New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-13

cy were originally built On er 'pe W hn, ahoat Ave
IN oe nl" 10 sr,nQ.hep~d ~ the oroes Oh eeru'
n The fortre,s stands o. the 10 " 40 "
,saa ~ mountains which, running s'"s'u '.o ,oo VI
t,oees " ~ ay be called p7Ooogtnon or toe srornHhi
The owl The " l.urpo, spsingug from the inlsni
cp"w runs in the opposite direction 10 SI' inc
and falls into The Gull OF Gae's ns,Weea ragiuo
snS p.trja 90 the other eide OF Inc river aoolnei
; 81 loftx mountains rises thus for ong narrow
Jla, in the middle OF which flow the waters OF the
Vnlr;rro This chain of moupteins Is tsrted 6y .
road practicable for c9rlsees, aed " IS otefscVes oy
many steep and difficult passages whieh ead 70 SAINT
Angelo to Fo.micos, and to CeJazz9; Inc iowa Oh
he Goes nv railway fTom Nspee to Capua IS stnased
in laI pl-ip which from the western sds of those
moupajr sxAnds itself moe or less widely as lar
the capital of the kingdom. The distance from sp "a
Maria to Cspua is a6o.t three Eogis1 miles ar the
road proceedf throEg the plain almost parallel TO the
railway. -
If Rave succeeded in giving you fair PIss of the
country IN vsbich army Is nov ma"FAvertng you
will upds sai that it would be imr 01si Ie for the
army och Garibaidi how has at bar 80 attack Capua
IN the front IL vas besides OF the ret importance
thai. the c. pmuPieatiops of ths fIuhed pace WIN
seta should be intercepted, ano this could only nave
been done by crossing the No.turno either az Scslo
Fo nj ols or at Csi no. II ie movement ordered oy
the General wac therefore rIteDded to eff GU tns whao
Il would also epsble him t'. attack the fortress I'D is
Left flank At about o. clock, then yeeterasy mat
itp Rsipadr Bresau chsd hts force az 4os Saoua
having during the pr',c ding nigh. directed CSonei
S, - =. Srocsed f,rm Tamparo and Casino R-ae
! 10 Forests with regiment, 10 ORDER toat he mgu,
ea,Iv ne xt morning effect ncton from the ic ace
ha,o him II NJ edtuT Tia had also left his headqlar'
9,s AZ CaeeIa du rng the night with S0w men, aiter
having ordered Major Csltabene 70 march oy the man
] Iosd toward Cal swe with his battalion, support
I ed On its right n8Dk ~ three companies
| wbirh were 10 march in the came direc-
tiop following however, the path OF the noun ION.
The task If nainsinDg the commune alton pet 1een
prr and q eslsn forces was ntTust.d 70 CoL hoe,,
Il. b -, han inc VVyGO-
from Sara Nara III the direction OF the upper foiutho,
als ~ watch the IS OF the ene@y wh 80 pat
1aon- we're now end thin eeen dotng TIE lett oaok OF
| the riye- Il was Bfige5ier Breslaus party when
frt oceped fire. His co having reached tue open
spaoe 10 front Of the for-, the CaccaaioI OH Mhanes
were oeDt out skirnishpg, to protect toe advancing
| march of the column. Two battahons OF DE GiorR'
brigade formed the right wing OF the attaesns party,
and 4 left yyss under the orders OF Col Poppi, While
Bricadier Breelau in the CENTER with La hasa on
| the main road, in ~ serve.
The columi Of Breslau thus dspoeed, soon TOOK up
sroson al about 3 GOO yards from the fortress ana
az they W, By the bu.hes AID trees OF the
country 0, ened their fire sgan,t the few compaos OF
Benz bon troops which posted outside OF the town.
