New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-18

tSiusd vnh n'a.n s,S $50 IN tpe nae. Of aeamp,
80 the .u,sIle,t baggsge-~sson "oeIu
Nc. cane Il tha, an iisiuC,eit 80 p"''N- WI
~ .,..d On n-o5vrs .hs re,ul' We.
a'nr.;n nj f.vor.rn " the Fngh1h Army
I'M. in Austria the sys.sm il CARVED 20 pom ba at
IN ,sis c1urtry The :ight MN - re'ei :" '"'
place .n circles no. con-
- 60 ,hs ,oJ.a-s<, Of tbst ctun'ry, pat Eoicu
,,dica;es ,ru Ia that 20 one w ieei ., 49,
Eeve An officer, discussing u uh, 80" -, 80
ana dia,itg for hs bepet' OF pls 5A1n sIysinsI
1roy. ~ lire "Co1rStatuttoHschrihd"i @
a., n. - MIR cples but gain lit'e ul'he S.onb
mo rs Ard the beads Of our nocfs' H'e no' -,
d. nnrcpsse.p "You forget, creo I" WHY '"'
Tho anstrisp no5iesse have 10 hea,s; or5 ;,c.
Tbst Count Gy ulsi possessed All 'ne pl. , - ~
In Of MS class is proved by fact as yet known I"
q few persons only - ,..l. of MAGENTA Conn.
Clam with portion oil MI cop, i, ,s1 enamv lie
o.a.d with an overwhelming force OF the enemy; Hs
5;snetcbed an aide.de-canp with note 70 C"lnt
Genial earnestly pressing for assisshce. ihe n"e ue
.sun roc the ten miles which sepsraea nil from tne
t.Lhoa,,ers OF the Commander-ln-Cnei IN little
twenty miuut. g. and presented bis letter 10
on,, C,nla who read il, and put II mo hs pocket.
l. vas then respectfully suggested mat count Clam
W, MD esteem it psrt,cular favor some assurance
could be given him al once iy1E Is IN Ne b.t
ease he would be able To iu-e vigor into his ex'
baust.d ,roors, CouD, Gyuls's reply vas eea'ac'e!
,.c. sh.N pseed at oLoe to dinner, and then g'se
g the oece.say orders; and, by the way, yon must De
"hurery sddIe,sing the ade-de camp you shal uius
" al,osp' Whereupon biz Excelency sat down, aud
onety pertook of his cal leaving Count Clam 70 wa,
for the Reinforcement a1d the comforting as7ur 4nce
he was 20 al xious to obtain Well might count oiah
.yclam on the evening after the battle when he re-
c.v.d orders from Count Gyulai to put his corps 10
u atire,a for renewal Of the battle on the morro~,-
"Tell bis Excellercy that shal be too happy 10 tase
anusket in my hand and fight with the rest OF tuo
army, if it can be brought tcgether, bnt n ioi ny
corrs il il in no state TO do anything at present.
What. ore NAV ak would have bsen the condition Of
Count Clans corps bsd Coast Gyulai coriescsnded
TO foreeo bis onner In 1913 Nelice was lost TO Aus
tra because the General in commarf loved bis snpper
too much. In 1888 province is lost for dinner
Count Gyuls retired in Disgrace bu, TO wipe awsy che
Ieprosch that be Generei Of parade end that he
bad never seen shot fred he refused the Bsnship of
Croatia and returned TO bic resiment wiog 10 serje
az Colonel srce he eoudGo longer be accepted as Cen
maDcer in. Chit.
The retrospect of Solferiao must be very irritating
10 all who feel interest in the military fame of Aurrla
II is needy TO dwell the well known fact tina, the
Aus ian army was forced into action in positions most
disadvanta geous 10 them. That fact has bsen ex-
plsined and commented on. IL has been shown ho~
fout il to defend series Of Rights like tho'e OF
Sfefiro which, lying at angle obqne TO the front
Of the attacking force, were easily assaisble on BON
Hauks But other causes beside these conbiued to pro-
duce catastrophe. At Magenta the ncapacty of the
aue1 ce-defest. At Solferino, where there was no
CommaI der In Chief and where each General dif
pretty much what he pleased, too many OF the
les0ers proved themselves the worthy emuators OF
Gyulai. 1t was peculiarly unfortunate that amor all
the CORPS Of the Austrian army that Of Count Clam
should have been chosen 10 hold the position IN winch
mort ereTey and d. cison were required Ola corps
bad never recovered the shock II received at Magenta
1t supported but feeby the efforts OF the 1th corps.
