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


continued to arrive and artillery gallopet
through the town. The faces of the peo
pie are pale and agitated. The tricolor
flag is partially taken down from some o
the houses, and the gates of many of then
closed.
l started for San Angelo when I heard
the voices of cannon, and l arrived in time
Two battalions. commanded by Castellini
were attempting to throw bridge over the
volturno. Projected by Monte's artillery
they advanced by covered road, and sue
ceeded in launching two boats but the
enemy preceived the maneuvre. Immedi'
ately the right bank, as if by magic. was
covered With Royal troops, and terrible
fire opened against the batteries of San An.
gelo, and against the Garibaldians attemp.
ing to make the bridge. They we're oh.
liged to retreat. San Angelo opened it.
guns and replied with good effect. But
this was simply an overture to the great
event that was to come off on the lst.
The Royalists had made up their minds
to attempt decisive blow. They felt they
were being surrounded They knew Cial-
dini was in their rear, steadily advancing
that Lamoricere was completely defeated.
and that Naples was undefended. At six
A. NJ. on the LIST of October 10000 men,
of which number 5000 were cavalry, left
Capus, commanded by General Palmieri,
with five batteries commanded by General
Nigri General Ritucci had the chief CON-
mand. Generals Alan de Rivers, Barba.
Tonga and Won Michel were under his or.
ders l have these details from Captain
Perelli. of the Seventh Chasseurs. who
was taken prisoner. At the same time a
body of 5000 men marched to Maddaloni
to take the Garibaldians in the rear and
cut off their retreat The soldiers of Fran
els l l, were divided into two corps-one,
by the railway, was to attack the position
OF the Garibaldians at the arches of Santa
Maria and draw their attention to that
point; the other by the parallel Consular
road, to cross upon their right by the fields.
guided by the reactionary peasants of Tan
Frisco and the neighboring villages, and
was to fall upon Santa Maria in the rear of
the Garibaldians. Another body of 1000
men starting from La Plans, was to cross
the Volturno below Csjazzo and debouch
by San Lenchio.
All this had been foreseen by Garibaldi,
and it is extraordinary that in very reac.
tionary country the Royalists were not bet
ter informed of the operations of the Carl
baldians. Thus the latter had erected re-
doubts. dug bitches and built barricades on
the very fields over which the Royalists
fancied they could advance without impedi-
ment and attack the right of the Garibal-
dians or throw themselves into Santa Ma
ria.
At halfpast six o'clock sharp FIRE of
musketry commenced, and the cannon soon
began to roar with fury. The population
showed great excitement, and every ole
prepared for defence. l hastened to the
spot, and arrived just as the Royalists were
crossing over the fifteen arches of the rail-
way, chasing the Gariba'dians before them.
At eight o'clock the former wero already
at Santa Maria, near the walls of the Cam
pan Amphitheatre.
While General Ritucci was carrying out
this movement Garibaldi, who had arrived
on the scene of battle, ordered an analo-
gous one. He ordered Malenchinis regi.
ment to leave San Tamaro on his left to
leave Santa Maria by the rear, and throw
it into the fields which the Royalists had to
cross. The latter thus found themselves
taken between the railway and the road,
and completely surrounded. The seventh
regiment Of chasseurs was annihilated, with
the exception of thirty.fve men. an adju-
tant, major, and Captain Pereill, who were
made prisoners It is quite impossible fol
me to describe the terrific obstinacy of the
struggle, and the real and calm courage Of
the men engaged.
l went through the whole campaign in
Lombardy. was present at Magenta ant
Solferino, and yesterday l fancied l va
there again. Three times were the posi-
tions of the Garibaldians taken and reta
ken at the point Of the bayonet The grap'
swept men down numerically. No quar-
ter was asked or given With mine owl
eyes 1 saw wounded men bayoneted ant
the stiletto and pistol used in fight whicl
commenced with the rifle. Except tn
Sicilians and the Neapolitians OF tho city c
Naples. every man did his duty with Ell
thusiasm. A strange and unprecedente
circumstance, if We consider the characte
of the Italians. they fought without ntte1
ing shout, almost in silence. 1t was
. lovely day, the sun shining in all its glor
and the ground adorned with rich pr
/ duce.
At noon the tide of battle turned in Fl
, vor Of the Garibaldians.
). Fresh battalicns and new guns came U
from Caserta and Naples and joined in Il
a battle. The Garibaldians. when the bs
: tie commenced, were not 10000 strong
!. they had now $4,000 men in the battl
e Ga:ibaldi seemed ubiquitous. He watcht
4 every phase of tho battle. keeping 2,Ot
a men in reserve on bis left to throw hil
q self into Capua if the vicissitudes of q
n struggle should offer him proPitious o
!. portunity. He was much moved, red al
e wet FROM perspiration, and his voice alts
E. ed by emotion.
Of At the bridges Of La Vale, behind Z
c. hills of Maddaloni. Bixio had definite
N driven back the Royalists, who bad tax
as and retaken that position. Near San L
b clio Atlantis column had prevented I
Roxalists crossing the river With the [