Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-07-16

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The Sardinians under the command o.
Victor Enm.asel; h'vs iVv<sd Ps.cberia
their lines sxthding ffvm % d. G.rla u
the Mincio. 6
The Emperor ofAustfi has not taken
t's departure foTavien3 ~ hs was said
to have intended he Is now expected q
remain in Italy.
The new English ministry has announosl
that 1t will be g''veroed by strict neutral.
Mr.. Cobden has declined the proposed
seat in tile new ministry.
LoNDoS. July l.-Gonsols quoted 1t 90
for account on ex. dividend.
dffI ii PH1LADEIrniA. July IL.
The New York Times publishes 4 letter
from the battle field Of Salferino, giving the
first accurate details.
The battle Commenced little before five
O'Clock in the morning. Ju back Of Cas-.
tiglione rises high range Of hills. Witch
project mile into the plains, and then
break off toward the left into wide ex.
panse of smaller hills. and so in:o. tho roll.
ing surface which makes that portion Of the
plain. s1zogTo ssi =. .
The Austrians had taken position upon
these hills. planting cam n u;r,n those near
e>t to Castig lone who they could nut ap-
pruach, a. the French army was in fall
force around that little village. and had sta
toned their immense army ali over the sur
rounding plain. le5s.
AZ near ~ We can now learn, the Empe-
ror Francis Joseph has collected here not
less han 225.O~O truops, and commanded
them in person Ills evident purpose was
to make stand and risk the fortunes Of tho
war upon the l'azards Of The day.
Napoleon promptly accepted the challenge
and commenced the attack as som a It was
light this morning, by placing cannon upon
tho hills still nearer tc Castiglione than that
held by the Austrians. and opsning fies upon
them, on the highest Of these nd ,ses, which
Commands the entire circuit of the plain.
and from that point directed the eatire
1T his army during the early
portion Of the day. !. :0ase
Tbs Frsnch very soon drive tho enemy
out Ut the posts they held nearest the n.wn,
and followed them into the SINAI; villages Of
the plains below. The 6rst VI these wa
Salferino. where they hal sharp and pro-
trseted engagement.
The Austrians disputed evsry inch Of the
ground. and f,ught here as they did thru. III.
out the day-with the utmost de-pera ion.
They were three tiiue. driven out Of the
towa before they would stay ont. The
people o. tho village moreover tux part
against the French, upon whom they fired
tr0m the windows. aud the French were
to burn the town in self defence.
When they found it inpxsitar ~ hold
their ground any longer, they fell tack Slow
" and steadily until they reached the VIII
lsse Of Volts, directly south. east from Cas-
tislione, and is only abou. mile from tho
river Mincio, fr,m which, however. it is
separated by range Of hill.; upon these
hills. in the rear Of the force, and overlook.
ing It completely on the south and south
east sides, the Austrian* planted very for.
m'dabls batteries, aud when arrived upon
the Held and went at once to tho height
where the Emperor had stood at tue open.
ing Of tho engagement but which he had
lett an hour before to follow his victor:ou.
troops, these batteries were blazing away
upon the French, who were stat.o..eI on the
plains below. = -
The general result was soon made evil
dent by the slacksning Of tie Austrian fire.
by the falling back Vi the smoke, and
advances On the part of that
which rose from the French artillery. Tue
ca''nona'i'ng At that poi:,t lasted over IN
hour. but IN precisely what direction the
Austrians ret Gated it was l.ot dussible from
the position | ., cupied to see.
Part If he Austrian force probably cross
ed the Mincio liver, which flows southwark
from tho lower end of Lake Guarda and
empt,es into the Po. But the battle con.
tin"ed to rage all over the region north west
Ut a line connecting the towns Of Caxtigli-
one. Salfetino and Vol,s. At ssre poin. aud
another = sharp cannenad,ng would r.iss
and continue for three. quarters Of n hour,
and after each successive engagement Of this
kind the suit became apparent in. the 70
treat of the ,Anstrians and the advance Of
the French forces. ID LII. |af1 Nfs z,
During al the early part Of the day tho
ky had been clear and the weather lot. but
clouds began to gatt or about noon, and AZ S
o'clock, while the cannonadiag was at its
height, q tremendous thunder storm rolled
up from the north west. The storm lasted
Tor about an hour, and the cannonadinx, 50
tar as wo could distinguish, was slspellded
hen the rain ceased, the clouds blew away,
lhe sun shone out again. and the air was COIL
and perfectly delightful. s4ts ,1<-
Though the cannon may have ceased for q
Lime 10 take part j" it, the fight mad me.n.
lime g'ne on. and when ! again resumed my
post Of observation from where the storm
had expelled me, the cann,nading com.
msnced unite on the ext, enc left Of the en-
tire field on thevery bordsrs Of the lake.
Northeast from Castislunc. and west OF
'eschera, the Pledmontese troops under the
King, who commanded them in person, had
been posted. From about z. o'clock until
liter nighttsll, an incss<ant AMI most terri.
be oombat vas there kept up. The bate.
ie* Of the two armies were apparently shout
half . mile apart, and. at thu. OUTSET they
we're both served With nearly equal and Of
sc i've fire, hut the Au>tr ans gradually
'lackensd their Gre. and several tunes took
up new, positions. While the Ss.diniansI
oursd . rapid and uninterrupted shower oil
balls upon them, su*pending only FIR 6wl
moments u . time, and then renewing ig|
vain With rodoubled fury.