The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-06-08
GaribaIdi's Death.

July ~ lSO7 sou OF a sailur, hq was TO be-
come sailor himself Hewas but few years
oil When the movement In which he was sub-
seqnently to play so Prominent a part began.
me Caroonarl had begun the work of conspir-
acy already nnder Napoleon and secret
societies, grew in numbers fiom year 70
year Mazzini, prosecuted and flying to
Frame. establish ed about 1880, at Mar
seliles, paper called La Gtoudne Italia
Young Italy,. Garibaldi then q young Pied
montese sailor. joined tho secret society OF
which Mazziui was the leader, and after an
att mpt to raise an instruction at Genoa was
compelled to take to flight.
few years later, VIII revolution broke out
in south America, we find him engaged in de-
fenling the republic of Rio Grande against
Brazil. Now on sea, now on land. he always
fought bravey with band of his couutrymen,
was wounded, captured by the Drazilians, inn
prisoned and subjected to torture In 1S43 lie
became chief Of The naval forces OF the repub-
iicaiis OF Montevidro cOnsI ting OF three mis-
er1bie sool,s, and Ii al TO fight the squadron of
Dictator ltusas under Admiral Brown He had
married than creole of the province of Sainte
Catherine The celebrated Anita, who became
not only the mother of his children but a
lieutenant to him. In the battle with that
squadron she showed prodigious valor but
after ~ thu ee days fight the ammunition was
exhausted, and Tie ony thing left to Gaiibaldi
was to burn his claft 50 rs TO prevent its ca D.
tnre lie had us-d the same expedient two
years before, when igh ing the Brazans. His
Ii @ at that time, as lie relates it in his me
moires' savnrs OF the most incredible novels
OF the sen atiunal catalogue
His reputation nov, began to spread in the
world at large, Cor the South american wars be-
gan 10 Est Europe, and the name of Carl
baldi caltIe frequently before the public. When,
fe" years later the revolution broke ont in
Europe, lie rushed thithor and landed at Genoa,
lvidently expecting that Charles Albert, then
fighting the Austraus, would accept his SER
vices. Charles Albert knew, however, Carl
bal,iis republican views, still remembt red
his condemnation to death and declined his
offer. But the committee of public safety OF
Milan, having Just formed several detachments
OF volunteers, gave him the cOmman of them
and ordered him to march to the rescue OF Ber-
pamo. This expedition was failure. Carl
baldi retreated towarl Como, and the bulk of
his volnnt deserted Into switzerland, while
he himself escaped to Genoa.
About year later the revolution broke on,
in Rome, the pope to oh to flight, and the re
public was proclaim ed in the Eternal City.
MaIzlni, then one of the triumvirs gave Carl
bilil The command of the forces which were to
defend Zone against the besieging French
army rndCr OudinUt. 1t was here that he met
wlh his first success on Italian SOIL for he not
only reprllscd Ontlinot but, taking advantage
of he temporary armt .tice conclu d. d at Rome
dashed upon tue Ntapo itan army encamped at
Palostrina, aud with less than s. 900 men de-
featcd the whole OF it, few days later and as the
Neapuli aus seemed to have reurganized them
selves, he at acked them once mo @ at Velletri
andso utterly routed them that but for the hes
ltatlon OF the commander -in-chief RO5elD,
acting then in conjunction with him, the whole
Neepultan army might h I'VE been DESTROYED
and The king captured. Garibaldl was again
wonnded in that battle, but had nevertheless to
hurry 10 the defense of Rome. The armistice
being Yer, the French resumed their attack
with gn army OF 80 900 men and powerful siege
artillery. Tho siege, storm and capture OF
the Eternal Guy are well emembered. For
nearly month the fearful massacre lasted
ending in the determination of tue eater part
OF the valiant garrison. On the 2 / OF Juy
1919, Galibaldi hat to leave for the mountains
with II force OF some 3 700 men, in the hope of
being able to carry on II partisan war against
the French, the Papll forces, the Neaporans
or the Ansrians, as circumstances might COM
mand. Sharply pursued, he had to take re-
fnge upon the little eitla State of San Ma
rlno. Foreign powers, wever interfered,
and compelled the government Of San MarinO
to thsperar his forces, and he vas hun ed very
p!nch as if he had heon II Drgand. Daring hi
wan lerings in search of IL stle abode, he one
night reached the village OF MandIiole near
RaVenna, where two poor peasants, the broth
erS liavaBlla, gave shelter both to him and to
his wife, not knowing who they we're. Anita
was pregnant and utterly exhausted. She died
almost Immediately npon her arrival, bat the
troops pursuing Gan aldl were SO near that
he dared not lose even the time necessary foI
her burial.
