The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-17

y, july III 1889.
spor'rassd he word Of command, and never was IN
'nck ms1e With more ensemble In the a,tAsk against
s1acve mt 90 warm the return Ore Of rfeoeh
tnat several Of she batteries had heir guancrs
some admirable charges, and he eject q them on the
emmy was Tremendous. rhe conduct OF the division or
Ssn.rs vorey, vhsh bad distinguished isssf much
cb.ssenrs the Seventy fourth Ninety drst ana Wioesy
egnm Il TOE lpe STACKED height 10 front Of 5olierno
these brave rsoe we'd the CORY
ne tn OF May The division Of General Beartak could
Sny pay "a secondary part hAvng been kept on the
me advance Of o,oCo Of the enemy, Who dared not
r.emps we passage and At the cod OF the day tia.
engaged The division OF General Rensuit, consisting
zoe Ntueneth, Fifty sixth, Forty nrst and Twenty.
thira Of the line and Eighth Foot Chassears behaved
severe The Thirty seventh Of the Mue Which took pos
SESSION Of the drs houses SoferDo has regret the
ofs OF several Of It's ofsers In the drss ambuaoces
SoherlDe and Castigone there from 5000 5000
wounded Auesrans estimate can yet be formed
'co oss o. Tue enemy 10 killed The medical staff OF
ne gave proof Of the greatest and devoted
less numerous dressings made by surgeons OF
tue regiments under the fire of the enemy, add the
mova OF the wounded effected in the most perfect
order part Of the division Of General r.ochu belong
ING 70 the corps Of MARSHAL CAprobe joined the corps Of
Mel, IN the attack eeow Iedola and far
.Avrnpa Although faiigued BY loog aud rapid march,
these regiments gsve proof Of great bravery Colonel
Rochebo0et who commanded shlertery or the Imperial
Gusrd w.s made general Of brigade by the Emperor
the Held Of battle. The Austrian headquarters Quilted
Cavrsna in such precipitation that number OF
IsAnve 70 the plan q the battle and several complete
FRENCH soLDrEn's ACCOUNT OF THE ACTION.
private letter received IN Paris the Sd inst from
Soldier wounded at the battle Of soerino that bis
regiment, wbch entered the Geld 1900 strong
oc0 In Killed and wounded Another regiment of the
winch suffered severely At Magenta, was 90 cut
hlo tha
paien until completely reorganized Tue writer OF this
letter speaks IN the highest OF the French artillery
Sn,cn continued 10 fire from five in the morning TO seven
regiment Of Chasseurs OF the Imperial Guard is said
Of austrian ns sss o a. reg
seuys were too light 10 resist the heavy Cuirassers and
fhey we're absolutely ridden down.
TAKING OBSERVATIONS FROM A BALLOON.
writer, dating Castelnedolo, June 20, says
In order 10 improve all these advantages an expeden
was adopted which 10 not new indeed, but which ap-
pears pow under quite different circumstances The bro
ners Godard, or eronautc repute who came out
time ago provided with their best apparatus made yes
erdsy 10 the afternoon their first experiment Castsne
doo. One OF them made an ascent In . small balloon TO
explore the position Of the enemy beyond the CHEESE
Having nrst mounted the campanile take bear
ipgs, and make himself somewhat acquainted with the
country, he entered his little s went up 10 the air
With regularity which, according 10 those who saw the
ascent, showed that he master OF his eccentric con
stopped for minute co. and then descended agsn With
% much regularity he had shown IN ascending As
you remember, under Napoleon attempts were made
TO acquire Information Of the eneuy's position by these
means, but In the then state OF ronauc experience not
much could be made Of these means Nov ronaus pre-
tend to have succeeded In regulating the movements Of
their balloons with toerabe accuracy and certanly the
many accents proof certain proficiency
There WI be plenty Of opportunities 70 put this to tue
TEST and the result should be satisfactory will become
q formidable weapon in the hands Of him who knows
how TO use beat The greatest difficulty in warfare is
perfectly or not u ALL for each army s surrounded by
ouposs which hide all that ia gong behind and many
quite differently IL known On what Information OF
the enemy's movements be had based his plans VI
course military genius who knows his adversary well,
can even on imperfect information or less divine
MS movements, but To nine Of the ordinary
run OF generals make their greatest bunders for Of
information What for instance would mot the Austrian
General at Morara have given had he been able to peep
over the 20 and those endless bataons
hurry on thence 70 the ssss, or u he could have
them passing this latter river 10 thousands while the eight
o. Pales1o was EoiDg on He might have brought up his
whole army within twelve hours and attacked he ALLIES
one and the other on The opposite bank Of tho sess
II, then, the experiments Of Messrs GODDARD are soc
cessful the intelligence department Of the Allied armies
viii have acquired most fruitful source Of info1mston
Inere are course cannon balls which may stop up this
Siderable cihcues In touching bodies that move slowly
Or not a. 20 there very little chance Of its being able
TO hurt an object flying through the air.
