New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-24
CaRIRALDI IN CALABBIA.

| of his trlumphai career, Uaiioaiu' A
self TO be not only brave leader and clever ssaIe'
oi,t but also scientific general. The attach' oy
main force. of chain of oosst-forts is an under
taking which requires not only military talent but
aI,o military science; and it is gratifying to fad
that our hero who never passeds military examina
ton in his life, and can scarcely be said ever to
have belonged to a regular army, was as much at
| home on this kind of battlefield as on any other.
The toe of the Italian boot Is formed BY the
mountain chain of Aspromonte, which ends in the
peak of Monte Alto, about 300 feet high. From
| this peak the waters flow toward the coast in
number of deep ravines, extending from Monte
Alto as from center, like the radi of semicir-
Gle, the periphery of which is formed by the coast.
These ravines with the beds of their respective
| mountain torrents dried up in this season, are
| called yfumare, and form as many positions for
retIeatiDg army. They may indeed be turned by
the Monte Alto, especially as there are brldepaths
and footpahs running along the crest of each spur
and of the main chain of Aspromonte itself; but
the complete absence Of water on the high land
would make it rather difficult maneuyer to do
so in Summer with large force The spurs OF
the hill run down to the coast where they descend
toward the sea in steep and inegularly broken
rocks The forts guarding the straits between
Reggie and AIilla are constructed partly on the
beach, but more generally on low, projecting
rocks close to the shore. The consequence Is
that they are all of them commanded and
looked into by the more elevated rocks close to
the rest, and although the commanding points
may be inaccessible to artillery, and mostly out OF
the range of old Brown Bess, so as to be con-
sidered of no consequence when the forts were
erected their importance has become decisive
sir ce the introduction of the modern rifle; they
are mostly within its range, and thus they now DO
command the forts in reality. Under these cir
cumstabces. forcible at tackon these forts, des-
pis ing the rules of regular sieges, was perfectly
justified. What Garibald had 10 do was, evil |
IDENTIFY, to send column along the high road which |
skirts the shore under the fire of the FORTS for |
feiened front attack on the Neapolitan troops and
to take another column over the hills as high up |
the fumare asnight be rendered necessary by the
nature of the ground or BY the extent of front
offered by any Neapolitan defensive position, thus
turning both troops and fort, and having the ad-
vantage of the commanding position in every en-
gsgement.
Accordingly, on the 2lst August, Garibaldi sent
Bixio, with part of his troops along the coast
toward Reggie, whilst he himself with small
detachment and the troops of Missori, which had
rejoiaed him, went by the higher ground. The
Neapolitans, eight companies, or about 200 men,
occupied fumars just outside Reggie Bixio'
bei the first to attack sent one column to the ex-
IRENE left on the sandy beach, while he himself
advanced on the road The Nea polltans very soon
gave way; but their left wing, in the bills, held out
against the few men of Garibadi's advanced guard
until Mss0ri's men came up and drove them In.
Then they retreated to the fort, which is situated
in the middle of the town, and to a small battery
on the beach. The latter was taken by very gal
liant rush of three of Bixio's companies, who went
in through an embrasure. The large fort was can
Donaded By Bixio, who found two Neapolitan heavy
guns, with ammunition, in this battery; but tnis
would not have compelled it to surrender, had not
Carloads sharpshoOters taken up the command
irg nights. from which they could see and pick of
the gunners in the batteries. This told; the artil-
lerymen forsook the platforms, and ran into the
classmates: the fort surrendered, the men partly
joining Garibald, but mostly going home. While
this was going on at Reggie, the attention of the
Neapclitan steamers being engaged by this fight,
by the destruction of the stranded steamer Torino
and by sham embarcation of Medici's men in
Messina, CoseDz succeeded in getting 800 men,
in 60 boats, out OF the Faro lsgore, and landing
them on the northwest coast, between Scilla and
Bagnara.
On the 23d, small engagement took place near
Salicio, little beyond Reggie; fifty Garibaldians
EDglishand French, commanded by Col De FlOtte
defeated four times their number of Neapoltans.
De FlOtte fell on this occasion. On the sa ne day
Gen. BrigaUti, who commanded brigade in Lower
Calabra under Yiale had an interview with Carl.
baldi to the conditions Of his passing over into
the Italian camp; this interview, however, had no
other result but to show that the Neapolitans were
completely demoralized. From this moment, there
Yves no longer any question as to victory, but only
as TO surrender. Briganti and Melendlz, the chief
of the second movable brigade of Lower Calibris,
had taken up position close to the coast, between
Villa San Giovanni and Scilla, extending their left
toward the bills near Flu nara-di-Muro. Their
united forces might be computed at some $500 |
men.
Garibaldi, placing himself in communication with
COsenz, who had landed in the rear of this body,
drew complete net round them and then quietly
awaited their surrender, which took place the 2ith
toward evening. He kept their arms, and permit
ted the men to go home if they liked, which most
of them did. The fort of Punta-di-Pezzo sur
randarad alan and thp Dosta of the ALA Fumare