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WHOLE NO. 8350.
NEWS FROM EUROPE.
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ARRIVAL OP THE BORUSSIA. !
Additional Details of the Battle
of Solferino.
Blunders of the Emperor of Austria
on the Field.
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OTHER GREAT BATTLES EXPECTED
Russian Hopes and Intentions
from the War.
KMBUriI'8 RECEPTION IN HALT.
OR ADD TE DEUM ZN PARIS,
4a, Ac., 4a
The (crew (teamahlp Borusala, which left Sju'.hainpton
at Wn o'cloek at night oe the tin of July, arrival at U? g
part yeetordey evening.
Iter advices are some twelve hour* later than thisi
received by the Weaer, which appeared la the U*kau>
yesterday morning, aa the Roruseia brings the I/mdou
evening editions of aome of the papers of her day of do
yartve.
The latest quotations at the London Stock Exchange
(11 A. 11.. tih met.) were aa follow*'.?
Cooeole for money ahnt.
Ditto for account (July 8) 93 to 93 V,' ox dir.
Hie Parla Monitnur of the tth of July publlsbe* a c'.r
amlar from U. Bouland, the Minister of Public Instruction,
to the rector* of academies, enjoining tbom to have ail
the bulletin* of the Army of Italy rend to the pupils, and
to have tbom posted up in the schooot, aa "Youth ia open
to aeble sentiments, and its heart ta touched by groat
thincs and devoted to the dynasties that know bow to
ndertake tbem," &c.
IM raris correspuueem. 01 iuc jajouuu iihicj, miuug uu
the evening of the 4U> instant, says:?
A private letter rrom Toulon, dated yesterday, Informs
as that the naval preparations wore never more actively
oarried on than at present. Similar accounts have been
received from Brest.
Another division of the Army of Lyons leaves for Italy,
and Immense quantities of prqjeotlles of every kind conUa>
e to he forwarded.
Prussia, It Is said, has given positive arsnranoes that
the recent measures With respect to her military forces
am not taken with a view to hostilities. and that France
may remain perfectly tranquil on that score. Something
It was absolutely necessary to do to calm the edorves
eeoce In certain or tbe German States, bat the advaace of
an army to the Khine is not meant as a menaoe, and it
tbouid not be a cause of disquietude to the French government.
Propositions are also said to be in oooteinplaloo,
when the proper moment comes, with a view to a settlement
of tbe Italian question. England, Prussia and Russia
*111 take the initiative.
Tbe water sawing mills at Bugey (Doubs) are engaged
night and day In cutting deal planks for the supply of toe
carpenters of Lyons in mak'ng boxes to pica stores for
tbe army of Italy. In addition to wbidh there is a large
demand for building purposes both at Lyons and In the
South of France, so that the timber trade is at present
unusually prosperous.
The Vienna correspondent of the London Timet, writing
an the let of Juiy, says:?
There Is some htng unusual going on between France,
Bussla and Turkey t and it would not surprise me should
the latter turn agautea her former friend aod protector.
Prince Kallimaachl, tbe Turkish Ambhstador at this
Court, spcsks of Austria and of her reverses in Lombard/
In a way which clearly shows wnioh way the srlnd la
blow lag at Constantinople.
Count Coltoredo, who Is now Austrian Ambassador at
Borne, is to go to St. Petersburg, and Baron Hubaer, who
is at Naples, has received in truciioos to act as tne representative
of tnls government at Rome. The foregoing
piece of news leads me to believe that Cardinal Antonelli
and bis system are on their last legs.
Tbe metallic reserve in the Bank of Vienna on the 28th
of June was 79,788,997 fls , and tbe notes In circulation
were of the nominal value of 453,762,10711s. In May the
mock < f specie was 90,016,62411s.
A Milan paper says that when King Victor Emanuel
visited the citadel of Brescia he was shown the place
where forty five citizen?, taken as hostages In 1819, were
barbarously shot by order of the foroctous Haynau, and
that he forthwith ordered a monument to be erected to
them, the expense to be defrayed out of his privy purseAnother
paper contains the astounding announcement
(headed "G. U ," which can only mean Qatdla UfficiaU)
that the Hungarian General Klapka and some other coura
geous patriots have offered tbe Crown of Hungary to the
Grand Duke Constantino of Russia.
The steamship Africa from Now York arrivod at Liver'
pool Monday morning, July 4.
THE BATTLE OF S0LFEBIN0.
Interesting English Account of the Great
Conflict.
[Cavriana (June 26) correspondence of London Times.]
Another name has been added to the number of those
place* In this little billy triangle which bare been iilus
traud in tbe military history of Italy by a battle. Solferino?a
name ^yesterday unknown to all but antiquaries
I and local curiosity hunters?has to day a historical signification.
It represents one of the greatest battles of modern
days. It was the first meeting, In (nil force, of the
two great armies which are fighting for the rate of Italy.
Id all the battles and engagements hitherto fought each
side bad only part of Its forces on the field, or, at any
rate, engaged ; yesterday both brought up what they
could. It was, then, the first occasion to judge of tholr
respective power and ability Both Emperori were at the
beads or their armies, surrounded by all their most experienced
advisers.
What the Immediate result of this g'gantic duel was
will know long before this letter reaches you; what
itR real tnfluenoe will be on the warfare we oannot yet
judge ourselves. Except in those few esses where an
army is oompletely broken up by defeat, the result or tho
greatest battle becomes only clear some time after. 41
though a great and decisive victory, the battle of Solferloo
does not belong to those of the former olass. The Aus
(nana were beaten, driven from position to position, but
whether they are able or not to make another stand In the
open Dell we have as yet to learn.
There is some element in the Austrian councils of
war which we don't understand, but which gives
to their operations in this second pbase of tho cam
l>s<gn just as uncertain and vacillating a character
as they possessed In the first part of it. Oa Monday
th- y are In full retreat over the Mlncto, and on Thursday
tbey are back again with all tholr foroes, having taken up
tbeir position, fortified It, and are waiting 10 receive us.
U may have been a feint for aught we know, but it la
rather too much to suppose of the credulity of his adver
sary to b? taken In by an attempt to play at hide and seek
with an army estimated at 180,000 or 200,000 mon. Although,
therefore, everything rather Indlcatel that the
Anstrians Intended to withdraw behind the Mlnclo, not ac
erptti g a battle on this side of It, but preparing to defeod
the paasuge of it with all their forces, the advance was as
careful as If every moment tbey had cxoected to meet the
enemy. Prom point to point the different oorps were
untied forward, one taking the place of the other, and
feeling to the right and left for the enemy.
When the Cnitae waa crossed, and the Allied armies ;
approached the ground where, If anywhere, the enemy
Maba his sianil thoif aititllriM hroamn nnlia Oka*
I or an army advancing to the battle field. Each body
tank up the position which It waa to occupy In the battle
f on could boo ihls plainly If you went along the line oc
copied by the Allies the day before the battle, ae during
the wnole advance the left somewhat overlapped the
right, while on the extreme right Itself was a detaahe
corys far enough to the rear to protect that flank, and yet
close enough to entor Into line In the boar of battle.
POSITIONS OP TITK ARMIES II It PORE ENO AGING.
The day before tbe battlo the position extended from
the ehoree of the Lago di Gar da at Deeenzino all along the
irretern edge of the billy country from Loaato down to
Oast ;:l!nnt?, and, bending back towards Carponodolo,
touched there the Chlcso: the F.mperor himself, with th
Stiarns, as a reeerve, at Hontechlaro, and the King, wltn
his stair, at I/mato.
The reconnotsaance, as you will remember, was sent
0?at day In tbe direction of Sotferlno, and fell In with
pome Austrian posts; this provet that tho place was occupied,
but gave no key as to whether It was only a detachment
'eft to observe the advance of the Alllei, or whothor
It was the avanl yard* of the Austrian army. It looked
W?ry suspicious. There was that kind or silence all about
no .neighborhood which you remark almost always under
J - *r clrcumstanoee, tho only sign of lifo end movement
being "louda ot dust in tbe direction of tho Iflnnlo passage
^ .ivwT0 In tho afternoon tlr. floddard
frD^? *no.thor ascent on a larger scale with
u ^rvMlsllotS.' n? ? . ,hc hi*tt hl"? which rise closo borwnnot
Jf" ***' b?forc ,he M0?nt k"*
^>1 additional 14 CMno off> or whether it
threw any J^he poaltlon or the enomy.
