Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-08-26

THE NEW MOVEMENT IN ITALY.
Intense Enthlsiasm Of the Young Men Of
ltaly-Scsnss and Incidents.
The foreign mails bring Us variety Of inter-
eating particulars concerning the 6aribaldian
movement In Italy. A correspondent Of the Lon
don Times, writing on board the steamer Gene
raj Abbatucci, eff Naples, under date of August
2, gives this graphic picture Of the uprising Of
the young men Of Italy: ..-l-
THE FEVER OF Rs1HusrAsM IN MILAN
went to Milan, the Garibaldian town par ez-
esHsnes, and found the whole youth in a state Of
fevsrish agitation and anxious expectation. Many
friends and acquaintances, who found me ont
almost before was fairly settled, callsd to ask
heard at Turin. About any or sixty had already
left; young men dubbed together to follow. One
told the other; each had some friend or acquaint-
ance who had already gone TO see what was doing
certain was known. / asked, And who gives
the money !' The answer was that most Of these
who h,a gone me SsysG ost G ,,s own
1870, 81 IS chiefly ths youth Of tbs middle classes
who seem to be attacked by the fever-students, !,
sons Of tradesmen, young men from behind the
youths who have, II not sumptuous, at any rate
comfortable homes, and fair prospects Of doing
well In the world
K1cIrKNKNr IN GENOA.
Genoa does not lag behind Milan From the
early connection OF Garibaldi with this town, and
from . natural sympathy existing between the
popular hero and this hot hesded, almost volcanic
population, Genoa might claim Garjbaldi a. her
own quite al much as Milan, were Ii not for the
remains Of q certain republican tinge which is
perhaps, more prominent there than I'm any Of the
old municipalities Of Italy. Verify, the local
authorities and the foreign consuls have not had
an easy time Of Ii for the last month or Daily,
almost hourly, new alarn-now q steamer,
which 10 reported to have mysteriously disap-
poA hnff A ffap nd {r, ito old htvtk.
else some sailing craft which excites suspicion Is
visited a. containing arms and ammunition and
Is found TO have apples or chickens on board;
for an excursion South, or the arrival of q con-
siderable number OF suspicious persons IL an.
nounceA from Turin.
caused by the strange mania for locomotion which
impels % many young men to take advantage of
the numerous steamers which run along the ives.
tern coast OF Italy. Formerly there were but the
French Messageries steamers and the s.eam CON-
panies Of the Two Sicilies; new there are two
other companies, besides stray merchant steam
ers; so that every day several occasions present
themselves to 60 South.
THE MIDDLE CLASS ITALIANS
Fifty or sixty volunteers on our steamer were
going to join Geribaldi. Thew were, almost with
out an exception, Tuscans, many from LeghoIn,
and all Of the middle classes Of the towns, which
have always furnished the majority Of the Carl.
baldian soldiers. Indeed, IL Is In this middle
class Of the towns that the strength Of the whole
too Ignorant and too much under prie.tly rule to
be capable Of working out such an idea while
with the exception Of Lombardy, Of tie Romas-
ma, and Of Sicily, even the aIis ocracy was only
dragged into the movement. Ii was she well to-
do and numerous middle cla0 Of Italy, a remnant
Of the old municipal system, which had the real
lead In the matter, and has most contributed 10.
wards the realisation Of the Italian idea. Slightly
made, but wiry, naturally indolent, but with high
animal spirits, and therefore easily reused to ex-
erhon-though the eXertion must be shcrt, for
terial for a man like Garibaidi, whose great
power, indeed. in that he is an impersonation Of
this class.
THE CANADIAN VOLUNTEERS
For any one who had never seen 6afibaldian
volunteer Il would have been good occ aston to
study bis nature by watching the Young men on
board. They were, as usual, In one Of two oppo-
site exasmes.either rushing about and indnlg.
Ing In all kinds Of violent exercises, such an at.
temPts to climb up the ropes, jump down stairs,
or eise stretched out on deck enjoying their re-
pose with true southern relish. All the youth Of
the Italian towns have great mania for dandy
Ism, as far al they can afford It; they live on
well nigh nothing, that they may buya coat after
the last fashion or encase their feet In patent
came just a. they stood-not blanket or Cloak,
linen, or other such supernuities but several had
concertinas and harmonicas, small opera glasses,
P.cn OF cards, pots for making coffee, and other
A third-clan passengers they had all brought
their provisioRs with them, and each group pro-
ceeded to finish them OF at once, rega1ing every
one around. II was as II they had started for q
picnic, and not for an srduous campaign, a.
they tried to believe. II they had remained at
home they would probably have lived a couple
Of days on what they wasted here in quarter Of
an hour. Then they were as happy a. kings,
drinking, singing, chatting, a. II 1t was to b
holiday Tor ever after. =
Curious TO ascertain through whose agency they
with group after group, but found 1t Impossible
70 trace any agency at all. 1t was everywhere the
s.%e San story "ss,ibsidi is going to do something,
ana we WIZ not remain behind, 30 we clubbed
together. Those who had little money helped
others there were kind relations who contributed
nkewise 70 cot us right we sold all superfuities,
and several resorted 70 loans" am quite dis.
posed 70 believe their story The passage money
10 only about twenty francs to Sicily the passage
lasts but three days, and what then! OF course
they don't doubt that Garibaldi viii provide
anete 70 something strange and almost mysts-
flous about these volunteers who 90 by hafches
from all parts Of Italy to Join 6aribafdi. The
General himself, have reason to know disclaims
ns main Svss1 ,s be na. given order. to re-
equally positive assurance that Ii has nothing 70
DO Win these eprelmenu. Even the old Carl.
Daldian omcers, who have great influence with
to keep things quiet, and vet young men continue
70 60. The other day eighty started from Pavis,
and one or two Of the more influential Garibal.
bring them back.
sroSrANnrI OF TIE MOVEMENT.
FROM what have seen and heard frmly be-
lieve that IL In not 70 the agency Of any one that
this gathering Of volunteers 10 due. There was
rumor at Turin Of large sums which had been
sent out from England 10 defray the expenses
but even IL IL be true, very little II any Of this
money has found Its way into the pockets Of the
volunteers. The Mszzinian committees may
have fostered the movement, and assisted 1t per.
haps In isolated cases but the movement itself
believe 70 be In great measure spontaneous:
Two years almost have passed since 6afibaldi'S
last great feat, and number Of young men have
grown up who were then too young to take q
part, but who had shared In Imagination the glc-
ries and successes OF that campaign, and longed
only for an occasion to rival, or even surpass,
former achievements. At the same time, ali
those of the southern army who are not In
the regular army show an equal-nay, perhaps
stronger desire to return again to that
life Of adventure, a. the hafdships and
unpleasantne<ses have been softensd down
by time, and much which was at the time a
source Of vexation appears to them now rather
amusing, or 10 altogether forgotten. Although b
Puouc lie 10 comparatively new In Italy, IL must
De remembered that Life In public Ii as old a. the
country itself, and II was this which facilitated
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