New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-22
THE ACTION AT CALATA rIMr.

A special correspondent Of The London Tiaes, IN.
der date of Genoa, June 3, Gays:
"This morning had an opportunity Of reading 4
letter from Scilan officer who took active part 3
The affair of Caata Fimi. Although the outline Of ,hs
action is already known 70 .ss tngiish Psops think
tails which believe have never been published A.
Won know, il was the 18th, at that Garibaldis
ANAL army reached the village Of Vita, shout mile
from Calaia Fim THIS town aad me surrounding hae
Iandi. with column Of 3, 500 men. In front Of The
village of Vita there is an open space, with little
brus6wood and good deal Of hesth, which one would
scarcely expect to find close TO the cultivated feds
The coInry all about Is continued chain Of hl.oks
"a far as the eve can penetrate through the row. Of
trees and the masses of rich southern vegetation. Al
soon as GaribaIdi was informed Of the presence Of
Gen. Landi's colurnn, be went to neghborDg bill 70
explore the position of the enemy. In the meanwhile
the Neapoltans advanced in small columns, with the
apparent intention Of attacking They were scarcely
within musket range when their columns retired
masking strong body Of 500 men, supported BY
battery of four feld-peces, which opened trenenr
dous fire upon the still advancing troops Of Garaba6
The first column was headed by Garibaldi him
self. the second by the Hungarian Colone
Turr. The order to open fire on the Neapolltsns
was then given TO the Sicilian sharpshooters CON
manded by Geniol. Protected by the IRE Of thes
sharpshooters the seventh column OF Garbald forme
of volunteers from Pavia and the eighth, composed
men from Bergamo, charged with such vigor that
less than half an hour the Neapolitans were compee
70 abandon their strong positions. This attack OF tn
two companies had been supported by a body OF mel
led BY the son of the illustrious Manin To descrb
the enthusiasm of that charge would be impossible.
Young officer of Pavia, of the celebrated physc&
Cazo, followed by four Of his soldiers threw himsd
upon one of the guns Of Gen. Landi and captured =
Such was the moral effect produced on the SespobtsS
by the loss of this gum that the order for retreat ws
given and their strong positions were then sbandond
by the Royal troops one after another. In spite o.
ybie box tba Naapolifana fought we'll and
with an obstinacy worthy Of better cause. Theirs
was a moment at which a battalion of Royal sharp
shooters, being short of ammunition used stones in
stead Of balls and fought with the butt end Of their
muskets. These exertions however, could not stop
the backward movement of the Royal army which re-
treated first on Calata Finn, and afterward Acamo,
always closely followed by Garibaldi. Garibadis ar
tery could not be brought into play till toward the
end Of the action. The Neapoltan forces which took
part in the affair the lst battalion of Carabnier,
the lst the 10th Regiment of Infantry 200 horsene1
and four field pieces-in the whole, 500 men.
"When the fight commenced Garibadi had scarcely
FIVE hundred men, but reserve Of five hundred came
up afterward. Eighteen officers of the insurgents
were wounded among whom were the son OF Carl
baldi Mann, Sirtori, Hanna, Mssori, Bandi, Monta-
mari Palazzo, Maocchi, Greziotti, and NuliO. Nino
Bixio, whose death was incorrectly announced, and
Sirtor were the heroes of the day. The action Of
Calata Fim adds the writer of the letter. was SIGHT
of lions. Garibaldi was always to be found where
there was difficult position to storm, but God saved
his life.' There were also present two Franciscan
monks who fought like heroes. A third frar led TO
Garibaldis camp band OF three hundred Sieilisns
armed with excellent English muskets."