New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-22

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effect binding The landing was fact in progress On the
morning Il tho 20tb when the Austrian squadron H0'o "
sight %
Why hr Italian Admiral who Of he NOV eIaents
q. the hostile fleet evening Of the leh should hee
bis crews and damaged Of his best ontlus
in that sumpoant enterprise when he knew ,hst %
impending points on "hicn nc W. =
abJ have 10 during lis fheomins INA. no Ia
these preliminary eneoa :ers 10 kLed -
iionclad rgate Formadi0e put hoTs Dc etsoat Le
squadron h9weyr apparel ard Tn,e zoe a',a s iiL
the ironeads had hastily 70 form ue Of blt some 81
them maued and somewhat crippled nom their Solett "t
the batteries The squadrous a, the beginning Of
the action according to the ltlan account eqnaHy
matched in numbers.
The aoBs % vessels Of which II iron-elads end
the Ausrians also hal % vessels II which, however 0
we're ronclids Admiral Persaro TINS accounts FOR tho
strange resolution which made him. in sight OF tie eneAy
quit his ship the Re dlaa, and hoist bis flag on board tho
Aondatoc which hal jest joined the feet at LISA On tho
10Th This the hrs time in which the new cohIYants
Of naval warfare were brought TO the actual exrmeat 81
battle Admiral therefore doomed expedcnt TO DO
Of the line on board on iToncad snip OF suea n
might enable him plunge at bis pleasure INTO TIC tIch Oh
the Hi convoy tho necessary orders ID various
points, aud give the feet The guidance might require
eet5 moved against each otar N about me Same
order The oneads N 'front.' he wooden S,ses N .ae iC'
but the distance between the two divisions was r eicaer
tho Italian feet than 10 tho Aus ran for Abn Was occupied
- the Of ne trSP when aSa SI ,orse
owing perhaps to the hesyy SEE they 9d 70 % hed
through the line Of the Austrian iFoEcad and tAen 'rnH
to their I'm engaged the Austrian wooden sh second
division Of Italian oneads-:ho Re la4la r"sh;io Sn
San an0-came thus into collision with the Whole IJco OF
the Austrian cads four OF Which made dead ~, against
The Paetro advanced support Of the Re GIa but bod
TO withstand The attack Of two rqn,cads hn1 "eaea
fgate which, by OF hand grenade and Other Gbn
tbes succeeded in setting her on ire Ih9 san MatIno
stroyc also to come to the rescue OF me he ~. e
unable to shun the onsets Of the four Austrian
which surrounded and sunk her lie IaestI9 on L Nas
rad Of the Anrans who fearing explosion ehteFei
Off Sho hailed By the Goyernoo and lnd1endeis screw
fga which rendered their aid but the captain and
refusing 10 quit their vessel only allowed The hgaics 10 70"
She passed The Aondstore in the rear and sauted to Al
with shouts Of IUd IL Re -! yea fNd.fa
presently blew with the loss Of all on board except 49,
burning three hours before the final catastrophe
After the disaster Of Re daa the brunt Of tho battle
was borne By Re di Portogno the Maria Pia and tie
varese first Of which had the chief share in disabling tho
Austrian ne-ofbatto ship Kaiser dcmolishng her Prov
bogsprit remas and funnel AMI compelling her to run
midst II Of Austrian ooryees and other
ships but oagat her way out under perfect storm Of sno
The n,le" says Admiral Tegethof became general
and Is difficult give particulars OF It, as the vessels
cruising abont under n eam and it often hard to DIS
tinsph friend from although the gala set OF Hays was
minute hut il also avows that thus
ot sight Of the dense clouds Of smoke The upshot Of
fleets after two hours Of obstinate desnioy fight
cceded deDgagiDg themselves and drew up 10 opposite
lines distance from each other The Italians aver
the Ausans at this Jnneiure were making Tor their own
coast with The wooden vessels foremost tue oncads cover
ing or retreat PeTsano thought he could dash his iron
oads between the two dsiGIs q tte enems Beet nnt the
movement TO have been attempted too late and after
short either side tie two fleets gave up Tie
battle
isof together Terated 10 distance Of about three
or four IN les exchanged few shots and then
bore away Westward which put end to the engagement
Mr. Tonpkus that the battle lasted two hours before
tie Italians began leave the island Of LISA The Austrian
feet followed up and oneTcd them battle second time
several shots fired but no battle took place
The Italian accouBt Is that the AustraBs were retiring
toward ssa and LesIG and that when tao Italians were
ready for the enemy already out OF reach
After carefully comparing notes, II difficult TO resist the
conviction both parties Lad enough If the fray and the
battle mutual consent unsatisfactory end Tne
Austrian he forbade pursuit as would have been
ftss lie might have added that he had already obtained
advantage aud be could not be equally sure OF success
IN aao her general acton 1Le laans contend that their
feet remained III nght the waters which bad Teen The
thoaer Of the action and tie Aasrans allow that the
enenis feet was stil Visible from Mount Tbemm tie
but tie morning OF the 2lst
long 20 be discovered
The Italian that the battle Of LISA
not victory Italian feet they did not get Lisa
and d destroy the eEsmys squadron bat that neither
Austrian victory and the action wi be forever re
membrrcd highly honorable 90 the Italian navy The
OF individual heosm displayed by the officers and
many 81 tho vessels certainly Justify the
boast. IL Is not clear, SAle. that the Aondaore
achieved thing worthy Of the expectation that the Adm
raj 81 her when he her bis flag
ship the Kaiser the that huge thip
was surrounded by other Italian eads
iuty the Knser chiefly inflicted BY the
Pofosalo not by the Afoudsiore The last tdings
eee Of that Inflated vessel Pat she rank Monday last
damaged several other vessels Of the italian feet