The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-27 00:00:00

THE ENGLISH VOLUNTEERS AT CAPUA.

(nom us snow.

CIARIRALDrE HEADQUARTERS,
CASERTA, Ocr. 20.
Fighting has been kept up for the last three days
between the outposts of the two armies, but nothing
like a serious struggle has occurred. The day before
yesterday the Inedmontese Brigade del Re was
attacked in itsition of Casa Bianca, at the right
of Sant Angelo, but the enemy was thoroughly
beaten by t o brave bersaglieri. Two of these
splendid soldiers have fallen prisoner., and it is
reported they were immediately shot. I have been
assured that the Piedmoutese, having pushed a
reconnaissance under the walls of Capita, found one
of the bersaglieri whose eyes had been torn from
their sockets.

Ye:terday it was the turn of our countrymen.
The English regiment, commanded by Colonel
Pearl, was sent as the outpost towards the right,
and had hardly taken up its position when it was
attacked by a Neapolitan brigade. The fire lasted
five hours, with an interruption of two. The
Englishmen fought bravely to the last ; the first
and third company charged the Neapolitans more
then once, end thoroughly beat them. Colonel
Pearl lost six men, and had about twenty wounded.
Captain Tucker, an artist, who had long resided in
Naplm, was killed ou the spot at the battery of
the left.

This evening I C&T»0 here for news, and heard
that the Piedmontese are advancing fast. A divi-
sion
under the command of General De Bonner,
having landed at Manfredonia on the 14th,
is coming through Piedimonte towards Mad-
deloni. This explains why the Neapolitans
of Cajazzo have moved in all haste towards
Pant Agata de Goti to oppose the advanc-
ing march of their enemies. The King will by this
time have reached P01114)14 where the concentra-
tion of the army will be effected. To meet Victor
'lmmanuel General Scoth d'Arragona has been
sent to Urania to strengthen the small army of the
Abruzzi, which General Klepi de la Grange ootn-
mends. The whole of this forte is not much below
14,000 men, and may beside reckon upon the armed
bands of the Sanfedisti peasants, who are the
worthy descendants of Cardinal Ruffo cruel
ruflians.

If the Neapolitans get beaten in the Abruzai they
must fell on the Garrigliano, in whose plains a
pitched battle will, perhaps, be fought by coneen-
tratiug the whole of the force Francis 11. can dim-
ples) of about W,OOO men. But such being the case,
Garibaldi will in his turn attack Capua in the
front, cross the Volturno, cut off the communica-
tions of the Neapolitaus, and by tumult; their
position threaten their rear.
Yesterday morning I had the pleasure of present-
ing two of our countrymen, Mr. Allen A. Bathurst,
H.P., and Captain Keith Fraser, of the Life
Guards, to General Garibaldi. We wore at break-
fast when Captain de Bohan, just arrived from
London, presented him with a beautiful telescope
sent to the general by some literary gentlemen.
Garibaldi was delighted to receive it, and said to
we, " All what is sent to me from your great and
liberal country has an inestimable value ; I shall
write to these gentlemen to thank them." He then
asked me to tell him something about the authors
whose names were engraved on the telescope. I
satisfied him as well as I could, and he was pleased.

The Paris Prtsse contains a letter from the head-
quarters of General Mix* dated Santa Maria,
noar Capin, the evening of the 19th, in which we
reed :

"Yesterday the Piedmontese were attacked ; to-
day it was the turn of the English. Attacked by two
battalions from Capin, they net only defended them-
selves with bravery, but thrashed the Royalists
in such a manner that they will never forget the
steel of the Enfield bayonets. The English regi-
ment had eight men killed and thirty wounde.l.
This is not very much, but considering this is the
SSA time they have been under tire, they have oar-
lainly paid their tribute."