The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-07-14
handed tho attack on perugia has b.sn pro

nanded tho attack on Perugia has been pro-
'no.'.I q 10 the rank Of General Of Brigade. All
Tno aisln guished themselves are to be men,
1o,ea Under An order Of the day.
The REILLY OF sAxoxY TO GoRTscuAKogy's
CIRCULAR.
IHs shinister OF Foreign Affairs of Saxony
M Mnas adaressed dispatch TO NJ de Krnneritz
rhe - OF ST Petersburg. in reply to
,ne eIIeu'af OF Prince GortschakoH The fol-
oW,hs ~ an important extract:
'as years ago Rnssia owing to q differ
ense WIN the OTTOMAN empire, caused her
troops TO occupy the Dannbia PrineinaI Iities
The intervention of the vrea, poyerr n, ring
ior its oDlect 70 bring about an understanding
.euaihru TuItiess, IN consequence Of the re-
nd s,1 " me paloman Porte TO accept purely
u vienna, and Turkey then declared war on
Russia She had for allies England and
France AT that epoch the German Confede-
ration, on the proposition Of Austria and
Prussia, took resolution thar .nv at ,f o.
gressfon against the non-fferman nosseszions
Jf Austria and Prussia should bs con xidered
rs equivalent to an attack on the federal terri
tory, and when, some months after the Ana
trian troops occupied the Danutyan prirci
pail ties the onfederation amplificd the said
resolution to the effect that an attack on that
armed iorce, which was not only ont Of the
federal but even the Austrian territory shouId
be considered "a an aggression against the
Confederation.
l am not aware that these decisions drew
forth protests or remonstrances from Paris or
London, or even from ST. Petersburg: and vet
the imperial government Of Russia would Ger
tanly have found eause for opposing them if
The attitude of the Confederation had been con-
rary 20 treaties. But IL the Consideration
then remained within the limits of it's rights
md ifz duties, why should it now fals.fy the
)bJeets OF Its institution and disregard the
spirit OF treaties by taking similar resoiu-
tions UT, - there no analogy between pre-
sent circums tances and those which then ex-
isted There Is, in truth, a difference to be
noted In 1854 the Confederation had in view
The eventualfty of an aggression coming from
the East and II now turns its regards towards
the West. But ut that epoch the intervention
Of the Diet was not preceded by any act or
demonstration tending to menace the Austrian
OF Prussia territory; but now, on the contra
ry, the intervention has not yet taken place
but the Austrian territory is already invaded.
Will it be objected TO at st. Peters burg
that at that epoch Gerrriany had more TO dread
from Russia than she now has from France,-
The dispatch of Prince Gortschakoff reminds
us that the French government h7.s soleInnly
proclaimed that 1t has no hostile intention to-
wards Germany. 1t, 1t the same time, informs
us that this declaration was received with
ready assent by the great Powers. We, how
ever, remember n manifesto proclaining the
intention Of delivering Italy from the Alps TO
the Adriatic Has this declaration also OBJ
tanned the ready assent of the great Powers p
WHAT THE AUaTRfASs THrSKoF TIE zoUAvEs
The Florence correspondent of the Boston
Courier says: "The French have been de-
ligd ted with their reception in Italy and think
II very jolly thing to ltberate countries. One
of the infantry was narrating lately the well
come that awaited them at Pisa which, he
stated, was far more enthu.s2r .ic than even
that of Florence. beautiful young lady
rushed out to meet them exclainYing An mes
chsrs amis, je suis ST contents de roir -
Fancy. said the officer, and q glow of pleasure
spread over his face, fancy this beautiful girl
calling us her dear friends 1t was i pretty
sight 10 see little child of two years old,
dressed in the tri-colors, distributing cigars to
the soldiers in the Cascine. Such unparalleled
generosity from such 4 source seemed to con-
found the bronZed Erenchmen. As yet, but
one ZOuaye has been seen in Florence, and is
of course, a remarkable curiosity / have been
told that the Austrian soldiers are laboring
under the deiusion that each Zouave carries q
cat on his back which takes refuge in his KNAPP
sack as long powder is used, but the mo-
nent the cry a In bayonne' Is given, out
springs the diminutiye tiger, flies at the eyes
of the enemy, and depriyes him of sight. You
possibly recoliect that a cat was the insspara-
Bile companion OF one Zouaye in the Crimea,
and this Instance may have given rise to the
ON dit"
OBSERVING THE ENEMY FROM BALLOON.
