Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-07-15

Correspondence Of The fatue
CaNRlANA, Saturday, June 20.
W. were still st Brescia on the roth and 2lsl
inst when we heard that the enemy had aban
donod Montechiaro and Castighone IN conae-
quence, we at once advanced with the Emperor
20 occupy those positions. AT o'clock on the
morning of the oath we reached Casbglione,
and found a column of our troops preparing at
half a leagues distance to fight with the Aus.
tIians' commanded by their Emperor in per
son, who, it is said, had promised TO lead them
that very evening to dine at Milan, and the
next day to drown US all in the Ticino. IL is
needless to say, their army was formdable.-
The attack began at Solferino-situaicd not far
from Oastglione and from LagO di Oarda on
one of the decided spurs Of the chain OF Iyro-
lean mountains-was not made without sensl-
bic losses ON our side; for the two regiments,
the glst aud 9Sth Of the line, well as the I'm
Battalion (iirst corps) Of Ohasseurs had TO con.
tend against corps ten tunes superior IN mum
Der, advantagcousy posted on the spur alluded
to, and entrenched in a strong town which
crowned It's summit Our columns had began
to recoll overwhelmed by numbers, when the
battalion of Chasseurs Of the Guard, and the
| first two Regiments Of Voltigeurs, forming to-
pether the First Brigade, Gen. Mancque) ofthe
| Second Division, (Gen. CamOu,) hastened TO
their support; at sight of us, they charged anew
upon the enemy, who was thrown into dsoT.
der, and driyen from his position. Wcpursued
them with the bayonet 10 rest down to the bot
tom of the ravine where there was another vii
! lage.
The firing was here resumed from windows
and loop-holcs. 1t is in such encounters we
| always lose most men. We nevertheless sue
ccedCd in driving the Auslrians from this VII
! age, and from six or eight beautiful positions
which they occupied on the several emlnenc'
along Lago d Garda Several villages were
also carried At last, in consequence Of con
tinuous fring, we had consumed all our munil
tious and we were left with our bayonets and
the stones we could pick up as our only weap.
Ons
We made good use Of them, but the enemy,
discovering our condition, prolited by 1t to sus
pend for a moment his retreat. Just then the
prenadiers and the ZJuaves came up to join US
and sustained the enemy's fire with artillery
until Ne could renew our munitions. This sooI
being accomplished. we again charged, and
they retired on the strong village OF Cayranol
where they swarmed into the houses and
church towers, whence they pelted US severely
but soon we carried the eminence ON whiei
this town, like the others, is placed, and max
ing horrible slaughter among them, drove then
back toward Peschlera
While the infantry Of the Guard was enact
ing these splendid deeds upon the mountain
the entire cavalry, which had joined us only
few days before, acquitted itself no less nobll
on the plain, at our right, where it beat thu
Austrian cavalry splendidly.
The Emperor was right in the midst ct us
going from one point to another IN non chdidn
disregard ofthe balls and bullets OF the enemy
which whistled about him. lie encouraged u.
throughout the day; and We had need of en-
oouragement, for we were obliged to climb aud
descend at full run, from four O'Clock in the
morning until nine o'clock at night, and that
amid tropical heat, and without food or water
during the whole time. To-day, as at Magenta
the advance has been suspended to enable ui
TO bury the dead.
We have made vast number of prisoners
aud taken numerous guns. Moreover, we have
all the strong positions, and are on the banks o
the Mincio. One or two more such blows az
this and think they will have enough