Having organized, equipped, and trained for their invasion of Bourbon Sicily for two days on the Tuscan coast around Talamone, Garibaldi and his volunteers reboarded their steam ships Piedmonte and Lombardo in the early hours of May 9, 1860.  Ranged in eight companies, Garibaldi and his 1087 strong force landed on the island at the port of Marsala on May 11, 1860.  (By John Osborne) 

Around Talamone on the Tuscan coast, Giuseppe Garibaldi and his 1,087-strong group of insurgents organized, equipped, and trained for their invasion of Bourbon Sicily.   Ranged in eight companies, the force sailed on May 9, 1860 aboard their two steamships Piedmonte and Lombardo.  Garibaldi and his men landed on the island at the port of Marsala on May 11, 1860.  (By John Osborne) 

At ten in the evening, Giuseppe Garibaldi and his group of insurgents left Quarto on the Italian coast in boats to rendezvous with two steamers from Genoa that were to carry them on their invasion of Sicily.   The ships arrived in the early morning of the next day and Garibaldi and his thousand volunteers were on their way to the Bourbon controlled province.  (By John Osborne) 

Piedmont-Sardinia leaders King Victor Emmanuel and  Prime Minister Cavour met in conference at Bologna in northern Italy.  The topic of the meeting was the plan of Giuseppe Garibaldi and his group of insurgents gathering in Genoa to begin their invasion of Bourbon Sicily.  The king and his minister decided to allow and encourage the invasion and Garibaldi embarked for Sicily less than a week later.  (By John Osborne) 

Four prominent southeners, Charles Lamar,  Mott Middleton, William Hone, and Carey Styles, pleaded guilty in Charleston, South Carolina of obstructing federal officials and were fined $250 each.  They, along with others, had three weeks before effected the temporary rescue of J. Egbert Farnum, an officer on the slave ship Wanderer, who was awaiting trial in federal court for piracy.  Farnum returned to jail a day later and stood trial as planned. (By John Osborne)

J. Egbert Farnum, the captain of the slave ship Wanderer, went on trial in federal court in Charleston, South Carolina for piracy in May.  After several days of testimony, the jury was sequestered for thirty hours without food or rest but was not able to reach a verdict.  A mistrial was declared.  Farnum eventually was released on bail and, with convictions seemingly impossible, charges were dropped against Farnum and all others involved. (By John Osborne)

J. Egbert Farnum, an officer on the slave ship Wanderer, went on trial in federal court in Charleston, South Carolina for piracy.  After several days of testimony, the jury was sequestered for thirty hours without food or rest but was not able to reach a verdict.  A mistrial was declared.  Farnum eventually was released on bail and all charges were dropped on November 12, 1860. (By John Osborne)