The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-06-11
TIL E DISPATCH.
THE MAILS BY THE AFRICA

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| The steamship Africa, which left Liverpool On
the 2s.h uit., arrived as New York ct noon rburs.
day. Among her passengers was P. +. Barnum.
| THE BATTLE OF MosfrnEtLo.
The Paris correspondent OF The Ames vrftes
that letters entitled to some credit state positive,
| ly that ouiy 4 200 French troops were engaged At
Moutebelio. The Austrians are admitted to have
fought admirably in line. but not so we'll in close
quarters, or whom the moment came to cross the
bsyonet. Other accounts estimate the French
forces In this action at fully 12 COO II is asid
that General Forey's coat was riddied with bui-
| lets. s.s- ~ -
Private accounts say the real loss of tie Frepcb
was i, 900 TO 100 meg.
The Times Pavia correspondent says the Ans,
Irians ADMIT shat the French fought splendidiy.-
| From the nights the Anstriaus bebeld the novelty
| OF train after train of French troops arriving by
railway from Voghera, disgorging them and i'm
mediateiy Fastening back for more.
| OFFICIAL BULLETINS
The following are the official bulletins issued by
the Ssrdinian Government:
TURIN, day 26 800 Austrian Infantry. with
Lou cavalry and two pieces Of cannon, marched
| yesterday morning from 0allamate to sesso CaIen.
dz. but were met by a body of Chasseurs des Aims
| under Capt. de Cristof,rcs who repuIsed them
taking several prisoners. The enemy has retired
| message from verese apnounces that a. 4
| o'clock this morning, 5000 Austriaas attack ed
zen. 6ariealdfs corps; three heuxs later the ene.
my was rePuised at Maima.e. on the road to Como.
| The Chasseurs d'Alps fought yaItantiy cbarring
the Austriaus With the bayouet Gen. GaribaIdi
| Is 10 pursuif OF fhe resreating enemy.
| "ro.day the Emperor wentfo Vercelli accom-.
panied by Generals Valiant and De Ia Msrmora-
| HIS MsJesty was received by the authorities the
| clergy and the population, who ssuted him with
hearty plaudts =
| A telegram, via Berne, also reports that Carl
| os'ai had beaten the Austrans at Verese, and
| taseu some Of their cannon and 1t likewise sav,
tbst the losses were great, and that the tnhahi
fanfs OF the surrounding country had revot,ed
| aod risen ~ arms G7ri6sldi bad issued procia
| ciamation calling on tbe Lambards to rise.
| "'tksNA Nay 26 A brig ,de of the enemy had
tasen up strong position on the Sesia: close bv
Gambia; but during the night of the 24th ana Is b
| instant tue Austrian8 constructed battery OF
lonr pieces of cannon and four howi,zsrs, and
! opened nre about four O'Clock. The surprise was
30 great. apd the result favorable that the en-
| emy was forced to change bis position, three times
auu nualiy ABANDON his encatnpment altogether -
| Inc Iimes Turin correspondent, writing on the
| .atn, says general impression prevailed that
| tnere would soon be an action on q much larger
scale than the affair of Montebeilo-probably iu
| the vicinity of Mortara.
| MISCELLANEOUS WAR ITEMS.
Vienna letter says that by the middle of June
the Austrian army in Italy will prob,bly be $685.
600 strong, with IS 600 horses aud $50 to 900 guns
| copscription of 100000 men was expected to be
made in Austria in few days
| dispatch dated Berne May 26 says that Cara.
uiHut pFlbuDefS INC Austrian officials of
the town of Varese, aud that according TO rezort,
he had under him force of 10, coo men, but nei.
ther cavalry nor artillery.
| Tho 15Tester Zetung states that Sardiuiar Com-
missaIy mad proclaimed the incorporation of Mas
sa with Piedmont. The same Journal also states
| that Datch steamer lad, ia violation of inter-
national law, been chased by q French war ship
| bosting Austrian colors. sps
| The London Times's Turin correspondent saws
the feeling there and 10 some other parts of Itav
was particularly hostile TO England
| The first Austrian corps d'armee, 10000 strong
WAS to be sent from Bohemia into the Tyrol by
| way of Dresden and Munich.
The accumulation of troops in Munich was so
great that 1900 beds had been made up in the
Crystal Palace.
