The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-27

without delay.
Ths Lost Phase ~ the Wharf.-The Austrtans
R-sr,ssing Towards thc Historic Quad
rsngie.
The news from the seat Of war-receiged last
night ny the steamship Bremen, from Soutbamp-
ton, which polt she left On the l4th in-t.-repre-
sents the Allied eymies pressing on towards the
great historic square behind the Mincio, ia which
direction the Austrians were rapidly concen-
trating their forces, doubtless with view to
bring the campaign to an issue in this their
strongest point iu Lombardo Veneta
According 20 the accounts received ny way OF
Turin, the AustriaDs had evacuated Lodi, t.
which place they had been driven hy the ie,ess
At MeiegpaD0, reported oy the last steamer, when
Marshal paraguay d'ii,llers beat them in nine
hours engagement II will he remembered that IN
retreating eastward after the decisive engage
ment ut Magenta and the conflict at Meiegaano,
the Anstrians left the cities Of Pavia aud Pa
cenza unsupported; and We now learn that the
gasyisors have retired from these points, not
however, without blowing no The splendid cita
del of Piace1za.
The Austrians Seem to have crossed the river
AIDA in full force destroying the bridges behind
them, and to be in rapid retreat towards the
Mincio, behind which they 40 doubt intend
TO make doal stand, probably defending
she lire OF that river, which is only twenty.one
miles in length, and crossed by four bridges, aud
which forms the western line of that district Of
country protected on the north, south and east
by the four great fortified towns of Pesehiera,
Verona, Mantua end Legnsno, with the
defles of toe Alps in their rear, ami
impossible marshes protecting the famous
military quadrangle ia the south trOm Maatua to
Legnsno. 1t is probably with the intention Of
concentrating oil their forces there that the Aus
trian garrisOns have been withdrawn from the
fortified cities of the Papai States. Bologna. Fer
rara and Ancoaa, at which latter place they had
constructed immense defences.
1t was expected that the passage of the AIDA
by the Allies would have been contested as the
Austrans retreated across that river but it ap-
pears tnas toe advance guard of the French army
bad crossed the AIDA at the last accounts, and
without striking blow. Thus, it Seems evident
that the great battle IF the campaign is about to
east of the Minco, WITHIN the square protected
by Verona, Mantua, Pescbiera aud Legnaoo.
And upon the result OF the contest in that quar-
ter will most likely be laid the oasis Of proposals
for peace.
The headquarters of the Austrian general
Gyulai, so rapidly aud somewhat mysteriously
changed from point 70 point since the opeoing OF
the campaign, were not definitely known at last
accounts, but it was supposed that. after retreat
ug across the Mncio, be had established them at
Mantua; end this gives strenth to the idea that
the srateeical plans of the Austrian leaders have
fixed upon the famous quadrangle as the sce0e of
their last great effort in Lombardy.
Meantime, the operations Of G,ribaldi in the
north seem directed 10 cut off the re
t1eat OF the enemy towards the ryrol, as well
as to Intercept reinforcemepts from that quarter
through the passes of the Stelvio aud Bremen.
for he is represented as threatening South ryrol
rom two or three different points, and to have
aiken possession OF Bergamo, the terminus Of the
Stelvio pass, from which place he sent body of
troops to meet the enemy moving up from
Brescia, and defeated them. If reinforced, az be
doubtless will be, Garibaldi will thus be enabled
command all the passes from the Tyrol, and
leave the railroad from Vienna through Venice
and Trieste alone open to the Austrians At
this point also the Allies seem determined to
outfank the enemy, for it appears that the
French feet in the Adriatic were about to laud
large force at Venice. which doubtless will cut
of the communication BY railroad With the Aus
Iian capital.
Therefore, az things look now, there seems to
be very little doubt that the campaign is rapid.
ly Fastening to an important issue within That
famous quadrangle, heretofore so fatal 10 the
with very different result.