New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-08

lbe Ansulans evidently fought well, Tor they mnue
have carried the tswn 81 Casteggo, which had bssS
occupied by the Freuch and bsrricsied before tAev
could have arrived AZ the village Of Mon,ebsjle
whence they were eventually driven. The Aus,risss
seem 70 have been in the bret instance sueces~fnl
and only TO have been driven baek throarS
Montebelo and Casteggio when the FressS
supports came up. II j. claimed on their psrs
that they forced the French 10 employ the vboIs
Of their force upon the spot aud that the retreat vs
conducted in perfect order. The result therefore =
by 20 means decisive as that Of the battle of N
and operation bearing upon the fortunes Il a.
| campaigu, the achievement OF Gen. Forey can beer
bu, snail comparison with that of Iannes which va
improved and consummaed BY the genius Of the rrve
Napoleon. |; is however, the "frst blood OF tn
war, il is an incident which goes toward creating q
prestige ard has It's moral influences. Moreover, hs
first battle of Monebelo closely followed by the
victory Of Narsngo. We must wait the details Of he
movement which produced this attack and -epuse be-
fore speculate with any probability whether
the second battle Of Montebco l. likely ~ BE- followed
with equal pIomp,iiude by general and decisive co.
gsg,ment.
On Saturday minor conflc, took place The night
wing Of the Austrians. The Sadnians, under Gen.
(iadin forced the passage OF the Sesia, where ssne
Austrian troops were still IN position and pushing on
10 a village called Yilla,a were attacked by trce
which they routed and drove back toward Novara n-
ctirg loss, capturing some prisoners and ootan-
ing possession of some munitions Oh war. we nave
ouy the Ssrdnian accoan, OF this sfar, and perhaps
il IL somewhat, exaggerated II may have been httse
more thar an affair Of oupcsts, but the success We
aeain with the French and Ssr,hnans.
Napoleon Ill has one great advantage which W.
seldom er loved by Napoleon the Great-the sea is open
10 him. While England is his friend, the Medters-
rean is to him the railways of France. lie can
throw his troops az moment notice upon any sposoa
the long Iaisn coast line, and he can raise lnsurc-
tions and arm insurgents in hundred places between
Lephorn and Cape Passaro. OF this facility he has
not been slow 10 take advantage. We may now guess
more cor fdsry the object of those corps sepdrks
the testina,ion II which has been much debated.
~ \ t.tr, can az
no other immediate object than 70 consolidate and pro-
tect the revolutionary sotion in Tuscany and to russ
Central Italy. This demonstration appears to US 70
be If greater importance even than the Battle
AT Montebelo Ii the French occupy Tuscany
at all they must do so IN force, and the corps
now laIded at Leghorn must be only tho
advanced guard of army strong enough to protecs
itself and able 20 make a formidable demonstraton.
ANY serious threat upon the Austrian l-t would doubt
LEES very much complcate their position in Pedmost,
aud would compel them 10 fight a, the disadvantage OF
having the broad swollen Tcno behind Them, or else
To try another east with Fortune upon that spot Of III
augury, the field of Marengo. To the Austrian unH-
tary Mind more open TO the influence OF material than
of sentimental dtculties the present consciousness
having an unforable river IN their rear will, We appfe-
bend have greater weigh, than all the remnisceneea
Of the Consulate and II the Emperor Napoleon sue
c ed in raising Central italy and concentrating strung
force of French and Italians in the hereditary States
We shall scarcely expect that the Austrian General
" III await battle in the position he now occupies.
The third item Of the news contained IN this days
paper is quite as significant th ,se upon which w0
have already commented. The blockade of Venice an0
of the surrounding coast announced on Saturday.
Rumor had been for days rife that the bockslnG
squadron was Intended, not for Venice, or not br
Venice only but first, and ptncpauy tor Trieste, the
most important Austrian harbor IN the Adrlatlc.
Master OF the sea- nothing would have been easier for
the Emperor Of the French than Ia blockade TINS port
and thus to paralyze the small maritime industry Of
Austria and TO cut of her German provinces from all
communication with the countries bordering upon the
Mediterranean. Any attack upon Trieste would, how
ever be considered by the Cermanic Confederation -
one Of those acts which would warrant direct utter
ference on the part OF that powerful body and would
spread the conlsgraon beyond IT'S present eouiaes.
The emission postpOnenont OF blockade, tnen-
seems to argue that the Emperor OF the French has,
at eost for the present imposed upon himself certain
moderation In respect cf the German provinces o.
Austria and that he is not anxious, under sn'uhg
circumstaLces 10 adopt measures which would Onnx
Germany into the the one side and Russia on
the other and which would ultimately mpe that eeu.
ra posilion which all classes among US are ~ ANXIOUS
to maintain for England.
The following is extract from letter 10 the Con.
stitutionnel dated Alessandria, May u;
!" Yesterday, at about midday, the advanced posts
OF the Piedmon.ose tho have charge Of our lines be-
fore Voghra heard firing in the drecto2of the httls
v.,Ioge Of Casteggo, and immedletely scot w1fS tc
Gen. Forey. This General not believing from What
ne had heard that any more important movement had
been made by the Austrians than reconnaissance,
Immediately advanced 10 the direction Of the sosnd,
with about 500 men, Scouts were, however, thsewn
forward, and these soon ascerained that the enemy
was present l2 900 strong having with him detach-
merit Of cavalry and two batteries Of artillery
"Gen. Forey at gave orders for the advance OF
the rest Of his division, aud while this order we N
course of execution, the 500 men kept the Austrian
army in check. The conduct Of our soldiers appears
at this juncture TO have been really admirable At
one time Col. Cambriel was with only about Q
hundred men round him. giving orders for firing and
Lt,,a. talp int he net IN
"On the arrival Of the division the engagement be-
came general. The artillery were not able to work
their guns rapidly in consequence of the bad eondnon
of the ground. However, at the same time that two
guns were successfully directed against the man body
of the Aus,rians, two others were carried by our
sodiers up 10 rising ground, and swept the plaza
most beautifully.
Attacked at close quarters with an extraordinary
degree Of energy and ygOr, the Ausrians retired, and
our troops pursued them far MoBtebelo, driving
them out Of this village with wonderful impetnosity.
Each, however, bad to be attacked separaisiJ-is
every street separate engagements took place--bus
nowhere and for single moment, did the ncmesicai
superiority Of the enemy prevail. As room a. Monte
bello was occupied, The occupation of Casteggio so
was commenced. The result was the same and it na
remarkable fact that, although the Austnans them
selves have been the aggessos, they have oet moro
ground than would probably have been the cwe x
they had waited 10 be- attacked.
With regard to the loss on the Austrian sde anf
assured that 2O,D Of their men have been killed or
wounded, and 200 taken prisoners. Among the prsoo-
ers is colonel, wounded, and about 20 otcers., A
far relates 10 maf6yle one caiSson only has Doc,
taken by our men, and THE Il, IN fact only an ei
change, since we have ourselves lost caisson.
History will begin the account Of the campaa
against Austria by the announcement Battle
Mortebelo, 2Cth May, 1859, 100 against IL, ,Ooo'
THE AUSTRIAN ARMY IL PIEDMONT.
Correspondence Of the London Tines.
ArsTRI.s Headquarters, MoRTARA, hsyh
No movement OF any Importance has taken pssss
sincc my last excent that one c0rus dnrnke lCounk