The Nevada Democrat., 1859-08-10
THE BATrLE OF sALFERINO.

The correspondent Of the London Herald gives
the annexed account Of this battle:
So little did the French expect battle that on
the previous night message from the King, Victor
Emanuel, asking for support in case he should be
attacked was met with refusal, on the ground that
an attack by the Austrians not possible. At
daybreak, however, the corps Of Marshal dHilliers
came in sight of Salferno, and was Immediately set
upon by large Austrian force, which rushed down
the hill and fought with the greatestfury The Mar
sha resisted the attack to the best Of his power and
sent off his Aid-de-camp for support, but it was not
before three hours of frghtfu carnage had elapsed
that the corps of Gen. Neil made its appearance.
The Austrians were slowly driven back, and every
continued to gain ground, heaps Of their own and
the enemys corpses marking the fluctuations Of the
fight.
The Austrans were thus slowly driven out of Sal
ferino, but all of sudden they made tremendous
burst forward, and the French were driven down the
Hill being admirably supported by their artillery.
They made stand, however, and commenced once
more to advance. 1t was like a hail storm Of bull
lets and balls, and whole files were moved down
at single discharge In the meantime, at the right
and left wings the Austrians getting decidedly
the best of it. The Piedmontese were being slowly
driven back. Gen. Canrobert's corps were also
heavily punished, and had there been skiful gene
raj in the Austrian army to collect and concentrate
their forces against the weak point Of the enemys
line, matters would have had different aspect.
The French commander to whom the credit Of the
day is entirely DUE whether it be Neil, Mcmahon or
the Emperor himself sent forward the Imperial
Guard and strong division Of the infantry Of the
line against the Austrian centre, and succeeded for
time in breaking it. Instead Of bringing in their
forces to repel this formidable attack the supports
sent to the left and the right wings, which did
not need them.
Desperate attempts were made to re-capture Sal
ferino, but the French strongly held it and the bu-
giles began to sound general retreat An attempt
was made by the cavalry to pursue them, which led
to an encounter between the French chasseurs and
the Austrian huons, in which the former were rap
idly put to the right-about. .I,.s
It is stated that not a single Hungarian regiment
was allowed to take part in the battle, and that the
Italian regiments had all been previously sent to the
Tyrol.
The Paris Moniteur contains the following Official
announcement:
"The entire force OF the enemy amounted to from
1000 to 10000 men. The new artillery produced
terrible effect. Its discharge reached the enemy
at distance whence their guns would not reply and
covered the plain with their dead. The loss Of the
French is 720 officers placed hors du combat, incu
ding l20 killed, and 900 privates killed and
wounded. Among the killed are colonels, and
lieutenant-coonels; amongst the wounded are gen.
erals"
At Paris it is believed in some quarters that the
French loss at the battle Of Saliferino amounted to
from l6, 600 to $4,000 men follows: Gen. NeiPs
corps, 5000 to 7000 d'Eilliers nearly 5000; Nc
Mahon's $500; Canrobert's 1000, besides casual
ties in the artillery and special corps. The French
people are said to be dissatisfied with the scantness
Of the details as yet published in the Nonitem.
Correspondence from the army state the Austrian
losses, as far as ascertained, at $4,000 killed and
s, 100 wounded
The Austrians had seven or eight generals and
very many of their superior officers wounded. Gen.
Greschke was killed. Some of the French infantry
regiments were nearly cut to pieces. The Piedmon-
tese suffered severely to be incapable of form
ing in the line of battle The Vienna correspond
ent of the London Times writing on the 28th, says
that some days must elapse before the complete
turns of the losses of the Austrans could be recev
ed. The same writer says that the Italian regi-
ments in the Austrian army have become very diff
cult to manages the men desert by and fftes.
In the neighborhood of Trieste a whole battalion
has raised the cry in favor Of Victor Emanuel.
The Paris Moniteur, of July I'd, contains the fol-
lowing dispatch from the Emperor, dated at Val
lezia, July lst
"The whole army has passed the Mincio. The
Sardinians have invested Peschiera. The re-inorce
ments which have received, by the arrival of $4,000
men under Prince Napoleon, has enabled me to ap-
proach Verona without compromising myself in any
way, as have left corps darmee at Goto to
watch Mantua, and am about to assemble another at
Bressia to watch the passes Of Tyrol"