The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-07-25
War in Eur0pr.

An account Of the movements Of the hos
tile armies in Europe, prepared from the
last papers, will not prove unintcr resting
1t seems that Victor Emanuel with an ar
my OF eighty or ninety thousand Italians
crossed the Minclo, on Saturday June 23t
aud advanced upon the railroaS connecting
Pcschiera, an Austrian fortress, With We.
roma and Venice. On Sunday morning be-
fore Verona, the Austrian army, comrnand :
by Archdukc Albrccht, encountered the
Italians. The battle lasted throughout the
day, one Of the longest Of tho year, and fin
ally ended tovorably to the Austrians
The Italians were steadily d,ivcn back
wards, and tinalyrt crossed the Nincio, after
losing 2,Oo0 prisoners, guns, &C., together
with many killed and wounded. They cap
turcd 600 Austrian prisoners This battle
was within the celebrated Qundrilatcral
Both sides fought with vnlor. The Aus
triuns outnumb.ring the Italians.
Gen Cialdini commanding The right wing
OF the Italian army was expected to cross
the Po, at Pocscio, about The same time,
and commerce direct march upon Venice
The Italian fleet left Tarcnlo for the same
purpose, it is supposed. But owing to the
defeat Of the main army under Viot or
Emanuel. Ciaidinis movement has been
abandoned The fleet was allowed to- pro !
coed.
Garibaldi with forty thousand volunteers,
is said to be in the Alps to tho cxSrcmc
loft Of Victor Emanuel, cont cmpla,ing n
sudden foray into Austrian territory.
The Anstrians arc gnrrisonng tbs passes Of
the Alps.
The Italian papers, Notwithstanding the
serious defeat sustained by Victor Emnn mel.
are cheerful and the troops are said to he
eager 20 renew the co"tcst. The Italiaus
believe that Louis Napoleon will not allow
the Austrians to ove:run lta(ty again. Up
on the receipt of the news Of the defeat of
Victor Emanuel, Napoleon delayed his con
tcmplated departure from Paris. The
news doubtless caused much concern in
that CITY
The Londor Times suggests that Austria
should now open negotiations with Italy for
the cossion OF Vencia arguing that il will
dctach Italy from Prussia, make n truce
along the SoutherM border, and give Austria
leisure to transfer thousands of her troops
TO Bohemia to meet the advance of the
Prussians upoh Vienna.
Tho Prussinus have entered Austrian Bo-
h"min. Several unimporlan. engagements
hal taken place balwee the Austrians and
Prussians. the latter in the main successful.
The Prussian needle gun is said to be
mort effective weapon, its usefulness hav
ing AZ length been practically demonstrate
The lIanovcrian army, which has been
attempting 10 eludo tho Pru slams to escape
to Bavaria TO join the Austrians, is still sur
rounded. l's capi'ula,ion is hourly cx-
pcccd.
The movements OF the Austrian army IN.
der Bencdeck in Bohemia are still unknown
t. the public.
Tie secession Of representatives of differ
ont Northern German stntes from the Diet
continues. They are controlled by Prus.
sim influence. Some five or six thousand
fresh troops f'om South Gcrmhny havo nr.
rived NJ franNfori, at wi,icn place the Diet
is held.
Russia socms quicscent. Her troops are
on The Austrian frontier of Hungary but
there is nothing TO indicate that she will
joiu hocoiiscs,, Unless tha be II revolt in
Hungary whom it is evident Austria rel.cs
upon her TO suppress IL.
Thus FAR in Germany tho energetic movc-
mcnts Of Prussia havo secured her many
successes, hut in the South tho victory OF
Austria has cvnccd the power and deter
minn,on Of that government. Tho war
threatens to become more bloody and pro-
tracted, than at first supposed. -Raieiyh
Standard.