New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-07

- minis ot tne pTe-tn, Struggle a. me batils @
Mon,ebelo.
Since 1hursdsy night il had been rumored in ou
camp that the Emperor Of Austria hat arrived o.
Pavia, in company with the Field-Asrshal Hes
Our in'cfmants, VITO had come from Argino to the
headquarters Of MaT-hal paraguay Iiiii-rs through
the bnshy paths OF the Casas;i.uis county had AS
reported that great deal e wGrke hustle and mach
ing had been noticed in the Au-r~sn camp. near the
bridge If La iiella. The telegraph has informed
you ,ha. on Thursdsy an Austrian corps coming
from S'radela attacked the position Of Clsteggio,
Chiefly deiepdeo by the people of that plsee. After
brilliant stand made by PiedHonese svslry. iu ~hien
Capt Pioa wss slightly wounded, the lstrians we're
obliged 10 retire. A. esou Marshal Bar iguay h Il
lien 60, wind Of the fact thai the A2srsns plot
rg uische. for next day he gave hi- orders Geo.
Forey 10 be bis guard With his division This dis
tirgHisbed ofcer moved his forces therefore IN tue
direction Of MoniebeIo, il thought that, after
the retreat of Thursday. the enemy would perhaps
again ats OK the Al anc d guard Of cur army.
You VII not have forgotter, that from the time oi
the Galic and Pgnc down To the last great EG-
ropean cot hict Mcntebello and Css,eggc have been
nporiant military pe~iiioLs- This isst-ineniiorsi
place was besieged by Hannibal who did not really
conquer IT, but bought il from Psblius Darius. re-
markabe M. mor.l of the Carihnginan General silll
exsts-s sprIg Of very pure water called by IN
memorial tradition "The FOntsna Annibae.
Ii was near CasisggO that. the 9Th OF June, lSJ'
the great battle between the French and Aus'rians
was fought. This battle, 80 wonderfully described oy
Thiers il usually called the battle o Mouiebelo, from
he village where the French army finally route 4
The corp dc rtrre of the enemy. Fifty years ago the
ortune Of Gay was there cecdep by Victor yesterday
{ vas deoiced by the bold assault Of Geu. Bearet,
who paid with Bis life Tn victory obtained by the
Forey division, brigade oi which be commanded, and
by the Sandman cavalry under the orders OF CV de
SUrnsZ.
AT IL O'Clock Yesterday 5000 Austraus, under the
orders Of Gen. Zobei seen to move toward tue
Piedmortes positions Of Mcrtebeo, which were oc-
cuped by $50 SsrdInian horsemen supported by two
-, IL IN ON
their right wing bent in the direction of BTanduzzo,
their leii Aark supported by large artry, on Cas-
oua while their columns Of attack OF the cener ad-
var ccd by Piszae toward our lines Of Monteb liz.
AZ soon g. Gen FOTey rUu,ed by roll aiter roll
of muskeiry on the left, by the snap report Of
Austrian AID Piedmontese guns. he marched wuh the
% brigade If bis division in the direction of Mone0eo
to support the Piedmontese cayalrs, which by rs
tine had already advanced to meet the eLeuy.
Tie battle Of MontebeIlo scarcty adm of descrp-
tioD. Ii series Of dreadful deeds Of daring, hand
tobard fights, Of sangulnary encounters OF desperate
charges aud assaults. The she- and bullets OF the
Austrsns burst 20 thickiy among cur troops
that cur center already engaged, obliged to tall
back the right OF lines. retiring from hohteDei-
TO- protected b, ravne filed with brosh"ooi, which
descended toward the main road OF |oghera. AS
Ger Beurei led on bis men ID support our center, IL
was observed that body OF the enemy bad gain-d
the top uf n billy ground behind the French division
ON our right. A deadly vOley was poured
into them, and, protected by the fire., both
Piedmontese and French came out from The IA
vine ard went boldly to meet'the enemy. Inr
effect Of the new French guns carrying their bullets
to a distance Of more than two English uies wa 80
great n at the center of he Au,rans soon obliged
10 fail back on its reserve ard MJntcbellO was again
occupied by our meI. BY this time ths 81 aud h
bripndes Of General Forey division had reached the
scene If the aton This d-tng guished officer had et
i'll support Of small band Of the national guard-who,
by the bye, fought travey-his let brigade, 'erdiug
an orderly officer Of bis staff to Manhal Basguay
. h. III Tim.
