The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-07-12
Foreign Intelligence.
ANOTHER BATTLE.

The Emperor Napoleon telegraphed to the
Empress that another hot and terrible battle had
been fought, and great victory achieved. The
whole Austrian army was formed in line of battle
extending five leagues. The battle lasted from
in the morning until 8 in the evening. The French
took many flags, cannon and prisoners.
Napoleon's despatch adds: eve have taken all
the eDemy's positions"
A Vienna despatch stated that the battle was
progressing. No details had been received.
Garibaldi continued to surprise the Austrian
positions; and was settling the whole country IN
favor of the national cause.
An outbreak had occurred at Padua in favor
of Sardinia, which was temporarily suppressed by
the Austrians, and the city declared In state OF
siege.
The allies have occupied Leonato, Castes lione
and Monteehiaro. Napoleon has joined the camp.
A sanguinary collision had occurred at Peragia
between the soldiers ofthe Pope and the inhabitants
Prussia has moving army upon the Rhine,
according to previous accounts.
The Prussian Gazette officially says that the
Prussan Government would be fathless to its
duty and to the sense of the German nation, if
she neglected to act commensuiately with the
spirit by which Prussia has become great /:
will soon be seen whether the Prussian initiative
will be supported with the necessary weight by
the German States. The Prussian Policy stands
firm.
1t is said that the Austrian force on Mincio
amounts to full two hundred and eighty thousand
men.
The entire French force had passed Montechiaro,
and advanced towards Peschiera Napoleon had
demanded permission to march thirty thousand
troops through Hanover to the Rhine.
1t was believed that the basis for the proposed
mediation of Prussia would not be acceptable to
France, thereby involving Prussia in war. There
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in suppressing the medtated insurrectionary move
ments in Hungary.
The Swiss troops sent from Rome to suppress the
rising in Peruchia, had desperate encounter with
the people-shooting them down indiscriminately.
Victor Emmanuel has refused the dictatorship
offered him by Bologna.
The official Austrian accounts state the losses at
the battle of Magenta thus: GO officers and 1902
soldiers killed; 2lS officers and 4130 soldiers
wounded; 1000 missing
GERMANY AND THE WAR.-It is reported that
Prussia is willing to assent to the abandonment of
Lombardy by Austria, and as long Louis
Napoleon is content with this result of the present
conflict she will not interfere; but if the total
evacuation of the peninsula Of Italy by Austria is
insisted upon that Prussia will march her modified
army to the Rhine frontier. The threats held
out to Germany in the Russian circular of Prince
Gorztehakoff, it is said, have induced Prussia to
demand an explanation of its meaning, while at
the time it is intimated that Prussia is
determined to maintain the proposition accepted in
1913, that the Mincio should be considered the
boundary of German territory in Italy; and the
passage of that line by the allies would therefore
make the war a common cause for all Germany. 1t
is reported moreover, that an understanding to
that effect had been previously entered into with
Austria.
According to prevalent conjecture, peace is to
be proposed to the Emperor Napoleon on certain
conditions, and if these are refused Germany is to
enter the war.
Metternich's last advice to the Emperor of
Austria was, it is stated, clear and precise, and
greatly to thepurpose: "Defeat is not destruction
a city, fortress, may be rebuilt-an empire
never Listen to no advce-harken to no PROPOSE
tons of peacc-and, above ALL enter into no treaty
whatever either with the Bonapartes or the House
of Savoy"