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Garibaldi relates a pleasing little incident
of his wife, he say, "We were all in
our shirt sleeves getting our breakfasts
—I rather thoughtful, for I had
just been obliged to condemn one of our
officers to death—when we heard
quick steps in the corridors: the door
flew open, I uttered a cry,—It was
Annita come to join me, escorted by
Orrigeni.—The gentlemen on
recognising my wife put on their coats
and left us—Do you know
how she has amused herself while coming
here? General?—asked Orrigeni—
—No;—how?" —"In stopping
all along St Pietro in Montorio to look
at the french batteries.!!—
Look how we are both covered with dust!
—that was done by the bullets striking against
the walls,—come along! come along! I
kept saying, it's no use to get shot here!!!
and by good fortune we have at last arrived
safe and sound—

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The view before us shows the approach to th(e)
Batteries and the line of defence in the distance

———Scene. 18.

Garibaldi defending Rome

Up to this period, the resistance of the Ro(mans)
was chiefly intended to gain time so that the
French government might be enableed to accept (the)
arrangements made with their plenipotentiary
—The news of the refusal to ratify, with
the circumstances that preceeded it, so ir(ri)
­tated the Romans, that they resolved to pro(long)
the resistence—though it was generally ad(mitt)
­ed, that, so soon as the French had formed (a)
practical breach and established a
battery on the wall all would be lost.

The bombardment was con­
tinued without intermission,—one hund(red)
and fifty bombs fell into the city, still n(ot)
a complaint, not a demand for surren(der)
was heard.—Owing to a discussio(n)
with the g General-in-Chief, Garibaldi
retired from his head quarters at the S[gap of 2chars]
Pancrazio gate and retired into Rome, t(here)
was an immense shout from the people
recalling him to his post,—and when h(e)
consented to reassume his command the shouts [gap of 2chars]
the entire population followed him to the ga(te)

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The conduct of the Roman people during these days
of trial was worthy of ancient times; whilst
during the night, persued by showers of projectiles
which crushed in the roofs of their houses,
mothers flew from one place to another, pressing
their children to their breasts; whilst
the streets resounded with cries and lamentations
—not a single voice spoke of surrender!!

In the midst of all this, one jeering cry was
heard, when a ball or an obus brought down the
side of a house—"Another benediction from
the Pope"—All the artillerymen
(observe ladies and gentlemen,) ""all" had been
killed at their guns"—and the duty of
artillerymen was performed by soldiers of the line.
As long as one of the cannon remained
upon its carriage it replied.

On the evening of the 29th the last was dismounted(.)

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There The night therefore of the 29th fell upon
Rome like a winding sheet.—On that terrible
night the tempest of the heavens was mingled
with that of the earth. The thunder growled
responsively to the cannon, the lightening
crossed the fire of the bombs, thunderbolts
fell in two or three places, as if to render the
city sacred—and in spite of the festival
of St Peter the two armies maintained
their duel—to the death.

———Scene 20.

The French entering Rome

He who during that night had fixed his
looks upon the eternal city, would have
beheld a spectacle which the eyes of
man can only expect to contemplate once
in the cours [gap of 1chars] e of ages—and then by
the side of all this, something still more
grand than the shock of matter—the struggle
of good and evil—the struggle of the
soverignty of the people against the right
divine—of Liberty against Despotism
—the religion of Christ against the —
religion of the Popes.

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Scene 21

Garibaldi and his volunteers
leaving Rome

On July the second at On the night of July the
second—at the moment when the french wer
were at the gates of Rome, and the flag of Italy
was flying in Venice alone, Garibaldi gave
orders for departure on that memorable retreat

He assembled the troops in the place of the Vatican
and announced to them that he quited Rome
to carry into the provinces revolt against the
Austrians, the King of Naples and pope Pio
the 9th—and added whoever is
willing to follow me shall be recieved among
my people—I require nothing of them
but hearts filled with love for their country
they will have no pay, no Barracks, no ration
rations, bubut continued alarms, forced
marches, and charges with the bayonet.
Whoever is not satisfied with this,—had
better remain here.—The gates of Rome
once passed,—every step backwards will
be a step towards—Death—!

Neither the frightful perspective offered them

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Garibaldi took from the military chest enough
to supply the immediate wants of the soldiers,
—at the same time selling his watch
for his own support—(This fact is attested
by an Englishman present at the time, and
is another proof of the rare disinterestedness
of hoour hero.

The devoted Annita had joined her husband
leaving her three young children in the care
of her mother at Nice. No entreaty could
turn her from her determination to accompan(y)
her husband "(She was in an advanced state
of pregnancy.)" The numerous dangers to which
she knew her husband would be exposed,
far from terrifying her, was a further
inducement for her to follow him.—

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Garibaldi with his brave followers then left Rome
Their march was firm—but gloomy as the grave.
Daylight had not yet appeared, and that dark colum(n)
passed out upon the Tiburtine road, silent
as death.

———Scene 22.

Bivouac. The Garibaldians preparin(g)
to march

A general like Garibaldi, who refuses even the
priviledge of a tent, in order not to be better
than the lowe [gap of 1chars] st of his followers is a suffi(cient)
rarity: but it is still rarer to find a wom(an)
expose herself voluntarily to privation and (the)
enemy's attack when her condition would
have claimed the most attentive care.
Annita whose devotion to her hus th(h)
Republic and love of her husband ar(e)
sufficiently known to us, was ever
present addressing the soldiers with
martial ardour, encouraging those wh(o)
seemed to give way, and accepting (no)
other food than that shared by the pri[gap of 3chars]
—and if in any engagement it was neces(sary)
to offer an example of bravery, she was see(n)
like a modern Amazon, mounted on a noble s(teed.)

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Exhausted by fatigue, uncertain of their object,
but very certain of suffering and danger, a
great number of the troops who at Rome resolved
to follow Garibaldi,—deserted their ranks.
—The weakest, especially the natives, disappeared
as they passed by their home-villages.
Greedy dragoons tempted by the value of the horses
they rode, disbanded, and thus gave the worst
possible example to their comrades. The injury
done to the corps by their deserters, unworthy the
name of Republicans, was not confined to the loss of
horses and arms.—The soldiers of yesterday,—
the theives and robbers to-day,—in their disgraceful
flight, indulged in pillage, and committed crimes
of every description—But the Republican
flag ever remained unstained and the only
guilty persons were those over whom it
no longer waved.