The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-07-12
FOREIGN NEWS.
The European W ar
A BATTLE-THE ITALIANS DEFEAT
ED--THE PRUsSIANs SUCCESSFUL
SO FAR.

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New York on the 9Th with four days
later intelligence from Europe. We
make the following interesting ex-
tracts:
ITALY-VENICE, June 23.-Aacor-
ding to the announcements made by
the Austrian out. posts, the Italian ar
my passed the Mincio, this morning.
near Goito, and are advancing slowly
to Roverbelle.
Zorro, June 23,-The Italian army
crossed the Mincio, to. day, without
meetii G any resistance from the Aus.
TRANS.
VERONA, Juno 23.-At 2 o'clock this
afternoon the Austrian Pulce brigade
reached the outlying forts of Verona
without loss, having been pushed back
by a greatly superior force of Italian
artillery-which, however, did not
charge.
The Italians, advancing upon both
banks Of the Mincio toward Peschiera,
were repulsed by a short c~annonade
from the outer forts of that strong
hold.
Judging from tho preparations upon
the lower Pc, Cialdinl will throw
bridges across to night near Polesella.
VERONA, Sunday 24-2 P. MA
great battle has been in progress since
the morning, between the Italians and
Austrians. Both wings of tho Italian
army have been repulsed. The battle
still continues.
BERNE, June 24.-The Austrians
have occupied the Nights Of Stclvio.
Garibaldi is near Lake Garda.
ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS, June "a
A desperate engagement has just Ia.
ken place in front of Verona, lasting
almost the whole day. The LIST Corps
which was intended to take position
between Peschlera and Verona, did not
succeed in the attack. The I'd and Sd
Army Corps were unable TO deliver
the LIST Corps from the assault it had
to sustain against an overwhelming
force. The two latter corps are almost
intact.
MILAN, June 25.-An Austrian de-.
tachment has descended from the Sell.
VIC Pass, and occupied Bormio, in
Lombardy, last night.
A Florence dispatch of the 26th,
says papers there assert that the want
Of success in tho first battle is but a
rev motive for ~redoubled energy and
perseverance. Tho country had full
confidence in the army, and the war
againstA ustria would be continued un
til the complete liberation of Venetia
should be accomplished.
An official dispatch dated at Brissa,
says an engagement took place be
tween the Italian Volunteers and Aus.
TRANS between the bridge of Caffaro
and Sandstone. The Austrians were
repulsed, leaving several killed and
wounded.
Official Austrian Dispatch.)
AUSTRIAN HD Gas, juno 24.-.The
Archduke Albrecht has forwarded the
following dispatch to the Emperor;
THE Austrian army, while advanc.
ing toward the Mincio. was attacked
to day by the forces under command of
King Victor Emanuel. Our army
carried Montevento by assault, as they
also did Custozza, at the close of the
engagcmcnt-5 p. NJ. Our forces took
several amor and many prisoners,
and behaved with extraordinary valor
and endurance. The King employed
in the attack the three corps of the ar.
my Of the Mincio and the reserve
Prince Amadeus and many Generals
were wounded. The enemy appears to
have brought all his troops in success
sion under fire.
OFFICIAL DISPATCH NO. 2.
austrian HID. QRs SERBARE,
juno %.
The Imperial troops have repulsed
the enemy at all points after II hot fight
not without considerable losses. Gus
tozza was taken by storm, which caus.
cd u fresh struggle before that posi-
ton, in which 1000 Italians were Ia.
ken prisoners. The troops are ANNA.
ted by the best spirit"
VIENNA, Monday, June 25.-The
Archdnke AlbrcchL telegraphs from
Zerdtrc, as follows:
ION the Odd inst, tho garrison Of
Mantua made q sortio upon the enc
~my'scorps of observation at C~urtulone,
rcpulscd it, and took several prison
ors."
Retreat Ofthc Italians Across the MIncIO.
The following telegram has been re.
ccivcd from the Archduke Albrecht,
dated this morning:
"The onemy's forces are driven back
and our army recrossed the Mincio
yesterday evening. The Imperial ar,
my is in the best condition, and in ex-
ceIlcnt spirits. The battle of ycster.
day is called by the Archduke the
battle Of C~nstozza.
FLORENCE, June 25.-The Italian
fleet lett Tarento on the 23d. Its des.
tination is unknown.
The Seat Of War In Germany.
PRAGUE, Friday, juno 22...The Prus.
slams have passed across the Nights of
Holledorf, where they had an encoun.
ter with the Saxon troops. They have
seized twelve locomotives In Plunen.
neisst.
SATURDAY, June 3...-.Hostilities
have been commenced by tho Prussiau
army corpsin Silesia. Yesterday morn
ing three Prussian attachments we're
sent out to reconnoiter towards Souck.
mantil, Friedborg and Freiwalden, The
last of these detachments, between
Brcitenfurt and S%andrubel, came up.
on an Austrian regiment of hussars.