Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-07-10
The News by the vanderbIlt.-Progress Of
the War,

obtained from the Patent Otfics at Washington.
The News by the vandcrbIlt.-Progress of
the War.
The following extracts from the files by the Van
dsrbilt will be fcun1 interesting.
TEz FORTHCOMING oPEzAT1oxs.
The expected battle on the Mipcio is the topic
which eDgrOOsed universal stssntiOn. Tbs Eors Of
June 21sl says:
eve are on the eve Of great events. The two
armies are face to face AL the corns Of the Aus
trisn army are concentrating upon the line Of the
Minco. The provineee Of the empire have been
denuded Of troops and the last columns are arriv-
ing By forced marches upon the scene Of the contest
The Austrian army has chosen lie position; il oecu-
pies line on the other side of the CHEESE The CEN
Of Whish rests upon the heights Of Castiglions
before PesohieTa the right wing extends 10 Tomato;
the left to Csstel 9OfredO On the 18th the Emper-
or Francis Joseph reyieWed the two corps d'srmee
encamped st Loasdo.
'The allied armies follow the enemy step by step,
combining their movements. II is possible that the
pivot Of their position win be the bouTg Of Monte
ChiaIo evacuated precPitslely By the AusirsR rear
guard. Frtneh corps is advancing By forced
marches in the Vel elin , where the Ausfrisns made
Q feint of des ,endng fr IN Bjrmel 10 eaten the
rear Of the allied armies. The ground chosen By
tie Austrisns for accepting battle has been well
hsbtuslly for the grand msBeuVes Of the autumn.
The latter feet is act ignored a. the Preach head
quarters, en1 precautions have been tsaen accord
ingly. The game, then. win be played With equal
chA0ess--a terrible geme-withour precedent in the
military history of no Tern tinss."
oorrespopdsncsof t5e London Tin-s.
PARIS, Monday, June 2O--e P. M.-We are in dali
~ expectation Of neEs Of bat ls on the Mineio-s
great battle, wbish, if lost by the Austrisus may
hasten the s1lurien Of the great question ISSUE
aud disspate the deusion that they can continue 70
held Lon5grdy as before The famous fortress Y H.
We are told, no, long stand olil against the rGsd
cannon 81 least, such IS the opinion expressed by
persons Who, not their national feelings enlist
ed, would be very good authority on sush cues
ton Should battle BE- lost then By the Auslrisns
the mincio. it IS thought or hoped that the aeu-
trail powers may try bring about 81 Srmistce aith
3 view to 81 ulieIior arrangement. There are va
rious versions, rather con lectures II the na
ture o. this arrangement 0ne is that Austria will
be induced to abandon her claim TO Lomhsrdy, which
will be annexed to Piedmont, and that Venice will
be declared free city. With portion Of territory
as fer &c the limits Of Lonbariy. In this noF
the north of Italy would be rescued from the Aus
TRANS from the Mediterranean TO the Adrisic There
various ether plans spoken Of perhaps HiIh 10
grester foundation. The attention Of everybody is
liked on the expected battle ofthe Mineio-the Hin
clio, which is regarded the Fubieon Of the modern
Cassr.
Concerning the dincio, We end the following in
formation lrsaslsted from Paris Journal:
"Fron PesohieTe to Msntus tbs course of tse
Mncio is sbcut six leagues the CROW Eies in taat
limited space passage must be forced To sttempt
this operation there certain points naturally in
dcsied by taeir position. In fsct, the principal
condition to secu the de5oucAe Of cay bridge thrown
river is to drive the enemy sway from the OPP
poste bank. 1t is Tot difficult 10 imagine that If
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the hand, the stream forms angle towards the
attacking party. and, on tks other, the ground is
high enough TO eOnnsRd the bank occupied BY the
enemy, IL Woul be great sGVsntags to sltempt the
passage at such point, because plUnging FIRE
could then be concentrated on the enemy placed n
the middle Of senieircis Of batteries. Nov, the
course ct the MiReio presents to an army wishing
force its passage from the Milan side, only $40
points combining theSs adTAntsges-at MosambsIo
and Volta.
"on these two points the stream mskes an el-
bow poiniiug TO the West, aud the ground on the
right bank is considerably higher thsn on tho other
Those two points we're therefore chosen in The wars
Of the Revolution in 1896 aud 1909 and also in the
campaign Of 1913, to force The passage Of the Min
clio. Moreover, the possession Of two fOriresses
like Peschiere ard Msntus on so short line rem
ders its defence easier, for the enemy have their
wings perfectly supported, and can deboueh Uuex-
psctedly from either Of those fortresses. However
history teaches that for an army well command
ed the passage Of the AiAioo is almost certainty.
The Austrians could net prevent BOnspArte from
crossing It in 1896; nor Bruno in 1900, noiWiih-
stsndiHg the slnguioary battle fought BY BellegaT
dc nor ths Piedmohtsss army in lS4s which
forced the river en- three points-st GOeto, MO9am-
bsno and BOTghstts. The passage once effected,
the coBqueroFs 10 the centre Of the tsde lat-
sfs end Of The places which form it's four eoraeFs
-PeschieFa, MshtuA, LssaagO ami Verona, aad be-
lag win have mot probably t. fight pitched BAT
do 70 forcethe enemy Back
Tx BATTLE OF NAL EGEASo.
The following letter has been received from Mi
Ian:
"I write to you my dear friend. with heart
sore from weeping. Capt de Lschsnardisre was
killed By ball through his head the dsy before
Yesterday st the attack On Male9nano villafs
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