THE FRENCH III DEUM FOR THE VICTORY m sor.
FERINo- CURIOUS ANOMALY OF WAR Prayers.
Paris 4Juy evening" correspondents OF London Times
The Emress attended by the ladies and officers OF the
Court weIt dsy In state 70 the cathedral Nore a
where IeUm WAS BY order chanted for the victory OF
solferno The ceremony was performed with ali the
Guards inedthe way from the TuerIee to the church
the Place e Carrouse the ground was kept by caya
~ soldiers the line Foot Cnssseurs, and Nationals
ranks and were borne away aintng the heat and
from STANDING for more than hour under the 6ercs
the oher chsseurwere lying the shade on the stems
Of the Pavilion rurgot, pale as DEATH one remained
oocoshs beverage o the Psran 0~
rally supplied him with his liquor and even banned bis
temples and chest with IL until he was restored 10 con
thanks Of ne soldier It expected that her Maessv
would bare issued from the palace at eleven O'clock bnt
the State carriages did not begin TO until quarter
of bo1r later
The religious ceremony attended by Prince Jerome
the Princess Cotde the Princess Mathde ana the other
rank Court ~ The Cardinals the Minister'S the Mar
fhas and Admrs, the Governor Of the InvaIides the
e the nights Grand Of Ss T.eSn
of Honor, such members Of the Senate and Leg,s. |
lative Corps a. are still in Paris, the members
great bodies Of III State the National Guard, the army
and the navy. Al were in full uniform The embroi.
derry and deceraons were splendid. In . word, the
The oortege Issued from the Place de Carrousel and
passed along the Rue de Rvo the square Of the Hotel de
Ve the Rue dArole and the Place de Notre Dame The
Empress received at the doors Of the ancient cathe
drai by the Meroptan and bis clergy, and when her
Majesty and herattendants took taer places the ser
vice opened ras solemn and impressive In al, the
churches Of Parsnd in every place Of worship through
France the ee thanksgiving took place at the
hour as in the cpita At Notre Dame it was over by
twelve O'Clock The Empress returned to the Tueries
b the same Eae she lef IT, and before one the troops
we're marchingback to their quarters
The cannon the Invalides announced the departure
and the returnbf Der Majesty
According tohe official statement in yesterdays Mont,
ter nearly $4,000 French and 5525 Piedmontcse in all
nearly killed wounded in the battle of Sol
ferino OF the Austrians probably upwards Of 20 000-u
all about 40 0N men, In this single action encountered
the earth viii their dead bodies lie crushed and mu.
tlated In hospitals. Through this immense carnage, not
10 speak Of that In former or in future battles, Victor
Emanuel wales TO his territories; and NJ Cavour
will be enabled to govern wider realm; Italy will ex
change the Incubus Of Austrian rule for other masters
(more genth let us hope;)-and therefore Heaven is
thanked In solemn prayer and sacrifice.
had Austria won she TOO would have invoked Heavens
blessing ard with the self saue rites To copy the vgor
GUS lsnEuase Of the American Channing:-
No scheme Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, no doubtful claims,