, 1882-06-23
Death of the Patriot, Garibaldi.

Caprera, ltaly, ou the 81 inst. lie was
Il great patriot and General, born of
poor parents July -, lNOi, at Nice. In
early youth lie followed the sea and
llaue several voyages, and IN lH32 nc
bacame implicated with Maz2ina IN II
conspiracy against Charles Albert, king
of Sardinia, and was compelled to quit
ais country. Two years afterwards, lie
became again involved in political trou-
p.es, ana was condemned to death III
ms absence for an attempt to subvert
the existing government. de escaped
- France, aud landing at Marseilles,
there distinguished himself by his de-
voted attention to the patients of chol-
era hospital, whom the nurses had de-
serted. Thence he sailed III an Egyptian
corvette and offered his services to the
Bey OF Iunis; but the life in that service
noI being stirring enough for his active
and intrepid spirit, lie sailed for South
america IN 1886, and fought for the re-
pdOilc VI Rio Grande, then ut war with
Drazll. lie commanded vessel OF ~
tons, with l6 men, and having been ta-
ken prisoner at Gualaguay, upon trying
10 escape, experienced the most cruel
treatment. After affecting his liberia
Ton, he again fought for Rio Grande
and. attended by his devoted wife Anita,
PASSED through the extremes of perlls
dad piivations. He next commanded an
4taIIan legion of SUI men against ROsas,
Dictator of Buenos Ayres, and fought
the battle of Salto Santa Antonio. In
lo47 on hearing of the elevation of Plus
IN, to the Pontiticate, he offered his SER
wees to Charles Albert, and upon the
latters declining them, he transferred, in
1913, the offer to the Provisional Govern
lneut then sitting in Rome. There he
was received with enthusiasm, and dis
tIngulshed himself in the very thickest
Cf the struggle when that city was storm
cd by the French troops. On the entry of
the latter, Garibaldi tied, hotly pursued
10y French and Austrian cavalry. Dur
llg the terrible time which followed,
Garibaldi was hunted down like a wild
beast, he lost his brave wife, who sunk
down by his side overcome with the ter
rOrs and nardships she had endured
Gari5aidi, eventually succeeded in max
Ing his escape to the United States,
where he settled on Staten Island n. Y,
as a soap and candle manufacturer In
ls54 he visited England, and was pre-
ssnted with o sword VI honor by the citi-
2ens uf Newcastie-on-Tyne He after
walds settled on tine ROCKY island OF Ca
prera, adjoining that of Sardinia, in the
Mediterranean, where he commenced to
practice the pursuits of agriculture and
gardening with great success. On the
breaking out of the war between France
aud ltaiy against Austria in 1859, which
- t,lNAI IN, h, ~ Ia,
,enetia to Italy, Galioaldi organized
volunteer force OF II, 7,OUU men called Cdc-
ciatori Dell ALpi, c'Chasseurs of the
Alps'L with which he cooperated with
the regulars of his countrymen, forming
its flying column Of tirallleurs. At the
head of this force Garabaldi, fought on
the battles of Varese, Camerlato, Como,
Drescia, Magenta, Montebella, Solferino,
eI1. Next year (lSGO1 Garibaldi fitted
out small expedition, with funds sub
scribed by his English admirers, and
landing at Marsala, Sicily, in May, took
Palarnio, and after several engagements
with the Neapolitan troops drove them
ont of the island. Following up his
success with largely increased force,
Gen. GariDaldi marched on to Greta
meeting there Victor Emanuel, whom he
saluted as king of Italy" and with him
entered Naples i'll triumph. After the
fall OF Gaeta and Capua, and the full ac-
complishment of his great design in
uniting Italy under one constitutional
monarch, Gen Garibaldi refusing all
honors and rewards, and poor as when
he set out, returned to his humble island
home at Caprera. His insular retire
llent was not, however, of long duration.
In 1867 ne published at Palermo an in
hammasory address to the hungarian
people melting them to revolt; Gen.
Hlapka, and others of his judicious
friends, endeavored but without success,
to restrain him from what they well
deemed to be Quixotic enterprise. In
August of that year, General Garibaldi,
at the head Of body of volunteers lin
Guiding number of enthusiastic Eng
lishmen), crossed in two French steamers
from Catania to Melita, small port on
tle Calabrian coast. They were follow
el by strong body of the royal troops
under Col. Pallavicini, and were attack
ei on the mountain plateau of Asprom-
onte, when they surrendered, Garibaldi
himself being severely wounded by ri
to Spezzia, where the bullet was extract
el by al English surgeon sent specially
for the purpose. Though guilty of de
fdc'o treason, he was pardoned by the
king on account Of his eminent services
in the cause of Italian independence III
lS6O, and returned to Caprera. In 1864
Gen. Garibaldi visited London, where he
received an ovation from the people
which almost amounted to delirium.
During the Austro-P -Prussian campaign
Of 1867, Garibaldi took the field, was en-
gagged in operations at Tyrol, sustained
severe repulse from the Austrians, July
-, and retired upon the Soro. This re-
ysrse he retrieved next day, and was pre-
! ring to advance when the war was
brought to close. In the fall Of 1867,
a body of italian volunteers under Carl
baldi's command, who set out on an ex-
pedition against Rome, were defeated at
Montana, Nov. g. Garibaldi has since
lived in close retirement at Caprera, de-
voting himself, like another Ciuoiunatus,
To the peaceful cultivation of his farm.