At my rate, Uicr* was to0 evening at Monus.
E NE"
rhfaro, where tbe Guards remelosd still wwcmped,and j
the Emperor himaeH bad tats headquarters
Yetterdep mornisg et Ave, th* sojnd of cannon showed
tb?i at last ib? enemy tad turned at taf; It was a strong
rroenaetBSDce which had paidel forward uod male
bm stsrw bis tesdi. Before an boar bad parsed the
Smperor was at CkstlgHowe sad Ute Guards oo their
way iter re Before another boar hsd passed tbe d'Spoaiuo<
stand been made for tbe attaok Whether these disports1.'oa
were made en Ute insptratioa of the aonent, ,
rurrerted by the position of tbe eoemy, or whether .his
Majesty knew before that the Aaetrlane had taken us
<beir position, and were ready to diepoto tbe passage ef
tbe M nolo, I cannot presume to say, but tbere la no doubt
that tbe whole bad the appearance of a plan formed on
the spot, and tbe orders were given oat at the last mo
stent.
Before I speak of these dispositions J will attempt to
give you an Idea of the position of the Aastrians.
The Mincio, oommg oat ef the Lago dl Garde, runs
due south, wnUe the direcuon of the hills o
both backs runs st right angles almost toward
K. Those oo Uto right beak, with wuic
alone we have to deal, here oome down from the north
west in a southerly direction aa far as Castiglraoe, an
then, making a bend, strike the Mincio In a southeaster!
direction the billy country forms thus a tolerably regular
parallelogram trom northeast to southwest, the four
ungles or wbtoh are Jhosto, Pesohiera, Voila and Oastlgnone.
This parallelogram of bills Is shout twelve miles In ,
length and nine miles in width, and Is divided almost In
us middle by a llt'le stream, which rens Into the Mincio.
fhe bills rise gently from the shores of toe lake, and at
sis their bifhast eiovation about toe source of this stream,
(ailing off again towards the Ifinclo. This Is Just about
tbe oratre of the parallelogram, at Roodoletto and Poctomgo
rn the toft, and at Boiterino, Monte Olivets and
Oavnaaa on the right bank of the stream These
(joints were oboeen by the Austnans aa the pivot of
their line. Thu.r line itself extended from Pesohiera,
on which they leant their extreme rlsbt, through this
pivot, d>wn into he Ipiatn of the Mincio, Intersectog
be great read to Ooito. Tbe whole Hoe was not less
iban twelve miles in length. Ctvriae* was tbe oentre of
it. wbicb tbe Km tier or of Austria bad ebosen for his head
quarters, while Bolferino ?u the key of tbe whole eoei- *
iton. rhia order of battle protected aU tbe approaches to *
me Mloclo, but it ?Mjoit tbe necessity wbicb m fell to "
protect ell the road* loading to tbe HIU3M wbicb oeueed ''
title long extension, end became tbua en element of weak- "
neat in tbe whole poaition; end thie length of line end
corresponding weakness Inoreeaed tbe more tbe Mlnno f
waa epproectied, for tbe road to Golto, wbicb in tbe prtn- ?
cipel peonage, gone off from OaaiigUone at a conaidereble J1
angle towards tbe eoutbeeat. ? *
Tbia weeknere was recognized. end the dlapoettkmi
taken accordingly. Instead of attacking tbe position in n
fiont. where it is of formidable atrucKth, the whole weight n
of tbe attark waa thrown on the wings, with the view or *
breaking throngb the line, if possible, and gaining one of J>
the Wircio passages, or, at any rate, fo, :!ng the enemy h
out of tbe strong position In the bills. *
Accordingly tbe Fourth corpc, that commanded by
BeieraJ (now Marshal) Nlel, reinforced by purl of tbe re- "
-ervo and artillery, received orders to act in the plain, 11
towards (lotto, fho First corps, of Marshal Btraguay ri
d'Hillicra, was to proceel by toe road which runs trom
Castiglione along tbe base of tbe bills, near tbe little Til- 11
lage of Grolc, up to Soiferfno. One division ot the 3eoond ?
corps, tbat of tbo Duke de Magenta, wm to take this vll- P
lage from the bill road In front, while tbe otber waa to ?
take It quite in tbe rear by San Casstano. Tbe Tbird g
corps, tbat of Maraba) Oanrobort, did not enter In line,
bnt waa bent back in tbo direction of Oaatel Onzago, while r)
the Sardinian army waa to execute on tbe left wing a (link 1
movement corresponding to tbat on tbe right, trying to
break through the line between Peschlera and Pozzolengo, J,
and get to one of tba Mincto passages whlob exist In that
direction. Tbe Guard! remained as a reserve, under tbe
personal direction of tbe Emperor, who took the oommaad n
of tbe movement. "
THE ST.MET) ATTACK ON AND CAPTURE OF SOLFKBINO. U
Although the hilly nature of the country is favorable oi
enough lor observation, tbe line was too extended to aver- w
look the whole, while the simultaneous character of the ti
movements made It Impassible to follow the details of U
every pent I most confine myself, therefore, only to ai
the main features, as far as I saw them myself, or have tc
had time as yet to ascertain them. The attack began al dl
most simultaneously on the right and in the centre, for Tc
while the fire of musketry and the advance of columns on ai
Soiferino Indicated tbit the battle had begun In the oen- tl
tre. the Pledmontcse guns were heard to the left and the g<
artillery of General Kiel to the right, in the direction of tl
San VigiUo and Medolo. b
The bill around which the Tillage of Solfbrlno p
is built, Is the most prominent object all along a
tbls country. It la of a conical shape, and has at Its p
summit a high, square tower, called the " Spia (Spy) c
d'ltalla," for from the top or It you can overlook tbe n
plain of Upper Italy from the Alps to the Po. This t<
hill Is detached from tbe rest of the range, and u
throws out three plateaux?one In tho direction of tbe a
lake, another towards the plain, and a third towards Oh- 1
vriana. It forms thus, as it ware, a high oastle with three p
bastions, and all the roads leading to It run in the open- a
ing between the plateaux. All the sldee, with the exoep- ! ?
lion of that towards the plain, are ten preoipKous, and t
tbe roeds ran does at so steep an InetiM that titer are 1
called tho Soate di soiiariQo, Towards me piUaTne ap i
ptoacbea rise by a gradual incline until they reaoh tbe I E
first houses; thence they assume the same precipitous i T
character which the others have It was this side which I d
was chosen as the point of attack. The Austrians had | u
prepared for this, and were ready to receive their adver- u
garies. Both sldee of the road, up to the village Itself,
are oovcred with vineyards : into these they bad thrown _
masses of infantry, taking advantage of tbe nature of the f.
ground to give them shelter and free scope for their rifles. h
As for artillery, they not only had some on the road, Z.
but on the different elevated points to tbe right and z!
left, which abound In the higher parts of the road to- f
wards tbe village. The fifht began almost In the plain, Jj.
just where the road comiug from Csstiglione bends tc
a?cend the village, and crosses tbe road from the Utter to cl
tbe main road of Goito. Two divisions of the First corps Z.
(Forey's and Bazaine's) had orders to drive tbe enemy b,
Irom this Doaitlun. while one division of the Second corns
was to take the Village in rear by ten Oamlano. Tne
enemy's skirmishers being driven back, the two divisions ?,
of the First corps advanced, and, after a sharp fusillade,
succeeded in driving him back towards the village. But i_
It was only at the village that the real fight began. The ,1
entrance to It had been barricaded, and the high garden .v
walls which extend to the right and left ware loopholed
for musketry, while on the spur which lies to the right of c<
the road as jou ascend, a battery was sending down tc
a shower of grape This entrance became the al
scene of a most desperate fight, but was at last
forced, and then began one of those street fights j.
which seem to become a characteristic of this campaign; _
every house had been loopholed, and was occupied by
the enemy. As there are no gates In the rear of the ^
courtyards of these houses, the defenders in etch were
obliged to fight to the last or else surrender. Twice the *
first division or the first corps bad succeeded in peue- ['
traiing to the church, the enclosure wall of which is just
at the foot of the great tower and the top of the hill, and 81
twice it had to retire before the roserves which the ene- 8(
my brought up. The light bad lasted for more than two "
hours, and the strength of the soldiers began to fail. At
this moment, which was abcut eight o'clock, the Volti- ?
