New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-05-19

The battle Of Novara, nearly as fatal to the amb
Y h0na schemes Of Sardinia as Pultowa was to SBeder
g MsfteIoo 70 Bonaparte. took place on the oath
March, 1913, near Novara, city of Piedmont, situa
ted on bill, about twenty.seven miles west Of Mjla1
Onsthe morning Of the Goth the Piedmont troons
commanded BY General Ghszanowski, had concentra
"a 1n force about fifty thousand men at Novara AM
g neon Of that day received marching orders from
a TIE meantime, Charles Albert was in the imue
diA&e vicinity, about to advance to Pavia and tax,
Roa.eesaon q the place By strategical movements
\ Aa0etzky cut ~ communication between the force.
c09MAnded by the General ana the King and ther
pufsued the latter Finding themselves unable to re-
Ireaf the Sandman troops faced the pursuers and
MeFe on ~ 2lst discounted at Vercelii and hasily
1slseesed towaras Turin On the 9th the Austrians
49, tieamonfese again came into collision. Then
e9eued the battle Of Novara. Radetzky ia his Oil
dispatches to his government, gives the following
account Of tbs struggle: - . .
4 1ne hostile army already ION the oath Of March)
81 g rom what In reality, their line Of retreat
9oexmined, with force of fifty thousand men apain
% nv ne fortune Of war in position near olenao.
g!qee 70 N0ynra. The second division, which forms
~ vanguard under General Aspre marched on the
49, Aownfos Oengo, and there encountered the enc.
Ell Mnose unexpected force made the battle doubt.
~ lor some hours had placed the fourth division
on !ae right hand OF the enemy and behind that the
y order to take him completely in the rear on
t sne osneF AIDE Of the Agoyna. The Archduke All.
srs, commanding the vanguard division, kept the
NAsl ouIUu aspire ana Baron AODa
MiLh she third division brought up their forces an
sne W. wings of that commanded by the Archduke
AlDEecnt, while ordered up the fourth division to
,he center We succeeded in facing the enc.
III NJ ionftn division, under FiedMarshal
Lleatenans Ibnrn, acted 30 successfully on tie ene
~ ~ nghf wing. on the other aide Of royna that
~ decisive maneuver made the enemy retreat On ali
noes 20 great disorder, and seek shelter in the oopn
tAins ~ the direction Of the north.
"0ur trophies are twelve cannon stonaora 90
ano1t Two Or three thousand firearms. The loss of
Va s enemy is, as far as yet known, two penerals
xtued sixteen staff officers killed and wounded and
10y, .. tnlee 20 four thousand men. The regiments
eud Dattalions in the first line OF battle had eanh
rom zen 70 twenty staff and other officers killed ona
wo.na - Inc total loss amounts to between two
s1a tnree thousand But ii was impossible 10 Keen
10y oue nacR y was not enough not to be the last
~ v ~ waa.eo 70 De first The battle lasted from
night - ausanesa nour OF Inc
Z, y:M 81 20 tne Encouragement of Gen. Cbazanow
81, Charles Albert was almost without ars;1,er,
Men ne vas forced to encounter the Austrans ana
sais Maae me victory for the latter much more easer
taan !! the Sardinians had been fully nrnv;aad
kedetxky had upwards of one hundred Hed n,aces
Mnicn enabled him to ply the Piedmontese in sanrv
Ml gfape snot and destroy thousands Of them His
~ NM and the Pedmontese army
Immediately after the battle Charles Albert called
~ sons and officers together at Turin and said To
sl asl can no longer render my country the SER
sss y mascn nave consecrated my life After ma.
I'VE reflection, have resolved TO abdicateS His
snoeayored to combat this intention. Noa
~ rephed with great frmness, nv resolution Is
Enaanaeis ~ 4 20 longer King the King is Victor
" battle # Novara and to this snsuarIv dsaa, 2,
~ e tns part q the disappointed monarch that
W ~ p,ssen Kng # Sardinia then Duke Of sayoy
4nsts;a a. aas raised to the throne.
eient apology for what she termed his nn 15g as
- @.S Y VAT proposed to an armistce accordino
serees e ystor Emanuel The part Of ssrdnia
Ss,s;sr y asDand the Hungarian Polish and Iom
complete amnesty from Austria to allow cepIs;a
stssus9 milLary occupation OF Lombardy inclnd;na
, sns. q the fortress Of Aessandra, 81 Aastrag
g withdraw her fleets of Sardinia from the
ano er troops from Venice, and to conclnae
apeace footing. -''1 s110e 'iis army TO