Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-06-24
Bloody Battles at Palestro.
THE RUSTRlARS BEFEATED.
SUCCESSES OF GARIBALDI.

The Sandman Government nave Is
sued the following official bulletins;
TURIN, May 81. A fresh victory was
gained by our troops at z this morning.
$4,000 Austrians endeavored to retake
Palestro. The King, commanding the
Fourth Division in person, and Gen. CT
aldini at the head ofthe Third Regiment
! Zouaves, resisted the attack for consid-
cradle time, and then, after having sue
/ cessfully assumed the offensive, pursued
the enemy, taking one thousand prisoners
and capturing eight guns, FIVE of which
we're taken by the Zouaves. -Four hun
bred Austrians were drowned in canal
during the combat at Palestro.
Another fight took place at COnfenza,
in the province Of LomeIine, in which
the enemy were repulsed by the division
of Infantry after two hours conflict.
Last night alpicket Of the enemy en-
deavored to PASS the Pc at Gervesina,
but were repllsed by the inhabitants.
The Au.trians have evacuated Yarso,
in the province of Bobbio.
TURIN, June !. The victory gained
r yesterday has been followed by a second
, victorious combat, which took place at
six O'Clock in the evening at Palestro,
which the enemy endeavored to re-enter,
but was repulsed by the division of Cial-
DIM, composed of Zouaves and Piedmont
csc Cavalry. The King pressed forward
where the fight was most furious, the Zou-
ayes vainly trying to restrain him.
= On Tuesday the Austrians attacked
the Sandman vanguard at Sesto Calende
5 The fight lasted two hours. Our troops
crossed the Ticino in pursuit of the enc
n my.
A numerous Austrian corps d'armee
u appeared. Garibaldi ordered the Ma
: tional Guard not to resist, and fell back
r on Lago Maggiore, but without any deci
/ sive result.
Additional details of the battle of Pal
If estro state that the Sandman right wing
e, was at one time outAanked by the Aus
Is trians, who threatened the Bridge 0
Boats across the Sesia, over which Can
h robert was to effect a junction with tn,
= King. At this juncture the Zouave
N came to the rescue and turned. the It'd
l. against the Austrians. The Zouaves los
one officer and twenty men killed, and tn
lie Austrians 200 killed, including ten off
GERS.
IN The Sardinians are believed to hay
W been terribly cut up, but their loss is nc
lie mentioned. An Austrian General is re
n ported killed.
I'd Louis Napoleon subsequently, yisite
I'd the battlefield, and congratulated the Sal
n dinians on the result.
ne A Turin dispatch of the I'd says ths
ry the Austrians advanced that morning fro1
~ Bobbio towards the French outposts, bt
e. retired after short fight.
er A movement was made 10 conceal th
be retreat of the Austrians, who had begu
I'D to evacuate Bobbio, carrying with ther
lat about a thousand wounded.
On the Sd dispatch was received fro
mt Turin, stating that the Austrians had r
tired to the eastern bank of the Pc, ar
eh had abandoned Terre Berilli and Il
~ neighboTing country,
81 The Paris Moniteur publishes dispatc
es from Vercelli, which the Emperor lbs
made his headquarters, confrmatory
the Sandman bulletins, and saying Il
Sardinians behaved most valiantly at Pa
- estro, and stating in regard to the pa
taken by the ZouaVes, that they perforr
ed wonders. Although unsupported, al
= in front of an Austrian battery Of liz
guns, the ZouaYes crossed a canal, asce
. ded the nights which were very gtee
and charged the Austrians with the
bayonets. More than four hundred AT
a. trians were thrown into the canal and $
Gov pieces Of cannon were taken by the 70
o,a ayes. The loss of the French was
- considerable.
.nd The Emperor conferred the Ora
Gross of the Legion of Honor on Gt
'. Forey.
10th The French troops were concentrate
a., at Casale, Valencia and Verceli.
al The Austrian accounts of the Pal
I'M; tro affair were not published.
boa A Verona dispatch of the lst says
, 70 Allies had attacked the vanguard of
and seventh Austrian corps d'armee, but i
nj. further advance was stopped by the CO
under General Zobel. a great NUM-
New reported wounded.
4 10 Garibaldi had met with a reverse.
time Vienna dispatch Of the LIST announces
The official authority that Garibaldi was d.
axe on hack from Co.,l,.,a ~ 10 d, n -