geurs snd the Chasseurs nf the Guard received orders to 11
relieve them. At the same time the division of the second n
corps, with the Turcos or Chasseurs Indigenes, pushed P'
homo lis attack from San Catslano, while the other ilivis- 'r
aion of the first corps had attained the heights to the left 11
of the road. In less than half an hour the enemy was
driven out of bis stronghold, and had to retire, 11
leaving twelvefguns behind. He retired in the direction f
of Cuvriana, but only stop by stop. Looking down from 'f
Sotrerino towards Cavrlana there is s maze of hills before *
you, wblch I can compare to nothing but the ruins of a eJ
number of colossal Roman camps formed by natare, and
half obliterated by age. It Is one succession of ascents 11
sod descents, the best description of wblch I hoard from &
a soldier, who, describing the battle on the height, said, c
"CYtalt une chaise a lVcursuil." *
THE FIGHT BECOMES GENERAL?THE SPLENDID TAG"
TICS OF THE FRENCH TRIUMPH. *
After the taking of Solferlno the engagement as- f,
snmed really the shape of a battle, where tactics :!
came into play. The taking of the village was more ::
due to bravery than science Battles have often been !,
compared to a game of chess; well, I never was so j?
struck by tbe truth of this comparison as yester- p
day, during the advance from Solterlno to Oavrtanabow
one body after another was moved forward, and the !:
enemy forced back by degrees. It was in tnis fight that
the Immense superiority of the now French rilled oannon ?
showed itself. The lightness of the pieces Is such that *
they could be brought up bills so steep that even Infantry ?
had no small difficulty In sealing them. Stilt the range of
them and their precision are almost incredible. You S
could see their shells bursting among the guns snd tnfan- ,
try of the enomy, while tho shells fired from his guns at ?
thn hlohaat oUwaiUn fciti... -k. a _ O
?? vioyimiuu woio icuiiug suurv ur uursnug in ujo r
air. rte attack on this succession of positions was male .
from tbo plain at the same time as from the heights, the
objeototboth being to gain the heights of Cavrlana, the "
centre of tho Austrian position. While one oolnmn ad- J,
vanccd by the road which leads along the base of
the hills to Oavxiana, the main body followed the R
chaw a I crurtuil over hill and dale in a regular
steeplo chase towards the tower of Cavrlana. "
Wbtlo the attack, In what was now tho centre, took n
this shape, the attack of the Fourth oorps in the plain u
to tbo right hal likewise developed Itself. For a short ?
distance from Castlgllono tbo country to the right and left ?
or the road Is full of vineyards and mulberry trees, not ?,
very closely planted, but sufficient to bo an obstacle to
the movements of cavalry and artillery. After two miles
or so, however, the trees recede on both sides, and an al- ?
mrst naked plain, partly grass, partly planted with corn, ,
stretches out almost from the foot of the hills across tho '
main road to the neighborhood of Medole. This plain,
which extends as far as Cavrlana, Gulddlzzolo, and Cere- *
sole, became the scene of a most animated artillery and "
cavalry engagement, which was very effective, as seen
with a good glass from tbo heights. The Infantry took ?
part In It only to the extreme right, towards Medole and
Gereeole, occupying the vineyards which lie at the entrance
of the plain, and from which the Infantry of the
enemy had been before driven out. As soon as
Gen. Nlel was able to debouch Into the plain rrom the right
the day was gained, for such was the superiority of the w
French artillery, that the Austrl.vn artillerymen, who It tl
must be acknowledged rought their adversaries with great a
bravery, were obliged to yield. This was In the afternoon ?
about fbnr o'clock. Tho centre had come to the hills about a
Cavrlana, and whtlo one column scaled the ateop ridge un- T
der which the road runs, aasther was sent on the road o
Into tho vlllago. From the rapidity wldt which these tl
columns advanced, you could sec that tho Austrian! had .A
given up tbo Idea of resisting any longer In this position, tl
and were now only anxious to make good ibelr retreat, o
The poaitlan of tlavrinna, which la almost aa formidable as I tl
that of Soiierlno, was only held until the other troops could i t<
be withdrawn, ntid was ultimately taken with little v
loss. In the plain tho Austrian artillery exeouted ' a
a very good retreat en echelon, while the j tl
cavalry wag spat forward to arrest somewhat tho ' T
W Y 0
SUNDAY MOltNIN
>r*frm of Mm AHe* On tfcto oocuton Ikem w?*?
kroupHiof brilliant charge* execoted by tin h***eu*
I'A'rkjne^bnt thin Jtn not prevent the enemy fr?>m keep
ug ?be rond a Ontto By Urn o'alock a'ra wt everr
tilnp was over on thn right wing and tbn jeniro Thi
nd wan ptecu.HUna by a mart nbownr, wtncu began n
all about thw time.
What happened no tbe left 1 matt reserve f >r another
alter, an 1 coal Mm* overlook that part 01 tb - tin d, *nd
lave had an yet to ttm? to bev the detail* aid >no -he
laid nf battle Bat when tbe battle end?d on 'be r ghl a
wait cannonade began ou tbe Inf ., which mun' ban- been
ntbnr a renewal of ibn attack in order to ge'n the p-is?ge
A Ponte ril Muoztnbano, or elae It wan an a' ack on a
mrt of tbe Auatrian army retiring lonardn I'mn btera
lotnn of tbe gun* mint have been Bred from mi? latter
iiace, for, to judge by the aound, they wern large ponl
100 gODD.
Tbe reaolt of tbe day la, driving the Auatrian* from the
weitlon wb'Cb tbev had themaelve* chosen and fbrtltiel
II every m?k? It almost iamregaable H
in the strongest proof of superiority whch could bo
given. From i he ettent of the position and the !b?ce in
vbicb they appeared, In all they mart have been very
it-arty 200 Of o men strong and, If tbe priaoo?re are to he
;redited, they brought op all their reaerv<a from Mantua
>y railway dating the battle Tbeae 200,000 were to one
if tbe meet formidable positions that can be conceived,
lad tbe ground carefully prepertd for defence, and were
irlven by abont 140,000 or 160,000 men from tbeae pultons
leaving fliteen gona, besides a number of ammunition
agoos, and several thousand prisoners, ir tb? de'ea
lid net become much greater It wm iron I he Austrian*
hinting of a timely retreat As soon as Sotfenno war
<>st. it was evidently a losing battle that they were flgbt
tg. Tbey were Unnklng all tbe tlaae of their
t treat, and held the ground only sufficiently not to
ixpos* tbemsrlvee to worse evils, do close to tbe Ml into
t would bsve been an a-t of desperation to attempt to
lold their poeltton, with the risk of being pushed back on
be river, or else of being cut off from it
there can be no misinterpreting tbe thing, M at Mtgen
a, that only part of tbe troops were present, or that tbey
lere fstVued; it was as fstr a trial of respective strength
nd skill for tbrm as tbey oouid desire, for all dlsadvaneg?a
la combers ss well as position were entirely on Mm
tde of their adversaries. Whether after this trial tber
ill still think of scoepttog another battle on this side of
tie liineto, or wbetber tbey will be aaUsded with defend)g
tbe river line, remains to he seen.
Tbe losses on both sides were, of course, consld
rah'e, especially In and abont Solfertco, which
ioked like a human butchery after the fight. At
liis point alone I saw lying about more than
,600 dead, besides a large mats of wounded.
In dead tbe French did not loee very much, but the
umber of wounded cannot be less than 8,000 to 4,"00,
nly a email proportion, bowever, severely wounded
mong them. What tbe Austrian loss was it la not pontile
to judge, for tbey took awav as long as tbey oould
otb dead and wounded, having made a requisition for
,G00 carta In the villages on the Block).
General Nlel, who commanded the right flanking ooidid,
and whose skilful management of the artillery con
rlbutcd considerably to the success of tbe cay, baa been
aiaed to tbe rank of IfarAcbal de France.
Aa soon as tbe battle was over orders came to transfer
lie headquarters to Cavrlona, end last night tbe Emperor
erupted the very room wbicb bis antagonist bad had prearsd
for himself. Even tbe dinner was round all prepard
and waiting for the victor
CKKES ON THB BATTLE FIELD OP BOLFERIMO?
EFFECT OF TI1K FRENCH BIFLED CANNON,
avrlana (June 28) correspondence of London Telegraph.]
I have visited to-day the plains of tioldizziio, where
He battle which began at Solferino terminated at a late
(HIP nf thA n'ffhi It tdn nVWIr in fast the O
Dd French cannon could Mill be heard.
