The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-02
Important News by the
Atlantic Cable.
The Position and Strength Of
Garibaldi's Army.
Accounts Of Recent Actions.
Etc, Etc, Etc. Etc. Etc, Etc.
GARIBALDPs CAMP.

The Headquarters Position and Army
of LibeFRJiOn-HOw the Men are Armed
and BehaVe-Eig mt OF the Revolution
lists to bo Shot by Order OF Garlbaldt-
The Roman Peasants A ApRthettc -Dtsct-
pline and Daily Life of tho General.
GARIBALDIs CAMP, CAsTEL YUIBILBRo give
miles distant from Rome), Oct. 30.-Garibaldps
camp is situated at Csstel Yuibilero, five miles
distant from the city of Rome. On this day
"wednesday in the morning he had at his head.
quarters, under his immediate command, three
thousand revolutionary soldiers. The men are
well armed and have plenty of provisions. The
General has no artillery except two brass guns
taken from the Papal soldiers during the fight
at Monte Rotondo. They have no tents to
shelter in and there is very little discipline
maintained. The rear is unguarded.
Garibaldi's headquarters position in the field
is placed at a point facing Rome and in full
view of the Eternal City.
There are no Papal troops between us and
Rome, as the soldiers of the Pope who have
been gradually and steadily falling back for
some days past, have retreated within the line
of the Notifications of the city.
Before their retirement from the field they
burned all the bridges ever the river.
The Roman peasants residing in the neigh
borhood of the contending forces take no
interest," at least evince none, in the progress of
affairs. They are engaged at the plough and
tending to their flocks in the plain just as usual
Garibaldi's men do not interfere with them
and respect their property. They do not take
away sheep or oxen, or any of the agricultural
goods or chattels IN the vicinity of the camp or
on the roads leading hereto, with the exception
of the wood ofthe field fences, which is required
for warmth and purposes of cooking their food
They behave, indeed, well
Eight men Of the Garibaldiau army are to be
shot tomorrow, by sentence of a court martial.
having been convicted of thieying at Monte Re-
tondo.
The men of the force are very enthusiastic in
their hopes as to the result of the movement on
Rome, but the weather is very cold during
nights, and this tests their patriotism and en-
durance not little.
Recruits come in at the average of six hun.
dred daily. Aims aud provisions are had in
large quantities from the province of Terni, IN
anticipation OF fight with the Papal Govern
ment.
There has been no actual engagement since
the fights at Ylterbo and Monte Rotondo.
The priests fought bravely at Monte Rotondo.
After the fight at Monte Rotondo Garbaldrs
officers begged of him to shoot at once all tue
prisoners taken in action, but he refused
promptly and with determination.
The French have not arrived at Rome yet
Signor Ascerbi was not killed at Yiterbo, as
at first reported.
Gsribaldi's sols, Menota aud Rlcciotti, arc
both in the camp with their father. We all
sleep on the floor of an old monastery.
Garibaldi will not advance nearer to Rome
until he has twenty thousand men at least
under his command. He is to-day engaged in
making an examination of the ruins of the
bridges destroyed by fire by the Papal troops.
In camp the General retires at eight O'clock
in the evening, and rises from his pallet on the
floor at five in the morning.
1t is SAID that he intends to occupy MONTE
Mario Immediately.
Two thousand Papal troops, we'll oficered and
handled in the field could destroy Garibaldi's
forceb by an assault on the rear of his position.
The members of the insurrectionry commit
tees are here consulting with Garibaldi. The
General would regard it as an act of madness to
attack Rome with the force just now under his
command.
There are large supplies of food and ammuni-
ton at Monte Rotondo and Corez.
Tho Italian troops posted on the frontier are
in fine condition and advancing.
Duty at an OutpOst-EsoOrtInr Pan,I
Prisoners
TERM, NEAR ROME, Oct. 3l.-AI the Garibal
dian force left here to day, escorting the PapaI
military prisoners taken in the late actions. en-
route towards Florence. The prisoners were
insulted at the stations by the people, and some
confusion ensued; but the Italian police restored
order