New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-16

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ce'6cl ueit ft to Observe the sdvsno- o. The Alice,
! or ether i, was the uuautga,de Of the Austri.n
J nruy y ID ked very snpc'"u'. There Ss- th-
ki q silei &c IL 90 " the DeighborhoOd which you
rmsk ain always unoer similar c onmstsuc-s the
oflS 81 Of he and n"vems u beng clouds of dust
& dis con e tie MitciO passage toward q ito AID
i Msntua. H. tie afternoon Mr. Goit.ri wa t. have
made ether ascent lager scale with his balos
from oIC Il tie high hills whco rise clo-e behind C4s
/ tslt, De. hsc Ia 20 away before the ascent took
place 50 cannot t'll sh.tber it f ~bether
il threw any ADDITIONAL light the position OF the
tuemy. ~ any rate, there sir 10 the evening
! a. MoLtech arc, whore the Guards remained still e.
csu peo, and tie Emperor hiusef had bis hesi-
/ q.arte's.
Yesterday or ing At O'Clock the sound OF caooon
showed ibst at las the enemy bad tuued az b-y; il
Uhs strong recOUnasapce which tad p1shed fOr ard
ard made him show bis teeth. Before "a hour b ID
ps-ed he oi,pOsitons bad been m.de fr the attack
Whether these oispJsi,uDs we're made ON the n.ora
tcn ~ The niOmeut suggested by the position Of 'he
eIeuy, or whether biz -jerty knew beI re that the
Aue'eps had taken up their pos ion and were ready
10 dspute the passage IF the Mnco, c,nn0t prrrG
10 soy, but ere is doubt that whole hsn the
Appearance II plan formed on the spot, aud the
| G, n we're given out At the last moment.
Before speak Of these di-po-i,ious, gill attempt
n son on idea Of the position Of the Austrian
lie Miicio, coming ont of the Lsgo di G4rds,
| cue south ohe the direction Of the hills both
baIks al tight aDgles almost to yard IT, Those
| the right bank, with which alone have e. deal
| here cone dosn from the north wet in a -outhery
direction a. far as Castig inc, add then, making
bend strike the Mincio IN uea-,erly direction.
Tie billy country forms thus q! trraby regular par
! aelCgIsm from northeast 10 south west the four
| giles Of which are Tomato, 7. schiefa Volta aud
| Csst'gllcne. Tbs pafall Telegram Of hl!s IL abont
twelve miles in length md nine miles ia rid,h and IL
dlvid, ain cst m Us middle by little ream which
| urs iu,othc Mucio. The hills rise gently from the
| chores of the lake. ant attain their highest ole
walton about the source e this stream, falling of
~ ai1 toward the Mmc". This il Just about the cen
ter Of the parslelogram at Rnndoleto aud Pozzoengo
Oh the left, and al SoltorIBO Mon Ohyeo, sGG ~.
roma Oh The right b'nk of the stream. The-e points
@ere chosen 81 the Ass mans as the pivot Of their
lie Their line Itself e4t bded from Pe5cbiers, OF
which they leaned 'heic extreme right, through this
pivot down into II PLATO Of the Mnco, iner-ec'ing
The grest rosi 10 GJtO. The whole lue .as not lees
ta1 twelve mile ia leDgth. Cdvrians the center
OF IT, which the Emperor Of Austria bad chosen for
hesc quauers while Solierlo the key Of the whOie
position Tbs oiCer Of battle protected all tne ap.
pr0scles TO tue Miucio, but just the pecessi
which felt TO protect al the roads leading to the
Mi clio which red this long extension, 400 became
thus eeD ent Of weakness IN the whole p,s ion;
AID this length Of line AMI corresponding weakness
Increased the more the nco Bppr,acre ed the
read to Goo, which is the principal passage goes of
from CasfiglloIe al considerable angle toward the
sGnth asst.
TINS vs. akpess was recognized and the dispositions
tsktu accordingly. l. stead of taking the position in
front where it Of formidable strength, the whole
weight of the attack sas thrown OIL G sings, with
tue view Of breaking through the iue If possible, ard
gsinrg Of the MiDc,o passages, at any rate,
rcug the enemy oftbe strong posi;it in the hls.
Accordingly The 4th corps, that & mlnandtd by Gen.