The artillery may be said to hare done its work for the
rat time during the present campaign on that occasion,
'ntil then It had now and then been brought out, but
t last it baa played tbo principal part. The p>wer
r the rifled cannon is henceforth established. I
ill cite but oae fact In support of this alteron.
General Deevaux saw in the distance abiut
lirty squadrons or cava'ry, eonststing of Italians
id dragoons, forming into masses, and preparing
i tbander down upon the squares of Renaud'a
Irlsion. The danger was imminent and grare,
>r the French troops had their a%nks compromised,
id were in front of an Austrian battery, whtcb worried
lem with grape. General Deevaux pointed out the diner
to Captain Ftat, commander of the eighth battery ot
le Tenth regiment of artrilery, who at once established a
a tier y of rifled cannon upon a small eminence In tha
lain, and fired 'our rounds or shells oontatninpforty halls
distance of more than two thousand yards. The eff-ct
roduoed teemed like the work of enchantment. Toe
aptain sow In the first place that wide gaps bad been
aade in the enemy's ranks, then all of a sudden tnat this
errible mass of cavalry was dispersing In every direction,
tterly disordered, anl without hoe ding orders or rallying
t the word of oommand. Twenty thousand of the A us
rian cavalry, opon whose aid every relianoe had been
laced, wtrc thus rendered uselew. and it was directly
ftcr this catastrophe, If I am rlgbtlv informed, that the
impcror Francis Joseph sbsmdsnsd the camp, tears of
txatteo and dispel; in his ej?.
lie plain of (juidizeolo la really Horrible to look upoo.
Ivcn ao late aa yesterday the deed were not ell burled,
bey were to be seen In groups of twenty and thirty, budled
together In one (pot, where a shell hud exploded or
ae Chasseurs d'Afrlqae bed passed. All still maintained
3e attitude in which death bad struck them down.
Bere was one with uplifted arm to ward oil' the blow
'blob bad split open bis skull, end splashed bla brains
ir and near. Close by was another, with bis bond upon
Is breast shivered end rent by the grape. Another
lemed to be amlllnf, es If in mockery of the grim war
or's approach. Sumo were lying upon their backs, with
ces turned towards heaven, end prayers still seeming to
nger upon their Hps.
Further on, there was s Hungarian, who had thrust his
otbes Into a ghastly wound near tbo heart. At his left
as a Tyroleee, with the unused cartridge between
is teeth. To the right, a Croat had his bead cut off by a
ill, and tbe bead was ny his side, with its horrible eyes,
arlng and leering, as it seemed, at the dismembered
udy.
Two young lads of certainly not more than sixteen were
ing in each other's arms. Death had surprised them lu
lat attitude; or, perhaps, feeling themselves about to die,
ley bad clung together in a last embrace, and bud fallen
ins never to rise again. Upon the body of a Bohemian
Beer we noticed a dog, waiting apparently for bis master
i get npl We had not tbe heart to call off tbe faithful
itmal by a word or a gesture, for wo felt sure that God
on id reward the devotion of this poor dumb creature, so
mchlngly shown am last tbe carnage which man had
aged against his fellow man.
On every side it was tbe same. Death, in his most horble
and ghastly form, glared at us, no matter where we
ized. Enough, however, on this sad tbeme.
r'rom the Louden Advertiser (Kossuth's organ), July 4.1
A letter received in Vienna from Lombardy gives the
jbjolned particulars, which we give, as it Is by commrimi
of various accounts that a lust estimate of this arrant
attle can be formed.
Of the horriblo scene presented the following day It is
IfUcult to give anything like a faithful Idea. Masters of
ie ground, which they bad woo ioch by Inch after the
lost desperate and heroic effirU,Piod(nonte?e and French
Itched their tents among vast heaps of carcasses, belong
ig to the three armies, and which time did not permit
lem to bury.
At four o'clock In the morning two Pledmonteee batilions
and four or Dvo French were sent out te make a
econnoissance along the whole Une. The Austrians
sued out suddenly against them, having been ordered to
ttack the Allies at eight o'clock In tho morning. Soon
Dveioped by numbers, the Allies were driven oack, and
lough come troops were sent to protect their retreat,
leae, and particularly the eclairettrs, suffered great loss,
oon the battle became general. How fierce It was la
vident from the time It lasted, and the carnage on both
Ides At one moment the Pledmontese, who termed the
dt wing, were completely hemmed in, and the French
iore driven back to the Chiese. Then, as at Magenta, pontons
were taken and lost five or six times over. Tho
lunder of artillery was Incessant for hours, and at last
ie bayonet, as on the former occasion, turned the forme
of the day eventually In favor of tho Allies. Tne SeDod
division of the Pledmontese, under General Fantt,
erformed prodigies of valor.
When the battle was over the Emperor Napoleon sent
n aide de-camp to compliment him on tho bravery and
till he displayed throughout tho day. When ordered to
barge wl'h the bayonet, to retake the strong positions
bich had been several times lost, the oolonels of tbe ro
Iments composing the Full division placed themselves,
msketln hand, at the head of their men, and led the
barge; of these colonels three were left dead on tho
eld, the fourth was badly wounded. Of the Piedmon!fe,
2f0 officers are hirrt dt combat, and from 6,000 to
000 men between killed, wounded and prisoners. The
rencb loss was ocmputed at about 12,000; that of the
uetitans about 20,000 killed, wounded and prisoners;
is last mentioned being over 6,000. It ts supposed that
a both sides 40,000 are put hers dt combat. The spirit of
?e allied armies Is excellent, and tho great difficulty exerlenced
in defeating the Austrian* of course enhances
le value of the victory. The Austrian* blew up, on their
ctmat, several of the bridges on the Uincio.
Though the Emperor of Austria was on tho field, It was
less who directed the operations. Hess was, In fact, the
rai Commauder lo-Chief. The others were Generals
cblick and Wimrflhn. The former had under him Boneck
and Urban, who, on this occasion, directed the operaoca
agactt the Plenmontese
It was regretted that the 12,000 men of the division
ialdini, who were at the extreme north ef the I/ixe
area, and the volunteers of Garibaldi could not take part
1 the battle. With tbem tho disproportion between the
ustrian and allied forces would have been diminished. It
ras said at Turin tbat the former had a numerloal supelorlty
of about 20,000
Victor Emauuel has his headquarters almost at the fbot
r Peschlcra. Venice will probably soon be Invested.
FRENCH ACCOUNTS OF THE BATTLE.
REPORTS FROM TUB FRKNC1I REGIMENTS.
w tFr0? tbe Paris institutiono? 1, Juty 1 ]
All the regiments or the Guard, Infantry and oavalry,
rererngsged, but more particularly the Voltlgoura and
^ ' atJrs. They were anxious, like the Grooadleer
Zouaves, to bare a glorious day to Inscribe on their
dors. The standard of tbe battalion of Foot Chaasenra
ud the oo.or of the seoond Voltlguera will be deooratod.
be tbaasaors, under General Uaneque, displayed extrardldary
agility In creasing the dttcbeeand ravines daring
;io attack on the heights which surround Solferlno Tho
,\i8trUn? fl?'a In iiporder before tbem, and while tome of
lie Chasseurs rushed on and took possession of a ooior,
there secured four or five pieces of oannon Tne low or
be bsttaiion is severe, but tbe number of killed Is said not
J be so considerable aa might have been expected, and the
rounds received are not of* dangerous character. Tne First
nd second Vo tigcurs bad tbe same work to perform as
tie Chasseurs, snd they got through it ?uU <q iai suocsss.
heir officers led them on, but the men 1a some measure
IRE H
ro, JULY 17, 1359.
amrfrat'd 0i? word of command, Mid novae ?H no in
H'Uck mada with more mtrmljlt 1* tha aiiwk a?*io->t *h
Solferlno, tbe lire of the (uuitii artlU-ry waa moat d?r- ?ll
structivw, nnt to warm % an the reiarn Are of tha Freaab to
that at vtral of tha battel lea bad to renaw he.r guaoent ?c
three or four Uuea. Tua aavalty of tho G >ard a.l li
aon.e oamirable charges, aud the effect of them oo tho ?'
