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The Battle of the Mincio.


thirty Cannon captured by the French. =
S. 900 Austrians reported to be placed hor.
Gu comabGt-Loss oftbe French IL, 600 killed
and Wounded-FEue French Generals avou,,
ded-The Austrians preparing for anot.e,
Battle-General Mel appointed Marshal o.
FrGnce-Gen Hess Commander an Chief o.
the AUSTRIAN Army-Passage of the MsnciC
By the French
FARTHER POINT, BELOW QUEBEC July 8.-The
steamship Hungarian which sailed from Liverpool
has passed this point ON her way to Quebec
She brings dates to Wednesday, the 18th ult., and
has made the trip in about nine days.
The steamship City of Baltimore, having had
her propeller replaced by new one, sailed on the
18th ult, for New York.
From the seat ofwar there have been no move
ments reported by the Allies since the battle Of
the oath. The details of the action have not
been received
A dispatch, dated the 25th of June, from the
Emperor to the Empress Eugene, says that
the enemy withdrew last night, and that he
slept in the room occupied in the morning by the
Emperor of Austria.
General Mel has been appointed Marshal Of
France
The Austrian troops crossed the Mincio, fol
the purpose of attacking the French with Their
whole force, but were obliged to abandon their
position, and withdraw to the left bank Of the
river, after blowing up the bridges at Gotta
The Emperor also says eve took thirty cannon
and seven thousand prisoners"
A private dispatch says that the Austrians
had thirty-fve thousand placed hors DIT combat
and lost sixteen flags and y cannon
There has been no circumstantial account Of
the battle published at Paris
Private dispatches intimate that the French
army has suffered so severely as to be unable to
resume the offensive. Vague rumors also put
the French loss in killed and wounded at twelve
thousand The battle was fought at Soferino.
The Austrians are preparing for another great
battle under Gen. Hess, who has already dis
placed General Schliok as COMMUNICATIVE chief
The Emperor Napoleon issued stirring ad-
dress to the army after the battle of Solferino
The Austrian dispatches acknowledge that
they were obliged to retreat after suffering ex-
traordinarily heavy losses.
The Emperor Napoleon was constantly in the
hottest part of the battle and Gen. Larrey, who
accompanied him, had his horse killed under him.
Gen. Niels corps covered themselves with
glory
The Sardinians fought with great fury against
superior numbers.
The Emperor of Austria is to return to Vienna
On important business
The Paris correspondent of the London Times
says that another battle is expected and is con-
sidered as inevitable before the seige operations
can commence.
Large reinforcements are constantly leaving
France.
The attack on Venice was expected to COM
mence on the 28th
| One hundred and seVenty-fve thousand troops
from the Austrian reserve were on their way to
Italy. They are called the 1oweFofthe Austrian
army, every man having served upward of EIGHT
years.
IlFo EleHCH OeHoFaiS were wounded at the
battle of Solferino
1t is rumored that an English feet of twenty
five sail was cruising off Venice
The Gazette de France says that preparations
are making to raise, within two months an army
of42O, 900 men,
Great naval preparations are going on at
Cherbourg.
| dispatch received at Paris, from Carriani
ON Wednesday, the 29th ult., says that the
French troops passed the Mincio without inter-
ruption, the enemy having withdrawn therefrom.
| nthe 25th ult, Prussia made proposal to
the Federal Diet to place an army of observation
on the Rhine, under the superior orders of Baya-
ria The proposal wss referred to the military
committee
1t was reported that the Emperor of Austria
would soon have an interview with the Prince
| Regent of Prussia.
The English news is not important.
The Atlantic Telegraph Company has issued
proposals for subscriptions to the new capital of
96OO,O 600.
The TEMPERANCE COFFEE ROOM in New York
over which awful" Gardner presdes, is already
apopular institution. A reporter found numbers
/ of L 4 4