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Battle Of the VOIturnO--BriIliaut Episode.

Battle Of the VOIturnO--BriIIiant Episode.
The Asia brought the details Of the great
Battle Of the Volturno, which took place on
the ist Of October. 1t was bravely fought
and won by the forces of Gairbaldi under
his personal command, and was the greatest
battle in point of numbers he has ever en-
gagged in during his military career. The
Neapolitans had chosen their position, and
had concentrated all their available forces,
and the Royal Princes and the King himself
came to Capua and the yOlturno to animate
the troops A correspondent of the Debats
thus describes one of the most critical and
brilliant episodes of the day, the recapture OF
the battery at the foot of Mont San Angelo;
When l left Santa Maria, knew that this
battery had been very much disabled in the
morning. Garibaldi arrived at 9 o'clock,
when the enemy was laundering at it with
all his strength, because it took him in flank,
and was causing him severe loss. The triple
battery courAgeously resisted the attack, and
never slackened FIRE, when all at once the
one situated at the foot of the hill became
silent The ROyalists, to the number Of q
500 got round the hill, and, rushing upon
the guns, spiked five Of them, and killed sew
eral Of the men at their pieces. Garibaldi,
on the San-Tammaro side, soon observed the
silence Of his fayorite battery, and an aid
de-camp from Gen. MilWitz soon informed
him Of the disaster, which would probably
have lost him the battle. Garibaldi at once
Izfs Il -
Medici and his staff, and, collecting what
men he could, cried out in a voice which
caused all to shudder, 'We are going to die,
but the Italians must win the day; at all 9TH
er points we have conquered Followed by
100 men, at a rapid pace, Garibaldi, leading
the way in a small disabled carriage, went
right forward. But just as they got near the
Casino of San Angelo, some Neapolitan
/ Chasseurs, who were lying upon the ground,
rose and fell upon them. The coachman
drove his horses into a ditch, and formed a
barricade Of the carriage. Garibaldi jumped
up, indignant and went up TO the Chasseurs,
shouting sYiya Italial' Some Of his men
coming up at the same time, the enemy be-
came demoralized, and took to fight Carl
baldi was slightly wounded in the stomach,
and bis trousers were riddled by two or three
bullets. ''If 1 only had another pair he
said, and without further remark he contin-
ued his march toward battalion Of $50 Hun
garians, commanded by General Mogyorady
&c pointed TO the Neapolitans who were in
possession of the battery, and cried out tc
them, "Forward, my lads, disperse that rab-
be yonder for mel" This ''rabble' consisted
Of a regiment of the line squadron Of cav
airy, a company Of chasseurs, and company
Of artillery. The Hungarians without wait
ing 70 count the numbers of the adversary
rushed forward and charged with the bayo
net. After a contest of twenty minutes, The
battery was retaken, and once more it turned
its storm Of grape on the NeaPolitan troops
who fed in confusion aeTess the fields. ThI
Hungsrians in this encounter had 80 mel
put hors de combat, and The Neapohtans abou
200. Gafibaldi did not wait to dress hi
wound, but hurried elsewhere. The day
however, was now won