The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-26

to Leghorn II rol the Tuscans, who had already
forced their Duke abdicate, and had declared In
favor OF ssrdnis, Parma and Noteua had also done
This movement was variously Interpreted. Il Was re-
garded by Tome as first step towards giving him the
throne of Tuscany and by others as simply plan on
part OF the Emperor to get rid OF his hotheaded oousn
GaIibadi was sent with small body Of volunteers TO out
flank The AustrAns on their right and to stir up the
people Of Northern Lombardy OF the vAtsns to
volt Ihns the Aus.rians found themselves with power.
fu Fetch and Italian army in their 'front.' the corps Of
Prince Napoleon on their left flank and the ndetagab
GaHba'di with his chasseurs their right flank Their
operations In Piedmont simply confined to forAgings
vsclaton chara erzed their movements, and they let
the time Zip by when they might have seized Turin.
AUsTRIA's BACKWARD MOVEMENTS.
The crossing Of the Ticno-that invasion Of Piedmon
tese territory which placed Austria in the position Of
having commenced the war-was destined 20 bs en- irely
destitute Of any advantage to that xer Ca the 10th
Of May they commenced th.ir back ward movement,
having been three weeks in the enemys country without
strkirg blow, thus giving time for the Allies to
trate their forces. They had advanced from vercsI
across the Sesa but they retired the same day. blowing
up two arches Of the bridge Of Sesa and finally fell back
upon verte'h, which the Allies Immediately occu pied
The Aussriars also made demonstration the day in
endeavoriog TO foy themselves the left bank Of the
passage Of the artillery Of The Allies. Both those
movements, however, simply feints to mask the
real design Of the Austrians which to retreat to Sra
della, the key Of Pavia Considerable skrmshng took
pace-mere affairs of ou.posts-but the first battle Of
Importance in which the two armies engaged WAS
the
BATTLE OF MoNTEBELLo.
The village Of Montebe the extreme left Of the
French n6s close to Parma the east and from
Lombardy the north II is nearly In tie direction OF
Milan from Aessandra, aud little less than half way,
the whole dis!sr ce beng only sixty Ave mles In this
neghbortocd the advanced posts Of General paraguay
d'Hilliers were stationed. Count Stadion with an Aus
uan corps sad to consist OF Is 900 men, proceeding
on recot the 2ls of Nay when he m 1t aud
attacked the French ouposts General Forey advanced
with division of 5000 French and regiment o. Pie,-
montese cavalry, under the commani of General
de SonDsz, and soon the fight became general
After desperate hand to hand combat Of four hours
the village CT Montebello WAS carried by the French
ia the most Liant STYLE the Ausans retreatng in good
order to u left bank of ths Po General Bsuret dis
tpguished French officer, was killed, and General Forey
wounded When the Emperor arrived the field after
the fight was over he embraced Forey and profuse
in acknowledgements Of his gallant conduct The Austrian
loes in killed. wounded and prisoners was, according to
General Gyuaisrep about 3O0 while the French and
Sardnans admitted their loss to be about half that num-
ber While the sght raging the French troops were
brought up in railroad cars and Of the companies
actually fred out of the windows before they aghted
There great rejocngs in France when the news Of
the victory arrived Paris was illuminated and 7e Deum
chanted In Notre Dame.
GARIBALpTs MOVEMENTS.
In the NEAR time Garibadi. with his corps of thou
sand Cdcistr6 del Alpe, WAS performing prodiges of
vaor in Northern Lombardy BE drove the Austrians
cut Of Como on the evening of the 9th of May seized
their vessels on the lake. stirred up nsurrecton in the
valtere and drex TO his standard host Of volunteers
Again he met the Austrians at Camerata and again re-
pulsed them. Re WAS ever the alert to punish the
Austrans, and did electualy On entering the Lom
bard territory he issued the following proclam
LoMBARDs-You called TO q new life and YOU will
respond TO the appeal fathers did OF Pous
da and Legnano The enemy is the ever-puless
black assassin and iobber. Your brethren Of every
province have sworn 10 conquer OF die with You. Ia
our task TO avepge the insults the ourages and the servi
tude of twenty generations 1t is for leave TO our
children patrmony freed from the pollution of foreign
domination Victor Emanuel chosen by the national will
for our supreme chief sends me to organize you for this
patriotic tight deeply feel the sanctity Of this mission
and am proud to command you. TO arms TAen bond
age must cease. He who seize arm, aud does not
is traitor Italy, with her children unitet aud freed
from foreign domination, will know how to reconquer
the rank which Providence has assigned her among
nations.
TIE HUNGARIAN REvoLUTIONIsrs
said to have entered into the designs of Napoleon
to promote revolution in Hungary; and manifestoes to
the Hungarian nation and TO the Hungarian soldiers
ing in the Austrian army circulated by Kossuth
and klapka. The movement, however, attained i'm.
portance, and iced not be further referred to.
THE BATTLE OF PALEsrRo
Was in respects SIMILAR in character to that Of
Montebeo 1t fought the 3oth of May. when the
Pedmontese army passed the Sesia in the face of the
Ausrians who fortified at Palestro After severe
conflict the Sardnians under the command Of their King
drove the Ausrans out of the village Of Palestro 1t
band TO hand fight through the streets The Zouaves
distinguished themselves in IT, charging Austrian bat
terry, and bayonetng hurting the gunners into the
canal The Austrian entertainments carried at the
point the bayonet The Allies took eight pieces
quantity Of small arms and 900 prisoners The
Austrian loss in killed. wounded and prisoners was about
22CO, the loas Of the Allies little less The victory was
followed by the retreat Of the Austrans the cino
and thus Sardinia got rid Of her invaders.
The BATTLE OF MAGENTA
Was the next great act in the drama The Austrian army
made stand upon the Tcino the 4h Of June great
force and gave battle to the allies There were some
10000 French End 10000 Austrians engaged The an.
nouncement of the result made known in despatch
from Napoleon to the Empress, ns follows
MAGENTA, jane 5, 1859.
Yesterday our army was under orders to march Nj
across the bridges thrown the Tcino at Turbgo
The operation was well executed, although the enemy,
VINO had repassed the rcno in great force offered most
determined resistance The road way was narrow, and
during two hours the Imperial Guard sustained unsup
ported the shock Of the enemy 10 the meantime General
McMahon made himself master Of Magenta. After san
culinary conflicts repulsed the enemy at every point
with loss side Of about 1000 The loss of
tie enemy is estimated at Is 900 killed aud wounded and
5000 Austrian prisoners remained in our hands.
MAGENTA, June 5-Evening.
inc Austrians taken prisoners at least 000 and
the Austrans placed hors du corntd, 10000 Three
pieces OF cannon and two flags captured fro the
enemy.
Today our army rests for the purpose of reorganizng
iisef. Our loss is about GOO killed and wounded and
one cannon taken by the enemy.
These figures were afterwards modified very consider
ably, the loss of the Allies proving be largely in ex
cess Of the amount stated Gyua gave the Austrian killed
and wounded at from 4 COO to 5000, and the Allied
Losses at one half Generals Espinasse and lie
Cler: were among the Slain General McMahon who dis
tinguished hmsef by his brilliant deeds, created by
Napoleon the field Of battle Marshal France and Duke
Of Magenta. General RegDault de ST. Angely the
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