The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-07-22

At Puris it is believed in some
quarters that the French loss at tn,
battle OF Soferino amounted to from
10000 to $4,000 mon, as follows
General Neil's corps, 6 900 to 1000
Fllillitr's, nearly 5000; M Ma
hons, $500, and Oanrobert's, 900
besides casualties in the artillery
and special corps.
The French people arc said to be
dissatisfied with the scantiness Of the
details as yet published in the Mon.
tteur.
Tho Patrie save that Napoleon
had an epaulette shot away.
The Aus,rians had seven or eight
Generals, and large number oftheir
superior officers wounded. General
Gresehae was killed.
Some OF the French infantry regi.
ments were nearly cut to pieces.
The Piedmoutese suffered so sc
verely as to be incapable OF forming
in the line OF battle.
The Vienna correspondent Of the
London Times, writing on the 2Sth,
says that some days must elapse be.
tore the complete returns OF the loss
ca Of tho Austrians could be re-
ceved.
The same writer says that the
Italian regiments in the Austrian
army have become very difficult to
manage. The men desert bv scores
aud iilties. In the neighborhood OF
Trieste whole battalion had raised
the cry in favor Of Victor Emanuel.
A vessel On the coast, under the
American flag, had been detected in
the act OF receiving deserters on
board after dark.
The people Of Milan have made
threatening manifestations against
the Jcsuits, whom public rumor ac-
cusrs OF keeping up secret cores
pondence with the Austrians
The municipal body Of Vienna
has offered to maintain peace and
order in case it was necessary to dis.
patch the garrison at Vienna to the
seat Of war. Enormous masses OF
French soldicrs az .-,archtng into
ric't...c.s. ia NICE aud Mt. Cvnts.
&1polepn WAS in perfect health,
and the sanitary condition Of his
army was excellent. His head.
quarters were at Valleggio, where
Prince n 'roleon was expected to ar.
rive on the 3oth ultim,. 1t is re-
ported that st Sol'erinO nearly every
officer and man Of the artillery at.
tachrd to the Imperial Guard was
put h0rS do c0mJu.
The Austrian accounts ofthc battle
admit their loss to be 10000 killed,
wounded and missing.
The Austrian official report of the
battle says: The right wing of the
army occupied Bczzolenga. SoIferi.
no and Carriana. The left wing
marched on tle oath to Guiiizzoli
and Castel Cotiedro, and repulsed
the advancing army on al sides.
As the lmperial army continued
its advance toward the Chicse, the
offensive, with its whole forcc, push
eueiuy. who had also assumed the
cd forward such large bolies oil
troops that there was n general en-
gasement between the two armies at
ten o'clock or thereaJont ON the
moi ming ol the 9th.
The right wing which was formed
Of the second army, under Count
Schlick, maintnined the position
which it had originally occupied In
tie first line OF battle until two 0 c 'ock
in the afternoon, and the first army
left wing, under Count Wimptfren
continually gained ground in the di
rection of the Chiese.
Toward three o'clock, the enemy
made vehement attack on Solieri
no, and after several hours hard
lighting, obtained possession Of the
place, which had been heroica!!y de.
Tended by the fifth corps.
An attack was then made at Car.
alma, which place was courageously
defended until the enomy woro roin
forced by the frat and seventh corps, !,
hut was eventually left in the hands !
Of the enemy.
While the struggle for Solferino
and Carrlana was going on, the
eighth corps, which WAS at the outer
flank, right wing, advanced and re.
pulsed the Sardinians opposed to it,
but this advantage did not enable the
Imperial army t. recover tho posi-
tions that had been lost in tho center
The third anl ninth corps, which
were supported. by the eleventh
corps, were engaged on the lett wing,
and the reserve cavalry attached "a
this wing made several most brillian,
attacks.
Our losses arc unusually heavy,
and the tact that the lett wing of the
ir.t army was unable to make any
progress or the right flank OF the en-
emy, who directed his main force in
the center against Volta, led to the
retreat of the Imperial Royal Army
1t began late in the evening. during
u violent storm.
] The correspondent OF the Loudor
J, Heratd says: So little dill the Frenct
} expect a battle, that on the previou,
: night message from the King, ask
ing Tor support in case he shoul.
be attacked, was met with a refusal
on the ground that an attack by th,
Austrians was not probable. =
Al day-oreak, however, the corp
liof Marshal D'Qilliers came in Sigh