The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-06
Our Naples Correspondence.


The Siege Of Gade-The Aaemptto Assa~i"ate General
D,rN--d ciocnt 10 the Steamship hoQaois-Thc French
IH.saasuas, DC. DC
The sardinians have planted mortar battery within
twelve hundred yards OF Gaeta and have been Smelling
the city since tho 9th inst They have also planted
two Armstrong cannon within short range, which are
said to be doing terrible execution King Victor Emanuel
Is raising twenty regiments OF infantry sixteen Of rifle
and ten OF grenadiers Several OF these regiments
are being recruited here.
General Dunn, of the most distinguished OF Carl
bals officers, shot in the back the night OF the
9th inst by unknown assassin. He now lies al the
point Of death the ball be extracted One OF
the officers Of his brigade suspected but he succeed
cd in proving abi Cen Dunn was Just recovering
from wounds received on the 1911 # October lie is
Engshman, and the youngest general In the army being
The Iroquo her passage from here to Spczzia ran
upon reef through the ignorance Of the native pilot and
was somewhat injured, but to what extent have not
been able ascertain She is to this port as
she il repaired Mazzni has returned TO this
city and IL said TO be actively engaged in maturing his
plans. Alexander Dumas is still here, living splendid
palace, entertaining in princely style lie has just COM
pletcd his work GA the Italian revolution.
Dxc IL, 1860
Gen. Guyon has sent word TO King Francis that he must
cnpiate within af,eon days the French feet win be
removed from Gaeta, and he will then be left to the
mercy Of the sardnians by and land Accordingly
arnistice of fifteen days signed yesterday The
general opinion here is that nj the expiration Of the
mistce, King Francis will embark for Rome Madrid
surrendering Internationally to the King Of Italy.
The American Presidents Message.
From the london News Dec. -
The words OF a surrenderng power always in.
terestine King who abdicacs Pope who feels him
self dying, Commander nChicf who resigns nj tho close
Of and republican President whose term of Office
has reached It's last stage listened 10 with eager
rest because they virtually pronounce Judgment their
own career by bringing into comparison their professions
on entering upon and quitting office. Tic American Pre-
sdcnts have been listened TO with very various feelings
from the day when Washington badc farewell ~ public
life to that day Of the present month which Mr. Bu
chanan opened Congress for the last time
II was not that II maicred much what Mr. buchanan
now advises, proposes thinks. ne has been Tie most
nnsncccsyfm q ne whols line N AmcStorR Chef Mas
rde and has od,ice, ucrtOvc, is not rdiue His prophc
cies have been snguary unfortunate and his proposals
naturally share the discredt The who proessed 20
accept power Tor the sake OF consolidating the Union
eNtingushng causes OF quarrel actually has to devote
the chief part Of his hast cxhortaon 10 Congress to the
discussion Of the OF disruption and he has had to
put aside at his usual compacencies about the calm
which Northern man with southern principles can
spread the troubled waters OF politics and 10 re-
buke the honest spirits which refuse to say there peace
when there ia none
The Message would sti dwell on the great prosperity
Of the country In regard TO It's material interests but
that here again the political trouble noryenes u was
impossible 10 overlook the panic; hut Mr. Buchanan has
done his best TO ignore the causes OF IT, There no Sc
cond opinion about the late panic being by the
southern States 10 work upon the North and IL Il equal
y clear that the way the North worked upon was
not exactly what Was intended Indignant NJ being so
sported tn the me rchants aud bankers set aside
differences TO combine In support o. credit and currency
Mr. Buchanan ventures ~ lar 10 ascrhe the
troubles 60 interference with slavery BY tho free states
but here again there is ground Coz than ono
opinion among hoee who know the facts Of the CASE
vix that nothing has heon said In the free States
but as consequence OF encroachment by the slave
States. All this perfectly understood on the spot
B.t there tssomhtg that Is not tdcfapod nv alvssy and
Uot IS whot IL made q Mr.. Buchonans docfr,a.
about secession. Ito declares that there in consu
tonai provision-no constitutional ogenpg-for any
state, number OF states, aacedlng from the |
Union; and yet no denies that any conslltu. |
tonaf right Of coercion of such states resides any
where. Some persons hold the view and some the !
other but IL probably now thing 10 them held in
combination. IL u we're necessary 10 10 some in
mediate decslon whether To- retain South Carolina Ia tho
Union punish her for attempting 10 have &C. The
Presidents doctrine would show that action could be
expected from the Executive. Happily, his action in
that particular way v not likely 10 be wanted If the
people connue in their present mind 20 South Caro-.
lima 60 she chooses; but the Characteristic exhibition
of enr of subservcrco 70 the alavc power under an
prcs sncs OF compromise, viii b rcmcmUeced among
81, Ece.ls1ra : lltcst manifestations, |