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joy, and the JB"rench prisoners were welcomed and treated as brothers.
As fGr the wounded, the attention they received gained the Romans the
thanks of thEt Commander-in-Chief of the French army, aa is seen by a
letter publialLed by M. de Lesaeps, in his memorial to the Council of
State.

On May 2, the triumvirate announced that the Neapolitan troops had
invaded the t4lrritory of the Republic; and on the 7th, that the Austrians
and Spaniardls had followed their example. The N eapolitana approached
from V elletri, the Spaniards , had disembarked at Fiumicino ; the
Austrians wet-e threatening Bologna, while the French were quartered at
Castel - Guido. .A.s we have not apace, however, to describe the arrange­
menta made hy the Roman Republic to resist the quadruple invasion,
we will confin.e ourselves to those relating to our subject.

The French government and General Oudinot had by no means fore­
seen the vigorous resistance offered by the Romans. When the news of
the events of April 30th arrived at Paris, there was a very stormy meeting
in the National Assembly, the result of which was "a vote imposing on
the ministry the obligation not to destroy the Roman Republic by French
arms." M . Drouyn de l'Huys thought it advisable to send M . de Lessepa
to Rome, ancl recommended the latter to save him from a serious im­
peachment. De Leasep's orders were to do all in his power to prevent
any renewal of hoatilitiea, and, on arriving at Rome, he certainly did his
utmost to prevent fresh collisions. The result of his efforts was the con­
tinuation of the truce which the force of affairs had commenced prior to
his arrival. During the suspension of arms, General Oudinot confined
his operatioru1 to "that part of the territory which had Civita V ecchia
for its basis," while the Roman troops, engaged with other adversaries,
were enabled to proceed wherever they believed that "it waa their interest
to do ao." But this period of rest was dearly paid for, as the French
government employed it to send up reinforcements, which rendered any
further impossible.

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llUE 01' G.llUll..t.LDI.

CHAPTER V.

Gnribaldi's Volunteers-Attack on the Neapolitans-The Battle of Vellctri-Fligh t
of the Xing-Rocca d'A.rco-M. de Lesseps-Advance of the Fren<:h-Thc
Final Attack on Rome.

THE Jtomans; having the Austrians still some diStance off, and disdain­

ing to fight the Spaniards, who were marching upon Upper Umbria,

deliberated about attacking the Neapolitans, who, 20,000 strong, under

the command of the kiug, were advancing on Rome. Garibllldi, with a

small corps oflight troops, amounting to 3,000 or 4,000 men, was ordered

to recot1noitre their positions. He halted first at Palestrina, and, in

conformity with his favourite system, sent detachments in every direc­

tion to explore the country. Cntting their way through the villages

occupied by the eapolitans, putting their detachments to flight, and

taking n:umy prisoners, the Romans acquitted themselves to the satisfac­

tion of chief in their first trial of this novel mode of warfare.

Garibal(Li confidently awaited the morrow, foreseeing that a division of

?',000 encamped at Palestrina would advance to attack him. His

hopes were not deceived ; on the morning of May 9th, the Neapolitans

were seen to be marching in good order on the Romans, bnt they had

hardly come into collision than they broke their ranks, and, despite their

great numerical superiority, in less than three hours were entirely de­

feated. This easy victory wa principally attributed to the terror the

name of Garibaldi inspired in the Neapolitans; prisoners confessed

that he was generally Pnpposed to be a devil, and not a man. Ever.r­

thing in the superstition of this people contributed to favour such an

absurd ildea; and the scarlet tunic, worn by the and his

legionaries, was regarded as an em'blem of the alliance with the powers
, of darlmess.

We already given a portrait of Garibaldi as drawn by Pisacani;

here ie another, extracted from a work specially devoted to the Guerillero,

and whic!h relates to the period of which we are now writing :­

" Of middle height, with deep chest, and large shoulders, Garibaldi is

cast in a mould of iron, combining activity with strength. There is