New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-09-20
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| An Engshmah who made the voyage from Mes
sina with Garihald on board the transport ANA
ran, gives this account Of the appearance and
manner Of the man:
| Painting and sEeltering all of us were idle and
| listless enough but the General moved among the
/ various groups upon deck with kind and apt
! word for each Of them, evincng that readiness of
recognition, that perfect accuracy Of recollection,
| that memory OF men and things and circumstances,
/ however trifing, which are ranked among the in
nate privileges III royalty. He had on his usual
dictatoria suit, consisting of the untailing flannel
| shirt, with sill bandanna kerchef thrown loosely
| and widely round the neck by way Of scarf,
4 light gray trousers, and the modern wide-awake
| hat with the turn-up brim.
/ The prodigious breadth of the Generals should
ers his colossal chest and the natural dignity and
lion-like majesty of his countenance, again and
again incline heholder to overrate his real stature,
| which is certainly not above the middle size. You
must so near him and measure him blythe standard
4 of common men, before you recover from the error
| into which awe for that commanding figure leads
/ you. The hair, on nearer inspection, is dark
hazel, almost Hack, darker by far than the beard,
which is tawnT or reddish. He wears the hair
| rather long lhe beard is full, and relieves the
length of the oval face, which might otherwise be
| thought excessive. The temples are somewhat
| compressed about the region Of the eyes, and d
very strong ohque depression IL observable about
the eyebrows. Tie cheek bones are high, and the
nose comes down between them in q perfectly
straight long line even with the slightly santng
forehead. The complexion Of that small part of
the face which is not hidden by the beard is not
merely bronzed or sunburnt-it has peculiar
sanguine hue tlieky studded with endless freckles.
This remarkable tint, the features the color Of the
beard, joined tb the calm, but deep expression Of
the dark eye, al contribute to give his countenance
that unmatched character which won for Garibad
the appelatien of the " Iionface.r .....m
Towards noon the General had been engaged
IN q long conversation with Turf, when his atteu.
ton was attracted by the sound Of merry voices in
fore part Of the steamer He walked up to his
companions, who had got up kind of volunteer
concert; walked nearer and nearer till he first
stood, then sat in the midst of the delighted group
All the unsuccessful attempts at national songs
hymns, or melodies, which rose into ephemeral ex-
istence during the successive political commo.
ferent success. Garibaldi amented that Italy
alone, of all countries under the sun-Italy, which
was great in nothing, if not in music-had nothing
like national anthem to boast of. / could he
said, with slight touch of bitterness which has
been felt by many an Italian patriot sing you
the warsongs of ten barbaric and even savage
nations, but could not quote three notes to thrill
the heart of an Italian as those of the Marselaise
strike to to the soul Of every Frenchman, or God
Save the QUEEN sink home to the heart Of an
Engshmau.
He made tile trial of one of the many Italian
failures nevertheless, and his deep-toned, mellow
voice mellow in singing, as it is rather sharp
ringing in conversation when raised above the or
binary pitch-his voice rose above the chorus of
his old comrades as they sang the ditty which
seemed among the many TO have most taken the
hero's fancy. Il took note of the lines, as was
perfectly unacauainted with them, and write them
down here as remarkable for being q melody in
which Garihall sang first 1t is Italy who is made
to speak to her children: