M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-06-30


TuE BATTLE OF PALEsTRo.- Thi
was not simply one contest, but q sue
cassion Of contests, at different points
AMI in every contact resulting in thu
discontinue of tho Austrians, Tit
tercest fight was on the Both of May
%, 900 men on each side. The Lon
don Chronicles account is lengthy bu
the following is its main points of in
tcrest:
According to tho Sandman nc
codut, $4,000 Alstrians advanced a
seven o'clock in the morning to retakc
the position. They were met by the
King at TIE head of the fourth divi-
ision' and General Cialdini, com.
lnanding cavalry. and the third regi-
meut of French Zouavcs. The Aus.
trians not only attacked the position
ut Paostro, but attempted to prevent
re.enfOrcement--probablY tho Fronch
division under General Trochu--irom
crossing the river. In both they were
unsuccessful. A terrible fight be
tween the Austrians and Sarlini ans,
resulting IN the advantage to the lat.
ter, they were enabled to assume the
offensive. They vanquished and pur-
sued the enemy, and took 1000 pris.
oners and three guns.
The Zouaves appear to have be
haved IN the most valiant manner
They took five, or, BY another account,
six guns. They did this by storminga
battery which was on an eminence
separated from them by the waters of
the canal. This battery, unfortunately
for its defenders, was manned by in.
tantry. Had regular gunners been
there, such a position should have
been impregnable. The Zouaves
crossing the canal charged the guns up
the hill, took them, bayoneted their
defenders and hurried them down the
decliyity, four hundred in number, to
perish miserably in the fetd waters
of the ditch which ought to have pro
tected them. This IS but ore episode
of the terrible battle Of Palestro. 1t is
thrilling to hear of the bravery that
surmouhts all obstacles, and is crown :
ed with victory. 1t is sickering to
hear of the doom which il he only
guerdon which is allowed to the de.
tenders--possibly as heroic as them
selves--by the stem fortune Of war.
Once more on Tuesday evening, the
remnant of the Austrian army renew
ed the attack, but again was repulsed
after a hot action, in which the young
King displayed the most conspicuous
gallantry. The enemy has again re.
tired, and the French and the Sardin.
ians are left masters OF the field,
and ready for aD advance on Mortara
as soon as the bulk of the army shall
have crossed the Po at some point |
between Valenza and Voghera.
THE YOUNG EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA.
Mr.. Everett. in this weeks New
York Ledger, ,(paper No. 23) has the
following description OF Francis Jo-
scph:
"The Emperor of Austria, now
twenty nine years ofage was at the age
of eighteen called to the throne Of the
Uapsburgs, alta poriod perilous con-
vulsion, by the abdication Of his imbe-
cile uncle the Emperor Ferdinand,
and the voluntary remuneration Of the
light ofsuccession by his father. He
was thought, even at immature age to
evince capacity for sovereign power
in arduous times. Under the influence
Of his mother, the ArchduchesS Soph.
ia, and the advice of wise counsellorS,
coming in aid of no ordinary tact,
firmness, and resolution, he carried the
empire through the immense perilS
ofthe crisis-brought tue revolution
to clOse--appeased Hungary in ap.
parance, if not reality-harmonized
the various races subject to his rule
preserved the neutrality OF his Empire
the Crimean war, though sorely
pressed and greatly tempted by France
and England to take an active part
and maintained, when strained almost
TO rupture, relations of friendship with
the great rival German power, the
King of Prussia. With eleven years,
prosperous experience Of power, the
youthful sovereign is said to retain an
impatient recollection of the humilia-
tions Of his family and empire in the
French revolution, and to burn to
wipe out the names of Austerlitz and
Wagram from the history Of Europe"
TIM ITArrIr OEAnprrTr &c DAN