Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-07-22
i s.oa Left the Monte Raceolo, and took the

his staff left the Monte Raccolo, and took the
direction of a cascino on the road cast OF Cav
riano where already several wounded soldiers
had found their way. The Emperor, cool and
collected rs a Yetcrao, stood on the height of
! Wad,n,a dele Picvc, close by a church sur
rounded nv cypress trees. till 81 O'Clock Count
ScI,I;ck and Ills aid de.camp. his uishncSs
,hc Prince Of Nassau, were standing by him at
Madonna dele Pleve, while the masses on the
nl,in below were already retiring. The French
rcrc messing hard at Cavriano. They had nj
ready gained possession of an old bride pain
cnll,d the Strada Cavallara, which runs direct
from S~,l(erino to Valleggio, AID already the
road from Madonna dele Picvc 10 the latter
Mace was becoming excessively dangerous
The Euperor now went on lciSurcly to lotto
with a few aides de-camp, while the .lrchdukc>,
with the Hereditary Grand Duke of Tuscany
,,1 his brothers followed a by-path through
.,roycs and over rocks towards Nallesslo.-
While we quietly rode OH, few Of u; kne"
that the enemy. following 4 parallel direction
- oar own were within halt Il mile ot US
The French, on the other hand, were happl-
L. in cilal ignorance OF our true position, or
th.v would have mad. a dash To cut uS oil
We struck the St:ada Cavaralla just Leiow the
Monte Olivcto, meeting the head oi Stafho-
y;,sch's division of the First Corps Is II was re-
treating Oh the road from CaStcilarO l.aGuscllo
10 Volta. The right Of the Fifth Corps was at
that time withdrawn to Monzamtano, while
H. Eighth Bcncdck'S, had fallen bacI, - lar Is
SalionZc. north Of Pozzolcngo, and Oh The read
10 pc.chirra. AZ u o'clock Ca"riano had been
finally taken b. the French, who then made 4
combined attack on Volta and OF the Guiddiz'
lola. b,l, both the attacks were successfully re-
pulsed, which enabled the .Au.triLnS To retire
their a~n,'eriaL and guns By bridges &; or Fear
the Moline di Volta, during the night and move
off their first army by the same road OH tue
rex; day. -.
~ We came up to Borrhc;to heavy banks Of
cloud had gathered in the West and lowered
heavy and black over the hills. The bridge OF
Vailc:sio and is approaches were encountered
with wagons. through which w passed with
d.ilicul;y, while he ascent into the village itself
was almost chokcd up with cavalry moving
towards Yillalranca, carloads Of wounded aud
artillery with lis bead turned towards the
bridge Of Borghctto. AS we slowly threaded
CIR way through these obstacles, Il tremendous
hurricane Of wind. the precursor Of ti:c coming
storm raised 4 dark veil of dust. The sky be-
came completely overcast and black rs ink
The dust and gravel Of the road ratified furious.
IL in our faces. casting cycryth;ng into dark
ness. The roar Of Thunder was mingled in
sublime confusion with that of cannon, which
appeared To be 30 close that lis icvcrLcra;ions
might bc distinguished IRON that of the ;iIun-
der that rolled around US. ! thought that the
nigh wind brought in the sound Of the figh;
which might s;iil be proceeding 1T Ca'rlaIo,
not know.r. that the French were tulIowIn.u us
at twenty MINUTES distance Oh the Strada Ia
y%aliarS.
\ tremendous iownro"r Of rain inundated
me in the streets Of Naileggio before coa!d
find refuge in my cid quarters. Here were
visible some oil the results Of tie battle
Soldiers If every corps ami every regiment
were gathered together III the streets tr,pr'hg',
or separated from their proper positions. The
people Of E~allcggio were all al their window,
or cummwnin. together outside the houses. in
spite Of the heavy rain. The storm disappeared
u speedily Il. i !.ati coinc on. the sun shOnc
out again with brightness in the west, and still
closer came the sounds Of artillery. 1t WIS
evident row the enemy was threatening the
i.tc &c poafo Of Vaiicggi". Al all events, Valley
go was rot exactly TIE place 10 choose for a
nights rest, SO, without hesitation, following
the example Of the Imperial headquarters,
I've had hidden all day without food Of any
kind, | started from E~ailcggio and rode
through Ouadcrni to Villalrancl, where the
Emperor had already arrived. Their DISPOSE
tion> were speedily made to guard the passage
OF the Miuc!o, tue wandering soldiers were
brought together on the road, and directed
back on Iaiicggio. Batteries Of position were
moved 50 aS 10 cover B"ryhc;tO. and the 9TH
Corps was ordered 10 stand fast 1T M~HnZlnbano.
where, as you are aware, there i 4 bridge over
the MiuciD.
1t waS night when came on TO Nillairanca,
where the frs; patches OF wounded were be.
ginning to arrive. An ambulance had been
formed ut the railway station. where they con-
tinucd 20 arrive during the night. AS it is ma
tural to suppose, those who first came were
slightly wounded, but gradually more severe
cases called for attention. rs cart after cart
gave up lis freight of croaning victims, these
were taken in hand rs the doctors, and care
fully attended 10. When their wounds were
: dressed, the sufferers were placed Ill railway
carriages and transported to Verona, where, in
addition to the great hospital, the conrcnt Of
the JcS,;itS. and other temporary establish
mcntS. the Casino had been filled with beds for
their reception. 1t was : ! o'clock in the MORN
ing Of the 18th when | returned TO Verona. As
anticipated. . sharp contest took place for the
possession of Moazamhano yesterday. But
Notwithstanding the French, the Fifth Corps
preserved that position. while tie hcad-quar-
tcrs 81 Count Scl,licll stood ut Borghctto.
The Allies, as well rs the .Au>trianS, must re-
assemble and rcarrange their army, when.
doubles. l",tilitieS will he resumed. There
are here 100 or 500 Piclmontcsc. and some
French prisoners. What the losses on this side
may turn out To he ii is impossible rs yet to
state with precision. They cannot be less than
-. 600 or l5,O0J men lars dc combat. No
generals we're Killed. Among the wounded arc
Count Pallfy. slightly; General PhllipovicS.
General T;a!;in. and believe one or two Others.
Several colonies and numbers of officers have
! been killed or woimi~l. Prince {. WindiSch-
crarL !; dead. ~ well rs Col. MtImm.
nEst here correct an error committed in
M letter Of Yesterday. | stated that the I'd
Corps. under Prince Edward I.ichtcnstein, was
in rear OF t;u;liizzolo YESTERDAY. This was Il
mistake, as this corps Remained at Mautua, and
did not come into action.
There is no Doubt that the Austrian AMY,
on the oath. suffered much inconvenience from
the fact that they were attacked by the French
and picdrnontcSc three hours sooner than the
! time liycd by themselves for assuming the OF
l%cnsivc. Their dispositions. admirably a. they
NAV have been made for aI attack. must have
been faulty, when it became necessary to
| rcpcl an advance nf the enemy. 1t is evident,
| also. that if the Emperor intended to advance at
. o'clock in the morning. il was because he
knew that his various corps would not he lin
their proper positions till that hour. He was.
therefore, To Il certain extent, unrcady ut &
o',locL i'm the morning. The Tenth and Eley.
| cnth Corps movements. which should have
turned tie French left al Mldolc. very proba
blv depended upon Il calculation of time,
which was part 81 the Austrian scheme Of at.
| tack. The Eleventh Corps (WcisD did. | he
! licyc. come in sight Of the enemy; but it did 50
| too late To have any serious effect on the result