The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-07-13
The European News-Progress of
the War


on Sunday morning bringing the English
mails TO the 22d June.
In relation TO the war movements, it
may be summariy stated that the Allies
and the Austians were confronted on the
line of the Mella and Mincio the French
Emperor and the King Of Sardinia hav-
ing Sheir headquarters at Bresca, and
the Emperor OF Austria holding his at
Villa Franca. Gariabsld was operating
in front Of The Allies. An Austrian force
had occupied the pass of Stelvo. On the
side of the Adriatic every arrangement
was nearly completed TOR nava; opera
tions against Venice and PoIa.
A body of Papal troops, sent to repress
the r2vot m the Legations, had encoun
tered the popular party at Cerna, and a
sharp conflict bad easued. The King Of
Sardinia had definitely declined 10 accept
the sovereignty of the revoted provinces,
which a delegation from Bologna had
rendered him.
The Forthcoming Operutions.-The
expected battle on the Minco is the topic
which now engrosses universal attention.
The Nord Of June 81 says:
We are on the eye Of great events
fhe two armies are face to face. All the
corps Of the Austrian army ase concentra
ting upon the line OF the Mincio The
provinces OF the empire have been denu.
ded by troops, and the last columns are
arriving by forced marches upon the
scene of the contest. The Austrian army
has chosen It's position. 1t occupies a line
on the other side of the Chiese, the cen.
tire OF which rests upon the heights of
Castlglione, before Peschiera. The hight
wing extends to Tomato the Lelt to Cas-
tel Gotfredo. On the 18th the Emperor
Francis Joseph reviewed rhe two corDs
ddrmee encamped at Tomato.
The allied armies follow :he enemy
step by step, combining their movements.
1t is possible that the pivot of their posi-
uon will be the bourg OF Monte Chiaro,
evacuated precipitateIy by the Austrian
rear guard. A French corps is advan
cling by forced marches in the Valte!ine.
where the Aasrians made feint Of des
cending from Borinio to threaten the rear
Of the allied armies.
The ground chosen bv the Aus,rians
for accepting battle has been well studied
by their generals these positions served
habitually for the grand manmuvres Of
the autumn. The latter fact is not gnor
ed at the French headquarters, and pre-
cautions have been taken accordingly.
The game, then, will be PLAYED with
equal chances "a terrible without
precedent in the military history of mod
ern times"
The HOrd also says:
"The Day before Yesterday Prince Ma
poIeon WAS to enter Modena. Bv this
time military operations have commenced
IN the Adriatic mpon the cost of Dalma-
Tia. 1t is stated that the Austrians, while
-he French army marches to the Mincio
wish to direct a body of $4,000 men by
the Iyrol upon Milan, but it is not very
likely tHat the Austrian Generals will try
one of these bold maneuvres to which
they are 50 little accustomed. In any case
precautions have been taken"
Correspondence Of tie London Times.1
PARIS, Monday, June 2O-6, p. NJ.
We are in daily expectation of news of
a battle on the Mincio-a great battle.
which, 1t lost by the AustrIans, NAV has.
ten the solution of the great question at
issue, and disSspate the delusion that they
can continue to hold Lombardy as before.
The famous fortreSses will. we are told
not long stand ont against the riAed can.
non az least, such is the opinion express
ed bv persons who, were not their nation,
al feelings enlisted, would lie very good
authority on such question. Should
battle then, be lost by the Austrians on
the MncIo, 1t is thought Or hoped that
the Neutral Powers may try to bring
ABOUT An armistic with view to an al.
terror arrangement. There are various
versions, or rather conjectures, ms to the
nature OF this arrangement. One u that
Austria will be induced to abandon her
claim 20 Lombar ", which will be annex.
cd to Piedmont, and that Venice will he
declared free city, with a portion of ter
rltory as far as the limits OF Lombardy.-
la this manner the North OF Italy would
be rescued from the Austrans from the
Mediterranean to the Adriatc. There
are various other plans spoken OF, perhaps
with no greater foundation. The attention
OF every body is fixed on the expected
battle Of the Mincio-the Mincio. which
is regarded aa the Rubiccp of the modern
Gear.
Concerning the MincioI We find the
following information translated from a
Paris Journal
From Peschiera TO Man tua the course
Of the Mincio is about six leagues as the
crow flies in that limited space pas
sage must be forced. To attempt this
operation there are certain points naiu
rally indicated by their position. In fact
the principal condition to secure the de.
bauche OF any bridge thrown over river,
IS to drive the enemy away from the op.
posite bank. 1t is not difficult to mag.
inc that if spot is found in the course
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