Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-31

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We make the following extract from letter
/ Of recent date, written by an American gentle
man CIV in London. II gives a brief sketch oi
some of the persons present at the dinner recent
ly given by Mr.. Sanders 10 the republican lead
ers who are now in that city. exiles from Their
native land. The writer says;
at was one of the most interesting meetings
ever attended. Ii was gathering such as new
er "a obably shall Igan, and accepted the
invitation with much pleasure. however much !
might have feltsat liberty to differ with them ana
him in their policy. Several Americans were
present and among them Mr.. buchanan. Some
Of the papers herr wanted to know what the A
meriean Minister doing amongst this "odnd
of eoHspirators As far this matter Is CON
cerned. is nobody's business, and rs long as he
does his duty To his country and the government
10 which he is accredited. no one has right to
complain when, where, or with whom he dimes
The principal persons present were n osSHfh,
Hazzini Ledru Rolfin, OrSini, GdrabaIdi, Pufz-
SKY, UorceH, and Hertzen.
kossath we know all about in United States
Ills conduct there was any thing but credltable
To himself "A leader, and he obliged to
leave the country in very undgnihed way
He is n very pleasant man in society, and talks
well and with great earnestness. He has an air
of modesty and calmness about him that is very
winning, and is well calculated TO make Il great
impression at first sight.
"Mdzzini is n most remarkable man. ! never
saw a fnce upon which ~as written more plainly
the marks of genius and intellectual superiority
His face is handsome, pale but expressive, and
his eye flashes as | eye flash before.
lie talks English very well, and has great love
for the language.
''Ledru Roilin the great French socialist and
republican leader is calculated to pro-
duce marked sensation Hei large in per-
son, and fine looking. He speaks English very
Ill
ering the English, and !, i'll turn, the French. !
could understand nearly all he said to me in
French which, | fear, is more than he did when
| spoke to him in the same language.
"Pdizsky, you know, is the person who ac-
companied Kossutl in America, and is very u
greeable person.
"WorceH, the Polish leader, and llertzen, the
Russian, men of great character and energy,
and, although they were not able to indulge much
in conversation, produced very favorable inn
preston.
"Orsini the Italian, is the handsomest man
ever saw. His face is perfect study. He is
of one of the oldest families in Italy, and no
doubt, you will remember having often read of
the Orsinis at Rome. He could n VI talk word
of English, and yet lie seemed to enjoy every
thing that passed, : m ch as if it had been
meeting of his own countrymen.
''But the one | liked most of all was Gdrabaidi,
He completely captivated the company. He
dresses very plainly, not even dtgnng to put
ON shirt collar. Remarkably expressive, his
face lights up he begins sentence, and be-
fore he concludes there seems to be perfect il
Elimination around him. He is emphatically
practical man, and instead of remaining station
ary as the rest of the republican leaders seem
to be doing, looking on, it is true with intense
anxiety for the good time coming, he is quietly
pursuing his profession, and earning money for
his chdren's support He is a sailor, and brought
ship from the United States to this country
Sig Joshua Ualmsiey, lib raj member of
Parliament, was also present Mazzmi is one
of the most accomplished men ever men, He
played upon the guitar and sang Italian battle
songs with great tuste and spirit. After twelve
o'clock, flashing on'S birth day, they all sang
the Marseitaise, and as they warmed up with the
progress of the song their excitement and en-
thusiasm became very great. 1t was altogether
amost singular gathering, and very pleasant
and agreeable party"