Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-07-10
Arrival az GaribaIdI I'm Italy.

Garibaldi arrived at Genoa on the 18th
of June, at midnight.
Immediately came a tremendous rush,
which nearly had the effect of p~recipitat-
ing the General and all around him into
the water; but, by dint of hard fighting
on the part of the few National Guards
who were left, he passed safely into the
Custom House. Here a number of gen.
tlemen formed round Garibaldi, linking
their arms about one another's bodies, so
as to make a strong circle, and in this
manner, slowly and with great difficulty,
forced a way through the mob which had
collected afresh and greeted their gallant
visitor with frantic shouts and equally
frantic attempts to get near him.
The procession through the street had
in it something Of the grotesque. In front
walked men with faring torches, and
others carrying nondescript flags; behind
these came a confused posse of the Ma
tional Guard, next the body guard, close
to which marched a fellow with an enor-
mously fat wax candle, who kept drop
ping hot wax down the neck or one OF
thiS devoted Dand in a way that will
cause him to remember the scene wildly
enough for the rest of his life. Around
seethed a dense mass of the excited popu-
lace, screaming and pushing in every di-
r%ection, if only to get a look at their be-
loved hero.
In the midst of all this uproar marched
Garibaldi, as calmly as if he had been
taking an afternoon promenade in the ST.
lence of Caprers, his fine face slightly
flushed and relaxing now and then into a
charming smile as some intruder, more
vigorous THAI the rest, pressed closer
upon him. Garibaldi looks in most TO-
bust health, and so far as 1 could discern,
his lameness has entirely disappeared ;
indeed, his whole frame seems to be as
full and vigorous as before lie received
his unfortunate wound.
So well does he appear that but for his
g~rizzled hair, one might easily mistake
him for a young man He addressed in
his usual simple fashion of red shirt and
a hanging psletot he also wore q low
| crowned black hat. When st last he
reached the Hotel of the -Four Nations
and bowed from a balcony TO the people
below, their enthusiasm knew no bounds +;
they shouted "Eviva Garibaldi at the
top of their voices, and ceased their
clamor until his departure for Milan by
the five O'Clock train.
The anxiety felt for Garibaldfs arrival,
and the overwhelming enthusiasm with
which his presence is greeted, is due not
only to the love and reverence with
which the whole nation regards him per-
sonally, but also to the fact that his ap-
pearance upon the stage mean the imme-
mediate commencement of the war.
A large proportion of the volunteers
are, however, still unsupplied with wea-
pons and clothing. The Government is
working hard to supply the deficiency,
but some time must necessarily elspse be-
fore the complement can be made up. In
connection with the opening Of the cam
paign a delicate attention is spoken of on
the part of the King to Garibaldi. Upon
Garibaldi's retirement to Caprera he sold
off all his horses these were bought by
the King, and have since then been kept
solely for the purpose Of being now re-
turned by him to his brave subject.