The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-26
klMERICAHS WlT:s asGlsalDl.
lie Scarlet, Green and Gold Of Garibaldi's
Army American Volunteers on Fur
lough-The Americans in the TIA
liam Army-An American Le-
gicn Wanted The Cam
~ paign Couleur de Rose,
Sc. Sc, sc.

Dol Charles Carroll Hicks of the army Of Italy, who
lately arrived in New York direct from Naples is
stopping at the Lafarge Hotel COL Hicks et New York
the 10th of september last for Italy, via Havre with
letters from italian Committee OF this city. The
J0lone must mistaken for the Major Hicks, of the
English Legion who had a difficulty with Gen. Bob
Wheat ondon for Col Hicks in Italy at the time
that incident occurred and did not stop at London at ALL
He arrived at Garibaldis camp at Caserta the
I've Of the battle Of the yolturno, and Gen. Carl
tadi received him and the two Americans who accom-,
panied him Immediately upon their arrival, embraced
Mem if they had been brothers, and sent III IN
ther commissions the same evening. The next day
they hard at work at the Volturno .oiohe
Hicks experiences in Yucatan, in 1Sso-4s, VII 'eF
Colonel White-when, in campaign Oh SEVEN
months army OF twelve hundred men was thnnea 70
one hundred and hve-stood him in good stead, anu no
was appointed the chief of General Ayczzanas stat In
This poson he was engaged during the siege OF Caa,
when the forts raned and shells upon the Garbadi
day day, until at last on the lst OF No
vcmber Avezzanas battery was completed, and at day
break Capua captulated Colonel Hicks is upon leave
Of absence will return to Italy next March to resume
the with the spring campaign
THE AMERICAN OFFICERS.
Besides Colonel Hicks several American gentlemen took
part in the war and will continue with Garbadi next
year Lieutenant Frank Nancy, of the Hon. Judge
Nancy Nashville Tenn resigned his cade'shp at West
Point distinguished himself in every engagement, and is
now at Naples preferrng await the opening Of the next
campaign there. Lieutenant Nancy and Lieutenant
Henry Ward Spencer, the of the Hon H. W. Spencer
United States Consul General 1t Paris attached to
Garcias battalion Of rincmen. Col. Hicks narrates an
incident which Spencer displayed the greatest daring
On the 2sth of October before the walls of Cpua Garcia
was holding battalion reserve, when the Neapolitn
infantry cavalry in great force to drive the
from he they had
between San Angelo and Capua, about twelve hundred
yards from the main battery Gen. Avezzana ordered
Garcia TO advance with his whole battalion but Garcia
instead sent Spencer, mere boy of nineteen, with
company of thirty men. II was another Balakava
charge. With a wild hurrah Spencer and his men dashed
forward the enemy's cavalry rode them down.
Spencer, lying PROSTATE and trodden down by the
horses, rolled Over, picked up a rife lying near,
shot down the dtagoon who W. III naoag hin, md re
gained the camp IL safety, losing Oay three me1 of his
Etile company.
Iieuten ant Alexander Moore, who accompanied Colonel
Hicks this country and Captain A. Van Benthuysen, of
New orleans-a nephev OF Senator JEFF Davis-wero at
tached with Colonel Hicks, TO General Avezzanas staff
The Americans first favorites in the army of Italy
and with the Italians Most of the leaders Of the Italians
had been in America, and felt sort Of brotherhood
towards Americans. Besides this the Americans all had
positions in the army and instead of wasting time, like
Nhe English Legion in dissensons among themselves,
were ready and eager for hot work. General Robert
wheat of Mexican notorGty, had no commission
N Garibadi's army, but fought with Avezzana s
division, amateur, at Capua. or Thomas
Mast an American artist, said to be attached
20 the army of Italy, secretary OF COL Peard Col
Hicks saw hut little and that little at Naples. All Italy
wished an American Legion, and the Italians always
smoke OF the Americans In the most iatering terms.
THE TROUBLES IN THE ENGLISH LEGION.
of he trout n
Hicks thinks be Col Peard or, he is called "tar,
baldi,s Englishman" Everything expected Of this
legion by the Italians and when they arrived in Italy
Shey were greeted with unprecedented enthusiasm They
were a fine body of young men, and most of them OF
rood family and education. Among them, for instance,
was Lord seymour the eldest Of the Duke of somer
sct who fought under the de qrc of Captain sars
field The morning after the passage Of the Nolturno
Garibaidi said OF them his staff at table "They be-
haved beautifully; they bsptsed themselves with
blood And yet this favorite legion has lately
uuarrelled with the Italians, and when Col Hicks left
Naples twenty Of its officers were awaiting court
martial for dsobedience Of orders The cause OF this de
uorazaton the opinion of Colonel Hicks, ~ the i'll
conduct and ncompetency of Colonel Peard, the com
unander of legion who though of the greatest
personal bravery utterly unfit his position, and s
OF the very moral character. He Is almost always
IN a state beas,ly ntoxcation In Of his drunken
6ts on the 18th of October he ordered his battalion OF
Elk hundred men cross the vourno and capture Ca
qua assuring them that garrisoned by only two
thousand men, when 1t wen known that twenty six
thousand Neapolans under arms, and three thou
sand we're in hospital at Capua. without a
remembrance the brave young Engshmcn TO-
lowed their Colonel until within fifty yards OF
the yolturno when some one, speaking for the
whole battalion said Il was madness TO thak OF swim
ming the volturno with their heavy and then at
lacking Capua ono Of the strongly fortified cities in
Italy All therefore turned back, Col Peard vehement
y reproachng them for their cowardce and the next dag
swcnty seven Of the ocors drew up and signed petit
ton requesting Garlbald to depose Col PeTd from the
command This Garibald refused t. do for Col Pcards
influence over the Iberator Is very great account Of
mast services and the officers refused to do duty loft
the camp and went Naples. where they arrested
for deserton and are now about ne martaled
Al Cascrta the soldiers Of the English Legion are
bcrgipg 10 be sent home None Of them and but six
eight OF officers wish serve longer under their pre-
sent Colonel but all are ready FOR duty If they are
properly Offered.
some Of reard's acts So far TO- Justify the current
opinion in the army that he insane Scotch gentle
man named Quito. raised company Of one hundred
mon the city Or Glasgow contributed $4,000 TO equip
them and send them to Italy, and they al did good
service Mt the passage the voturno quito bad been
offered the Capancy Of the company hu, account Of
his inexpcrience, would accept only licu,cnancy aud
m this rank he fought during the battle The next morn
ING pcard told him that he longer an officer but
would give no reason for this degradation Quito then
resigned and with many oaths eard told hun to leave
the camp, refusing 10 give him the password,
and threatening TO blow ont his brains Il he
remained. quito returned to Naples, and was
Immediately arrested, ny Colonel Peards orders,
for desertou aud for wearing the Garbaldan uniform
was kept oahsome prison. with the lowest order of
shelves FOR three weeks, sd only released at the
ntercession d the English Con H.
With such colonel and With such treatment, the gen
icmcn Of the English Legion became thoroughly dis
couraged nnd dpri,ed They passed most Of their time
Iounging about the Cafe dEuropa at Naples. became
fonder 81 .flon than 81 hgtng drank hard ia.
suited the Italians whom they had come 10 serve aud