The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-20 00:00:00

THE GARIBALDI EXCURSIONISTS.

' i The committee of the Garibaldi special fluid have
Nesived the following letter and enclosure, dated . ,
" Gibraltar, Oct. 6. .
" I ban notch plasoure in sequaintiug you of our sets
arrival here this morning. Our passage bas been beau.
tifuL The greatest sathdaction and harmony exist •
of board, and everything is in as efficient a Oats
as could be possibly expected from so ninny men being .
collected who scarcely know anything of discipline. I •
used not say any more about. the pleasant way in which wit .
are getting on, as I havplisea given to understand that se. •
mat letters are being flotwardod to the different papers
about this expedition. • Tie enclosed I send you is • copy of
the log of one of my mesunts. Now we are at Gibraltar,
my °rams are that ea 408 will be allowed on shore, no
of idiot rink. Alai am happy to say no grumbling
best heard. I have collected about 131. among the
1 towards gang luxuries for the men—but not a
of spirits. We expect to leave early in the more-
-1 have telegraphed to Colossi hard, our commander.
Madame left, I uudermand, en the 28th ult.
"E. errida, Major." •
C. ~,I .....S.IVA . '•••,.7......
I" Oa the 27th of iliggembeirrifilesatibilleiam, eight com-
of Garibablimk, t. of Major Styles
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and wine fora wars
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..a. • of • trip to tidy. , _ ". a .., . 11..imary az- •T
•• tits the train started amidst the cheers of the volue- i.
land their 'friends,. who; howevee Illetramal at reMlO4l. i
•t it their duty to prist instead of damping the ardour of
brave fellows who had embarked in such a glorious It
"..
' At.about 9 a.m. the train arrived at /Bast* mho=
illee meek were formed into line, the earteadaddiffiaArieg bra
Intended to take place immediately on arrival, but owing to
the non-appearance of the steamer they wise dismired,
with ordealo ritarl,oll bugle call. Scene, of theo4 low-
ever, were so anxious, that they took up their stations on
±..pair, and remained there until the appearance of the
.. _ Others endeavoured to make thenpieluaaLlimet
ifdtfferent hotels, he., of the place ; end; indettli If -
did sot make themselves entirely at bode, they sed-
safer es appearances wpat. Bverytidig ha the way
cl anniegsmenta, however, was conducted in the most or-
der* madam
"Meat 3 o'clock the steam thin Emperor hove in sight, •
Zne learner was she observed tom each maa tweet pet
. stha, his ~,,,x towards the bow* andatt"
anffil the ship rounded to, but•owixig to the • She 7
tit* she could not appear= cos pier. fikeigiamai twiner. • ,
were telegraphed fort-rom Ipswich, and glen materkation
commenced immediately; during the libido of which that
order which. has been prevalent from the commencement of
this es tan ,
_tem visibly scanied an.
" The town 114 ever both the arrival dike excursionists,
been very lively, hat now the scene was of lie liveliest and
most eathusisatie description—it seemed to he a gents= •
holiday. The pier, the shore, and in fact evsaqry place .from •
which a view of the expedin could bil ha, was
crowded to an extent whishnlaiswisd that the inhabitants of •
Harwich- took no mall inhere= to the movement.. Each
boat as it moved off wascliorld lilly by the mumbled
sad as the last mewed if, about 7 p.m., the
illrignas cheers twa'were abookaoly deaf -.and were contilinel on •
the part of the inhabitants until intervened.
"Once on board, each mita hitt:Skold for Oaten, •
but owing to the unsettled.onanW stets of affairs: '
they were not so easily found. As the night ad-
winced, however, tbiuml in general assumed a !mother
aspect, and about 11 o'eloide (thanks to ourgallant major)
things were in excellent onler, °moldering the distdesstelidd '
under which that order had been attained. Offkairs and •
men retired to net, hoping for better things on the morrow.
" About it am. at the 28th, the Emperor deemed off in '
the direction of Southend, sad alter a beautiful wow
arrived at that place about 1.30 p.m., and after dropping
aaobor, immedhtely commenced taking in stores ; a party
f of the excursionists willingly assisting in the storing of the
same, which they completed at 11 am. on the 29th, for
which ioristance each man received an extra pint of beer,
when, agreeably to the wishes of all on board, the Emperor
again steamed away.
Than* was rendered notable in consequence of the
t=ure of one of our gallant officers, viz., Captain de
whose departure caused at once regret and labs-
faction—regret to lose, though for the voyage only, so able
and gallant an officer; satisfaction in the knowledge that he
proceeds overland to Italy, in order to prepare for our re-
ception.
' Before stepping into the boat which was to
convey him to Deal, off which place we came to a stand-
still, the gallant captain presented to us our cologne,
around which it is to be hoped the British legion will rally
and conquer for the honour of old England. During the
