The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-29 00:00:00

THE IRISH BRIGADE AT PERUGIA AND
SPOLETO.

The iheb/in Morning News publishes the follow-
ing letter, from its "own correspondent," describing the
capture of Perugia and Spoleto. The Irish Brigade, of
course, covered themselves with glory at both places:
"Rome, Sept. 19.
. . .

" Many crimes of the blackest hue have been. pe;petratal
Mime I wrote last. The conduct of the Sardimse govern-
went has been moot atrocious. The troops, without the I
shadow of a pretext., and without any declaration of hosti-
lities, 'have invaded, like robbers and haoditti, the Pope's
states, anal seized on several towns and fortresses.
Perugia was attacked by two columns one of 20,000,
the other of 25,000, Sardinians. The garrison made a heroic
resistance, but was overpowered by brute force.
General Schmidt was wounded and made prisoner. A
company of the Irish Brigade shared the fate of the general,
and the two officers who commanded, Blackney and Luther,
have been carried, it is reported, to Piedmont.
" The column of the Pope's army commanded by Colonel
de Carten has covered itself with glory. It numbered
about 1,000 men—ltalians, Belgians, and ono company of
the Irish from Ancona. The colonel set out to relieve
Peeve. Finding Fossombrone occupied by the Fortlinian
troops, he charged them at the point of the bayonet., and
drove them like a flock of geese, before him. Finding the
Santuian army that was attacking Pesaro too strung, he
made a moat masterly retreat, cuttiug his way through a
body of 6,000 Piedmooteso that thought to intercept him,
and twinging back to Ancona in safety both men and
artillery.
"At Perugia there was very severe fighting before it
surrendered, and one of the grandsons of the celebrated
De Maistre was either killed or wounded.
" We have had as yet no derails of the losses of the Irish,
who fought with their usual bravery. Spoleto—that is, the
town—was easily taken by the Sardinians.
" Major O'Reilly and some of the Irish threw themselves
into the citadel and sent a message to Rome that they
would blow up the fortress rather than surrender it to the
Sardinians. Monsignore Merode, however, seeing that the
garrison could nut hold out fora long tune, sent the most
positive orders to Major O'Reilly to surrender, and he and
his company were thus made prisoners.
Mn." O'Reilly was with the major in the fortress.
"Terns and Narni have also been occupied by the Sardi-
nians.
" The Pope's Regiment, called the Guides, that occupied
Terni, has returned to Rome ; but it is now said that all
the Pope's troops, acoording as they return to Rome, will
be disarmed by the French. So yon see the comedy is
coming to an end, and the Emperor is about to throw off
the masts. Probably. in imitation of his uncle, he will
usurp the sovereignty of this city, or proclaim his son King
of the Romans. The unfortunate man ought to remember
Elba and St. Helens.
"We have no account whatever of General Lemoriciere,
but it is feared that, overwhelmed by numbers, he will not
be able to achieve any exploit worthy of his former fame.
Ruins is now full of hideous-looking fellows, and many of
the assassins of 1848 are beginning to appear. May God
protect us."

MIL HENRY COOK'S WATER-00E01TR DRAWINGS.
At No. 5, Waterloo-place, there has been opened for exhi
hition a series of watercolour drawings by Mr. Henry Cook,
illustrative of the eannaian in Italy last year. sieverwl
the works have been painted as commissions from the Em-
peror of the French and the King of Sanßuie, and are about
to be forwarded to their respective deatinatioas in a few
days. The views comprise Montebello, Casteggio. ralestro,
Magenta, Melignano, SoUerino, Cavriana, sal the Fort of
Sirmione. There is also a drawing of Monte ROM, from
the road between Camerlata and Varese, which is the pro-
piny of General Garibaldi, having beeu selected by him
from a number of sketches offered for his choice
by the artist. Besides these them arc views of
the Lego di Garda at Sunset ; of Eveuing, Der-
went Water, the high ground above Conistoao in
a storm (the English scenery corning out charmingly
among the more gorgeous Italian coloaring) ; and of
Amalfi, on the Gulf of Salerno. Nothing can be more rich
and, at the same time, mellow than the colouring, while
the drawing is exact, almost to a fault. It should be under-
stood that these are not battle-pieces, but simply everyday
views of the places which hare now taken their places in
history as the scenes of a campaign in so many respects
notable. No better appreciation of Mr. Cook's artistic
powers could have been given than his having been entrusted
with the execution of these commemorative works by the
two chief actor in the events of the Kali n war.
A subscription boa been opened for the purpose
of erecting in the church of the Holy Trinity, Hartland-
road, a suitable monument to the late Rev. David Laing,
its founder and tint incumbent.
COURT MOVRNINO. LORD CHAMBRRLAIN'S
°MCC, Brrr. 28.—Orders for the court's going into
moturning on Sunday next, the 30th instant, fee her late
Royal Highness the Duchess Dowager of Saxe-Cohonrg-
Gotha, widow of his Royal Highness the late Duke of Saxe-
Cobourg-Getlia, father of his Royal Highness, the Prime
Consort and uncle and father•in-law of her Majesty the
Queen, viz :—The ladies to wear black silk, plain muslin or
long lawn, cape or love bonds, black silkehoes, black glazed
gloves, and black paper fans. The gentlemen to weer black
cloth without buttons on the sleeves or pockets, plain
mishit, or long lawn cravats and weepers, black swords and
buckle ~.—Gozstrc.

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EXPLANATION.

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wind (true). V.—Force (0 to A. C.—Cloud Ito 9) proportion.
I.—lonia letters: b, blue sky: e, clouds idetached : f, tag; h,
hail : I, lightning . m, misty Tory; : o, overimat ; r, rain:
a, mow ; 1, thunder. And a letter repeated augmente—thus,
rr, much rain.