given his orders lie came on wih bis I"uaves al the
PAS dc eho,gt. One battalion of Chasseurs dOrl-ans
rnshed by, "he light o battle oD their laces IL Wa
accompanied by two bait elious of the hne, com
manCed by Duchef and Lacretelle. The shock wa
terribe Locreielle fell dead from bis horse, Malo'
Duchef fell dead after him. men still advanced u
la 6oyOHeffe An Austrian Colonel ana 40 Croa'S
made prisoners. As.aiet IN trout by the french
broken by the impetuosiy of the charge 81 the Sar'
diiian Monerato light horsemen, led by the brave
Col. Morell; attacked on the right by the ID brigade
aud by our artillery all along the line, the Austriaas
be. al TO retire after a struggle of si1 hours.
At O'Clock p IN. they we're driven pellmeD dowa
the hiil toward Stradeia on one sde, aud toward
Cssatsna on the other, leaving moubds Of deaf
behind them. We had won the day. the Austnani
therefore unable TO force our positions, ihou sh
they were l5OOO strong, wiha powerful artillery tnn'
outnurnberiug US by 5000 men. Foreys d'is.on
numbered scarcely 5000 fighting men, and was sup
prted by 900 Saldrian horses. You must not isrS-t
hat tbis brave cavalry led by young Col De >onahz
eurtansd for hour fbe nrt sDock oi tue enemy b"'
giving time To the French to come up
The last charge made by the SarJnans was fatIi To
Col. Morei who fell mortay wouniea from his horse.
Beside this loss, have depiore 2JO dedl aud 9Jv
wounded. Among the last the names of COlonels Gir
Of Les Barre De Beleionds Dusmeull, aud Nj ilOr
Ferussa all French superior officers, are to be no.
ticed Gen. Forey aud the Saidnian cavalry colonet
De Sonnaz behaved noby. II is mpJS'ible To ascer-
tan the lss sustained by the enemy, because the oiii
cal report has not yet arrived In Imin.
. nVf- fF m
trims have lost $50 men, dead ana wounded, to say
the least II has noticed that their men could not
stand the inYetuosiiy Il Zouaves aud Chasseu's
bayonets aud f Sandman swords As soon "a they
were a-s sulted by the deadly weapons they were al
WAYS driven pelmell from their POSITIONS, aud the WI
lupe of Montebelo thus taken aud retaken three
during The action. make no pretensions whatever 10
seDu you correct description OF the battle. AS nave
already said this brilliant plot admits of no de-cr
tion il is only sketch that present to your readers
FRENCH ACCOUNTS.
French correspondent at Alessandna, wriiicg az 8
D. m on Saturday, gives us the following particulars
Of the battle:
"The population Of Aessandria awakened this
morning by cncs Of victory Fench blood has ho"ed,
but esges have reappearcd III all their glory on Tue
plain where they illustrious my ye as ago.
Young France viii have its battle of Mortebello.
Yesterday. at about ia the afternoon the Ped
montese advanced POETS which watch onr ines oeiore
Vochera he ard the Of in the direction OF
the little village Of CsstegSo, ard at once int"rme
General Foiey. He believing, from the account e'ed
him TINT the Austrians were making simPe recon-
naisalce advanced Immediately with about 80 mean.
Ii was son perceived that the & emy was advancing
I2;O0O strong including detachu ent OF cavalry aud
two bariaons If artillery. Ger Forey a once ordered
the rest OF his div to advance and while ths Owe
nent was being executed the $40 men kept the Austrian
army in cheek. The conduct of the seidicrs at TINS
niou.ent was f,uy admirable fof some minutes ,oi'
Cambrie with scarcely 100 met under hiin' was seen
co,nmaniing visoruu. tr- and taking an heroic part
In the resistance. As scoI the DIVISION arrived the
engagement becsne more general; the artlrry could
n,i act verv rapidly. owing to the bad state oi t-
ground While however, soine guns were playing
mon the uain body OF the epemy with effect two