The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-06-08
From Europe,


The reports from the seat of the war
until Monday represented the Austrians
ss slowly retreating and the Allies ad-
vsncing. By the arrival of the Wash.
ington wehave the FIRST report of an actual
engagement;
The first battle between the Austrians
and Allies had taken place. 1t was fought
at Monticello; the Austrian force being
reported at $4,000 strong, The Aus.
TRANS were defeated and obliged to re-
treat, with loss-reported by French
accounts-of 1000. The Allies lost from
900 to 700.
TURIN, May "a. Gen. Gyulai has re-.
moved his headquarters to Carlasco. He
has ordered the people everywhere to give
up their arms and ammunition, under PEN
atty Of being shot for disobedience to his
com mands.
Garibaldi has taken forty.seven more
prisoners.
AIEssANDR1A, May "a. The wounded
at Monticello have been brought here.
The Austrian prisoners were sent to
and have arrived at Marseilles.
BERNIE, May %. Revolutionary move,
ments are reported in Lombardy
SECOND DISPATCH.
The battle of Monticello took place on
the 2lst of May. French accounts say
that the Austrian force was Is, 900 strong,
under the commend of General Stadion.
They made an attack upon the advanced
posts Of Marshal paraguay de Killers,
but were driven back by Gen. Ferris d.
vision, after fierce combat of four hours
duration.
The force Of the Allies in this enga ge.
ment included some Piedmontese cavalry.
The Allies carried Montebello, but did
not pursue the Austrians in their retreat.
The loss Of the Austrians in this engage
ment is stated by the French at from
100 to 1000 men, and that of the French
at from 600 to 700, with many officers.
Two hundred Austrians, including one
Colonel, were taken prisoners.
The Austrian account simply states
that Gen. Stadion pushed forward re.
eonnoisance by forced march towards
Siglio and Monticello, but after a hot
fight with French force of superior
strength, retreated behind the Pc in per.
feet order.
The actual strength of the French force
is not stated. Report says from 5000 tc
1000, besides regiment of Sandman
cavalry.
The Sandman Bulletin also announce:
that the extreme left wing of the Sar
dinian army under Gen, Cialdino, forced
g passage over the Sesia river, putting the
Austrians to flight.
Other t-ihing engagements are repor.
ted.
Gen. Garibaldi had entered "Gayan,
in Lombardy, with 5000 men, his Object
being the revolutionizing Of that State.
Prince Napoleon, with a small French
force, had arrived at Leghorn.
1t is rumored that six English men.of
war had entered the Adriatic Sea.
The King of Naples is dead, and France.
II. has taken the reins of government
England and France are about to send {
representative to Naples
Political differences have arisen be
tween Lords Palmerston and Russell.
II is confidently anticipated that III,
Derbyites will be defeated on the meeting
Of the English Parliament.
The British Admiralty formally invite,
tender for the monthly Australian mai
service via Panama.
A general meeting of the Atlantic Tel
sgraph Company is called, to sanction thu
heads Of agreement with the government
and the issue of preference shares o
100000 new capital.
The Paris Moniteuy announces tina
France will address note to the Power
IN favor of the abolition of priyateering
and the principle that neutral flag cover
snemy's goods.
The reports from the seat of wal
come through interested parties and are to
be taken with allowance. From the ac
count we have received of this encounter
At can safely be concluded, only, that the
French prevailed, but the Austrians defea
has no peculiar significance, The heavy
loss OF each indicates that the contest, OIL
both sides, was well sustained, and the
fact that the Austrians retreated in gooc
order goes to prove that the advantage
was not very decisive.