New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-22
Tb.re l. a. idea Of passing the Icino .o-n'sl1
even.
Regiments come in one after aro;ner with drums
beating; many pass Immediately through the town.
TIE BATTLE or PALEsTR0.
II. r--..,Dn Hrrnll.

hon over every part VI TIE n,Id III ftIeatrJ Ha''
&C.,, the svareps and canals filled with the dead and
diving and have seen the fearful scenes Of the ambu
l,,c. ana the hospital At Vercei, ani can vel beeve
the statement Of the Zonaves, that, with the exception
Of Itk,n.au, sach fighting a. took place on Monday
ard Tne.day has not been witnessed by the present
generation.
bzve already informed you that as -oon a the Aus
trims had evacuated Vercelh King Victor Emanue
moved up, with toe bulk of tn, Pedmon'ese forces
from OccnianO and the other positions they held sou
~ ~. Pa On VI, nday the bulk oi tue PieImOn'ese
49,, ,hout 30 OfH. men. were concentrated around
the loan At daybreak the hng rode cut Of the town
with lis stsff, to attack the advanced guard oi Toe
au,triaus. Tie advanced guard 81 the right Wbg haj
,,keu M strong positions &, Pacstrn NIuZaClO, and
Ca.ai,p1 Strong attachments were also pn-ed at
ConGruzs The object Of the attack of the Piedmont
esr ON Monday seems to have been Ia drive
tie Au,tiiaLs ont of those positions wihch
were held Il an informed by the c1rPs
de,u6e # General Zobel. The Kim had
formed his troops in three corps, the brigade
q, the guards and the Aos'a brigade formed the main
column under N, orders Of the kos aud Gen.
Caldi, which proceeded along the IoaH - paiesIr :.
Gen Fsuti attacked NiIz .gLo, AMI Gen. DlranIo
marched ~ Uay OF Cas- 4no ciclltOus route, 80 a.
10 ou.fisrk the enemy and was ordered "a pm me
King at palestro after having carried the Austria.
liner. The PiedmUliese bn-ades we're supp1eH WIN
artillery but their prsc ice II said 10 be very Dad,
etbrvgh the coone-. Of the under ire Is -ad 10
be Admirable. Tie plan was punctuaily earned oat
Palestro Vnzagio, aud Casali1" were simultaneously
attacked, ara after come severe fighting the Au'rin5
evacuated bOtn PaestrO and Ca-HiiuO, but stI hel1
,u, Al VinZsglio. where the contest ragged very
severely ~ Palesir1 AMI CgsauO, after sharp fire
Of mu.ketry aud artillery, the Piedmon,ese dashed
forward. and the AnStrlans slowly Teireated. At
Vuzaglo on the contrary, every house was fortress
ana hand.to-had encounters took place, not only IA
the nsrrow streets but every inch VI ground n.dv the
houses Disputed step 10y siep AZ length
7, 81 foic.men's we're sent 10 Gen. FHntl. The Nag
c1ne Tu,hug 40 foul Pa,s uo al the head Vi the
Guards while DuraudO, who lad just come DOM
Fl, m Casallo, attacked the Austrian pOston IN
the rear, sId IS occupants were driven our
literally at the point OF the bay1uet. They lost few
pri-oJers but ,uCceedein carrying oif then guns. lhe
carnage OF both sides ia represented a. something
fearful. That night The Pivduortese troops bivou-
ack ed on the spot where the AUtrlaIs were nIcnchc
in the morning Victor En- anue, whose courage has
made tim the idol of BIS men, spent the rgit az Tor
rube II little village which Stands wet Of the three
posiiior- from which he had driven ont The enemy,
and AT about the same distance from each-,so miles
ai the out-ide. There plenty of French cavalry
in the town, and the King EXPRESSES great annoyaLce
I bat bis request for a couple OF regiments Oi horse
should ave be disregaIded by the Emperor. re-
quest gas also made by his Ms esy for French dly's-
ion to relieve biz men, baras-ed by twelve hours
ard fighting 30 to enable them 10 take some rest.
This request was not Needed though upward Oi JOUO
iC TRY were ready to march Ia and arc nd the iowa.
30 the Bieononiese hdd the III n
trencbng themselves 10 the positions which theJ had
captured The day broke, ADD the troops, tired and
feversh with tine previous days fighting and the pre-
yious Ights toni, 10y down IN their RAJ + behind '-r
piled nu keis expecting % b. ordered 10 move iJr-
Y ard ia tie morning; but little afer a. NJ they
saw three compact Austrian columns advanct 10 re-
captuTe the positions from which they had been driven
on the previous day. Nothing could surpass the
calm ntIepidiy with which Victor tWanutls col
ers 7, PEELED the Austrian attack but such was the
fury of the Onslaught that they were Orcef back aud
the AustriBus more mase ere of Paestro and
Vrzaglid They ai'ed, however, in their attnck on
Casuliro but established themselves at CDutsLza.
