The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-08-22
AIexnMder Dumas at the Battle of
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N1ciuZZO.
The Paris Presse publishes letter
from M. Alexandra Dumas describing
the engagement at Melazzo, of which
o:xgAs an eyewitness. The following
rs xtracts:
gawn on the Goth all the troops
sHo& Hi movement to attack the Neapo-
who had come out of the fort and
Village of Melazza, which they occu-
pied Malanchini commanded the loft;
5j1eKal Medici and Cosnez the centre;
{ the right was composed of q few
&banies only, intended to cover the
itre and left wing from surprise.
Rxibaldi was in the centre, where the
IN was expected to be the sharpest.
ZIG firing began on the left from the
Il Ahapolitan outposts, concealed in a
5b1rhed halfway between Meri and
1el6zzo. A quarter Of an hour later
tes escentre attacked the Neapolitan line,
and drove it from it's first position.
The right meanwhile dislodged the
Neapolitans from some houses, which
they occupied. As the difficulties of
the ground prevented re inforcements
from arriving. Bosco, with 5000 men,
turned upon the 500 or 600 who had
driven him back.
The latter were at first obliged to
retreat before the superior numbers of
the enemy; but, when other troops
came up to their aid, they again at
tackled the enemy, many of whom
were still concealed among reeds and
protected by fig trees, so that charge
txtT ~, hn 10
Medici, while advancing at the head of
sGosnezewas struck in the neck by
spent ball and fell; he was for mo-
nient supposed to be mortally wounded,
but he was only stunned, and almost
Instantly he was on his legs again,
shouting "Vioa FEdLid!" 'Garibaldi, at
the head of the Genoese Carbineers
and some Guides, attempted to take
the enemy in the flank, but suddenly
came on a gun placed in the centre of
the road, and which he determined to
attack. When within 30 PAGES, the
cannon, loaded with grape, was fired
by the Kings troops. "1he effect was
terrible; only five or six men remained
standing.
Garibaldi had yart. of his boot and,
stitrup carried away; hfss'horse was
also wounded, and he was 6ampellea to,
alight. MAYOR Breda and-his trumpeter
was killed by his side; Misori's horse
fell dead under him; Statela was left
Standing unhurt in the midst of the
IRON Stern1;all the others were killed or
wounded The gun which had done all
this mischief was taken soon after.
Then the Neapolitan infantry opened
and gave passage to charge Of fifty
cavalry, for the purpose of re-taking
the pieee. Col. Donen's men, who had
been but little under fire, threw thcm-
selves to the sides of the road instead
of receiving the charge on their bayo-
nets. The cavalry came like a whirl-
wind, the Sicilians forming from both
sides. Thus assailed both right and
left, the commander of the Neapolitan
cavalry stopped, and wanted to turn
back, but found the passage barred by
General Guribaldi, Masori, StatcIla and
the officer bride and cried out "Sur-
render ~
The officer replied With blow of his
sabre, which Garibaldi parried, and by
u back stroke cut tho r6fliccr's check
open. The latter fell from. his horse.
Mcanwhile, three Or four sabrcs were
raised against TIE General, who wound
ed one Of his assaiiants with thrust
of his sabre, while Misori killed two
others and the horse of third with
his revolver. Statella brought down
one antagonist, while another, who
sprang at Misori's throat, was killed
by the fourth shot of his revolver.
While this struggle was drawing to a
close, Garibaldi rallied his scattered
men, charged with them, and either
took or killed the rest Of @hc fifty
horscmen. Seconded by his ccntre,
ne next charged the NcapoIitans, Bava-
rians, and Swiss with the bayonet. The
Neapolitans fed at once, but the Bava-
raans and Swiss made a short stand be
fore they gave way. This decided the
tate of the day.
WGSiave little six year older at
home, who is noted among our friends