The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-10-18

~ hAaANla NhsH EANNAA III AAlN AIAANAtA' Q
honor it was u most select yet cosmo-
poitan affair. Some OF the generals
| friends present at The dinner begged
him to give brief description OF the
siege oil Rome by the French. Carl
! paia,, ,oatn to speui, ot iiis own deeds,
yet fearing to offend his friends by a
! refusal, reluctantly complied with their
request. lie briefly, and with much
modesty, recouuted how the French
were beaten and rapulsed on the first
onset.
In the middle OF the narrative a
French merchant present gave the gen
ora the lie direct. Garibaldi, through
galIantry to tho ladies Il. the dinner,
paid no attention to the insoent inter
ruption, but continued his story 10 its
end, and soon alter retired.
The following day he called at the
Frcucnman's store and demanded salts.
faction in no uncertain language. No
sooner had the general made the dc.
manl than he was struck from behind
by the FreuChmIn's partner. Reallz'
ing that he was entrapped, GaribaIdi
used his cane to such elect that in an
instant both FrenChmen were on the
floor, vanquishei. No sooner had the
news OF the encounter spread aorond
than all the maritime population OF the
city, consisting largely OF Italian sailors,
collected in large numbers, and giving
the shout, stormed the store oil the
French merchant, who, with his part
ner, had to lee Tor his lille. And woe
TO any Frencnman in the city who
showed his nose outside his own door
during the emeute.
We again set sail for China. Our
crew consisted oil great many Maays
and few Italians. The Mlluys were
rs ierocioUs a looking set AS ever drew
crecses.
confess to feeling Of considerable
misgiving on first beholding how large
ly this gloomy crew outnumbered the
cheerful, hIrd working sons OF Italy,
but had not the temerity to mention
my fears TO the general, who was too
strict disciplinarian to tolerate any
suggestion from one OF his crew. So |
held my peace, but determined to keep
my eyes upon the rascaI3.
As it turned out, my worst fears were
to. be realized. The Malays were shrewd
fellows. They we're expert seamen, yet
not one OF them had any idea OF the
science OF navigation. knew this and
concluded that they would deter the at
tack Cior | was as sure that an attack
would be made as / was that Twas alive)
until we should sight the Chinese
coast, where they would ieel themselves
1T home. ! watched yigilantIy, but no
signs did they give OF the Matching OF
any deadly plot This only caused me
to redouble my watChlulness, rs | knew
them to be adopts at the art oil dis
sembling.
At last, one day about sunset, we
sighted the coast OF China, and no
words can express the anxiety feit.
As | said before, was ashamed to con-
Tess my fears to my chief before sailing,
and / feIt so still. believe | was the
only man in the ship who scented the
proximity OF danger.
It was n night OF watchfulness and
terror to me. But my watchfulness
was rewarded and my terror compen-
| stated, as subsequent recital OF the
events that followed will show.
The plans OF the Malays were well
laid. About midnight they congregated
en- masse near the mainmast, and
could CLEAN from my hiding place-tor
| / had picked up considerable OF their
language-ihOt their purpose was to
storm the cabin in q body, murder the
captain aud first officer and then dis
pose OF the rest OF the crew at their lei
sure. Creeping stealthily from behind
the water cas5, where had been con-
cealed. reached the main cabin unob-
served, and, awakening the general,
told him what | heard.
GARIBALDT AND tbs MUriNEERs.
never saw so sudden and awful a
change come over any man, His rage
was something terrible. Springing from
his berth, he seized cutlass and re-
volver and rushed out in his nightshirt
justGs the attacking party OF cut-throats
approached the cabin. He charged right
and lett with his sabre and calling his
countrymen to join him.
So sudden and fierce and so utterly
unexpected was the attack OF this man
that he almost subdued the mutiny
single handed. They rallied, however,
alter the first surprise, for the Aalays
are brave race, and we had most
fearful battle for a few minutes. We
gashed them with our cutasses and
fired into their midst with our pistols.
Finally we were victorious. After Quell-
ing the mutiny and giving instructions
as to the disposal OF the mutineers, the
General retired once more to his berth,
and in few minutes was sleeping as
peacefully as ii nothing had happened
to disturb the calm serenity OF the
night which had come SO near being his
last,
Next day we landed the mutinous
Malays on the Chinese Coost, and so
great was Garibaldi's aversion to i'm
prisonment OF any kind that he would
not even prosecute these, to him, the
worst OF criminals" as he put it
traitors. The mutineers sent word to
Garbaldi asking his forgiveness. He
replied that he considered it privilege
to forgive anybody,
On reaching Annoy we loaded for
Boston. From Boston we sailed ior
New York in ballast, and arriving there
saicly'in the summers OF an impending
war between Turkey and Russia reach.
cd us, and the general, knowing that
great preparations were being made by
England and France to resist the pre-
tensions OF Russia, resigned his position
as commander OF the Carmen, which he
sent home in charge OF the first officer
Garibalii knew that Russia's object
was simply TO seize Constantinople,
aud he wished to be in position to
avail himself OF any opportunity which
might present itself OF serving Italy. A
firm OF Genoese ship owners soon after
rendered him command OF the clipper
shin Commonwealth. which thev hnd