New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-15
THE AUSTRIAN ARMY BEFORE TIE BATTLE.



VALEGGIo, June 90.
Iwas yesterday, introduced to Count S,hlck and
his Adjutant Gen. Baron Won Stannovcs. Their well
come 10 the camp was exceedingly cordial. Count
Schhek il one of those veterans who seem to have
lived half century in camp. Weather beaten and
fearful in the eye that remains 20 him. he has au
cree. carriage, which permits the full advantages
his tall person 10 be developed. His command II not
However the responsible one which Count Gvua
erioyed. lie only directs the movements OF the
ses,ond army, while his predecessor, IN addition To
that important trust, wlleded tne nigher powers OF
COMMANDER in. Chief. These the Emperor is now
determined to concentrate in hs own hands and
the ardor with which he is known To be mil ired Will
probably be tempered by the matured experience o.
He's AL the army expects ana hopes that uuisr this
new state Of things forward movement Will be maie.
have already told you generally that the Austrian
army is in highly efficient condition for active ser
vice. l am confirmed stil mere in that Impression by
closer inspection of it. From the nights abou' this
place several considerable bodies OF men are visible;
come are even eucamped within this town, and their
cheerful spirits very remarkable. Hard by, IN the
maize fields men OF various chimes; they are BUSY
either in cooking in cleaning their accoutre neGts.
They are formed in lines at proper distances and the
knapsack the cloak of each marks the place where
he hives. Here tents no standing huts, noue oil
the paraphernala of AL English camp; tue AusHians
have not even the fen'e dd6T of the French, which
enables each soldier to keep at leas. the upper
part of his person under shelter of canvass.
The Austrisns sleep on the ground, exPpSei
in the day to sun OF which those VINO
in the evening TO heavy dews, which tall chill and
damp on their frames and they are further without
cover of kind against the frequent storms, which
suddenly sweep down from the n.ighbOring Alps and
inundaie the fields. They are allowed, however, 10
exercise their ingenuity III forming temporary cover tor
themselves and for this purpose every bough or stalk
of is useful This Is fatal 10 the crops Of null
berry or Indian corn belonging Ia the peasants on
whose land the caup is pitched. But, after all l6O,0O0
men do not cover very large space of ground, and
the damage must be accepted "a the inevitable result
OF war. All the land is under cultivation. There are
DO commons vacant plaius where troops can he
brought together, aud whatever army occupies the
country the result is the same.
Your correspondents in the Crimes have has occasion
10 notice the speed and ingenuity with which the
French gave names TO streets and numbered houses.
The Austrians are perfect masters of every detail of
ths kind. Officers and told of for that particular
service occupy the place destined for headquarters 40
or three hours beforehand They choose the H. lOca
tee for each office, ana in front of the houses they nail
up little rolls of CLOTH which already ms ribbed
the names Of the officers intended 20 occupy them.
Thus, there is no vain searching for the quarters of
any officer aud il is all we'll known where the smallest
Aide-de-caup takes his rest whore the general in
chief resides. The system is everywhere pursued
and there is not cart that does not carry the name and
rank VI its owner.
Ihave, as yet, seen field hospitals, because the
amy is 81 near Verona that sick establishments are
unnecessary and the number of sick Ia, a. present
very small The officers of the medical department
state that the number OF patients be taken az five
per cent OF the whole force, many of whom suffer
Irg from feet consequent on forced marches. IL
is expected however that the average sickness will
be higher as tie heat Increases. The corps OF Geu-
eral Urban which, since its campaign against the vol
npteers of aibsld has 10 the resr OF tue army
seems 10 have suffered most from rapid movement.
General rb sn himself short, energec-leoAlns man,
is in high command at Verona.