The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-19 00:00:00

THE ZOUAVES.

The correspondent of the Skck writes as follows
from Genoa, under date of the 14th :
" The 3d regiment of Zouaves starts for Bobbio,
and will probably arrive there in the evening of
the day after to-morrow, after halting the first
night at Toriglia and the second at Ottona. Bobbio,
on the frontier of the Duchy of Parma, is occupied
at present by the Austrians, -and the Zouaves are
sent to give them notice to quit. The latter are
delighted with their mission, and hope to be the
first French soldiers having a shot at the enemy.
The colonel said this morning in my presence :
If the Austrians do us :the honour to wait, we
hope to be masters of the position the day after
our arrival.' The colonel's only fear is that he
shall not be able to restrain the ardour of his men,
and you must know that all the officers entertain
the same apprehension. At seven o'clock, Prince
Napoleon, followed by his staff, arrived at the Pila
gate, received the regiment in question, which
forms part of his division, and at half-past seven
the column began its march to the sound of the
bugle and the soldiers' songs. All the reports
confirm the news that the Austrians are retreating,
but preparations are being made to attack them,
and the general opinion is that an important en-
gagement will take place in a few days. As to the
soldiers, they are firmly convinced that they shall
lodge in Milan before the end of the month." A
letter in the Debats, referring to the same corps,
says :

" One fact will give an idea of the incomparable
African troops, with whom the Austrians are not
yet acquainted. For six months the 3d Regiment
of Zouaves has been on campaign ; since the 15th
October the men have not slept fifteen nights in
barracks ; three or four weeks ago they were at
Tuggurt ; they were embarked at almost a moment's
notice, and since their arrival in Piedmont have
been encamped in the midst of rain ; and yet the
regiment has not 10 men sick."
The hopes of this fine corps to meet the Austrians
at Bobbio must have been disappointed, as the ac-
counts received state that these latter abandoned
the town the very day the Zouaves set out to drive
them from it. The same letter in the Debats
says :

"If a battle should take place, it will probably
be somewhere in the neighbourhood of Pavia, for
it does not appear at all likely that the Austrians
would await an attack in the square formed by
the Sesia, the Po, and the Ticino. In the event of
defeat they would have to effect their retreat by
crossing the last named river, an operation of a
very difficult character, and one which would
expose them to serious loss. Although they now
occupy that ground, and are throwing up fortified
field works, it is probably only for the purpose of
rendering more difficult any aggressive movement
on the part of the Franco-Sardinian army."
A letter from Turin iu the Independence of
Brussels says :

" The damage already caused by the Austrians
is estimated at more than 100 millions. They
have not only made enormous requisitions, but
have cut down trees, principally mulberries, burnt
and blown up bridges, destroyed railways, and
sacked country houses and farm-buildings. Count
de Cavour, who has a great part of his property in
the provinces where those ravages have been com-
mitted, will be a severe sufferer. The Piedmontese
people have conducted themselves with much dig-
nity and firmness, not excepting the clergy, to-
wards whom the Liberal party felt a certain degree
of mistrust. The Austrians could neither find a
spy, assistance, nor information among the Pied-
m ontc se."

The Genoa Gazette mentions an engagement
which took place on the 12th at Carrara, between
the Modenese troops and the National Guards. The
latter, aided by a few regular Piedmontese troops,
were stationed in an advantageous position outside
the town, under the orders of Commandant Ribotti.
After a brisk attack, which was successfully re-
'pulsed, the Modenese retired, but it was believed
they had sent for reinforcements.
The commandant of Alessandria, Count Giannotti,
has issued a notification, ordering all strangers who
have not a special permission, or do not belong to
the allied armies, to quit the town within 24 hours.
The Messaggere of Modena contains a ducal
decree, ordering the arrest under the police regula-
tions of all persons inventing or spreading false
news.

THE AUSTRIAN ARMY IN
PIEDMONT.
(From the Second Edition of the Times.)
AUSTRIAN HEADQUARTERS,
MORTARA, MAY 13.
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iThe Paris papers of the Bth arrived here to-day.
They contain some criticisms on the Austrian mili-
tary movements here. One writer blames them for
not marching on Novi; another for not walking
over the prepared defences on the Dora Baltea
straight to Turin. Now Novi is within a few hours
of both Turin and Genoa by railroad, and at all
events six days' march from Pavia for an army of
80,000 men, even supposing these to have three or
four bridges and roads to move by.
As the French
bad five days' start in entering Sardinia,they had,
therefore, fully 10 days' start in reaching Novi.
1.-Alie original plan of the Austrians was to attack
there ; but it was definitely given up when they
tpone their adyctnee
agreed to England'a re-
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