New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-07

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ENGLISH ACCOUNTS OF THE FIGHT
Corresls5rdsnee Of TIE London Times
TCRIs, May o. 1859.
AT last there has been fght. You hsve doubtless
ereedy received the telegrapnc buetins Of the affair."
MoLtebelO, which seems 10 have been the principal
# this fight, il a small village situate about
miles 20 the northeast Of Nogbera. II there land
between II aDd Casteggio that Lannes ~on his glo-
IOus, but gallanily-contested victory over the Aus
tisns, tie 9Th OF June 1890 Although the Bulletin
Is nge srdly in details may infer from it various
thipgs which II does not explicitly state. The combat
is described by il Is furious but, con iderng that
be ide the Sandman cavalry, a French division
was engaged ard that the time the fighting lated
is stated at FIX hOus, we are hardly Justified IN
believing the engagement to have been OF very
de- perate nature, when we find the casuote-
Of the allies limited to about 500 killed and wounded.
he AUS mans appear in the frst instance to have
taken Mortebelo from The ssrd'nians, and TO have
been afterwards expelled from the village by the
French and il probably among lts lanes sod
bou-es that the 200 pr made by the latter.
The bulletin wisely abstalned from gre sing at the
Of TIE Austrian loss, and limits Itself 10 S;i'ng
II very con iderable (BOterOi ssfe) an expression
ably believes ID opponent to have suffered more than
Itself and TIE bulletin OF the tTitIng tkrmIsh at fras
sibetto assured Us that the Ausirans had there su
lered greatly, whereas we ave since learned that
their total loss Dipe killed and wounded or about
One-hslf Of that of the Piednontese.
The number Of field officers killed aud wounded
yesterday eide of the FreLch add Ssrdniaas Is
nine including General killed. This seems a large
proportion out Of total of 800 casualties; but il
of the Ty .olean Jagers were there 1t would easily be
accounted for by tue deadly accuracy OF their hre
] have no knowledge Of the composition Of Gen.
Forey's diyision but the name of one of the col
OF els wounoed DE Bellefonds, is that of a Lieut.
Colonel Of the Zouaves of the Guard. who was at
Cba0Ds camp in 1857. The object Of the Aufrans
in throwing forward these IL, 900 men and engaging
in combat must probably remain matter OF Conjecture
until eucdated by your correspondent at then hesd
quarters. 1t may have been intended merely to co.
gage the attention Of the allies while certain move
meI,s in retreat effected by the bulk )i the army
Or il may have been meant to give serious check to
the coips of Msrsha Baraguey iers 10 its advance
toward the Austrian left ana IN the direction OF Pa
cenza but for the attainment Of this latter object the
force employed seems rather small. On these matters
you will probably been hghtened than we shall
be in Turin where reliable information can be OBJ
taired respecting the proceedings of the Austrans;
TUBIs, May2l.
II seems that the Austrians, who had collected vast
masses Of troops about Casel Sau Giovanni, on the
frontier of PisZenza, advancing along that some
what uaTrOW strip o level lard which lies between the
outskirts OF the Apenhnes and the 70, nom Pacenza
by the araudiug parties which had been seut there
To- recon- III err but between Noghefs and Stradella
the open country becomes narrower and narroser,
the lowest hills Of the Apennlnes slope dnwh almost
to the main roso, and the towns OF Montebello,
Casteegia Santa Giuetta, BrOni and 81, adella all
he more or less elevated ground. Ii was inportaot
for the Ausirans to keep possession ot these places
for those nights and those towns are the Key To ter
position at Pava and Pacenza, and the moment their
adversaries have pushed beyond Sradela, Pavia ana
Milan aud perhaps all Lomburdy TO the Mincio, must
be abandoned. The AustTans, consequently, occupied
Casteggio which had been barricaded by the tOwus-
people and offered resistance but the tranco-Sar
diniaus caxe up with them at Montebeio, and very
smart encounter took place In wech the Austriaus
were worsted and fell back on Casegglo 10 great dis
order. leaving colonel and 2OO men in the enemys
hands All ibis took place yesterday. To-day how
ever fight il raging again on the same heids, AM
am told that CasteggIO IL IN flames, tact when leads
me to believe that the Austriars had only their van
guard al Casieggio Yesterday; that they nave today
broue h orw ard their main force, and as there Is no
doubt but they will be met by the allies with equal
power, the present engagement s or wul soon Decome
a general pitched battle.
The Au.trans Yesterday were stated to be L. 900 or
1900 The allies had only French division (to-
rev 81 and two regiments of Sandman horse lJe in-
ieriority in number was, OF course, maue up oy uth
French impetuosity which the Austrians Will not Tor
long time he able to resist. The fight ragged for SIX
hOus and the heavy losses OF the allies the ia OF 60
many French and Piedmont sc commanding ohceis
orders have been given for them, as IN ieis 10 dOh
their epauettes, which siguaize them to the deadly
aim Of the roese sharpshOoter prove great siead.
ness and vaOr on both sides There can be no douOt
but the bulletin has underrated the oss's oi theSIah
co. Sardiuiaus. The Piedmoutese cavalry have woa
the applause of their Gallo allies. Baraguey nv,
iers has expressed himself to tine effect that " he VIII
manage never GO into the field without such a1ni'
rable troopers by his side.
The bulletin concludes that the Ausrians were last
evening in full retreat which may be perfectly correct
but YOU will observe that the fight took place 81 Mouie-
beo and it is not said that the allies pushed their sue
cess az far as Caseggo. Now the distance between
the two pieces is than one mile; the Austrian
retreat dd peIhaps not extend further; and 1t seems
thev must have been in possession OF Castegsl0 ths
morning. since the town Is now burning either because
the Austrsns fire 10 1t before they quilted H. or De-
cause it has taken fire in the heat oi the hight winch Is
gony ON Ground ana within It's walls. Before late III
tine eveIirg, though too late for the mall we shah
know something about the issues Ot tO-days com
bat. In the meanwhile, lhe Anstiians may choose
to renew the contest but it is hardly possible for
them TO bring up and unfold mauy traops "a the
railway from Tortons and Noghera will bring to the
Allies. Such struggle, therefore, Whatever courage
and constaucy the Aus;rians nay display IN i must
needs shOnd think terminate In their defeat Al
readv We know that Montebello the newly ylnvened
French cannon have done most asful execution anong
the enemy ranks. Moreover, there n no instance oi
the Ausriaus whsta ding trepch onset at the open
my of a campaign: H. on the Contrary the en- gage
neni at Monte helo WAS only partial enc 1unei uii
willingly entered into on the part of the Austrtns, ahd
if they aIe falling back from CasesSo, they nave
sill chance OF a fight on advantageous ground al
at SIaiea. 1, Stradela also is lost all the War ln
the opeu field at an end for them and they have no
=, source left but a retire ri to their ortreSses.
IT, the meanwhile people here attach great import
s1ce 10 the fact ths; tine first serious deed o arms 10
this war should have taken place at that very Monte
bello which in 1850 was tue theaer OF Laanes go-
rious exploit and gave that warrior i's name when he
was raised to the rank of marshal and duke. Ine
combat of Mol,ebeo, every one knows, was the
forerunner of bate of MaTtngo; aud Il remark
able that anues had al at that uhcture 10 ms ranks
Thousands Of Italian patriots, fdgtves from the Aus