This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 Excerpt: ...valuation. Early in the year it became known that Garibaldi was planning another expedition against the Papal States for the purpose of overthrowing the temporal power of the Pope and annexing Bome to Italy. The movement was at first fixed for June, and volunteers began to assemble in large numbers; but the precautionary measures taken by the Italian Government induced Garibaldi to delay. From June 22d to September 4th Garibaldi traversed Tuscany, Lucca, and TJmbria, making speeches, inflaming the people, and occasioning many demonstrations in favor of a new expedition. On September 4th he left Bologna for Geneva, where he attended the Peace Congress. This journey was intended as a feint, and while Garibaldi was in Geneva, his son Menotti, in the Neapolitan provinces, was preparing the immediate invasion of the Papal provinces. Garibaldi left the Peace Congress in order to place himself at the head of the invasion; but before he reached the Papal frontier, he was arrested by order of the Italian Government, and, after a brief imprisonment, sent to his home on the island of Caprera. He succeeded, however, in making his escape, returned to Italy, and this time safely reached the Papal States, where the revolution, however, soon ended with the defeat of the revolutionary army at the battle of Mentana and the capture of Garibaldi by the Italian force. (See Papal States.) The movements of Garibaldi were for the Italian Government a source of great embarrassment. Nearly all the members of Parliament agreed in the wish to complete the unity of Italy by the annexation of Borne; but a majority, in common with the ministry, disapproved of the enterprise of Garibaldi. On September 21st the Government issued the following declaration: The ministry has carefully watched... Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге The American annual cyclopedia and register of important events Volume 7 ; Embracing political, civil, military, and social affairs public documents ... science, agriculture, and mechanical i (Books Group)