The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-11-08

mum. RATrLE oF YoLrURNo.


THE BATTLE OF VOLTURN0.
The Borbous' Last Stand.--TerribIe Figh.
ting..NO QuarteT--The King of Naples
Under Fire and Almost Victorious &C.,
&c. '4t"
A correspondence ol the Journal des
DeJats, who was present at the battle,
gives the following graphic description
Of the relative position Of the two armies
and Of the batlle: ,t- 81 N
i During the last FIVE or six days Carl
baldi has shown immense activity. The
royalists, on their part, have erected for.
midable works OH the right banks Of the
4 Volturno, they hold most favorable posi-
) lions without mentioning the fortress o
Capua; they are masters of the course o.
the river, which they can cross by the
bridges from Capua, where the river il
litt!s more than a ditch, for Capna il
} built on the right bank From San Gle
E-mente 20 Cajazzo the risht-bank is brist
ling with guns, cleverly masked, strong
redoubts, thrown up with barricades snt
drawbrdges.
The whole country on the right bank
is trap. Add to this an iutrenched camp
Of 90, 900 pickedtr tro ps. elated by prom
ise OF royal rewards.
Monte San Angelo, the key of the de-
feuce, commanding the course of the Vol
turno, has triple batteries entrusted tc
Fthe Genoes artillerymen and to Col. Span
eero's corps of General Eber's brigade
under the direction Of Captain Ferrare
n To this position Garibaldi has paid espe
cial care. Hs has visited about fiityftimet
the batteries, which consist Of twenty
eight guns s'tAaah }re gr7. .. ~,
On Saturday l took the railway anc
visited Santa Maria, On the preceding
dayahe fire of the outposts was incts'
SAINT The royalists seemed determined
to strike blow for Garibaldi's plan is tc
remain on the defensive, l met the Mar
quis Pallavicni returning from Caserta
At Santa Maria / found Gariba!di much
agiated, thoughtful, his face black9ned BY
exposure 10 the sun. The station wal
full of artillery carriages guns. &o,, ant
aids e-camps were giving orders for al
to be pushed on towards the Volturno
: During the night l heard the sound o
) cannon towards Santa Angelo. The nigh
passed quietly. ,f1-Faf --'t''- ..- SO
On, Sunday, the 3eth of September, Al
day break, Santa Maria was all astir. The
soldiers were signed to the barracks: Gar
Iibaldi started for San Angelo, troops con-
tinued to arrive and artillery galloped
through the town. The faces Of the peo'
pie are pale and agitaled. The trioolor
flag is partially ;aken down from some ol
the houses, and the gates Of many OF them.
I started Tor San Angelo when heard
1.-The voice Of cannon. and arrived In
time. Two battallions, commanded BY
CasteIlaui, were attempting 10 throw
bridge { yer the Voltureno. Protected BY
Monte's artillery they advanced by a Gov
erred road, and succeeded in launching
two boats, but the enemy perceived the
nanoeuvre. Immediately the right banl
as if by magic, was covered by roya
troops, and terrible FIRE was opened
against the batteries of San Angelo. and
against the Garibadians, attempting te
make the bridge. They were obliged tc
return. San Angelo opened its guns and
: replied with good effect. But this wa'
simply an overture to the great even
which was to come off on the lst. .
hAstened TO the spot, and ar
rived Just as heroyalisls were crossin!
over tile fifteen arches of the railway, ,chas
ing the Garibaldians before them. A
eight o'clock the former were already q
Santa Maria, near the walls OF the Cam
pan Amphitheatre.
; While G neral Rltucci was carrying on
this movement, Garibaldi. who had arr
ived at the scene of battle, ordered an an
aarous one. He ordered Malencnini'
regiment to leave San Tamafo on his left
to leave Santa Maria by the rear, an'
threw il into the fields which the royaist
had 10 cross. The latter thus ioun'
themselves taken between two columns
+, Garibaldans, shut up Lc!ween the railwa'
and the road; and completely surrounded
The Seventh regiment Of Chasseurs wa
aunihilated, with the exception Of thirty
FIVE men, an adjutapt, major, and Capital
Perelli, who were made prisoners. 1t
quite impossible for mo to describe tn
terrific obstinacy OF the struggle. ant
the real and calm courage Of the men en-
gagged. ,.
l went .hfough the whole campaign il
Lombardy, was present at Magenta ant
Solferino, and Yesterday fancied wa
there again. Three iimes were the posi-
tions of the Garibaldians taken and reta
ken at the point ol the bayohet Th'
grape swept men down Numerically, M
quarter was asked or given. With min
own eyes saw wounded men bayonetled
and the stietto and pistol used in 6gh
which commenced with the rife. Excep
Q the Sielians and the Neapolitans of tn
J city Of Naples, every man did his dut.
with enthusiasm. A strange and a'roci
GUS circumstance, If we consider the char
acter Of the Italians, they Ought withou
uttering shout, almost in silence. |
was lovely ddS, the sun shining in al
5 its glory, and the ground adorned viii
. rich produce.
At noon the tide Of battle turned i
favor Of the Garibaldiaus,
: Fresh bat.alions and new guns came u
from Caserta and Naples ana joined in IN
battle. The Garibaldians, when the battl
2 commenced, were not 10 600 strong; the.
: had now 5000 men in the battle. Gar
/; ibaIdi seemed ubiquitous, He watehe
' Levnru nhasa Of the hattie keening 9. 100