Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-06-10
the WAR IN EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER AFRICA
Interesting Details.


The Africa, with Liverpool dates to the 18th
ult., reached New York yesterday. Her news is
anticipated by the Arago, but there are some de-
tails of interest
Mr.. p. T. Barnum is among the passengers per
Africa.
The BATTLE OF MONTICELLO.
The details Of the battle OF Montebello are quite
conflicting, especially as TO the strength Of the
forces employed-Austrian accounts placing the
number Of the French as high as 10 600 men
The Times Paris correspondent writes that let
tiers entitled to some credit state positively that
only 200 French troops were engaged at Monte
bello The Austrans are admitted to have fought
admirably in line, but not 50 well in close quar-
tiers, or when the moment came to cross the bayo-
net.
Other accounts estimate the French forces in
this action at fully 1900 1t is said that General
Forev's coat was riddled with bullets
Private accounts say the real loss Of the French
was 600 to 100 men.
The Times Pavia correspondent says the Aus
TRANS admit that the French fought splendidIy
From the heights the Austrans beheld the novelty
of train after train of French troops arriving by
railway from Voghera, disgorging them, and i'm
mediately fastening back for more.
Garibaldi has beaten the Austrians at Verese,
and was in pursuit of the retreatng enemy. He
had issued n Proclamation calling on the I.om-
bards to rise.
The London Advertiser states that Kossuth in
tended to quit England in eight ten days for
Hungary. He goes, in the first instance, to Genoa,
with the full concurrence Of the King of Sardinia
and the Emperor Napoleon, and will then concert
with Gen. Klapka and other eminent Hungarian
officers who are waiting to receive him and con-
coct measures for throwing of the Austrian yoke
in their native country, and for restoring its indie
pendence.
The Slavonic population on the coast of the
| Adriatic begin to show hostile feelings against
| Austria. Three Turkish war steamers have been
despatched to the Adriatic.
1t was reported at Vienna on the 27th, that
Prince Gortschakof had withdrawn from his
| m net
| because the Emperor Alexander had resolved to
| abandon the engagements undertaken by France,
and was inclined to favor Austria.
Ii is said that all the powers, with the exception
| Of France and Sardinia, had acknowledged, by
| telegraph, the new King of Sardinia.
| Accounts from the southern states Of Germany
reterate the reports that the excitement there
| was most intense. Explanations are said to have
been demanded respecting the passage Of Austrian
troops through the Bavarian territory.
At the sitting of the Federal Diet at Frankfort
certain eventualities, military measures should be
| taken Prussia claimed that in such case the init
| alive should be accorded to her.
| Reports continued to circulate that Prussia
would call out the Landwehr on the 5th of June
| Letters from Rome state that the greatest enthu
siasm was produced among the people and the
French troops by the news of the triumph Of
| French arms at Montebello.
| despatch from Trieste says that sixty French
men of-war We're in the Mediterranean, cruising
between the Adriatic and the Levant.
| notllla OF SunDodtS was ready To sail from
| Toulon, and was shortly to be followed by a sec
ond. twas supposed they were intended to &C
| against Venice.
| The AustTians begin to think of the safety Of
the northern part of their strategiCal position.
| force consisting of not fewer than 10000 men i:
on its march from Austria Proper, through Ba
| vdria Proper, TO that part of the Tyrolese Alp:
| which overhangs Bombardy.
Ii is stae, in the Times letter of the 18th, from
Vienna, that Garibaldi's corps was only fiftccr
| miles from Milan.
| At LANG iani, in Parma, the people have riser
and pronounced for the King of Sardinia
| Gen. Ribatti, with Tuscan troops, military engi
| neers and gendarmes, entered Parma amidst The
plaudits of the people, who declared for the King
of Sardinia and Italian Independence. The Par
| mesan troops have retired.
| According to advices received from Lisbon, tn,
| Portuguese Government has declared to the Corte
its intention of remaining neutral during the pres
ent war.
Austrian steamers cruising about the Lag,
Maggiorc, threatening the country on the banks q
| the lake. The inhabitants, being in arms offe
| resistance to the menaccs of the enemy.
| The steamer Radetski appeared before the tow
| of CanOddig, and fired few shot without effect
but the discharges from the small-arms of TIN
National Guard soon compelled her to bear ava,
| aDain