am toy wag trem*ndoa*. The oooduct of the division or
Saner*1 Forey, which bad dietingulsbed itwtf go much at '*
tfnnteiwl'o, waa extraordinary Tba ^eventeeotib Foot "
Cbaaaenrs, tba Seventy fourth, Kmaiy flrat a?1 Ninety le
airbth tf tbe Una attacked a be ght in front of Solferioo,
hawing opt oaed to tbrm a whole corps d'vntit of the ?,
and 'beae brave regiment* renewed the glory of a
the ji'th of ti?y. rbe nlvitiin of General Beurbakl could *'
only play a tecoodary part, having been kept on the <*
Mantua ro:id In tbat pon twa, however It preveoted *'
the advance of 15,oro of tbe enemy, who dared not *!
wtempt the paaaige, and at the eod of lha day tba. ?&
oorj* hastily retired with tba othora which had been
engaged. Tbe divlatoo of General Renault, oooe>?ting
of the Ninetieth. Fitly miib, Fo-ty drat and Twenty- B
third of the line, and Egbtb Foot. Cbaaeeur* behaved
meat gallantly and bapolly their loevea were not
severe Tbe Thirty aeverth of tbe Hoc, whiah totk poe
tectum ef the flrat bonne* in delfermo, haw to regret tbe
leva of neveral of Its nffloerg in the first ambulance* o'
Solrerma and Gaatigllooe there are from 6,000 to 6,000
wounded Aottriaoa; no exact estimate can yet ba formed
u. .?*, iv? w <wemy to killed. The me'itcoi outror *'
tbe army gave proof of the greatest courage anl devoted ?*
moo. Numerous dressings were m?de by tbe surgeons of '1
toe regiments ooder tbe tire of tbe enemy, and the re ~
moral of tbe wounded wan efT-oted In tbe meet perfect "*
order. A part of tbe division of Ueoeral T.-oobu, be'oog- c*
lot to tbe corps of Uaroba) Csorobert, joined the corps of
Marshal Neii in the attack below tedoia utd an far us
Oavrluna. Although fatigued by a long and rapid march, w
these regiments gave proof of great bravery Oolooel de
Rocbebouet, who commanded tb>|artillery of the Imperial ,t4
GnsrOJwe* made general of brigade by the Emperor on 16
tbe Held of battle. the Austrian headquarters quitted *r
Carrlana In such precipitation tbut a number of documents "
relative to tbe plan of tbe battle and several complete 10
map* were leit boblad K?
A KltKNCR aoLbliltHt ACOOrWT OF rnt action. 4).
A private letter received lo Forte on tbe 3d toat from a '
roldK r wouaded ut tbe oattle of joiferioo states that bis T
regiment, wbir.b entered the field not 2,003 strong, lost K
6C0 in allied and wounded; soother regiment of tbe same "
brigade, wbicb suffered severely at Magenta, was so cut *'
op at Solferlno that it la quite unable to resume tbe cum 111
palgn unnl completely reorganized. Tbe writer of th's
letter speaks In tbe bigbeet terms of tbe French artillery, *r
which oontmued to (Ira from lire In the morning to seven ?
in tbe afternoon. "J
A regiment ef Chasseurs of tbe Imperial Guard is said
to bare suffered terribly. Tbe Oolooel charged a regt
ment of Austrian Cuirassiers, but tbe horeee of the Chassours
were too light to resist tbe heavy Cuirassiers, and ^
they were absolutely ridden down. *
TAKING OBflKHVATION8 FROM A BALLOON. 00
A writer, dating Castelnedolo, June 20, says:? be
In order lo improve all these advsntagM an expedient tb
was adopted which is not new Indeed, but which ap- yc
pears now under quite diflerent circumstances. Tbe bro mi
there Godard, of icronautli repnte, who came out some
time ago provided wltn tneir best apparatus, made yes tb
lerday la tbe afternoon their first experiment at Onstelno- it |
dolo. One of them made an uaoent in a small balloon to on
explore tbe position of the enemy beyond tbe Ghieae. nu
Having first mounted on the campanile to take tbe boar- lot
logs, and make himself somewhat acqutinted with tbe ret
country, be entered bis Utile skiff and went op In the air nli
with a regularity which, according to those who saw tbe tai
ascent, showed that be was muter of bis eocentrlc coo clt
veyanoe. He roee to a height of from 600 to 700 yards, Ac
stopped for a minute or so, and then descended acein with wi
ss moch rrgularliy us be bad shown In ascending. As fie
tnii rpmpmhuf unfl?* VaiwtIaaa ?
to acquire Information of the enemy'? position by these '
means, but in the then state of a'ronsutlo experience not pa
much could be made of these means. Now aeronauts pre- rei
tend to have sooceded In regulating the movements of hit
their balloons with tolerable aocuraov, and certainly the if j
many successful ascents re^m proof or a certain proficiency. ale
Tbere will be plenty of opportunities to put tbls to the we
test,end If the resaltshould be satisfactory,It will become an
a formidable weapon In the Unnda of him who knows foi
bow to use It beat. The greatest difficulty In warfare Is Co
that you know the movements of your adversary only Im be
perfectly, or not at all, for each army Is surrounded by wt
outposts whlcb hide all that la going an behind, and many Li
a general who la blamed as an imbecile would be Judgel Ik
quite differently IT It was known en what Information of bj
the enemy's movements be had hated bis plana, uf j<
course a military genius, who knows bis adversary well, la
can, even on imperfect Information, more or leas divine M
bis movements, hut In nine cases out of ten the ordinary El
run or generals make their greatest blunders for want of
information. What, for Instance, would not the Austrian tb
General at Mortars have given had he been able to peep tb
over the Po and see those endless battalions and squadrons
hurry off tbenoe to the Sesia, or If he could have seen hi
tbem passing this latter river In thousands, while the fight u|
at Pateetro was going on I Be might have brought up his b<
whole army within jtwelvehourt and attacked life jy
~&ne~an%(He other on tie opposite bank of tin S-gi*. eI
If, then, the experiments of tfeiars. Godard are sac at
cessfnl, the Intelligence department of the Allied armies Ai
will have acquired a most fruitful souroe of information. fr<
Tbere are, of course, cannon balls which may stop up this th
course in a eeond, but artillery has now and then con- mi
slderable dilBcultles In tonchlng bodies that move slowly, tbi
or not at all. so tbere Is very little chance o( lis being able Ve
to hart an object flying through the air. ha
TUB FRENCH T? DECK FOR THE VICTORY OP SOL- #l<
FKRINO? CURIOUS ANOMALY OP WAR PRAYERS. J
[Paris (July 3, evening) corresponden?of London Tim*.]
the Empress, attended by the ladles and officers of the ?c,
Court, weit to-day In state totho cathedral or Noire Dame.
where a It Deum was by order chanted for the victory or
Solferlno. The ceremony was performod with all the 1
pomp usual on these occasions. Troops and National '''
Guards lined the way from the Tuilerlee to the church; ^
on the Place le Carrousel the ground was kept by caval- to v
ry. soldiers f the line, Foot Cbaseeura, and Nationals. dec
The sun wis burning hot, and some mea fell out of the g
ranks and wve borne away fainting under the heat, and jtal
from standing for more than an hour under the fierce arc
blaze of a Julj son. Two poor fellows?one a drummer and Em
the other a chirsear?were ly lug In the shade on the steps at ?|
of the Pavllitn Turgot, pale as death; one remaineJ Vei
senseless for .short time. A good natured old vendor or cha
cocoa?the faorlto beverage of the Parisian gamin?libe rec
rally supplied him with bits liquor, and even bathed his r
temples and chest with It until he was restore 1 to con ig ti
rcioutness Be wonld accept no payment except the not
Dmnl/e r*f *1A SftlHinr T? wrae -A- J a*.-a .. .
? ? c?|hkwu hiu ucr uiienr >?.
would base leaned from the palace at eleven o'clock, but mit
the Slate owriagea did not begin to move untM a quarter m?
of an boar later.
