The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-09 00:00:00

It was at this critical moment that Garibaldi
arrived. He had taken with his Staff carriages at
Santa Maria, and was coming on in the main road to-
wards St. Angelo. The balls and grape were flying
about, but the carriages still proceeded. When they
arrived in the neighbourhood of St. Angelo they
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road Garibaldi advanced, revolver in band, towards
St. Angelo, and arrived just in time to give new
courage to the defenders. The object was to drive
away the column in the rear on the hills to the left
of St. Angelo; this was easily done by throwing
some skirmishers on the heights above those occu-
pied by the intruders. There was fortunately, some
artillery in front which was turned to good account,
but, as usual, it was the bayonet which decided.
The Neapolitans tried to penetrate by a cavalry
attack, but were beaten back, chiefly by the cool-
ness of the Calabrese, who behaved splendidly.
After three or four hours' fighting, whatever could
be got together of available men were carried for-
ward, and the Neapolitans not only driven back
from their position on the great road, but likewise
the barricade retaken. This was about 9 o'clock.

During this time the fight had been equally hot
at Santa Maria. General Milvitz, who commanded
there, was obliged to confine his defence to the im-
mediate vicinity of the town, holding theemain road
to Capua and the space between it and the railway.
Some light earthworks which he had thrown up
lately were of good service. But the enemy
brought up fresh and fresh troops, which he kept in
reserve in the Campo before Capua• The shells
and shot flew into the houses of Santa Maria, and
the inhabitants left in masses. Despatch after
despatch was sent to Caserta, where the reserve
was, to ask for reinforcements. But the reinforce-
ments were likewise claimed on another side. Early
in the morning a column had shown itself towards
Castel Morons, but was easily driven back, and did
not renew its attack. More serious was the ad-
vance against Maddaloni, where a column of 4,000
or 5,000 men attacked Bixio. It was a hard fight,
for there were riot more than 2,000 to 2,500 men to
oppose on a long line where the .hills had to be
kept on both sides. But the struggle was soon
decided. By noon the news came that the
enemy had not only been driven back from their
position, but had likewise been followed up to the
river. A part of their forces were cutoff, and threw
themselves into the mountains between Caserta
and Maddaloni.

Then there was a little breathing time at least
on our side, and the whole effort could be directed
against Capua. There were but two brigades re-
maining in reserve, one the Milano, almost a
skeleton of not 1,000, and the other the Eber,
equally weakened by detachments sent in different
directions. The first was sent on by rail ; the
second went by the road, and both arrived almost
at the same time, about 1 p.m. And it was time.
The Neapolitan bullets and balls were coming freely
into Santa Maria, while Garibaldi sent orders to
let any disposable troops advance as quickly as
possible towards St. Angelo. The defence of Santa
Maria was quite confined to the outskirts of the
town, where the Piedmon tese artillerymen were be-
having beautifully. The first thing was to oppose
this, and a battalion of Bersaglieri, and one of the
regiments of the Brigade Eber, were sent to ad-
vance, while the Brigade Milano was sent by the
Porta St. Angelo to take the enemy on the left
flank. But before this occurred the newly formed
Hungarian Hussars had been sent out by the Porta
Capua to drive back the enemy's cavalry, which
ranged close to the gate. Although not more than
60 horsemen, they charged and drove back the two
squadrons, cutting them down and taking a number

of prisoners.
The infantry soon followed, and General Turr
took the command of that side. Although mostly
fresh troops, with the exception of the cadres, com-
posed of the Cacciatori of the first expedition, they
went on like old soldiers. The enemy, who had
evidently all day long the idea of intimidating our
troops with his cavalry, charged ; but the Picciotti s
,
guided by the soldiers of Calatafimi, formed group
and not only stood firing, but bayonetted the horse-
men. After this it was almost nothing but advance
with the bayonet until the Convent of th.e.Capuofchthe
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and the Cemetery, the two chief positions
Neapolitans, were permanently taken.
While this was going on on that side the rest of
the Brigade Eber, the last reserve, was called by
the Dictator towards St. Angelo. nGgnelroib.
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enemy, Yr"' • ngelo, had
woods, and occupied some
taken to the houses with
his artillery.
After the first defeat in the morning the enemy
had returned with new forces to carry St. Angelo.
Not only did all his field guns scatter death in every
direction, but likewise three batteries
from the
opposite bank and the mortars of the fortress began
to open a tremendous fire, under
the protection of
which the Neapolitans advanced,
11 a.m. They carried once more the position of
the barricade, and occupied even the first houses
leading up towards St. Angelo. Medici and Col.
Spangaro, besides Garibaldi, did everything to
steady the wavering troops, who, seeing themselves
so much outnumbered,and attacked by such formi-
dable artillery, began to think the day lost. For
hours the fight lasted, a continual advance or re-
treat on both sides, but still the Neapolitans could
not gain much ground. This was, perhaps, the most
strongly contested spot on the whole line, and only
in the afternoon the advantage began to show on
our side. The Neapolitans had again to clear the
road, but they still held our barricade and the
woods on both sides of it. With great trouble two
skirmishing lines were formed, and sent to threaten
their left and right, and then a hundred men vfere
collected behind the first house, ands these made a
. and carried
rush at the cry of " Viva Garibaldi