Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-08-04

SOLFERISO AND MANASSAS If time and space per-
mitted, interesting parallel might be drawn be-
tween these two memorable contests. The display
of numbers was nearly the sane, only greater in
the battle Of Manassas; and there no great diff
ference in the amount Of slaughter in proportion to
the force engaged. In bOta cases the engagement
commenced in early morning, az O'Clock, and was
waged till the shades of evening put an end to the
strife. The Austrians, however, retired from the
field without disorder, and protected their rear,
while the Federalsts were completely routed and
demoralized.
There were from $4,000 to 100000 men at Sclfe-
rinO, Of which about us 900 were French and Ssr
dinians The Austrian accounts admit a loss of 20,
900 in killed, wounded and missing, but other &C
counts represent il TO have been much heavier. We
have not been able to find any official repOrt-in
which respect the Washington Government have
followed their example in all the late conflicts. On
the part of the Allies, the official reports acknOWl-
edge loss of Is 700 in killed. wounded and missing
But the correspondent of the New York Times, who
was on the field Of battle, thinks it was much great
er. Although, on both sides, there could not have
been much less than 10000 men placed h9rS de COM
Bat. The Allies captured 80 cannon, snd made 1900
prisoners.
The relative numbers of tie Federalists and Con-
federates in the combat at Manassas cannot be aCN
curstely known. On both sides there must have
been largely over a hundred thousand men on the
line of Bull Run; but the main battle was fought at
the Stone Bridge between the left wing Of the Con
fede ates and the right wing Of the Federslsts As
nearly as can be ascertained, the former numbered
L. 900 and the latter IS 00-while in artillery the
difference was even greater in favor Of the latter.
The COnfederates lost in killed and wounded about
LOCO, and the Federalists immense number
more than will ever be knOEn 70 the world from
their own statements. The COnfederates took 81
cannon, thousand prisoners, and baggage wagons
and military spoIls IN great quantities
How far the moral results Of he two battles may
coincide the future only can determine. The Fed-
eral Government will doubtless make spasmodc ef-
fort to retrieve their losses but their success may
be well doubted; while in every point Of view the
prestige is now in favor of the South
The battle Of SolferinO was fought on the 2ath Of
June lSj9.-PstsrS6sTg Express.
Prince Napoleon, His wife and Friends.
The New York Erening Post thus describes the
appearance of the distinguished visitors who have
lust arrived in that city from France
Seldom has foreign vessel brought to our shore such
cargo of celebrities as are now on board the yacht
Prince Napoleon of the foot Of Morris street. Pier
No T. North river. In the first place there is Prince
Napoleon himself-fsc fair, and we might add fsrty,
but that his ROBUSTNESS seems rather 70 belong to
man who hss always lived well and imPerturoablY
without regard to coupe dstdt or the facts OF ths
BOnaparte trial He 3 q man who would
anywhere be called goodlOokmg, about i've feet
eight in stature with decided HapOeOnic features,
wearing a summer suit Of lneB and straw hat, like
any of our bourgeois gentilhommes," and appear
ing decidedly popular among ms OulCers.
His Princess. Madame Clotilds, is q very prepos-
sessing lady of Italian complexion and features, Of
middle height and most unassumlng manners, who eV-
identity has not suffered from a sea voyage of several
weeks from ToulOn. If we shOlld see the Princess
in our streets we should call her pretty little ref
ugee from some metropolitan boarding school, see
ing "Spinger written in all her girlish and unaect
81 behavior but not in the ardent olive face and
dark brown hair which, under fat, shows 70 too
striking adyanage to have submitted to retiring bell
rules and the discipline Of the schOolrOOm. Her
figure is petite very graceful and clothed in the
binary gray sgeling habit Of the ladylike U0y1-
gsalss.
The Princess first maid Of honor, the Duchess d
is quite yOung-sppasently not over
pretty, and similarly dressed.
Among the guests of the Prince, we notice two
colonies Of the Empire, N. RagOn and N. Fern
Pisani both of them aids decamp. Also, the former
of the island Of fGuadalOupe nova comman-
der in the French navy, II. BOnfls, who somewhat
resembles our American glory, General Seott, nav
ing very similar features but save in these, Wn1e
hair, military cap and manne., differing from a N
as he is only little above the middle mghL nc =! =
a very handsome old gentleman, and II Is esSy -
believe that he has borne abundant nonOrs Oo'N u
der the kingdom and the empire ,r ".
The last Of the guests Of Prince Jerome Is n AAu
rico S,nI the soT Of the celebrated authoress OF
ConsueIo' a ouiet eourtly and handsome young man,
Ubo sneaks English remarkably Well and ls hKe
.our brave restOrer Of the cO-Ors, Steedman, only
elevated on rather longer uadarPnnlng.
e,r,srrFn WITH ONE W1FE.-We learn by the Ara
bis;s advices that the new Sultan has inaugurated
for Turkey most wonderful reform, having abol-
isbed the harem completely, be having had always
onI,y one wife as IN Christian nations.