The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-21 00:00:00

COMPANIONS IN ARMS.

Yesterday we were victorious, as volunteers should be,
especially when they are fighting for • cause like ours.
The victory has occasioned us some losses. The blood of
the martyrs should be an example to us. We ought to be
proud of havingput to flight the enemywhich disputes with
us our own soil ; but you must remember that the duties of
a soldier in presence of the enemy are order, discipline,
obedience. In announcing with extreme pain, the irre-
parable loss of two of our valorous champions, I beg
all my companions in arms to keep in honour-
able mommy the names of Rossini and Carman',
who nobly fell whilst fighting for their country.
I am impatient to receive the names of those who have
distinguished themselves in the fight of yesterday, that
they may be mentioned in the order of the day. I cannot
without emotion mention the name of the brave Major
Farad, who, whilst valiantly leading his men to combat in
the midst of a quick fire, had his horse shot under him,
and was himself severely wounded in the left foot. Let
us imitate him and we shall be doing our duty. General
Garibaldi, writing from Caprera, says:—" Salute for me
the brave fellows who are with you. Tell all the Italians
that I will follow you. With pride I wish you victory."

ME.VO2I*I GA RI BALD!.

It will be seen by our telegraphic news that a
second battle was fought on the night of the 18th
at the same place, and that the Papal troops ob-
tained an advantage. But the Italia contains de-
spatches stating that this victory was won over a
small body of volunteers whom Menotti Garibaldi
had left in Nerolato protect the hospitals and depots
there—the main body having been at Palombara.
Whilst the Moniteur of this morning affirms that
the Garibaldians have retreated from the Papal
territory, the despatches from Florence announce
that a junction has been effected between the
troops under Menotti and theßoman Legion under
Ghirelli.

The Italia, of Naples, publishes the following
deta's from Rome :—Rome is traversed night
and day by patrols of Zouaves almost always ac-
companied by priests, who excite them by appeals
in the name of the Pope and the Holy Trinity. In
a convoy of wounded who arrived here on the
14th there were 20 priests. The Zouaves were
carried in triumph, in sad contrast with ono volun-
teer prisoner, who was garotted like a dog.
The wounded amounted to 25—two of them
being oftimrs. They fell in the fight near
Palombara with Menotti, which must not
be confounded with the fight at Nerola.
The Garibaldians, though fewer in number, fought
like lions to the cry of " Errira Garibaldi." Besides
the wounded the Zouaves had 11 killed. Menotti
was slightly wounded but will be well in a week."
The Italian journals continue to speak of arrivals
of volunteers in Rome, from France, Belgium, and
other Roman catholic countries, to defend the
Popo, and of increased departures of men from the
Italian cities to join the ranks of the Garibaldians.
Not only private individuals but the town corpo-
rations subscribe and vote money in support of
the latter.

The Paris journals of this morning express their
surprise at the silence of the Monitenr. The Temps
infers from this that no positive orders have been
issued for the sailing of the expedition. Were it
fact that an irrevocable resolution had been come to
and was in course of execution, the silence of the
Moniteir, says the Temps, " would be a scandal
without example in history." It believes that
the French cabinet will be satisfied with the posi-
tive assurance of the Italian government that it will
close the volunteer enrolment offices throughout
Italy, and stop the volunteers on their way to join
the Garibaldians—being satisfied that, if these steps
be taken, the Papal troops will put down the
insurrection. The Slide says :

The Moniteur still observes the most profound silence.
It could not be more discreet. But public opinion is
thereby only the more anxious and troubled. People meet
and ask with a kind of terror, " Well, is it decided ? Are
we going to Rome! Are we going to commit the final
error! Are we going to involve ourselves in this inextri-
cable labyrinth!" And through the very force of hoping
men begin to despair. The news which we have is con'
tradictory. The most active preparations are going on at
Toulon, but up to this moment none of our vessels has left
that port.

The Sikle proceeds to designate a trench expedi-
tion to Rome as "an enormous fault," "an un-
pardonable folly," the consequences of which from
any point of view would be " disastrous." It en-
treats the government at least to convoke the Corps
Legislatif, and reminds it of what it cost to engage
in the Mexican expedition without their concur-
rence.

TheLiterti has an article of one line headed
`' The Silence of the Moniteur." It says, "We
open the Monitcur—Nothing."

The Avenir National remarks :

The Momitevr continues to shut itself up in absolute
silence ; but the French troops are marching to Toulon,
and the insurrectionary movement is supported by the
population of the Roman States.
The French provincial journals are full of details
respecting the movement of troops towards Toulon.
It is said that General de Montauban, Count of
Palikao, is to command the French expeditionary
army ; and that Prince Umberto, assisted by Ge-
neral Govone, would direct the movements of the
Italian troops.

PROBNCITTION OF THE " AVINIa NATIONAL."

The Awnir National contains the following :

We read in the Gazette des Tribunattr of this morning :
—" A prosecution has been ordered against the manager
of the Ares ir National for an article which appeared in its
number of the 19th inst." It is indeed true that M.
Perla received this morning, shortly before 12, a note from
M. Genet, juge d'instruction, calling upon him to oome to his
chamber at 2 o'doek with respect to a plaint which had
been lodged against him by Le Procureur Imperial for an
article bearing his signature, and published in the Arenir
National of the 19th.

We extract the following from an article in the
Avenir National of to-day, signed by M. Peyrat in
reply to the French bishops who are calling on the
Emperor to interfere on behalf of the Pope :
The clergy are doing with the second empire wh►t they
did with the first. Pius VII. consecrated Napoleon in
1804, and excommunicated him in 1809. After the con-
cordat the bishops compared Bonaparte to Moses and
Mathatias. Some years after they said he was worse than
Diocletian and Attila. On the eve of the September eon.
yention the present Emperor was called " Pouting Pilate."
Now, feeling that they are lost, they stretch their
hands towards the Emperor, declaring that they have
absolute confidence in him and Pontine Pilate has become
the Cyrus, the elect of God, to save the temporal power•
They are ever the same, and governments are also ever the
same. They fear the hostility, and meek the support of
these men—humble to the powerful, :sad aurnive