The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-28 00:00:00

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THE FRENCH SQUADRQ_IT s.
According to the Etendard the French squstdrotiiirAtt -
irrive off Civita Vecchia to-day, and the trebarkitdon S
)f troops would take place to-day and to-morrow. The
same paper states that the French troops will certainly
'larch to Rome, and will probably meet the Garibaldiauu
n the way, and give them battle.
The Tonps of Sunday evening says that tue French
expedition had orders to stop before Civita Vecchia and
`,o land only in case the Garibaldians were defeated.
Victor Emmanuel demanded a respite, and it was in con-
;equence of this demand that the departure of tize expe-
iition was adjourned until Sunday.

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ATTACK ON THE CAPITOL.
The Rome correspond( nt of the Etendard describes the
agitation which prevailed in that city during the middle
)f last week. The provision dealers were laying in stores
in anticipation of a siege. It was impossible to get
•:.hange for paper money. The Garibaldians were believed
to have 4,000 muskets and two cannon stored up at some
place in the city. Proclamations had been issued
)rdering the closing of the gates of the city after dark.
Communication with the external world had to a great
extent been cut off, and no letters or newspapers had
arrived for some days. The streets were patrolled by
police and troops, who constantly challenged the passers-by.
Every shop was shut and the streets were almost deserted;
except by the troops. A bomb was exploded in the Piazza
Colonna on the evening of the 22nd. On the morning of
the 23rd the correspondent made a tour of the city. Out
side the church of the Ara Cceli he saw great pools of blood
and on inquiring he learnt that an attack had been made
on the Capitol during the night, and repulsed. Later
he learnt that it had been attacked on three or four sides
at once. The insurgents at a given signal—the exploding
of a bomb—rushed out from various quarters towards the
Capitol, and on being challenged by the Zouaves, replied
to the qui vive 7 " Garibaldi." The troops then ran to arms,
and after a sharp fight, which lasted three-quarters of
an hour, they drove the insurgents back, and these,
favoured by the darkness, took refuge in the neigh-
bouring vineyards. The number of Garibaldians killed was
fifteen, and they had about an equal number wounded. They
lost also thirty prisoners, and a large quantity of arms
which filled three carriages. The Pontifical force had ten
more or less seriously wounded, and two gendarmes killed.
At the first news of this struggle the representatives of
the various foreign Powers waited on the Pope to offer
assistance. His Holiness replied that he knew what had
happened, but there was no danger, and at present there
bad been no aggravation of the position. Two hours
later a loud report caused great alarm at the Vatican.
A. mine had exploded beneath the Zouaves' bar-
racks. The building was not entirely destroyed, for
the insurgents bad not had time to complete their mine,
The front of the building was, however, thrown down, and
eleven dead Zouaves were taken out of the ruins. The
Piedrnontese Gazette declares that there were fifty persons
killed. After that all circulation through the streets was
forbidden, and seizures of arms and powder were made in
large number of houses. The Garibaldian prisoners were
lent to Civita Vecchia, a cannon accompanying them.
The Rome correspondent of the Liberte gives an even
more unfavourable account of the Garibaldian attempt
than his pro-Papal colleague of the Etendard. M. Favart
declares that the Garibaldians during their attack on the
Capitol lost their arms, 17 dead, 19 wounded, and 45 pri-
soners. He adds that the attack was badly planned, and
proves incontestably the great incapacity of the National
-committee.

Garibaldi, on his way to the Papal frontier, was received
like a conqueror. The people at Rieti took the horses out
of his carriage, and drew him to the palace. On the 24th
he was between Fara and Corese ; on the 25th he fought
the l tittle at Monte Rotondo, which seems to have been a
most desperate affair, resulting, after several hours' fight-
ing, in the pursuit of the Pontifical troops by Garibaldi.

ADDRESS OF VICTOR EMMANUEL.
Victor Emmanuel has replied to an address which had
been presented to bim with respect to the present crisis by
SS. Thiviziani and Sambierasi. He said : " Assure your
fellow-citizens that I am with them, and that they may
have full confidence in me. For twenty years I have
fought for Italy with the pen and the sword, and believe
me there have been epochs which we have passed through
successfully quite as difficult as the present. Tell them
that I think my past career ought to inspire
full confidence, and that I am incapable of doing
anything which does not tend to the glory of
the nation. I have never paid any regard to insults or
menaces. Neither the nation nor I could support them
I have believed that in such circumstances I ought to risk
everything, certain of baying the people with me. I wish
the accomplishment of your destinies, and I am sure that
they will be accomplished. But let the Italian people
have faith in me, and rally around me. We have done
great things together, and if it should be necessary, we are
ready to do still more for the honour of our common
country."