Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-06-23
9 Rallg y'ir9inian.
INC INCIDENTS.

terday morning. the patriotic feelings of the To.
nossn wo eratiiiel by the news that an official
despatch hal hrcn received from Cishar by
Count Plrro, The Governor Gcnral uf this city, an
nanncing that Garibaldi had catered racrmo, ,anl
that part ol it, population hna risen ncuns, the
royal trools Tns dispatch had been sent Ly
Captain u Astn, oi the Sandman Navy. who had
le!t the Scllau capital whilst the roar Of cannon
nni the rattns Of musketry were still going on
From what can gather from Sri,nn rofnsccs
nnd r'tlzrns Of this town. it seems that the
stermlnE Of Palermo was begun by Garibaldi ut
lrIock un >un1ay morning. The Italian leader
HAVING concentrated all the forces he had nj his
disposal on tn" nurthern side Of the city durin,
the preceding night, he boldly attacked the town
alta place called pcpcrito. which runs on the lett
hnnt side Of the royal p,llnce. Although General
Lanzn bad placed strong body II troops In de
ishd that important position, Il wds carried by Ga
,16a'8's troohf, gt}Cr i Tremendous sUHg6e - ht5
hopls
Peperlto oncH in the power Of Gnrihaldi, tho
poralatlnn ot Palermo. which crnwds The lanes
nhd Ftr'Hts al that locality rose Ia man, aud be.
gln to tdroM f,1wcr.pots furniture ANY, hing they
e2ull lay hnl.l Of, upnn the retiring columns
the 'tppitan'. tn royal vessrl' then fired
upon the town, and n show or Of shril- hrgnn to
iy oyer i. shower which hstel motc than
cight hnurs. The bnmhnrdmcnt did not, how
ever produce any great effect On the pNpnlatian.
and whom thu Strluan stelmrr left palcrml
thrco \cnpalitan rcsments had determined 10
Join tn" ranks Of the insurgents L. seems that
I'd S,i'rrI. the chet of tnrIbaldi's staff wns
v"rclv wpunel in tho II l,ol " engagement of the
l6fh, nn this is consilntel n great lp>s: Tor Col
Sirtoii. AMI poor Col. Ninn Bixia whose death -
now ctutrme l. were liz two hest oil ,pra nt Gari.
balll's urmV.
\ lc cr. la'el Naples Monday, which appears
in the Morning STAR gives The following details,
which seem doubtful aud incohctcnt, nnd must be
received with caution.
Thn. i,t the news re selvel from ner4nns ON board
II twn steamers IT 'e Royal n,arine who left Pal
ermn Yesterday evening n o'rack.tnggius some
smiling ships. filled with wounded, uud who ar
rlrel tIS morning at the military port. thiuk
II necessary measure of prrcantinn to state my
course exactly. Well. then. this i the story -
Yesterday. NJ O'clock in the mprniur Gen. Ian
di Is sni u hnvo left with 5,upo mcn aud Eur
pieces at atti iHry. in order ~ Rttark n hnuery
plautcl hy rol "Orsin on the csplanl Of NE l,,e
place clca petru'ia. mar Rr.pno. IN IL" Tur'oc-
road, h'tN"en Gavin anl M,rsaln. Tins r,unpt
he qui,c correct. ms thiuk -ba, give ii Us le.
ceiye It. The "npasts ol tho insurgcur were
eemmandrd 81 rams the ars3 3ip'ion f'h" soldiers,
bya man wha loY,, the con9n,s svrn il church
paintings Ia Jesus Christ brlie,c that the oil.
cor Dho, Designated is Col. rror, VIII. ipl,rI,
has sume resemblance IL the conventional traits
gwen hv the painters. from time inm rmnrablc, to
i oGI SNtour he p""tnittea the Ncnpolltln column
II arrronch hiS position very close and then charg
ed thnn with tlc hnYonet oa'yn few reports of
guns wrr" heard; then iiishiful massacre took
place nothing but the lay met and si t. arms be-
Ing used.
Sirt ,ri's-er Whoever The officer was.-compan.
ions seem not - have amounted tn more than 100
or $40. General LAMA. informed Of the engage
mert, drew unt his whole army in tho town. as
well M outside the gates, bnt did not venture b..
youd thr Inc # his intrrnrhmcnts tirn lnndi'a
inrce began Mt Inst to Weld bcf n the terrible i'm.
pctns ot the insurgents; but while slowly with
drawing, nevertheless kep' az the f,ht The ra.
trlntE Iccfes-ly continnrinr their mpvcmcnfs ia
advance. found themselves nearly .nvrope1 by
the Envnl iorcc. Placed under the necessity to
saerirr these ren. nr Ia hasten the day of bat.
liz. which WIS believed in Palermo To he destined
for day or twn later. Garihaldi seems to have
thought il his duty 10 accept the ltter Alternative
and gave the order for n general advance on th,
whpc hue fhs ndynGce was met on the pat
al tho Hpyalists hY II terrible fro of artillery.
which. however, seems not 20 have bal very
deadly ctlrrt. from want of .opl gunncr. practice
Ii WAS then ~ n'clnrk in the morning.
Here thc narrative which il mad a. mo Of this
eyent'ul dnv hetanc more cnpfus II. The follow.
ing is The Iniin substance n il. Tire further al
vance Of the Insurgents took pncc IN tVo col
umns, in quick march. Gtribaiit hi9i7rit mdr~h-
in7 dfHr head If one Of these c5tpniHs, dni fpDi,
uttb Sword M heHd. Go Orsiui, with hi- f"v
pieces OF artillery. had in the meantime snccre1ed
in dismounting some Of the l,aynlisl artillery;
ether piccs had been deserted b; The officers who
had stack TO their p 'sts. Onc company ny-thc namc
given is Arrci. which is nnknown to mr--thcn
seems to have n,ut,nied. aa :, tlnve nailed
the guns. they wcre ori'r,I. hut 'hoir off ,er-
to the .un.carriages where thrv we,c fnnad by
the advancing parties At lJst Garihal nal his
men carried me whole line Of the cater iutrench-
ments, and drove the kns's i,rrr- back into the
city,
The citizens nf Pncrmn. srnine the soillers de-
morazed and beaten, then began throwing up
barriraides. and ATTEMPTED an insurcection, but
the forts and the eish, man.ol-yar beyan at once
IA shell tho streets The c,u,ulsunl commanders