Smyrna times., 1859-06-16
FROM THE N. Y. COURIER AND ENQUIRER.
GARIBALDI;


HIS SUCCESSES AND HIS HISTORY.
The chief feature of the news by the AragC
at st. Johns, N. f.. is the success Of Garibaldi
or his expedition with his volunteer corps across
the right wing of the Austrians in Upper Lom-
bardy. Our last adviCes left him entering
Farese, thirteen miles west Of Como, with SIX
thousand men. BY the news of the Arago we
learn that he has since pushed on, and after a
furious igh: with the Austrians, has entered
Como amidst bcll-ringing, illuminations, and
general rejocings. All the steamers on the
Lake of Como are in his possession. At the la.
test adyces he had fought at Camerlosta an
other battlewith the Austrians, in which the
latter gave way, and retreated towards Milan,
pI rsuel by their victors These details, mcagre
as they are, show that Garibaldi has achieved a
brilliant success aud overwhelmed the Austrians
with defeat not less signal than that which
they have sustained at Montebello. AS all lha I
relates TO this Italian Patriot will now be of
new interest, we take from his autobogrop ply,
translated by friend of his in this city, but not
yet published, few particulars of his eyentfUl
and stirring life.
A native OF Piedmont, Garbald like his ia
tber and grandfather, early in life became a
sailor, and performed numerous voyages in the
Mediterranean aud Levant, until, having Joined
the Secret Society OF Italian patriots, he was
condemned to death, and caped from Genoa
to Marseies in disguise. In one OF his early
voyages he had visited Rome.
Having subsequently spent few months at
Rio Janero, and learned the condition of the
Republic Of Rio Grande, VIII cn had rebeled
against the tyranny of the Brazilian Empire,
he embarked with Gen. Rossili in a small ves-
sci TO go to their assistance, and captured few
coastlng vessels on his way, under the autherl-
ty of the flag OF the new State. He was soon
after attacked, in the Parana, by Brazilian
vessel Of much superior force, and laid senseess
on his deck by shot in the neck, which reu-
dered hun unconscious TILL after the rcpulse OF
the enemy. lie commenced his military life,
which continued fourteen years in South Ame.
rica and through the revolution of lS4S-9 in
Italy, and afforded variety of scenes of alter.
nate trial, success and disaster, seldom parallel
ed A chief object at which he constantly
aimed, in his romantic South American military
career, was TO train to arms ltuIans who were
in exile in those regions, and to prepare them
to fight for their own country.
Some Of the most interesting passages in
Garlbald's life relate to his wife. He married
a lady ofextraordinary qualities, a native of the
State Of South America. She was trained TO
emanship, and the most athletic habits
| which prevail among the females of those cOun-
tries. Though like him, noble-heartcd, aflec-
tionate, and disinterested, she also possessed a
! similar degree of personal courage aud forttudt
which have seldom been displayed, and still
more rarely dedlcted, by any authentic pen.-
After her marriage, she accompanied him If
his battles, by and land; and, although
usually unarmed, and keeping at his side only
as his companion, she sUmetlmes aided in biz
most desperate conflicts, by dealing out powder
| loading guns and even firing them at the enemy
! The sufierings which she endured among thC
mountains, in times Of adversely and seasons o
tempests, were severe and almost Incredible
! The short account of her escape from a Bra
lillian guard, after capture in an engagement
and her journey Of several days and nights, OF
horseback aud alone, through wild forests, swim
ming swollen torrents, on her way, by holding
to the name or TO the tail of her horse, is eX
cecded only by the sad narrative Of her death
in 1919, on the banks of the Pc, when, afle
resoutely accompanying Garibadl on his re-
treat from Rome, she landed with him, in ont
of the boats, in which he was seeking to reaci
Venice, then the only place in Italy which hell
out against the enemy.
Garibaldi declined the profered honors Of
public reception, on his arrival at New York il
1919. Whom the present war was threatened
he was placed in command of division of thI
army of Piedmont, and assigned to an importan
advance post on the left wing, where his stand
ard has been Joined by thousands of the mos
enthusiastic Italian soldiers, viz: the volunteer
who have tlOcked, in arms, from every part an
corner of the Peninsula.