Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-07-07
Foreign Intelligence.

The news from the seat of war is ofan i'm
portant character. The Austrians were still
retrcating, but grand battle was momenta-
raly cxpectrd on the Mincio.
The two armies are face to face. All the
corps of the Austrian army are concentrated
upon the line Of the Mincio. The provinces
Of the Empire have been denudcd of troops,
and the last columns are arriving by forced
marches, upon the scene of the contest
The Austrian army has chosen its position /;
it occupies line on the other side Of the CHI
csc, the centre Of which rests upon the heights
of Castiglionc before Peschiera the right
wing extends to Tomato, the left to Castle
Goflredo. On the 18th the Emperor Francis
Joseph reviewed the corps dmmee encamp-
ed at Tomato.
The Allied armies follow the enemy step
by step, combining their movements. 1t is
posi- Jlc that the pivot Of their position will
be tie bourg of Monte Chairs, evacuated pre-
riptately by the Austrian rear guard. a
French corps is advanced by forced marches
in the Naltclinc where the Austrians made a
feint Of descending from BOrmio to threaten
the rear of the Allied armies.
The ground chosen by the Austrians fol
accepting battle, has been well studied 10y
their General these positions served hahitu.
ally for the grand manpuvres of the Autumn
The latter fact is not ignored at tie Frcncl
headquarters and precautions have been Ia
ken accordingly.
Prince Napoleon was to enter Mutona OF
! the goth. BY this time military operation,
have commenced in the Adriatic upon thu
r. 81. .pc CT t.I tl,ot Atte
| trians, while the French army marches TO the
Mincio, wish to direct body of $4,000 mel
by the Tyrol upon Milan, but it is not yer.
| likely that Austrian generals will try one o
those bold mannuvrcs TO which they are so lit
| tie accustomed. In any case prccaution
have Teen taken.
The Modenese troops at Brexello laid dow
their arms and the people have hoisted th'
| tri-color.
The Paris correspondent Of the Londoi
Times, writing on Monday evening says:
We are daily in expectation of news of
| battle on the Mincio-a great battle which
ost by the Austrians, may hasten the sou
ton Of tho great question at issue, and dissi
| pate the delusion that they can continue t.
hold to Lombardy as before. The famou
fortresses will, VIC are told, not long stan,
out against rifed cannon. Should n battle
then be lost by the Austrians on the Mincio
it is thought or hoped that the neutral power
may try to bring about an armistice with
view to an ultcrior arrangement. There arr
variots r,a 'ons or rather conjectures, as t.
the nature of this arrangement. One is tina
! Austria will be induced to abandon her claim
| to I.,mbardy, which will be annexed t, Pied
| mont. and that Nenc, will be declared
free city, with portion of territory as IA
| as the limit of Lombardy. The attention o
| everybody is fixed on the battle of the Min
| clio. In the meant time some uneasiness pre-
| walls here in consequence of the accounts re
ceived from Berlin that the remainder of tn
Prussan army had been Gale! into activ
service.
A detachment of Austrian prison ,rs hav
arrived at Lavc on the Mayenne, h'uoni
whom are five licutenants. These offic er
are well educated, and express their graft
tudc for the cordial reception they have me
with in France. From 500 to GOO Austrian
prisoners passed through Montpelier on Fri
DAY last. They are athletic, good-lookin.
soldiers 1t is said that number Of Austrian
prisoners are TO lc sent to Algeria.
A despatch from Brescia on the mornin:
Of tie 18th of June, states that the Empero
has made his entry into that place, with III,
King Of Sardinia. They were welcomed
with the livelest enthusiasm.
FRINGE Napoleon has already passed Thu
Apprentices with his corps darmce, accomra
MED by Tuscan troops, and volunteers are in
vited TO flock to his standard so rs to brin!
up the latter force TO total of 20 600. Gen
eral Ulloa is to take the field with the Tuscan
troops to participate in tie war of Indepen
dcnce.
NJ. Kossuth left Paris on Sunday, for Mar
settles, where he is 10 embark for Genoa
During his stay in raris he is said to hav
dclberatcd with number of his friends
Hungarians and others, in which the plan
for tie future were discussed. 1t is infcrrc,
from this that matters are arranged to Civ
General Klapka's proclamation effect
The French ard Austrian armies now mum
Der 800, 1000 men.
THE LATEST.
Misunderstanding to adviccs from Brcs
| cha to tho 18th, tile Sandman army prcser
YES its position before Brcscia at Razzetta ant
| G. G. Castencdolo. The French army occu
pics Brescia and its cnvirons in line with tn
! Sardinians.
On the 18th inst the Austrians re-occu
pied Montechairo with a considerable force
/ Fano, Urlino, .Fossombrone, Sesi and An
coma have pronounced for the National cause
| Bernc. The news that a French corps
d'armce Lad arrived in the Valtellne. is un
true. The news referred to a Lombard corp
led by Gen. Garibaldi's officers. which wa
stationed in the yaltelline. Garibaldi hal
at present pushed his out posts as far as Bal
laclore, in the direction of Borlio, which i
occupied by 400 Austrians.