But AZ soon as he BOurhoDisis lad become ware OF
threste ing movement they recalled part Of Their
troops which a. hand guar ding the lett oanK
of the yohurno. They were thus enabled TO coneeu-
trste NC re ban 10 600 men, posted partly within me
wsbs Of Cspua al psrDy D sort OF iotrenchd camp
wbi b they had formed In is front. Expecting that
he hottest Of the fight would be under Inc walls OF
Capus, had left Gtn TuT snd fastened here 70 JON
Bisgdier Breslsn. A party OF English amateurs,
an o.g whom were the H IN Mr.. EVELYN As1lev the
third son Of the Earl Of ShsfesbuTy, Mr. Ed "n DANES
Col Baker of the 10Th HUssa and some others, oad
| accompanied me. When we arrived at Saofa Maria,
Brgadier BresIau already marching toward Cspaa
following the main road above referred TO. AT The dis
lance Of about English miles this road Turns 70 tue
right between NO large bitches, which separa u from
II p]o feds. pie ntation Of mulberry trees ON
the tight and thick wood the left those fields
on the sde of he fortress. BTesau brigade which We
found on cur arrival at the spot actually gag a. was
90 / said before abe tered by the trees; but as the
BouIbonists could Gee smoke Of the musketry, they
were able 10 direct their artillery with 'rtam aim.
The fire bept up by both be batteries OF the nenched
camp and by the more powerful artillery OF tne ram
paris Of CspDe was really tremendous hot
AID SHELLS were pouring oDg Breslsu men Ike hil
in northern storm. 1t is rue that they bad two II
pour ders scrsneo by the shrubs TO support them bu
Il did more harm than good for they udica'ed 70
the enemy The position Of our center The main ROAD
| by which The Garlb4ld aps in reserve were - be
brought on were equally swept by the bullets OF the
heavy gups Of the bastoDs Nos. and D. The Montes
and Laporta ba. aons. although decmaed by the guns
of tbe place. bravely stood their grould and theEe was
a moment when in ron they actually reached within
100 yards of the gate of Capua discharge OF aril-
lery oh iged thea, however, TO retire after having
sept voty O, musketry sgqiDsta Bourboois regiment
whch occupied The dici Of the city on the left.
The sold ers of Gar bald thus fighting for two
hours against oversize ming enemy, who had the
tsmpaIs the batteries Of tire intreuched camp for
| shelter. While, however, the artillery piled thus
|
ii sck BE then ordered that Col. Poppi should be
| enforced BY Cavalo men, and that La Mas3 should
advance The reserve. The commander of the two
pieces Ct artillery directed 10 advance them, and
they brought to bear upon he assang masees Of
| he enemy. The result wss that the attempt of the
Boubopsts BFesaus columo, in spite of their
furious onslaught, proved OF no avail, and they re-
iIea'ed within the camp after hour of useless fight
fresh battalion which had out of the fortress
against u.s. throwing ont companies OF riff -msn Skin
msbers, bad no better success. But after nearly two
hous of this conflict without any result it would have
been folly on Brigader Bresaus part 10 have iasisted
90 continuing battle which unequal; and
order for slowly reuealing therefore given which
was the more necessary because the cOlamn OF Col.
SlapgaIo had never made its appearance. Our columns
b. to retire beftr the advancing skrmishe's of the
ENEMY, gbd there was mon ent IN which tle enemys
cavalry ed TO have orders charge but the
oute attitude Of GsIIbadi warned toem nJto STR
| fri n the fpot 10 which they had been placed. This
apparently threateIin movement OF the enemy'e hue
| sars created however, a panic among Si.ians,
which was increased by The sight Of r'iages waiting
on the road OF Santa Maria to carry the wounded 10
| the b. fptai They were indeed soon stopped by the
geic efforts of Col Peard aud the withdrawal Of
| Breslau's lumus was managed without any serious
| loss On arriving at Santa Maria heard that
TO hsd succeeded ia crossing the upper of the
| NotgrnO, ard that Mai. Catabene had occupied Cs-
sz2o af er fight Of al hour. Gsribald who had, in
the mean while arrived from Foresta, rode down 10
the front, 10 the direction Of Scao d orkicola where
he had personally very barrow escape. In the ac-
| tion of Santa Maria we had loss of about 100
h0rs de comGat, AID one piece of our artillery was
| nearly taken by the Feapoitsns. 1t was, however,
saved by the courage OF Of men, who seeing
that all The mules had either killed wounded,
| carried it 10 the their shoulders.
| Now that army is in procession of the left bank
Of the NoltuTno the investment OF Capda only be
queiioD Of few days, and hope We shall capture
| il Tefore tie end of neat week.
| From GaIibaldis Headquarters
CAsERTA, Sept q.
The Bourbonifts kept up fire of artillery against
our advanced posts during the course Of yesterday.