The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-07-14
THE GREAT BATTLE.

The reports relative to the battle between the
Allies and Austrians on the 24th ultimo are
fully confirmed by the advices brought by the
steamship Hungarian. The battle occurred at
the village of Solferino, situated about eighteen
miles northwest of Mantua on the western side
of the Mincio; so that the contest took place
before the Allies had entered the strategic
square, and was evidently precipitated by the
Austrians, who crossed the Mincio at four diff
ferent points, and attacked the Allies who
would seem to have bean moving towards the
Mincio in the direction of the Goito. 1t is
notable fact that Napoleon the First defeated
the Austrians at this same village Of Solferno
in 1896, previous to the capture of Mantua
Thus the incidents of the present campaign
again present remarkable similarity to those
of the great Napoleon.
French accumulation June 26th the EN-
perOr again telegraphed as follows The Aus
TRANS, who had crossed the Mnco for the pur-
pose of attacking us with their whole BODY.
have been obliged to abandon their positions
and withdraw to the left bank of the river.
They have blown up the bridge of Goito The
loss of the enemy is very considerable, but ours
is much less. We have taken thirty cannon.
more than 1000 prisoners, and three flags
Gen. Mel and his corps d'drmee have covered
themselves with glory, as well as the whole
army. The Sandman army inflicted great loss
on the enemy, after having contended with
great fury against superior forces.
The Paris Presse says that private messages
from Berne are spoken of, which put down the
Austrian loss at the enormous number of
$4,000 hors de combat and ID, 900 taken prison
ers, together with sixteen flags and seventy
five pieces of cannon. This, however, lacks
confirmation.
austrian account Of tie Boitle-The fol
lowing is the Austrian official account of the
battle:
Verona, June 25.-The day before Yesterday.
our right wing occupied PozzoleDga, Solferino.
and Cavriana, and the left wing pressed for
ward as far as Guidizzolo and Gas Cioffredo,
but were driven back by the enemy.
collision took place between the two en-
tire armies at ten A. NJ. yesterday. Our left,
under Gen. Wimpfen, advanced as far as Chi
csc. In the afternoon, there was a concen-
trated assault on the heroicaly defended town
of Sollerino. Our right wing repulsed the
Piedmontese but, on the other hand, the or
der of our centre could not be restored and on,
losses are extraordinarily heary. The develop.
ment of powerful masses of the enemy against
our left wing, and the advance Of his main BODY
against Volta, caused our retreat, which began
late in the evening.
Austrian correspondence contains the follow
ing:
"The day before yesterday, the Austrian
army crossed the Ainco at four points, and
yesterday came upon the superior force Of the
enemy on the Chiese. After an obstinate com.
bat of twelve hours our army withdrew across
the Mincio. Our headquarters are now at
Villa Franco"
NATURALIzED CITIZENS IN TRoUBLE.-The
OrloaDe n,
brenky, native of Bohemia some years since,
employed in commercial house in this city,
but lately engaged in horsetrading in Mexico,
returned to his native country recently, to see
his parents, and bring them over to this coun-
try. DE had scarcely reached his native vii
lage, when he was arrested, and required to do
military duty as an Austrian subject. He
pleaded that he was citizen Of the United
States, (having been for some time naturalized J
and was laughed at. He was required to shout
der musket, or pay six hundred guilders for
the procurstion Of a substitute. He paid the
money, and left with his parents for this coun-
try These particulars we get from the Lou
isana Stats Zeitnng.
The British House of Lords has Just given
decision in the case of the heirs of Peter The
lusson, which has been in litigation since 1891
1t is one of the most noted will cases of modern
times, and has led to statute which enacts
that the poser of devising property for the pur-
pose of accommodating should be restrained in
general to twepty-one years after the death of
the testator, If Peter Thellussons wishes had
been strictly carried out, the property to be d.
vided would have amounted to about one hun
dred and fifty millions of dollars, but for sixty
one years a series of chancery suits were in
stituted by various persons who hoped to grasp