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Garibaldi1s duini to American citizen siti p, etc. 73
The text of Garibaldi's letter is as follows:
Cittadelle d'Alexandrie, 25 Septembre 1867. M. VAmbassadeur
Ayant Vhonneur d'atre citoyen Americain - je demanda votre haute proteo*
tion pour facto injuste commis cantre ma personne par le Gouvernement
Itali en ~ Jouissant, hier matin,de VHospitalité d'un de mes amis àSinalunga-
fy suis arreté par la force armée - comluit dans cette cittadelle - et domicilia
dans un appartement immonde - oh ma sante s'est déjà alterée
Voiia le motìf qui m'oblige de recourir à vous en me declorarti avec re-spect -
VT Devoué G. Garibaldi A M. rAmbassadeur des Etats Unis d'Amerique à Florence
This letter is ideutical witk a letter that Garibaldi wrote to the British e auibassador on the same date exccpt that in the opening line of the latter, British subject was substitutcd for American citizen . *) Gay, not knowing the date of Garibaldi's letter to the American ambas-sador , believed that the appeal to the British was made first, but the two lettérs vere apparently written at the same time.
Gay reccived Garibaldi's appeal on September 27, and later that day he wrote to Marsh:
Florence, Sept. 27, 1867. Dear Mr. Marsh
On the events in Italy the journak no doubt keep you posted. I think, however, the external frictions of the situation are exaggerated - I mean in regard la the popular demonstrations e. This is thought certain but monarchism in Italy has not received a more heartsearching stab than the arrest of Garibaldi by the Kings Government, More Italians have thought more seriously these last few days than for a long time. The principle and meaning of the Sept. Convention* were never more baldly exposed.
A new episode in this event turned up loday - Mad. Mario calimi at the Log. toiih a communication front Garibaldi claiming prò tee tion as an American citizen* Mach contre coeur I refused to talee any officiai step in his behalf but on a consideration of the special circumstances I thought I would not be true to the feeling* of an American did I resi in a simple and peremptory refusai. For-, however absurd it may first seem Garibaldi's claim as an American citizen, his bf;ing a native of Nice and a naturalized American citizen and renouncing ali other allegiance (it is doubtful if he ever was a subject of Victor E.) givo
*) The text of the letter to the British nmbassodor in reprinted in English transla-tion in GAY, toc. cit., p. 15, firoin the French origina] in the British Musouni.