The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-09-25 00:00:00

THE CONFLICT IN THE PAPAL STATES

CAPITULATION OF THE PONTIFICAL TItCIoPS.

Last week two divisions of the Royal ILdian troops,
each nearly eqnal in numbers to the whole of Lelll.
oriciens's motley arrry, os irchel simultaneously into
those territories which we shall presently cease to call
the Plod States. The division of Csldini, marching
from the emancipated Legations of Romagna, entered
the province of Urbino, and followed the great coast
road that eatends to Aucona ; whilst the province of
Umbria., on the other aide of the %penalties, was entered
from Tuvcany by Fanti. Their lines of advsnce were
nearly parallel. the latter directing his course from
Aretso towards Spoletto, where the Papal tleaeral just
then had fixed his headsivarters, whilst the former,
keeping along the Emilian Way frou. Forli and Rimini
by the towns of Pesaro. Fsno, and Sinigaglia, on the
Adriatic shore, made straight for Ancona, before which
port the Neapolitan squadron, wider Admiral Permit°,
meanwhile arrived by sea.
Wherever the Sardinian armies appeared they were
successful. Citta. Piece, Castello, Urea:to, Foligno,
Perugia, Urbino, Pessres, Sinigaglia. Fano. Fossombrone
were occupied by Sardinian troops; while the tricolour
was hoiared in various parts of the States. Perugia was
taken on the 14th by General Fanti, after hot fight.
which we are told was continued in all the streets. At
length the troops of the enemy withdrew into the fort-
ress, which surrendered towards evening. Fanti's troops
made 16010 prisoners. among whoa. was the infamous
General Schmidt. Here, too. were captured six hundred
of those unhappy Irishmen who set out for the Pope's
succour. - . . .

We next heard that a column 1000 strong, sent by
Lamoriciere to embarass the advance of the Sardinian.
on Anemia, had been repulsed after a hot cog .gemeut.
Then came the news that Spoletto had been captured
without Lamoriwere, however; but he has Sill,* been
signally defeated.
It appears that the Algerine General made what haste
he could with 11.000 melt from Spoletto towards Ancono.
in which fortress he lied lodged, we believe. about
8.000 of his troops at the beginning of these .eiiieut..
But Cieldiui was too quick fur him, and by occupying
the poaition of Torn i Jest, Osinio. and Castel Fidardo,
all within 10 or 12 miles of. Ancona, cm the different
roads leading to the interior, he abut the French
General out. On Tuesday a desperate easy& was mote
be Lamoriciere on one post of the ticsiseer, at Castel
bidarilo, in conjunction with a sortie of 4A510 of the
garrison, and was defeated. (:eileral Lamoriiiire, with
11.1100 'Lien, attacked to-day (18, the out oh lute ly taken
by General Cialdini nest Ca.tel Fidardo. The fight,
which was short but desperate, gin. • the follow,ug
results .—Tlit junction of General Loon ,riciere', corp.
with the remainder of his troops at Ancona is pre-
vented. 600 prisoner, have been made. Six pierce id
artillery and • nag were taken. The eneiny'a wounded,
among whom is General Pidoman, fell into the hands of
Ceneral Uiahlii.i. The losses of the enemy are coil-
enterable. The column of 4,000 men, who made a sortie
form Ancona and took part in the fight, was compelled
to retire. It is being pursued by the Royal troops. Our
fleet has opened 11,e against Ancona.
Here the affair did not end. A telegram from Turin,
dated Thursday, says :
After the battle of the 18th inst. the greater portion
of the Pontifical army capitulated. The foreign troops
will return to their respective countries. General
Lentoriciere. with a few horsemen, has succeeded in
reaching Ancona by passing through the defiles of
Monte Canaro. Outside Ancona there is not a single
Funtifir,al battalion. .

This seem+ to settle the campaign, and we need simply
refer to the rumours previously circulated that the Pope
intended to issue a manifesto calling upon the Catholic
Powers for asaistanoe. A few days since the Pays
publishes a private letter from Boise, from a corre-
spondent of whom it affirmed that he is generally well-
informed. This writer averred that the Cardinals,
asseinliled in Consistory, had demanded the disbanding
of the Pontificia' army, upon the gmund, first, that the
atate of the Papal finances rendered such A step
necessary ; and, next, that the feeble forms of General
Lanairiciire were wholly incapable of offering an efficient
resistance t4l the powerful army of Piedmont.