ITALY AND GARIBALDI.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 290, 24 November 1862, Page 5

ITALY AND GARIBALDI.

We have now details of Garibaldi's rising. Our last intelligenc gave the simple fact that he had crossed over from Sicily to the mainland. It does not appear that his reception at Calabria was quite so enthusiastic as at Reg^io. • The following letter from Garibaldi himself, relating to the unhappy conflict at Aspromoiite, will be read with the greatest interest :— "On board the Duke of Genoa, September 1 "Thay thirsted for blood, and I wished to'spare it. £ot the poor soldier who obeyed, but the men of the clique who cannot forgive the revolution for Sn J the rcvo ut.iou_it is that which disturbs their conser esuvo hshrnent ot our Italian femilj. Y&, they thirsted for bloou; I perceived it with sorrow, and I endeavored- in consequence to the utnmV £ prevent^hat of our aUilants jLTbda* "fid I ran to the fro«t of our line crying out to them not to fire and from the centre to the left,, where ny voiS and those of my aides-de-camu could be heW ZJ „ tngaaj. was pulled. It was not thus on tS 'ttX inff side. Having arrived at a distance of 200 metfi" they began a tremendous fire, and the party Jf §£ saguen who wore in front of me directing their jhofe against me, struck me with two balls? one £ ne left'high not serious, the other in the ankle ot the right foot.making a serious wound. As i-ll this happened at tbe opening of the conflict, and as I w"S earned to tliesxiitof the ™od after being wounded I could see nothing more, a thick crowd haviugSed around me while my wound was bein* dr&sedT feel, certain, howevai-, that up to the end of the line winch was at my litter, aud to that of my aid L dp camp, not a sinate musket was fireJ. As* there ww no finng oa our side,, it w.-is easy for the troops to approach and min-le with ours; and when I was told that tney wished to disarm us I replied tbat the men mig.it disarm themselves. The intentions of my comparnons were so little hostile, that I only by this; disarmed m the crowd some, officers and regular soldiers It was not so on our ryhl. The picciotti, attacked by the regular troops, replied by 1 a lire upon So whole line and although trumpets sounded to cease nnnjr, there was at that spot a S Made which lasted not more than a qSer of an hour. My wounds led to soni? confusion in our 'lines. Uuv aoldfevs, not serin? me began to retreat iuto the wood, so that little by httletua crowd romi- me broke up, arid the mist faithful alone remained. At this moment I leirned that my staff and Colonel Pallavicino! who c"m masided the rejnuar troops, were negotiating- upon the fol owiiiff considerations : fu-st, that I should be free with my sU'.ft, to withdraw where I pleased (I re plied, <• On board aa English vessel » Second, that having arrived at the sea shore, the rest of mv co«npanions should be set at liberty. Colonel Pallavicino cow uctPU himself a? a valorous and iateHfcent chief m all his imluary movements and he has not been wanting in respect or courtesy towards me and mv people. He showed his griofin having to shed ItaliaJ Wood ; buthe hid received peremptory orders, and had to obey them. My arraagements had been purely defensive, and I had hoped to avoid a conflict, seeing the very strong position that I occupied, and entertaining the hope that the l-e/mlar.trooua had received orders less sanguinary. If I had not been wounded at the outset, and if my people had not received the order, muter all circumstauces, to avoid any collision whatsoever with the regular troops, tlu contest between men of the same race would have W.n terrible. However, far better as it is. Whatever may be the result of my wounds, whatever fate tha % government prepares for me, I have the consciousness of having done my duty • and the sacrifice of my life is a v.;ry little thins if it 'has cont.nbutad to save that of a great number of my fellowcountrymen. In the hazardous enterprise in which I and mv companions had thrown ourselves, with heads bent, I hoped nothing good from the Government of ltattazzi. But why should I not have hoped for lesß rigour on the part of the king, having altered in nothing the old programme, and having decided not to alter it any price 1 What afflicts me most is this fatal distrust, which contributes not a little to the mcompletion of national unity. However it may be I once again present to Italy a serene front, assured of having do:ie my duty. Once more, my unimportant life and the more precious ones of so many generous young men have been offered as a holocaust to the holiest of causes—pure from all vile personal interests. GK Garibaldi. The Wanderer of Vienna publishes the following letters, which, it states, have passed between General Garibaldi and the American Consul at Vienna : — " To General Garibaldi, Spezzia, Italy. " Vienna, Ist September. "General,--Asit has not been practicable to you for the moment to accomplish the great patriotic work you undertook in the interest of your beloved country, I take the liberty of addressing you the present letter, with the view of learning whether it would not enter into your plans to offer us your valiant arm in the contest which we sustain for the liberty and unity of our great llepuolic. The combat in which we are engaged does not interest us alone, but the whole civilised world. Ihe transport and enthusiasm with which you would be received in our country, in which you have passed a portion of your life, would be immense • and your mission which would be that of leading our brave soldiers to fight for the same principle to which you have nobly devoted your entire existence, would be altogether conformable to your intentions. I shall consider myself, General, extremely fortunate if I could receive your reply.—l have the honor to be, &c, "Thkodore Canisius, " Consul of the United States of America." The following was General Garibaldi's reply :— " Variguano, 14i;h September, ™'{ Sir lam a prisoner, and dangerously wounded consequently it is not possible for me to dispose of myself. Still the moment that I have obtained my liberty, and that my wounds are healed, I shall seize the first favorable opportunity of satisfying my desire to serve the great American Republic, of which I am a citizen, and which is now fighting for universal liberty.

" I have the honor to be, 4c, " GrARIBALBI."