The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-05-24 00:00:00

OFFICIAL BULLETIN.

The bridge of Stella has been threatened by the Aus-
trians. The wAtcra of the Yu have rown. WOOICII and
children of the country are compelled by the enemy to
labour at the work'.
The M.yor of Birbianello, a village in the district of
Aleietandria. and other Mayors of the province
Voghero, who refused to comply with the demand fid.
contribution'.. been arrested.
Austnan workmen have been a•settibled on the ried
bank of the PO MIA at the bridge of SteIIA, /MI out, r
wo.kinen have been collected between Brune and Stra•
della.

TURIN, Tuesday, Hay 17.

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The Auatriana occupy the right hliik of the Po an far
as Castel San Giovanni. 12.0 M Ntrung. Thu fortific,-
Gins of the hri.lge of Stella, for tile purport.• proteet•
ing the retreat of the Austriana, still coot nor. An
oriler of the King haa been
mentioning the
mimes of thow who hare aignalacil themselves in the
first military operations.

A1.1:11A‘NDIIIA, May 17.

The Emperor went yethriny I Valenza to view the
portion of our viingusril soil the course of the Po. his
M.ijesty iNsid a visit to the King 1.1 Sardinia this morning
at Occiiiiisno. The weather has heroine better.

ALI:MAMMA, May 18.

The organisation of the army is going on actively.
The repair id the damage done by the enemy to the
bridges, roads, and railways, is approaching com-
pletion.
The Austrians continue their exactions. The popula-
tiiiii of Vercelli are filled with consternation, and quite
out of enntlitiun to sstisfy such denisaids.
During the night id the 17th a body of Austrians, 1110
strung, t-sealett the Midge of V oza through • breach,
awl made a fruitless iittempt to 'eke • position guarded
by eight men.
This morning the enemy opened a somewhat vigonms
ckimunsle, which la.te.l bolo 3 till 0 o'clock, on the
boats moored on the right bank of the l'o, nesr the
railway from Alessandria to Iliirtara. Our side iambi
no respotine to the csimunade, the result of which proved
to be insignificant.

.kt.ESSANDRIA, May 19.

The Empensr inspected to-day the positions of the
srit and third corps irarniee at Tortona and Punte
Curious.
Yesterday the Austrians endeavourtsl to fortify and
to block up the windows iif a house on the left hank of the
Po, and by entrenching themselves within it to dispute
the passage of the river at V•lelins. A few, discharges.
however, of French cannon from a distance of 210)
metres sulbced to dislodge them from their sheltered
position, which they have since abandoned.
At 11 o'clock this 1111 l ruing the Austrians withdrew
front Vercelli, and have blown up the bridge over the

PAVIA, May 19.

The headquarter' of the knatrian &nay have been
removed to I:arhisco. t;reat movements of troops have
taken place, and a collision iii expected either to-day or
to-morrow.

OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
TURIN, May 20.

12,000 Anitrians advanced to-day from Strailella
towards Castel:Rio, where the street,: had been barri•
ended *ince Wednesday, and three unimportant attack.,
were repulsed. Two strong columns of our troops
marched to-day to meet the Au•drinns. Austrian
prisoner' have been already brought to Vintner'', but all
iletaila of a fight are as yet wanting. It is asserted that
the Emperor 4 Anatria arrived yesterday at Milan, and
that Ire left directly for Pavia, accompanied by General