Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25
INCIDENTs OF THE WAR,
GARIBAi.Bfs ExPLolTs.ls ,n
Correspondence of the London News. ID r,.-s

The official documents | inspected a. few
days ago at Vercelli enable me to state that
the amount OF requlsitions made by the Aus
trian generals and commissarat in that pro-
vince is not far short of 100000 francs 10 =
Since wrote to you, Garibaldi has really
done wonders After having twice beaten the
Austrial General Urban at Varese, he routed
him this morning on the road of St. Fermo,
near the Camerlata, a few miles from Como.
| This town has been already occupied by our
Cacciatori dele Alpi, and all the mountain
province of the famous lake, together with the
Tremezzo and Varesotto districts, have an
swered to the appeal of Count Vsconti Ve-
nosta, the Extraordinary Commissioner of
| Victor Emmanuel The Austrians, COM
pletely routed, are in full retreat OF Monza,
| and as the Railroad has been broken up by
| our guides, it would be difficult for General
| Urban to reassume very soon his offensive
movements. Yesterday morning, the Aus
trian steamers which run on the Lago Maggi-
ore, made an attack on Angera, Aroma and
Canobbio. They were, however, repulsed by
the population and National Guard Of the bor-
dering villages, and the Radetzky steamboat,
| although armed with guns, was obliged to
take shelter in creek down the western
course of the river. Garibaldi's Cacciatori
dele Alpi scarcely fired their mnskets, being
much inferior in their range to those Of the
Croats. After the first discharge, they assault
ed the enemy la bayonette, forcing the posi-
tons one after the other " L. !. 10.
a second chapter of Austrian inhumanity
has been added to the vOluminous cnronicle
of their dreadful misdeeds. 1t is the procla-
Zobel When I read it in Turin yesterday
T lolio hat
genuine. am now able to affirm it. -.
You will have already received this atrocious
document. Comments are needless, the more
so that the threats of the Austrian general have
already been acted on. If am rightly in
formed, small hamlet, in the vicinity of
Aboueto, has been fired by order of General
Robel Here at Alessandria, we do not know
vet how many of our fellow-creatures have
been dispatched by the hangman of his Aus.
trian Excellency, nor how many have been
| burnt to death. 1t is a barbarOuS war, war
| of destruction that Austria is carrying on, but
the day of revenge is near at hand; she must
pay once for all the tortures she has so long
| Inflicted on this unhappy land.
The Messenger de Paris publishes the follow
ing details: -...-. ...a
| On the 9th of May, after fierce contest,
Garibaldi repulsed the Austrians and entered
Como, town not more than l8 or 90 miles
from Milan. r ,E"os-' ' "'r-sN en"
This intelligence is of the highest import
ance, and Garibaldis splendid feat of arms
will be the signal for the rising of the Lombard
provinces. 10 comprehend the full value of
this news, it is indispensably requisite to
make known the position just taken up by
the celebrated guerilla chief. After the defeat
of the Austrians at Maimata and Garibaldis
entrance into Varese, it is known that they
withdrew to Como; to reach this town Carl
baldi had to overcome the enemy as we'll as
the natural obstacles on the road From
Bella to Chiasso, Garibaldi was obliged to take
most arduous mountain road he could nci-
ther support himself on the. right nor the left :;
on one side lay the Swiss territory, whose
neutrality he wished to respect; on the other
he was hemmed in by the lakes. ar 'a.
In front of Chase there is funnel-shaped
tongue of land he was obliged to cross !; the
lcve, ground is so narrow between the noun
| tain-wall and the lake of Como, that the road
becomes a mere path, and at the end Of the
defile stood the Austrians to bar further pro-
gress Here it was that they had collected
forces to stop Garibaldi on his march but, as
at Maimata, the chasseurs of the Alps beat
the enemy and forced passage, they soon
entered Como and the Austrians fled before
them. ,.Ygr , t. tn1 ..'.a. ' II,
At this moment Garibaldi, master of Como,
is in position to scour the whole district of
Rrianza and march either to the center of
Lombardy or into the Valtellilia, and advance
on Bergamo and Brescia, both provinces the
most decided and the most patriotic. ~.
The following letter, dated Berne, May 81,
says: .u-sr H. .rts..t
"If you consult map or the the theater of
war, you will find that the district northwest
of the Lombard possessions forms triangle,
bounded on the west by the Lsgo Maggiore,
and On the east by the southern part Of the
Canton of Tessin, forming the district of Lu-
gano, so that only a few kilometers only sepa-
rate the Swiss territory from the country
where Garibaldi has chosen to operate divis-
sion. -f. .. r.a sr....a .
The Paris correspondent of the London
Times says:
| "The,l UOniteur recoppts tho exploits of
| Garibaldi, who, so far as we know, has not
yet allowed himself to be surprised or has met
with very serious loss. am not quite sure
whether the uninterrupted success Of this
daring and skillful leader gives unningled
satisfaction to all parties. In fact, he has
made no more allusion to France or the French
in his proclamation than + France and the
French never existed. Ae appears, like
t. for his own hand,' and is making his way
without seeming to regulate his movements by
those Of his superiors. In the band which
follows him it is said that there are few select
police who furnish exact details of all be says
| Il TO III ;oI,
A letter dated B.erne, May %, says: 1a
"The news from all quarters afflrms the
success of Garibaldi since he has entered
Lombardy, each day has been marked by a
success. The friends of the Italian cause
have been agreeably surprised at bsholding "a
telegraghic message from Como itself anponnc-
ing the entrance of Garibaldi into that city
amid enthusiastic acclamations. Col. Bon
temps, who commands the division of the
Swiss Federal troops stationed in Italian
Switzerland, has advanced the greater portion
of his men to the nearest line of frontier to
Lmnbarly, SO as to be the better able to pro-
tect tie integrity Of the Swiss territory. Ac-
cordine to his instructions, he is to receive
with humanity, while dsarIning them, any
detachments of the belligerent armies that
may seek refuge in Switzerland, but to oppose
by force of arms any who may attempt to
force passage with view to some strategic
diversion Throughout the whole of the Can
ton of the Tessin, Garibaldi's success has been
hailed wikh uneoncealed enthusiasm, which is
easily explained by the analogy of race and
language on the one hand, and the resentment
nourished against the Austrian for the severi.
ties often exercised against refugees who had
visited Lombardy ON private matters" q
The following letter, received in Paris from
Bene, and dated the 26th May gives an ac
.. count of Garibaldi's previous movements
: "The intention of Garibaldi in entering
Lombardy was not to fight battles, but ex
cite an insurrection among the population .anG
arm them against the Austrians. He arrived
at Castelletto, a small village on the left bank