speech which the gallant captain made as the ouradon be
remarked that the odours, being British, were warranted
not to ran, which, as may be imagined, was received with
true British cheers, which were continued while the boat
contagitai the gallant captain was in sight.
The MO2O day, being Sunday, in accordance wish British
rules divine service was held on the poop of the ship, where
all were userabled, and paid great attention ; in fact,
t the day a sort of reverential spirit might be eb-
=friths conduct of the men, who maim they MIA on
board have behaved in the most praiseworthy lawmen
" Mond Oct. L —We are now fairly started oe our
voyage, and ' everything being in complete Wow Major
Styles ham issued orders which will be greatly conducive to
our efficiency as a military body, viz., daily drills and pa-
rades, which the men attend with as alaaritraoli to be won-
dered at considering the manner in which they are treated.
I have heard it remarked by experienced moo on board that
they have never met with a them ship equal to this in all
its arrangements. The strictest cleanliness is observed, sad
what few sick we have ass placed in a comfortable hospital.
and attended by a competent surgeon. Fresh meet, bread,
potatom, and plenty of good beer, are served out liberally
to each man.
" Oct. 2.—This morning the officers assembled for the
purpose of drill, which they went through very creditably,
under the directions of an able drill t. After this
the right wing paraded at 10 o'clock, the left win". at 11,,
a.m., in order to aize the different goinpames, which.havlng
been completed, the men assumed made &military appear-
ance, and seem to understand that the cloak of the excur-
sionist is to be thrown aside, to be substituted by that of
the soldier.
" Oct. 3.—Everything is going on fammeably. The
weather, which daring Os int three days wee rather indif-
ferent, is sow besedifdl.md sway, and Weed if Provi-
dence continues el %OM snob hems es es henceforth as
we have ifived_ata,hands hitherto, the expedition will
be
summed ist the
" At 9, a.m., Me a"a;drr Zenpanies paraded for squad
drill ; the 6th and 6th letepeeke at 10.30 a.m. ; the 7th
and Bth at 1 p.m. ; and the 9th end left flank companion at
2 p.m.
" From the frequency of these drills it would appear that
our major is determined to bring the battalion to as
efficient a state as possible before landing, so that if
called upon we may be able to commence operations
at once.
" Oct. 4.—As usual, the day commenced with the officers'
drill, and went on with the usual routine of parade, bc.,
closing with the mounting of the guard, which duty is
performed every morning, and for which the men actually
volunteer, so desirous are they to become acquainted with
every duty of a soldier. The weather is still very beautiful,
sad the good ship speeding through the water at a rat• '.'
which promises au early arrival at the port of destination.
" Oct. 6.—Td rind* feature of this day was the
assembling of the man for the fitting of uniforms, which '
having been ccappletedl as far as possible (all necessary
arrasigeenents as regerds alteration to be completed by
Sunday next, lAMB all whale will attend diviniitisivire in
full dress), elle major IlleMild ft a titling epporgenaty for
ascertain ing whether any dimentent prevailed: The result
of his inquiry was highly satisfactory, each man voet-
feratiag la a Ism which showed that the whole of them
were not oaly sodded but highly plowed with the treat-
ment they rewire. The major then proceeded to say that
any of them slab( to write to their friends would be nip.
plied wiellaffleas, paper, tee., from hie own stock, and being
close to Offigalter he would see all letters forwarded from
that plea; whisk was received with a cheer of gratitude
from dr Ma, moat of wheat beg not the wherewith to
mosmisaboodtli their hem=
co
" WWI, however, was tesehed with quite as much enthu-
eres lie imesenemsseit by the major that the officers
bad eatemited 161. to be had oat in luxuries for the
neat wpm snivel at Gibraltar ; it showed to the mon that
Ibir awsiossoloni bad their lateralt at beast, and assured
lion at the ems dos got everything would be done which
wit Is _orrice to tisk sonfort.
- Os-i. 6, 210 pam.—We are now entering Gibraltar, and
the gee* hgregarisi to ro ashore. No one else on Mani,
lisweval. wO hoes that privilege. We expect to be off again
temserew amesig."

Mi. %mamma M.P.—The tenantry ou the
Devoe estate have determine] to mark their eatimate of the
eisarsator et S. T. Iskesnelt, Esq., by sows testimonial
Mr. &shawl& bus anted u trestle and receiver to the
Doves estate for at least trustiter et a osetury, and in re-
signing that responsible he tarries with him the
reepset sad hearty goodwill of the tenantry. The testi-
monial is • hallims tthyorCrut, and will, we naderstand,
M proweeded to Xr. at s banquet et Newton
I se the 30th hat. The subscriptions, amounting to
=atel SOl., ware conked to the tenantry ; the dinner
be so szelimire, but will be open to all at ho may
whit to be premat on the ocamion.— Western Morning News.