New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-12
ADVANCE OF TIE ALLIES BEFORE THE
BATTLE.


BT WILLIAM RUSSELL.
BRtsCIA. June lJ--S p. ~.
DulDg the day, information arrived that the Aus
trials bad again returned To- iiuntechisTJ which,
you viii remember, they cvacuatd t.o days ago.
But the information ia the effect that they did not
return with tieir whole force, only "ith body OF
1860 men. AZ the sau.e Tin with this mfJrna'lon
the news reached us that the Au-'ria1s -hroyi5g
up earLwoiks at L0nato. With AL tai' Dews, OBJ
famed nJt by DC actual ndvauce OF The army, Cu 10y
people cOin from the spot II u always 1lilcu!t 10
know bow far il Is irle IL This special Instance hnw
ever, thcle Is strong probability Of The news being
true The southern slures If the Lake OF IaTJa are
tkiTted hy a low IsnEe Of hills beginning at GaI1Iio
on the Chlcsa, and running down 10 lnL-lp ana as
tigi0Ie uak.ig thus Il bend 10 the s"uU.east a. far
es Volta then turning to the north again and passing
by Nalcgeo, 0ud 'rnmacOnpnsna, uatA tbey -Jhch
the Adst ii Bn-sOlengO. Every one 81 these na mes
recalls ia the TueuCTy more battles 0Ie De-
tween these outer points Of tuis and the lake
Itself there is scarcely village which hes not bsen
the scene ci Oh ole engagements dhihg me "a'S
in modern tunes. Tie Tc0son OF this l. the raose
alotg the southern Shores 81 tbe LaAc ol trsTda
guards the aPFIosches end passage q! The Minco
and iora, Is II seIe. al advanced wofk q! ibe nhca
tpckci.oi YU0dTtotet,,
There are three main roads over the Minclo one IN
tho south, which coming from Pavia skirts the Po.
ard passes right into the fortress vi Munus, and Two
to tie ICTtE. Both these latter start from Bfesca.
The more no.iheIly O tie iwU gues IN straight ligc
on l.onato Winds along The bills Ia the shores Of the
like passes through PescheIa Mlucj, whlclI
con Is out of tie lake at that point and toen goes Oh
to Verona. The other road passes the CAesG II, Mon
teclhro, and passes through tHstghoue situate Just
CD the outskirts Of The hills; thence II goes down IN
south rh,ery direction to Gu.to where il passe the
Miucio.a Beside these main Roads there ale two "
three byrvads Tie MEcio, coming al either from
teselone or ioue'o aud passing the rYeT ~ Nales-
gio Morzan1ntO anO Sa1opzo.
lave bcel 20 lengthy IL itcIcang the roads, be-
hey form en- important part OF the system 81! de-
feI the GbGdgatese, aid have been prepared aud
naAisiLtd Win L view 30 rert rs much ~ possible
ID 80 ID
nature ul he couiify bel tG considerably 10 carrying
cut this design. To b,gin with, more than halt the
MiucC- Iamely. oil the loser part OF Il from GUlto TO
Gov eTbolo, cure la the Pa, l. 80 sufrUuuied by
bic. IT. the center of tots part lies tie fortress Of
tus f,gILin. tie only point If passase.
It. the moth, oil tie main roads coming from the
west eLd south-"est have been centrred IL Bfests,
then led on 70 the range Of hls krt'ng he lake.
! Al amy visBng 10 gam passage over the Mnco
must pass through CT So 10 ths range Of bills They
ere JusI sufficiently elevated IL give an 0PDr tU tho
defenders yea moi s;,ep enough 20 hu hin IN
lis u!uytIneui-in fact, uCst favorable position for
q, Tense. While these hills held &C pecaiv the e1-
itnc westerly points of them at Loneto sii Ce-tig
Hone, M amy can pas TO the Nnclo without coi.-
pIonlsiIg iis lie ci retreat IL 6u awkward niao@eg.
But even II these two advance pJints should BE- lost,
G determined adversary iads in The lilly country
both sides the huCiO, Amos al every pori
tons IN The iiop flank Of the aivsrc,ng army Ii
YOU remember, 0ulBg the campaign Ui 1873, al the
harGe,t tghts between the Aus aud FICdI ouesc
armies tuck place on this ground. Before En! after
that epuch this has been the favorte maueuveTing
place for The Austrian during the yearly
which they IN tie habit Ui having very Adtunu.
Taking all THIS INTO consideration, IL Ms be by 10
meals surprising if W. found the Austrian determined
10 defend the hiis, ard prepared To receive Is at
Louetu and Cast ghone sith their advanced guards on
TIE Cbirsa, sad PoEe San Mario aud al NUut-cuiar1
j. tue the line tss this disadvantage that 10 Ice
Of retreat goes over the Mincioi bat fF this river a.
N the rearest point, ten miles behind Tomato and
l8Sflrli.np. HuC then. beside the
at Pvschera ami Guo the Aus,risns have established
many bridges between these Two pisces a. there
by roads lesding to the river.
With suoh advantages in their favor, it would be
swpns'ig II The Austrsns retired without contest,
arc such TACT cCult Only be explained by denoraZa
ton az else scne uucCmmorly deep-laid plan which
We a. yet ceLbc' tstbom. 81 coCfse in all this
ut remember TIA; there SCARCELY. even N
'6re, pos tobs sin t. iose OF the game ct ctc5
where your adyersary has bet one move cuu-c-
qutruy even II the Aussrisps have mind 10 tight a.
l9nstu and Casiieioue II does no, iciov with
tSint, tAst there VII be fight there.
In the mean time another movement in advance has
taken psce. Toe SardLians have moved on ~ the
fcad0f Montec baro, ana their hes1qusrter, are 20
move to-day rom here ii that direction There are
no orders gwen o. YET iOr the movement olhe general
headquarters Il The eled armies
Yesterday AusrisD column showed itef between
The Lake O. Gsrcs and the Clie-a in the direction Of
$50. In Consequence, Pit dmOnteee brig Adc was
SIT that way 20 make a rtcoAHaissaHcc which led 10
10 iurthtI esulis the Ausrians having rhorswr. L.
vac probably ,ny on the part Of the
Aushans, who having seen Garibaldi appear ST Sso,
NRhed In know something about the movements
CT Tue Allies &c thA, dues,iOE.