Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-07-16
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DETAILS OF THE BATTLE OF
SALFERINO..
French loss 10000 to $4,000.
SEWERS Loss OF THE AUsTRIANs.
Interesting PartIculars.

follows: Gen Neils corps 5000 TO Z 600; d. His
lier's, nearly 5000; McAahon's, . SEQ; aud Can
roberts 900, besides casualties in the artillery
and special corps The Freaeb people said 20
be dissatisfied wah the sclniuess Of the details as
i yet pub ishsd ir-the Moaiear.
Toe Patrie says Nsp5leen had an epSulet shot
away Gen. Diem is reported among TIE dead.
The Austrisns had seven or eight .nsrals aud
very many Of the superior officers wounded. Gen
! Greschke was killed
Some Of the French infantry regiments were near
| y cot to pieces The Piedmoptese suffered 10 Sc
Verely as to be incapable Of forming into line of
battle.
The Vienna correspondent of the London TImss
writing the 28to, says that's days must elapse
before the complete returns CT the Losses Of the Aus
| irians could BE- received.
The fams writer says that the Italian regiments
IN the Austrian army have become very difficult to
! manage. The men desert in scores ana les In
the neighborhooi Of Trieste, whole bat sion had
raised 'hs cry in favor Of Victor Emanuel YES
sci the COAT, under ibe American flag, hal been
detected in the act Of receiving The deserters
board after dHk
The people of Milan have made threatening man
lies aiiors against ihr Jesuita, whom public
accuses Of keeping up secret correspondence with
Austria.
The municipal body of viedna have offered 10
msi8tain peics and order ia case il necessary
to dispatch the garrison at Vienna 10 the seat Of
war
EnorBous masses ofthe French soldiers are march
ing in Piedmont, via Nice and Mount Gents.
Napoleon was IN perfect heslth, aud the sanitary
condition of his army was exceli5nt His head
quarters were at VallengrO, where Prince Napoleon
was expected to atrive the Both ut.
1t is reported that at Salerno nearly every officer
and man of the artillery aitlehed to the Imperial
Guard was hors de eambdt.
The Austrian accounts Of the battle admit their
loss to be 20 eco killed wounded, aud missing The
Austrian official report Of the battle says UGusu-
ally heavy losses, and the fac that the left wing Of
the frat army unable to make progress on the
right flank of the enemy, who directed his main
force in The eentsr against Volta led TO the retreat
of the Imperial Royal Army. 1t began late in the
evening, during very violent storm.
The correspondent of the London Herald gays:
So little did the French expect battle that, on tie
previous night message from the King asking for
supports in case he should be attacked, was met
With refusal, on the ground that an attack by the
AusIrians was not probable AT day break, however,
the corps Of Marshal Dliilliers cane In sight Of
Salferino, and was imme dately set upon by large
Austrian force, which rushed down the hill and
fought With the greatest fury. The Msrshal resist
ed the attack the best Of his power, and sent of
his abide oaEp for supports, but it was not before
three hours Of frighful carnage had elapsed before
the corps OF General Mel made its appearances.
TIE Austrians were slowly driven back, and eve
~ now and then there WAS = pause The French
continued to gain ground. Heaps of their own and
the enemy's corTses mark the fluctuations OF the
fight. The Ausrisns were thus slowly driven ont Of
Salferino but all of a sudden they made tremend-
Gus burst forward, and the French were driven
down the hill. Being admirably supported by their
artillery, however, they made a stand, and com
menced once more to advance. II was like hail
storm of bullets and balls, and whole files were
moved down by single discharge.
In the meantime, at the right and left wing the
Aus rans were getting decidedly the best of it. The
hahn rvvlU hack Gpn
Canrobert's corps was also heavily punished, and
had there been a skillful general in the Austrian
army ID collect and concentrate their forces against
the weak point of the enemy's line, matters would
have had different aspect The French eOnman-
der to whom the credit of the day is entirely due,
whether it be Neil, MeMahos, OF the Emperor him
SELF sent forward the Inpeeial Guard ana a strong
division Of the Infantry Of the line against the Aus
trian center, and succeeded for time in breaking
it. Iastsad CT bringing up their forces to repel this
formidable attack, the supports were semitic the Ieft
and right wings, which did not need them.
