The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-06
THE BATTLES OF MONTICELLO.
OPERATIONS OF THE OPPOSING ARMIES.
Interesting Obituary Of the King Of
Naples.
THE NEW FRENCH LOAN AND BUDGET.
THE LATEST MARKET REPORTS
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We received European mfls ey the America, dated
to the 2lst Of May with the Apcrant 10 the 26h of
that month furnished by the City OF Washington OF Cape
Race Saturday. and published very interesting extracts
from the former with the teegrephc reports Of the latter
10 the HERAID Sunday morning. We give additional
accounts from Italy, with the latest commercial quota
tons, this mscning.
The Cityof Washington viii probably reach ,hfs port
during cday, bringing papers and letters containing
full reports Of the engagement At Aontebelio
THE BATTLE OF MONTEBELLO WON BY
NAPOLEON HI-THE BATTLE OF MONTE.
BELLO WON By NAPOLEON /.
The nrst battle at last fought between the French
and the Austrians in Italy By the steamship City Of
Washington we have Geographic news from Cape Race
that the 2lst Of May the first struggle took place. and
WAS won by Napoleon ILL.,, ut Montebello, where the
French under Napoleon defeated the Austrians fty
nine years ago, just after he had crossed Alps and
what worthy Of remark neither Of the Napoeons was
at the battle, but in its vicinity
That battle by the French on the 21st ultimo
there be doubt for this point the French
dnian and Austrian accounts agree We have not yet
ceved the details Of the battle but the French represent
the Austrans fifteen thousand strong where the fight
took pace, and the troops Of Napoleon only six or
seven thousand men, with regiment Of Sandman caval
ry at the same time stating that the Ausrans from
500 to 1900 men, besides 200 prisoners, while the
French los 600 or 700, many Of whom officers The
prisoners were sent to Aessandra and Of them had
arrived at Marseles The Austrans the sssaants
and the fight occurred In this way
tsppears that General Stadon Austrian officer Of
distinction with strong force attacked the advanced
posts Of Marshal paraguay dHiers and was repulsed
by General Foreys division after sanguinary combat of
four hours The allies carried the heights Of Montebeo
but did not pursue The rereatng Austrans The Austrian
account mtgates the defeat by stating that General Sta
dion pushed forward by forced march accommodating
body OF troops towards Igs and Nontebeo, but after
hot fight with superior French FORCE retreated behind
the Pc in perfect order.
Aontebeo il on the extreme right of the French lines
close to Parma the east and from Lombardy TO
the north It is nearly in the direction of Milan from Ales
sandria and little less than half way, the whole dis.
lance being only sixty five miles 1t would SEEM there
FORE az If the French pushing their right to strike
ut the capital Of Lombardy.
While these operations going the extreme
right learn that the of the Sandman army at the
northwest, under Chaldni of the Italian revolution
airy leaders Of lS4ss had forced passage the esA
near the Austrian frontier and put the Austrans to flight
while still further wcbt and north, very foo.
the Alps, on the very extreme Of the allied lines
bad entered the town Of Gravelona the Pedmontese
side Of the Lake Asggore which separates Piedmont from
Lombardy, with 5000 men, Intending advance into the
Austrian domnons in order 10 kindle the fame Of revou
tom and from Berne in Switzerland learn that revo
utionary movements reported In Lombardy and no
doubt the Swiss strongly sympathse with the revolution
lists against their ancient suemy the House Of Hspsburg
Garbadi was, therefore, where the SWISS Austrian and
Sandman frontiers meet.
From this news II would seem that the Austrians are
Aviuap bach
territory whittier the French would be sure 70 follow
them.
General Gyuai had removed his headquarters back To
Garasco almost on the very frontier Of Lombardy and
in straight line between Alessandria and Milan 1t is
quite evident that the Austrans gradually rereatng
to their own stronghold The Austrian General as
Desperate had ordered the Sardnans TO give up their
arms on pain Of being shot.
Meantime Prince Napoleon with force at Leghorn
in Tuscany 1t was rumored that six English men ofwar
had entered the Adratc but they neutral the We
does not seem TO be OF much importance, true.
BY this arrival the fret victory In favor OF the French
is the great and and important fact that against Odds
which shows that the Gsuls have degenerated since
the time the elder Napoleon led them from victory to
victory over the Austrian hosts
1t Ia a curoushistorca coincidence that the battle of
Montebeo was the first fought by the troops of Napoleon
Of the bloodest and erces fought In disparity of
numbers the resemblance is also remarkable Napoleon
had then only 10 900 men, two,,hirds Of whom were
new soldiers who had never shot fred and with
these he was TO arrest the desperate march of an army Of
10000 veteran Austrans. necessary for him to
divide this little band TO save II from being
cut TO pieces before he could receive renforcements
with characteristic rapidly he moved from point point
through Lombardy; with Lightning glance his eagle eye
perceived the movements and combinations of the enemy
under Melas He knew that great and decisive battle
must soon take place. for Meas rapidly concentrating
bis army from all points To Lannes Murat he issued
the following brief but remarkable ORDER
Gather your forces 1t the river sradela. On the ssh
OF yin al the latest you will have your hands is 900 or
l8 600 Ausrians. Meet them ana cut them 10 pieses il
Will be 30 many enemies ees upon hands on the day
army or Melas.
The prediction turned out true. An Austrian force
strong advanced and posted themselves strongly on
the heights Of honebello with batteries planted upon
me hill sides which swept the plain. was OF the great
est moment that this body should be prevented from COM
binng with the other forces Of the Austraus Ian
mes met them with only 5000 men, Yet they rushed on
the foe with shout Of enthusiasm Their ranks wore
swept with storm Of grapeshot Said Lannes SCI could
hear the bones crash in my division like glass in hail
Storm" For nine hours-rom eleven in the day till eight
~ m6ns-sno OaTuhSo Couunueu. Again and again the
manged columns Of the French rallied To the charge and
it was not till three thousand of their men lay dead on the
field that the Ausans broke and fed also leaving three
thousand dead behind them, with six thousand prisoners
Napoleon Fastening 10 the aid Of his general arrived
just IN time To see the battle won He rode up Iannes
surrounded by the dying and the dead sword dripping
with blood his face backened with powder and his uni
form soed and torn by the long Strife Napoleon smiled
silence but did not forget the herosm Of Lannes whom
he afterwards created from this battle Hed "Duke Of
hontebeo"-a title which has descended 10 his family 10
This day 1t was the same hero who had before saved the
light on the terrible bridge Of Lodi when the French were
moved down by the Austrian cannon like grass and
Napo'eons generals said II was impossible to advance
Impossible s not French" said Bonaparte be seized
''anoad and rushed forward shouting, "Follow your
general IAnnes, however, was the fret TO cross tho
0"s' ne dashed past his leader, plugging his
noise INTO the very midst of the Austrian ranks
md grasped one Of their hannah. A. ma,
moment his stecd fell dead bens.,b him and