The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-28
The New Port at Flu
micino.
GENERAL CARIBALDrS DISAPPOINTMENT.
The Projects for Irrgating the Campagua and
Regulating the liber in Jeopardy,
The Italian Government and
Carl baldi.


to very small proportions. But q few weeks ago the
General wrote to the HERALD that letter in which
ne specified very distinctly what IL was no hoped
TO accomplish-the formation OF a new port for
the oty OF Rome, the rectincation OF the course OF
the Tiber, so to prevent the frequent inunda-
tions and the irrigation and Improvement OF the
Roman Campagna. For the carrying out OF these
plans . sum OF s2o,ooO,0Co was required, for
securing which the guarantee or tho Italian
government was alone needed. Minister Min
ghettl led GarIoaldi and the world to believe that
there would not be the slightest dlmculty
about securing this guarantee. This was
mere bagatele, Tor the government was
only too sincerely happy, he SAID, TO md
tho General had taken tho initiative
N laoors which 1t has sincerely at heart. Tue
day Minister Minghettl paid special visit 20 Carl
baldl, and told him that the government would
present bill for the guarantee Of 40 900 900 francs
At once before the vacations. Now suddenly, the
Tiber Commission, appointed BY the government,
reports that the two latter plans are too expensive,
and recommends Tor the present only the COM
pletion OF the new port, and as tho said new
port involves an expense OF but S4,o00,000 10
$4,000, 900, the plan VIII be carried out, Just TO
keep Gartoaldi employed
the Italian government has shown itself very
weak in dealing with Garlbaldl. II expected to
and. in him leader or the opposition In Par
lament; and being somewhat snaky, It deter
mined TO secure In the General q supporter in
stead OF "A opponent. 1t succeeded, as we
have seen, By promising assistance and Pc
cuuiary support IC never intended TO give or
az least 10 such an amount The only thing for
which we blame the government Is the fact
| or making Garioaldl believe that his plans would
be carried through regardless OF science and cost.
| not for Directing 20 guarantee undertaking. for
which aarIbadi himself Jailed 10 secure the scien
i Carl ha
him neap OF maps and then he set 70 work With
little proper assistance TO draw big lines across
them wHIch were TO DO the outlines OF his plans.
| And this done he fancied that his plans were as
| good as executed. Ganoadl did wrong In not
I Demanding a scientific commission at first to do
| the work with HIN, instead OF which the govern
ment attached two or three scientific men 10 his
1 stan but they had influence Whatever upon
| him and found that ne would have his own way
| whether or not Therefore, cay, the Italian gov
/ eminent does well in not entering bhndly into the
carrying out OF the G.rlDaldlan plans. but has
played q very weak part in leading the General 10
expect Whas It never intended to do.
For the present Garieadi viii have 70 content
himself With carrying the plan OF his new port.
/ Originally the General intended that the channel
i OF the FlumIcIno Canal (the only navigabe mouth
4 or the Tiber should be deepened as far az Port
4 Tralan, which latter should be drained and exca-
\ waited and made the port OF Rome. Now, how
II ever the plan is slmphded by making Flumlcno
itself into harbor BY means or breakwaters ana
connecting Flumclno with Rome BY means Of
railroad In half an hours lime. A perusal OF the
following letter will inform you Of all that has been
4 done here on the subject, aud l think II very
Il probable that before TINS letter reaches you the
sanction or the government and the necessary
guarantees will have been given.
THE NEW PORT or RoaE-THE PROBABLE RISAL
PLAN-aARIBALDIs PROPOSED HARBoR Al
FIUMcNo.
/ RoMR. April II, 1873.
Garibaldps gigantic schemes for the deviation
or the Tiber--that is. nrst, turning Il aside from
It's bed at the north OF Rome, above Ponte Mole,
and. after winding In q new channel cut parallel
with Rome, bringing it back INTO IT. bed couple
4 or miles below the city; second, the formation
or a huge canal starting from Tlvoi for the irri-
1 CATION or tue Roman CamDagna-seem likely 10 DO
\ cent to the Greek Calendar. The prospects Of the
/ port aud breakwater OF Fiumcino, however, are
\ looking up, precisely because detailed plan,
made after a month OF careful survey and sound
/ ing has been presented 70 Gatioaldl who u so
/ muck pleased with IL that be has himself intro
\ duced &c and supported Il before the commission.
Al nrst there was talk OF draining cleansing
ana enlarglng the old Portus Trsiantf UuI0o, Ira
/ Janis Dock, but It's small proportions and tho
enormous expense OF cutting and deepening the
channel thence to the sea- caused the imms date
rejection Of this idea.
THE JOURNEY TO FIUMIcfS0.
| Yesterday, aftec seeing tue plans or the en-
cheering nrm OF Wilkinson smith, which have
50 pleased Garibaldi, went down with Mr.. James
Wilkinson 10 Flumicno. As the little Tiber boat
runs only In the summer, and the trains 70 Ponte
Calera 90 at inoonvenient hours, we took a car
I - ana ar fuek az No
people we're beginning to hang out theT nags and
make preparations for Jstin0 tae double birthday
o King Victor and Prince Humbert. Piazza Mon.
tansra was crowded with the picturesque brigand-
liks peasants, whose salow compilations aud
sunken eyes told the uniform story Of ague. fever
and insufficient food, while waiting 10 be hired as
laborers or herdsmen, their cBief occupation
being the comparison OF their lottery tickets
which are considered more indispensable tnsn
bread or clothing. The drive TO Ponte 0aera
alone sunnces TO prove not only the necessity, but
the wisdom or ameliorating tho vast tracts Of
land, which, endowed BY nature with such life
giving and DEMONSTRATING powers, u men
would but develop them, now exhale but
death ana poison. Hero and there you
see splendid vineyards, protected BY the
reeds placed &C right sngles fields Of lupin
ana waving corn already a ioos high. bat for the
most part weary swamps. Tor which no one would
give az an acre, but which in England, well
drained and warped as the Lincolnshire fens
have been, would DC worth from EloO TO eiSo an
acre.
THR AERO ROMANO.
With the exception or q very small portion the
whole OF tue land on the right OF tho Tlbcr, be-
tween Ponte GaleTa the railway station on the
CiYlta Yecchla linc) and Tumclno, belongs 10
Prince Torlonla, who purchased &C. with the stucco
villa doing small credit 70 his taste, from PaaUcnL
The vast plain Is scattered hers ana there with
small red constructions which look ike tomb
stones, but which are In fact, drinking trougns
Tor cattle, the water being brougat down from toe
hills in pipes about foot under ground. Two
years since the Prince lost nearly 1900 mead Of
cattle BY disease, and now has comparatively
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