The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-07-15

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From the New York Herald.
The Battle Of Solferino--The French
Victory confirmed.
The news received by the telegraph
last night from Quebec, at which point
the Hungarian had arrived, puts us in
possession OF important details Of the late
grand battle in Italy on the Gath Of June.
The victory ol the allied armies is con-
iirmed, and the defeat and terrible loss Of
the Austrians is admitted by their own
bulletins The Allies took G,OOO prison
crs, thirty cannon and three flags from
the enemy. So much for the general
facls The battle occurred at the village
OF Soi(erino, situated about eighteen miles
northwest OF Mantua on the western side
OF the Mincio so that the contest took
place before the Allies had entered the
stratege ic square, and was evidently pre-
ciptnc ed by the Austrians, who crossed
the Mincio at four different points, and
attacked the Allies, who would seem to
| have been moving toward the MinciO 10
the direction of Goito. 1t is n notable
| fact that Napoleon the First defeated the
| Austrians at this same village Of Solferino
in 1896, previous to the capture Of
| Mantua. Thus the incidents Of the
present cam paign again present remark
able similarity to those of the great Ma
poleon.
While the French were engaged at Sol.
feriuo. the Sardinians bore the brunt OF
the battle bravely at San -Mar,ino, a
village to tie south of Solfer:no, taking
and losing, with an admitted heavy loss
Of men, several formidable positions,
which they could not hold, owing TO q
severe tempest, but finally driving the
enemy from San Martiro. The battle
Of SaIfelino occupied line of about
fifteen miles, encompassing some three or
four towns and villages, such as VIOLA
Cavrina, (the French head. quarters
GuiGezaolo. and Solferino, each OF which
seemed to have formed an important point
during the twelve hours Ii iIhling,
There can be no doubt, we think, that
the battle ended lavorably for :he Allies,
the Austrans having Withdrawn TO the
cas: side of the Mincio, blowing the
bridge at Getio in their passage, and
taking up their position at Villa Franco,
the former head quarters of Francis
Joseph. The loss ON both sides must
have been tremendous. 1t was said that
) the AusIrians had 1000 men put hors
de comJot; while Napoleon, in his de.
: spa,ch TO the Empress from Cayrani, saws
that the loss Of the Allies was less than
that Of the enemy, but does not give the
numbers. IL was believed in Paris, how
ever, that the French had between ten
thousand killed, and that the troops
suffered so severely as to be unable to
0 resume the offensive for two days
Among the wounded were Generals
Forey, Anger, Di enand LAtmradlt. -
: The Emperor himself is represented
!, to have been in the hottest of the
. fire throuhgout the engagement. This is
Q the first battle Of the campaign in which
= both Emperors and the King of Sardinia
o met upon the same field. and though
= bloody in it's results and disastrous Ic
Austria. it can hardly be considered a,
" ;he decisive action Of the war, for it i.
n only now that tho Allies have entered
i that famous square. where another
+ battle in the open field may only preced,
}. succession of proiracted seiges. Fou
= days after the affair of Solferno, III,
French followed the Austrians across tn,
Mincio without opposition.
= Meantime, tho Austrians wero expectin,
I, n strong reinforcement to sustain them,
nf I IA,
n as the flower of tho army. not man o
. whom has seen less than eight years service
!. being on tho march to Italy.
, The Fronch troops hastonng to out faRl
!, the Austrian position on the east seem t.
h have mado considerable headway, Prime
Napoloons army having arrived ut Parma
y whero thcy wore received with immense on
y thusiasm by tho people, whilo a rumor wa
Ia prevalent in Paris that tho French feet wa
ia actually in possession OF Venice This ru
d NOR, however. lacks confirmation bu
~ from tho disposition of tho inhabitants, u
well rs tho force brought to bear agains
). that city. it is quito probable that it woul,
d soon DO in the hands of tho Allies.
;. Tho position which tho Austrians occu
J. pied in tho Stolvio Pass was seriously men
y accd by the advance of 5000 Piedmontas
4 troops and 700 vnluntoors (probably somt
Garabaldis horoes,) who had reached III
d raro, and were pressing on towards Bormi
10 to httuck them.
70 Such arc tho general features of tho bal
m tle OF Solferlno, an engagement almost IN
A. precodontod as 10 tho numbers in actioT
10 and doubtless characterized by q torribl
q loss of life ! but we hardly look upon thi
n terrible conflict otherwise than as prelim
4 nary merely to those which are yet to com,
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