Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-07-07
LATE NEWS.
Tho Next Great Battle.
Nv the steamer Vaodavh,lf

BY the steamer Vanderbilt.
The expected battle on the Mincio 10 the
topic which now engrosses universal atten.
ton. The Nord Of June 2lst says:
"We are on the eve Of the great events.
The two armies are face to face. All the
corps Of the Austrian army are concentrat.
ing upon the line Of the Mincio. Ths prov
inces Of the empire have been denuded oi
troops. and the last columns are arriving by
forced marches upon the scene OF the con-
test. The Austrian army has chosen its po.
sition it occupies line on the other side
Of the Chiese, the center of which rests up
on the heights of Castiglione, before Pesch-
iera the right wing extends to Lonato
the left to Castel-G Goffreeo. On the 18th
the Emperor Francis Joseph reviewed the
two corps Tarmee encamped at Lonato.
The allied armies follow the enemy step
by step, combining their movements 1t is
possible that the pivot Of their operations
will be the bourg of Monte Chiaro. evacua-
ted precipitately by the Austrian rear
guard. French corps is advancing by
forced marches in the Vsltelline, where the
Austrian msdea feint Of decending from
Formio TO threaten the rear Of the allied
armies.
The ground chosen by the Austrians for
accepting battle has been we'll studied by
their generals these positions served hab-
itually for the manGuvres of the autumn.
The latter fact is not ignored at the French
headq uarters, and precautions have been
taken accordingly.
The game. then, will he played with
equal chances terrible game-without
precedent in the military history of modern
times"
The Nord also says:
"The day before yesterday, Prince Napo.
leon was to enter Modena. BY this time
military operations have commenced in the
Adriatic upon the coasts of Dalmatia. 1t
is stated thatthe Austrisns, while the French
army marches to the Minco, wish to direct
. body Of $4,000 men by the Tyrol upon
Milan. but it is not very likely that the
Austrian Generals will try one of those bold
maneu yers to which they are 90 little &C.
customed. In any case, precautions have
been taken"
(Corre spondence Of the London Times
PARIs. Monday, June 2O-6P.N.
We are in daily expectation of news of a
battle on the Mincio- great battle, which
if lost by the Austrians, may hasten the
solution OF the great question at ISSUE and
dissipate the delusion that they can con.
tinue to hold Lsmbardy as before. The
famous fortresses will. we are told, not long
stand out against the rif1ed cannon; at
least. such is the opinion expressed by per-
sons who. were not their national feelings
enlisted, would be very good authority on
such question. Should battle, then, be
lost by the Austrians on the Mnico, it il
thought or hoped that the Neutral Powers
may try to bring about an armistice, with
a view to an ulterior arrangement
There are various versions, or rather con.
lectures, as to the nature of this arrange.
ment One is that Austria will be induced
to abandon her claims to Lombardy. which
will be annexed to Piedmont, and that
Venice will be declared free city, with q
portion iof territory as far as the limits OF
Lombardy. In this manner the North OF
Italy would be rescued from the Austrians,
from the Mediterranean to the Adriatic-
There are various other plans spoken of,
perhaps with no greater foundation. The
attention Of everybody is fixed on the ex-
pected battle of the Minico-the Minico,
which is regarded as the Rubicon Of the
Caesar.