The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-10-18
Rirbmunh 9ispatrt.


The Island 81 Corsica.
After the death Of SAMBuccro. the Barons
suddenly issued from their fortrssses, over
turned all his laws, and once more spTeao
death and terror over the land. Inc peops
summoned 10 their assis,ancs MALAsfiNA
MAncnAvg, OF Tuscany, who, landing with a
strong force. overcams the Barons, restored
tranquility. and lett the rsctorship of the
t.,and 70 his heirs, who enjoyed 1t for about
f,fty vears. About this time, the Pope claim
ing the isIand under grant Of the Frank
Ktngs. disposed of Il 40 . fef to MALAsPINA,
aud named him Count OF Corsica. He divided
1t into ak bishopncs, aud cent LAspuLrH,
Blahsp Of risa, to Corsica, TO secure Its SUD
mission to the Church. The Island was then
placed under the Blshoprie OF Piss, and thus
II happened that the Pisans obtained posses
sion Of IL, and held 1t from 1858 about one nun
s,red years. The Pisans were great peheiae-
tors of Corsica, promoting agriculture, re-
hui,oins the towns, introducing their taste Tor
tina arts. and erecting many due churches.-
Tie Republic. every two years, sent to the
island an officer whom they styled Judge,
sGtudies,) and whose duty IL was TO admins
ter iustice. The eommwnss still continued in
existence. Genoa had always been at war
with Pisa, and she protested against this ar
rangement. In 1888 IENocRnr II. yielded to
the demands Of Genoa, placed ons-half OF the
Oor.ican hishoprics under the Bishop of
Genoa, and left the other half still under the
metropolitan OF Pisa. But the Genoese wanted
temporal dominion Of the whole Inland, and
would be contentsd with nothing less. They
surprised Bonifacio while the Inhabitants
were at q wedding; fortified 1t 90 az to make
it almost impregnable; planted number CT
3enoese families there. and prevailed on Pope
HoSoRIus Ill. to confirm them In possession.
The Corsicans became Immediately divided
among themselves, . part siding with the
Pjsans and part with the Genoese, while
the mobiles asserted their own rights, and
the Terra del Commune assumed dis
tinct and independent position. The Plsans
reduced to great straits on the CONT
neut ~ the Gsnosse, were yet unwilling
70 part with Corsica, and appointing men,
her Of the ancient family of CISARoA their
lieu tenant and judge, they entrusted to MIN
tho recovery and preservation OF their rights.
This mans name was SIUCBLLo, but he il bet
ter known in CorsicAn history BY his title OF
Gtudies della Roeea," derived from his office
of rector and Count of Corsica. de succeeded
in ovsrpowsring the Gsnosssi he defeated
their General SPIsoLA, who had been sen t
against him, with prodislous slaughter he
prosecuted the war for many years with brill
liant ssccesA although the Pisans lost in the
meantime great naval battle, in which UGo-
LIMO, rendered immortal by Dante, COM
manded their feet he beat LUoKHTTI DoR1A,
who was sent against him, and almost exssr-
minated his army; he held his ground In in
Vulnerable combata with the 9snose and No
bies. 1t isnot wonderful that the chroniclers
-. ~. xrs3k n iu~
of the marvello us, or that the tales Of his per-
sonai prowess should, in SEINE degree, have re-
sembied those that are still told In Scotland OF
WALLACE. During his administration an IN
cident occurred which strongly marks the
character of the times and the people
G1uDlon had six daughters, all Of them mar
ried to men of high distinction. He had q
snoral enemy. one GIovAEIIs8LLo who hal
also six daughters, married likewise to six
men of high rank. These latter bridegrooms
sconspired against GIUDIoD, AID slew, in a
single night seventy of his follower
Two factions arose from this circumstances,
and after q fierce struggle, GIovAInIsHLLo
was driven to Genoa. The war continued to
rage, nowever between the two factions for
TIVE hundred years. GIovAHHHsLLo return
sns. built the fortress of Oalvi, and introduced
was blind and helpless, GIuDICB was betrayed
10 the Genosss by . bastard son, and cast into
a dungeon in the tower of Malapaga, where
he died in the year 1872 eight years after WAL
LAol had been hung for high treason on Tower
HILL There is a striking resemblance be-
tween the history and fate Of the two men,
The Corsican historian FILIPrINI says Of
GIUpICH, "hs was ono of the most re-
brave and expert as a soldier, wonderfully
rapid in the execution Of his plans, great
in council an impartial judge, generous to his
followers and undaun1ed in misfortune"-a
genuine Corsican portrait With him the
Pisan rule in Corsica was extinguished.
though the war OF the factions ragged for more
than a century and half after his death
The greater part Of the mobiles and the Terra
del Commune submitted, and the GenOese sent
one BoCoANBRA as Governor. This man
appears to have possessed great ener-
Sy of character; for during his adminis-
tration, which lasted but year, he entirely
restored tranquility. But his return to Genoa
was the signal for renewed strife among the
factions, in the course Of which the island be-
came q scene Of indescribable anarchy. AS If
ahere were not already disturbing causes
Corsicans sought the assistance OF the King Of
Arragsn, who claimed, under a feudal grant
made by Pope BONDAGE the sth, in 1896, the
whole Of Corsica. In the meantime, the an
arcly which prevailed, gave rise to a sect of
Communists, who became afterwards terribly
famous, not only in Corsica, but in Italy,
under The name Of Giovinalli. The Pope, al
that time residing in France. accommodated
m q ains zyhn
famous principles and fanatic outrages had
become a ecandaI to oil Christendom. Ae-
counts are given Of their rites too shocking for
repetition. They appear to have resembled
the Mormons of the present day, in some Of
their practices. 1t is scarcely wonderful that
their doctrines should have taken root among
the Corsicans, who, oppressed beyond endu-
rance by their Barons. naturally enough took
refuge In the belief that all men are equal, and
pushed their creed in practice to the utmost
Driven TO desperation by the tyranny Of the
Barons, the people at last turned TO their
enemies, the Genoese, for assistance, and they
sent TO the island TRIDAHo D1LLA ToRRl,
who managed to check the Barons, and pre-
serve tranquility for twelve years.
Aethis time appeared the third great hero Of
CorsAen. This was ARRIao DELLA RoocA.
who, Ike GIUpIoE, belonged to the ancient
race Of CINARCA. He was . young man, son
Of GueLIKLMo DELLA RoooA, who had en-
deavored 10 expel the Genoess, but had been
defeated by TRIDASo. The son took mn the
cause with infinite xsal. Defeated, At first
and driven into exile, he offered his services
TO the King OF Arrason, and urged him to a..
sert his claim. He landed on the island again.
IN the year 1892, alone ana unarmsd. Butdur-
Ahs n's absence In Arraeon, events had taken
place. which paved the way for hi. .rc....
TRIDAHo had been ovsrthrov.