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

THE _REVERSE AT CAPUA.

The following is an extract of a letter from Mr•
Edwin James :

" Santa Maria, Sept. 21;
" The repulse sustained by Garibaldi's troops on
Wednesday may and probably will be retrieved
by future successes; but it was a reverse, and a
serious one, not so much frOm the fact that raw
troops were compelled to retire before the murde-
rous fire of the Neapolitan artillery, but as proving
a total want of organisation and discipline among
a considerable portion of his army, and their inca-
pability to contend against disciplined troops. The
truth should be told in England, and Garibaldi is
the last man who would wish it to be concealed.
His consummate skill as a guerilla chief, his un-
daunted personal courage, the celerity of his stra-
tegical movements, equalling those of Napoleon in
his first Italian campaign, have been proved ; but
when he hesitates not to prbelainilis intention to
meet the legions of Austria in the 'field, all who
desire his success in the noble enterprise he has un_
dertaken must wish that he should know the
material of which his army is composed, and
whether he can rely upon them in such battle-
fields as Solferino and Magenta. That General
Breslau was deficient in military
skill; that he
allowed that which was intended as a mere feigned.
attack upon Capua, to become-an .attus,l3attact
upon such a fortress without any artillery at his
command ; that he exposed young troops to a
cruel and murderous fire for hours, against which
many of them stood firmly and courageously ; that
he ought and probably will have to answer for
these defaults before a court-martial, may be trae.
But the fearful panic which spread though the
troops at the sight of Neapolitan Hussars issuing
from Capue,•covering artillery, and approaching
the gate of Santa Maria, and which spread like a
' fire in the prairie' to other regiments who had not
even seen the cavalry—the wild flight led by officers,
who seized the c irriages intended for the wounded
and galloped wildly through the streets of Santa
Maria, along the high road to Caserta! Soldiers
who left the road instead of forming to resist the
attack, and ran across the fields and through vine-
yards !—these scenes, which I witnessed, convinced
me of a want of discipline, organization, and of
courage, which will demand the, earnest attention
of the great chief in the remodelling the large num-
ber of soldiers who have voluntarily joined his
standard. Capua may capitulate or may fall; the
prestige of his name,

Unmusical to Volsciau
may do, as it has done, much Gaeta may surrender,
the King may fly, and probably will,
.but the moral
effect upon an army produced by the, events of
Wednesday last is not in a moment, removed.
" Garibaldi was far from the scene. He had gone
with his staff to the west,of Capua, along the ridge
of mountains which -command a_panoramic view of
the city and surrounding CCuntry, .6enerni•
with about 2,060 men, had foll Owed him. Generate
'Purr, with a considerable force, was, as we could
hear from the heavy firing in that quarter, engaged
about six miles off, on the south-west side of-the
city, in endeavouring to force the passage ,of the
river Volturno, and the whole attack. appeared
to be made without plan, order, or :.military
arrangement of any kind.. I found a regiment
shattered from the fire under the walls. of the old
monastery ; the officer in command told me that
he was waiting orders, but could get none. A
shell was thrown into the yard, but, bursting on
the other side of the wall, did no mischief. The
men were willing to go, but no orders came. I was
helping to the best of my ability the wounded from
the front to the hospital :at the entrance 9f.. the
village, and was assisting in burying three men
who had been placed in a peasant's cart when the
cry arose, that -the.' cavalry were coming,' and the
panic seized the troops. In the melee I lost my
carriage; my servant had very discreetly taken
shelter with some priests at the top of a convent,
and during his absence the carriage disippcared.
I had • to. walk along, the high road to Casertdi% a
little Swiss soldier who had been wounded by a
rifle ball in the wrist, and was going to the hos-
pital there, accompanied me. On our way I saw
seven or eight soldiers, among whom were two
officers—the Swiss soldier told me they belonged
to a Sicilian regiment—seated on one of the long
agricultural carts, which they had taken from tE,
field adjoining the road, and were proceeding at a
rapid pace to Caserta. As they met troops c)ining
from that town to relieve Santa Maria they spread
the panic among them ; they cried out, ' The
cavalry are coming!' The artillery are close on
us!" We shall all perish!" Back to Caserta,
back.

" More than one regiment wavered and turned.
The officers behaved firmly and well, drew their
swords, and urged their men on ; but the alarm
had spread, and the soldiers refused to follow. I
followed these mischievous and cowardly fellows
to Caserta, asked for the colonel of a regiment
who spoke French, gave him my name and address,
pointed out the fellows as they entered the
square in front of the Palace, and, although I did
not request it as a personal favour, I certainly sug-
gested that they should be marched out and shot i
they were at once taken to the guard-house and
were no more seen by me. It is only just to say
that several regiments passed these dastardly rene-
gades unnoticed, and marched on to the relief of
the village.
" You will, doubtless, have seen before you re-
ceive this letter a vivid account of this affair under
the walls of Capua. Ignorant of military
I do not pretend to describe it ; I merely narrate
to you what I witnessed.
itans they
" The result has inspirited the -Neapol subjects,
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freedom
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indiscretionsoL
have pushed on their advanced I)"tsofnemaaking
Santa Maria, and now give
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some stand in defence of their E
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superhuman to encounHtei
lieve in his destiny.
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, They must know uo retiring ebb
lous,llis successes so rapid, that
But keep due on.'
liis career cannot endure reverses ; his great mis
sioa will be endangered by any defeat. He has
tuhquetmboustt Il obf
tey.
materiel out of which he may construct an army,
but the task has not even been commenced. English
officers have come out and volunteered to lead his
troops, but they
lounging in the cafersemoraNinapulense.mp l
Manyoye dare davianrge
unemployed,
in disgust. The only solution of the great problem
of the freedom and unity of Italy is in the speedy
annexation to the
Piedmont • Delay constitutional Government of
has already
engendered plots
and intrigues of every character, and the future
happiness of millions is in jeopardy. A decisive
blow is hourly anticipated.