After no end of tribulatons Garibaldi sue
ceeed in safely reaching Genoa AM escaped
10 the New World ain H embarked tor New
York and establish ID a can lie III nlfactory on
Staten lsiand. Subsequently he went tn Cali
fnrnia, and in 1852 turned mp in China on board
u Peruvian brl", the Ca men. Two years later
things had snliicien lvq llUted down III Italy to
permit his attempting to turn to hat country,
and he therefore accrp'ed he proposal of IN
American sliDDwppr rpOlurt n Vaaspl Il
Genoa. When lie rta he'd Italian soil he
sumed his former activity as captain in the
merchant navy OF Piedmont
In May, 1859, when the war with Austriu
broke ont, Wet + Emanuel admitted Garibald
to the regular army, with the rank of maj
general, and pnt him at the hrai o a volunteer
corps called tho CaccatOri dole A pi - ALI pine
Jag. ers organized by Glen raj CialdinI Ii
this capacity Gdrihal i wa- the trst to put III
foot upon the ,ol O. Lombardy to attack Aus
tia. lie took within lev days Fartse anu
Como, and pushed the AustIians uude
General Uri an ;uwar Milan. Magenta and
So'ferno, however, soon brought the war
franc, he lad - ~, 5n,vn thH r%r"H or,o Of villa
now too popular man to be afraid of
any prosecution on the other hand the
success which he had obtained encouraged
him 10 iurth action, aud so he Immediately
started for Mudeua and Parma, and began to
Hgile these Duchies in favor OF annexation to
Piedmont. He had thea seat in parliament,
and made fierce attack on Cavour at the time
the Savoy an Nice question was discussed. 1t
was natural a great Otfense to him that his
native ace should be los; tD his country; and
the surrender OF Savoy aud Nice was the main
cause OF that bitter auinlo-ity which ever after
existed between him and the great Italian
minister He woDld not take the slightest
hotice of the agreement of Plombieres In which
the annexation Ii ID been stipulated as the price
OF French a lance.
In 1860, WHEN the revolt broke out in Sicily
against the Neapolitau rule Garibaldi got up
an expedition on hls own account, notwithsttnd-
ing the effhts of Vicor Enamel to put ii stop
tolt. Two steamers, the Piomonle and The
Lombarde, embarked about thousand voun-
teers OF all nationalltts, who landed in lew
days at Marsala, captured Pa mo. and by
July of the same ycaf rendered Garibaldi act
ua !, master of the whole of Sicily. be was
proclaimed dic'atOr and few weeks
later, notwitls aiding all the pro-
tests and efforts OF the Euro 0eau
powers to preserve Tie Bonr on rule Naples
he crossed the Straits Hnl entered that city.
His fame had low T. ached It's climax though
the Siclian and N,apo.itan camp ugns we've
probably the asst advenl urous and dashing OF
all lie had under taken. The aulmosily toward
the Buurbons of Naples Was so great through
out their douiinons that their oilers deserted
the ranks aid the population everywhere
opened the gates TO GallDIldi with tokens OF
the greatest enthusiasm.
The dictator was always devoted TO Victor
Emanuel, and had no personal ambition be-
you'd that of generously and molly serving his
country. He VAS therefore eosy induced 10
lay the newly liDe ated provinces at the ieet OF
the king OF Piedmont. Five millions of lial-
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