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I'm Barns a Nosnuza-Dispatehes from
kAx1e and Vienna snnounee that An important battle
light a he 2lss instant q Montsbsllc, a mail
: - en =: river Aldega, IN the territory Of Venice,
- beLo1Ging 10 the Lombardo-Venitian kingdom.
It aPpmn that the army corps Of Marshal Bara-
gay d'HlLEiers. with the division under Gen. Forey,
which emhnrked from Toulon on the 9th Of April,
q poezd the aietiterraneen squadron, proceeded 70
the eastern shores Of the Adriatic. where the feet
- on the 18th instant crossed over and ef-
@ssed 2 landing near the mouth Of the Aldega-
- Austrian troops, under General Count Station,
~ Aead Of $1,000 men, attacked the outposts Of
M<HAl d'Hillierz, but the Austrians were driven
~ By the division Of the French army under Gen
ezat Rorey, after . furious combat Of four hours du-
Ne Ansnians rstreated to MontebeIlo, pursued by
- French, who finally captured the place and re-
neined IN posss1io9 but did not pursue the
AustRiaus further.
he Austrian force Engaged in the battle was 49,
0o0. aud tn Fsench. according to Austrian ac-
oo4nts, mum "a 5000 men. The loss of the Aus
trims VAS 200 In killed, wounded and prisoners,
Will that OF the French is reported to have been 700.
t1ve hundred Austrians were taken prisoners and
~ to Marseiiles, where, it is reported, they had
aleeady arrived
he Austrian accounts Of the engagement differ in
detnf1s, bat confirm the main features as above stated.
81. JoHx's n. F., June Q.
ARRIVAL OF THE ARGo.-The royal mail steam
ship -Argo, of the Galway and New-York line, brings
jnselIigence, transmitted by telegraph, from Liver
pei. bar days later than we had.
The news is Of the highest importance, as indi,
eating the partial accomplishment of the declared
Object Of the war, the expulsion of the Austrians from
Italy. There had been n general uprising of the
people in upper Lombariy /; the Swiss were joining
been driven from the city Of Como and Lake Mag
gore, and their steamers thereon seized and the
main army. on the Ticino. were Withdrawing with
IN the line Of their f,r,i6cations,
MoRE FIGHTrSG IN IraLY-THE AusrRIASs DRIVEN
OUT OF CsHo-PoPuLaR UPRISING IN THE ALPs.-By
way Of B-rne. Sxitzer.an1. aIvices from the seat Of
wArare To the 18th There hal been serious fight
ing al .ng the base If the AIMS the Austrians had been
driven ont 81 the city of Como, and both Lakes Como
anil Nigxiore and the whole country OF Upper Lom-
bariy was in a state Of revolution.
This popular movement was organized and head
Cd by 9aribaili, who, gathering new forces as he
advanced, mtte his appearance before Como on the
18th, with a well appointed army of 1O, 900 to 10 900
Tie city was defended by a garrison of about
1000 men, which, though much inferior in number
70 the attacking party, was better organized, and had
the advantage Of position
The fight began about 10 A. NJ. and lasted till
after p. n, the Austrians contesting street by
Iteet and house, with determined bravery. For
three hours and upwards the furious hand to hand
battle aged, but the Austrians were at last COM
ple4ely overpowered and driven out at the point of
the bsyonet-
The Italians holly pursued, and the fighting was
subsequently, renewed Mt the village of Camerlate,
when the Austrians were again defeated and put to
general rout.
he loss ON both sides. during the two engage
DemD, was very great, but no accurate list Of killed
ana wounded had been forwarded when the steamer
IN
An accounts agree that this was the most brilliant
engagement Of the present war. Garibaldi had also
occupied the neighboring town of Lecco, and seized
The steamers on the Lake Como
E~vgyWhere he and his army were received with
The yArmest sympathy by the people: At Como the
-.I~. - Ino- M honnHa Tho hp1lc 0f the
churches uere rung, the whole city illuminated,
rockets sent up and everything done that could man
iAs the joy Of the people
niitis called out, and volunteers been focking in all
d1ectious to Garibaldi's standard.
? AtComo also, several large pieces of artillery fell
into fhe hands Of the Italians
kov that the revolution had broken out, 1t was
he1isyed il would sweep over all Northern Lom-
bardy-
RioHTrxo on LAKE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE
Au1sn1AH G1RA1xRsHFoRAys IRON SUTHERLAND
In the nsnntime there had been severe fighting on
Styained and we're passing down from the mountains.
and + Uss believed that the Austrians would soon
haye 10 retire from their positions near the Southern
Ihs lhtest dispatch from Berne says the whole Val
Isuine h. IN q blaze Of revolution
An the Austrian steamers on Lake Maggiore had
ben seised, one Of them by q band of 800 Swiss.
5sIhe Sardinians had also gotten possession OF the
tuWn Of Cansbbio at the head of the Lake, from
which the Austrians had attempted to drive them
ont, but failed. The cannonading lasted three
hours. but the Austrians were finally compelled to
rtire-
Latest FROM HEApouARrERsETHE AUsTRIANs
PAssED THE = from headquarters, at
Alessandria, are to the 18th of May. There had
Bssn no more fighting on the Ticino, but the French
tere advancing and the Austrians retiring.
An. Austrian corps d. armee of $4,000 men have
slsendy re-crossed tho Tcino in the direction of Pla-
O8
No further engagements were expected on the
Ssxdlnian side Of the river.
The AuSTians would now assume the defensive in
ID their own line
The French aad Sandman armies were in excellent
1enlth and spirits.
NEuTRArrr OF PoRTUGAL--The Portuguese Gov
auneut has formally declared its neutrality during
TIM NEW GovEnxxExr OF TuscASY-Russia,
Prussia, England and Turkey have refused to recog-
iize the Provisional Governments Of Tuscany, but
France has reco ynized IL.
Sr. JoHS.s, n. F., June 9.
The gar news by the -frgo is the most exciting
~ received, and apprehenSions are now again re-
hetsd that al Europe viii soon become involved in
the cst6scs.
In Ssushern Germany, particularly Bavaria, Wur-
eenbery. Bsirn and other States with Austrian
sympashie<, che war feeling is very strong. Volun-
teefs are lily Offering for the Austrian army, and
the Whole country WAS in a state Of feverish excite
The var feeling in the Federal Diet. sitting at
Rnnk6rf. was also day BY day growing stronger.
h minor German States were unanimous in favor
r. e once entering rhe heid. and at the last session
. Hrna1 resolution was adopted, that in certain
ovoutnalitia' it would be necessary for Germany to
euusnlt her own safety in making common cause
VIII Austria What particular eventualities are
eontmplated in this resolution our dispatch does not
Ms resolution originated with the Prussian re-
prDmfntive, who also declared, moreover, that in
~ hostilities, his own government claimed the
I'D
18Th meantime. in obedience toa previous reso-
Du1Ens "A he German fortresses were being put in
- bnt state Of defence, and the federal armies were
~ rsurgAnized on . war footing.
a0s0is also was rebuilding her exertions, and
~ ~ corps had already been added to her army.
MoRnoCs ARNANESTs IN AusTRIA.-Several new
had likewise been raised and added to the