The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-12
THE BATTLE OF SOLFERrNO.

THE BATTLE OF SOLDERING.
the Extent OF tho Conflict rremen
Thunder Storm In the Hottest Of the kIghx-
Completeness OF Gne Victory.
[from the Liverpool Courier, June 29l
Al four O'Clock IN the bright summer mornag OF Fri
day ast nearly 800 900 stool Gois green earth
To begu the work If Slaughter. For hours
multitude swayed 10 aud ffo in mortal s.re; nov hsre
there, surge Of battle rolled night closed
around the retreAtlng ebb. As If hell sf had 6sosen
kose, the peals " thunder from the clouds which 6iIck
the Ky tc,oards erenigg roU.ed the roar Of artiL
ey and ne gaysng tgstntny atsaed IN campauy ,otA
APPS side, The hills Of Volta other
Chese running 70 the great plain oil Maa.ua aud that
place $780, eco men doing deaths business with all
boasted civilization tDs-rivers dyed with
bood stacks Of corpses plea upoa the PAM shouts
misery, mourning sud oesoatlon. Verify, the old pro
ohesy comes true and the birth OF freedom taxes place
IN q bath OF blood"
The French gained important victory-of that
there cappot he douot The Emperor writes Ea.
press from the chamber which the Emperor Of Austria
had occupied the night before battle He has prisoa.
err cannon ana 6sgs, and bis positions are advanced
We have, 100 the Austrian telegraph, and by IL tho
TRANS manuliy acknowledge defeat for they have with
the actual loss Of human fs Ooe would suppose TO
have been awful At Waterloo there not half The
number OF men engaged. AT Magenta 10 900 were
sent into eternity We could hardly be wrong, would
suppose in considering shat between forty aud fifty
sand nen were placed hors de combat Yet, to oar
PRISE learn that the actual IoBs OF the enemy in the
held was tri1ng, and that Of the French still less No
general officer 10 reported to have fallen Thirty
and 500 prisoners great results for in
which so many men were eogaged me battle would 40.
pear 10 have bea won chiefly by skfu or fortunate
tcs The Austrisns fell back In good order behind the
hncio, blowing up the bridge Of Goito There
confusion or disorder in their ranks and they see from
The duration Of the combat to have resisted s,outy
courage and resolution. Their Emperor was amongst
shem-sheir most famous generals directed their
meD.stne battle field was familiar to them the
Of their autumnal manGuvree They have fought no
doubt, bravey, and have inflicted commensurate up
CD the ioe still they have rereated and another added
70 the list OF French victories
The Austraus, according 10 the Vienna report,
were the assaans; they moved forward from
with the little lake Of soieriSo on he risat The bills 81
Volta on the left and the town OF Cavrana in the
Here they mettne French coming they say in superior
culinary combat took pnce In the town. but towards night
fall the Ausans were driven out, and retreated
the Anco 1t be true tina. the French crossed
pureut, they between Peschera and Mantna, and
wnhin the famed quadrangle few days will inform
whether che viii retire within her forresres, aud
await the ELECTS Of an unhealthy climate upon the allied
arMs.
From the Cork Constitution, June 30]
Paris letter gives few details Of the FIRST great battle
in Iaiy General Kel, with thirty Thousand
two divisions Of cavalry, IN all about fifty thousand
engaged TIL four +. NJ, when he succeeded forcing
Austrian centre after twelve bours' fighting. rne
had brought up eighty thousand
and the Allies theirs OF nifty thousand Il was most
critical moment. Three hours more and the general
lighting ehoed the advantage OF the Allies The Zoueves
sad 70 be much cut and the lst Chasseurs OF AL
Rera terribly treated -Four Generals wounded and
one killed. Fourteen thousand beds have beea com.
mau1eo ut Milan for wounded.
The the Ausrisns crossed the Mncio fight
fbued 10 suggestion OF the Prince OF Prussia,
VITO sAia they gained the battle the Intervention or
PsGssa would not be needed. II the Allies followed the
Aussns the water that would alter the question
Tbs French government coes not appear alarmed at the
Si,ary movepieoss OF Prussia The garrisOns the
tire frontier bave not been reinforced. Marshal Psssier
has made arrangements with tire railways convey
"a sy thousand {: OOPS from Strasburg within twelve
heass that hundred thousand may be assem-
biea 90 the Rhine within thirty six hours.
