Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-07-23
SCENES AFTER THE BATTLE OF
SOLDERING,

ing day il is difficult to give anything like a
faithful idea. Masters of the ground, which
they had won inch by inch after the most des-
perate and heroic efforts, Piedmontese and
French pitched their tents among vast heaps
of carcasses belonging to the three armies,
and which time did not permit them to bury.
AT four o'clock in the morning two Pied
montese battalions and four or five French
were sent out to make reconnaissance along
the whole line. The Austrians issued out
suddenly against them, having been ordered
TO attack the Allies at eight O'Clock in the
morning. Soon enveoped by numbers, the
Allies were driven back and though some
troops were sent to protect eirretreat, these,
and particularly the ecidireurS, suffered great
loss. Soon the battle became general, How
fierce it was is evident from the time il lasted,
and the carnage on both sides. At one mo-
ment the Piedmontese, who formed the left
wing, were completely hemmed in, and the
French were driven back to the Cheese
Then, as at Magenta, positions were taken
and lost five or six times over. The thunder
of artillery was incessant for hours, and at
last the bayonet as on the former occasion.
turned the fortune of the day eventually in
favor of the Allies. The second division OF
the Piedmontese, under General Fant, per-
formed prodigies of valor
When the battle was over the Emperor Ma
poleon sent an aide-de-camp to compliment
him on the bravery and skill he displayed
throughout the day. When ordered to
charge with the bayonet, 10 retake the strong
positions which had been several times lost
the colonies of the regiments composing the
Fanti division placed themselves, musket in
hand, at the head Of their men, and led-the
charge of these colonies three were left dead
on the field, the fourth was badly wounded.
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combat, and from 1000 to G, 900 men between
killed, wounded and prisoners. The French
loss was computed at about IL, 900; that of
the Austrians about 20, 900 killed, wounded
and prisoners the last mentioned being over
5000. 1t is supposed that on both sides 40
600 are put hors de combat. The spirit of the
allied armies is excellent, and the great diff
Guilty experienced in defeating the Austrians
of course enhances the value Of the victory.
The Austrians blew up, on their retreat, sew
eral of the bridges on the Mincio.
Though the Emperor of Austria was on the
field, it was Hess who directed the operations.
Hess was, in fact, the real Comnander-in-
Chief. The others were Generals Schlick and
WiInplfen. The former had under him Bene-
deck and Wimpfien. The former had under
him Benedeck and Urban, who, IN this occa-
sion, directed the operations against the Pied
montese.
II was regretted that the II, 600 men of the
division Cialdini, who were at the extreme
north Of the Lake Garda, and the volunteers
of Garibaldi could not take part in the battle.
With them the disproportion between the al
lied forces and the Austrians would have been
diminished. II was said at Turin that the
latter had numerical superiority of about
20, 900.
Victor Emanuel has his headquarters almost
Qf fI,a f1ff Of
bly, soon be invested.
Correspondence Of the London Telegraph
CAvRIANA, June 2s.-I have visited to-day
the plains Of Guidizzolo where the battle
which began at Solferino terminated at late
hour of the night. AT ten o'clock, in fact,
the Sandman and French cannon could still
be heard.
The artillery may be sad to have done it,
work for the first time during the present cam
paign on that occasion. Until then it had
now and then been brought out, but at last ii
has played the principal part. The power Of
tho rited cannon is henceforth established. |
will cite but one fact in support Of this asser-
ton. Gen. Desvaux saw in the distance
about thirty squadrons of cavalry, consisting
of italians and dragons, forming into masses
and preparing to thunder down upon the
squares OF llenaud's division. The danger
was imminent and grave, for the French
troops had their TANKS compromised, and were
in front of an Austrian battery, which wor-
| ried them with grape, General Desvaux
pointed out the danger to Captain Fist, COM
mander of the eighth battery of the Tenth
regiment of artillery, who at once established
a battery Of rfled cannon upon small emf
nence in the plain, and fired four rounds of
shells containing forty balls distance of more
than two thousand yards. The effect pro
! No. Al.
The captain saw in the first place, that wide
gaps had been made in the enemy's ranks.
then all of sudden that this terrible mass OF
cavalry was dispensing in every direction, ut
terly disordered, and without needing orders
| or rallying at the word of command Twenty
thousand of the Austrian cavalry, upon whose
aid every reliance had been placed was Tins
rendered useless, and it was directly after
this catastrophe, if | am rightly informed,
that the Emperor Francis Joseph abandoned
the camp, tears Of yexation and despair in
his eyes.
The plain OF Guiddizzolo is really horrible
to look upon. Even so late as yesterday the
dead were not all buried. They were to be
seen in groups of twenty or thirty huddled
together in one spot, where shell had explo-
ded, or the Chasseurs Antique had passed.
All still maintained the attitude in which
death had struck them down.
Here was one with uplifted arm to ward off
the blow which had split open his skull, and
| splashed his brains far and near. Close by
was another, with his hand upon his breast
| shivered and rent by tho grape. Another
| seemed to be smiling, AZ il in mockery OF the
grim wprrior's approach. Some were living
upon their backs, with faces turned towards
heaven, and prayers still seeming TO linger
upon their lips
Further on, there was a Hungarian, who
mad thrust his clothes into CHASTITY wound
near the heart. At his left was Tyrolese.
with the unused cartridge between his teeth.
To the right, Croat had his head cut off
by ball, and the head was by his side. with
its horrible eyes, glaring and leering as il
seemed, at the dismembered BODY.
Two young lads of certainly not more than
sixteen were lying in each others arms
Death had surprised them in that attitude
o., perhaps, feeling themselves about to die
they had chung together in last embrace.
and had fallen thus never to rise again. Upon
the body OF Bohemian officer we noticed n
dog, waiting apparently for his master to get
upl We had not the heart to call OF Tie
faithful animal by word or gesture. for we
felt sure that God would reward the devotion
of this poor dumb creature, 30 touchinely
shown amidst the carnage which man lad
waged against his fellow man.
on every side it was the same. DEATH in
ms most horrible and CHASTITY form, glared at
US, no matter where we gazed. Enough, how
ever, On this sad theme.
INCLINED TO BE QUARRELsoME
We heard that prince of story -tellers Tom