Tbe religious oeremony was attended by Prince Jerome, tria
the Princess Clotiide, the Princess Mathilda, and the other the
Princes and Prtnreesei of the Emperor's family "having maJ
rank at Court:'' Vy the Cardinals, tbe Ministers, the Mar- Bui
(bale and Admlrils, the Governor of tbe Invalides, tbe cou
Ccmraander-in-Cbfct of the National Guard of reg
tbe Seine, the Inights Grand Crosses of the Legion upp
of Honor, such members of the Senate and Legts- t0
latlve Corps as are still In Paris, the members the
of the Council if State, deputation from the other do*
great bodies or tin State, the National Guard, the army RtC
and the navy. Al were in full uniform. The embroi- will
dory and decorsions were splendid. In a word, the con
sight was very gaud. Refl
Tbe cortege lisusd from the Place de Carrousel and .0y
passed along the Rue de Rtvoli, the square or tbe Hotel de com
ville, the Hue d'lrtole and the Place de Notre Dame The g0ni
Empress was receded at tbe doors of the ancient oatbe gir.s
dral by tbe Metroro'ltan and hla clergy, and when her |g u
Majesty and herattendanta took tueir places the ser- mat
vice opened. It ras solemn sad impressive. In all the alto
churches of Pariiand In every place of worship through, ter <
out Franoe the time thanksgiving took place at the same ase
hour as In the opltal. At Notre Dame It was over by my
twelve o'clock. Tho Empress returned to the Tulleries the
j fti tbe same stab she left It, and before one the troops Bui
were march in gback to their quarters. fore
Tbe cannon <f the Invalides announoed the departure
and tbe returnof bcr Majesty.
According tMbe offlclal statement In yesterday's Jfont- tT.
few, nearly 11 COO French and 6,526 Piodmontese, in all
nearly 19,000, were killed or wonnued In tbe battle of Sol- wlU
ferlno; 01 the iustrlana probably upwards of 20,000?4n
all about 40,0<0 men, in this single action, encumbored
the earth wilt their doad bodies, or lie crushed and mu- |?J'
tllated In hospitals. Through this Immense carnage, not
to spoak o( fiat in former or in future battles, Victor
Emanuel vajes |to his new territories; and M Cavour
will be eDatlid to govern a wider realm; Ita'y will ex- "}e
change tbe ncubns of Austrian rule for other masters * lri
(more gentle let us hope;)?and therefore Heaven Is JJf1
thanked In tolemn prayer and sacrllloe. ral
Bad Auttila won, she too would have Invoked Heeven's *ne
bleating, ard with the self same rites. To copy the vigor- arB
ous language of the American Charming:?
No icbeme of aggrandisement, no doubtful claims, no
unorrain tears, no anxiety to eetabllsh a balance of piv p?1
er, wil Justify a declaration of war. It oau find no jnsti- ?*
0cation but in plain, atern necessity, in unquestionable ?**
Justice, ta perseverleg wrongs, whtcb all other and kvg
tried metns have failed to avert. Terrible is the res "n
Ibllity btyood that or all others, which falls on him who | M"
involves latioos In war. Ha has no exeats for raahaoaa, ! 1
passion 01 vrlvato ends. "J
These worie wero wrtllan some eighteen or twenty
years ago tbo tbuugita expressed in them are old P0*
tashienrd, ant will have little weight with modern statesmm
and ruieri Cbanning was a fanatic among philan
hr< piste. Volhlre, teo, took a very old world view of
audi things, which will account (or the quaint rudeness rn
of the following ik etch1
A genealogist (or minister, aa the rase may be) proves j
to a princo that le deacaoda In right line from a count [1
whose parents bad made a family pact with a bouse of I
wb<oh even the memory does not aurvtve. This house bad us
aonie distant prdaistona to a province, the last possessor oei
of which died of apoplexy. The prince and his onunoil leai
And his righl quite clear. Thle province, which lies at I
some hundred leagues from him, In vaia protests that it per
baa r.o desire to bo gorerned by him, and that to give Fr?
laws to people one ought at least to have their oonsent. tail
Ibese cessans do not reach the eare of the prluoe, whose con
right is, of course, Incontestable. Ho forth with assembles the
a number of men who have nothing to lose. He dremcs an<
them up In ooarso blue cloth, at 110 aous the oil; bai
trims their hats with ooarse white edging: makes them coi
turn to the Sght, and then to the left, and so marches adi
them o(T to glory. The other princes who hear talk of of I
these preparations take part in It, oaoh according to hit tha
mesne; and they cover a email tract of territory wltn res
more mercenary slayers of men than ererOongie Rhan, alo
Timour the Tartar, or Bazaret had in his train. People tor
dwe'iihg far off bear U said that fighting is about to beg>n, val
anit that there i? a chance of gaining fivo or six sous a >ay En
If th?y wish io be of tbo party. Ttiey alao divide tlusm gio
seine into two hands, as mowers do, and go and ha'
anil their eorviom to any one who warts to em- die
ploy them. Theee multitude* il^nt furioaely against lun
each other, not only without having any intoieet yea
ERA
Ike {uMbog, bat without ma kwewtag what
qoarrr.l is about. Om kwi at once it* r
i Mianeat Ftmrf, sometimes three egains tir?,
artiaura two against four; Again, one against fl*'? i .
;uaHy detesting eoab other, combining and again attack
g sab other by turna?but all agreed on ona point,
imi ly, to do an much evil ee possible.
TAc aau.it marvetlou* pari at thus iniquitous bsrio-.v i?
at nark leader of these slayers causes kit standa d t' be
rstrd, and solemnly ma kes ike praMan of 0 -l before
Uing out U> ertrt naifaatt his fellow creatures. I one of
ere leaders has only kad the happiness Us cause i,'l ai or
100 Men to be massacred, he does to t thank God fo * at; but
ten there art lo.cto or so exterminated by Are ant s o ted.
sd if, at a crowning grace, a city hat been utterly a-* 'ft,
en a hymn fa chortle3, and which lat ompoeed in a lan
age unknown to all who have oomoated. The same
<aan it sung at marriages and at births, as well as far
sycrs of nun.
INTERESTING AUSTRIAN REPORTS.
DW TUB TKOOra WENT INTO B ATT LB?TUK FHMT
BLCNDKRfl OF TUB DAT?FKANCIA JOBEril A BAD
OBNKRAL?A NUMBER OF OFP1CEB3 WOCNDBD?
RBFOBT OF ANOTUER FIGHT?TIID BMPBBOR TO
.T.AM iub >M1 DLnuBnitn rUbllltQ
[Vienna (laiy 1) correspondence oC I/mdoo Ttaies J
SB it is known to me that your correspoodeut with tbe
strtan army baa forwarded a detail, d account of toe
it tie of Solferino, it would be a mere lots 01 time sbouid
ktlempt to fire Information relative to tbe operation* ot
e two Austrian armies on tbo 21tb ol June, l> n facte
.ve cone to my knowledge wbtcb must be cummool
ted, as they are of considerable interest and itnporoce.
Early la the morning of the 24th tbe Austrisns perived
by tbe movements of tbeir adversaries tost they
ire sware a general attack was about to be made In
ad of waiting to receive tbe shock, tbe French sun wed
e offensive, and so suddenly that a part of tbe Austrian
my tied not t>me to breakfast before tbe battle began
is beat was very oppressive, and In tbe afternoon
any of tbe men fell from exhaustion arising from bunr.
thirst ana tsttguo.
roe soldiers displayed neat courage and steadiness,
cat, as usual, s>me sad blunders were committed '
so corps, the Second and Tenth, sere not brougul into
tlon at all, and for some uncnown reason the rwrre
tillery of 104 gnns was not moved forward (rom V-nts,
ibouyb Ute Allies bad many more batteries In the tleld
an Ibo Austrian*
It ir a delicate matter to touch on, but 1 feel bound to
ate that it la generally Wliered there would have been a
awn battle on tbe 24tb if tbo Emperor had not oeeu
itb tbe army. It la not rxao*ly known what took place,
it hla Majesty la said at a critical moment to bave orred
G'ueral Benedek, who commanded toe E'ghth corps,
fall back Tbe gallant commander "who bad naif an
misted tbe Sardinians," obeyed the order, but witn
ident reluctance. Oount Schlick wished to send a
rps against tbe tlauk of tbe French army, bat eould
t obtain permission to do so. Tbe Emperor, who
based with tbe greatest possible coolness during
f battle, oalled out " Fie I You ougut to be sanamed of
urselvea," to some troops which displayed a strongly
irked dislike to tbe close vicinity of a shell.
