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Howard Brown
Inspector
Username: Howard
Post Number: 433
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 - 10:40 pm: | 
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D'onston went to Africa sometime[ late 1861 or early 1862 ] after his experiences in Italy [ with Garibaldi in 1860 as a member of the British Legion... [still waiting for a confirmation of the landing date of the "Excursionists" and will post it here a.s.a.p.].....
Without dissecting the three stories he produced for W.T.Stead at the moment, here are a pair of URL's that verify that there were a tribe of people who occupied Western Africa [ Mali,Cameroon,and Ghana ] named the SuSu back in the mid-19th Century...
In the Indiana Jones/faux Haggard stories of his adventures in Africa, he mentions the "Soo-Soo" people. This is undoubtedly Stephenson's way of phonetically explaining "Su-Su" to the British people....They were and are a people who have survived up to the present. I work with two women who are from Ghana who knew of their existence,but were unable to elaborate on my queries as to their current state of cultural life.
In any event, these URL's will briefly cover the SuSu people from an evangelizing perspective and their linguistic heritage.
http://www.isp.msu.edu/AfrLang/Susu_root.html
http://www.ksafe.com/profiles/p_code3/1401.html
HowBrown
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 2045
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2005 - 2:02 am: |
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Re: The excursionists, I wondered if you had seen this press article:
HARPERS' WEEKLY, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1860 page 599
FOREIGN NEWS
ENGLAND
HOW GARIBALDI RECRUITS MEN
The London papers contain the following advertisement:
"A select part of excursionists intend to visit South Italy. As the country is somewhat unsettled, the excursionists will be furnished with means of self-defense, and with a view of recognizing each other, will be attired in a picturesque and uniform costume. General Garibaldi has liberally granted the excursionists a free passage to Sicily and Italy, and they will be supplied with refreshments and attire suitable for the climate. Information to be obtained at Captain Edward Styles' offices, No. 8 Salisbury Street, London, W. C. All persons desirous of joining the excursion, or willing to aid the same with their subscriptions, are requested to communicate immediately with the Committee of the Garibaldi Fund, at No. 8 Salisbury Street, Strand, London."
In answer to the numerous applications for information which are made by letter, a copy of the following circular is sent to each applicant:
"No. 8 SALISBURY STREET, LONDON, August, 1860
"SIR, - In reply to your letter of the ____ inst., I beg to forward you the following particulars:
"1. The English excursionists will be provided with free passage, costume, means of self-defense, and all necessary provisions during the voyage, and satisfactory person provisions will commence from the day they land.
"2. You can leave the English excursionists at any moment; but should you do so before their return to England, no claim will exist to any of the advantages which may fall to others.
"3. A personal interview is imperative, when you can learn all further particulars.
"The excursionists expect to leave within ___ days from this date. Three days' notice will be given to those going.
"Yours faithfully,
"EDWARD STYLES, Captain, Garibaldi's Staff"
The most remarkable offer made to the committee in London is one by a gentleman residing in the neighborhood of Lytham. He says that, if made Colonel, he would equip 800 men, and land them at any point which Garibaldi might wish.
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 2046
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2005 - 2:20 am: |
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HARPERS' WEEKLY, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1860 page 727
FOREIGN NEWS
ITALY
GARIBALDI'S BRITISH LEGION
The correspondent of the Daily News says that on the 19th the British Legion were under fire for the first time. The Royalists came out in strong force, and the English were opposed to them, and drove them before them within the walls of Capua. Eight of the Legion were killed, and thirty wounded.
The Journal des Debats says: "The British Legion is immediately attached to Garibaldi. Garibaldi reviewed the men. In the name of Italy he thanked England, in the person of her volunteers, for the great sacrifice she made in men, arms, and money, to uphold the cause of national independence; and concluded by saying it was the proudest moment of his life that he had under his command, and for his support, a legion of the free children of England."
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Chris Scott
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Chris
Post Number: 2047
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2005 - 2:30 am: |
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Details of a book:
Larmuth (George Horatio, Lance Corporal, volunteer in Garibaldi's army) My Adventures with the British Legion in Italy, watercolour and ink calligraphic title and 36pp. excluding blanks, original half morocco, gilt, slightly rubbed, [November 1860]; and a copy of Drill and Rifle Instruction …, issued to and signed by Larmuth, sm. 4to & 8vo (2). £200 - £300 Larmuth, asking for twelve months leave from the 1st Manchester Volunteers set off to join Garibaldi on his great quest to unify Italy. Travelling from Staffordshire, Larmuth went to London where he made contact with Garibaldi's London adherents and joined the newly formed British Legion. From their he and several others went by paddle steamer to Gibraltar where some of the men mutinied and sailed to Algiers. The remaining men landed at Naples where Larmuth comments on the Italian character and after a short stay, the men were issued with rifles and moved to Casenta where they met Garibaldi. The men of his army, including the British Legion paraded for him and he seemed well pleased but sad, so thought Larmuth, though he looked well and carried himself in an upright manner. They were ordered into battle [Volturno]: “My company got orders to charge. We fixed bayonets, ran past the Italian troops, who were laying down by the hedge, we pursued them, then down the trench, and up again on the other side, and found ourselves within stones throw from two Neapolitan Batteries on earthworks., we got pretty well shelled, and layed down… waiting. The enemy in front. So ended the first and last engagement of the British Legion.”
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Howard Brown
Inspector
Username: Howard
Post Number: 441
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Friday, May 27, 2005 - 7:10 am: |
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Chris..
Thanks for posting that. I knew about it,but was waiting for the person who was selling a copy of that paper to get back to me before I put anything up....I'm glad that you did,because I probably would have forgotten about the Harper's story !!! Thanks,as usual,for bailing me out.
However,Chris..if possible,could you put this material up on the Stephenson in Italy thread that I will initiate right now and possibly get Steve to delete them from here? I hope that this is not a problem....Thanks buddy !!!! And also delete THIS post likewise.
In fact, I will copy and paste them to the new Stephenson In Italy thread, Chris....Please see if Steve will delete the posts in question.
(Message edited by howard on May 27, 2005)
HowBrown
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