The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-06-19
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r~ ~ efoar readers VITO have . good maF
.fa.c.ly viii Do veil "a consult Il whilst
,,.rrsIrr the Sollowiae Hosaes o. The counsry
.roond palermo, and tetWesn that city and
rraraut aud A6arsala. TAsy will then have Z
pretty good idea ct he scene OF 0arthaides
Operatives. This description OF that part Of
Sicily was pablishsd III the Paris Mcntteari
aud is reliable and exact:
.rrom MArsaia two roads lead towards
palermo, oGe in good repair. following the
coast on the north 70 CEapeai. and from Ira.
pani turuiag suddenly 70 the east ~ Moan'
rs;escends towards the sen tArou9A A!camO,
asd thea proceeds right along the sp'eaalo
valley Of Palermo. A second r0ao, Iess CARE
fatty atteaded u, goes from MAtsals ~ I'm ..
ia,atn,. Marsala only possesses small port
and roadstsad no. very deep; ON ne lana
Side II Il drf,uded BY old wallis BANKED Win
Ga aara towers 1t j. clear that troops olsen.
esrk.as =. a, sss ia ~ e remain there an
hour. II the Nsapolitsn troops nad iateaaca
70 mold the country they Wouad only nave mad
- gsard the degles. wn,en ~ asao 20 ~
ssssssssed a numerous artiliery and regular
frn,ns. they could not have advanced more
than jiys ,niics anterior. As the NeApotttans
abandoned voluntarily or toFcediy eli the
western part Of the island. No obstacle pre-.
yrns,ng Toe insureenss from presen ting them.
selves before the latter IOWA. any onensive ~.
least very anesfoos. The insurreau possess.
aug Caiatafimi are masters OF Vrepanls mar.
saia, Mascara, Castet vetrano, aaa ewes Sci-
acca.s Hut let us examine a InesAos toss
vestarx mari Of the island. Alcama 10 . town
situated on plateau in the midst OF plain /;
,twas formerly an Arab establishment, - Its
name indicates, aud 10 well chosen 70 com.
,nand several iittls ports, Of which the near
sss and m hat Important 10 named Magaxinaxxo
From Palermo 10 Alcamo - rather moro IMAM
81 miles and from Alcamo to Calatanmi about
eight. 10 SO from Palermo TO Aicamo We
S,cily in which are olive trees centuries old.
and groves OF oranseAnd citron trees. BAT
on passing the height which closes the valley
the approach TO Alcamo il through nrid noun.
rains Then entering deep Gorges, We arrive
at CAiataami, a town not Of 1900 lnnaoatants.
sisted in the newspaPers. oot .. s.OV %
psct is demonstrated by castle now quite IN
ruins. From this castle IN extraoroloary
country IS seen, the land aud rocks being In
confusion, ~ il tossed about ~ some terrible
e. ina uske The Neapolitans ought 70 have
1ieie AIDED these paris, but. not having done SO,
they have left great advantage 10 the eueriu.
aas. The latter, in fact, wlt1out ieaSlng the
mountain, can surround Palermo. either BY
going 70 Baxaria ON the east or in turning
Monreale and occupying the Monte Peieerino
TO the west; they can command the solitary
DlaiuS OF M3fSAlA ana AoZZ0Io, eau pOSScSS
themselves OF Mount San Juliano. which
donina,es Trapaai, can cut OF all commune
cation By iand between the town and PAler.
sno and eau cause the Inhabitants of Trapaui
70 suner dread fully from thirst BY destroying |
the only 40 ueduct which conveys them water
from MI, San Juliano. II the insurgents be
numerous, they can besides reach the rich
valleys Of Castel VetranO and Campo BEL
10 % the south, and the towns Of Termini |
aud Cefalu ON the north coast. The place |
of Decentralization of 0aribaidis band was
chosen with So much intelligence AS 10
cause us to suppose that he and his lieu |
tenants will profit by all the advantages |
which the aaturs of the country Affords
Vrapani IL 3 pretty town, formerly 1orined,
aud ha. = sort Of citadel which commands the |
mort. II itwere not for the want OF water, |
The town could easily be defended on the
aaat side, as 1t is only united to the plain by
tongue OF land cut by salt marshes. From
Calatafimi u Trapaui the road winds through
irregular hills; aud on this road. length OF
Is miles, there is not q house, not q tree, not
shrub At distance Of two or three miles
from Palermo and all other great towns, there |
is scarcely any trace Of cultivation The In.
habi,ants are so borne down by taxes on all |
they produce, that they abandon the soil.
though it is perhaps the most fertile in Italy,
and the peasants contrive to live on handful |
of pulse daily"