The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-19 00:00:00

GARIBALDI AND TURTLE SOUP.

M. Henri de Peine tells the following story in
his Causerie in the new journal la _Prance :
" About thirty years ago, when the sect of St. Simonians,
ridiculed, and almost persecuted in Paris, emigrated in
groups to the East, Felicien David, (author of the new opera
" Lalla Rookh," which was successfully brought out the
other day at the Opera Comique) found himself ploughing
the blue waters of the Mediterranean on board the Clo-
rinde, a rakish little merchantman, bound for Constanti-
nople. Among his fellow-passengers were several young
men, poor and despised like himself, but who, also like
himself, have since in their several vocations risen to the
pinnacle of fortune and fame. One warm evening, as the
vessel neared the coast of Africa, Felicien David was pacing

the deck in close conversation with the second mate of the
Clorinde, an athletic, bold-looking, and withal modest and
thoughtful going man, who had sought the acquaintance
of these French dreamers, and informed them that he was
an Italian patriot ; something of a Carbonaro, but for the
moment the course of events had weaned him from poli-
tics. " What is that ?" suddenly exclaimed the com-
poser, at the same time pointing out to the sharper eyes of
his sailor companion a black spot floating at a considerable
distance from the ship, "That is a turtle, and one of the
largest kind. The English say they make famous
seup. They are very scarce hereabouts. What can that
one be doing so far from the coast? There, look how it
springs out of the water to breathe I " "We got no turtle
soup at Menilmontaut," said Felicien David, with a sigh
(thinking of the short commons of the St. Simonian Club),
" and I should not be serry to know what it is like. How

do they catch that fieh ? 4 "At sea they are harpooned
like whales ; but the simplest and best way is to look out
for them when they come in shoals to the coast to lay their
eggs, and then take them in strong nets. There is a third
manner, but that is seldom resorted to, for it is danger-
ous." " Well, what is this third way 1) This living soup,
this coating delicacy, is not, then, harmless ?" "Ohs
by no means. You might as well have your leg or
your arm between two Sheffield razors as within a turtle's
beak." "Oh dear! Well, but about the third way of
catching them." " I will show it you," quietly replied the
second mate of the Clorinde, and at the word he plunged.
into the sea, accoutred as he was. A few minutes after-
wards he re-appeared upon deck, streaming like a fountain,
somewhat bloody, but holding his prey in his hands—" You
shall have your turtle soup," he said to Felicien David.
"What rashness I" said the latter. "Oh 1" said the
officer of the Clorinde, shrugging his shoulders, "a little
sooner, a little later—what matters"—and he went to his
cabin to change his clothes, I forgot to mention that the
name of the second mate of the Clorinde was Joseph.
Garibaldi.

The accounts received from the manufact tiring
districts of France state that trade is improving. Large
orders have been received at Lille, and great activity is
observed among the manufacturing and commercial classes
in that town. The Lyons manufacturers are likewise
prosperous. They now find that the commercial treaty
with England has nearly indemnified them for the loss of
their trade with North America, the export of silk goods to
Engla,d having considerably increased. An eminent
manufacturer of Lyons, writing to a correspondent says,—
" The treaty of commerce with England has saved the
Lyons manufacturers."

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, Aug. 18.—We
have to report an extraordinary demand for cotton to-day.
The trade, exporters, and speculators are operating largely,
deterred only by the very limited choice offered. Never-
theless sales exceed 30,000 bales, one-third of it for the
trade. American, Brazil, and Egyptian have advanced ld.
and Surats fully id. per lb. above the quotations current
last Saturday, the market closing with a further decided
upward tendency.

DEATH ON HORSEBACK.—Captain Shepherd, the
associate of Captain Sceresby in his voyages to Greenland,
died on horseback a day or two ago. Deceased was a native
of Appleton-le-Moors, to which place he retired a few years
ago, and built a mansion, church, schools, Btc., his main.
object being the welfare of the villagers of his native place.
He went out for a ride, but quickly returned, and, when
before the house in which he was born, fell dead from his
horse. The remains are to be interred in the yard adjoining
the old monastery of Lastingham on Monday.

