Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-01
A Ascotchman's visit TO Garibaldi-How the
Dictator Employs his Time.

dictator Employs MS Time.
Mr.. John Madam, of Glasgow, has writ
ten a letter from Maddalena, the point near
est the Island of Csprera, dated January 8,
in which he thus describes visit to Carl
baldi
found this truly great man surrounded
by his own family, his brother, a frank,
hardy sea captain, and few friends, discuss
ing freely the incidents Of the times, on which
cunninger, possibly not wiser, men would
bave affected mystery. / was welcomed by
Garibaldi in a manner which becomes a
great man, and puts plain man like myself
at ease. He did honor to the good men who
had sent me on this mission, when he placed
me at every meal next himself, and pointed
out my bed as one of the two in his own
room. | accept this honor most proudly and
gratefully-pride in the country of which
Garibaldi could not speak too often, for the
moral aid, even more than the material as
sistance, which it had rendered to Italy; and
with gratitude to my countrymen who had
sent me with their assurance of their abiding
interest in him and his country in the COM
ing crisis.
Seeing that he was deeply engaged with
his immense monthly receipt of letters, l
left him with his two secretaries, to take
quiet survey of his island home. Andas you
are aware Of the apprehension entertained
in Britain as toany sudden attack on him, |
scrambled up to the highest dividing ridges
to see whether facilities existed for his enc
mics from the opposite coast. The people
here laugh at the idea of any body Of men
being found daring enough to attack him in
front, and by any other way it would take
body of men hours to work their way, even
in daylight over granite rocks, which, sea-
worn and honey-combed to their very sum-
mits, are evidently of volcanic origin.
During the day the General was very much
engaged, but toward evening he mixed with
his friends, and conversed freely; and when
by ourselves in his own room, feeding the
FIRE with roots-his only fuel-he spoke feel
ingly and warmly of the British people, and
of the stand made by LoTd John Russell in
favor of Italy.
After supper, more writing, then to bed,
where for hours he sat debating to his two
| secretaries. dropped over to sleep, and
| when | awakened all was quiet; but some
hours before day he was at work with them
again, and so continued until two hours after
| daybreak. l mention this to explain how
much he has to do and to excuse him for
any disappointments to his correspondents.
| gSenora Teresa, the Generals daughter, is a
very pleasant and unaffected young lady, but
she speaks no English, neither does her
brother Mennoti; he is taller than his father,
has very much the look of fine young sailor,
in his red shirt and bronze, not dark, com.
| plexion; he bids fair to be very strong
man, is now twenty years of age, and you
are aware has already distinguished himself
in the late campaigns. Nothing pleased me
more than his modesty and self possession in
the various circumstances which l saw him
placed in among his fathers frie lds, / o h al
home and elsewhere. When l. left the Gen.
eral, he bade me assure my friends that he
trusted in better times to come among them
and thank them for what they had done fol
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