Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-08-17
9ailp Tiraiuiau.
A Sketch OF Garibaldi and his Men and
Movementa

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MILAN, July Ill am not greatly inclined to
hero-worship. and never went two steps out Of my
way tosce the face of any man living but have just
now travelled Que hundred and fifty miles to press
the hand of Garibaldi. heard no was ut Tirano
or Bormio, in the Valtelline, and lett Mllan on
Saturday last by the evening TO Camerlata and
Como embarked in tho steamboat plying across
the lake on Sunday morning, and rode from Calico
along the board valley of the Adda ma tar as SON.
drio. AT Sondrio wastold that GariLaldi's y heal
quarters were across tho mountains, at Loverc, in
Val Cannnca. on the Lake of lscc. for tho gcncr.
al himself he was descril as too restless n being
ever to rrmnn stationary in nny place. there
fore pursued my journey up the Vatene. us
lar rs Tramezza. From the latter place ! walked
hy moonlight over the Aprca Pass to Edou; from
Ed,lo again rode to Lovere. where found the
general was i'll in bed. saw him.
Atc,ery step during tins romantic journey
fell IN with the Chasseurs of the Alps nnd both
Garibaldi's followers and the whole population
had no theme of conversation snve only the ndycn
turons hero Iwasin quest OF. At Conn, found
the depots If the corps, body of 1000 to 5000
which, in spite ii the armistice and peace, receive
every day new recruits. AT Sondrio. and nll
al"ng the lowcr ,ally. the Bacciatori dcgli Ap-
pennini, now unltcd to their fellow chnsseurs of
only few ho,as from the Slevo Pass; where
the last shots IN this war have been exchanged
between thr fyruleSc Ingers and the Italian sharp
shooters the Fond ncross tho Aprica Pass from
tho valley of the Adda to the valley Of the Oglio
still bore traces OF recent conflicts Barricadcs
were tlrcwn a,hwnrt the road on the highest
slopes, calculated to brenk the impetuosity of tho
assnian;s ii, the ,nly point where the rush could
be made.
At L!oia, IN deep gorge iammed in by gigan-
tic green mountains, we were nt the font ni the
Ionnlr Pas. and there also tho dread rifle Of tho
Fyrolese !Iighlanders were leyclled against the
bal muskcts with which Garibaldis men have
hitherto carried IN the unequal conflict, mixing
up for the ninriority of their weapons hy undnun.
ted courage aud the lavish sacrifice of their lives
All aloug the read ut the different minor head
quarters, | c0n,crscd with Garibalis men and
Officers. II is not rare to find in this singular
cops the common soldier n better informed and
eduja'cl man tban his cpnul"ticd commander
The charm thrown hy the hero Of NJ M,nlrvlno over
the wh'" Italian population has enlisted young
men Of the highest classes, artists, literary mon,
professors, and scholars in his ranks M mere pri
Yates Even the veteran Montanel: once II ruler
IN Iu'rany. and Tor mnny years an illustrous ex
lie in Paris, the author If Cammu, md other his
toricn and literary works, quilted his wife in Tu-
rim, oHd followed his only son, who had embark.
ell "a a common soldirr in this porilnus venture.
Among n hundred Italians you find. perhaps
five or six aa,enturcrs Of all other countries
French. Swiss. and Germans Spuniurls Amcri
can, If both continents. aud even Chinese and
an Enclishman. The latter found ut Turin, Mt
tle table d'hote dc la 6, rnIe Bretngnc, where he
announced ia III" his intention to have slne sport
with the Alpine cha i>eurs, and asked for drcc-
tlon ns tu i,arjlaiii' whereabouts. lie IL II man
of near ~. oi tall and colossal frame imperfcct-
!, acquainted with tho language, and ignorant Of
most ltalian matters. He protesses | nm told
tie utmost Indifference to the cause he serycs-
Beiwren him md biz fellow comia'nnts there is
Lardiy any inierc arse. Garlnlli allowed him
To foll"w his camp. lie makes war at his own
cxp"rsc, and enfanps npnrt from The corps. lie
receives no er,lris AXIS for 10 information ns TO
the Generals movements. lie is indcfntigable
in the march-intrepid in the fight. Garilnldi
numbers So or perhaps 100 of the best marks
men in Europe, hut the Englshman is the dcadli-
est shot.
In the latest encounter on the Stelvin the Tyro.
lese never succeeded in winging II single Garahal-
dino, while five Of their numbers dropped mortal
ly wounded from the ramparts, from which they
scarcely venturci to peep; two of the number felt
under the unerIing aim of the Englishman. lie
il n"v"r wanting Mt the hour of strife he takes his
place in some hidden nook all alone, nleof from
the rest. sqnatted on the ground calm and impus-
siunate. taking le.surey nim. like sportsman
awaiting the lion tho wild bear at the brook
lie has double barrcled rifle, n sabre, but no
baynnct and takes no part in tho melee whom the
Gnril'aldiri come 10 close quarters. S1nie people
told him he must be strongly devoted Ia the It'll
ian cnuse t. come out in arms in its support at his
time of life. He answered with yawn, he was
very fond of shooting. and must take part either
IN side or the other. There was an eccentric
Frenchman, ais, an aged man, who joined Carl
balli at Cuneo Mt the outset; hut he had fancy
he could go to war in his gig and, somehow, his
gig broke down the first brush with tho Aus
'rians at Cnsalc and the French amateur was ne
again heard of.
,T .i.o1;' .in n
aud those who are nearest his person. are old, but
tried friends, who have borne with him in
S'.ulh America or who have ut least fought by his
side in Lonibarlay and Rome in 1889. Sever
al sea captains chiefly Genocsc, who cruised with
him. follow his fortunes by land. IA they did for
years mt sea. / was for some time in doubt
whether the secret Of this extraordinary mans
sway grounded on love fear. but no unccr-
tainty remains now in my mind on the subject
There was young captain. indeed. who told me
he would rather face hundred Austrians than
address even the most necessary question to Carl
baldi when he appears among his men with the
brm of his cap pulled down on his brows; but. on
a clnse inquiry, lind that this terrible chief
tain had vet no occasion to shoot man for in
suhordnntion. Spies, indeed, he has caught and
dealt with them in a very summary mnnDer, hut
on none of his followers hns ever any punishment
been inflicted, not even that the in,,st severe pun.
ishment all, expulsion from the corps. 1t is the
sun OF MS cOuntenance nhd the music Vt ms voice
which exercise magnetic ascendancy over these
men. He asks of them proos Of almost fabulous
daring; but he is with them ut the sol est need al
ways foremost among them.
The hero of hundred fights. always distin-
gnished for his tail statt" lofty bearing. and far
ciful costume, Garibai,ii was never wounded =
Ills followers aver that the Tyrolese no longer
turn their rifles towards him, ~ they are convin-
ced that the man has made his bargain with the
Devil. and sold his soul to render his body bul.
let proof The exnmnle of the thieftain has en-