The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-06-21

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! native e Piedmont. G1riballi ike
his father and grandfather. early in life be-
came L sailor, and performed numerous
voyagcs in the Mediterranean and Leyant.
until having joined the S.cry. Society OF
Italian Patriots, he was condemned Ia
death, and escaped from G.oua II Mar
settles in disguise In one of his early
voyages he had visited Eor5a
Having subsequently sps- few months
at Rio JaneirO, and learned the coalition
Of the Republic Of Eio Grauj,. which had
rebelled agains: the tyranny OF tie Brazil
Ian Empire, be embarked with Gen Roset-
ii in small vessel 90 90 - their assistance.
and captured a few coas'iug vessels OF his
way, under the authority of the flag of tie
new State. He was soon a(ler attacked, in
the Parana, by n Brazilian vessel of much
superior force, and laid senseless on his
deck By shot in the neck, which rendered
him unconscious till after tie repul>e of the
enemy. Here commenced his military
life, which continued fourteen years in
South America and through the revolutions
Of 1889 in Italy, and afforded variety
ot scenes, of alternate trial, su,cc>. and
disaster, seldom parallclei y chief OBJ
ject at which he constantly aimed, in his
romantic South American military career,
was to train to arms Italians who were in
exile IN those regions, and to prepare them
to tight for their own country. Such was
his success, that, although he commenced
Italian Legion soon bc9an to reap lauras,
and at length tUok the font rank in the
armies FOR discipline, daring, constancy and
success In his services in Italy during
the last rsoiution, he had mauy O! his old
soldiers in his iiies: and Doubtless some of
the survivors must be with Lim now, TO
struggle against the Austrians
Some Of the most intcresiirc passages in
Garibadi's life relate to his wiic. He mar
ried lady of extraordinary qualities, 4
native Of one Of the States Of South Amer
lea She was trained Ia horSclnanshin and
the most athletic habits which prevail
among the females Of those countries.
Though, like him, noble-heartcd, affection.
ate and disinterested, she also possessed 4
similar degree of personal courage and for
titude which have seldom been displayed.
and still more rarely depicted, bY any au-
, thentic pen. After ler marriage, she ac-
companied him in his battles, by sea and
, land and, although usually unarmed, and
; keeping at his side only as his companion,
! she sometimes aided in his most desperate
conflicts, by dealing out powder, loading
r guns and even firing them at the enemy.
The sutferings which she endured among
: the mountains, in times Of adversely and
seasons of tempests, were severe and al
most incredible. The short account of her
; escape from Brazilian guard, after cap.
Q ture in an engagement and her Journey Of
2 several days and nights, on horseback and
9 alone. through Mi forests. swimming
swollen torrents, On her way, by holding
>. to the mauc or tail of her horse. is excee
. ded only by the sad narrative of her death
:. in SO, on the banks of the Po, when af
;. ter resolutcly accompanying Garibaldi OF
his retreat from Rome, She landed will
q him, in one Of the boats, in which he Wa!
. seeking to reach Venice, then the onl,
. place in Italy which held ont against tht
% enemy
@ Garihaldl declined the rroflered honor
,. Of a public reception, cu his arrival at New
= York in 1919; urgently recommending I
Q his exilcd c0untrymcn here, TO apply them
II selves to such honest cmploymehts a. the
j could obtain. Tor thcir Independent supper:
$ "not hcsl'atlng at accepting the most hum
i ble-evcn sweeping the streets IS 500
r as BIS feeble health was restored. IN s.riC
d consistency with his prccepts. he SET th
a. example Of engaging in daily laLor. ia Il.
@ candle mandatory Of his friend and cou.
tryman, Signor Mencci, on Staten Islam,
.r While thus employed by day, bc contiuue
at evening, FOR some tine 10 adj to h
" manuscripts, at the request Of the Amcli
OF can friend to whom he lad committed then
d until he found it necessary to intermit Il
II literary labors IN cor.sequoucc of lis phy
70 zeal fatigue
IS lie afterwards spent several years
Sc commanding commercial vessels betwe,
or Peru and Cnina, AID then returned 10 Pie,
nd mont, bis native country, where he "
he allowed to reside, by the government. al
r. where he superntendcd the education
two young sons, and en3eavored to colo
ce ize the little island Of Carrea, ON the Goa
nd of SARDINIA. which he had purchased vi
ity money bequeathei to him by his brothe
Of When the present war Va, threatened,
Of was placed in command Of a division
in the army Of Piedmont, and assigned to
N, important advanced pos; on ,hc left win
,ry where Lis standard has been joined
I've thousands Of the most enthusiastic itali
1u- soldiers, viz the volunteers who have foe
nd ed, in arms, from every part and corner
5m the Peninsula
IA
TIE THE OEGAN-ii is not % much a sinc
rs, instrument as multitude OF them. dg
10 ling together cathedral Of sounds VII