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London, England, 1859-06-06 00:00:00

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LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 6, 1859.

VERCELLI, JUNE 1.
Yesterday morning, at 6 o'clock, General Zobel
made a sortie from Mortara, and with a powerful
body of 25,000 men assaulted our position at
Palestro. After an obstinate engagement, which
lasted more than seven hours, the enemy
was again routed by Cialdini's division.
This gallant division was led by our King during
the different attacks made by General Zobel'e corps
garner. The enemy attacked our lines with great
ardour, the object being to crush our left flank, and
prevent Marshal Canrobert, who was coming from
Castelnovello, effecting his junction with as. After
an obstinate fight of some hours the Austrians took
to their heels, and were closely pursued by the Ales-
sandrie light cavalry and by the 3rd Regiment of
Zouaves, who really did wonder,. Daring the
fight Victor Emmanuel was always to be
found in the thick of it, so that some
Zona'', got hold of his horse, imploring him
not to expose his life in such a reckless manner,
Whilst Ids /Natty Wu leading the columns of
attack, a poor dying bersagliere said to him—" Sire,
lam sorry to die in the first battle." Another volun-
teer of the 10th Regiment of the line, Giovanni
Mori, who was breathing his last breath, perceiving
the King as he was passing, cried—" Deliver
my country from the Austrian, and make it
free!" The King addressed words of consolation to
these poor fellows A Count Brand, of Alessandria
light cavalry, although mortally wounded, still
charged furiously at the head of his squadron,
and fall from his horse, crying out " Viva
(Italia"—he was dead. The let battalion of
&naves took flu of the:enemy's guns: a company of
our bersaglieri, on hearing it, rushed boldly to the
assault, and seized three guns of an Austrian battery
on oar left, which were pouring death amongst our
files. The loss of the enemy must have been tre-
mendous. Amongst the dead there is an Austrian
general ; some say he is a Count Leben, others a
Baron Schloiswig. A great many, both Chian and
Bohemian officers, were left dead on the field of
battle. Four hundred men belonging to a Croatian
regiment were drowned in the Dtgagna Maggiore, a
canal which runs into the Suitt. They were ordered
to wade it,but carried away by the impetuosity of the
current they all perished, swept away by the Increas-
ing flood. Were Ito believe what people say here, we
have made more than 9,000 prisoners. I think, how-
ever, that there is some exaggeration, as an officer
of the staff tells me that he did not we more than
1,900 of them, or thereabouts. On our part we had to
deplore the loss of many officers and soldiers. General
La Marmots had hie hares badly wounded, and three
officers of the King's staff had theirs killed. Whilst
the affair of Palestro was going on, General Fanti
was attacked at Confienza by an Austrian division
belonging to the 4th corps d'armee. After two hoar.
of tremendous fighting this general officer succeeded
in routing the enemy, who was obliged total back on
his reserve and to keep quiet for the rest of the day.
Another attempt has been made by the Austrians to
cross the Po at Cerveeina ; they were, however,
turned back by the people of the village, who stood
their ground as bravely as a battalion of &wives or
BerugLieri would have done. Whilst lam writing
the fight is still going on near Palter° and
Robbio. I have made some inquiries, but es nobody
is allowed to go beyond Borgo Vercelli it is impoe-
sible to get reliable information. I have been told
,just now that Marshal Canrobert has surrounded
Robbio, and that a body of 6,000 Austrians have
asked to capitulate. I have no means of testing the
truth of this report, which may turn out to be a mere
invention. This morning I spoke with a gentleman
who was fortunate enough to escape from No-
vara. He told me that the losses caused by
the enemy in that city are not less than
2,000,000 of francs. They have removed all
the sleepers of the railroad and burnt them. The
rails have been bent and cat to pieces. The
splendid iron bridge on the Agogna, built, I think,by
the clever Englishengineer Kennard, bas been almost
smashed to atoms. Perrone barracks have been devas-
tated, and will be blown up as the order for retreat is
given. On the 26th May, General Gyulai ordered a
requisition of 700 oxen. With this new requisition
the province of Novara will have furnished 2,000
oxen during the Austrian occupation. I defy the
newspapers of Francis Joseph to contradict these
facts. They my that the Austrians pay for what
they order. Yes, sometimes they do it, but in what
manner ? They alga a bora, which is worth nothing.
It is five o'clock, and I am obliged to send my
Letter to Turin, for the Vercelli post-officeis closed
after two o'clock. Wounded and prisoners are still
pouring into the town, so I think that to-day's con-
test must have been warmer than that of yesterday.

