The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-07
IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE.
Arrival Of the VigO Off Cape Race and
Adelaide at st. Johns.
THREE DAYS LATER NEWS.
ANOTHER TERRIBLE BATTLE
ANOTHER FRENCH VICTORY.
Upwards Of Four Hundred Thousand
Men on the Field Of Battle.
The French Captured Cannons,
Flags and Prisoners.
NO ACCOUNT OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED
Napoleon Encamped on the Left
Bank of the Mincio.
Important Movements
Of the Prussians.
Great Crisis in the Affairs
Of Europe.
Slaughter Of italians by the
Important Movements
Of the Prussians.
Great Crisis in the Affairs
Of Europe.
Slaughter of italians by the
Fope's Troops,
BE-, &C., &c.

The steamship Vigo, which left Cork at p. NJ.
the 25th ult, passed Cape Race at three o'clock
on the morning of the Sd inst, where she was
boarded by the news yacht OF the Associated
Press.
The steamship Adelaide, from Galway on satur-
day the 25th ult arrived at ST. Johns, N. F. on the
evening of the 4th inst, en- route to New York.
The news by these steamers is of the most i'm
portant and exciting character
There had been q great battle fought on the
Mincio, in which upwards of four hundred thousand
men were engaged, and which lasted from four in
the morning to eight o'clock in the evening of Fri
day, the oath ult
The result was victory to the French, and the
establishment or Eapoievn'e headquarters on the
let bank of the Mincio, in the "Great Square,"
The previous accounts stated that the two armies
v,re face to face ON the two banks of the Mincio.
On the 2sd the main body of the Austrians were on
thu left bank of the Mincio, and he Emperor Fran
eli Joseph had removed his headquarters from Villa
Of the Austrians on the Mincio numbered two hun
ded and eighty thousand men.
The Allies occupied Tomato, Castiglione- where
Napoleon I. fought his great battle-and Monte
Cliara. Napoleon there joined the Allied camp.
Then the entire French force pushed forward
and passed Monte Chiara, and their reconnaissance
was extended as far as Goto where one of the
bridges crossed the Mncio
The Piedmontese had advanced towards Pes-
chona-probably Peschiera, one of the fortresses
OF the famous quadrangle.
Napoleon tells the result OF these important
movements in the following despatch to the EN-
press, which was posted at Paris on Saturday the
18th nlt.:-
NAPOLEON TO THE EMPRESS.
CANDIDA Friday Evening, June a.
Great battle! Great victory!
The uhoIe Austrian army formed line of
battle extending tire leagues in length
We hare taken cannons, flags and prisoners
The battle lasted from four in the morning til
eight in The erening NAPOLEON .
r. Probably Csndelo the left bank off, or east of the
krco.-ED. HERALD
Vienna despatch supplies partial confrma-
ton of the above, in stating that battle was pro-
crossing, but no details had been received.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM PRUSSIA. :
Prussia was about to move an army to the Rhine
II was rumored that Prussia had threatened to
assist in suppressing the Hungarian instruction if
one should break out
1t was believed that the basis of the proposed
ediaton by Prussia would not be acceptable to
rance, thereby involving Prussia in war. Ma
poleon, preparatory to any offer of mediation, had
demanded permission to march $1,000 troops
through Hanover to the Rhine.
The reported treaty between Austria and Prus
ma was denied.
TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER NEAR ROME.
The Swiss troops sent from Rome to Perugia 70
suppress the rising had desperate encounter
with the people, whom they shot down indiscrim
nately.
Another account says sanguinary collision had
aken place at Perugia between the soldiers Of the
Pope and the inhabitants.
MOVEMENTS OF PRINCE NAPOLEON
Prince Napoleon was on the bordsss Of the Ne.
lima Probably the duchy of Modena.-Ep.
HERALD
AUSTRIAN CRUELTIES IN ITALY.
The Liverpool Mercury of the oath ut has the
Glowing despatch from Vienna, dated the 23d:-