Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-07-10
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LATER IRON EUROPE.
L0teAt from the Sent of War
BATTLE OF sOkFERlNO.


The London Times says the Austrisns
have most candidly admitted the defeat,
and that history scarcely rcords bulletin
in which such disaster is more explicitly
avowed.
Prince Napoleon arrived at Parma on the
25th. and was received with enthusiasm.
Forty thousand men were embarkinQ in
Algeria for the Adriatic, aud ct Paris. news
was expected of the occupation of Venice by
the French.
Some reinforcements for the French armv
were constantly quitting France for Italy
A dispatch from Vienna says the attack
of the French on Venice and Tagliamento,
about As miles northeast of Venice, was
expected to take place on the esth Of June
LATEST.
PAaIs, Tuesday.-GeneralsA Anger. Forney
Diem and Ladmirault were wounded slight
ly at Solferino.
There will be 2e Deum next Sunday in
oil the churches Of France in celebration Of
the victory. The Empress and Gil the
great ladies Of state attend at Notre Dame.
TURIN, Tuesdav.-An official bulletin TO-
day contains some details Of the battle oi
the oath.
The Piedmontese drove the Austrians
from San Martino, retaking three of their
cannons. Serious loss is admitted.
VERY LATEST.
PARIS. Wednesdsy-The Paris Steele ana
Journal des DeJats ridlcule the idea of Ger
man mediation on the basis which rumoI
has placed in circulation.
LATER AND MORE IMPORTANT
A dispatch dated Gath June, from the
Emperor to the Empress Eugene, says that
the enemy withdrew last night. and tina,
be slept in the room occupied in the morn
ing by the Emperor of Austria,
Gen. Mel has been appointed Marshal Of
France.
The Austrian troops crossed the Mincio
for the purpose Of attacking the French
with their whole force, but were obliged te
abandon their position and withdraw to thu
left bank OF the river, after blowing up the
bridges at Goito.
The Emperor also SAYS: "We took &C
cannon and Z 200 prisoners"
A private Dispatch says that the Austri-
ans had 35 900 placed hoys du combat and
lost l6 flags and IS common.
Private dispatches intimate that the
.
be unable to resume the offensive Vague
rumors also put the French loss in killed and
wounded at $4,000.
The battle was fought ct Solferino.
The Austilans are preparing for another
great battle under Gen. Hess, who has al.
ready displaced Gen. Schlick as Command.
er in-Chief
The Emperor Napoleon issued a stirring
address to the army after the battle Of Sol
yerino.
The Austrian dispatches acknowledge
that they we're obliged to retreat after sui.
fering extraordinary heavy loss
The Emperor Napoleon was constantly in
the hottest part Of the battle. and Gen. Lar.
rev, who accompanied him, had his horse
killed under him.
The Emperor Of Austria is to return to
Vienna on important bust ess.
l75 900 troops from the Austrian re serve es
were on their way to Italy. They are call.
ed the flower Of the Austrian army-every
man having served upwards of eight years.
1t is also rumored that an English fleet OF
twenty-five sail was arriving off Venice.
The Gazette de france Gays that prepara-
tions are making to raise within two
months an army of 45O.0OO men.
Great naval preparations are going on at
Chtrbourg.
A dispatch received at Paris on the aeth
ult., says the French troops passed the
Mincie without interruption, the enemy
having withdrawn on the 25th.
The loss Of the enemy is very considera-
BILE, but ours is less. We have taken thirty
cannon, and more than 1000 prisoners.