The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-07 00:00:00

off the retreat of the Royalists to that for-
tress; and General Sonnaz has a division -of
about 6,000 or 7,000 men, 3,000 of which have
been sent against a body of
,reactionists at
San Giovanni, tear Manfredenia, The other
'3;000 or 4,000 men have taken tip a position
at Maddaloni in order to operate on the flank
of the Royalists. The Garibaldini; whose force is
about 15,000 or 18,000 men; , are at preSent at
Santa Maria, Sant' Angelo, and; since the passage
of the Volttirno in Possession of CajaZie. After
the Royalists had abandoned this position the
passage of the river offered no difficulty; and the
Garibaldini followed the retiring Bourbon troops
*ith the usual long-range firing until the Royal-
ists entered
.Capua, which is
.now surrounded by
the red shirts; and ,the licinibardment. already
conimeneed, bid whether the Whole Of the forces
of Garibaldi will be employed in the siege of
Capua, and to protect the positions abandoned by
the Royalists, it is impossible to say. The gene-
ral belief is that the Royalists along the line of
the Garigliano will be exclusively attacked by
the Piedmontese under the command of the King,
Cialdini, Della Rocca, and Sonnaz, and that Gari-
baldi will exclusively direct his operations against
Capua, reinforcing and holding all the important
positions in case of any unforeseen circumstance
which might occur. By this arrangement Victor
Emmanuel would have a force of about 45,000
men to attack the Bourbon troops, which is as
near as possible about the same number as the
Piedmontese: Immediatelf, after the Garibaldini
had passed the Volturnts Biltie was ordered to
pursue the retiring Royalists in order to harass
their retreat, occasioning them as much damage
as possible.
the This was So good generalship on
T2aq in poor Bixio, but When they were on
the other side of the river they were embar-
rassed which road to take, and Bixio, being
in the rear, galloped to the front to ascertain
the cause of that momentary stop, but in so
doing his horse stumbled and fell heavily upon
the general,, breaking the bone of the left leg
below the knee; and also stistaining several
severe wounds in the face arid head.
The poor fellow was immediately attended
by Garibaldi; but was taken froni the field in
state of insensibility and 'conveyed to 84ne
Angelo, and frOni thence to Santa Maria and.
Naples, where he now lies in a very precarious
state. 'By this accident the Garibaldini lose one
of their best generals, whose skill and bold daring
at the battle of Caserta saved the entire army
from a complete defeat by the Royalists. Your
readers will perceive by the above brief particulars
which are taken from private letters received
this morning froth my friendi at the carnp,and
Naples, that the importance oif the approaching
enga,,enierit IS Mitch "greater than is anticipated,
and that the forces still following the destiny Of
Francis 11. are much larger than is generally
believed. If we calculate the 40,000 or 45,000
men now in pOsition on the line of the river
Garigliano, and 5,000 or 6,000 at Capua, and
about 8,000 or 10,000 at Gaeta, we must calculate ,
the total at not less than 57,000 men.

As I stated in my last letter, and which is
confirmed in those received this morning, it
is all humbug to believe the papers and the
party accounts that daily reach us from
Naples; stating . the joy ,arid happiness of tile
Neapolitan population, when We know that the
people are far from being either merry or happy
with the present change, and which is clearly
proved by all the news from the provinces, and
especially from Manfredonia, where a body of
nearly 5,000 men, belonging to the people of
that district, attacked and defeated the troops
under General Romano. At Gargano a similar
body of the population is now organising against
the present Government ,of Naples. After the
meeting of the doCkyard Men, reported in my
last letter; the porters, servants, and carriers of
the post-office and telegraph offices have struck
for higher wages, and threatened not to return
unless their request be complied with. Fortu-
nately this step of the servants of the telegraph
and Post-office was not followed by a similar
assassination as was perpetrated by the dock-
yard savages. Gavazzi, or Padre Gavazzi—the
same who, a few years ago, made a preaching tour
through England, and who is said to have picked
up an English enthusiastic religious spinster, and
with a not insignificant purse—is now creating
some bother to the authorities, in persisting to
carry on his mountebank tricks, and fanatic howl-
ing in the church of the Gesu Nuovo. The
Neapolitans, who know the character of this
man, and also that it will not bear close investi-
gation, he having been deprived, of his religious
functions for his notorious immorality, are deter-
mined not to permit him to preach at this church,
and he is determined to go there and harangue
the public. How the matter will end it is diffi-
cult to say, especially should Gavazzi persist in
his determination.
The Diritto publishes in its number of to-day a
telegram dated Naples, Ist November, which
announces the result of the votation of the pro-
vinces, except two. The total number, as shown
by this despatch, is as follows :—ln favour of
annexation, 1.102,499; against the annexation,
9,371. The number in favour of Francis TI, is
certainly small ; but we must remember two
things—first, the immense infißence adopted by
the present government of Naples, and that the
population of these provinces, excluding the city
of Naples, is 6,360,030. The population of the
city of Maples is, as near as possible, 526,000, and
the number of votes reported in favour of the
annexation is 106,024, and against it only 37 ; but
more than 3,000 of the names subscribed refused
to vote. Calculating the population of the city of
Naples and provinces, it gives a total of 6,886,030.
The reports of the votation of the Neapolitan
Kingdom, except the above-mentioned two small
provinces, is 1,211,523 in favour, and about
10,000 against, which is something like a fifth of
the population in favour of Victor Emmanuel.
The brigade Aosta, which i 5.4,000 strong, left
on the 31st, direct for Genoa. Within the 'last
ten days upwards of 800 Carabineers have also
left Genoa for Naples. This number is to be
immediately reinforced, to spread themselves all
over the Neapolitan Kingdom to keep the people
in order. This corps in 1859 numbered about
7,000 meu, which have been selected from the
ranks, the qualifications being height of stature
and the ability to read and write. By next
spring, it is calculated that this corps will be
augmented to about 20,000 men. A telegram,
arrived here last evening, reports that the Sar-
dinian Admiral Persano received a despatch to
repair without loss of time, with his fleet before
Gaeta. Another despatch.coming from Marseilles,
informs us that the commander of the French
fleet has declared to the Sardinian Admiral, that
his Government not only refuses to acknowledge
the blockade, but that he has received orders to
oppose any attempt to attack the fortress from
the sea. This despatch sounds too faVourable to
Francis 11. to be true. A rumour is here afloat,
that in a few days we shall hear some unexpected
good news from Naples. Perhaps Francis 11.
will leave Gaeta, and voluntarily renounce all
further claim to his late Kingdom; or, perhaps,
his flight on board an English frigate is more
than an idle report. Here we are continuing the
preparations for a grand illumination for the 6th
or 7th instant, as it is believed the official returns
of the votation will be published at NaPles, next
Monday. The municipality have determined to
grant a small sum to the needy families of the
volunteers. It was high time. The garrison of
Milan is also to be regaled with wine and cigars.