The weakess which it eviuced and the confusion into
which fell at the most critical part of the days oper
lions proved that Count Clam was the night man 10
the rjeht place A General, however brave lie may
be in the field cepnot be sad to possess the
qualities Of command uness he possesses, IN aoailohi
coolness decision, and keen observation GenerM
who does not know where his reserves are placed M
ours blame of no ordinary kind. Such, uufortulse,y,
was the case with Count Clam. When his corp.
Welded ard fell back the of sx batteries t36
gunsl might, if forthcoming, have retrieved the di'as
ter But wben that reserve was wanted twas not 20 De
found. time ct in searching fer 1t and
Solferno already in the hands of the Frenct, when
the discovery was made that the reserve lay a. Volta,
four five miles from the spot where il ought to have
been. II was enough TO raise smile on the counte.
mar &c even of an Austrian to hear colonel say at
o'clock in the afternoon as he rode over the mii OF
Madonna dele Psse that he was going for the ertl-
lery reserve Ct the First Corps a. Volta.
This. however, wac not al. General Zedwitz, with
six cmens Of cavalry and batteries of artillery,
about 1850 men and SO guns unsccounsaoly re
all ed at Goito and psrslyEe by his absence all me
efforts Of the divisions forming the Austrian LETT Inc
Generals of the 3D. 9th, and 18th Corps were waiting
all day for Zedwtz Inferior 10 the French in artll-
lery they longed for the moment when the heavy cav
airy end artillery should appear and restore the equi-
EbIium Of the battle. But they waited in vain. NO
cavalry no artillery, came Lichtensten too, With
his % GO uen, where lie all this time Why had
be not come up! While the battle wsged many a
glance was turned toward the quarter whence lie was
| expected but lie came not. Like Zedwitz, he never
moved.
One example alone will prove that the experience Of
years has Lot preserved the Austrsns from gross mill
! tary eIrors. When the batteries Of the 9th corps
opeued fire the plain Of Medole they quick
y msued by the superior number Of the French guns
| that il was found necessary TO withdraw them. In
order TO do this with effect Mersdorfs cavalry was
ordered out into the plain and the hostile fire was then
divided with so much success that the batteries were
lmbered up with smaller loss than might have been
| expected. But military men very properly inquire
whether heavy dragons not organized for diff
ferent pwpose than that os drawing of an enemy
fine from artillery! The veriest tyro understands how
troops may be moved under cover of artillery bu.
what shall We say Of artillery moved out of fire
under cover of cavalry Had Count Mensdotf
been near the enemy, there would have been some
sense in ordering him out into The plain; but
it was really too bsd 10 send bin into plain covered
by hostile balls fired from distance Of 600 yards,
and out Of range of any guns such cavalry divisions
generally take with them One fancy the rage of
the officer in coumatd Of the battery that first
panied Mensdorf uhen in five minutes AFTER he entered
the plain Of NEEDLE five Of bis guns were dismounted
at distance which rendered any attempt on his part
10 fie perfectly useless. second battery took the
place of the fret In less than minute three OF
The guns were dismounted The officer in command
asked permission to dash forward regardless Of all
oOds, and fire yoley al close quarters. Count Mems
dor refused, thinking, doubtless, that if three guns
| could be d'smourted in minnie at 3 600 yaris the
remainder would be disposed Of long before they could
| have got into range. Finally, the cavalry division
! retired witbsut coming in contact with the enemy.
With regard to the purpose with which lis movement
was undertaken, that certainly effected. But this
purpose was not worth the cost. To save one set OF
batteries another set sacrificed and in addition 4
vast lumber Of ard not less than 500 horses. Ii
Was here that tie superiority OF the red cannon over
ordinary srulery wss foaly and decisively proved.
The horizontal lire the plans Of Medoe dismourted