The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-22
THE BATTLE OF MAGENTA.
Ipteresting Details OF the Great Struggle
Napoieon's Strategy-The Passage or the
TfcinO-The Battle-The Effect In Paris &c.

HOW THE ALLIES OUrwITTED THE AUsrR1ANs
-NApoLEoN's MYSTERY AIDED By TELEaRAPHs
AND RAILROADS.
fNovara Juno 81 correspondence OF London Timer
Yeeterdiy In the afternoon the French Division Cau "a
passed the Tcno without finding trace of the Austrisus
and yesterday forenoon the Sardnans entered Robbo on
The road to Mortara without firing shot or seeing the
Austrians The day before yesterday reconnos nee
was pushed from vinzagio towards Conenza bv coune
If Pedn oneee hataons and from the alton gath
cred there was supposed that the Austrans were hold
Ing Robbie in strength. On this in order t, como up IN
occupied Novara, II determined to drive the
AustIians out Of Robbie. Two columns depart.
other from vinzagio, to cooperate in the t,kns
Of Robbie, where the roads coming from both places
unite His Majesty the King was as. usual, with his
Troops winch had scarcely advanced half distance to
the place their destination when they met the chiefs or
the township Of Robbie, who came to bring the news
that the Aasrans had evacuated the place night be-
FORE
TIE Austrian plan OF operations which puzzled great
many heads from the beginning becomes thus, as YOU
see, every day more an enigma. We have as vet no
news whether the column which day TO ad vance la
the direction Of Mortara has reached that place. nor
So what has found there; but 1t IA scarcely
that the Anstrians have intention accepting
battle at Mortsra, as they abandoned Robbie which
fined themselves to the line Of the Agogna river which
runs about two miles in front OF Mortar But even then
unlees they have thrown osss works. como
to au of preventing their beng turned on
their left from Novsr. is fcut to hos they
hod TINS position. Toe general impression therefore, Ia
that Mortara viii be found abandoned just same as
NovAa.
Inefe must maze been something which they
dsy before yesterday aud wncn Ddsced them retreat
or sne whole lire precipa.ey Tor II to tbat date that
one can trace change Of plan AZ they up
earthworss Their whole line OF from the 5sa
towards Psva not oay on the high road bJ. the
large COMMUNAL rosts especially s the passages the
numerous little cham els of irrigation with which thu
country abounes they cannot have had toe aten ion Of
abandoning the Ire Without rrg shot Their resis.
"A Paesto and vinz,gio aud tner attack Of the
former the ueyt day. showed ooutrarv taa, ,hey
were ready 10 dispute the er9aad foot ny ot with the
aies, ard now eli ut once tney seem vanishing the
earth before them.
The whole progress Of the latter With the exception Of
The tgo days at PaiesTo, HIS been promenade
nsoiie strewed Tth flnwera tor wherever laey p,ss
not only 10 'oyrs like Tse III villages the or tbro "
flowers from The .ndogr ana dstSIbu nen tae
sue lhsre vas net even az occasoh for skrmsh, for
eVergT eve the Austrans had an a9vaoce of oos
and, arrange IN the history Of warfare tee soldiers aid
Only ore SORROW, namely: that they could c1ne up
With the AnslTsrs The warke spirit both of TIL French
aud Pednlontcsc armies is thoroughly reused All they
~sh for is hsht It quite amusing TO ReAr the com
The real solution Of the enigma o prob 1lyJ, found 10
Be 1ict The AuianS haze bsR srG.sooiy ou,pitsi v hy
adrsrsar,e and White mn ,h4iy f,rc4s as
pute e passage Of the Pc, v oasnd hsaees al al once
ooaced IN arck@ side AMI they c1,d nat no. ina uo
teir orcss al tine to aoce base tte ground Ssica
Ia known that s'ge forces concentrated 40 to
the last two days at stradella. Oh the road to
Placenza They bad ali the advantages OF q central
position, with tbs allies, VII, had /, bring 10 taor
forces and 'sats'Il placed in semcrcle before them:
they lac most Of The important passages both
Sesa arc 90 ioe 20 in their hands, they had therefore
stateRicsUy tue supefngity; yet less than week with
only two te engagements was sufficient only re
esssbiish tire equilibrium hat TO change ths respective 90
sors altogether. OF course is within the range II
possibility That oAtne snoud change to- morrow tbs
stete o. bings but caupot help in the eauts al
m!og the genius which conceived and the emerge whch
executed this grand plan, by which the Ausiriins were
forced TO retreat heyo the rcuo whoi, battle Oaly
when ibe details Of the move snen known will /. be
possible to appreciate It ia all Ito grandeur. fne way
in which the masses OF troops wsfc thrown from GU,
keep in mi.d tha. thero no reuas.ons Of any
kind that has To be provided beforehand and
then ikewae that this Is country one must keep
TO be great roads In the movement o, ar MES
need not say what confidence this steady al
vance causes in the chief The sosiigs teel liza, IL
Is po'pl hand and clear head whiea direct hsa AMI
the Whole Is done u that Of mystery Which I'M.
posing No one rces the Emperor hus:e tnows wha win
be done he nertmYment The order c,me suddenly and IN,
erpectey; not those round kaoo apyht " before
hond ana ec7 yhing is done far qitty than
has been done nth other ara'es, ouiog 10 teg-arks
and rdiiwass The clumsy system Of field teie-
graphs compared with the electric wire With which
she country Is covered the Austriaus quit II, ia
which once existed in EoglsDt. There Is danger NJ
difcnhss o. giound. fogs add other nconveuenc the
furhest corps can receive message IN minute and
cute the orcer i'm me1iately
But Is n. Tciii0oy ,chch hsf done woades ia his c1r
and has ret on'y squaed 5u, S,opnssed The expectations
fmmed Of rs cssi 'ance and ID must be nosred
be system 10 Piedmont s lot 70 ex.psYs Ia in other
coun,riss; paDy OF he branches have only single us
OF ras which oeisvs and dangers rbe grea
central station Ia Aiessarera wiere the anch lines e,
verge ooi ell points Of the compass, is sc.rcey equal in
extent Third or fourth ate Eoeiish station aai vat
cefed Gao seArcey be calculated; rjeed, without
whole warfare, such AZ Tis, would have boea lnposs
be.
The whole seems almost magic Yen arrive c. 20 xn
n the evening aad A1d !, fun OF troops, every one rsa
ming about 70 ind room for hinself ant bis cattle You
have 10 Put up ~ith mattress In Conner; Il goa waat
% eat have 70 serve yoursef you have TO for
spoon you want 1t, or for Rlass plate; wnea
you awose next motpiog you fnd yourself he soe
pier OF your room, OF your hote and tho town has
sumed the istless, dead appearanc, Of provincial loves
all over the world.
has been for the LASS two days one OF the great
GENRES, aud is streets AMI 1sct4be oosiog
Dtuaes, usually silent, acinati By vi,
rnicD mostly attrcd 10 unf)f relieves :ae m,no,ony
W we buildings TIE place IA great retort for ns pro
eooit who, tha district OF Noyara,
nes.S hthtrous tSo s sooo<, r2tror aspect
qaite cbAtfed for the batter A ony or rhsps fs
hoafr, aol u "ih relapse again into is M egt.
IL :. Is az se'oas 10 conjecture IL aowsi 70 h,pa -
bore 20 Wiiie 10 You ae., from the iet bsak OF .hs
Ticno
THE PASSAGE AT TJJRBFGO
TIE foog.ag "a the Official report of Geuera Mo A.h,a
| aisreesc1 70 the Erpcro-;--
HaaDQuAR1ges ruRs3o, Juue g. 1850