New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-14

THE BATTLE OF SOLFERlNO'
AUSTRIAN ACCOUNT.
~. oec;s iouruals a. Vienna of June %, published
a. to,ospg official dispatch from the seat OF war
Wees, lime o5-On the sd instant the Imperial
Row. army crossed st four place. To the nght baok o.
fbe Mlpeio The right wing ci Tue army Vccupie1
PoryoIenpo, SolferiDO, aud Cayrlana. Inc rev wing
.,ehsd an the 2ith inst. to Guidlzzolo and Cssel-
Coereao and yepulsed the advancing enemy on al
sSes. As the Imperial Royal army continued Us ad-
xsnee toward the Chese, the enemy-who had also
.s.pmed the offensve with his whole fOroe-posAed
Lr~s,s such large bodies Of troops that IheTe was
ssne,al engagement between the two arm'es al III
o. clock or there&bous, on the morning 81 the -'th
instant. -, - ,.o, D.. Tho seoord
.,mx n,der the General Of Cavalry, Count Scbick,
maintained the possession OF the place ~hich u hai
o,ioipely occupied in the first ine OF b.te until
r,cfck IN the afternoon and the FIRST army the eit
xingl under the General Of Artillery, Couut Wimpfen,
continually gained ground IN the direction Of the Chese
Toward O'Clock the enemy made vehdment aitsK
on Soferino, ard after several hours liard hghung
ATTAINED possession OF the place winch hedbeen herOic
sDy defended by the fifth corps de armee An attack
vss then made on Cayrana, which place was couage-
ousy defended until tue evening by fst ana seventh
corps de aTDt bat was eventually eit IL Tue aNos VI
Abe enemy.
While The struggle for Soerino and Csvrena was
poirp on the eighth corps de drB6e, winch was on
The outer flank Of the right wing, advanced ana re-
pulled the Sandman troops opposed 10 H. put t5 au
cover the positions that had been lost IN the center
The third and ninth corps, which were supported by
tire eleventh corps were engaged on the ieit "us ani
the reserve cavalry attached 10 this wing made sev-
eral brilliant attacks. Unusually heavy losses, and
the fact that the left wing Of the first army wes unable
~ make progress the night flank OF the enemy VINO
directed his main force the center against Volta led
70 the retreat of the Imperial amy II began late IN
the evening during very violent storm. Yesterday
evening Pozzoehgo, Monzambano, Volta and Golto,
were still occupied by our troops.
SANDMAN ACCOUNT.
The Pedmontese Ga=cte publishes the following
account written on the evening of the day which
the battle was fought:
During the night from the 18th TO the 10Th inst. the
Austrisns evacuated the nigh; bank of the Mncio.
On the oath the Emperor ordered the army Os the
King of Sardinia ~ occupy POzzolengo and to invest
Pesebiera, while the French army occupied Sonerln0
and CavIana.
The King ordered the first and fifth divisions to dis
patch attachments to the places mentioned, and
the third division also to send detachment toward
PescbierB.
The Austrians during the night from the 23d to the
Oath advaD toward the right bank OF the Mlnco;
Reports Of deserters are unanimous in stating that
40 600 men were collected at Pozzoengo.
Marshal paraguay dliilliers met with unexpected
difficulties at SOlieIno, and the PedmOntese recon
passaDces also encountered great forces oil the enemy
While paraguay dllllGers performed prodigie5 vi
vaor at SOleInO the masses Of the enemy continued
to advance.
At Castiglone the Emperor, perceiving that he was
now contendDg with the entire army of the enemy de-
ployed the corps of Gems. Neil and McMahon III the
PLAIN and ordered Canrobert to rejen with the lmpe-
rial Guard the reserve on the nights.
The KING had been requested to direct al the forces
no ,ble az anst SolernO and he accordingly order ed
Generals Fant and Durando 10 convey succoIs to the
French Gen. Fanti had already commanded the
movement 10 be made, when news arrived that the re-
copnassaIce of the third and fifth division was IN
danger of being cut off at Desenzano by superior
force Of the enemy The King recalled Fanti aud
ordered the brigade of AOsta to return promptly to San
NaIno. Hosever, paraguay dliilheIs won Solieriho,
and marched against Cavriana.
The King having been informed that, notwthStant-
ing the thud and fifth divisions were engaged, IL was
difficult to carry the nights of San Martho, ordered
general attack Of thoss divisions, with the brigade OF
Aosts, the first division under Gen. della Marm0rd,
and the brigade of Piedmont.
In spite OF violent tempest, Gen. della Marmora
directed his course by Pozzoengo, and descended upon
San Martino but was attacked from the side OF POZ-
zolepgo The 4th Regiment, moving to the let5, TO-
pulsed the enemy, causing great losses with our art
try.
In spite of Gen. Durandos delay, occasioned by tue
tempest and by the ignorance of the guides the third
and fifth divisions aud the Brigade of AOSa, dlslodgei
the entmy from his formidable positions, and brilliant
victory ended q contest of Is hours, sustained WITH
heroic constancy The order oil the army was adnra-
BILE.
Here follow details as to the loss Of the Piedmon
tese according to which 1000 were killed, and about
the same number wounded. The nights having been
occupied the French forced the enemy to retire to
Goito thus beaten along their whole hne. According
10 positive information, it results that $4,000 Sard
mans held their ground against so 600 Austrans who
we're united, and engaged with all the advantage Of
Position.l
FRENCH ACCOUNT.
The French MonReur has received from Cavriana,
under date the 25h of June, the following details of
the battle of Solierino:
Yesterday was marked by one of those battles,
which if they do not terminate the war, permit at
least an anticipation of its solution. The Emperor Of
Austria commanded in person; and he can nov see
what a nation he has made his enemy.
The Ausinans in retiring previously before us pro
iected a return to assume the offensive. The ap-
parenty decided retreat behind the AinciO was done
with the view of inspiring WITH false cOnndeuce
and by leaving us a vast field for the rapldty of
movements TO expose our columns, separated from
each other by the order Of march, 10 sudden attack
which would wesken them by isolating them. But
happily the Emperor did not forget that exalted prud'
ence which governs even his cOnrage the further the
Allies advanced the more our columns strengthened
each other by closing their ranks.
In the night of the 2Sd-2ith we learned that the
Austrians had repassed the Mincio and were ap-
proach,ng TO attack us. a battle was imminent. Tue
whole army Of the enemy having retraced ITS steps,
prepared 10 dispute passage Soterlno, San Cas-
sisno Cavriana formidable positions, were occupied
by tie AuStrans, who, supported by numerous ar
tiilery crowned the Nights as far a. Volta. On the
left IN the plain below Volta Guiizzola and Meiole,
numerous columns advanced with artillery 10 attack
and turn our right Tue enemy had besides, between
Scf.rlno and Peschers, considerable forces, which
were IA be opposed the army of the hing OF PIED
mont marching from Desenz ano TO Pozzolesso. The
armies occupied these positions when, al IN the
morning. the hrst corps Marshal BtSaguay uii'ers
began the engagement before Soherino Inc nights
and the village were carried aud occupied by onr
troops, after a sspguinary combat During tins time
the second corps Marshal de McMshons), which was