Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-09-12

guess whittier they have gone. They have set
out Tor Sicily. They start without money, on
foot, and their friends, in presence of their
lmmoyable resolution, have no resource but
resignation. Even children affected by
the contagion, and escape from school to go to
Sicily. The case has occurred at Milan, Turin,
everywhere. Their comrades make collec-
ton they empty their purses into the hands
of those who are setting out, and are proud of
this act of precocious patriotism. The chief
of the establishment informs the family of the
disappearance of the boy ; sometimes it is too
late We read in Sciian journal an adver
tsement inserted by father who claimed his
son. 1t was couched in affecting terms The
father told his child that he knew he was in
Sicily, that he did not wish to prevent his re.
naming there but lie desired to see him. to
embrace him, and to provide him with money.
and 10 this end he made an appointment with
him in Palermo coffee house. The boy was
Is years of age. The government cannot
prevent the departure of expeditions 1t could
not succeed in so doing. At Milan, last week
L saw 1000 Lombards and Venetians enrol
themselves. Many were refused upon varions
pretexts. They even went so far as to exact
from them the sum of 20. on pretence that
they must pay for their equipment-a green
blouse, faced with red, which is the uniform of
the Lombard Legion. Those who had 20f
gave them without the least hesitation all
empted their purses into the hands of the re-
cruiting officer, and if the sum required was
not complete, they entreated, even with tears
to be taken at a lower rate. I saw these vol.
unteers set off. Half the population accompa-
MED them to the gates of the city with cries
and yiUdtS'
Correspondence of the London Daily News.
ENGLISH DEsERTERs TO GARIBALD1-
There is very strong desire among the men
OF both services in Malta to go over and join
Garibaldl, and many cunning devices have
been resorted to to carry out this wish but
generally unsuccessfuy, for anything leaving
Malta can be easily seen. Still some have
vanished, no one knows how A man of the
Odd Regiment being missed, strong suspicious
existed that he had got on board the Dutch
commodore's ship and the commodore was
politely asked if the authorities might search
for him. This he indignantly refused, and
was much annoyed at the suspicion. | under.
stand that the missing mans comrades have
since had letters from him, and that he is in
Garlbadls camp, rougling it, but delighted
with camp life and its excitement. 1t appears
that sailors make the best soldiers with Carl.
baldi they are more ready at eXpedientS, hap
pier, better toragers, and have more dash {;
and sailors from our navy have always been
foremost in all Garibaldi's fights. A gray
headed old Scotch merchant had made for
tune, and was living on his means in Sicily,
but the fever of fighting is catching, and he
could not resist its influence. AT Melazzo, to
use his own words, he "was old fool enough
to take his double-barre and fight with the
rest" Old as he was, and unused to fighting,
he was among the foremost, and got two
wounds for his pains Garibaldi saw his dar-
ing, and after the fight publicly thanked him.
There is a treemaSOnry among brave men and
they were at once friends; by the way both
were masons. The authorities have been very
severe on the soldiers they have caught, and
the sentence on some that tried to escape from
their regiments to Sicily has been the loss of
all claims for previous service. Disgrace and
1874 days Imprisonment must be rather cooler
in their thirst for military glory.