Desperate attempts were made to recapture Sal
ferinO, but the French strongly held II, and the
bugles began sound general retreat. An attempt
WAS made BY the cavalry to pursue them, which led
TO on encounter between the French CEa5seUrs
and The Austrian Hulons, in which the former were
rapidly put 10 the ght about. It is stated that not
a single Hungarian regiment vas allowed to teks
part in the battle, and that the Italian regiments
had all been previously sent to the Tyrol.
Twenty thousand corpses are Esid- to have been
buried, and many were yet lying in the bitches and
coru6elds
The Berlin and Vieuns letters confidently speak
of negotiations having been opened by Prussia with
England and Russia for The purpose OF establish
ing, if possible, basis for combined mediation
The military commission of the Frankfort Diet is
said to have approved of tie demand to move an
army of observation TO the RaiEe.
Phe French are making immense naval prepare
lions in the Adriatic Five ships of the line, frg
ates. 6 Warqstesmegs. l3 floating batteries, gun
boats brigs aud three-mastered vessels, were at
Autivari. They have msny troops and enormous
supplies on board. The admiral was about to open
his sealed orders
Two of the London papers state ihst there has
been meeting at Paris of the inferior diplomatic
agents of Ffalce in the LsVsni and that they have
been dispatched to their posts by orders from the
Emperor. Il is presumed that they have orders to
aid in getting up iGsurrection in Turkey IL the
interest," Of Russia, Gen. Garibaldi has received or
ders TO occupy the upper Nsltin", and was expeeed
al Torano with 000 men, and where 500 Piedmon-
tese had already arrived.
SkiImishes have taken place near Bornio between
the Frence corps of Valletrino and the AusiriaDs
guarding the StelVio pass.
The Austrians number thirteen companies OF in
fautry and two companies Of caFbineers. They
occupy positions between Glaurus and Trafo and
battery has been placed in position to command the
road TO Slelyo Barbados have also been erected,
ard there is great fear Of descent by Garibaldi
The Swiss Federal Council has decided, in concert
with the beligereBts, that any soldier seeking shell
ter in Swiss Territory shall be sent back TO their
country, their governments engaging motto employ
them again in the present war The garrison Of
Lavero and the soldiers of Garbeldseorp will con-
seouently be sent back
il is said that the Austrian Monarch ordered the
recrossng Of the Mncio in opposition 10 the advice
of Gen He's.
The Sandman account Of the battle Of Salferino
SAYS: On The 9th the Emperor ordered the Sardin-
ian army 10 occupy PozEalerga and invest Pes
cheira while the French occupied Carriana Mar
shall dHilliers met with unexpected difficulties and
the Piedmontese reconnaissance also encountered
great forces of the enemy. While PHiliiers per-
formed prodges of vac ct Sslferino, the masses
Of the enemy contiuued,to advance on Castigione.
The Emperor, pereeiving that he was cow con-
tending with the entire army of the enemy, deploy
| ed the corps of Marshals Neil and McMahon in
Mace and ordered Canrobest to rejoin with the In
| nerial Guard The King had been requested 10 d.
rect Al possible force Rgrinst Saferno, and accord
,1slv ordered Generals Fanii and Durand to convey
auscor to the French. Gen. Fanli had already com
| nanded the movement to be made, when news ar
rived that the recoDn osances of the third aud 9Th
divisions we're in dang OF being cut off at Desen-
zano by suPeric- force
The King rec ,lled Fanti, and ordered the brigade
Of AostO 10 return promptly to San MaTtno and
| Xavier Marshal dIIilliers was at SslfeTino, and
] marched against Carf:ana The King having been