New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-12
THE RATTLE OF SOLDERING.


these ships we have the sutjoi1ed highly important
adyices:
THE BATTLE OF SOLFERINO'
F,om TIE Lonl>a Time Of JHHeH
The tremendous battle shicb rsged ion sus'i., 70
ssbs.t OF Friday la, had been IooEs1 !yi, on,
san n not q sufpriss The po'd2n ol tno o'nOenuns
atmi.s .pdeted the OccaDebce vi RIetL eng Srisht
c,r.si, ,eouenee 70 the last lew, AID there vas
INERT EXP. citation prevalent among all clases senii,
n.rt which although Il wac seldom spoken, aDPunted
sInts >, 10 a vic n, tbaf the event must De "oet
the event bss been. The certainty with which the
Au.,fians had be. forccd back made reflect even
While aomr-d. We bad already Recognized IN
The esmp arsiively small affairs Of hontebelo, Paic'trO
and Magenta the kue Of hat Austrian system @hch
Wa ppt before u ~ q pattern 20 Europe u Whist
biehy discipl, cd amy ought 70 be, hn1 when was
adduced example Of b0w vas, and irresi-tloie
fIoe great military monarchy coaii pr9aace III tne
fsN This grea. machine had been eSuib'ted ~ per,
a. action ara b ID proved its capabilities c'u,1
endure slsug ber with inf 1Ibe discipline, cHii
retire with uDbroken ranks 1t was OidsTy 10 roIre@
and was calm IN disas,er; n %as perfect ipr every
purpose e1cep. only for that which j. alone the puf-
pore of al army. could rot WIN batus againSi an
ebtsTprifng anisgOnis,. These were The concnsl0hs
vbjch ban all arrived a. from attentive O0serga-
ton OF the Austrian poser welded against the force
Of its g,eat military rival. The CONVICTION haT no"
received i've Confirmation IN a vast ana oe;isIVe
trial Since the three days Of L@psic, no"
six and forty years ago, 20 great bsiie mas
never been fought in Europe az thH wplcn only
severity hours .Dce numbered tte plains d b'noafdy
III dead Imagination tolls IN VAN 20 Teahze TAO
,t.ry of more thnr 80 men engaged Ia nOT'h con
o, over an hrea the front Of which extended II nIes
The oomuoD incidents Of battle the pluDglog cannon
,boi the devourng grape, the advance Oi gnS Hfs"o
columns the resi-, snce Of dense un''es mo infiOo8
oh.tges If cav airy the Sudden depoyir hoes length
enipg hong vista, aid meeting In sleru and famous
collision, hayouet 20 bayone are all IN sucn mighty
ba,ie as ii is multiplied 20 udlstnCtness. We setk la
vain to single the details Of slaughter and the mind
bovers hopefully over a mist Of carnage After si1-
teen bouIs M laundering sounds ana deGse sl ke ana
shIill death shneks, and the rush oil sqaadfohs
shaking the earth and the measured tramp q! many
thvnsapds marching 10 dcsth, and of the eh0nts oi
ultitud. 10 strong excitement the turmoil subsidies,
and We are told th upon eide alone 3JOOO Killed
syd wounded are stretched upon the plan. N eye
can take IL all IN for IL extends beyond human VoGi
no ear can bear il AL for tie boom of the cannon
which tears q cham through tine human mass NJ the
wing inauOibe at the center; single groan - lost
in s1ch & chaos Of buchery as this; ~e arrive at the
point wb, re figures TO have power 70 increase
our cnnc piioIs Of magnitude Bnd where the highest
force Of Enumeration can 90 further than to over
whtln with feeling VI The wickedness o! ambition
and the boITOIs Of w6T.
tits difficult 10 come down from the highly s'raiocd
emotions that ore crcaei by such an even; "a that
which we announce to-day, end 10 measure II by the
ordinary rules Of strategy. L. sDOt often thatw We nave
10 coJsiIer the movements OF suoh large armies d.
those which met face TO face Thurrday last; aad
we have OF many pIecedents for campaign 80 ya-t
as that which Friday last attained what must be
at present considered lis decisive determination
The Austrian army, when IL arrived on the eastern
bark 0f the MDcO, refreshing from all points, gaius
the irclosure OF its fortfesses, and coming within
the cooperation of Is reserves canbOt he estimated AZ
less than $50 coo men. The French, increased by !
