Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-07-21
From the Battlefield Of Salferino..
Correspondence of the New York Times. :


Icsme from Brescia early this morning
end arrived just in time 70 witness the la.
halt Of what have very little doub, WI
turn OIL, 10 have been the greatest baiil
the modern world has seen. You will g.
ihe official summary OF It's results by telc
graph 6si,re the letter reaches You, sn'
will be prepared, therefore, for this stat.
nent Of its magnitude. cannot dsscTib
il with any precision as yet--for II has last
ed oil day, and extended over a circuit d
mol less lian fifteen miles; The noise of III,
sannonade, and even OF the musketry, more
over, j, still in my ears, and none OF tho,'
engaged in it, excep, the wounded, haverr
turned 10 give Us any distinct and connect
ed repnft. But not less than 450, 600 mrr
have been engaged in it; and OF these ne
less than So,000-dead or disabled lie, %
This bright, starry night, upon The blood!
fsli. -"a. 90 .'.-.- %
The battle commenced at little be'or'
FIVE o'clock in the murning--not iar'ufronr
sunrise. Just back of Ca.tiglions rises
high .rangs. OF hills, which projects mill
or ,i:sreabouls into the plain, end lhei
breaks of towards the left, into wide ex
psnse of smaller hills, and so into the roll
ing surface which makes that portion OF The
plain. The Ausirians had taken position.
upon these hills, planting cannon upon thos'
nearest to !Csstiglione which they could ap
lroach, as the French army was IN full
force IN and around that little village, and
had stationed their immense array all orei
tbs surrounding plain. As nearly as we
,,,,, 80 E-,.-,r ErannIs Ia
saph had collected here not less than 225,-
coo troops, and commanded them in person.
Iis evident purpose was TO make stand
here, sid risi, the fortunes Of the war up
en- the hazards of the day. NsPp!ec:'
promptly. accepted ihs challenge, and ON
menced tie attack as soon as it was ligl'
this morning, by placing Common upon the
hills still nearer 10 Csstiglione than those
held by the .AustrisFs, and opening, fire up,
On them on the hcighis beyond. lie tack
his own stand upon the heights Of these
a STEEP, sharp, backed ridge, which com
maads a magnificent view of the entire cir
cui, Of The plain, and from tia: poin, direct
ed the entire movements o! his army during
the early portion of The day.
The French very scon drove TIE enemy
cut Of the posts they held nearest TO the
town, and followed them into the small VII
lagos OF the plain below. The first of these
was Saiferino, where they had sharp and
pro.racied engagement. The Austrians
disputed every inch Of the ground, and
fought here, as they did throughout The day.
with the utmost desperation. They were
ihrse Zines driven out of the town before
they would ,iGy out. The people of the
village, moreover, took part against the
FrenchY upon whom they fred from their
windows, and the French were compelled.
in self-deience, 10 burn the town. When
they found it lnpos sihe 10 hold their ground
any longer, they fell back, sOwy and stead
lily, until they reached the village of Volta
which, as you will see by the zap, lies d.
Eectiy southeast from Casiigli"ne, and is
only abou, mile from The river Minco,
from. which. however, it is separated BY 0
range Of hills. Under these hills, in the
rear Of The town, ard overlooking it com
pleteiy on the south and southeast sides, the
Aus'rians had planted very formidable bat
teries; and when | arrived upon the field
and went at once 10 the height where the
Emperor had stood at the opening OF the en-
gagcment; but which he had left an hour
before 10 follow bis victorious troops, these
batteries were blazing away upon the
French who were Stationed on the plain be-
low. was too far off TO observe with any
accuracy the successive steps of the action.
but could distinctly see the -roops station
cd upon The broad plsin, and moving up in
masses towards The front, where the arIil.
lery was posted, es their services were re-
CURED.
But as soon as they reached this point
they were speedily enveloped in The smoke
OF The cannon, and disappeared from obser
walton. But the general result was snon
made evident by the slaekening of the Aus.
srian fire, and by the falling back Of their
smoke, and corresponding advance on the
part OF that which rose from The French ar
ti.lery. The cannonading at lha, point las
ted tor over an hour; but in precisely what
direction the AI>,risns, it was not possible
from the position | occupied, 10 see. Twas
afraid 10 change il, moreover, because, al
though might easily have gone more di.
rsctlY and closely upon the field, | o"nid
not have found any eminence upon the plain
from which could have had SO sweeping
and complete view. Part Of the Austri-
an force probably crossed the Mlncio river,
which flow. southwark from the lower end
oi Lake Garda, and empties into the Pc.
Bat the ba,tle continued to rage all over
the region northwest of line connecting
ihe towns of Castiglione, Sa!ferino and Vol
"a. At one point alter another sharp can
nonading would arise and continue Tor half
or three-quarters Of an hour-apd after
each successive engagement, Of this kind,
the result became apparent in the retreat Of
the Austrians and the advance or the French
forces. During all the early part Of the day
the sky had been clear and the weather hot.
But clouds began to gather OF about noon,
and at o'clock, while the cannonads was
at its height, tremendous thunderstorm
rolled from the northwest; the wind came
first. sweeping from the parched streets an
enormous cloud Of dust, and was soon fol-
lowed BY heavy fall of rain, accompanied