The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-07-21

wounded and many deprived themselves not only
OF their comforts but of necesaries in order to re-
heye the suttcringS of those who fought for them
! an tnoSe who had carriages at their disposal went
OUT themselves to the French nd Piedmonte.e lines
| 10 orlng back wounded. Others were waiting at
tne gates oil the town for their arrival and carried
on the wounded as if they were a treasure which
eneA nd9 pund others, again, in order to be be-
! lorehand IN the work of charity and natriotis,n
! went out several miles on the road 10 meet and in
! vite them to their abodes anu III
| These efforts were suddenly distu,bad ,.atouI
afternoon by of those panics which are c,,,no!
the day after battle, when the excitement has NOT
had time to abate, and all minds are still very sensi
tive to any outward impression. ! happened to he
on the road from Soltcrino to Castiglione about 2
p. m 1t was covered with long line of carts and
mules bringing in the wounded from the battlefield
When not more than few hundred wards from h,
town heard an unusual movement from behind
and saw clouds of dust arise. At the same moment
man IN the uniform of a Chasseur d. Afrduc pass
ed on at u gallOp holding in his hand his drawn
sabre. The thing struck me so much the more rs
on tle evening OF the battle, when coming back from
the Campo di Medoe, also saw person in the same
uniform, and likewise with his sabre drawn rush
through the mules and carts the road. | tried to
stop mn, but could not; he went on and after him
came rush of mules, carts and carriages coursing
along as hard they could, and iolting the wound
ed IN the most frightful manner, | hastened to ret
INTO the town, to get out of this sense!ess n, h.
There, too, the confusion had spread: the sick who
could still walk, tried to get off; the tri-colored
nag disappeared in a moment, the shops were shut
ana all this was caused by the notion that a de-
tachment of the encmy's cavalry had somehow or
other come to the high road, and cut off a convoy
OF provisions! 1t was highly absurd. but it pro
uuced Its impression, not only at Castiglionc but
on the whole rOaC to Brescia and Milan even
growing at each station to larger proportions In
Brescla 1t took the shape that the Austrans were
at the gates OF the town. But again, to the honor
OF the B"escians, it must be said that the impress
SION lasted only few minutes, and then the Ma
uonal Guard troops, and all those who could get
un at,tt ft,,.,
mined to resist
There was not the slightest ground for the panic
so lar as can ascertain and the impression gains
ground more and more that it a false report
oY Austrian spies. At any rate, number of indi-
Hiuuas nave been arrested, and ] hear my friend,
the Chasseur Antique in disguise, was shot this
morning.
The evening of the battle the troops encampod an
the ground which had been occupied bv the enemy.
Yesterday morning the line was extended to Volta
add Pozzolengo, aud this morning we are close To
the Mncio The headquarters are still at this most
wretched Ofplaces, which has been so plundernd
that the inhabitants live literally by what thev can
get from the soldiers, having king of provisions
eft for themselves
DEsENzANo, June 28.-Here am, on the shores
ot Lake Of Garda, looking across the smoothest
buest and most transparent sheet of water to these
bold Alpine peaks which incose the lake to the
north. There is Monte Baldo and the famous pla-
teau OF Klvoli, just distinguishabe on the other
Shore close to the white dusky road which leads up
in the valley Of the Adigr. Right before me runs
out from the right the long peninsula of Sermione,
with its yellowsh white churches reflected in the
water. The Island marks for the moment the cx-
tent OF our domain on the lake, and beyond it you
see some green and duky white rather reguIar lines
with tower or two prutruding from among them
lou take up your glass, aud yau distinguish the for
tress OF Prschiera You can see that the Austrians
have not lost time, and have considerably increased
the line OF works. 1t is too far to distinguish the
nature of these works, but from one or two iudica
lons, You can make out a scientifically fortified
n tTt lfri.u ~. lrtr,.t I.,I. i
have been added some more outer works. Some of
these are still in course OF constructions and as YOU
look at the human ants digging away on the mounds
your memory carries you back involuntary to the
hrst days of the siege Of Sevastopul. when every
one ran up to the three nameless hills so famons
aiterward, and looked down eagerly on the Rus
SLAMS who were heaping up difficulty after DIFF
hculty, and obstacle after obstacle. There,
however, the comparison must cease, for
there is not much danger of these molchis
on the Lake Of Garda becoming quite so formida-
bic as those Of the great arsenal of the Euxne
1t will b rather interesting to watch the changes
which the riied cannon will bring into the sys-
TEN of iortifcation. If answers here as well as
1t does in the field must begin to think of re
modelling the whole system. Peschiera, on this
side of the MincIo is already invested and as soon
as the Mincio is passed, will be invested un the
other side The sea side is open and accessible to
steamers, of which two still remain, the third, as
you know being sunk the other Gay at Salo, where
she had gone to levy contributions. This morning
one of the two approached this place. and turned
once or twice, il size was looking for a lnooring
from which to greet the town with her fire. but,
warned probably by the fate of her co,upanon at
Salo, she got up steam again and went off to the
opposite shore.
