The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-07
EUROPE.
THE MAILS OF THE CANADA
THE INSURRECTION IN SICILY.

THE lNSURRECTION IN SICILY.
From the COrTeSpr pdence of the London TimeS1
NAPLES, April IA despatch received by the
King last Thursday, at eight o'clock, says that the
insurgents had all been driven out of Palermo,
and were en- route to Termini, near which they had
cut the telegraph wires. From Termini to Messina
all was said to be quiet. The troops said to
have fought well, and certain names mentioned
but 1T was stated that the struggle had been most
bloody. At mid-day yesterday the Elettrico came
IN with letters from Palermo. She has taken into
tne new port, and every precautiOn taken to cut
OIL all communication between the vessel and the
population. Altogether there were about 100 per-
sons on board, OF whom the majority were Sicil-
lans, many of high rank, either exiled or tyinp
from Palermo and these go'on to MarseiIIes In The
course of the afternoon managed to see two of the
passengers, one Englshman and an American ono
OF whom reports as follows: heard on Tuesday
night that the revolution would break out on the
following morning, and about A. NJ. on Wednes-
day was awoke by volleys of shots. On looking
out of my window in the Trinacria, saw a num-
ber of soldiers running down the streets, firing
right and left at random, and then re-loadng. At
slight noise they fired 20 shots at the Palazzo
Petrula, and shot poor servant girl who was
opening the bolt of a window; not far from the
@ hotel l observed five men, apparently peasants,
firing at the soldiery, and l never saw more to-
gether butt did not go out early. By nine o'clock
L think all was over in Palermo. The fighting took
place in several parts of the city, but principally
In and about the Monastery of the Graneca, in the
Piazza della Marina. Indeed according to pre-
concerted signal, which was to be musket shot,
the monks sounded the tocsin. One of the resident
consuls heard the officer in command of a BODY of
troops give the command to take and sack and pill
lage the building, and this was done. Three of
the monks were bayoneted on the spot and died
directly after; another is said to be mortally
wounded, and the rest are in prison. My inform
ant further said:-I was walking later in the day
and one OF the soldiers to laden with booty
which he offered for sale. All fighting was now
over in Palermo, but in the afternoon and evening
there was sharp work going at Monreale, for
- saw cart brought in full of wounded-he
said, dead soldiers.
MARsEILEs, April A.-Accordng to letters re-
ceiyed here, the insurrecton at Messina commenced
On Sunday evening last The popular movement
commenced by shots being fired in the Strata Fer
dlnando. Pieces of furniture were thrown upon
the troops. The Governor threatened to lombard
the city, should resistance be offered The princi-
pal inhabitants of the city then interfered and in
sisted that the police, the principal cause of the
irritation, should be removed. The troops made
themselves masters of the town, and the insur-
gents withdrew into the country. On Monday
evening the Meandre left Messina, with dispatches
from the French Consul. All is over Further de.
tails will shortly be received.
NAPLES, (Uia Genoa,) April 12.-According to
advices from Sicily, the revolutionary movement
is increasing in the country, which is full of armed
men. The Royal lntendente Celeste has made
common cause with the revOlutionists. The l4th
and 18th regiments are being despatched from Ma
pies to Sicily. Artillery and other troops are be-
ing sent to the citadel of Messina popular dem
OnsCVaIlOn nad taken place at AverSa, In favor OF
Victor Emanuel, in consequence of which the town
has been declared in state of SIEGE Arrests have
been made.
MARsETLLEs, April l6.-The direct steamer from
Naples arrived this evening, and brings advices
from that city to the 14h inst 1t is asserted that
on Thursday last large bomb was thrown before
the palace. The explosion shattered all the win
dOws. No person was injured. The revolutionary
killing of two sentinels. The movement was less
serious than reported by the passengers of the Me-
andre, which remained great distance from the
spot where the combat took place, Flying col
umns were pursuing the bands of insurgents who
had taken refuge in the mountains.
The official Neapolitan Journal from the 10th to
the 18th instant inclusivelv, says nothing of the
popular movement at Messina. Private letters
merely state that the attempt to surprise the mill
tarv posts at Messina had been repulsed and that
the agitation less at that place than at Paler-
mo. One thousand men were pursuing the insur-
gent bands. Since the insurrection commenced,
the government has sent into Sicily four battaIions
of infantry, two battalions of artillery, and regi-
ment of lancers The Governor of Sicily had
written that no more reinforcements need be sent,
his forces being sufficient. Gen. Fangieri had re-
tired to Naples, and counseed military measures
correspondent considers the movement in Sicily
however, much occupied with the unsettled state
of the island.
TRIESTE, April 1.-THE Trieste Gazette says:
Messina, to the 9th the Austrian Consul had left.
9th"
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