GARIBALDI.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 16, 2 January 1863, Page 3

GARIBALDI.

je Turin correspondent of the Times I? on "jf? IStli : — -'It is somewhat difficult W& t,R positive truth Avith respect to Ddi's health, but from what I can gather seems to be little doubt that the healing . wound makes no progress. As I told i a previous letter, the Italian doctors most unanimous in their opinion that diet is in the wound, and think as a * of course, that no permanent improve&n take place until the leaden foe is re--7 [• Those who very lately visited the 1 captive at the Varignano were painf? jstruck with his wan and Avorn like '8 lance. He is very thin, his temples are ig W) his hands emaciated, the colour of his c " ■•■F ecayt 'y His countenance is calm jrfc ijjeerfui, but the beholders fancy they * 'Ipcry an under-current of settled melantrv H Ul(ler thatwell-affectod serenity. His led, if 8 his brother are still with him; tjj^ly'Rasso, his secretary, his three doc-totV'-BJJ A-ugusto Vccchi, his lively friend. tlay,.'; ••■*antaleo, stylinghimself his 'chaplain', lomo^HMiini, and two soldier servants con•■W**B household. Madame SchaAvbe, the

the widow of a German Hebrew merchant of Manchester, is unremitting in her cares, and .assiduously sees that all the wants of the prisoner are ministered to. Colonel Santa Rosa has been relieved from his duties as commander of the Varignano, since, by virtue of the amnesty. Garibaldi has been declared a free man. The General's sword and his son's have bc~e"n formally restored to their owners by an express order of the government. M. Pauehet, the correspondent of the Opinion Nationale, has just paid a visit to General Garibaldi at Varignano, and gives details in a letter addressed to the above journal. He says :— " There is one plague at Varignano — it is the pilgrimage of the English. They come on the flimsiest pretences, set themselves on the foot of the bed where the General lies, sft there "whole hours, with their mouths open, but without saying a word. Very fortunately, Ripari, the doctor, is on the watch, and without ceremony, out of sight of Garibaldi, gives them a sign to go away, and by expressive gestures, makes them understand that his patient needs repose." .In a previous paragraph, aiso, M. Pauchet alludes to the number of people who visit Garibaldi for the. purpose of obtaining his signature to portrait cards, and who are not well received by the General. Garibaldi has written an affectionate letter to Victor Hugo ; promising to be present at the first representation of the Misdrables in London within two months from this time. God grant that he may be able to lepep the appointment, but the last accounts from Varignano are most alarming. A P.S. in a Turin letter of the Uth, in the Temps, contains the following:— "I have just seen Dr. Riboli. He is greatly cast down. The mere sight of Garibaldi at once dissipated in his mind all the illusions encouraged by the optimism of the daily bulletins. Garibaldi is pale, exhausted, attenuated. A fever, not intense, but of daily recurrence, is slowly consuming him. As to the wound, M. lliboli agrees with M. Palasciano that the ball is in it. He thinks it not safe to attempt the extraction at present, at the same time fears that delay may bring with it the most serious complications. In short, his impression is most discouraging." Garibaldi has addressed the following to a Swedish artist : — " Signore, — Thanks for your kind feelings towards my country and myself. I am aware that our struggle met with the sympathy of the Swedish people, and I beg to express my thanks to every friend of Italy in your country. As regards the good and friendly feelings of your brave King towards myself, it is a great pleasure to me to be able to interpret them as a manifestation of sympathy for the liberty and unity of Italy. I congratulate Sweden on being ruled over by a man whose virtues and noble qualities give him so ample a claim to the love of his subjects, and who. having so great a sympathy for the liberty of other countries, cannot fail to respect the political rights of his own people. If the liberty and independence of Sweden were in peril, I would beg King Charles XV. to permit me the honour of drawing my sword in the ranks of the brave Swedish army, which is inseparably connected with the memory of the glorious victories of Charles XII., which raised it to the standard of the most intrepid soldiers of Kurope. I should rejoice if the letter strengthened the family sentiments already existing between our two nations ; and with the greatest esteem I subscribe myself, " G. Garibaldi." The Nuova Europa of Florence publishes a letter from the people of that city to Garibaldi, and his answer. This is one of the many recent instances in Italy which show that where the people can venture to express their opinion of recent occurrences, their sympathies are always with Garibaldi. A deputation from Florence, says the Europa, composed of two ladies, Enrichetta Biscardi and Rosa Braccini, and of Luigi Corsini, Guiseppe Canorai Romeo Grazzini, and Allossandro Fabrini, went lately to Varig-nano, to carry to General Gaaibaldi a small sum collected among the working men of our city, and accompanied by the following address: — " General, not for you, who do not require it, the testimony of your conscience sufficing you, but for the honour of the people to whom they belong, and whose silence might be interpreted into approbation of what lias been done against you, and as an abandonment of the cause of that unity propounded by you, the undersigned send you their salutation and good wishes, entreating you to accept the penny of each in the little sum accompanying the present, and of which you will dispose according to your good pleasure. "Florence, Oct. T^ISGS.". The General answered the deputation in the following terras : — Varignano, Oct. 9, 18G2. " I thank the Florentine artisans, whom I admire. I am very grateful for their goodness, and salute them. "G. Gambaidi."