Almost all tbe correspondents estimate the total lose ot
s two Austrian armies at from 20.C0Q to 25,000 men; but
Is certain that tbe slaughter was not so great on tbe 24'b
the Mlncio as It waa on tbe 4tn on tbe ficlno?If toe
mber of men engaged la taken Into consideration. In a
ter received from him this morn ng, your special cor
ipoDdent at the seat of war thus confirms an opt
in recently expressed by me In respect to the mill
'V aoalitiM of the Croatc ? I ivmba th? ???
iston thai the Croat* are the least efficient troops in the
istrlan service Count Nugent (probably the Marshal,
>o Is an octogenarian, la meaot) was riding about ou toe
Id on a little pony, and he gave the Croats a ' rowing'
' their lukewarm behaviour."
rhe cannonade of the French was tremondoua, as a
rt of the Second Army during Its retreat had occasion to
narlr. In a day or two we shall have complete lists of the
led, wounded and missing, but you will not be far wrong
ion suppose the loss of the' S cond Army la wounded
me to have been about 8,000 men No general officers
re killed, but Oenerata Crennevllle, l'allfy, B omtrerg
d Bull la were wounded. General della Mar mama has In
med the Ansiriau military authorities that he baa had
onel ?rince Wmdtschgrata, who was shot througu the
ad while fighting at the bead of his regiment, Darted
tb the honors due to his military rank, the son of
rutrnant General Baron Eynation, the Chief of the War
partment, was deprived of his sight during the baule
i a bullet which passed close to his eyes The poor
aing man, who has already been brought to thia city,
well, but in total darkness The Archdutes Ferdinand,
aximlltan and Leopold are said to have been in the
m per or's anile during the action.
iuo at I'MHrur WH ri(fuv iu CttlllO^ 1119 rCC9Ql aCllOD 0!1
ie rght bunk of (be Uincio the "battle of Soifenno," lor
>at place *M the key of the Austrian positou
During the last day or two It baa been reported that a
title has been fought on the left bank or the Mloolo, bat
} to twelve o'clock last night no news of importance had
sen received from Verona, where the Emperor baa bad
t vwkwamaweTuafl** mftM <&&???
it ip< aks of the possibility of a retreat behind the Ad ge,
id ihrre is reason to believe that the main body or itu
utrlan army is at this very moment at uo great distance
>m that river. Although no tactician, it is endeot to me
at the expedition sent against Venice must have great
dcrnce on the future movements and operations of
e Austrian army. Baron Aiemann, the Governor of
mice, is endeavoring to get rid of all tboee persona who
ve no fixed occupation, as he is desirous, In case of a
ge, not to have any drones to feed.
3eneral Urbin continues to endeavor to obta'n nototy
by means of proclamations, sod on the 2tlth of June
published another address to the inhabitants of Verona.
: document has not yet found its fray to this city, but
i known to oontain the subjoined passage:?
am eeoeesftaU d to lrereaae the severity ot tke state of j
:e M (uffieleet attention ie not paid to the order s of the sen |
'a aid guards. When the sum of ??ege Is declared every i
ie- Ie an au'bortty (eine Bchorde) No one will be allowed
a as the galea without a permit, and the pwaeiior of such a I
oment most wtar a black inc jehow rlbavd round his arm. 1
he Emperor has resolved to remain with bis army in 1
y,and the day before yesterday he teiegraobed to the '
:bduke Reignler, the President or the Oounctl or tne 1
ptre, to join him without delay. The Prince left Imme- 1
tely, and it is believed that he has been sum none 1 to
ona because the Emperor sees the necessity for a
cgeol system. God grant ttat his Mtjestv may d>
t bis attention to internal matters before it is to > la'e
be government has received information that Kossuth
a European Turkey, on his way to Hungary, out it is
alarmed, "because It is assured that the peasants will J
e nothing at all to do with him." This*""- l
id I might, perhaps, share. W" I
that the uneducated many can always be led by the ,
mi.4 r. I? una ocen hinted to me that the Am
n government may, perhaps, try to play off ,
emancipated peasants against their former task
iters, but any such attempt would be a total failure
igary is, to ail intents and purposes, an aristocratic j
ntry,andlhe Austrian government cannot ho>3 to
sin its influence tbero unless It can manage to win the
er classes of the people. If Austria nad been content
govern Lombardy by meaoa of tbe aristocracy of "
country it is highly probable tbat tliian would not
r be In tbe bandc of tbe Sardo French Count t
bberg has again been summoned to Italy, and a
leave this evening for Verona. His travelling Q
i pan iocs are to bo U Voa Biegelebou, the 0
arondary f for German Affairs, and 11. Buhl, a
eiDimnt counsellor, who has been tbo man of t]
ildenoe of no fewer then four Foreign Ministers. Per
s of Baron Bacb's acquaintance relate tbat he b > t
i to talk of the necessity "for some change." and there ;
ttie doubt in my mind that ho would coosenl to re t|
n In office even if the Emperor should resolve fl
vrlher to overthrow tho Dreaent avstcm. The Uinis
or the Interior big powerful friends at Court, but it is a
ure th?t he will be sacrificed aa that I hold a pen in
right band. In fact there are strong indications that
Emperor will soon have to part with the kingdom of
igary or with Baron Bach, the storm has long been
wing, and it is about to burst.
THE EMPEROR OP At"STRIA AT VOLTA.
he Emperor went not far to tbe rear. leaving his
f at a farmyard on the road to Volts, he turned back
a a chosen few, and looked on while a last effort wis
Is to fight for the possess'on of Cavrtana Tbe last
rt was made, biit to no purpose. Nearer and nearer
tbe French shells, till one actually cracked over the
d of the Emperor, and another burst In tne middle of
staff. Tbe order for a general retreat bad in the moan
e been carried out, and while the Enperor and
Atchdnke retired by a croe * - r.iwso tae
rt army began to withdraw t
it was made with little difficr
I held Gutddizzolo, which sti
imy, and prevented a danger
Dy, however, bad to gubm
itre of the Austrian position
occupation of Oavriana at
mod army had to repel atta
tint more dangerous, as the
a with (real rapidity, cutii
I forcing tho corpe on the!
nbaao and other points t
icto
lie maUii' l of the Austrian
the speedy construction of
ow Velta, and as mailt fell
isetsion of Monzaubano, V
WAR NEWS I
1ST NKW9 FROM 80LF
<IANB FOCOHT AND SUFI
IRMT SUPFLIES?ATTKN
ll'an (June 28) corrrspon
nformatwn concerning tb
very slowly, and all the I
red here will havo been t
st as speedily,
n proportion to the'r nut
ted to have suffered r
nch, although the latter
i, and ono battalion of t'
nplctely annihilated. 1
i Austrtans, who had lot
I made every preparath
ncades and loopholed
rer whence to shower r
rancing foe. In respect
ihe loss, tt was doubt!
it of Magenta, but, as
ults. It is another quee
ne Is said to amount tc
rlble gap in their IIUI<
Isntly maintained its i
lanuel's service, and |
vy It gained The bri
re been cruelly pnnis'
rs. In thin last were
teere. One of Ibeeo
iterday said that ?f !
LD.
PRICE TWO CENTS..
malned unamended, and today I haa* that of oat war|?
battalioo only aarenteeaaeaoe oat uoacatbed.
U M reported that the King oC Sardinia rooetri a trifling
burl.
nbeflrot bul'oUn received bore, that of Delia Roeoa,
canard tow gloom? aporeneoeioaa Tboa c*coe 'jam to graphic
deepetoo from tbo Emperor to the Knpreao, toelating
that the great battle oad b-eo totar?,eag i>|
waa Jubilation, which, however, la a mtla damped when
wo come to look into dataiie. A couple more encbr
battlea would grterooal? weaken tbe Allied ar ur whicb
la (at leaat the French) at a long dutance fro a retoarcea,
and 11MhM ttwiepm ami would bt mur.h ? . t>Jcn%
wnu iivwu imagine iwi m?re wiu rx* Ot outer *nya/tW*?
aj uesperaie and Woody ? Mferiao.
