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This was soon done, and we pushed on at
charge, and they withdrew to the strong viii
lage of Cavriana. There they placed them
selves in the houses and the church-towers,
whence they fired ON us with important effect.
But as soon as we got on the hill on which
the village is situated, NE made horrible
slaughter among them, and drove them back
towards Peschiera.
While the infantry OF the Guard were per-
forming such fine teats on the mountain the
whole cavalry force, which only joined us
within few days, was equally active on the
plain at our right, where they fought with
the Austrian cavalry. The Emperor was in
the midst of us, going from one point to an.
other, without fear of the firing or the bull
lets of the enemy, which were all around
him. lie encouraged us the whole day, and
we had need of it, for We were exhausted
with climbing and descending at o running
pace, from in the morning till 9 i'll the eve
ming, and that in tropical heat, without
anything to eat or drink the whole tirse.
To-day, as at Magenta, there is suspen-
sion of hostilities, to bury the dead and re-
move the wounded. We have taken great
ousntity of prisoners and many cannon. More
over, We have all the best positions and we
are on the Mincio. One or two more blows
like this, think they will have had enough.
THE AUSTRIAN Accounts OF SoLFeaINo.@
The Austrian accounts admit loss OF 2O,OOO
killed, wounded and missing. The right
wing of their army occupied Bozzolengo, Sol
ferino and Cayriana. The left wing marched
on the 24th to Gurdizalo and Castel Goftre-
do, and repulSed the advancing enemy. As
the Imperial army continued to advance to-
wards the Chiese, the French, who had also
assumed the offensive, with their whole force,
pushed forward such large bodies OF troops
that there was general engagement between
the two armies, at 10 o'clock, on the morning
of the Oath. The right wing was formed OF
the second army, under Count Schllck, who
maintained the position first occupied until
2 o'clock p. me-, and the left wing, composed
Of the first army, under Count Wimpssen,
continually gained ground in the direction OF
the Chiese. Towards o'clock the enemy
made vehement attack on Solferino, and,
after several hours hard lighting, obtained
possession OF the place which had been heroi-
cally defended by the 5th corp'd'armee. They
then attacked Cavriana, which was courage
ously defended until evening, by the lSt and
7th corps, but eventually left in the hands of
the enemy. While the struggle for Solterlno
and Carrana was going on, the Sth corps
which was on the outer flank Of the right
wing--adranced and repulsed the Sandman
troops but the advantage did nat enable the
Imperial Army to recover the positions they
had lost in the centre. The I'd and 9Th
corps, which, supported by the llth corps.
were engaged on the left wing, and reserved
for cavalry attacks, made several brilliant
attacks. The unusually heavy losses, and
the fact that the left wing of the first army
was unable to make progress on the right
flank and the centre against Volta, led to the
retreat of the Imperial Army. 1t began
early in the evening, during violent storm.
AN ENGLISH AccouNr.-A correspondent
of the London Herald says, so little did the
French expect battle, that on the previous
night message, received from the King of
Sardinia asking for support in case he should
be attacked, met with refusal, on the ground
that an attack by the Austrans was not pro-
bable. At day-break, however the corps of
D'Hlllers came in sight of Solferino, and
was immediately set upon by a large Austrian
force and fought desperately. The Marshal
resisted to the best of his power and sent oil
for support; but not before three hours of
dreadful carnage had passed, did Neill's corps
make its appearance. The Aus:rians were
then slowly driven back and the French con-
tinued to gain ground, heaps Of corpses mark
Ing the fluctuations of the fight.
The Austrians were thus slowly driven out
of Soferino, but all of sudden they made q
tremendous burst forward, and the French
were driven down the hill. They were ad-
mrably supported by their artillery, however,
and made stand and commenced once more
lets and balls, and whole files were moved
down by single discharge.
la tho meanwhile the right and left -u;nen
of the Anstrinns decidedly getting the
best of it. The PiedmonteSe were slowly
driven back. Canrobert's corps was also
heavily punished, and had there been skill
full general in the Austrian army, to collect
and concentrate their forces against weak
point in the enemY's lines, matters would
have assumed very different aspect. The
French commander sent forward the lmpe-
rial Guard and strong division Of infantry
into the line against the Austrian centre,
and succeeded in breaking it. Instead Of
bringing up forces to repel this formidable
attack, the supports were sent to the left and
right wings, which did not need them. Des-
perate attempts were made to recapture Sol
ferino, but the French held it, and presently
the Austrian buses commenced sounding a
general retreat. An attempt was made by
cavalry to pursue them, which led to an en-
counter between the French Chasseurs and
Austrian Huans, in which the former rapidly
put to the right about, aud retreaed.
It is stated that not a single Hungarian
regiment was allowed to take part in the bat
Tie, and tue Italian regiments had all been
previously sent into Tyrol.
Over 10000 corpsrs are said II have been
buried on the day after the battle, and many
more were left lying in the corn-fieds aud
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