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

HONEST!? AUD4 X.

General Lamoriei4re and the Papal army of
11,000 men were totally defeated on Tuesday :
mending in the neighbourhood of Ancona by the
Sardinian &vision under Geaeral CiaMini. The
battle was commenced by General Lamoriciere
with an attack on the Sardinian positions at
Castelfidardo, Osium. and Jest while the gerrison
of Ancona supported the movement by a vigor-
ous sortie. After a sanguinary combat the Papal
forces were completely routed, leaving in the
hands of the Sardinians six pieces of artillery, an
immense quantity of arms, and a great number
of prisoners, including General Pimodan, who
has since died of his womids. After the battle
the greater part of the Papal army capitulated,
and the Pope does not now preise,,s
talion outside 04.1 wall of Alic.a.a. The 4,01)0
, men who made the sortie El.ta that garrison were
driven back by the Royal troops, and they have
since been joined by General laimoriciere, who
succeeded in reaching AIICOILL with a few horse-
men by passing through the defiles of Monte
Canaro. General Cialiiini has now cAnni.mced
the siege of Ancona, while the Sarijnian and
Neapolitan navvies are blockading tile fort. The
I second of the Sardinian army, under
General Fanti, took Pertr4ia on Frity after a
severe fight, in which the Papal tr ops were
driven into the citadel, where they surrendered
Sowards evening. The Sardinians made 1.000
prisoners, inclinling the Swiss General Schmidt,
who has been sent to Turin as A prisoner of war.
The German garrisons of Orvieto and Spoleto
subsequently capitulated, and in the latter city
600 of the Irish brigade were unule prisoners of
war sithoiit firing a shot. Cardinal Antonelli
and the other cardinals are urging the Pope to
fly from Rome before the arrival of Garibaldi ;
and the French official journals, while ostensibly
opposing the suggestion, make no secret of the
fact that the Pope's Hight would faciltate
the settlement of the Italian question, by
enabling the Emperor to withdraw his
army from Rome. The King of Naples is said
to be still at Gaeta, relying on the expected
junction of the two divisions of his army, which
have maintained their positions at Capita and
Gaeta. Garibaldi. however, has left Naples
this week with 15,000 men to attack Caplet and
it is confidently expected that the garrison will
capitulate on the first summons. Accounts front
Turin state that the Sardinian Parliatuent has
been convoked for the 2nd of October. It is re-
ported that Garibaldi has peremptorily refused
to sanction the annexati4in of Sicily to Piedmont
until he has completed his "programme," and
has addressed a letter to the Kite. demanding
the dismissal of Count Cavour and Signor Kirin*,
as the indispensable condition of a good under-
standing between him and Sardinia. The King
therefore determined to convoke the Parliament
in order that the policy of the Government, as
represented by the Calmer Ministry, may be
submitted to the Chambers in joxtaposition with
the policy of Garibaldi, and a vote of confidence
be taken upon it. The official journal of Turin
denies the report that any such letter has been
received by the King from Garibaldi, lint there
seems to be no doubt that the old antipathy be-
tween Garibaldi and Count Cavour has led to
renewe4 differences on the policy to he pursued
in the present crisis, and that it has become
necessary to appeal to Parliament to arrest the
danger of a more serious rupture.