The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-04

more than dashng popular military leader parted
from him with the conviction that hisw career Ia
mere EPISODE ais history ana sna. nus true create 'ss
will DO In the political regeneration and gsvernuent
OF bis country.
AZ coon as he left us General Garibaldi mounted and
rode of with aides decsmp aud tSo Sandman bgh.
cavalry of whom he has two hundred, Amid LOUD uiUls
from his men, who seemed 10 regard him with the great
respect and devotion The wnspeope Observed to
be extremely cautious Our first inquiries regarded tue
expulsion Of the Austrsns which had occurred JUST tho
day week previous, and appeared unaccountAoe
well cultivated, slightly nnduatiog country with iiue
Of hills on either side The coaotry rises gradually un'l
you come close Como when tho broad valley contracts
70 about The wi i,h Of 1000 yards, with steep NIL
the right and high ground on the Left There Is then
sheer descent TO the Lake Of Como down which me
road zig Gags till reaches the bottom Of the hill On
the left where 1t passes CHURCH and enters street
Of well built stone houses, which runs TO the right 90
tween the bill and the lake. then turns south until
reaches the main part Of Como on the south side of
small bay, and scng the descent from Chasso Unless
Marshal durham was surprised, or distrusted his men,
his natural with disciplined and superior force
would have been 10 fight IN the open country OF the toy
the descent where from the high ground either aide.
Are from his artillery. Instead Of that the Austr&ns
awaited the attack in the church and line OF houses NJ the
foot Of the hill where the cavalry was useless the art
ery little better, and his superiority of force and dscl
pline unavailable; while the rregulars bad just what
suited their impetuous courage and individual action,
a desperate hand to hand struggle. They poured
over the bill Ike avalanche, totally regard.
less of the heavy fire., and at once came 70
close quarters within Two hours OF Msrsna,
II in full retreat respectable inhabant tod that
the Austrians have spirit for he cause, and
that II was GariDadis name which was terror 70 toem
than his that they aed before. We
formed that the volunteers had sixty six killed. with
very email proportion o, wounded Two Austrian officers
and prisoners As much had been said of the brgaad
age and ruflanism OF Garibaldis men, examined them
carefully. have had considerable practice ia the dis
elimination Of bad faces and have lily surprised
gaol chaplain by picking out the habitua from
al criminals but among the hundreds saw did not fad
ono will "
and their mothers cried over there might be- aud
many doubt who had saIntered away life talk
ing of Italian independence, who, E0glah-
men, most probably, or II Scotchmen. most certainly
would have worked hard abroad If not At acme for per-
their country but that the force or any apprecabe pro
PARTON OF it, is made up OF bad characters, have no
hesitation in denying There 10 large number OK genie
selves small proprietns farmers and trsoesmen the
msnder operatives and workiugmen from togn and
try-al who had worked honestly for their lviog,
did not require to do SO. deceuty and comfortably
dressed, and all wonderfully tidy after sleeping 80
long in their clothes did not see ragged fellow
amoag them. Their behavior was every where the
sane-quet and orderly. Some raw in the hand
some cathedral, admiring it, ike ourselves Ono or
were well freGuepted, too, but in very many cases
only to write letters, at which they were very grave
but not drinking, all sober and ready to
fall in at moments notice They good customers
but the patriotism Of the shopkeepers did not vent Itself
in low prices One young fellow saw trying 70 pur-
chase one Of the small eatDern bags travellers sling
the shoulder but hg francs were few and the seller OBJ
durate and he had to leave It, much Interested in
two young gentlemen appa emily brothers, who 60
ing from shop to shop fitting out the elder, who looked
nineteen or twenty The younger had the REASONED look
which few weeks give the campaigner' IL sleeping
on wet ground "under the canopy" Goes not kill
send him to hospital at once; the elder had that
bloom Of youth which seldom survives hard contact
The recruit was glowing with hopeful excitement;
war had still its poetry for him, while the young
veteran, though spirited, was quiet and business like
war stern reality. He looked carefully t0 the
put II it had been robe for triumph l. true
saying, "Gve dog bad name and hang him." Tho
Austrars have ndustriousy called Garioadi and his
men brigands that for consistency sake they will hang
and shoot them like dogs taken prisoners The perect
confidence Of the people and the absence OF any report OF
the smallest outrage confirm the opinions formed from
their appearance and behavior, that instead Of being
guerlas, like come Of the Spanish bands-as much rob-
bers as sodiersthey respectable citizens fighting for
their country carrying into the respect for life
Lombards In the ranks quite much entitled to the
fair usages Of the Americans at Bunker's Hill.
and II the Austrlans fight bravey they did fifty
years ago. and after being beaten thoroughly again and
again, again and again renew the fight, hope the OPT
MON Of Europe will be brought to bear against ouch
hardy in ls49. There 10 sign beyond small trcolor
cocksde Of the majority being soldiers those With means
wear over their clothes gray great coat and forage
cape of the same, trimmed with black The great mao
rty bearded men, between twenty and thirty
five; good many youths, but generally Of the humber
Glass; and stout, healthy lads; few elderly men, bat all
hale looking old fellows and apparently well to do
world They seemed In excellent heart, but sign of
bravado, any demonstration except the appearance
Of their general Late In the afternoon left for Luga
comfortably everything progressed at Come.