2 FEBRUARY 1861, Page 8

Gossip still prates of a speedy cessation of hostilities at

Gaeta. A tele- gram from Genoa, of January 31, states that the Gazette di Genoa pub- lishes a letter dated off Gaeta, January 28, stating that a French des- patch boat had brought a letter to General Cialdini, containing a letter from the Emperor of the French for King Francis IL, counselling the Ring to cease his resistance in order to save himself the humiliation of a capitulation.

The letter brought by the flag of truce, which was sent from Gaeta on the 28th of January to Admiral Persano, was supposed to have contained a reply to the Emperor's letter. The fire of the besiegers had caused great devastation in Gaeta. The Italian fleet had been increased by one vessel of war and one frigate.