The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-11-23
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Garibaldi,s recent espousal of the
French cause again brings him into
prominent notice. The London cor
respondent of the New York Sun,
claiming familiarity with the history
of the "Son of freedom" and ~acquain.
lance with the man himself, writes a
sketch of him, from which we extract
the following:
Nc one personally acquainted with
him would consider him above the
average in intelligence, or suspect
him of possessing talent in any direc
ton yet unquestionably he has mill,
tary genius of a high and peculiar
order. He is a remarkable compound
of exalted though quiet enthusiasm,
simplicity, and Keen, practical com
mon sense. IF slow in perceiving or
remedying his own deficiencies, he
has continued doing so, and improv-
ing himself as leader during a long
course of adventurous years. Hence,
if his physical health holds ont, his
garnered experience will render him
more formidable than ever.
Originally a sailor of acknowledged
ability, he began his career as a sol
der, as is well known, in the present
Argentine Republic, where be rose
to the chief command by land and
water, aud successfully contended
against. the tyrant Rosas. At the
head of an i'll equipped irregular force,
and an unwelcome accessory to the
army of Charles Albert, he partieipa-
ted in the i'll starred campaigns of that
monarch against the Austrians. At
Rome he subsequently, in chief part
corductedth defense under the short
lived Republic. When General Oud-
mot advanced against the city N three
columns, he was repulsed, and re
treated to Civita Vecchia. This was
mainly. due to one of those columns
being charged outside the walls by
Garibaldi, who with an inferior force
of irregulars entirely routed it, cap
turing thirteen officers and three hun
bred prisoners. The peremptory or
ders of the Triumvirate. recalled him
from the pursuit. Immediately he
marched out to meet the King of Ma
pies and his we'll appointed army
The Garibaldians, broken at first, raj
lied.
DROVE THE KING
out of Villetri, and pursued him to.
the frontier Of Naples, which. their
leader was about crossing when again
recalled to Rome by the advent of
another formidable French army
The siege which the French engineers
would lat only six days,
occupied many weeks. When three
separate breaches had been made, de
and carried, Garibaidi still
kept them at bay for another week
behind improvised Entertainments,
which, regular approaches had
to be made. Driven from these, he
prepared to fight from house to house
In the Trastevere. When the Tri-
.mvirate decreed that it "ceased a
useless resistance" Garibaldi made an
appeal worthy of antiquity, stating
his determination to endeavor to cut
his way across Italy, join the strug-
Cling Venetians, and called for vol
II can promise you," said
he, "nothing but long marches, yigils,
hunger, dangers, andprob-
ably DEATH" To this call fifteen hun
ired survivors of the defense respond
ed. Joined by Others on his march,
he made his way to San Marine
Cut off and surrounded there by Aus
,rians and French, he refused terms
IF capitulation, broke through their
ines al night with the loss Of two
thirds of his force, reached the Adri
itic with the rest, and, e%mbarking in
vessels, had passed the Aus
.rian cruisers on his way back to
when driven back by q vio-
.ent storm to the shore. OF his own
numbering about n thousand
men, over eight hundred were killed
md wounded during
THE SIEGE OF ROME.
IT consisted of men of all conditions
md from all parts Of Italy, who had
fought with him IN south America or
n the previous campaign. Among
hose who fell besides peasants, arti
,ans, sailors, and his negro orderly,
we're a Doria, a Dandolo. and a Med
ci. These enthusiasts obeyed him
Is deciples do a prophet. Their or
r~anization was of the widest and
most irregular kind. Their officers
we're only appointed, SO TO say, for the
,ccasi n; the corporal of to-dayfwas a
captain to morrow; the field officer OF
he next day would be q sergeant or
n the ranks the day following This
devotion to their chief and to each
,ther enabled this band of brothers to-
work together, on small scale, with
sufficient harmony to produce, femark
lble, results. Some Villages outside
he city they captured by storm re-
oeatedly, even against the Chassears
lie Vincennes, and some buildings re-
iuced to a pile of ruins over their
heads they continued to hold until the
end of the siege. But it was justly
,ontended that their lack of dicipllne
ind example were ruinous to the
efficiency OF the other corps, who all
wanted to do like the Garibaldians,
md they were considered by some to
nave been more detrimental on that
recount than useful in the defense.
IN THE SOLDERING CAMPAIGN
Garibaldi figured, with a nucleus Of
veterans and a large following. Of i'll
,quipped enthusiasts. His co-opera-