Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-07-05

tional rights of the whole country. We have
gone on prospering and to prosper, as has no
other country on the face of the earth, under q
Constitution handed down to US by our fathers,
and which is sacred to every portion OF the
country, and the leading feature ofwhch is equal
| ity in the Union of these States"
- Francis Carrano, Colonel of LEO d.
Italia, bold corps of soldiers, now writing a
history relating to Italian affairs, thus describes
Garibsldi:
| Giuseppi Garibaldi is of medium stature, with
large square shoulders, herculean limbs and long
reddish hair and beard, inclining to gray. His
step is slow and majestic, his gait something
like that of o seaman, and his countenance and
conversation are also suggestive of the marine.
He wears waistcoat buttoned up to the throat, a
wide brimmed hat and wide trousers. The
noise of the city annoys and disturbs him. lie
likes the hill tops, covered with high trees, and
enjoying the view of the distant horizon and the
wide sea. He has straight nose, and the ex-
preston of his face is both lively and amiable.
His conversation is uupretending, but it rises to
eloquence when he talks of Italy and liberty
An American officer who visited the Sicilian
encampment, the day before they entered Paler'
mo, writing to the N. Y. Herald thus describes
the tent, person, manners, &C., of the hero Of
"United Italy"
We were standing in the shade of a small tree.
Within a few feet o piece of white cloth was
stretched over four pixies, very much after the
John Brown style of weapon, thrust into the
ground, the covering hardly high enough to en-
able man to sit upright within. A few blank
cts thrown together at one end, portmanteau
and musket, with other small articles, composed
its furniture. This was Garibaldi's tent, hardly
large enough for dog kennel--no better than
the poorest of his soldiers There were no sem
tinels to guard the life of man on whom the
future of Italy so much depends, and none
of the trappings of war expected around Gen
eral world-renowned. We were told that under
this tree were his quarters, and that his camp
was nothing more than this motley collection of
men, tents, horses, saddles, muskets and pixies,
with an occasional tri-colored flag hanging from
tree or fence, scattered around in apparent
confusion. was disappointed and began to be-
lieve we had been deceived, when some one said,
"There is Gsribaldi;" it was true. Accompan-
led by gentlemen in citizens dress, he was
lesurely coming towards u.s. A second look
was necessary to assure one of the reality. There
was not more ordinary, unassuming and ap.
parently uninterested man in the whole scene
than he. Wearing brown felt hat, pulled
forward over his eyes, red flannel shirt, coarse
heavy shoes and pair of blue pantaloons, in
the pockets of which both hands were thrust,
and with no coat on, Garibaldi looked more like
any Yankee farmer coming in from the field,
than the leader of q revolution. Understanding
whom we were, he shook us warmly by the hand,
and in good English, assured US that we were
welcome. He was just going to dine, and with
the remark that our forefatbers had tables as
poorly furnished, he invited US to a seat with
him. So We sat down to a dinner which carried
ones thought back to the days of our own Mari
on. In personal appearance Garibaldi is about
five feet ten inches in height, strongly, but not
heavily built, with muscle and q hand like iron !;
fair complexion, somewhat sunburnt, and has o
full short beard, originally red, but now partly
grey; high, straight forehead brown hair,
with partial badness, and dark eyes set far
back give him, when uncovered, an air of quiet
dignity which cannot fail to impress one with nm
underlined feeling of respect and admiration,
though his whole bearing is such as 20 make
stranger feel perfectly at his ease. There is
something remarkable about his profile which
never saw before; the forehead and nose ap-
pear to be in the same straight line, without the
usual indentation between them. There is IN
air of unassuming modesty about him in every
thing. In conversation quiet smile is almost
continually on his faceE he speaks slowly, seve-
raj times turning aside to give orders or receive
intelligence.
- The following paragraph will show the
extent to which life is risked by travelling on
the "Western waters"
''In looking over the list of disasters on the
Western waters since the incoming Of the present
year. we find that ithas already assumed terrible
proportions. During the time, only five months,
upwards of one hundred lives have been lost, one
million and half of dollars lost, three serious
explosions occurred, forty four boats have been
snagged, seventeen burned, five lost and injured
by collision, twenty steamboats, lost or crippled
in storms, and one hundred and nineteen harges,
coal boats and other fiat boats lost by Storm
The number of serious accidents sums up two
hundred and twenty one."
-- General William Walker-the man who
has made so much fuss in and about Nicaragua,
after having been very quiet for some time, has
again come to the surface. The Columbia Guar
dian, says:
"This "grey eyed man of Destiny" who has
figured SO largely in his attempts to revolutiouze
Central America, has again left this country, as
we learn from late New Orleans papers, for the
prosecution, doubtless, of an expedition looking
towards this same long cherished idea. Since
his capture few years since, by Commodore
Paulding, little has been heard of him. Doubt
less, however, he has been maturing plans, which
he expected to execute as soon rs his sagacity
saw an opportunity suited to their consummaton.
His purpose has been to free the Central Ameri-
can States from their present tyrannical govern
ment; and now that way seems to be open for
the accomplishing of that design, we find him on
the alert. His plea for the present expedition
is. that England has surrendered the Bay Islands
to the government of Honduras, Notwithstanding
their remonstrances to the contrary. The inhabi-
tants declare the strongest repugnance to the
transfer of themselves to the government of Hon
duras, and only wait suitable opportunity to
rebel. Guardiola, the despot so much detested
by the Bay Islanders, was put in power by St.
Salvador and Guatemala, who entertain the bit
terest enmity to the Walker and Juarez Govern
ment in Nicaragua Guardiola was forced upon
the people of Honduras by the States of Guate-
mala and ST. Salvador, and they would unite with
the Bay Islanders and Walker in throwing off
the rule of this despot. This would open up
new channel for the entrance Of Walker into Cen
tral America Walker has numerous agents in
New Orleans, encouraging emigration to Ruatan.
Many have already gone, and there are many
others still willing to emigrate, besides others
who are ready to assist with their means Walk
er has given his whole life to this scheme, and
although many are disposed to regard it as the
dream of an adventurerer, he may yet succeed
in gaining for Central America what GaribalGi is
acquiring for Southern and Central Europe.