New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-06

was smother point which had great influence on TINS
mode of action The Austrians moved by the
ivo mnu rosds which lead from east to west
through the Lomellina; the one from Pava to
Yalenzs. the other from Abbiate Grisso to
Vicevano and Casale. The northern road, from
Buffaora 10 yercelli, was nOt used by them at
all. Both these roads are intersected BY numerous
rivers running from northwest to southeast. 70 Of
which, the Terdoppo and Agogna, are OF some
importance The bridges being destroyed, the
roads broken up in many places, while the low
lands to the right and left Of the roads were either
inundated OF soaked with water the advance WAS
much retarded and the whole of the srmy, 10000
to 10000 men, had TO march on these two roads.
Accordingly, We are not now astonished to
learn that the last corps of the Austrian army
crossed the Tcino not earlier than the lst OF May;
for corps of 30 OC0 to 5000 men, marching on
one single road, with lis baggage and train will
take up length Of at least II to Il miles, or days
march; and as three corps marched on the road
from Payia to Casalc it follows that the third OF
these corps passed the TcinO, at Psya, two days
after the first.
The advanced guard passed on the 29th at Pavia;
this WAS brigade Of the 5th corps under Gen.
Festetics 1t was followed by the whole of the
Sd corps (Schwarzenberg) advancing to Gra-
pello: on the same day another corps, the 9TH,
(Geu. Zober passed further north at Bereguardo
and went to Gambolo On the goth the 9Th
corps. (Benedeh) followed the Sd at Psyia, and the
5th (Stadon) followed the eth at Bereguardo On
the Ist of May, the ID corps Lichtenstein) passed
at Paya. In this formation, the 9TH corps form
ing the extreme right, the 9Th, Sd and I'd forming
the center, and the eth the extreme lett, the
army passed first the Terdoppio, then the Agogna,
and finally appeared about the evening OF the "a,
before the Po and Sesis. From this we see that
the Piedmontesc reports about large bodies OF
troops passing at Buffalora and Aroma, were COM
pletely in error Ga fact which Garibaldis I'M
opposed advance to Grayellona, on Lake MagSiore,
fully confirms). and that they were equally wrong
in suppcsiDg Gen. Benedek with the oth corps to
have issued from Pacenza and marched, In an
isoluted column along the southern bank OF the Po
The Austrians marched, on the contrary, on as
narrow front (of twelve mIlcs) as an army of
$50 600 men ever march. They kept together as
closely and methodically possible, having bat
few fying columns on their flanks about Novara,
Aroma and the southern side of the Po. Now
this very metbodical march seems to us to prove
that every idea of an attack upon the Picdmontese
had not been given up The enemy being
VIGOROUSLY incapable of Offering serious resistance
before his line of defense was reached, it would
have been, but for this dea subjecting the troops
TO unnecessary fatigue aud hardshps to cOnLne
them to such narrow space. The road to Novara
might have been used without detriment and to
immense advantage Verce being, under all cir
cumstances, one of the necessary objects OF mere
occupation of the Lomellina and NOuarese. That
this advantage was neglected, seems to US GER
tain proof that hope was still lingering In the
Austrian headquarters of finding chance to attack,
with superior strength and under favorable circum-
stances, the hostile forces about Casac or Allies
sandria. A eoup.demain against Novi (the nucleus
of the railway connection between GenOs, Ales-
sandria and Stradella) appears certainlyto have
been under consideration. To effect this the bridge
at Cornale was thrown across the 70 during the
night of the Sd, and Gen Benedek passed over
with bis sth corps He behaved with great activi-
iy; in less than twelve hours he occupied Voghera,
Castelnuova della Scrivia and Tortona, destroyed
the railway bridges; and would very likely have
yentured on toward Novi, had not the rains and the
sudden rise Of the Po, which partly destroyed his
bridge, compelled him to retreat in order to keep
bis communication with the main army. The
bridge was restored and the whole of the Austrian
force was again concentrated on the northern bank
of the Po The weather rendered stay in the inun-
dated lowlands of the Po impossible; consequently,
the army took up position further north, between
Garasco, Mortara and Nercelli, profting by the
proximity of the main forces to the Sesia, to recon
noiter and forage in the district west Of that river
This they accomplished without finding any resist
ance worth speaking Of; and on the 9Th abandoned
the western bank Of the Sesa except Vercelli, re-
moving their headquarters to Mortars, where they
remained a. we have said. till the 10Th. While at
Mortara they threw bridge across the 20, near the
mouth of the TicinO, and q corps-it is not known
bow strong or how composed-eccupied the posi-
ton of Stradella and foraged the districts OF
Southern Piedmont, adjoining the duchy OF Psrms.
We suspect that this was the corps with which
Forey had the battle at Montebelo. But on this
point we must wait for more positive information.
The Sardnians are apparently on the point OF ex-
perencng the full deli gbts Of the French alliance
Their army is TO be cut up instead OF forming
q separate CORPS and earning its own glory, each
of it's five divisions is TO be made an appendix
TO one Of the FIVE French army corps, In which, of
course, it will be completely merged, 80 that al
n Il. 20 tha