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!'HIS EVENING the performances will commence with
TIE ODDITIES OF THE OHIO. By the Leclercqs.
Followed by DOES lIE LOVE ME? Messrs. Howe
Chippendale, E. Villiers, and Buckstone ; Miss Amy Sedg-
wick, Miss Florence Haydon, and Mrs. Wilkins.
After which, the new farce, entitled FITZSNYTHE OF
FITZSMYTHE HALL. Messrs. Buckstone, W. Farren, and
Rogers; Mrs. Wilkins and Miss Henrade.
To conclude with THE BO ARDING SCHOOL.
Commence at 7.

TITEATRE -ROYAL LYCEUM.
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w y Decorated and Embellished, WILL OPEN for the
newly
Season, on MONDAY, Oct. 1, with a Comic Drama,
entitled DELICATE GROUND. Af ttr which, a New and
Original Drama (written by Tom Taylor, Esq.), entitled THE
BRIGAND AND HIS BANKER. Principal characters by
Mr. George Vining, (his first appearance here), Mr John
Rouse, Mr. Villiers, Mr. H. Watkins (the popular American
Comedian, his first appearance in England), Mrs. Keeler,
Miss M. Ternan, and Madame Celeste. To conclude with
MAGIC TOYS : Valentine, Miss Lydia Thomps-n. The
talented Comedienne, Miss Josephine Goughenheim, of the
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THE SUN.
LONDON, SATURDAY, SEPT. 29, 18,30

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Ile despatch of Lord JOHN RUSSELL seems to
throw light on some of the language of GARIBALDI
in regard to Count CAVGL'R. We intimated, when
he declared that he could not be reconciled to the
man who had bartered away Italian territory, that
the avowal might mean more than appeared on the
surface. It had been strenously denied by French
journals, and was, therefore, we supposed, in all
probability true, that Louis NAPOLEON had his eye
on Sardinia and Elba, and it seemed to us not un-
likely that GARIBALDI was quite aware of this, and
possibly also of the Imperial AHAB having a great
longing to annex the whole of Genoa; and, that
GARIBALDI, therefore, thought it time to use all
his influence to put an end to any further truckling
with Italian territories,

These suppositions are altogether confirmed by
Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S despatch. Referring to a
note from Count CAVOUR, in reply to one addressed
to him by himself, and having mentioned that it
was not so explicit as he could wish in its declara-
tions of the intentions of the Sardinian Govern-
ment, Lord JOHN proceeded—her MAJESTY'S Go-
vernment was of opinion that this note did in sub-
stance repudiate any intention of attacking the
states of the Emperor of AUSTRIA or of the King of
NAPLES, and that at the same time it pledged the
Bing of Sardinia to renounce any cession of Italian
territory, comprising, of course, in this public en-
flagement, the island of Sardinia. I say ." this
public engagement," for in this note Count CAVOUR
referg to the speechhe delivered in the KING'S name,
at the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies on the
26th of 111..ay." It is there very plain that the pro-
jects of further cession of Italian territory were not
mere rumours. They were sufficiently authen-
ticated to require Lord jouN RUSSELL to ask for
explanation on the subject and to obtain such
answers as he considered to amount to a pledge
that the King of SARDINIA. would surrender no
more of the inheritance of his fathers. It must he
JOUN
seen, also, that the language of Lord
Rvs-
SELL implies, that the disavowal of intention to
surrender territory was not made in the most cate-
gorical form. Lord JOHN considered that it
amounted to an obligation_ to maintain the integ-
rity of his dominions. And we may well believe
that, if this slightly suspicious language was held
towards Lord J. RUSSELL, the Count or his friends
might have even tampered with GKRIBALDI, and
endeavoured to persuade him to accept the Count's
policy of purchasing large augmentations for Pied-
mont by smaller but important surrenders to the

insatiable French, or rather French EMPEROR.
There is, therefore, every' moral probability
that a great part of the misunderstand-
ing between GARIBALDI and CAVOUR is due
toile indignation of the former against any pro-
posal ta-mutilate further the
endent integ Italy whicrhity he de-
sired to restore to an indep. Iv,
reserve of course, always the
possibility
„of Count
CAvoun having wished to call forth these avowalat
s
from GARIBALDI, to convince the EIIII;EROR th
further em3sion was not in his power. With
-England and the Great General both warm
against it, LOUIS NAPOLEON VVollid see that it
was • tri
pf,,cticable.
"Put Lord JOIIN h
serious business has another, and yet more
SARDINI in hand—the delivery to the King
of
the subject or
of attacking
long and rather sharp lecture on
France, and Austria lave, Veneiia. England,
e, he says, abstained from
any intervention in the
a 4: of Naples, yet both at
Paris and at Vienne. i
feared that after