GARIBALDI IN LOMBARDY.

MON OUR OWN

volunteers with French and Italian tricolor banners.
The soldiers had bouquets at the points of their
bayonets, which had been given to them by the
peasantry; the officers had also bouquets, and some
of them had wreaths hanging over their arms. The
streets were thronged and gaily hung with banners;
hurrahs, clapping of hands, and Viva l'ltalia,"
" Viva le Francese," were heard all the way.
In the afternoon the Canine presented a gay scene,
Carriages crowded the Drive, while the fields and walks
were filled with well-dressed people, all bent on visiting
the novel scene of a French encampment. The small
tenteof the Frencheoldiers weresoon raised; the horses
of the hussars tethered in thoroughly alfresco style,
and the soldiers soon appeared quite at home, some
fraternising with the Tuscans, some cooking their
dinners, others sleeping, Carriages were to be
seen driving about the camp, and pedestrians of all
classes mixing freoly with the soldiers. About 2,000
men arrived to-day • double that number are ex-
pected to-morrow, headed by Prince Napoleon, for
whom apartments have been prepared is the town, as
well as for the officers; but he prefers that they, as
well as himself, should camp with the men, rather
than put the Florentines to expense.

SUNDAY, MAY 29.
The weather this morning was nnpopitions ; one
rooked In vain for the far-famed Italian iy and hue ;
clondit and threatening rain was all raw saw. By
9 o'clock the Csseine began to fill, amid showers, and
good peppering ones; but this was too marked a day
in the annals of Tuscan history for any to consider
rain an impediment. Ladies in gay toilettes were
there, heedless of the threatening elements. By
10 o'clock the town was almost deserted, for all had
flocked to witness the blessing of the colours. A
large and elegant tent had been erected in the Prato,
very near the French camp ; it was composed of tri-
color draperies, and at the four corners were high
pyramids of tropics raised ; inside stood the buts of
Victor Emmanuel and of Napoleon 111. ; outside
were ranged tricolor seats, for a select few who had
the *Ririe, otherwise none were allowed inside the
Prato, the crowds of spectators remaining on the
walks and drives.

The Tuscan troops aseembled at 9 o'clock, and
ranged themselves in front of the tent. The French
were in noway' engaged in the ceremony, but re-
mained quietly at their camp, though a few of their
officers might be seen here and there riding alma.
The new colours of the regiments were all piled
inside the tent near the altar, from which place the
archbishop blessed them, and they were then each
handed to an officer of their respective regiments. A
line of volunteers were outside holding banners; they
were allowed to be there during the blessing, as they
indulged in the innocent delusion that by that means
their banners were receiving a blessing also. It was
remarkable to observe how well drilled were these
volunteers, and almost incredible to believe they had
so lately joined. During the ceremony the guns of
the fortresses continued firing at intervals.
The masa concluded, the archbishop and his clergy
left the field, and then took place the ceremony of
the troops taking the oath of allegiance to Victor
Emmanuel, after which the troops marched with
their new colours through the Cowin, back to their
barracks. It is unn to say that all the
authorities were present ; but it was very marked
the enthusiastic way in which the Ministers of
Francs and Sardinia were cheered by the people u
they passed. Notwithstanding the occurrence of
sundry showers the whole spectacle went off with
great &lat. _ _ _ _

In the afternoon the sun shone forth with its
wonted brilliancy, and the Curiae was spun crowded
with camera sad pedestrians, eereeal bands play-
utl da:pis sdEisg as yesterday with the
Franca _

Another detachment of troops arrived to-day, and
more are expected to-morrow. Prince Napoleon,
however, is still at Leghorn, and it now appears
doubtful whether he will do more than visit Florence
for a few hours.

