New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-23

Va lLt u1l lIc u-alL ouu, tviio"SN-
From the frst movements. which were made on
Aroma (on the Lsgo MsggiOre). Novara and Vige
vsuo, the direction Of the attack appeared to be
toward Yercelli and the Turin road. The occupa-
ton Of VerceI which took place on the Let, or the
morning Of May 9, spd kilograms from Switzerland
stating that the forces Of the invading army we're
concentrated on the Sesis, tended TO confirm this
yiew But this demonstration seems TO have been
merely feint, destined to place the whole Of the
country between the Ticino and Sesia under con-
trbuti,n, AID TO destroy the tele graphic communi
catitn between Piedmont and Switzerland. The
real point of attack was pointed out by bulletin of
General Gyulsi, from which it appears that Cozzo
and Caubio formed the chief points Of concentra-
ton and that on TIE evening Of May bis head
quarters were at Lomello. Now, tie hrst-named
point being near the junction tf the S-sia and po
Ia little to the eastward Of it, the second on the
Po, little eastward Of the JUNCTION Of the Bormda
Will that rlyer, AID the third little more to the
rear, but equi-dstant from both, glance at the
uisp will show that the Austrisns are advancing
against tic front Of the Piedmontese position behind
the Po. extending from Casale to Alessandria, with
its center toward vslenzA, Further news, received
by way Of Turin, report thas on the Sd they threw
bridges across the 70 near Cart;o, and sent recon
noissances toward Tortonn. on the southern bank
Of that rivers snd that they also reconnf>tercd
nearly the whole front Of the Piedmontese position,
bat especially near ValeDzs, engaging the enemy
on several ponts, in order TO induce him to show
hs forces There we're still rumors Of an Austrian
corps having debcuched from Piaccnza, and
ma chtd along The southern bank of The Po toward
Aessondris but this report has not been confrmed
still taker in connection with the construction of
bridges across the Pc at Cambio, it was not an i'm
probable movement.
This was the aspect Of the campaign W 30 the
5th Of May; and so far, and indeed through the
" hole time since, the Austrian maneuvcrs have |
been marked by an extraordinary degree Of slow |
ness and caution, tc say the Vast. From the limo |
10 the Po at NaleDzs, is certainly not more thar,
miles, OF two easy T1arches and hostilities ccr,-
rneneinz on April %, the whsle of the invading
force might have been concentrated opposite Va
leraa ty The lst of May at IN; the advanced
guard coul3 have completed their rscOnnOisanccs on
the same dag, and duing ths nighs the resolution
a. TO decisive operations for the following day
night have teen adop ed. We stiU, with the
mails Of tbe Vanderbilt in cur posse ssou as much
as ever unable to explain the delay @sich has oc-
cured But AZ rapdity of action wac the course
npcrstiys sy eDinned Oh the Asstrians by the Cir
curnstances Of the ease, a1d as Gen. Gyulal
has tie :y-ytalion Of determined and
lariDg Oaiecr, it is na,ural te suppose
hat unforeses1 circumstance must have COM
Dc,lcd them t. this cautious ode OF proceeding
Whether the idea Of march or Turin by Vcrcelh
Vas at first aetIully entertained, and on'y abau-
loned Oh the receipt of news that the French had
lrri7ed in GeDea in such numbers az to render q
urrng movement dangerous; Whether tie state
# the roads, cet up and bsrricadcd eyerywhere by
be Picdmontese, had something to do with it, or
y he:ser Gen GJulai, of whose Qualities as COM
the world is completely ignorant,
oun3 himself embarrassed by the unwrljlness OF |
he ;,ssses he had to hande-all this 10. difficult to
ett, A glance st tie position o. the other party
nav however T. 7vw some light on the OtSte OF the
ase.
b fore an Austrian crossed tie ffon.ier, the
Fre-e began to pour into Piedmcat. On APril26
he Srst troops arrived in Genos; on the same
Law the DIVISION ef Gen. Boust passed into
savoy, crossed nant Gems, and arrived the 3Oth
n rTurln. On taat day, $4,000 French were In
alessapdria and about I6, 900 IL Turia and Susa.
slncs then the iahux has been uninterrupted, but
with far greater rapidty into GsDee than into
ru.in. ard from b0t5 points troops EaVe been sent
onward to Alecsaudris. The n-gbsr Of Freoch
hrs sent TO the front cannot, Of coarse, be deter
mined, but froa circumstances % which we shal.
,Ide directly, there CAL be no Doubt that by May
Il must have bean considered sufficient TO enab.s
h sallied armies TO hold their own, and to preveas
lry turning ElOysmcnt of the EVstriens by Yer
,sNi The origins! plan was &c svd she line of tae
70 from Alexandria to Casalc gith she main bcdy
IS the Plednout9se aud whs:ager French trclps
'sud be brought sp from GebcA- whlle the ren Bic
der of the Ped nontese (the oEige3es Of guards of
Savoy, aloas with The FTench srrving By the
Alps, were to hold the li,a of .he Dora ualtea
from Ivres to Cbivasso, tsus covering Dlrin
Any Austrian attack upo1 the line of tho Dora
might thus be taken n asnk by tho Pied
montese debOuching frala Casala ari COM
pelliDg .he invaders 70 ayide their forces
But fc. al that, the allied Yositon Wa, mere
make-sAiif, and intrins-cslly bsd Froza Alessan-
dria TO lyFsa it occupied length of rearly fifty
miles, with one salie9t AID one reGntsTing angle;
and, :Aough the opslrtuaity for flank attack
Strengthened it confidently, still tho occupation
of saeh long lie gave great facilities for false
attacks, and cou2 not offer serious resistance TO
Dc ermiued offensive. The line of the Dora once
c conquered, whils fank attack Sould have bean