1he PiedDOniese, though driven back, we're by no
ears disheariened though their portion was not
EXEMPT from danger A French DIVISION were ha-ten-
ing apparently, - support the PiedmUnte'e, and Il
large "Ice was approaching the S"si, he.iE oppvs,-e
To EufgO Nefcch, as to cruss it. Inc Ausl"si oy
q rand movement occupied TJTreei0, Ngtena, AMI
Scsvsrda 80 10 prevent the Junction bet"etn the
French and the Pedmontese. by tins movement, tLe
Pedn tese were falry outnahhei' aiu NUN SUI
prize and not httle Indignation was ie't among the
ieimott,s officers that the French DIVISION iuihenl
ately behind them remained mOuoul"s-, without even
making Il demonstration 90 stop the advance 0i the
Austraus The King tried a desperate eiiou; he sent
an aide-de-camp 10 the General commanding, Gen.
lrocl H. and ar lerrd him seLd brigade TO drive the
Aus'Iians out Of Scavarda. The General replied tha
be lad orders 10 protect the passage OF tue bridge tor
the French troops the other side of the Sela and
that be could take share in the action without the
EMPEROR express orders. At this cent the Citing
had been going on for hve hour; the men begad =
show some signs Of encouragement. The Colonel of
tie 30 Regiment OF Zouaves whose regiment had been
drawn up along the nyer side exclaimed, Mas res
mail eErtHr r0Hf ere 0btDtss, aud, sending
deIy TO the Emperor for permission 10 attack, without
waiting FOL aepiy dashed across tue Sesia and moved
night up to BoIgo Neice!h. The men rusoed along
with that Cat.hke elastic step and that disregard OF
str city regular form alton that characterZes them Oh
they rushed regardless Of bog, grounds, bullets
ana gspe.stot. They we've only brought mp by
rivuel, which had been pscd 10 tun the wheel u
mil. There is no bridge, Dat two narrow p.anks with
out Il h7ndra, Ike the scele IN g. SOun.nhula. al
Her Msirsty-. The Au-trsns seeing the advance OF
tins reinforcement, which hreaioued their fauk, had
placed i've guns III battery the top oi the opposite
baIk, which is rather Teep. The Zouayes SCANNED
over the bridge aid rushed the nyer tue waer
OF which labed into spray by the nccssan' shower
of grape. They rushed up the steep enbauknient
Ike tigers; men tuu.b.iDg down here aud there aud
rolling down INTO the water below. There vas last
discharge from the guns when at ditaace OF some
twelve yGrcs. Tie Zvuayes levelet their bayoneis
AMI closed up for their fra. dash. The meu fell by
doZtns but with loud yell the 6ssalaus rushed Tor
ward, and The battery was cleared. MeaDwnue, On
the other side THE reinforcement restored tne dropping
spirits If he Piedinoniese The King with his escort
when lie symptom, of wayenug, dashed forward
in aoyance Ui the troops; they followed hlm. Ine
Au,iian pTecip1t,iy bat without disorder, retreated
10 Paesiro, which ultimately recap ei-street
by street house by house AT two O'Clock, their
column, were fairly driven back AMI the Prdmon'ese
hello the ground which they had occupied IN the morn
il bviuIe The attack began.
The Austriaus retired Tor ftw miles, but It'll pre-
senied ii IL, uacng and uubrUken trout II Is pity
a. there was plenty Of artillery aud caValr. IL tue
Ere rch lines that they were not parsued-pr0Dabiy
the krebch sHd Piedmouiese fGbced that sufficient tor
the day wa the fighting thereof L. that ease i1ey
must have been rather surprised when a, s.I clock
vigorous canuonsdr alIUuIced the rrcvtnnencrment
Of the action. This Last combat Wa. | am told,
cu-vely sustain ed oy the CqDeo brigade and 50 reg
iueni, II Zouaves Il was luheunsn over again, the
Ausriaus surgirg mp ike toe aui breaking against
the Zouaves anG the P.edmOatese. The King whose
gslabtly 70 patske oi the character Of ver-
table frenzy was il the thickest -, the fight, charg
ing al the head Of Lis escort, s4udOn 0f HIGHT horse