New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-14

,nS ne cavsrv bv several charges deeiied The
cess Of ,hs great day This was the last act OF toe
baul.. the huatJens began their retreat along the
whole line THIS retreat favored by u dreadful
storm which lasted than IN hour the thunder,
the hail the WIND in fac hurricane, prcdnced suen
an eff CT that nothing could be distinguished on the
field 81 battle.
When the weather improved, the enemy had disap-
pesred and the direction they took was perceived
when their columns mad attained some disssDce The
En- peror of Austria who had oiget at Cavrsna, il
the very place shere aiter1ard the HperOr Napoleon
established biz headquarters, qnrtd the held OF battle
after o'clock, and retired u ward Goito. From the
nights Of Cayri.na cond be the great colunn Of
dust which marked the progress OF hi- escort
The Emperor Napoleon was IN some degree superior
to himself; be every where, always directing
the battle Every one around tremOed at the dangers
which increasingly threatened him: he alone seemed 10
be ignorant of tnem. The protection with which God
shiel led him extended ~ his staff only one Cent
Garde near bic Majesty was wounded. Several horses
Of the staff and the escort were killed or wouDled.
ENGLISH ACCOUNTS.
CorrespoDderce Of Tae London Standard.
TURIs, June u.
have received variOus accounts Of the late battle
from men who took part in that bght OF giants III -
ereditabe to both armies, but though the number OF
men engaged on either side was much larger tnan az
Magenta 1t was even less decisive o. & bale. Inc
Austrians to have Withdrawn IN per'ec; order,
AID the French and Pelmon,ee, though they slept on
The fed of battle, too eshanRed To pursue the
retreatug amy which might have turned 10 bay, and
recoumoLc ed the fight. Inc scene OF battle was
range Of hocks, divided from each other by patches
Of level ground. The object OF the Ausinans IN cross
ing the MInciO and Offering battle 10 the positions
which they had abandoned few days ago, Will doubt
les appear inconprehensibe to unproe7siona readers
But II was bold add skillfulmsneuver, which, hsd
IL h.,n more ekfUlIy executed would have proved ds-
as1rous for the French and PledInOnese army After
the Ausrians had for a second tme abandoned Iona
10 and Casghone, the Piedmonte.e army was ordered
to move to the north, and invest Peschleia, Inc
French amy on the other hand made straight for the
part of the Mincio which is equ-iistanifom Peschera
| and Mautua-t1at is to cay, toward Volta and Goito
The onward movement bad already co nmencod, when,
in the night Of the 23d, the Ausnan army crossed the
Biuei0 IN 40 different parts, by means OF pontoon aud
other bridges with view to get between The Sandman
! and French forces, and to try to deal with them
| separately,
So little did the French expect battle that on the
previous night message from the Hing OF Piedmont
| asking for support IN case he should he attacked
| which he considered very likely, met with a re-
fusal tho ground that an attack OF the Austrians
was not probable. At 6aybreak, however, the corps
Of Marshal paraguay Killers cane IN sight Oh Sole
rno and Immediately set upon by aiaIge Austrian
force which rushed down the hill and fought with the
greetest fury The Marshal resisted to The best OF
his power, and sent of adde'canp alter aid oe,cap
for supports but it not before three hours oil ight-
full carnage that the corps OF General Mel made IT. a
| pearaLce. The AustIians were slowly driven back,
and every now and then there was a pause, and the
French continued 10 gain ground, heaps OF their own
and the enemy cOpse marking the fluctuations OF the
| fight.
The Austrars were thus slowly driven out OF Solfe-
mo but all of a sudden they made tremendous burst
forward, and the French were driven down the hill
Admirably supported By their artillery, however, they
made @ staJd, and commenced once more to advance
1t was ike a hailstorm of bullets and balls, and whole
| flee were moved down by single discharge. Mean
while the night and the left wing the Alstrans We're
| getting decidedly the best of II. The PIedmontese
| Sele slowly driven back. Gen. Caproberts corps
also heavily punished, and bad there been skilliul
General in the Austrian army TO collect and concen-
trate their force against the weak point of the enemys
line, matters would have had very different aspect
| The french commander, TO whom the credit OF the
day is entirely DUE whether il be Neil, Mcmahon, or
the Emperor himself sent forward tae Imperial Guard
ano strong division OF infantry of the line against the
Austrian center and succeeded for atne Ill breaking IT.
Instead OF bringing mp their forces to Iepe tins otm
dabe attack the supports were sent to the lett ana
| right wings, which did not need them.
| Desperate attempts made TO recaPture Solferno,
bat The French stouty held it, and, after some fierce
encounters the buges began 10 sound the general re-
treat and the AustrlaDs slowly fell back. One OF the
most rem arkable episodes was a dreadful rain and
thunder Storm when Is mentioned by an oilcef on the
extreme right having burst over tue held when the
fig t was al its thckest and under cover OF the dark
less and rain the Ausrans made last splendid burst,
and then gradually fell back. An attempt was made
by the cavalry to pursue them or, at least to get to
Volta and turn the aL, which led to Gil encounter
between French CbasseuIs and Austrian Hulans, IN
| which the former were rapidly sent to right about
| Two whole days were consumed IN seeking for the
wounded and the dead Inferred pel nell IN large
| Trenches dug at the spot where they fell. AIN told
on good authority that 10000 corpses have been bur,
led, aud that many are yet lying IN the bitches aud
| corn. fields. Wounded men III the habit Of creep
ing out Of the way fearing lest friend or foe should
charge over them, and many only discovered days
ae dead not from their wounds so much a. from ex-
! haustion.
| Correspondence Of the Daily News
| CAsTENrDoLo June q, evening.
had lust posted my yesterday letter when an officer
Of the general staff told Of intelligence having ary-
ed from Peschiera that the Austrans intended to attack
| cur lines on the following morning. Once ar
ved at the Roccolo Beschi could distinctly see tae
| smoke of field guns ami muskets-ln word, all the
| operations Of the army. Tue French body which was
fiji st thus engaged was the corps dormee OF General
Mel which since the preceding evening was marching
| ON the direction of Medals The advanced guard OF
General Mel had met three divisions of Urban scorps,
at farm house called the COSa d. Na,oraisice, and
obliged 10 make its way amidst tremendous ire
| of musketry and artillery.
| As soon rs Marshal Canrobert was aware of the
enemys attack, lie ordered his troops to throw aside
their kuapsacks, and with all possible speed fastened
| To the scene of action. After hours fight the
ton became general all over the PLAIN, and the ar
riyal of the Emperor soon converted into regular
pitched battle. Marshal acMahon was coon eng .ged
On the left and the distant report Of the artillery,
which was carried by the wind blowing from the
Lagc III Garda, appnSed us that the Pledmontese army
| was equally engaged somewhere near RIvoltela and
| Pescliera. Ii was about o'clock il the afternoon
| when the PiedmOutese proceeding from klvOlteLa,
succeeded in making their JUNCTION with the French
amy. The French center had been compelled by the
events OF the day concentrate the mass OF It's forces
toward the hily village Of Sole no. where the Aus
TRANS diSputing The ground with ~ energy un-
precedeLted in the present war.
| The battle then became a tremendous one. The
| PtdmOntese, led by the King, real y performed won
deIs. The LIST and "a regiments OF the Guards emu
lated the ZouaVes to such degree, that French Of
| fcer told me IL was Impossible 10 imagine anything
more grand and heroic. Generals Durandcs and Fan.