The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-11-07

luz hrc VI the musketrf al the Archi
Santa Maria continued una Dated, A sniI
began to play upon the lips and the colo
to reappear in the cheeks of many patriot
At this moment l Was told train wa
leaving fer Naples. left the outposts I
write you an account of this portion of tn
battle - the first act of the capture &
Capua.
The police ordered Naples to be illu
mined to mig ht in honor of the capture c
Capua, but the news Is not confirmed"
The Corelere Mercantile Of Genoa ais
publishes the following account Of the ba,
tie of Volturno:
We have received direct from Caserta
under the date of the I'd of October, tn
following details Of the above battle:
Yesterday. at dawn. the Royalists, un
der the orders of Francis IL, in person
left Capua in three columns tho one at
tackled Santa Maria, the other st. Angelo
and the third cut the communication be
tween those two points.
The advanced posts of Santa Maria, consis
ing Of Sicilians. were carried, and the Sic
lllans driven back. The Royalists thel
made furious attack on Santa Maria, an,
Penetrated into the first houses to dislodg,
them it required eight charges with th,
bayonet. St. Angelo, heroically defended
by the first brigade Of Medici's division
resisted all the attacks Of the Royalists
though their efforts we're concentrated
against that position.
The first brigade suffered cruelty, ant
three Of the staff officers are hors de CON,
bat; one is killed, the other two severel,
wounded. The Roysli.ts simultaneously
crossed the river at the Cajazzo, and at
tackled our extremes left at Luciatala anG
Castel Borrono, where stood Bixio anG
Medici's third brigade.
The Royalists, twenty thousand strong
having driven back our men along the
whole line, commenced to attack our posi-
tiOns, but at this moment our reserves came
up. We had now 10000 men in the bat
tie. At about = p NJ. We resumed the Of
fensive; at six o'clock the Royalists, bro
ken on every side, were driven towards
Volturno. or in hasty retreat on Capua.
The King commanded in person, dressed
in plain clothes, He was continually seen
under fire. Garibaldi, as usual, was every.
where, especially where the danger was
greatest
We have 1000 men hors de combat
The loss of the Royalists is about 5000
The battle lasted from half.past three in
the morning till seven in the evening. II
is evident that this formidable attack war
the last effort Of Francis H., who, had he
been victorious, would have marched OF
the capital
A correspondent Of the Journal dc,
Debats says:
The most brilliant episode of the ac
tion Of the lst Of October was the recap
ture of the battery at the foot of Mont Sar
Angelo. When l left Santa Maria knew
that this battery had been very much dis
abled in the morning Garibaldi arrived
at nine o'clock. when the enemy was thun
dering at it with all his strength because
it took him in flank and was causing hiu
severe loss The triple battery courageous
ly resisted the attack, and never slackenet
fire, when all at once the one situated al
the foot of the hill became silent. Tht
Royalists, to the number $500, got round
the hill, and rushing upon the guns, spiked
five Of them. and killed several of the mer
at their pieces. Garibaldi, on the Sal
Tammaro side, soon observed the silenc,
of his favorite battery, and an aid-de-camI
from General Milwitz soon informed hin
Of the disaster, which would probably hav'
lost him the battle Garibaldi at onc'
started of, crossed Santa Maria, followed
by Mcdici and his staff, and collectin,
what men he could, cried out in voic
which caused all to shudder. We are 90
ing to die, but the Italians must win th
day; at all other points we have conqured
Followed by about 100 men, at a rapi
pace, Garibaldi, leading the way in smal
disabled carriage, went ght forward Bu
just as they got near the Casino of San Ar
glo. some Neapolitan chasseurs who wer
lying on the ground rose and fell upo
them. The coachman drove his horses il
to ditch. and formed barricadc of tn
carriage. Garibaldi jumped up, indignan
and went up to the chesseurs shouting
Viva Italia" Some Of his men comm
up at the same time, the enemy becan
demoralized and took to flight. Garibal
was slightly wounded in the stomach, ar
his trousers were riddled by two or thr'
bullets. If l only had another pair.
said, and without further remark he conti
ued his march towards battalion Of l;
Hungarians, commanded by Gen. Mogy
rady. He pointed to the Neapolitans vi
we're in possession of the battery, and cri
out to them. Forward, my lads; disper
that rabble yonder for me" This rabbi
consisted Of regiment Of the line. a squa
ron Of cavalry. company Of chasseurs al
a company Of artillery. The Hungarian
without waiting to count the numbers
the adversary, rushed forward and charg
J with the bayonet. After contest Of TIVE
ty minutes, the battery was retaken, a
once more it poured its storm Of grape
: the Neapolisan troops. who fed in con
sion across the fields, The Hungaria
: in this encounter, had 80 men put hors
combat. the Neapolitans about 200. 6
, ibaldi did not wait to dress his wound,
. hurried elsewhere The day. howey
\ was now Won"
! The DANGER OF HOOPs. On last Sun
e week, Miss Ann Ravell returned from churcl
J. her residence on Tenth street, St Louis,