BLOWN INTO THE SEA.—On Tuesday, as a lady
was walking down the lower steps of the jetty at Margate,
the wind, which was blowing almost a gale at the time,
caught under her crinoline, and she fell over into the sea.
In falling, it is supposed her head came in contact with one
of the boats, as she received a severe cut over the eye. One
of the sailors, as soon as he saw what had occurred, jumped
into the water and brought her out.—Dover Chronicle.
THE ALLEGED DESTRUCTION OF SHIPS.—Thos.
Jamieson, a ship captain, was brought before Mr. Raffles,
at Liverpool, yesterday, on remand, charged with having
sent a threatening letter to Mr. G. Ruxton. The prisoner
had sent a letter to the prosecutor stating that if he did not
obtain a settlement with him he (the prisoner) would ex-
pose their " joint villany" in having caused the destruction
of a ship named the Roscoe in March, 1857. For the de-
fence Mr. Pemberton entered into a cross-examination of
Mr. Ruxton, with a view of showing that Jamieson's aver-
ments were true, and that he was justified in sending the
letter. After this course had been pursued for some time,
Mr. H. Forshaw, who appeared for Mr. Ruston, objected
to its being carried further, as it was no answer to the
charge, which was for having sent a threatening letter with
a view to obtain money. It was no answer to that charge
to accuse Mr. Ruston of anything ; but if a charge of any
kind were to be preferred against his client he was prepared
to go into it, an to afford every facility for its investiga-
tion. Mr. Raffles concurred in the view expressed by Mr.
Forshaw, and committed the prisoner for trial at the
assizes. Mr. Forshaw then complained that Mr. Pember-
ton had made averments injurious to his client on the pre-
vious hearing, and had then stated that he would be
prepared to prove those statements. In that he had most,
signally failed. He had not even offered to prove them..
He (Mr. Forshaw) had now to state that those assertions
were utterly and entirely untrue, and on the part of Mr.
Ruxton to state that if any charges were made against hire

he should be ready to meet it, and to afford every facility
for investigation. The proceedings then terminated.--
Liverpool _Albion.

BRIGANDAGE IN SOUTHERN ITALY.—The Patri4
of Naples tells the following painful story of brigand vio-
lence :—"A few days ago a few brigands scoured the country
in the neighbourhood of Rotundella, in the province of
Basilicata, carrying off with them from different places a
communal councillor, a rich landholder, an ex-gendarme of
the Bourbon Government, two joiners, and 11 women, in-
cluding three young girls. They took them all into the
wood of Policoro, crossing the Sinna-stream. They then
committed outrages upon the women, the cries of their
victims only exciting their ferocity more than ever ; se
that one of them, named Mariangela Montessomo, received
14 wounds with a stiletto in consequence of her resistance.
The brigands then let their prisoner go, except two, whom
they tortured for two days in the most barbarous
manner, and then set at liberty, after exacting enormous
ransoms. In the province of Capitanata a party of brigands
surrounded a farm belonging to the brothers Martuscelli,
and ordered them to give up their arms and amunition.
Upon their refusal the miscreants collected all the cattle
in an open space and shot them down, thus causing damage
to the amount of 12,000 f. In the neighbourhood of Bisaccis
the brigands set fire to several farms and killed ten persons,
only desisting and taking to flight on seeing a party of
troops arrive. Near Campobosso 13 brigands pillaged the
house of a peasant named Picco, whose son they carried
away, whom they only released on payment of 100 ducats.
The brigands, under Chiavone, who infest the district of
Avellio, a few days ago shot a woman aged 60, on sus-
picion of her having informed against them. The Neapoli-
tan papers are loud in their complaints of the negligence of
the authorities in taking effective measures against the
brigands.
A REBEL SPY.—The notorious female spy, Belle
Boyd, familiarly known as the betrayer of our foreea
at Front Royal, whereby the gallant command of Colonel
Kinley was slaughtered and captured, was arrested at
Winchester on Wednesday last, and is now confined in the
Old Capitol Prison. Romances have given this woman-
undue repute, by describing her as beautiful and educated.
She is merely a brusque, talkative woman, perhaps 25 years
of age, red haired, with keen, courageous gray eyes. fler
teeth are prominent, and she is meagre in person. Thera
is a certain dash and naivete in her manner and speech that
might be called fascinating, but she is by no means pos-
sessed of brilliant qualities, either of mind or body. Being'
insanely devoted to the rebel cause she resolved to act as 5
spy within the Union lines, and managed in divers ways
to recommend herself to our officers. One of the Generale
formerly stationed in the Shenandoah Valley is mentioned
rather oddly as associated with her, and Belle boasts that
she once wrapped a rebel flag around his head, Our young'
officers, dazzled, perhaps took her out riding often, aria
she was frequently ,a habitant of our camps in the Sben-
andoah. From facts gleaned in this way of our movements.
and projects, she kept up a pretty regular budget of intel-
ligence, and the enemy was advised of our favourite
designs. She admitted in prison to-day that she had in"
formed Jackson of our situation at Front Royal ; but this,
she said, was done to preventthe effusion of blood. Passingl
through her native place, she was groaned at by
on Thursday. The proper people at Martinsberg bay
steadily disliked her. She passes, indeed, if not for a villaget
courtesan, at least for something not far removed from that
relation. A leading Secessionist of Washington vistilaa
her in gaol to-day, where her quarters are comfortable,
gave her luxuries. Some gentlemen likewise waited lei:
her. She talked with them at random, and with much
abandon, and said that she intended to be paroled. soldier
guards before
guards her room, and paces continually up and down
e.n_
the citizen:
the door. Her own admission will convict her of b he,
spy. She was dressed to-day in a plain frock, low i
er
neck, and her arms were bare. Jackson, it appears, isy
his
idol, and she gave vent to romantic desires to occupy
tent and share his daogers, She takes her arrest as
..„"ev
of course, and is smart, plucky, and absurd as eve fie
York Herald.
The boiling down of cattle has Comm
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in Australia, in consequence of
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