Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-13
The European Wal.

4 correspondent savs:-".AS IN ~illustra-
ton of the difficulty of getting positive news,
| may mention that nobody can tell me
whether our Captain Bonaparte was or
was not in the action. 1t Is the story at
the cafes, that he was, and that. he distin-
guished himself greatly: one report says, cut
ting down two Hungarian husS;irS Oh the
regiment of Prince Charles, Of Bavaria, with
his W hand" Another writer from the
scene of action Says:-"lt Is reported that
Captain Jerome Bonaparte was IN command
ofthe ChisSeurs ut this battle, and dId wonders
of valor. But no official confirmation oi
this fact has yet appeared. Its not, h"we'-
er, improbable. ~ the Captain was on recon-
noitering service in this part OF the country
1t the time of the battle" This report IL
confirmed by a letter from headquarters to
the London Times, which sayS:-"Amollg
the officers who distinguished themselves the
young Captain Bonaparte is mentioned. This
is the grandson of Prince Jerome by his mar
riage with the American lady, Miss Patter-
SON.
Distrust of accounts Of Austrian misdrris
in Piedmont, such rs are related upon ltti-
ian and French authority. Is likely IN the
main to Ice strengthened by IN English letter
writer whose arrival al the headquarters III
Count Giulav is announced by the London
Times. III terms highly favorable I" the envoy,
and whose statements are III direct conflict
with those of from the French
and Sandman camps. =.
The battle of Montebello, unlike that OF
1900. will be without Importance as regards
the future movements Of the two armies.-
1t was an unexpected battle, and was merely
the resistance of an advanced French corps
To = strong accommodating force from the
Austrian side. 1t was none the less Il hard
fought, and for the French, Il brilliant, feat OF
arms.
Garibalii has made the huldc,t, md, thus
far, the most Successful movement OF the
war. With Il force composed solely oi lta-
liam volunteers, and which has been various
" estimated ut from three to SIX thousand
men, he has traver>ed Northern Piedmont,
and keeping close to the foot OF the
Alps, has crossed over into Upper Lpmbardy,
seized the Austrian vessels upon Lake Como,
and finally, after a sharp struggle, has en-
tered the town of Como itself. The impor-
lance of this daring and well-planned move
mrnt can scarcely be ovcr-cstimated.
A feeling that the battle Of Montehello
was not a French victory is decidedly on the
increase, and the disposition to criticize it
dnfayorably, seems fully asactiyc in Paris as
in London.
If we may Lclievc the Paris correspondent
of the New York Herald, the reputation Of
the Prince Napoleon, the son Of old King
jerome and the cousin of the Emperor, Is
very bad. His courage is suspected, and his
want of it has led to all sorts of episrams
and remarks upon it. The correspondent
states that no officer of any character is will
ing to serve under the Prince for this rca-
son. 1t will be rccollected that he was al
ways sick when any important military ope-
ration was undertaken in the Crimea. where
he was attached to the army before ScbaSto-
pol. He is very unpopular in Paris.