This place, which is quiet, little frequented and
falling off since the railway has been constructed il
now drawn into the turmoil Being on the road to
Bresca and Milan, there is a movement going on
IN It, which contrasts strongly with the gaSsproyu
streets, tumble-dOwn houses, and the utmost pover-
ty OF resources Still, it is charming change after
w har-a ,it- ty, t,.a,l IL.
over the lake. illuminated and surrounded with the
halo OF the sinking sun, to forget that few
miles from you are two powerful armies intent on
DESTROYING each other as fast and as pffcfualIy A.
possible.
VOLTA, June 29.-Iti is Just two months to-day since
the first Austrian soldier crossed the Ticno and
to-day the Franco-Sardnian army is dechrloaned
all along the Mncio waiting for the SIGNAL to cross
this RubcOn of the much-taked-of quadyHnteye
The Emperor has today transferred his headauartprs
10 Folta, and tomorrow, or perhaps even tonight
we shall be on the other side of the Mucio At any
rate, all preparations have been made altbough no
resistance Is expected from the Austrians who ar
cordng to all accounts, have withdrawn all alone
the river line. five pass the river without 4 bat
tie, 1t Will be the result of the victory of Solferno
W lth arrivals so uncertain and plans so chauoinc
as in the Austrian army, may find them in some
strong position about CaSteggio or FoImio Cap,uu
just as we found them when we least exccted IT, at
SoIferino. think, from the lesson they received
on st. Johns day, that they will not aoain risk a
battle in the open field, and will prefer retiring
into their positions before Verona. Should they
wish to try their luck and skill again. there are
plenty of points almost as favorable for them as
their battle-ground five davs aro Shuuld they
have more confidence in hillv positions there is n
range on the other side of the Mncio exactly simi-
lar to that on this side. Should they prefer plain
they have the whole country between the Mlncio
NilIatranca and the plateau of Verona to choose
from. All the most sanguinary engagements dur
ing the of lS4S occurred in that nrighborhood:
Formio, Campeggio, Santa Lucia, and Casteggio
which decided the campaign. The whole ground
which we are about to tread has been for vrcrs tbo
study of che Austrian General Staff so II may
be presumed that they will choose W hat long and
deen study has convinced them to be the best.
When our troops arrived at Volta they found
numbers of Austrians dead and dying LEFT behind in
the place. They were left behind in the retreat
and lying alb ut in considerable numbers. infecring
the air. As the Austrians not pursued to Vol
ia these must have been the wounded who had been
carried back from the battlefield of SoIerno and
who could not be been taken away in the hurry OF
retreat.
There is notion pervading the camp, which has
been probably imported from the other side, that
among their other means OF defence the Ausriaus
have at Pesctera great locks on the Mincio by
means of which they send down any volume of
water, and increase its velocity to degree which
no pontoon bridge made can resist. gv.
YOU this as have it, although must say it seems
to me arrant nonsense.
The road of communication to the south by Gre
mona ana Pavia on the side and Piacenza on
IHe OtnerJ Is open, 50 tnat now the nOrthprN road
by Milan, which formerly the only one used
will be relieved of considerable part of its traffic.
The bridge at Cassetto the Ogn has been re-
placed by pOntoon bridge The corps of Prince
Napoean, which came that wav, is already so close
to the great army that it cooperate with it,
and before you have received this letter he will
probably have taken up the position assigned him
One of his divisions (D'Antremar) was already at
Casseto several days ago, while the rest with the
Prince himself was close to it at Tradina.
Balloons IN BATTLE.-The London Times has the
fulowing:-The Emperor of Austria makes IN his
mind to do remarkable fine piece of Louis Qua
torze strategy. He executes an elaborate piece Of
old-tashoned deception, crossing the Mincn with
his whole force, and then recrossing it with his two
hundred thousand men, ard fixing the contempllt-
ed surprise OF the enemy at O'Clock in the morn
ing. The Emperor of the French, representing the
juvenile irregular school, in the most ungentleuan-
like manner refuses to be surprised. Having re
course to a new-Iangled expedient which trust
worthy veteran who can count his seventy years
would condescend tn use be sends man up in
balloon: and at the expense of fiw yards of silk
and few square feet of gas. is told the exact 20
sition o a II those which drawn up so
scientifically out of his sight with the intention Of
surprising him at the comfortable, leisurev hour
of 8 A. NJ. The man of his time-the clever, ac
tive, shrewd, nothing adventurer of
the nineteenth century, by dint of this small CON
trivance. becomes master of the position. He
knows what is going to happen and where his enc
my is, and how many he is; and while the heavy
Austrian is chuckng at the for
NAL surprise that is to come off at AM he attacks
at day ybreak, chooses his time and point of at
. ~. mn