(uow Mar,ha Mel IT enforced by part OF the reserve
ana "a leIy, eive1 orders to act 10 the plan.
ward Goilo. The LIT corps Of MaIsoal paraguay
dIIe,s, was 10 proceed by the road which runs from
Cssei, ne aorg the base q the bills, near the iue
Village OF Groe, up TO Slieno. Ooe division OF the
20 c,Tps that of the Duke &c Magenta wa. to take
tile vii eye iio the bill TOAD Ia oot while the other
was to take il quite in the by San Cassnno The
81 corps thai Of Marshal Catrubeit, dill no, euer in
line but was bert back 10 the direction Of Castel OL
ile tIa ,tiapa on
| If wing flank movement corresponding TO that on
tie ritlt, tying to break through the line between
PeschieIG and POz2oleugo ara get to one o the Ma-
passages which exist IL thst direction. The Guards
rem, il ed az reserve under the personal direction of
The Emt eIor VITO took the command of the movement.
Although the billy nature Of the country Is tavOra-
BE eIous for observation, the lie was too extended
overlook the whole, while tie simultaneous coarac-
ter e the movements ms0c II impossible To fIlOS de-
talk every point. must cobhne myself therefore,
Only to the main features, ar far saw them my SELF
on lave lad time yet to ascertain them. Toe a.
tack began almost simultaneously on the night aud IN
the ceer for While the fire of niuskery and the adj
ace of columns SoferiDo indicated that the bat
tie tad begun III tie center, the fedmo1tese guns
were heard the left, aud the artillery OF GeD Mel
70 the right i'll the direction Of San Nigo aud Medoe
TIE h!l around which the village OF SoifeTino is
is built the most prominent object all along this coun-
tiy Ii is Of coDica shape, aud has at Its summit
high, square tower called the "Spla Spy l,ala,
fiom the top of II you can overlook The pl in o.
L per Italy fr, III tie Alps TO the Pc. This hill is de-
tached from the rest Of the range, and throws out
three plsteaux-one in the direction OF the lake,
another toward the plain, sId third toward Cavraua.
It forms thus as il were, high castle with three
bastlQs and 6ll he roads leading toward II run Ia the
ope1ngs between the pla,esux. All the sldes, Nth
TIE exception f that toward the PLATO, are very pre-
cituus ard Il roBdc run down at so steep an ltclne
II at they ave called the Scale di Solferino. Toward
the plain the approaches rise by gradual hcoe until
they reach the FIST horses; thence they assume tue
same PERCEPTIONS character which the Others have.
II ives this Size which was chosen as the point OF at
tack Tie Asuians had prepared for tins; am were
T, az, to receive their ddversaies. Both SIDES OF The
T, sd Up t. the village Itself are covered with vine-
,arcs into these they had thrown masses Oi inaLty
iskrr edytntase Of the nature Of the ground to give
N, II, shelter and ee scope for their rifles. As for
stilery they not only had some tie roai, but on
the different eyated points 10 the night and lett,
which abound ID the higher parts Of tie road towaid
The village. The fight cegen slno,t 10 the Plaza Ja't
where The road coming from Csstg'ione beads to as
ce, TIE village ard The road from the latter
to the main road of Go,c. Two divisions of the lst
corps Foreys and Bazsine y had ORDER to d'ive rue
Ell envy from this Position whe one division II the "a
corps wac To take the village 10 the rear by Ssu
Ca-siano TIE enem,s skirmi-hers beng driven
back tie two divisions Of tie L.. corps acvauced, und
after q sharp fusi'lade, succeeded IN duviug hln
back towards the village. But II was only ct the
village thu, The real FIGHT began. The entrance to It
Lad been banicaded, aud the high garden walls which
extend To the right and lef we're lo0pbOed for mus
kerry while on the spur which lies to the right OF the
road as you sscepd battery was sending down
shower II grape. This entrance became toe scene 81
a most desper ate fght, bu; at last forced, aud
then began one Of those street fights which seen TO
become CT aracieIis;c Of this campGgo every house
Lad been loopholed and was occupied by tie enemy.
A. there are no gates in the ot the courtyard. ot
these houses IL tefencers IN each were obliged 10
ia bt TO The last or ese surrender. Twice the first
division Of the Isl corps bad succeeded IN penetrating
In the church the enclosure wall Of which u llst a.
the foot the great tower ard the top of the h aud