New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-11-03
NeD Orleans 1aiIp Crescent.
The Battle or voI,urno.
sAyGUfxARY SCENES.

last struggle between the King Of Naples and
Garibaldi, at voiturno, on the 1st of 0ctober-we
make the following extracts:
On Sunday, thu s0tll of September, at day break,
Santa Maria all astir. The soldiers were con. i
signed TO the barracks Garibaldi started for San
Angelo troops continued TO arrive, and artillery 1
galloped through the town. The faces of the people
are pale and agitated. The Tri-color flag is par
TALLY taken down from some Of the houses, and the
gates Of many Of them closed.
started for San Angelo when heard the voice |
Of cannon, and arrived in time. Two battaliOns,
commanded by Castelini, were attempting to throw
bridge over the Volturno. Protected by Monteis /
artillery, they advanced by covered road, and |
succeeded in launching two boats: but the enemy
perceived the maneuver. Immediately the right |
bank, as if by magic, was covered by Reyalist /
troops and terrible fire was opened against the |
batteries of San Angelo, and against the Garibal |
dams attempting to make the bridge. They were
obliged to retreat. San Angelo opened its guns
and replied with good effect. But this was simply
an overture to the great event that was to of
on the LIST.
The Royalists had made up their minds to at
tempt decisive blow. They felt they were be
ing surrounded. They knew Cialdini was in their
rear, steadily advancing; that Lamoriciere was
completely defeated. and that Naples was unde-
Tended. At A. N. on the 1st of October $4,000
men, of which number 5000 were cavalry, left
Capua, commanded by General Nigri. General
Ritueci had the chief command. Generals Alan
de Rivera, Barbalonga and Won Michel were under
his orders. have these details from Capt Perelli,
At the same time body of 5000 men marched ON
Maddoloni to take the Garibaldfans in the rear,
and cut off their retreat. The soldiers of Francis
III were divided into two corps one, by the rail-
way was to attack the position of the Garibaldans
at the arches of Santa Maria, and draw their at
tention to that poAt; 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 Garibaidans.
Another body of one thousand men, starting from
La Piana, was to cross the Voturno below CajaZzo
and debouch by San Leuchio.
All this had been foreseen by Garbaldi, and il
is extraordinary that in very reactionary country
the Royalists not better informed of the ope
ratiops Of the Garibaldians. Thus the latter had
erected redonbts, dug ditches and built barrcades
on the very fields which the Royaliss faneied
| they could advance without impeachment and attack
the right of the Garibaldians throw themselves
/ into Santa Maria.
| At hal.past six O'Clock sharp fire of musketry
| commenced, and the cannon soon began to roar
with fury. The population showed great excite
ment, and every one prepared for defense. !
fastened to the spot, and arrived just the Royal
| lists were crossing over the fifteen arches Of the
| railway, chasing the Garbaldians before them. At
| eight O'Clock the former Were already at Santa
1 Maria, near the walls of the Campan Amphi-
| theater.
While General Ritucci was carrying out this
| movement, Garibaldi, who had arrived ON the
| scene of battle, ordered an analogous one. He
ordered Malenchins regiment to leave San Ia,
marc on his left to leave Santa Maria by the rear
and threw it into the fields which the Royalsts
had to cross. The latter thus found themselves
1 taken between two columns of Garibaldans shut
up between the railway and the road, and com
petely surrounded. The Seventh Regiment of
Chasseurs was anpihlated, with the exception of
thirty-five men, an Adjutant- Major and Captain
/ Pe-e who were made prisoners. II il quite i'm
possible for me to describe the terrific obsinacy
of the struggle, and the real and calm courage Of
the men engaged.
i went through the whole campaign in Lom
bardyI was present at Magenta and Solferino, and
Yesterday fancied | was there again. Three
times were the positions of the Garibadians taken
and retaken at the point OF the hayonet. The
grape swept men down numerically. No quarter
was asked or given. With mine own eyes | saw
wounded men bayoneted, and the stietto and pis-
tol used in fight which commenced with the rifle.
