Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-07-08

The MINcIo." ssHNo battle-fields in Italy
Ire more famogsfsS than those in the neighbor-
lood of II he Mincio. Charles Albert, the f.
llssiier of Victor Emanuel, fought the Austrians
here in l848 The following sketch may not
be uninteresting at the present time:
" In the spring of 184S the insurgent Milan
csc drove the army of Radetzky rom Milan.
! and Obliged it to take refuge in the celebrated
quadrangle-and at the same time the Aus
TRANS were expelled from Venice and the
whole OF the Venetian territory, north and
east of Ud1ne and Palmanova, east of the Tag
liamenta. The Piedmontese, under Charles
Albert, then attacked the Austrians and forced
the passage of the Minco at the bridge of
Goto, pursuing them to Verona, through
which place the Austrians passed to the east
OF the river Adige. In this humiliating situa-
uon, protected by the guns of Verona and the
water of the Adge, Radetzky remained for
several weeks. Charles Albert left force Mt
Pescheira to blockade it, and directed the vol
unteers from Tuscany and other parts to block
ade the west sortie of Nantua the Italians
attacked the Austrians and performed some
brilliant teats at Santa Lucia, without however
producing any practical result, and the army
and nation were in the highest state of enthu-
siasm. Radetzky, in the meantime received
requirements, and left his camp on the east
bank of the Adige, passed that river at Leg
nano, marching thence to Mantua. which
place he had nearly reached ere the Piedmont
ese were aware of the move, whereunon
Charles Albert, in the greatest haste, marched
TOR the bridge OF Goito and crossed to the
west bank OF the Mincio, and drew up in order
OF battle, which maneuver he executed inst in
time to receive the Austrians who had heen
delayed day by the volunteers at the western
debouche of Mantua. Had it not been for the
herioc devotion of the volunteers, who. though
beset and eventually crushed bv the masses
brought against them, delayed the onward
march of Radetsky for one entire day. the Ans.
TRANS would have reached the bridge of Goito
before the Piedmontese could have crossed tho
western bank. The Austrians defeated nv the
Piedmontese in the battle of Goito, retired nv
Mantua and Leganno to their former camn
near Verona-they waited for more re-enforce.
ments, and as soon as these had arrived thew
suddenly dashed in a solid mass through the
fledmontese, not delaying even to pursue anv
broken column, but rushing on for the Mincio
more as II they themselves were running away
IMAM IKE an army which had broken the line
oi us adversary. The consequence was that
tne rledmontese hurried to the bridge of Goito.
and the Austrians raced for ford between
Gotio and Peschiera Each reached and cross.
ed the Mincio about the same time-but the
unexpected change of circumstances had n
fatal effect on the army of Charles Albert nm
prepared for a retreat; whereas the Austrians.
Deing fully prepared for an advance were com
pact and In good order--the former were in
disorder and were unable to rally and reorpan.
He' mus the Austrans, by one bLoy and !,
race look possession of all they had lost in
Lombardy. ="