Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-17
GaribaIdps RepuIsiOn by the NeapOHtans--

A correspondent of the Manchester (Eng.)
Guardian, writing from Santa Maria di
Capua, under date of September 20 gives
the following account of the affair at Capua:
AS every column acted Independently, and
haG its own scope, you must not expect a
picture of an ensemble of operations, but only
scraps of incidents as they occurred on the
different points. To begin by the right, the
brigade Saulis advanced toward the passage
of CajazZo. When it debouched from the
defle, it found that the enemy held with
two companies, farmhouse, situated Just
opposite to the ford; while. on the other side
of the river, two guns were placed to oppose
the passage. There is row of poplars and
underwood which runs along the river just
on that point. These were occupied by a
battalion of ri1emen. Higher up were two
other guns and q battalion of rifemen to de-
fend the spot against an attack on the left
flank; while behind, and further down the
river, considerable masses Of troops were
concentrated. General Turr commanded in
person on this side. Placing the two guns
he had with him in an advantageous posi-
ton, close to the entrance fthe de6le, bat
talon of Saulis's brigade was sent forward in
skirmishing line, while another attacked at
the point of the bayonet the companies
placed in the farmhouse. These latter did
not wait, but made off as fast as possible
along the river bank. Having no means of
passing, they had to run back along the river
into Capua. ...
The house was then occupied, and the
skirmishers here pushed forward close to the
rivers bank, taking advantage of the cluster
of trees with which the plain is interspersed.
1t was the most tantalizing sight to have the
enemies so close, and yet, on account of the
river, inaccessible The feeling was so strong
that one company, which was sent to the
right to molest the enemy on that side, could
not be kept back; the men held on by each
others shoulders in order to resist the rapid
| current and crossed against orders, remained
there until their ammunition was exhausted,
and had, ultimately, to return as best they
could, on which occasion a number were dis
| persed and lost.
While this was going on Garibaldi, who
| had Just returned from Palermo, where the
withdrawal of Depretis, the pro-dictator, had
called him, came up, and about the same
time part of the Brigade Eber appeared on
the slopes of st. Angelo. 1t had started
| from Santa Maria and reached st. Angelo
| without finding any trace of the enemy, ex-
cept when its advanced guard came to the
| river, when the Neapolitans opened out from
two rifed guns at the Scapo di Formicola,
and from two others ON the hight Just above
| it where an isolated house stands called
| Casino di Palumbara. This hight comes
down close to the opposite bank of the river,
| while the nights of st. Angelo come like
wise close down on the left bank. The road
thus is, as it were, in a defile almost at q
\ pistolshot from the battery opposite.
1t was impossible for a force unprovided
| with artillery to pass without exposing itself
to heavy losses. 1t was, therefore, decided
to leave two battalions on the road, partly
to keep the enemy's attention engaged and
partly to cooperate with the column toward
Capua, while the rest took the mountain
road. The movement of this column having
been observed from Capua, several large col
umns of infantry and cavalry, besides bat
terry of artillery, were seen approaching in
haste. to support The forces Concentrated on
those points. Toward noon General Turr
sent the order to the Brigade Saulis to retire,
the news having arrived that the operation
toward Cajazzo had been successful, and that
Catabene and his riflemen had driven the
enemy from that position. This retreat wa!
effected in perfect order.
The advance on the high road from Santf
Maria to Capua had likewise begun soor
after the others. The Heapolitans followed
their usual tactics, drawing the advancing
column within the range of the guns of th(
fortress. They succeeded better than eve
before, for one of the brigades engaged go
out of hand and advanced without order til
it came within range not only of the gun
of the fort, but also had to sustain an offens
i've return which the enemy made with artil
lery and cavalry. In vain did our two gun
try to oppose the superior force; the com
mander being wounded, and many of tn,
artillerymen, and horses, the guns had to b.
dragged back by the infantry.
The Brigade Tuppi was sent in support; bu
unfortunately. its commander was mortal
wounded in the very outset. This threw tn
column into confusion, and for q moment tn
enemy bad time to retake part of the posi-
tiOn lost and burn the farm-houses, Whic
had been of great assistance to our men i
their advance. But this was only for q shor
time; for, order having been restored, tn
Neapolitans were again driven back to th
border Of the OLIVE wood, close to the glaci
of the forest. ...-..- ...t..l n
By two P. NJ. all was over on this side toe
but not without the loss of above 100 men.
The column TO the left from La Forest
advanced similarly, but was more fortunat
in keeping within its instructions, attractin
the enemys attention on that side, but with
out engaging in combat. .,..is
On the whole, our loss in wounded an
dead amounted to l60 men, but the object {
the movement was obtained by the takin
of Cajazzo. AH ,t
September 22.-On this side nothing nev
since the 10Th, the Neapolitans in the immC
date outskirts of Capua firing away gres
deal of artillery ammunition on all who sho
themselves. We, on our side, are waitin
for the development of the movement towar
Cajazzo. This latter place was, according {
the last accounts, threatened by the Neapol
tsns, and the regiment Vachieri, of the div
. sion Mediei, was sent to assist.
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