The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-02 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

THE WAR IN ITALY.

The, following telegrams have been received at
Mr. B;enter's office :

PARIS, July 2.
The% ..Moniteur of this day contains the following
telegr n

VALLEGGIO, JULY 1.
TILE EMPEROR TO THE EMPRESS.

The 1;vhole army has passed the Mincio. The
Sardinia; ls have invested Peschiera. The reinforce-
ments which I have received by the arrival of
35,000 mon led by Prince Napoleon, have enabled
me to approach Verona without compromising my-
self in any -way, as I have left a corps d'armee at
Goito to watch Mantua, and am about to assemble
another at i.3rescia to watch the passes of the
Tyrol.
The Monitour also contains the following official
bulletin of the battle of Solferino. The force of the
enemy amounted from 250,000 to 270,000. The
new artillery produced terrible effect. Its dis-
charges reached the enemy at a distance whence
the heaviest guns could not reply, and covered the
plain with dead.
The loss of the French is 720 officers put hors
de conzbut, 120 of which are killed, and 12,000 pri-
vates killed and wounded. Among the killed are
seven colonels and six lieutenant-colonels and among
the -wounded are five generals.

A VIENNA, JULY 1.

The Austrian Correspondence says :—The loss at
the battle of the 24th ult. as yet ascertained, is
1,900 killed and 8,100 wounded. Further informa-
tion will be published.

VERONA, JULY 1.
(Via Vienna.)

The Emperor is in perfect health since 24th June.
There have merely been unimportant skirmishes
between the outposts.

VIENNA, FRIDAY EVENING.
The Emperor will probably stay in Italy.
The Mir aster for Foreign Affairs has just left
for Verona.

VOLTA, JUNE 30.

The Emperor left this morning to establish his
head-quarters at Valleggio. His Majesty is in
perfect health. The sanitary condition of the
army is excellent. Prince Napoleon was expected
to arrive at Valleggio in the course of the day.

BERNE, JULY 1.

The Federal Council has made animadversions
to the Sardinian Government on the subject of the
ill-treatment suffered by the Swiss at Milan.

The Federal Council has also instructed the
Swiss diplomatic agents in England to enlighten
public opinion as to the nationality of the foreign
regiments in the service of the Pope and the King
of Naples.

THE BATTLE OF SOLFERINO

The following is the Sardinian account of the
battle of Solferino from the Opinione of June 29:

"In combination with the movements of the
French, his Majesty the King of Sardinia ordered
General Fanti, who was with his division in re-
serve on the hills to the south of Lonato, to proceed
along a ravine bet Ween Castiglione and Solferino,
and issue into the plains to support the French.
His Majesty also sent word to General Durando
that, at the moment when he had repulsed the
enemy in his front, he should bear to the right
also. General Durando directed his right to-
wards La Madonna della Scoperta, sustained by
artillery, and his left in the direction of Sojeta,
Molina, and Podone, in this way drawing on
towards the French positions. General Fanti
was preparing to accomplish his movement
when intelligence arrived to the King of what was
happening on our left—the reconnoitring parties
of the 3d and sth divisions having had to contend
with far superior force, and having been forced to
retire by the railway track, and, at a short distance
from Rivotella, having been in danger of being cut
off from Desenzano, when the arrival of several bat-
talions had for the moment opened the way to
Desenzano. In order to oppose the enemy to the
extent of our powers, the King recalled General
Fanti, who was on the point of issuing into the
plain of Castiglione by a very narrow road, which
was consequently ill-adapted for a countermarch.
His Majesty then ordered the 2d brigade of that
division (the Aosta brigade) to return as quickly
as possible, and directed it on San Mar-
tino. General Fanti, by a narrow road, com-
menced a retrograde movement, and towards two
o'clock found himself on a line and to the right of
General Durando, with the Piedmontese brigade,
which remained with him. At this moment Mar-
shal Baraguay d'Hilliers took possession of Solfe-
rino, and proceeded towards Cavriana. The Aus-
trian troops, pressed by the French, retreated from
those hilt% but seemed to meditate a fresh attack
in the front and on the left of General Durando, so
that it was judged fit that General Fanti, with the
Piedmontese brigade, should wait, in order that if
needful he could come up when desired. His
Majesty, informed that in spite of the prodigies of
valour of the 3d and sth divisions, it was impossible
for them to force the position of San Martino,
which was defended by superior numbers,
ordered, towards four o'clock, that in an hour
and a half a general attack should be made
on San Martino. The 3d and sth divisions, with
the Aosta brigade, were to operate in the direction
of Rivotella, whilst the Ist division, with the Pied-
montese brigade, under General La Marmora, at-
tacked on the opposite side. This order was given
at four p.m., when a violent storm broke over that
part of the country. Wind, hail, and torrents of
rain intermingled, rendered an advance impossible.
It was difficult to maintain even one's footing. The
roads were little known, the peasants had hid from
fear, and guides were not to be found. Notwith-
standing this General La Marmora proceeded with
the Piedmontese brigade towards Pozzolengo,
whilst he ordered General Durand() to make the
shortest cut possible to San Martino. The Pied-
montese brigade, when it arrived in front of Feni-
letto, and was preparing to descend on San Martino,
found itself attacked on the side of Pozzolengo.
The 4th Regiment charged the enemy in the front,
whilst the 9th Bcrsaglieri, turning to the left of
the village, beat the foe back. Of account of the
advanced hour and the smallness of our force it was
not thought prudent to occupy Pozzolengo ; but
some cannon which were run
.up to the heights
played upon the enemy, and molested them consi-
derably in their retreat. General Durando, in con-
sequence of the storm and absence of a guide, had
great difficulty in joining them, but did so just at
sunset. He announced his approach by two cannon-
ades, but at the same moment the Aosta brigade
and the 3d and sth divisions had succeeded in dis-
lodging the enemy from their most formidable
positions, and thus ended this splendid victory,
after a battle of 15 hours. Our losses are heavy,
owing to the force and number of the enemy's
artillery, and their numerical superiority as regards
men ; but the bravery of our troops and their ener-
getic valour was irresistible, and they carried
everything before them. In the 3d division
General of Brigade Arnaldi was wounded. Out
of four colonels three were killed—Caminati,
Beretta, and Balegno. The sth division had also
to deplore the death of some most distinguished
officers, amongst others Major Poma. General
Cerale of the Aosta brigade was also slightly
wounded. It is not yet possible to state the amount