The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-07-21


become very difficult 10 manage. The men
desert by scores and fites. ln the neigh
borbood Of Trieste, whole battalion bad
raised the cry In favor Of Victor Emmanuel
A vessel on the coast under the Ameri.
can flag, had been detected in the act Of
receiving the desertes on board after dark.
The people Of Milan have made threaten
ing manifestations towards the Jesuifs,
whom public minors accuse Of keeping up q
secret correspondence with Austria.
The municipal body Of Vienna have
offered 10 maintain peace aDd order in case
1t was necessary TO dispatch the garrison at
Vienna TO the seat OF war.
Enormous masses OF Franch soldiers were
marching into Piedmont via Nice and
Mount Gems.
Napoleon was in perfect health, and the
sanitary condition Of bis army was excellent.
His head. quarters were at Vallengra, where
Prince Napoleon was expected to arrive On
the Both oft.
1t Is reported that at SoIierino nearly
every officer and man Of the artillery At.
tached to the Imperial Guard, was put hors
du combat. The Austrian accounts Of the
battle admi, their loss TO be 10000 killed,
wounded and missing. The Austrian OIL
cial report Of the battle says the right wing OF
the army occupied Bozzalonge, Solierino aud
Carecena.
The left wing marched On the 2%th to Cal.
dizzola and Castel iofYre, and repulsed the
advancing enemy on oil sides, a. the Imperl-
nj Army continued its advance towards
Chiese. The enemy who had also assumed
the offensive, with his whole force, pushed
forward such large bodies Of troops, that
there was a general engagement between
the two armies at 10 o'clock or therea-
bouts.
On the morning Of the oath, the right
wing. which was formed of the second
army, under Count Schlick, maintained the
position which il had originally occupied in
the first line Of battle, until 2 o'clock IN the
afternoon, and the last wing. under Count
wimpiaen, continually gained ground In the
direction Of Chiese.
Towards three O'Clock the enemy made d
vehement attack on Solierino, and after sew
eral hours hard fighting, obtained possession
Of the place, which had been hcroically de-
Tended by the fifth corps d'armee.
An attack was then made on Cavrisna
which place was courageousIy defended un'
til evening by the first and seventh corp
d'armec. but was eventually left In the band'
of the enemy. While these struggles wert
going on, the eighth corps d'armee, whici
was on the outer flank, right wing, advance
and repulsed the Sandman troops oppose
70 il.
This advantage did not enable the lmpe'
rial army 10 recover the position that bat
been lost In the centre; the third and nintf
corps dc armee. which were supported b!
the eleventh corps were engaged on the let
wing, and the reserve cavalry attached t
this wing made several most brilliant attacks
Unusually heavy losses, aud the fact tina
the left wing Of the first army was unable Il
make progress on the right flank Of the enc
my, who directed his main force in the cen
tire against Volta, led to the retreat OF TN
Imperial Royal army. II began late in tn
evening, during very violent storm.
The correspondence OF the London Her
aid ssys 80 little did the French expect |
battle at first the previous night, that I
message from the King asking for supper
in case be should be attacked was me
with refusal on the ground than such al
attack was not probable. At day break
however, the corps OF Marshal Diiillier
came In sight Of Salferino, and was immid
a,ely set upon by q large Austrian torcs
which rushed down the hill and fought wit
the greatest fury. The Marshal resiste
the attack TO the best Of his power, but
was not before three hours OF frighttu car
mage had elapsed, that the corps Of Gen. Nei
made its appearance.
The Austrians were slowly driven bacl
aud every now and then there was pause
and the French continued TO gain groun,
heaps OF their own and their enemies corps
marking the fluctuations Of the fight. Tn
Aus,rians were thus slowly driven out {
. Sollcrno, but all Of sudden they made
tremendous burst forward, and the frenc
, were driven down the bill. Being admir-.
? bly, supported by their artillery, howeve
2 they made stand. and commenced one
more to advance. II was like hail-storI
OF bullets and balls, and the whole file wei
| moved down by a single discharge.
III tHt HPaullut, ~ tuV IiEu' auu w
wing, the Austrians were getting decided
, the hes, Of it. The Piedmontese were bein
slowly driven back. Gen. Canrobert corr
, was also heavily punished, and had ther
|. been u skillful General in the Austrian arm
c TO collect and concentrate their forces againi
the weak pon, OF the enemy's line, matter
would have had very different aspec
r The, French commander. whether i, be Neil
=. Mcmahon or the Emperor himself, sen, 10
D ward the Imperial Guard and strong d
vision OF the infantry line against the Nu
trlan centre, and .acceeing for time
breaking II.
Instead OF bringing their forces to repI
0 10 this formidable attack. the supporter
were sut 10 the LET, and RICH, wings, whic
did no; nced them Desperate attemp
were made 10 recapture Solierino, bu, Il
!, French strongly held II, aud the bueles b.
: gan 10 sound a general retreat. An aiteml
: was made by the cavalry 10 pursue thea
: which led 10 an encounter between n
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