MI, or nearly all, the Tuscan soldiers who this
morning received their new colours left by 6 o'clock
to join their respective regiments at the frontier,.
News has just come that the Prince Napoleon will
arrive oa the 31st with the artillry and cavalry,
but hie hcad-quarters will be Pistola—the present
headquarters for the French troops. The greater
part of the troops now here will leave, but a force of
2,000 French soldiers will remain here, and an equal
number at Leghorn, at the express wish of the new
government, who have purposely sent away all the
Tuscan troops, as, after a revolution, it is a
step to take, for fear of a reaction—the: 7=
troops will be placed in the fortresses and convents.

GENOA, Ices 1.
Being in constant communication with persons
who have eons and brothers with Garibaldi in Lom-
bardy, I often hear details which are not acoessible to
the generality of your correspondents. Great anxiety
is felt here for further accounts of his progress,
no news having been received *nice the 30th ult.,
when he reached Cantu ; and we know Urban, with
• large force, was preparing to attack him. Hitherto
Garibaldi's course has been marked by victory. Each
onward step contested by vastly superior' numbers,
he has made his way triumphantly from Vanes to
Como, from Como to Canto. After some hours of
hard Bghting, Como was eatered on the 27th,
at 10 o'clock at night. The scene is described as most
exciting. It was clear moonlight, and many of the
Lombards, who form a large portion of Garibaldi's
volunteers, falling on their knees, kissed the ground
with tears of joy, while the inhabitants, in a frenzy
of exultation, thronged to meet their deliverers.
Great numbers are daily enrolling themselves, and
yesterday's bulletin announced that the Valtellina
had declared for Victor Emmanuel. These patriotic
manifestations are no idle vaponring ; every province
and commune in Lombardy knows full well what piti-
less revenge, in the event of • reverse, they are
entailing upon themselves. It is not easy now to
calculate how many men Garibaldi has under his
orders. He crowed the Ticino on the 24th of May
with about 4000 volunteer*, and 20,000 muskets to
distribute te those who joined his standard; since
then we hear of reinforcement of troops and cannon
being despatched to him, but their amount is not
stated. His losses at Como comprise some names of
greet promise. Captain Frigerto wee a Lombard
gentleman of property, well known and respected in
Genoa, where he latterly, resided. He was one of
Manara's legion, and tinder that heroic young leader
distinguished himself in the defence of Home In
1849. A devoted husband and father, he leaves a
widow and four children to deplore his loss. Cap-
tain De Cristoforis is also much lamented; he
was a Milanese by birth, but studied at the
Fools Polytechnique at Paris, and bore himself
right bravely under Manse., whose memory is as
fresh amongst his countrymen as if the ten years
which have passed since he fell at Roane were but as
yesterday. Cam°, the scene painter, of world-wide
celebrity, has also lost a son at omo ; be only
learned it this morning, and is in a pitiable state of
grief. Another eon was killed ten years ago, at
Novena. Numbers of families in Genoa have rela-
tions with Garibaldi, and knowing that wherever
danger is most rife he is sure to be found, are
naturally in great suspense. I know of one
lad, Caaanelli, heir to two millions of francs
(80,000 .), a colossal fortune in Italy, who, though
only 17, is serving as a private in the Cacciatori
degli Alpi ; thus the corps is designated. Two bro-
' there named Btallo, rich merchants of Genoa, ere
also with the volunteers : one of them was married
to • young lady to whom he was tenderly attached
only the eve of his departure.
Bash examples as these, which I could multiply
tenfold, ought surely to redeem the followers of
Garibaldi from the epithet of brigands, equally
applied to them sad their leader by the Austrians,