The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-07-09
Gurcial1 Menus.
A GREAT BATTLE FOUGHT.
THE FRENCH VICTORI0TS,

A GREAT BATTLE FOUGHT,
THE FRENCH VICTORIOUS.
ST. JOHNS, July 6.-Thc steamer Adelaide
from Galway, with dates to the 25th ult.
arrived here yesterday, The news bont of
the associated press also boarded off Cape
Race, on Sunday, the steamer Vigo from
Cork, having the passengers and mails of the
! steamer City OF Baltimore, which sailed from
Liverpool on the 22d, for New York, via Cork
but having damaged her propeller, was COM
| PEELED to return. The Fleo's dates are also
to the 25h. The adyices by this arrival are
highly important.
The Emperor Napoleon had elegraphcd 10
the Empress on Friday evening that another
terrible battle had been fought and a great
victory achieved. The whole Austrian army
formed in line Of battle extending distance
of five leagues. The battle lasted from 4
O'Clock in the morning till s o'clock p. NJ -
| The French took many flags and cannons,
and numerous prisoners.
Vienna dispatch says the battle was still
progressing at the last accounts No details
had been received. previous account from
the seat Of war said the Austrian force on the
Mlncio was fully ESQ 900 strong. The entire
French force had passed Monte Charo, and
there Reconnaissance was SAID to have been
pushed as far as Gaeto. The Piedmontese
troops had advanced toward Peisch,na. -
Napoleon had demanded permission to march
with Thirty thousand troops through Hanover
to the Rhine. 1t was believed that the basis
of the proposed mediation Of Prussia would
not be acceptable to France thereby lnyoly-
ing Prussia in the war, 1t was also rumor,d
that Prussia had threatened to assist in sun.
pressing the medtated insurrectionary move.
menls in Hungary.
The Swiss troops sent from Rome to sup.
press the rising at Perrig,a had desperate
encounter with the people, shooting then,
down mdlscrinlinatcly
The latest accounts from italy say there
had been no battle. The allies had occuuicd
conato, CastagIione and Monte Charo. Napo.
leon had joined the camp. The Austrian goy
ernmcnt had formally declared that the cruel
! ties attributed to Gen. Urban in Count Caro-
mis- proclamation entirely unfounded. The
Paris bourSe had declined. Prussia was NOV
ing her army upon the Rhine.
LATER.
The dispatch announcing this important
event was sent TO the Empress at Paris, and
was dated according to the telegraph, from
Gambia" which doubtless means Candelo, a
! town on the cast side of the Mincio, within
the strategic quadrangle, and directly south
OF Villa Franco, where, at lastaccountS, Fran
CHS Joseph had concentrated his entire army
said to be $50 900 strong. The French En- .
peror states that the whole Austrian force
was engaged, extending in line of battle a
distance OF live leagues; that the terrible con
ilict lasted from four o'clock in the morning
until eight IN the evening, and that the result
was decisive victory and thu capture of can
non. flags and prisoners.
From this brief account, (Which is dated
the evening Of the Oath ut. it would appeaf
that the first great battle on the Mnco was
as important and terrific in its character as
was anticipated The news Of this action is
confirmed by dispatches received at Vienna
| though neither Its details nor results are given
IN the Austrian accounts. Probably 400 900
men, altogether, took part in the battle.
| The New York press variously comment
upon this news, The journal of Commerce
says:
The Emperor's dispatch, which reached
Paris on the 25h. The day the Adelaide sailed
is dated the preceding day, at Gambia, town
a lew miles east Of Casale and was probably
forwarded from the general Headquarters, as
a previous bulletin announces that the Empe-
ror had joined the allied camp. Such is the
! most i',""2"H!a Sh.1;,on of blind and unsat.
lsIacory dispatch which claims a great vic
| tory for the French, but does not furnish the
name OF the place where the engagement took
place, allhongh it must have been somewhere
on the line OF the Mncio, nor any particulars
except that the Austrian line, which embraced
Their whole army, was fifteen miles in length
| an enormous extent of ground to cover -
that the fight lasted six: cen houres and that
the allies had taken flags, guns and proyisi-
onS. Inc Vienna telegram states that bat
tie was progressing. but adds no details, and
from It's tacIturnlty and the general reliabl-
lty o. Louis Napo'eon's previous bulletins we
infer, so far as anything can be safely infer
red from mere weighing of proba bilites
that the allied arms have again met with sue
cess. but to what extent it would be idle 10
conjecture.
The Courier saws:
There are no details, but as the advices sy
the Adelaide inform us that the Austrian
Emperor had removed his headquarters to
Vallego, within the Historic Square, and
that the French had passed Montechlara, and
pushed their reconnaissance as far as Goito on
the Mncio, it seems probable that the Min
clio has been crossed at that point. Ifso, it
is the second time it has been crossed yctori-
ously by the opponents Of Austria, the first
passage having been made by the Piedmonese
army In 1913. Or the battle may have been
at Volta, near Goito. and where the stream
makes an elbow, thus giving great advan-
tage to the attacking party. and which ad-
vantage caused it to he selected in the wars of
the revolution in 1896. 1900, and also ia the
campaign Of 1913, as point to force the
passage ct tn. Mincio. All these, however,
are mere conjcctures and we shall have to
be satisfied until another arrival with the
simple fact that great battle has been fought
almost if not in the very face of the Austrian
| fortresses, and that defeat with Austria and
victory with France.
Further News.
The Figo and the Asia arrived at New
York on Tuesday. From the sdvices we take
the following items
There was an important omission in
Napoeon's dispatch announcing his Ast bat
tie, as telegraphed from Cape Race. The
Emperor says: We have taken all the
enemyS positions, captured many cannons,
ETC..
There are no further particulars of the bat
tie.
Gen. Garibald was accomplishing remarka-
bic teats i'll surprising the Austrians, making
marches Of so miles in day, and setting the
the country IN favor Of national independence.
| 1t was rumored IN Paris on Friday that a