through which he marched his triumphant legions had given their contingent of young soldiers, he at once made up hia mind to have a battalion of oasfcsceati organized. Ah in telligent young ollicer. whom he had known during the Roman campaign of 1849, being near at hand, be intruated him with the for mation of the legion', which, at the beginning, did not tiumtier more than 150. Austnai. peraecutiona and patriotism soon increased