, 1860-09-05

MErs1xA, Aug. II, 1sa-
Gen. Clasy has returned, but nothing took
place calculated to clear up the nosition- One
thing, however seems certain--that the direct
negotiations between Turin aud Naples are cot
tinn,ng. The a.nistice is nominaliy at an end,
but in reality 1t is prolonged to an indefinite
period, which mar last for weeks, or be eDded
10 day. Our preparations for further opera
tions atc not completed there is, consequently.
no urgent necessity for resun1lng the offensive,
Almost every dry brings vessels to Cue Faro
with troops and munitions Of Wat Althou.b
great part Of the frat are scattered in thu cegh
borhooI of Nessipa, sufficient remains to give
to the town q military appearance
In the hurry to clothe aud eccouter the troops
no general pattern uniform could be adopted,
aud in most cases The individual fancy Of the
commander has it all his own Way Red caps,
peaks, with the cipher Of Victor Emanuel or
buxle, round Gas,baidi hats; gray blouses,
trimmed with rcd, red blous es Of flannel, Gotten,
linen, dark colored ones, or Of dark gray mix
ture; trousers, equally different, gre The whole
force much more pic nre.qee appearance than
regular uniform would do. Indeed, rou re-
cognizs the different corps from their Dress
Dark gray blousea indicate the contiagents of
Medici and Costnz. The difference being in
b!uer shade OF the latter. Red blouses and rcd
caps denote Sici1isn leries, red blouses snd blue
caps. the briGa9cs formed Of those who remain
from the first expedition White b!ou*es with
rid trimmings aud apeakless cap, whit il cailed
the English battalion. from nu.uber ofEnglish
ofIics RI and ssitors who have left their ships.
For an eye accustomed to distinguish troops,
there is m necessity ol the Uniform to distla.
cu1sh coutineutais from SIc;liBns. The first ute,
atmost to man. nuke solliers. wi,,le the latter
arc in tran.ition state. Bat as tho mate1ial e.
ists here s. elae in ltaly, it requires
but little time to make it AZ fit fer service Us
txsx-
pew~culnera are as1o.lshed ut the forms Of the
Great mass Of s1cii:ans, II til: soul Z ,rTespoad
With tue Loty they might make the finest sol.
disrs il the world. Dus they require = strong
mixture With the continental or northern ele-
ment.
nor il there any want Of this. According to
}et,e1s from Genoa, not }ess than G,00V raen are
ssain ready to arm, and numbers more arc dai-
II putting down their names. The Lombards
have taken the in:siative, lnd form n large pro-
portion al those who cotue over. Above aft,
The towns Of payia and Eergamo seem to have
sent off alf their youths in masses. Fene.;a acd
Aus:ri. n Tyrol are likewlse strongly represent
Almost all tue volunteers #h5 served iass
year during the war, hase found their way here.
uLd rot 8 few who had no opportunity Last
rear did nut neglect the opportunity offered
now. Lawyers, medical men, s,ude :ts, mer-
chsots, trsdesmen, hare abandoned tilt,r ca
resr to shoulder The nusket. If this lasts,
upper Italy. aboye all the provinces whieli
were. or are still, under Austrian rule, will he.
conc conspicuous By their warlike propensity '.
Thit may bs OF vrxat consequence 10 Italy i;
viii give an altogether new lu.n 10 the r1ids
Of .be,s populations, and be more powerful
engine of regeneration than anything else
which could bs devised. Nor ean this be- with
out elect on the rest Of ltaiy- TIE example
will draw alter il many who, under other cir
cumstaoces, would nertr bare thought OF inak-
ing i national crusade. Garibaldi works thc
right nar he wants to make Italy free, and tie
makes her warlike. This is not une Of his
smallest metits.
il. 10 scarcely necessary TO observe, and it
wcu,d be uscleas to dissinulate, that all that il
,lnu,. rox is only preparation for lie SIizc;o
and 70, Before beginning the last and dscisi7e
stru.,e which must make Italy Tree thers tuu3 Il
bs ,,nIon Of fo:ees between The North and he
sou,h Haw ,h;s ultimate hone ia uppsrnost
IN nil min as could be- seen 81 " dars 80. when
th. r1mor xnrsad that tl,e Austri1ns hua
cro,seJ ths V;nc;o. Tie rnmor .snread l,ks
-;1aE.. 80 T.: .;t,, ard Narf,a ,ro-* ,vstt.r.,u