, 1859-07-14

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TILE RATTLE Or soLTERsso.
1t Paris it ia believed in some quarters that
the French loss nj tbe battle of Sotfrriuv
lows: Gen. Ncii's corps. 1000 to 1000: Il'II,l.
iers', nearly 5000; S1cNal.op's e.50o: Caur,..
tert's 900: besides casua]ties in f},a ar1ij|.,,
and epeciAi corps.
r. The French people arc said to bc dissat;sGu,
with the scantiness of the details as vet nuhl;,l
ed in the Aou;stur, The Pure snys Nunoleou
bud m epaule,te shot awny. Gen. .Dien is ,c.
ported among the dead.
The Austrtanx had seveo or e;o1t cece+,.>
ond very MANY Of their snnerior ofI;cor. ,rorn,,
ed. Gen. Gresc,ke was Killed. ~'"
Some of the French infantry regiments were
neaxIv cut to pieces. ''~''''
The Piedmontese suffered so xcrcra]v ~ IN
be iocspable Of FORMING in thc l;nc n 1sttie
The Yjenns corresnnndent of lie IHnd,,
TEexae writinp an tle Iett, sars that cows ,.y.
muat elanse befoTe the rnnnlcte r'..,r,,s ~ .io
Losses Of the Anxtrians eonfd le rrrrire1
f. in Al 81 ctr
off;esr .ras ~, ~ o9sluo neatty every
Imnsr;1G1 a1G aaaa o. slc atai'e'3 aaaGoeo 10 tl'c
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Ausra1Ax ACCOUNT OF TUE nA1TIE.
The Austrian accounts Of the battle admit
their loss to be q, 900 killed. wounded and miss
ing. The Austrian official report Of the battle
says the right wing Of the army Occupied I'uzx"
lengo. Solferino md Carriana. The left wir.;
marched on the aAth to Guidizzo1u and Ca.t-;
Godredo and repnlscd the advancing enemy Oh
Ill sides. As tue Imperial army continued I"
advance towards the Chiese, the enemy, who
force, pushed forward such large bodies "t
tween thc two armies Or therca6oats, on tlr
snoEuing Of the 24ih. The right wing, wAici,
was formed Of the second army under Count
Schlick, nsintaincd the position which it ,sut!
originally oecnpisd IN the first line Of bnttle.
until two o'clock in the afternoon. aud the le,i
wing under Count wiuptfen, continually rainr.i
gtpnnd in the direction Of the Chiese.
Towards o'clock, the enemy made a yelr.
1nent attack on Solferino, and after several
hours hxrd fighting. obtained possession Of tn.
place. which had been l,eroically defended h,
the Nth cosps dar1nse An atta.k vas then tt,;..I
on Carrisna, which place wns courareously dc.
Tended, until evening by tue first md seren,1.
<1afps deenss<, Tut ~as eventually lets In tux
bands Of the enemy.
While the struggle Tor So!fsrino and carfiana
wsa going on, tue 9Th corps d'arsnee, which was
on the outer dank md right wing, adranccl1
and reputsed the Sardinlau troops opposed to
il, but this advantage did not enable the 1mpr~
rial army To recover the positions TINT hare bcri
lost IN The centno; The I'd and sth oo,7s da,rar'
walca "ese supported % tee a4th. were eh-
attached to this wing made seyera& most br.l-
Aans attacks. Unusually hcasy losses aud the
i.ct that the lett wing OF tue hrst army w4s una~
bic To make progress on the right Hank Of tue
enemy, who directed his main force in she cen.
tire agninat Volta, led to the retreat Of the In,.
periai Royal army. Il began late in the evening
during very violent Storm
THE s.Rn1x1As ACCOUNT.
II 81, ,,..,,. II s,.,t.
ioe oa1ulniah ne1oan' ~, " we oa1'4e ~ ooitef'
mo says On tue s41a tue Ia'pe1us ofae,ea lle
5ardsnfan arns 70 occupy foz@o'engo @na'hsest
ftschleF.
While the French occupied ooiicrlno and Car.
faana, Marshal ". ilil!er1 met win unexpected
difficulties. and the Psedmonteae reconno1snucc
also encountered great iorces OF the enemy.
While D'aales pesfor1ned prodigics Of ralor vi
Golteriuo, the masses Of the enemy continued 10
adrsnce at cassiglione- The Emperor. Perce!v.
ing that be was no* coutending With tie entire
army. deployed the corps 81 Mar1hals Neil and
Mcmahon IN p1ace, and ordered Canrobert to re;
been requested to direct all possible fore.
against So1feFino, and accordingly ordered
Generals Fanti and Durahdo to convey suceo1
the French General. Fanu had alrcndy com
uauded she movement to bc made. when ncw.
arrived that the recounoisances Of the third mi
9Th divisions we're in danger Of being cut Of
r-.rh~d Fant; ind ordered the bripnde OF 1ost