The report that the neutral powers had protested
againyt tho occupation Of Tuscany is consradcted;
| but it was believed that the English and prussisn
En- mbassadors in Paris had made observations on the
| subject which were not very we'll received.
dispatch from Trieste says that about 60
French men-o!-war were in the Mediterranea
cruising between the Adratic and the Leyapt
fotilla Of guuboats was ready to sail from Top-
| Ion, aud was shortly to be followed by sccopd-
Il was supposed they were intended 10 act against
Venice.
Five gsn-boats, which could ba taken to pieces
| and re>mcunted, had been sent to,Geuoa Thev
| we're intended for Lake Magsiore
The Daily News's Turin correspondent te!e,
graphs that an official inquiry made on the spot,
establishes the fact that the contributions levied
by the Austrians at Vercsli and which the special
correspondent of the Times declared had not beeu
| raised amount to the sum of ITO million francs
The Paris corr spobdent of the Times SAYS thai.
| independently of the eighth divisions already de-
| sigGated to form the army of observation under
Pelissier, four additional divisions were being or.
| gatizad for The same object.
letter fIOm TouOu states that enlistment Of
seamen in that port, if not abandoned, is at Ieast
| suspended
Advices from MarseiIes state that the steamers
arriving at that port from Italy, we're crowed with
| No ,>lfa
| the Roman States aud Naples.
FRANCE
On the 18th uIt, the Empress received the
Members Of the great bodies of the State and ad.
dressed speech to the Presidents of each body
Her Majesty said to Count MofDy President of
the Corps Legislatif, that she depended upon the
| enlightened patriotism of the Deputies to main.
tain in their several Departments that confidence
which all must feel 10 the energy of the army
and, when the day of victory SHALL have come
| in the moderation Of the Emperor Her Majesty
! further said that she rec1oned upon the support
| of the entire nation, which. during the absence
OF the Chief ii bad chosen. wou!d never be found
wanting to a woman ard child Loud and long
applause followed the conclusion of the address
The French Government, ia consequence of the
difficulty OF obtaining English COAL had contract.
ed with three French companies for 25o 900 tons
The Paris Bourse was firm, aud on the q tb the
| three per cents advanced Il per cent, closing a,
81 55 tor money aud 81 GO TOR account
Tho Freaeh Euvoys at The Courts of Bavaria
Hanover and Wortemhurg, were in Paris. having
been summoned TO give verbal account of the
difficulties of their position in consequences Of the
war excitement 10 Germany.
GERMANY
Accounts from the Southern States of Germany
reiterate the reports that the war excitement
there was most intense.
Explssations are said to have been demanded re.
spectiog the pagssge of Austrian troops through
Bavarisn territory.
At the sitting of the Federal Diet at Frankfort
on The 26th the minor German States voted that
10 certain eventualities military measures should
be tnkeD. Prussia claimed that ia such case the
initiative should be accorded to her.
Reports contipued to circulate that Prus sia
would Gall out the Lapdwehr on the 5th of June
NAPLES.
II Is said that all the Powers With the sxception
Of France and Sardinia, bad ack uow lodged by
telegraph. the DOW King OF Naples. The Kifg
was proclaimed as Cascrta, on Sunday the 22d
and the garrison took the oath of allegiance the
same day. The garrison of Naples took tho same
oath or che 25th. The capital tranquil, but it
was feared that, Court intrigue might give rise to
trouble. The King, ccehding in his army wac
making preparations to suppress any outbreak OF
revolution de Patats He had ordered tho arreet
OF several suspected persons of Distinction IN
his proclamation announcing his accession to the
thorns. the King avoids making any engagements
for the fninre and from announcing his opinion on
the Italian peninsula.
GREAT BRITAIN.
The following circulars bad heeu issued to the
supporters of the Derby Government:
"Msmbers are most particularly requested TO
make their arraug ugements so as to admit of their
being sworn at the table of the House of Commons
not later than the 9th of June Il 10 fully expect.
ed that an amendment will be proposed upon the
address in answer TO the Queens speech on Tues
day, June Z; aud 1t il of the utmost Importance
that every vote should be available on that day
The Board of Trade returns for tho month OF
April show an increase In the value of the exports
of nearly f2,000,000 over the corresponding month