Smyrna times., 1859-07-21
FOREIGN SELECTIONS.
ENGLISH ACCOUNTS
From the Paris Correspondent of the Globe.
TURIN, Monday, June 27, 1859.

have received various accounts of the late
battle from men who took part III that tight o
giants. 1t Is credIIable TO both armies, but
though the number of men engaged on elthe
side was much larger than at Magenta, 1t was
even less DECISIVE a battle The AustrIans
seem 10 have Withdrawn III perfect order, and
the French and Plrdmontese, though they SLEPT
on the field Ot battle, were too exhausted 10
pursue the returning army. which might have
turned to bav. and recommended the fight. The
scene OF battle was range of hillocks, divided
from each other by patches Of level ground.-
The object of the Au>irlahs IN Crossing the
MIncIO, and offering battle IN the positions
winch they had abandoned few days ago, Will
doubtless appear IncOmprehensIbe to unprufes-
sIonal readers.
But 1t was a bold aud skilful mannuvre,
which, had 1t been more skilfuIy executed,
would have proved disastrous for the French
and PIedmunIese army. After the AustrIans
had for a second time abandoned LnuatO aud
CasuglIone the PIedmoutese army was ordered
to move to the north, aud invest PeschIera -
he French army, on the other hand, made
stral light for the part of the MIuciO which is
equI-dIstaht tr0m Peschlera aud Ma tua--thal
Is to say, towards Volta aud GOltO. The on
ward movement had already commenced. when,
IN the night ut the 23d, the Austrian army
Crossed the MInclo, IN forty different parts, by
means OF p0nIoon and other bridges. with a
view 10 get between the Sandman and French
forces, and TO Try TO deal with them srpa fa,ely
So little did the French expect battle, that
on The previous night message from the King
"f Piedmont, asking for support lu case he
should be attacked, vii G.. ne cons d. red very
llktly, was met with refusal on h" ground
that Gn attack of the Au>IrIans was not pruha-
BILE. Al day break, however. The corps Of Mar
shal Paraguay d'IIlhrtS, cnrne III sghl OF Sol.
ferlno, and was immediately set upon by
large Austrian force. winch rushed down the
hill aud fought with the greatest fury. The
Marshal resisted To the best of his power, and
sent Oft aId-de camp after aid-de- camp for sup
ports, but il was not before three hours OF
irIghttu carnage hat the corps of Gen. Nel
made It's appearance. The Ausirlans were
slowly driven back, and every now and then
there was pause, and the French continued TO
gam ground, heaps o their own aud the enc
my 5 cOrpses marking the fluctuations Of the
| hight
The Austrians were thus slowly driven out
Of SolterInn, but all of .ddpn they made
tremendous burst forward, and the French were
driven down the hull. admirably supported by
their artillery, however. they made stand,
aud commenced once more to advance II was
like a hAIlstnrm OF bullets aud balls. and whole
hles were moved down by sing discharge.
Meanwhile al the right aud lett wing the Aus
trIans were getting decldrdy The best of it.
The PIedmont' Sc we're slowly driven back -
Genersl Caur0brrt'$ corps were also heavily
punished, aud had there been a skllful General
| 10 the Austrian army To collect aud concentrate
their force against The weak points of the enc
my g line. matters would have had very d Iffer-
ent aspect. The French commander, TO whom
the credit of the day Is entirely due whether
1t be Mel, Mcmahon, or the Emperor hlmselt,
seul forward the Imperial Guard and a strong
division of Infantry OF the line against the Aus
TRAN centre, aud succeeded for a time in break
ing it, Instead Of bringing up their forces 10
| repel this t0rmIdable attack, the supports were
sent Ia the lelt and right wings, which did moi
need them.
! Desperate attempts were made 10 pture
Solterinu. but The French stoutly held It, aud
after some fierce encounters, the buges be-
gan to sound the general retreat, aud the
AuslrIans slowly fell buck. Que OF the most
remarkable episodes WAS dreadful rain aud
thunder storm. which is mentioned by an Off
Ger on the extreme right, as hsyIng burst over
the field when the fight was at it's thickest, anC
under cover nf the darkness and rain the Aus
TRANS made last splendid burst, and then gra'
dually fell back. An attempt was made by The
cavalry to pursue them, or at least to get Il
Volta, and so turn the flank which led TO at
encounter between the French Chasseurs and
Austrian Hulans, III which the former were ra
pldly sent to the right about. Two whole day
were consumed in seeking for the wounded
md the dead we're inferred pel nell in larg,
trenches dug at the spot where they fell.
am told on g"od authority, that 10000 corpse
, have been buried, and that many are yet lyinl
I in the bitches and corn fields. Wounded me-
are in the habit Of creeping out of the way
fearing that friend or foe should charge owe
them, and many of Them are only dscovere
days after dead, not from their wounds so muc
as from exhaustion.