PARIS, June 20, 1859.
but which reports OF the different attacks corps
Pd,mee The Aoniteur does not state the number OF
killed and wounded on either sde "The Austrians
he afst retreat across The Mnco desired nspire
with adventurous confidence Thus should deploy
columns thus distant from each But the Emperor,
~ out departing from that exated prudence whsn regu
lakes courage, the further the army advanced the
the columns strengthened Themselves by concentration
soerno ia OF hose battles which, they do not end
war, at least allow the soution be forcseen. The
Emperor Of Austria commanded ia person. had thus
been able TO see OF what nation he had made hnse the
enemy"
TURIN, June 70, 1859
The Piednoness Gcces Publishes official details OF the
battle OF soerino, written the evening According
~ positive Information, 5000 Ssrdinans held ground
against so 600 kustrans, who occupied dable posi-
uon from which they dsodged By tbs Sardniana,
under the orders OF the King The OF the Ssrdnsus
in said 70 be about 600 killed and the nanDer
wounded.
The London Times correspondent a. Paris reports thst
project is opened FOR modifying 100 battsons the Ma
onal Guard and recognizing for garrison duty On
the 9th aide. camp OF the Alexander left ST.
Petersburg for Italy, said to be bearer Of autograph
letter from the Czar TO the Emperor Napoleon.
From She London News, June q
The second great battle agans. power in
Italy has been fought, and second time the Austrans
have been utterly defeated Al Magenta the victory was
in some respect due to the ncOmpeency of Gyulaiat
Soerino the Austrian fought nobly under the eye
OF Francis Joseph himself but unable TO resist the
overwhelming prowess OF the Allies. We have before
observed that ns battle would test courage and
durapce OF the rank and file in either the
proves prediction waa not erroneous IL is abun
dainty clear that the Ausrians thoroughly pre-
pared, for they themselves began the attack and IS
equally clear that army which continued the srug
IN the evening has not only been well handled, but
has fought with determined courage So confident Aas-
bottle beam her e,ass so% y n.aaI crs a oe
stain from interfering Nth the progress of the campain
And no doubt the enormous preparation which they hid
made, ard the unquestoned ability Of their military Of
cers, to certain degree justified hi5 confidence. But
the phys steal superiority OF the allies and that spirit
enthusiasm Which just alone inspire, out.
weighed every advantage Tne grand details-even the
plan Of the DattleaTe still unknown. But thus much s
clear The Ausrians ihemseves recrossed the river Mnco
cbOse their ground and advanced TO the attack
must therefore, bave been confident OF success and
certainly fought with perseverrg courage Their line Of
battle occupied fifteen miles They must therefore,
had army. But their osses they themselves
say were extraordinarily hosvy"at OF the day
they retired behind the mncio and the French Emperor
slept In the very which the Austrian Emperor had
occupied toe same morning, Assuredy is difficult 10
Imagine greater defeat or more important victory.
The vitality OF Austria Is proverbal; but, after Magenta
and Sonerino the return OF the Austrian Emperor Mi
an or his continued presence the south side OF the
lsonso-tne true boundary between Italy and Germany
ouk nt TO be considered hopeless II the Allies
teat Tor peace must be this bas,sthst
at once retire beyond that natural limit Had tue super
subtle heiternioh lived few weeks longer might per-
naps pave peeup to suspect that Italy something
| than "a geographical expression
nperiect as the accounts Of the battle OF Sorerno still
arc wouo De dle 10 attempt any detailed DESCRIPTION
the engagement Bus its features aud the prnc
pies which determined tue Austrans deliver 1t not
naId 10 conjecture Tne serious danger to which the
Allied army must have been exposed in attempny 10
cross the MDcio between Peschiera and Mantuaa dia
taco of twenty mesn the face Of hostile army exceed
ing 1000 men, has been already pointed out ia these
columns. probable, therefore, that the Fren N
Emperor would wait until the army about TO be landed
Venice and the forces OF Prince Napoleon had como
up 10 threaten the and left flank OF tho Aus