud penetrated to the centre Of the city,
flag in hand. After 4 desperate conflict Of six hours,
ami during an active bombardment by sea and land,
the Royal troops retired 20 the palace AMI other pub
lie buildings. Hostilities from 10 to - VI, were re-
newei. The palace was taken by the people IN the
evening. and burned down; loss in killed and wound
ed considerable. The Royal troops concentrated in
the castle, which was attacked At noon on the 2sth
by GIvibaiii- BOmbardmeut by the ROyalists still
continued. On the 3lst, Government was deli0er-
atIng on a proposition TO order its disconunuance.
Other towns ia Sicily had risen in revolt.
There was great agitation among the Ministry AMI
Court " Naples. Ministers rendered their resignl-
ton on tina 18th. \ Liberal Cabinet was expected
TO be formed. Gtribalii has already made import
ant administrative references in regard 10 all places
in his power.
The English Admiral offered protection to Ameri-
can citizens at Palermo.
From Asia.
JAPAS.-The H0agkOHg Press Of the 25th April,
which contains the latest news from Japan, says
The intelligence from Japan continues alarming
and most unsatisfactory There appears TO be a party
in the State antagonistic TO the existing Government,
and further. that the cruise of such antagonism arises
entirely from the liberality of the Administration to
wards foreigners. The retliners Of one of the princes,
who i known TO be must inimical to foreigners, made
an attempt to asslsinate the regent. They succeed
ell in w%ounding him, bat it is not known whether ne
Is dead or not. \ panic is the result-the persons
of the foreign Ministers are not deemed safe, and
every precaution is 4 being adopted TO prevent the for
eign residents at Yokohama from being either assas-
sina:ed or openly attacked.
Later from Chinn.
The British ship 81. Helena arrived at San Fran
cisco, from China, with dates to the 7th May.
The ALLIED FoRCEs-The English portion Of the
Allied Army will number 20 800 men 1890 Europe
ans, aud 1900 SeUovs. 1t is supposed that the
French will number II 200 men. So that the entire
expedition will be composed of 43,l0O soldiers. 1t is
mentioned rs n remarkable circumstance that the
Chinese have a superstition that none other than n
woman will conquer their country.
By the middle MAY the whole of the expedition
force was expected to have sailed from Hong
kong for the North. \ proportion had already been
removed to Chusan. That island, the largest and
in the Chusan Archipelago 20, had been
quietly occupied by the Allies. The Chinese inhabi-
tants received their invaders with pleasure, as they
only local benefit from their expenditures.
The most favorable part Of the island has been yield
ell up TO the French by the British.
twas stated that Sangolinsin vas continuing his
preparations to resist the Allies. not merely along
shores of the Gulf of Pichele, but At Tien;zin.