Except the Sicians and the Neapolitans of the
city of Naples, every man did his duty with enthu
siasm. strange and atrocious circumstance, i
we consider the character of the Italians, they
fought without uttering q shout, almost in silence
1t was lovely day, the sun shining in all its glory
| and the ground adorned with rich produce.
AT noon the tide of battle turned in favor Of thu
Garibaldians. 4l
An Fresh battalions and new guns came up from
) Caserta and Naples and Joined in the battle. TIL
( Garbaldians, when the battle commenced, wer
not 1000 strong; they had now Is 900 men in TIL
I battle. Garibaldi seemed ubiquitous. He watches
every phase Of the battle, keeping 1000 men il
reserve on his left to throw himself into Capua
the vicisstudes Of the struggle should offer him
propitious opportunity. He was much moved, ret
At the bridges of La Vale, behind the hills O
, Maddaloni, Bixio had definitely driven back the
Royalists who had taken and retaken that position
Near San Lucio Atlantis column had prevented
the Royalists crossing the river. With the Lueans
f and Calabrians Colonel Corte had bravely sup
ported the combatants of Santa Maria, and KEEP
!. the enemy in check, who might have forced pas
sage by San Tamaro, left open by the movement
of brave General Maienchini, on the right. Five
guns were taken from the enemy With their mnle
and Announcements Prisoners and wounded il
great numbers began to arrive at Santa Maria ant
were Immediately sent on by railway to Gaserta.
great number of officers were killed or wounded
. The Scilians made great noise and did little
n fighting. The National Guard OF Santa Maria wa!
on foot, but, having prudently placed their flag il
| the guard house, closed the doors and windows.
= AT noon the roar of the cannon ceased. The fir
( of musketry at the Arch Of Santa Maria continued
$ undated. A smile began to play upon the lip
= and the color to reappear upon the cheeks of man.
= patriots. At this moment was told train was t
leave for Naples. / left the outposts to write yo
an account Of this portion of the battle-the frs
f act of the capture of Capua.
!. The police ordered Naples to be illuminated to
- night, in honor of the capture of Capua, but tn
news is not confirmed.
:, SCENES AND INCIDENTS OF THE CAMPAIGN, ETC
Y The Neapolitan commander had combined gene
j. raj attack. His plan was well devised, and calcu
o lated to succeed; it was to break the line of tn,
Garbaldians, which extended from Santa Maria tt
: SAINT Angelo, and at the same time to turn SAINT
angelo ana SaHIa anu So pdul
|, OTIS. If the plan had succeeded all Garibaldi'
army would have been lost. Happily, however, i
2 failed, owing to the skill of our General and III
almost Incredible bravery of the troops TIL
movements of the Royalists, which commences
during the night, were made with such remarkable
prudence that, when the patriots awoke at in th
: morning they found the line from SAINT Angelo t,
/ Santa Maria cut A combat then commenced, an
n lasted till the afternoon.
In the morning the royalists were successful, AM
even succeeded in occupying the heights command
ing SAINT Angelo, which place then became, as
n position, greatly compromised. The fire was ter
). rble everywhere; the royalists took two cannon
from the Italians and their squadrons descended
= toward Maddaoni as far as the bridge of La Vale
More than thirty thousand Neapolitans, all picked
troops, had left Capna and fought resolutely. Al
about midday the patriots were driven back every
where and considered the battle as lost. Garbald
alone, who commanded in person, was of con
trary opinion, and under a terrible fire from the
enemy, he wrote dispatch announcing full
| success.
He then declared to his soldiers, who though
themselves vanquished, that they were victors, ant
- they, believing him, attacked the Royalists with
such mpetuosity that at o'clock in the Afternoon
the latter gave way, and were pursued at the poin
of the bayonet right into Capua Mere boys rushe
: on men and killed them. There was an appalling
l. massacre-the patriots being exasperated-butt tn
number of killed has not yet been ascertained.
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