The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-06-25
Earibaldi and his TriumDhs.

The most Interesting personal combi-
nation brought about by the war in TIA
" is the truce between tho braves, Of
ltslian patriots and the Emperor of the
French 1t is known that the nomina-
ton Of Garibaldi to the command of
volunteer corps was forced upon Count
Cavour by the democratic element of
Piedmont, to the visible disgust of the
French court. But whatcver may be
the hidden policy of Napoleon, to be in
augurated after sxpel'ing the Austrians
from Lombardy and Venice, the fnet is
paten, that the whole sou! of Garibaldi is
in the fight and that he is revenging the
giant wrong put upon himself and his
brave companions in 1889 by the
French Emperor, by carrying OF the
bulk Of the glory in the present strife
Napoleon III. has gone to Piedmont to
revive the memories of the Italian cam
paign Of Napoleon l.; Garibald with his
5000 i'll armed volunteers is alone re
storing the rapid movements. sudden
combinations and brilliant deeds Of tha,
memorable era. Fighting 90 his own
plan, with his own men, responsible only
to the Sovereign of Sardinia aud the
cause Of Italian Independence, he ha.
been the first to Sc, foot on the enemy's
territory and to trample the Austrian
banners In the dust Of their own fortii.
cations. The meagrc outline of his
movements which has reached US is
nearly as follows: On the 22d ult he
CT, ssed the Ticino at the foo, Of Lake
Maggore on the % he marched towards
Earese. a town Of some 5000 inh ,bit-
ants, l3 miles west of Como on the 24th
aud 18th he had occupied Farcse, desti.
tute of cannon, aud had been attacked by
the Austrians with artillery; in the
course of the three following days he had
fou ght two battlcs--one of them lasting
three hours-drven the Austrians pell
nell towards Milan, occupied the City of
Como, possessed himself Of all the enc
cnemy's steamers Oh the lake aud enter
ed the town of Lecco, l6 miles farther
east At Como he was received by its
1000 Inhabitants with LoHiires and
tumul.uous rejoicing. The whole OF
northwestern Lomhardy was in his hands,
and the revolt of its prosecuted and pill
laged people was all tina. the most arden,
republican could desire Thus, in six
days. has Garbaldi with his handful Of
patriots dislodged the Austrians from
one of their most important positions,
and given the ball Of revolution its first
srea, impulse through tn Lombardo-
! Venetian kingdom. Iuless our concep-
tons of the difficulties to be overcome IN
such an enterprise are greatly magnifed
! by the distance, this succession of victo
rles is enc of the most brilliant chapters Of
Italian his,ory-a history which records
the greatest military events the world
has ever seen lnquestionabiy the mos,
important advantages obtained by the al.
lies thus far are these which Garibaldi
has achieved
The history of Giuseppe Garibald
prior to this war has been one Of roman
tic bravery, aud unsullied patriotism anJ
truth. Born ut Nice, in the Kingdom o
Sardinia, July 1, 1907, he grew up tt
the profession Of his father und grand
fathrr--that of the sea In 1884, bein.
suspected of oomplioity in the Savoy in
surreo,ion, he was sentenced to death b,
the King, Charles Albert With grea
difficulty he escaped from his pursaers
BY swimming the Var, stream whic|
separates Italy from France. Shortl
after this adventure he went to Sout
America and engaged in the war of indie
pendenoe in Moutcvideo, against Rosa'
the tyrant Of Buenos Ayrss. Here h
, organized an Italian legion, and at th
same time commanded the Monteviaea
J.. fleet, with which he fought several de-
, perate battles against greatly superic
; forces. Lord Howden, whom the Br
sh Government sent out to mediate b.
tween the contending forces, spoke I
r him in these terns:-