New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-13
THE BATTLE OF MELAZZO.
The Government Of The Dictator Gariballi hs'
eanted the two following bulletins 20 be Published:

This morning, at o clock, an exchange Of musket
shots took place. it thought at first TO be aur
OF outposis but IL soOn became general action The
k,yh ists had artillery, our side there was none
The struggle was terrible the Royals's being nndei
cover while our men were fighting in the open field. Al
moment the position appeared difficult, hut AZ the
magic name Of Garibald our men rushed on like ionl
and carried the position and at % mimi past ouI
uOCpB entered MeazzO, after capturing i've pieces OF
artillery three Of which taken in The action ont
side the wal and the two others at the entrance. The
Vtloce steamer canDonaded the fort where the ROYAL
ISIS st ut themselves in constantly pursued by the bay
onet; they were crowded there as in baEel OF an
chovies Our men then took the first gate OF the fort
and basOn and our flag is floating over one TO YER
We have a heavy loss 10 deplore; that of the Roy
astg is enormous The suTeoder OF the fort and the
entire column il considered certain. reinforcement
with red cannon has this instant arrived Tor us Tue
soldiers of Spadafora are retiring upon Gesso.
July q --Yetterday, at 6 a. M, the battle COM
menced at Melazzo, and was not over before . p. m
The struggle was terrible. There was fighting along
the whole line. There was a great carnage Of the
BouIboniss who fought with much ob7tiDacy so that
IL became necessary gain ground foot by foot under
q shower Of grape The field Of battle, covered with
dead bodies Of the enemy, and with baggage OF every
kind and ice guDs at last conquered, amid erie,
of Long live Italy ~ " Long live Garibaldi
Our yourg men WED in enthusiasm with the brave
men of Garibsdi's legion, which was the first in the
combat and the first 10 charge with the bayonet, to
storm Melazzo and also seize the first aud second
redoub Of the fortress still pressing the Bourbonsts
close with the bayODet.
Orr oss has not been excessive. The legion of Gar
ibaldi has had few OF its men wounded; our young
en- have also suffered very ttle but the loss of the
continental soldiers has been considerable Enormous
less, enormous damage has been inflicted upon the
enemy, who in flying was driven into the redoubs,
and from them into the rest OF the fortress. He was
PURSUED tbher, ard the wa'e conduis cut of.
This morning, the Dist, Bosco presented himself
to the Dictator and requested leave 70 qnit with the
honOrs of war; "No,' replied Garibaldi, "you shall
leave iifarmtd, if you please"
Fabrezzi and lnterdonato have marched TO Gesso by
order Of the GeDeIalissimo. The enemy occupying
that position withdrew Immediately to MesslDa.
The Dictator, in a cavalry engagement at Melazzo,
cut of with blow Of his sabre the swordarm Of the
major of the Neapotan corps that was pursuing him.
after which the Nespolitan cavalry dispersed and
desuOyed-a just punishment of their ffatrcidA obsti
macy.
Long live Italy Long live Victor Emanuel
The following ia an extract from letter written at
Melazzo on July 81, by volunteer from Turin to a
relation:
This timeit was not heat Of alone, but heat of
cannon. Bosco came out from Melazzo 10 attack us,
but as one of his battalOns showed signs Of nsubor
dlnatjon be returned aud picked out his men, to whom
be added the Swiss and Germans sent TO him from
Messna. Medic bore the brunt Of the action then
CoseI came ND 20 his hello and the engagement be.
came furious. Our Generals exposed themselves too
much, and both of them had very narrow escapes We
took advantage OF the ground TO avoid the sweep of
their artillery, then rose and charged at the
point of the bayonet We cried out Savoy
the others uttered different battle-cries, aud so
we encouraged one another. But the getting
into MelazzO was the hardest pare If the work.
There the enemy knew the locality, was dou-
bic force, and prepared. The s6iri OF the prov
jnce Of Palermo, many of the very men whom Gar.
ibaldi hsd saved from the fury of the people, had
thrown then selves Into the houses and were pepperng
ne like the very devil Garibaldi fought like Hon.
but exposed himself too much, and it is miracle he
WAS not killed. During this assault which lasted two
whole hours fred very little. IL was the bayonet
that ared the day. We have lost many of our CON-
rades in those ascuted streets, but We gained pc 1888
zion of the town after regular siughe of the police
and the Royal we'll Those police agents be
haved most tIeaeherousy. The Swiss were the last
to retreat into the fort BOsco has sent flag of
truce and asks permission 20 out with the honOrs
of In these actions we have had at length the
peamre Of seeing a gOOdly number of the Sicians
fighting like ourselves in the open field and following
us uahfully when charging with tue bayonet.
The PresSe publishes letter from NJ. Alexandra
Dumas, describing the engagement at M.lazzo of
which he was an eyewitness. The following ex-
tracts:
At dawn on the 29th all the troops were in move
ment 70 attack the NeapOlitans, who had come odt of
the fort and village of Meazzo, which they occupied.
Malenchini comm anded the left; Gen. Medici aud Co
zthe center; while the right was composed ofa few
psnits only, intended 10 the center and left
VII from surprise. Garibadi was 10 the center,
whore the action was expected 20 be the sharpest.
The firing began the left from the NeapOt ont
Iosts, con called in d reed-bed half way between Mer
ar d MeszzO A quarter Of an hour Later the center
aaacked ID. Neapotan Gpe AID Grove it from its first
position. The right meanwhile disodged the Neapol-
itaus from tome houses which they occupied. As the
difficulties of the ground prevented reenforcsments
from arriving BoscO with 5000 men, turned up IN the
500 OF GOO who had driven him back The latter were
q, first obliged 70 retire before the superior numb Of
the enemy; but when OF ler iroOps came 10 10 their
aid thew again attacked the ma Of yhnr
It'll concealed among reeds and protected by fig
trees that "A charge with the bayOnet was inpossi.
bic. htdici, while advancing at the head of his men
had hOrse billed under him. COsenZ was struck ia
the neck by a spent ball and fell; he was for mo-
ment fupposed % be MORALLY wounded, but he was
only fturLed and almos, instantly he was on his lses
again, shouting Yea FItdiia = G4ribaldi, at the
head OF the GenOesc Carbneers and some Guides, at
ten ted 10 take the enemy 10 the ank but suddenly
came on gun placed in the eeuter of the roi l. and
v hich he determined 10 attack. When within twenty
PAGES, the cannon, oadd with grape, fired by the
King troops The effect was terrible; only i've or
xix men remained standing. Garbald had part of bis
boot and BIZ strGup carried away his horse was asJ
wounded, and he was compelled TO aight. Major
Breda and his trumpeier were killed by ms side; MISC
RE horse fell dc ID under bin; Statela was left stand
ing uDuTt in the midst of the iron storm; all tue 9TH
efs we're killed OF wounded. The gun which had done
all this mischief Uss taken soon after Then the Nea-
polan infantry opened and gave passage to d charge
Of fifty cavalry for the purpose Of retaking
but little under he, threw themselves to the sides of
the road instead Of receiving the charge their bay
oDe,s The cavalry came like whirlwind, the Sell
isns firing from both sides. Thus assaed both right
and left, the commander of the Neapoli'an cavalry
stopped and wanted 10 turn back, but found the pas
sage barred by General Garibadi, MsOr St4tella ald
five or Xix men, The General seized the officers bri-
die and cried out Surrender! r. The officer replied
with tlow Of his sabre, which Garibadi parried and
by back stroke cut the officers cheek open. The lat
ter fell from his horse. Meanwhile three or four
br,s raised a, aiDst The General, who wounded