New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-19


ing Of the LIT, ID 81, 9Th, 7th Stu and OH corps
paced the Mnco on that DAY, and haa taken up their
respective positions before the evening close in TINS
mass, to which must be added tselve of TIE best
cavalry regiments, from whose activity on the psn Of
the Campo d Medole great deal was expec Cd, can
not have numbered less than 49, 600 or 300 900
Beside The strong park o! position guns ais or
Gered oyci the river.
Ga seeirg such msss cross the river il one day,
and arch up TO positions Of which were tea or
twelve miles from the bank OF il, one mag vel be
atonished at the activity displayed aud canaot but
conclude that the Ausan general did not know how to
take Advantage of it in the beginning OF the war
And this large army came Dot 10 oeiepd the positions
on the hills much 20 attack The allied armies, and
drive them out Of Lombardy Tne c1ntdence seemed
TO have been great for the march to Bresca and Milan
had becoue tabe-tak smoDe the officers. Inc En-
peror came up the same evening, aud early the next
morning visited the position at S,lfe1no.
This return Of the Austriaos had Ceen so sudden
that the news Of it had lot reached the allied army
For reasons which cannot mention now. the 6dvauce
Of heee latter had been purpose slow and they did
not seek 10 penetrate too far IN order MT to have TO
hurry than il snited their plans. You must have
observed this from the short marches and long halt
which were made since we left Bre7cia. The Alhes
contemplated no movement on the day Ct the 9th.
The only project for that day that the Piedmont
ese whose lines extended from Desenzaoo the Lake
along the outer ridge of hills down to Esena, should
send out two reconnossances, one 10 the direc-
ton Of Peschera and the other in that Of PoZzoeDgo
the road to the bridge OF SsoDge, while the FIST
French corps Of paraguay lldliers, which occupied
the continuation OF the ridge from Esena to Cas-
tglione, likewise 10 send out two Reconnaissance
one in the direction Of Madonna del Monte the road
from Castglone to Pozzolengo and the other on tina
leading TO Soterino.
Twas. az Won remember under the impression that
it was the meeting Of these reconnassances which
wAs the beginning Of the battle. AS far a. the Pied
nontese are con eerned this correct but not quite
70 as far as the French were concerned for before
these "Reminiscences started their line Of oupOss vas
attacked in the plain from Med0ie to San Cassl4nO.
No., Il ~ Tho tn
the right wing and strike decisive blow at their lett,
20 to enoanger if not cut of our line OF retreat;
For this purpose the Sth corps, Benedeks which nal
come over the MnCO, was posted on the nights about
Pozzoergo while the rest Of the army was massed
from Solferino TO Medoe and Cavriana TO Ceresae.
This movement TO turn our right flank was only pos
eibe 30 long the nights OF SJferno were held for
these lost the army, if it still maintained itself in
the plain was danger Of being cut in two and OF
losing one or two of the Mihco passages.
The En- erof, who, as you remember, arrived about
Az hour after the first shot fired, this dagger
Instantly well the necessity of getting possession
Of this key OF the position. The great point was to
hold back the eDemys forces brought against our
right and to push him back in the plain until tnis could
be effected. For this purpose the lei corps received
the order 20 90 on the roads which skirt the hills
looking down into the plain; the % corps took ITS
place at It's right again at Its right was placed Inc
4h CORDS and the Sd kept back en- potence on the
extreme night, to serve reserve 10 the lth, If
Decessary ana TO prevent any faux movement of the
enemy and fall on his flank should he attempt to make
The infantry OF tue Guard was placed as
reserve behind the First ard Second Divisions, while
the whole calvalry was kept ready to advance a.
a. the enemy was driven back to yard the open
Campo di Medole. The obstinacy with which the
AusiriaDs held the position Of SOferlno was only
equaed by the efforts which they made TO throw
back our right wing, and, If possible, to outfank It,
/ gave you an idea Of the position of SDferino. l
you is Of those TO which can be fully ap
piled the saying The you lock al 1t the less you
ike it." It impossible to imagine anything stronger
than this hill fort, with its high precpitous bastiOos
and de6es of road fauked by smaller spurs just of
convenient hight and distance for cannon. The
Austrans who, of course knew every inch cf their
maneuver,ug ground made the most OF these advant-
ages. But il was above all the entrances to the vii
lsge and the buildings in the village On which they
had spent the grea,e,t care. Ae the houses are
built on the side of the steep hill they, as wei as
the gardens, stand, as It WERE on high ter
races, and their walls form KIND OF en-
Ceintc round the village. Every wall had been
loopholed and behind It were one or two good shots,
firing constantly with rifles which were supplied TO
them by those posted behind la penetrating INTO thls
village great Losses sustained. The ground be-
fore Il had been cleared, rs to completely expose
those who wanted to take the place 10y storm. I9eIe
feng no ladders, and the gateway being too hgL 10
scale the let ZouGves-the first vino distinguished
themselves in the battle of Malegasno-made hu
snaD pyramid those below exposing themseVeste the
murderous fire which was KEEP up against theu ID OF
der to allow their companions to mount aud enter, bn
the most terrific carnage was "a usual rouoo IN
churches--one situate close underneath zoe h'sh
square tower the "Spia dltaia,' OF which nave s.
IL.
snouptan throws out toward the lake, AMI then the
Spia dItalia itself The square tower ana tle ruihed
wall which surrounds il are a. told you, punt on d
biph conIcal mountain which throws out three spurs
one ward the plain the second toward CaSuShoGc
and the third tow ard the lake The fret OF these Is the
least steep and the brosdest. Ga It's summit Is atse
church, with curious cupois, ana Iarse yaiu o
fore H. inclosed by high walls. one oil the rOaus
goes down to the pain from this popt throngn toi-
eably steep street, but once out OF the village thG
road goes down n gentle slope. ms ros1 Is hahkeu
ON The left bv high isolated plateau, while on the
r;pht il is commanded by the long plateaulke spur
which runs from the tower in the direction OF CaSts
lone and which forms a prominent iea,ure III the
scenery owing to score or so OF hiSh PopaIS Pauou
in row The third spur, lower than the Two Others
cor DC nsates this disadvantage by It's preclpuoasness'
The church, which is built at the edge OF II, ior'ns
likewise prominent feature. just at the junction. q,
.bis spur uh the mountain itself very steep roau
leads down toward Castgl'one. The part OF the VII
Isge built about these points Is called the upper Nia'
Toward Cayriana the mountain falls on very PiecPi
touslv and inst at the base of il Is built the lower VII
lace TO which the road leads up by San Cassiauo
a. all the roads are between the different spurs,
each forms sort of de6le. The chief attacks were
cor .roueItly directed upon the nights themselves
Most Of these are so steep a. ,neir upper 'a1o
persop .upencumbered by anything has The greatest
difficulty in climbing them, 50 you may imagine "naS
II WAS for the French soldiers to get To tne toP "u
their pscks The Austrans on the top had iei' lhenS
behind them and waited the attack IN TINS manner
Add Ia this difficulty scUrchlng June SUM- se'eI"i
hostile batteries sending down grape ana "Sso nnnn
of infantry firing down with their rifles " was hoou
before the nights crowned brigade OF tne hrs'
division of the let corps and one Of tue seconu NV
sion first corps did their best IL gel possession U. @
nights but they had to 60 back again. IL wa mn mn
thbt the Emperor, who was on one OF the ~" nus
J;,cc.ipy The movements, is reported 10 nave ssu'
8. N (oT orOir &c pOat ceSf Ia cJ dt ia Post''V';
D,tes o,x Grenadicrs dc Ia GGrde de araneer auu