Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-07-01
Caribaldi.

Gar1OaIdf.
The chief feature Of the news of tn,
Argo at ST. Johns, N. F., is the success o
Garibaldi on his expedition with his volun
teer corps across the right wing Of th,
Austrians in Upper Lombardy. Our las
advices left him entering Varese, thireer
miles west of Como, with six thousand men
| By the news of the Argo we learn that h,
has since pushed on, and after furiou,
| fight with the Austrians, has entered Co,ns
amidst bell-ringing, Examinations, and gen
eral rejoicings. All the steamers on th,
like of Como are in his possession. A,
the latest advices he had fought at Gamer.
lnta another battle with the Austrians, in
which the latter gave way, and retreated
towards Milan. pursued by their victors
These details, meagre as they are, show
that Garibaldi has achieved brilliant snc-
ces and overwhelmed the Austrians with a
d.frat not less signal than that which they
have sustained at Montebello. As all thai
relates to this Italian Patriot will now be
of new interest, we take from his autobiog-
raphy, translated by friend of his in thi.
city, but not yet published, fes particulars
A native of Piedmont, Garibaldi, like
his father and grandfather early in life be-
came sailor, and performed numerous
voyages in the Mediterranean and Levant
until, having joined the Secret Society of
Italian Patriots, he was condemned to
death, and escaped from Genoa to Mar
seilles in disguise. In one of his early
voyages he had visited Rome.
Having subsequently, spent few months
at Rio Janeiro, and learned the condition of
the Republic of Rio Grand. which had re-
helled against the tyranny of the Brazil
ian Empire, he embal ked with Gen. Ro-
srtti in small vessel TO go to their assis-
tance, and captured few coasting vessels
on his way, under the authority of the flag
of the new State. He was soon after at
tacked, in the Parana, by Brazilian ves-
sci of much superior force, and laid sense
less on his deck by shot in the neck,
which rendered him unconscious till after
tue repulse of the enemy. Here com
menced his military life which continued
fourteen years in South America and
through the revolutions of 1848-9 in Italy,
and afforded variety of scenes, of alter
nate trial, success and disaster. seldom par
alleled. A chief object at which he con
stantly aimed, in his romantic South Amer
ican military career, was to train to arms
Italians who were in exile in those regions.
and to prepare them to fight for their own
country. Such was his success that al
though he commenced under many adverse
circumstances, "The Italian Legion" soon
began TO reap laurels, and at length took
the front rank in the armies for discipline
daring constancy, and success. In his SER
vices in Italy during the last revolution, he
had many Of his old soldiers in his files j;
and doubtless some of the survivors must
be with him now, to struggle against the
Austrians.
Some of the interesting passages in Gar
ibaldi's life relate to his wife. He married
a lady of extraordinary qualities, native
Of one of the States of South America.
She was trained TO horsemanship and the
most athletic habits which prevail among
the females of those countries. Though,
like him, noblt-hearted, affrctionate, and
she also possessed similar
degree of personal courage and forlitude
which have seldom been displayed. and still
more rarely depicted, by any authentic pen.
After her marriage, she accompanied him
in his battles, by sea and land and al
though usually unarmed, and keeping at
his side only as his companion, she some
times aided in his most desperate conflicts,
by dealing out powder, loading guns and
even tiring them at the enemy. The suf-
ferings which she endured among the
in times OF adversely and sea-
sons of temp 'sts, were severe and almost
Incredible. The short account of her es-
cape from a Brazilian guard, after capture
in an engagement, and her journey of sev-
era days and nights on horseback and
alone, through Wild forests, swimming
swollen torrents, on her way, By holding to
The name or the tail of her horse, is ex-
ceeded only by the sad narrative Of her
death in l849. on the bfdiks of the Po.
when after reSolutely accompanying Carl
I,altli on his relrea, from Reine, she landed
with him, in one Of the boats, in which he
was seeking to reach Venice, then he only
place in Italy which held out against the |
enemy.
Ga,ibaldi declined the proffered honors
JI II puuiiC IFCtp'iOli, on MS diItN al AT ANcW (
York in lS49, urgently recommending to
sxile d countrymen here, to apply them
selves to such honest employments as they |
,ould obtain. for their independent suppori,
mot hesitating at accepting the most hum
,le--even sweeping the streets" As soon |
Is his feeble health was restored, in strict /
consistency with his precepts. he SET the ex-
ample OF engaging in daily labor in the /
aud e mandatory Of his friend and coan- /
ryrnen, Signor Mencci, on Staten Island. /
While thus employed by day, be continued
It evening. for some time To add TO his |
at the request of the American
'riend to whom he had committed them. un
il he found il necessary to intermit his Ia
,ors, in consequence of his physical fatigue.
He afterwards spent several years in
commercial vessels between
Peru and China, and then returned 70 Pied
mont. his native country, where he was
allowed TO reside. by the government, and
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