The French Emperor employed the broth
ers GODDARD to take an observation from a bal
loon of the position of the enemy at Castelne-
dolo. NJ. GODDARD rose TO height of from $40
10 7O0 yards, stopped for minute or SO, and
then descended again, with az much regularity
as he had shown in ascending 1t is believed
that the balloon will be n useful auxiliary in
the war.
letter dated Massa-Ducale, June 10th, de-
scribes the movements and present position of
the army under Prince Napoleon :-.sThe Fifth
Corps has made long halt at Massa, the rem
devious for troops, some of which, coming from
various distances, req uired at least four-and-
twenty hours of repose. The whole body of
troops Is now in 4 compact mass, and II will
proceed by sc}ttLoHS of about 5000 men. The dis
lance from Massa to Parma is calculated at
seven etages. The Prince, I am told, expresses
his conviction that the Fifth Corps will ope-
rate under the walls of Verona"
lFrom La Pa.rie, of juno 2sth.l
ACCOUNTS OF THE FRENCH PAPERS.
CAvRIASA, June 25th.-Still another glori-
| ous day was yes sterday. / cannot give all the
| details of the battle, as / do not yet know
| them. / give a sketch of the facts that l know,
| for time will not let me describe them at
! length.
| learned that the enemy had abandoned Mon
| techiaro and Castiglione. Consequently we
| advanced with the Emperor to occupy their
| positions. On the ~ we reached Castiglione
| n 6 4. NJ and found n column prepared for
| battle half a League thence, with the Austri-
| ans, commanded by their Emperor in person
| who, they say, had promised 10 take them the
| same evening to dine at Milan and the next
| day to drown us all in the Ticino. I need not
say that their army was formidable.
! The attack, which was began Ut Solferino
| situated near Castglione and Lake Garda, on
| one of the Mamelon forts of the chain of the
TyroI mountains was not made without sen
sible losses on our side: for the two regimen Is
| of the line, athe Dist and 9sth, As well the
18th battalion of ehasseurs, (lst corps,) had to
! contend against a force ten times superior in
| number and more eadvantageously place on this
/ hill. and entrenched in a ssrong town which
| crowned its crest.
Our men h9gan to fall back overwhelmed by
| numbers, when the battalion of Chasseurs OF
| the Guard and the two first regiments of Vol
| tigeurs, forming together the First Brigade OF
| the Second Division, came 10 their support
N I'm y n nEh hAd N hfA knG
| my, who was beaten down and driven away
| from his position. We followed, at 4 charge.
with the bayonet, to the foot of a rayine, where
| there was another village.
| The firing began from the windows and
roofs, and it was here that We lost the most men
| Nevertheless we drove the Austrians from
| this village and from six or eight fine posi-
| tons. which they occupied, on the hills that
| stretch along Lake Garda. Several Villages
| We're also taken.
Finally. from constant firing we had used
| all our ammunition, and we had nothing for
defence but our bayonets and the stones that
| fell in our way. We made good ure of them
| but the enemy perceiving this, took advantage
| of 1t to stop his retreat for moment.
Then the Grenaders and Zouaves came up
to join us, and sustained the fire with their ar
| tillery, while we got fresh ammunition This
was soon done and We pushed on At q charge.
and they withdrew TO the strong village Of
| Cavriana. There they placed themselves in
the houses and the church towers, whence
| they fired on us with important effect. But as
| soon as we got on the hin on which the village
| is situated, we made a horrible slaughter
among them, and drove them back towards
| Peschiera.
| While the infantry of the Guard were per-
| forming such fine feats on the mountain, the
! whole cavalry force, which only Joined us
| within a few days, was equally active on the
plain at our right, where they fought with the
| Austrian cavalry. The Emperor was i'll the
| midst of us, going from one point TO another,
| without fear of the firing or the bullets of the
| enemy which were all around him. He en-