CONTINUOUS stream of IotnfOrcements rapidly !
pu,hsd up TO the front, probably not inferior "a
numbers. In the Of the retreat snd the pursuit
they had app cached each other until, the Pnisncrs
having passed the CHEESE aud the retiring force having
passed the Muco, only the latter river separated
Them. II thought throughout Europe that the
AUstriaIs hsd reached their chosen battle ground aud
al
pies Of the seat of had confidently predicted that
The lire of the Mineio the appointed spot OF the
decisive battle The Austruus, however, with that
fatal weakness purpose which seems to actuaie tnen
in all their military movements, and which causes
them to yscilaie between preciptancy and hmdity,
on Thursday right retraced their steps, reeIossed
the HLcio in four enormous divisions, doubled
back upon their pursuers, ADD, az the sus
body Of the enemy on the Chiese. IL tins be true,
p,thpg could be more suicidal Ia strat-gy
thap for inferior force TO cross great river IN or
TO eek out superior enemy, and Ia engage hn WIN
thai river in the This inequality 10 force how
ever was probably only mOmenaIy, and this superior
force Of the enemy which turned cut to be The MAN
booy Of the French army, was quickly confronted by
the whole force Of the Aus,rians Lombardy, with
the Emperor Frauclt Joseph at theu head. The bat
tie began al IN the morning, bat at 10 o'clock, allow
ing tDus six hours for concentration the COLLISION oil TIE
two entire armies took place. TIE eit wing seems TO
have commenced the attack, ana to have advanced
nearly far the Chiesc, thus, NJ tue Austrian nc
rather nsnuates than asserts forcing back the
Fpnch right. IL Is claimed afro that toe Austrian
right wing had an esrly success against the Sartntsus
who upon the ground nearest 10 BTescla aud
Ieschiera Bat unfortunately for the Austfaus It hap
Re, ed that while their two wings thus vCtoriJus
their center broken. The French Emperor directed
his early enmts against this part Of ts enenys ne
AID the Austrians gently cay, The order OF our
" cebter could nut be icstCred' Fro n that moment
the battle seems have been lost II vas matter
OF c0urse that when the center was broken powerful
masses sh0uld be reced agalnst the wing which had
pr.,sed harocst upon the French sli success
fui against the force opposed 10 H. 1 was IN accord
slro with all uih aIy experience that under this
pressure, the losses should be extraordinarily heavy
that the main body should anvauce and that the army
whUse center had been broken and wings driven
back should re,r, at. The retreat began late IN the
evening. The Austrans left behind them, IN killed,
wouBoee, ana prisoners, some - 900 uien, according
10 the hIs French account, which must OF coursc
receive with certain amount Of margin, and winch
the last statement IN the M0Hissr muoeraes IN the
item Of prisoners, but accept Tor the mom' Mt
thc abs. nce Of any statement the Ausjnan
side. Tney recrossed the Mnco which they hsd
uIaccoun,shy passed upon this disastrous errsnd ant
Nspol. on Ill sle pt the room which had
pied by his brother Emperor on the morning Of the
battle
IL is much too early to attempt criticism upon the
tactics which have produced this great defeat, 10
speculate upon the consequences II must produce.
Some great facts, however, there are which lie upOn
the surface, aud IN the misty medium of
these telegraphc dispatches. Inc Austrans nave
most caudoly admitted their defeat. History scarcely
RECORDS bulletin 10 which disaster was more
explicitly avowed. IL ~ said that they are pre-
pared to resume the contest the other side Of tue
MiLUio, and TO be again defeated with tue same
stod bravery and uDteachablo awk ~ardncSs which
they have manifested in all their preyOus operations.
Among the many pieces of good fOItune whCp fall To
the French kmpeior is not tue least To have to de-
WIN such an enemy as this-bravc, disciplined, aud
ctutable To beat hat slow OF counsel add change