New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-22

at ycrceh He had there. on the 3ist, fied-
monte.e divisions (56 bsttslions). Ners corps 10
bsttsliops, Csnrobert's corps GO battalions) and
the Guards (26 battslons). In addition he a'so
drew there McMahon's corps (a6 bs talions)' IN 'h
the enormous force Of l75 battaons OF ini.ntry De-
side cavalry and artillery. Gyula had Aux Austrian
army corps; thsS we're weakened BY detacameot'
left as psrrisonS sent against Gnribaidi, to 'o-
ehers. &C. but would still average brigsdes
| EACH giving 80 brgsdes or $50 battalions.
Now. such an army, if it has confidence in itself,
no general dare leave on his TANKS or rear This
army, besides, was 20 placed that it could not be
turned on it. right except by flank march within
reach Of it, and such a flank march il very dan
eerous msneuver. An army in marching order
always requires . great deal Of time to come into
proper lighting order 1t is Lever fully prepared
for battle. But if this be even the when it
is attacked in front where the marching order is
made rs much as possible subordinate to the
chances of resistance it is far the csse when
the marching columns are attacked in flank.
1t is, therefore, standing rule of strategy to
avoid flank march within reach OF the enemy.
Louis Napoleon, relying upon bis masses, delib-
erstely violated that rule. He marched toward
Noyars and the Tcino without needing, apparently,
the Austrians on his flank. Here the moment
for Cyulai to act His business was to concentrate
hs troops, BY the night Of the Sd June, about Vige
yano AID MoriaIa leaving a corps on the Lower
Aeogna to observe Valenzs, aud on the 4th fall
with every AVAILABLE man the flank of the adj
ysnced Allies The result of such an attack, made
with some 100 battslons on the long, disconnected
column. of the Allies could scarcely have been
doubtful II part Of the Allies had crossed the
Ticino, 50 much the better This attack would
have recalled them, but they would have scarcely
been in time to restore the fight. And surprising
even the attack to have been unsuccessful, the
retreat of the Austrians to Pavia aud Piacenza
would have been quite rs safe afterward, as 1t
has now proved since the affair of Magenta
There is reason to suppose that this was Gyulai's
original plan. But when he found, on the I'd June,
that the Preach were accommodating their masses
on the direct road to Milan, on bis right, his teso
luton seems 10 have forsaken him. The French
could be at Milan quite as soon as himself, II he
chose to let them-there scarcely mar there
To block the direct road; the entry of even small
body of French Tito Milan might set all Lombardy
in blaze, and although most probably all these
considerations had been weighed over aud over
again in bis councils Of war; and march upon the
flank of the French insisted upon as quite sufficient
to cover Milan yet when the case came actually
to pass, and the French were as near Milan as the
Austrisns, Gyulai falteTed, and at last retreated
behind the Ticiuo. That sealed his doom. While
the French marched on a straight line toward
Magenta, be made large circuit, descending along
the TicinO and passing it at Bereguardo and Pasia,
and then TeascendiDg along the river to BuffalOra
and Magenta-and thus attempting, too late, to
block up the direct road to Milan. The conse
queuce was that his troops arrived in small detsch
ments and could not be brought up in such masses
as was required to oppose successfully the bulk of
the allied forces. That they fought well there is
no doubt; and as to the question Of tactics and
strategy in the fight, We propose to recur to that
on another occasion. But it is useless for their
bulletins to attempt to psiste the fact that
they were beaten and that the battle has de-
clded the fate of Milap and must have its
influence in deciding the fate Of the campaign
Meanwhile, the Austrians have three more
army-corps concentrating on the Adge, which
will give them considerable superiority in num-
bers The command has also been taken from
G,ula and given to Gen. Hess who has the repu
t.'ion of the first strategist in Europe; but be is
said to be such an invalid to be incapscitated
| from protracted attention to business.
Our readers will notice that the reports of
| Austrian outrages in the Lomellina are contra
dicted on French as well as English authority
We call attention to this fact also, not only To do
justice to all parties, but because our own disbelief
in the reports has been construed into an express
sion of sympathy with the cause of Francis Jo-
seph-a potentate whose overthrow We have no
desire to see postponed for day, If he and Na-
poleon could but go down together and BY each
others hands, the perfection of historical justice
would be attained.