The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-07 00:00:00

of the corps of Generals Zobel, Schwarzenberg, and
Lichtenstein from Mortara, in the direction of

Vigevano, Bereguardo (Lombardy), and Pavia. It
adds that their retreat was so precipitate that they
left behind all the corn and other provisions ob-
tained by requisition from the inhabitants. The
same paper gives the following official details of
the engagements at Palestro :
" On the 30th of May the Piedmontese army
assumed the offensive. The divisions commanded
by Generals Cialdini, Dorando, Fanti, and Castel-
borgo left Vercelli, crossed the Sesia, and ad-
vanced on Palestro, Vinzaglio, and Casalino re-
spectively, the fourth following the third division
as a reserve. The divisions Cialdini and Durando
took the enemy's positions, strong by nature and

1 stronger by the fortifications they had re-
ceived, by open force. Our troops displayed ad-
mirable bravery in those attacks : especially the
7th battalion of bersaglieri (sharpshooters), com-
manded by Major Chiabrera, two battalions of the
9th regiment of Infantry, commanded by Colonel
Brignone, and the 16th regiment of infantry which
took two guns. Our lois was severe, but that of the
enemy was greater. On the morning of the 31st
musket-shots were heard, and at 10 a.m. the Aus-
trians attacked the whole front and attempted to
tnrn our right. His Majesty the King opposed
this attempt, causing the enemy to be charged by a
regiment of Zouaves whichH.M. the Emperor of the
French had placed at his disposal, as also by the
7th battalion of bersaglieri and two battalions of
the 16th infantry. Another brilliant charge of the
9th and 10th infantry on the centre and left decided
the victory in favour of our arms. The Austrians
made a last attempt, attacking our left and centre
but were again repulsed by the 15th infantry
which had taken up the position of the 10th, and
by a battalion of the 9th which was in reserve. The
Austrian attack was cenducted with great vigour,
and the whole of the division Cialdini and the
regiment of Zouaves were necessary to repel them."
The account concludes with remarks on the per-
sonal bravery of the King, praises to the Zouaves,
and other particulars already given. _ _

A letter from Novara of the 2d, in the Salut
Public, says :—" The requisitions made by the
Austrians on this town and the neigbouring vil-
lages in the course of a month from the 29th April
to the 30th May,were : 256,500 litres of wine, 1,680
oxen, 11,500 hectolitres ofoats, 450,000 kilogrammes
of bread, 5,640 quintals of hay, 200 quintals of
leather, 270 hectolitres of brandy, 76 quintals of
tobacco, 600 hectolitres rice, 991 quintals of flour;
and, in addition, they required 4,000 men to labour
at the works of the passage of the Ticino, and had
them fed and paid 2 fr. a day by the inhabitants•
The expense this occasioned was 200,000 francs•
They have, besides, subjected the population to
heavy expenses for lodgings, washing, hay, stray,'
food for the officers, and the supply of horses and
vehicles."

Another letter says :—" The Zouaves have recom-
pensed the bravery of King Victor Emmanuel by
electing him a corporal. He fights so well,' said
one of them, ' that he deserves the honour !' The
King already possesses the French military medal ;
he is the only Sovereign who does so, the Emperor
having decorated his Majesty with it on his visit to
Paris."

A letter from Turin of the 2d says :—" Some of
Garibaldi's troops are at Camerlata, having per-
formed prodigies of bravery before getting there.
The magnificent military position of Lecco is also in
their power. By means of it, they command the
course of the Adda, and can protect the warlike
populations of Bergamasco and Brescia. The mo-
ment will soon arrive for occupying the gorges of
the Stelvio and the Tonale, which form the com-
munication between the Tyrol and Italy, and which
keep Lombardy in check."

The Tuscan Monitore of the 2d says : —" At
noon to-day Prince Napoleon received at the
Crocetta Palace the Archbishop of Florence,
the Commissioner Extraordinary of the King of
Sardinia, the Prefect, and other personages, and
addressed them in the most kind and prudent
language. The same day the French ambassador
at Florence gave a grand entertainment to the
Prince, and the city was illuminated at night."

The Tuscan Monitore announces that Chevalier
Decavero has been appointed Minister of War by
the Tuscan Government, vice Colonel Nicolini,
appointed Governor of Elba.

The Official Venice Gazette states, from Florence,
that nearly all the representatives of foreign Powers
there refuse to sign the passports issued by the
Provisional Government of Tuscany. -

The Suisse of Berne has the following details on
the insurrection of the Valteline :—" At Sondrio,
•n the 27th of May, a number of young men dis-
played the Italian tricolor on the public buildings
of the town, and disarmed the Austrian gendarmes.
The mass of the population, however, remained
tranquil. On the 28th the Imperial Commissioner
returned at the head of a large force, and for a time
put down the insurrection ; but he was soon obliged
to cede anew before the patriots. On the 29th the
latter, being masters of the position, paraded the
town in a car decked with flowers, distributing the
proclamation of Garibaldi. On the same day
Garibaldi published another, declaring that he took
possession of the valley of Sondrio in the name of
King Victor Emmanuel, and he invited the popu-
lation to arm and to supply him with arms. The
day after the violent proclamation of General
Zobel was received, and it naturally did not tend
to calm the public—quite the contrary. A Pied-
montese Commissioner is expected to organise the
civil government. A great many women and chil-
dren have passed the frontier at Castasegna. On
the 30th, says a letter from the Splugen, a number
of young men took possession of the custom-house
which is in the mountain. They removed the
Imperial arms from over the entrance, but retained
the customs officers, after having made them take
an oath of fidelity to King Victor Emmanuel."