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

are continually occurring, and delaying the trans-
mission of news from the camp.

VIENNA, SATURDAY, JUNE 4.

This morning a great religious solemnity, with
procession and public prayers, took place here, im-
ploring Heaven to bless our arms with victory.
All the members of the Imperial family and the
Ministers were present. The mass was read by
Monseigneur Lucca, the Nuncio of the Pope.

BERNE, JUNE 4 (via FRANCE).

The Austrians could only realize 1,000,0001 at
Varese by a requisition imposed upon its inhabi-
tants. They were surprised by General Garibaldi
in the act of just plundering the town, and withdrew
to Bizzogero, near the Lago Maggiore. Volunteers
from Chiavenna and Lecco, in the Valtelline, are
preparing an expedition to proceed to the Stelvio,
for the purpose of intercepting the passage of the
Tyrol.

BERNE, SUNDAY (via GERMANY).

The allied armies have crossed the Ticino at Tur_
bigo. General Stadion was yesterday at Magenta.
General Garibaldi has left Como again, and directed
his march against General D'Urban, who was at
Varese.

BERNE, JUNE 5.

The head-quarters of the Franco-Sardinian army
are at Magenta, and its advanced posts will this
evening be at St. Otto, near Milan. The Austrians
are everywhere in retreat. Garibaldi's principal
corps was yesterday still at Como.

VERONA, JUNE 3 (via VIENNA).

The following is official :

There is no ne'ss of importance from the seat of
war. As the enemy, in ever-increasing force con-
tinnes advancing to the Ticino, via Novara, General
Gynlai has concentrated his corps d'armee more on
that river, in order, exactly at the proper moment,
to employ his full concentrated strength. The
Emperor is busied at Verona in completing the
organisation of the augmented army force, and has
in the meantime ordered Field-Marshal General
Hess to proceed with the second corps d'armee to
the head-quarters.

A letter from Berne of the 2d says :—" It is now
known that the corps of Garibaldi consisted at first
of 6,500 men, most of whom were known to him
personally, or were well recommended. This corps
comprises three regiments. The commander of the
first, the brave Cosenz, is known for distinguished
conduct at Venice; the major of the Ist battalion
is Sacchi ; and of the 2d, Lipari. The 2d Regi-
ment is commanded by Colonel Medici, and his
majors are Recardo, Seroni, and Nano-Boxio.
The 3d is under Colonel Ardoin, and his majors
are Stallo and Frigeri. Colonel Carrano is chief
of the staff, and the orderly officers are Captain
Cereni, and Lieutenants Bevi and Felici. Gari-
baldi has about 200 guides, armed with lances,
swords, and revolvers, and commanded by Major
Foresti. He has two companies of carabineers, who
are excellent marksmen, and who greatly contri-
buted to the success of his first operations. Most
of the officers of Garibaldi are known since 1848
and 1849. It was Cosenz who defended Fort Mal-
ghera at Venice, and in leading the advanced guard
to the capture of Mestra- he was wounded three
times. Medici figured in the revolution of Rome,
and Carrano, who is an author of merit, in the siege
of Venice."

A letter from Vercelli, of the 31st ult., in the
Debats, says :—" The rain has not recommenced,
and this morning the sky is almost blue, the sun
almost hot. Early to-day the via del Duomo, where
Marshal Vaillant's quarters are, two regiments,
the 76th and the 86th, took arms, and to the beat
of drum left. A few steps off, in the church of San
Giuliano, were 187 Austrian prisoners guarded
by carbincers. The door was open, all the pri-
soners appeared to be of the same regiment ; they
had jackets of white cloth, with yellow facings,
blue trousers, and blue caps with peaks falling
straight over the nose. Most of them spoke Ita-
lian ; and they were laughing and chatting gaily
enough themselves. It is said that they belong
to a Lombard regiment. One of them, spreading
out his arms, was heard to say, "We are not,
after all, so unlucky —we shall, at least, get
good treatment!" A little further on, I met Gen.
Regnault de St. Jean d'Angely at the head of a
numerous staff, followed by a picquet of guides ; he
had just left the Imperial quarters, Here
and there were bersaglieri hurrying to and fro,
covered with mud and fresh from the combat;
they looked well satisfied with themselves, and
they have the right to do so. The following are
some details on the combat of yesterday :—General
Cialdini had succeeded in crossing the Sesia at a
spot in which the river is divided by an island into
two parts ; he first of all established himself
on the island, determining to send some of his men
afterwards to the other bank. But the Austrians
were in force opposite the point occupied by the
Piedmontese, and yesterday King Victor Em-
manuel resolved to drive them from that important
position. He accordingly took the command
in person, and went forward with the courage
for which he is remarkable. All Cialdini's
division, 10,000 or 12,000 strong, was engaged ;
it was supported by a brigade of Durando's
division, and by two brigades of Fanti's, and
arrangements were made for enabling other Pied-
montese troops to be sent forward, if required. The
King, in fact, executed at Palestro the movement
which Count de Stadion attempted on the 20th at
Montebello ; but there was this little difference,that
the King succeeded -where the Austrian general
failed. The Austrians resisted bravely ; but, being
forced in their intrenchments, they were obliged to
abandon the place, leaving in the hands of the Pied-
montese some pieces of cannon and nearly 400
prisoners, among them several officers. It is said
that in one house the Austrians made a desperate
resistance, and that being attacked with the bayo-
net, they were all either killed or taken. The loss
of the Piedmontese was considerable, 700 or 800
killed or wounded ; but their success was great.
The corps d'armee of General Niel supported the
movement in the second line, but was not called on
to take part in the combat ; the King this time
was resolved to act up to the famous cry of his
father, Italia fara da se.' The King's head-quar-
ters are now at a village called Torrione, a small
village near Palestro, and his Majesty occupies a
farmhouse. At the moment I write it is not known
if the main body of the Austrian army will accept
battle ; its divisions are massed between Novara and
Mortara. The corps d'armee of Marshal
Canrobert is operating in the front, and will
perhaps be the first engaged. The division
of Grenadiers of the Guard with the Light Dra-
goons and the Guides on leaving Voghera went
towards the left by way of Ticino—the direct
road by Casale being encumbered. Another
"
letter from the same place, in the Siecle, say
" This victory cost dear to the allies—especially
:11Y
among the Zouaves. Captain Adjutant Major
Dru had his head carried off by
a cannon-ball, and
some other officers were badly wounded. The
Piedmontese have also suffered severe losses. As
to the Austrians,
it is no exaggeration to say that
they had at least 4,000 men hors de combat. A
great number of their soldiers, being hotly pur-
sued, sword in hand, were drowned in crossing
the river. At one moment,' said to me a Zouave,
who took part in the combat, the river was
blocked up by the dead bodies of men and horses !'
Add to this, 1,100 prisoners who were taken
either by the Zouaves or the Piedmontese. Ver-
celli, in fact, is now full of prisoners. Among
the enemy's killed were one general and several
officers. About a dozen officers who are prisoners
here were taken to the Bishop's Palace to be inter-
rogated by Marshal Valliant. The allies had 12,000
combatants ; the Austrians were 25,000 strong."
Private letters ":ate that the King owes his lit; to
the Zouaves in this affair. He had got his horse
into a sort of marsh, and ran the utmost danger,