The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-10-18

The cable dispatches in relation to Italian
affairs become every day more exciting. Yes
terday we'had some details of an engagement
fought near Verola in the Province of Frost
none, resulting in a victory of the Garibaldi-
ans over the Pontifical troops. No statement
of the numbers on either side is given. there
fore we are unable to estimate fully the i'm.
portance of the action; bnt as the scattered
bands of insurgents that have been pouring
into the Papal States on the east and south
had succeeded in effecting conjunction. and
in hurting back the "strong detachment" OF
Papal Zouaves sent to dispute their advance
we are justified in inferring that their num-
bers are somewhat formidable They are I'M
der the command of Menotti Garibaldi, whom
his father, from his prison cabinet, has lately
appointed Generalissimo, and who has before
shown himself daring and efficient leader.
To-day We learn that in the Province of VII
.terbo, on the north, several sharp fights had
occurred, in all of which the revolutionary
forces were successful. 1t is said that the
strength of the party of action is hourly in
creaslng, their successes having given them
new courage; that the entire press of italy
favor the seizure of Rome by the governments:
and that it was believed in Florence that Gen.
La Marmora, who is in command on the panal
frontier, would order his troops TO cross the
line and occupy the Pontifical territories. n
is evidently LAUNDERING all round" the d.
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potentate at last accounts had called a meet
ing Of Cardinals to consider the situation, and
was reported to he meditating a flight to Ra-
varia where he has been offered an asylum.
In the meantime Napoleon has returned
from Biarritz, and we are told there is great
activity in the naval arsenals at Toulon. The
rumor that Marshal Narvaez had offered to
the Emperor the assistance of Spain in sus-
tanning the temporal power of the Pope, wheth-
or true or false, need hardly excite any uneas-
mess. Spain has about as much as she can do
to keep down instructions in her own domin-
ions without going on any crusades in aid Of
the Holy Father. 1t is Napoleon only wbo
stands in the way of a United Italy Victor
Emanuel's government desire only to have the
present rising assume such dimensions as to
afford colorado pretext for a movement on
their part to join the march to Rome. The ar
resi- Oh oarlDaidi was necessary, partly to keep
up the appearance of preserving treaty stipu-
lations, and partly to save the rash old agita-
tor from falling into worse hands; but that
1t was little more than form after all is prov
ed by the fact that he is allowed to keep pour-
Ing out from his retirement at Caprera, the
most exciting proclamations calling on the
Whole nation to arm. 1t would seem from the
most recent advices that they are arming. and
every one now anxiously waits to see what Ma
poieon wilfdo Will he reenact the part he play
ed In lS49, and Sustain the temporal power Of the
rope by force of arms? And if he attempts to
10 so Will Prussia permit him to have his will
unmoiested? These are the questions which
every one is asking; time only can give us the
answers '-'i
In fact, the unification of Italy is itself on
ly question OF time. Sooner OF later the
barriers around the Roman territory must
give way as have those around venetia, and
the eternal city, the mistress of the ancient
world, become again in these latter DAYS the
capital OF "a strong, free and united ration,
stretching from the Alps to the Adriatic from
Monte Rosa to Spartivento. ss m