Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-06-15
ARRIvALoF THE AFRICA.
Stirring News from Sicily

New YoRK, June e.-The Africa has arrived
with Liverpool dates, via Queenstown, TO the
27th.
TURIN, Friday.-Ths Official Gazette contains
dispatch dated Thursday, which confirms the en-
counter of Garibaldi at San MARITIME with the Bava-
rians ~ the service of the King of Naples. Gar
baldi had approached near Palermo, the heights
around which were occupied by the insurgents. An
attack was imminent. Gen. Iona had demanded
an armistice Of Garibaldi without effect. An Aus
TRAN hotilla composed of three vessels, arrived at
Lepres on the 2lst ult.
A dispatch from Messina Of the 2lst states that
an instruction had broken out at Palermo and
Branta Villa
PARIS Friday--Le Patrie publishes dispatch
from Sicily, dated Wednesday, which states that
the Neapolitan troops still occupied Palermo, but
the insurrection making great progress at all
points Garibaldi had been joined by some of his
officers and particularly by Col Medici with con-
siderable renforcements He was menacing Mon
rae, the surrender of which would lead to the fall
of Palmero.
MARsEILLEs, Friday.-Advices from Messina to
the 2lst state that on the goth &C Neapolitan de-
serters were fred at while passing to the insurgents
Two considerable disembarkations of volunteers
had taken place at Santefano de CaAestra to the
right, and at Sante Veto, to the left of Palermo.
The rising Of Messina had not yet taken place.
1t was expected that Palermo would soon sur
render.
A proclamation by the committee of Palermo has
been posted up in all parts of the city, announcing
the victorious march of Garibaldi, and that Sicily
would soon become independent. 1t also added that
even the Neapolitan police commencing to de-
sert their masters and terminates with Viva Victor
Emanuelp Viva Garibaldip
TUEsDAY.-The dispatch of troops to Sicily con-
tinues The city is tranquil and the police ready
to repress any popular movement.
| MARsE1LLEs, Friday.-Six vessels of the feet
were recalled yesterday. The fleet has received
orders to complete its provisions. There is nothing
to indicate an immediate departure and the order
to provision is believed to be only precautionary
measure. A telegram from Vienna asserts NJ.
Thouvenel has declared to the Austrian Envoy in
Paris that the Emperor Napoleon regrets that Rus
STA should have prematurely brought forward the
Eastern question: but thinks it desirable to associate
himself with Russia, lest she should assume the
exclusive protectorate of the christians in Turkey
and is, therefore, disposed to acknowledge the
principle of the inquiry proposed by the Russian
Cabinet
The Canadian steamers hereafter call at London
derry instead of Queenstown.
! The instruction committee in Sicily is said TO
have sent note to the foreign consuls announcing
that the nation would be consulted, and that the
Sicilian Parliament would DO convoked.
The Paris Patrie after giving the Neapolitan de-
spatcb announcing the defeat of Garibaldi, says a
second despatch states that Garibald is said to have
attacked the royal troops who were strongly in
trenehed, and tQ have completely beaten them.
This combat wosld lead to the immediate eyacua-
ton by the royal troops of Palermo Messina Ira
PAM, Catanapa and Syracuse.
LONDON, Saturday of trade announces
that Port Lagoon, in Cochin China, has been open
ed for foreign trade.
Letters from Palermo of the 2lst state that the
anxiety there was increasing, and the popular pas
sions were infisnned. On the evening previous
several shots fired from the balconies in the
Rue Toledo The police returned the fire, wound
ing several persons. Strangers had taken refuge
under their natural flags. There panic among
public functonaries and the directors of the official
journal had fed. The churches on Sunday were
deserted. Yesterday the fires of the insurgents
bivouac were seen'ou the heights surrounding Pa
lermo. 1t was reported that battle had taken
place, and the population were anxiously awaiting
the result. A very concatory proclamation by
Gen. Lansas had been received.
! PARIS, May 26.-The Patrie has information init
mating that the assault on Palermo would take
place before the 9th.
Advices from Messina state that gloomy tran
guilty prevailed there.