New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-24
CaribnIdr. Narrative OF the Aspromonfc
Conflict,

TIE following letter profcs,,s to be from Garbaldi
him.clf, relating to tie conhic. at Asprononie:-
OS BoarD INK DrKE % 0ESOA. sept. I. l8t2
They thir.ted tor blood and | wished TO spare it.
No, tho poor soldiers who obeyed, but the men of
th.eque VINO cannot forgive the revo lton for beng
the rcvouion-i, 10 that which disilrbs their con-
,erya.iye digcstion-and for having contributed TO
the establishment Of orr Italian ininily.
To-. they thrsied for blood ! perceived II with
sorrow. and | endcayorcd III consequence TO the
utnost to prevent that Of our assalans from being
shed.
1 ran to the front Of our line crying out TO them
NOT TO fire. and from the center to Tho left where my
yos,e and those II my aidcs-decamp could be heard
no, "A trigger was pulled. Ii was not thus on the
attacking side. Having arrived ut distance OF 300
metres, they began "a tremendous fire, and the party
Of ber.aeer VINO were in front Of me directing their
.ho,. against ne struck me with two balls, one in
the left thigh not serious the other III the ankle oil
the ght foot, making a serious wound.
All mis- happened at the opening Of the conflict
and was carried 10 tho skirt of the wood after being
wounded, | could zee nothing more, thick crowd
having formed around me while my wound WAS
being dressed. feel certain, however, that mp to
the end Of the line which was al my litter,
and 10 that OF my aide5-de-Camp, not single
mu,ket Mar fired. Az there WAS no firing on our
aide. il was easy for the troops To- approach aud
u,ipgle vi ours, and when | WAS tod that they
y,irhed TO disArIn IA, I replied that the might
oIsarm themselves. The intentions of my COM
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by this disarined IN the crowd some officer. snd
regular soldiers.
IL was not 40 on right. The picci0ni, attacked
by the regular troops, replied by a fire upon the
whole line and although the trumpors sounded 10
ceare firing there wns AT that spot smart iuslllhdc,
which lasted not more Than "A quarter Of an hour.
My wounds led TO some confusion III our line. Our
solders not seeing me- began to retreat int the
wood 70 that liltlo by little the crowd round me
broke up and the most faithful alone remained. Al
this moment, / learned that my stail and Col Pal
lnylcini, who commanded the regular troops, were
negotiating upon tie following considerations:
Flint, that should be free with my staff 10 with
draw where pleased, II replied, "On board An
tngl IA vesrel."j Second, that having arrived AZ
The Shore the rest OF my companions should be
D. a. liberty. Col. Iallayicnl conducted himself as
"A yalorOu. and intelligent Chief in all bis military
movements, and he has moi been wanting in respect
or courtesy toward me aud my people. lie showed
hlr gitf III having TO shed Italian blood; but he had
received yeremItory orders and had to obey them.
Ny arrangements had been purely defensive. and
had hoped TO AVOID couilct, seeing the very strong
position that occupied, and entertaining the hope
thlt the regular troops had received orders less
a,ugninnry. II had not been wounded ~ the out
ct, and If my people had not received the orter
under all circumstances 10 avoid any collision what
ever with the regular troops, the contest between
men of the tamc race would have been terrible
However, lar lettor as II II. Whatever may be the
result Oh NY NoInlHi Whatever lt'V INC WV lhhtt
pr, parcs for me, have the consciousness OF having
done my duty; and the sacrifice OF my lie is very
little ing If il has contributed 10 save that OF
great number OF my ie low-countrymen.
In the hazardous enterprise in which | and my
companions bad thrown ourselves, with heads bent,
/ hoped nothing good from The Government OF
Rataz1i. But why should not have hoped Tor less
r,,or on the part of the King, having altered IN
nothing the old. programme, aud having decided not
TO after II At any price ! What aillcts me most Is
this initial distrusl which contributes not little TO
the ncompl lion Of national unity. However it
may be, once again present To Italy serene mont,
insured of having done my duty. Once more my
unimpoftant llie and the more reciOus ones of SO
many generous young men have been offered ~ ..
holocaust 10 the holiest OF causes-pure from all
vile porsonal interests. q. GAhI'ALDL