The Allies have also much to apprehend fir m the rava*
es of disease, sow that tbe beats of sumxur bare at
last set Id. Up to about a week to-day lbs weather id 0>mhardy
bad beeo unsettled, and extraordinarily cool for
tbe season, and lb la was of great ad rentage to tbe marchlog
armies, and to tbe many wounded from Magenta tad
Melegnnno Tbe tamperatore m now greatly ohsayod.
aitbougb not as hot as It doubt e*a will o? in July and
August, and probably eren in September. It ta rxtsaaaeiy
rultry, and must be moat trying to toe troops. Oa
tbe 3Sd, tbe day b-fwe tbe battle, a frieud,
on whose corn-c'ness I can perfectly rely, wrote to mo
from Brescia that tbe Alllea were axodtog Id" a<ck men
per day into that city fbere are about tw lee boapuala
there, which were all full at that date, ant eouv- ut? were
be>ng applied to tbe reception of tbe aick Bed* and variola
boepitai requisite* were being advertised for Taw
loloteis of tbe line are represented aa very muoh oppresred
by tbe laim-oae weigbt tboy bare to carry antes
a burning sun, and tbe cavalry had an untMaat nainoer
of rore backed horses Many cavalry men were left la
Brescia to tsks np to lbs rront Dories that ware expensed
to arrive to rep ace loose cast as naservic- able fbara
aeem a good maoy dismounted dragoons still in Milan
Horse* appear, indeed. to bt one of the great-ei deflclecetes
of the Allied army the fo lowing rather curtooa
address baa seen potted on the Walls of Milan ?
Ubtzens-fita Italian army has asad e boraaa for lbs earvies
of be train, and tor the offloa-m, asd for tbe oar air r. woo
bare suOersd vary heavy lo*ar Alreadv, b> th t oe-e of some
iltaitrlune eittzena a aubr-rlptlon haa bsea opened fw ta >?e
who might be ?Ulln* to make gratuitous ' fl'-ira of boreea.
Here, wbe>s genatrsMv la antique, and tools "? profoundly
Italian, ike nation may be oertal. thai sues offars wih be notaercus
bow b over, that tbe need has Nwsae more
pretaiss. tbe King's goveremnet presents itaelf to ou'chaao
iksm anr nsb all tboss l-hahttanu J tbe Lost bard proTineas
a bo poissn bnttee,' ttl*e tbem to lbs army; ths oouutiy
will pay you f >r ihem " While for tbe life of the country
<l?r Independence Is Ult) to man? acd snob cable aacrtlees
are bring made, who U tbe tallan wfeo woull not vl'llag y reno
-nee a>l oonvenlenoes or siva an some ?t?mi
one YIi;i.L&Vl, uovernor uf uombardy.
Miuair, June 17.
Tbe truth is last the cfi'ers of borsen, without payment
for the serv ice oi >he vto/. U?e aot b?o so duukun*
a* at was hoped they would oe It is perf-caly oomprehentible
th?. du; persona wto would not oojaet to pay
heavy extraordinary taxes?oay, who woo d cheerfully
do so?are unwilling to mve uo tavorlte homes to tM tender
mercies of artillery dri vers sod wagoa trains; wntie
others trmy thick that tbe proper way to supply such
wants of tbe army would he to purchase tb? cattle requlr ed,
wboee coat would thus no farly eistribuiel over ute
taxpayers, aud uot fall ou a few Individuals gtguor
Vigusm'B proclamation u a curious mixture of entreaty
aud demand. He bupts tie olir-us will give tbe<r horses,
and he lee.s sure that they wih; but if tbey will not too
government has made up its mtod to pay.
Ho concludes by naming a lieutenant colonel
wbo Is to be empowered to purchase, and tbe
place where tbe boriee are to be presented, and ne fixes
tbe prices, which vary from 600 franca fir the train op to
1,000 franca for odicers' noraes?intra very far oelow the
market value, ludeed, at thie Ume there is no saving
what price good horses would not >eub. to ere are so few
In the market and such great demand for Idem. Not
It Ecarcelv poaabie to purchase anyimng decent It is
said that tome persons bore have tent their hoi see into the
country; ami a small radical paper tbiU ha* just aprons
op In Milan bon e up, by name and address, a Milanese
gentleman *no, having been naked by the mun-cipeltty
lor hla two bortea to aaalat in 'be transport 01 wo.inded,
replied that he bad none, the tact being that be bad sent
Ibem away to avoid giving ibem for public service.
Th'g system of denouncing todiv duals to
public odium Is bul too oommoo among Italian
jonrnalis's of the lower class and might have ine most
acnoos and deplorable coes-qnenees W a couo'ry and city
like this, whose inhabitants, naturally very exuiabe, are
at the present time almost in a fever?wnat with their
recent emsncipatton and the Otbuog that n?a been go ug
on in ibeir immediate vicinity, the nou lity and gentry
of Milan, however, although many of them may not be
disposed to part altogether with borsea of whicb they
have to much need, show the utmost milium ss so 1 zeal
In applying ibem to the use of Ibo unfortunate wounded.
One continually meets convalescent soldiers and officers
driven about in handsome private carnages, and wh-n
woonded are expected from the front crowds of vehicles
wait at the railway station to transport them
On Sunday morning, when the wounded from Sclforino
were expected, hundreds o' carriages were down at the
?? ,-X sjuion; out notnrag arrived, and la toe evening
there was a similar disappointment.
Yesterday morning there was another false alarm:
many perrons waited In tha streets through which it was
expected the mournful convoy would pass, but, a* I was
driving down to the station, I met numerous carriages,
some containing cushions and mattresses, coming away.
At the station they said that perhaps at two, perhaps at
five, the wounded might be expected; but after all, it appeared
that only a few (I think anout 300) slightly woioded
came here, the reat being cared for nearer to the front,
the Inhabitants of Brescia and otaer places have been
maklag great exertions to this and At Brescia It is said
that no leas than 10,000 beds have been pieced at the disposal
of ibe military authorities by private tnd'vldaals. It
is certainly much more natural and humaoe an 1 desirable
bat ibe poor wounded fellows should flod sac cor and repose
near at band, instead of being slowly oooveyed, as
liioy must be for a part of the Distance, in carts along
hot and dosty roads, and then jolted on a railway, to the
treat aggravation of fhetr sulk-rum and in?im..i,?.
ibetr chance of cure. A* it is. Heaven only cuftell all
ibal thousands have endured, waning for hours, and even
for days, after the battle for the first and most necessary
surgical attendance. Another difficulty ,n the way of
conveying mem here Is the want of looomotivee on the
ral way, the Austrians having been allowed to take away
Dearly the wbole of the rolling stock The Milanese authorities
bragged of having olsp'ayed the tricolored flag
while the Austrian artillery w?s still at h*nd and the \ustnan
troops marching in the streets of the city; tbqy
would have renaere$_,mftry itOtn1" toeing stripped of its
5ST^W^8C"'Perhaps this was impossible; at any
rate it was tot attempted. There are bul three
oromotives on the linn from Milan to Treviglio.
ft'itein tbe last two days a short line has been
ipenod connecting tbe Milan terminus of the above
me with tbe terminus of tost from Magenta,
10 tbat wben tbe line from Magenta to the ficino is co?
ileted and carried across the river, troous and stores
rom Genoa may be sent straight up to the front without
vtlboDt pausing at Milan.
A considerable number of surgeons and physicians have
:one up from Milan to the front to ass>at tbe wounded,
?ho. besides, at Brescia, have found hospitable reception
t Bergamo, Chiarl, Orzioovi, and other p sees Tnere
ias been a prodigious demand for l'u*n. lint and bandages,
nd one sees cartloads of those articles, dooe up id bunies,
moving through tbe streets and along tbe riads out
f town, together with vast quantities of bread and bisuit
in sacks and boxes. It is really necessary to see the
afflc now going on bere in order to be able to co opr*
end tbe immensitf of the requirements of sucb ? ? army
b that wbtco is now on the Mmcio. H?re, in Milan,
sveral new hospta s are bung Q.tsd up. Tne mansloa of
tie Pukes Sootti, the Conservatory of Music, end the house
jrmeriy occupied by the Jesuits at San DamUmo, are
jnong the number.
KORSTTTH IN ITALY.
[From tbe London Mews. J my 4.]
Kossuth, having arrived on the 22d ultimo at Genoa,
proceeded on tbe following day to Turin All along the
way,on every station, a crowd of Italians sssemoied to
cheer h m; a convoy of Huu ariau prisoners met him at
one place, and, rtcogo zing the great loader of their country,
shouted their r(j'itns At another place s wounded
Italian broke through tbe crowd?be bad belonged in 1843
to Colonel Monti's Italian L-gion in Hungary, and wished
to express b? deiigbt at seeing occe more tue arms of
Italy and Hungary joined. At Asti tbe military comniindAP
himOAlf tAlwt aa biolaman ?rt tha ahanwinw m-witf.
tude At Aletiandrla Koesutb lia<1 to addroM ths crowd
m Italian. Atter two long Interview* Witb Count Caroor
*?'? in company with a oon*?
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