The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-07

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is the FIRST shipment Of this grain msde TO English pos
for several months.
Ehe First Great Battle on the BIincio-
Victory or the Frcnca.
The news received by telegraph last night
from Cape Race, which point the steamships
Vigo and Adelaide, respectively of the Cork
and Galway lines, had passed on their way to
St Johns, Newfoundland, with dates up to the
25th of June, acquaints us with the fact that the
expected battle on the Mincio had come off on
Friday, the oath, and was claimed by Louis Ma.
poleon as great victory for the French. The
despatch announcing this important event was
sent to the Empress at Paris, and was dated, &C
cordipg to the telegraph, from "Candia," which
doubtless means Candelo, town on tie east
eide Of the Mincio, within the strategic quad
rangle, and directly south of Villa Franco
where, at last accounts Francis Joseph had con
centrated his entire army, said to be 100000
strong. The French Emperor states that the
whole Austrian force was engaged, extending
distance Of five leagues; that the terrible con
fict lasted from four o'clock in the morning
'i@hh IL L0C CNCuulS, duu Tesutt
was decisive victory ana TIC ooP+.-o of can
mons, flags and prisoners. From this brief &C.
count it would appear that the first great battle
on the Mincio was as important and terrific In
its character as was anticipated. II must be
observed that the news of this action is confirm
ed by dispatches received a. Vienna, though
neither its details nor results are given in the
Austrian accounts.
1t will be remembered that, according To the
VandeIbilt's news received here on Sunday,
which brought accounts from the seat of war to
the 2lst June, the French and Sandman armies
we're at Brescia- 1t would appear now that the
French marched from that point in south
eas!erly line, passing through Montichiera
along the common road to Goito, where one of
the four bridges crosses the Mincio, and there
doubtless effected passage of that riyer-the
western boundary Of the Austrian stronghold
and at this place it Is most likely the terrible
conflict commenced.
The Piedmontese army meantime pushed on
10y the railroad from Brescia to Peschiera, the
northwestern fortress of the famous quadrangle
But Of the result Of that movement our des-
patches DO not inform us It may have been
however, simultaneous assault on the Austrian
line Of defences
Prince Napoleon, 1t is said, had advance his
forces through Tuscany as far north IS the Dor
ders of the duchy Of Modena: thus Fastening to
outfank the Austrian position towards the east
While such seems to have been the decisive
action Of the beligerents in Italy, we learn that
Prussia had offered her mediation to obtain
cessation Of hostilities but upon terms not
likely to be acceptable to France; on the con-
trary, with such results as would probably involve
her In the war. Whatever the character of the
proposed terms were, it would appear that the
alleged determination of Prussia to assist in SUP
pressing any attempt at resurrection in Hungary,
thus virtually aiding Austria and thwarting Ma
poleon'a revolutionary policy, combined with the
rumor that abe was about to march an army to
the Rhine frontier, had the effect of rendering
nugatory her offer Of mediation for Louis Ma.
poeon refused any such offer, unless as basis of
negotiations he received permission from Hano.
yer to march 10000 French troops through that
kingdom to the banks of the Rhine. Thus the
position of Germany seems to have become still
more complicated.
In the absence of more detailed news OF the
great battle on the Mincio, we have but to con-
clude that such events have auspired in that
quarter as verify what we have all along pre-
dicted, that the strategy Of the campaign was
centTeipg on that poirt, and that the issue of the
contest was to be settled there, either By the
total defeat Of the Austrians, or by proposals Of
peace from the other great Powers of Europe.