The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-09

columns which were advancing on the line oil
SalOnaZe to Sommacampagna IN considerable force,
with much artillery. The Imperial troops repulsed
the enemy at all points after a very sew re and
bloody struggle. Finally, CustOzza was taken By
assault All the troops fought with extraordinary
bravery lhey captured several guns and about
2OO0 prisoners and are animated by the oes spirit.
On the 23d inst the garrison OF Mantua made
sortie upon the tnemY's corps OF observation at
Curtaone, repulsed IT. and took several prisoners.
RETREAT OF THE ITALIANS ACROSS THE NINCIo.
VIENNA, June 26.-The following telegram has
been received from the Archduke Albert, dated this
morning 1.-THE enemy's forces, driven back by our
army recrossed the MinciO yesterday morning The
Imperial army is in the best condition and in excel
The battle of yesterday is called by the Archduke
the battle of Custozza.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE BATTLE.
PARIS June 26. 4 private despatch, da'ed
Florence. 25th inst gives the following account Of
the battle of Gu. tozza, fought on sunday -
"A great battle fought yesterday between yerona
before yes erdag with ten divisions oie Of he wings
moved towards Peschera where It drove back pat of
met hs Sa bs TSeSs y g ns ON s G
After desperate battle which lasted the whoe of the
fHS Rs w Vidor h@a3se asf SFe having escteS
Re h c the
under the Kings c9mpSnd was to force the ApsITans
cross T sh the rVeT with his corps Gsrmee which was to
%Sys SR IN scs The nS
Further detailt state:-
"The battle took place at Montenotta and Cusozza.
The King moved on Castenad9 DO hS9png 70 ma the
ans iOok MOntenotta and ustozza by assault which
made mac SSSO pTyOnerS General CerSle is severely
wounded Prince Amadeus wOand is s ight The pas,
Austrian detac6 ment, descending from BermiO TO the
Valtene is moving towards Milan "
THE DISASTROUS RESULTS OF THE BATTLE FOR THE
ITALIANs-INFLUENCE OF THE KINGS DEFEAT ON
CIALDINI's MOVEMENTS.
From the London Times, June 26.
The defeat Of the Itallan army in front of Verona
was even more complete luan the hrst Austrian to
grams had led us to appIehend We have now the
DUetns of both parties ano they agree on all essen
tia points Meagre and vague as teiegrapnic brevIty
and technical reserve necessarily make them, these
despa reflect great honor on the truthfuneSs,
m delation, and dignity OF the Degerents on either
side.
lhere is no paltry attempt on the part Of the
Ita ians to disguise or pallate the magnitude or
of the Austrsns not one word Of dlsparagement OF
the foe. BY beng just and even generous towards
another, these comDatanis seem TO act upon the
wise maxim which teaches us TO deal with enemies
as with men who may at som, III. uIe period become
trends.
The Italian army, divided into three corps and a
reserye-maklng up Iorce OF from $1,000 % 80 0OQ
cOmOatants-atter crossing the Mnclo at 6oito and
other points on saturday afternoon, ana sending
connoltreIne parties towards Peschera and Verona
.ncamped for the night at some place beyond Hovef
bella, equidistant from the two lortresses On the
Gu Uing morning an attempt was made upon those
high POSITIONS OF Soma, Somma Campagna, and
santa Giusuna, which command the fifteen
positions which pa ed conspicuous part III the cam
paign 1S48 The obj OF the ltaans was evidently
10 take possession Oi the railway, so as TO $50 ate
Pe:chIera and secure basis OF operations against
Verona. rhe Aus raDs however, who were massed
at day break and anticipating the ltalian movements
took up their position upon those mis-, which are now
every where brlstlng with basllons ana rcdouDts
and may be looked upon as mere outWoIks oil t!e
two ctadels, extending from the gates OF one to
those OF the other Alter severe and bloody, or,
as tie Itaans GescIlbe It, "despe ate'' struggle,
which lasted nearly the whole day-that longest of
summer days-tle Imperial army was VIC orlous
sonG tae MhOie orn nG he ta hed ont tbe
aud at the close of the engagement, at five o'clock
in the afternoon, they also carried the posi- ion OF
CustoZza q spot 1alal Italian arms in their en-
counter with Radetski IN July, 1S4S. The vctors
captured several guns and about 1000 prisoners, and
behaved, the Archduke Alber's bulletin assures
us, and as We may readily Oeiieve, with even more
] their Ordinary bravery and endurance. On the
same evening the Italian army was Obliged to recross
| the MlnciO.
| The Italian accounts Of the engagement present no
points of material difference Acco. ding to them the
| lst Army corps was sent forward to occupy some
positions betW PeschIera ana Verona, but, bong
surrounded bY superior forces IT "iaed to effect IT.
purL ose ana the description gwen of its losses in
the contest leaves little doubt that 1t all but
annhIated. The I'd and I'd Corps, unable II IS not
said ter what reason-to advance to its rescue were
stated from Brescia that the army had maintained
lis DO ion; but there is little doubv that 1t had to
withdraw the MIncio la er IN the night. The
| Italians had several of their Generals wounded
| among Others the Kings second son, FRINGE Aml
| deus, VINO mas arrived NJ DIeecld.
| The Italians we are assured, behaved with great
| heroism, and no doubt, although they lost the day
| they came off without loss OF honor. An advanc
acl loss the Minco, right into the heart OF the ua
drIlateIa is enterprise which no other European
army would under such circumstances, have ven
| tured upon, but a frenzy to do something seems tC
have possessed the whole Italian nation, and the men
in command could think oi nothing better than dash
ing their heads against those formidable stone walls
TfeTe may be bravery in desperate an attempt tC
take the bull by the horns, but we believe would bt
| impossible Tor the KING or La Marmora to say wha
| results they expected rem their ll;conceiVed anC
worse executed attempt. 1t battle IN which they
staked the very existence OF their army, while then
| enemies IN the worst event ran no other risk than
that of safe and lesurely retreat behind the shelter
of their basons The least that may be SAID of 1t s,
that, like the BalakaVa charge "C'etdn beau, mas
ce Rttdit pas la gteTre" Ever since lo4o and lS4S
| the Ausrians have strained every nerve u
strengthen those tour citadels, and have extended
their outwOTks so that the line between PeschierG
and Verona especalIy isa vast % mtrenehed camp
were on this occasion outnumbered by their enc
mics for the Austrians have trom 100000 to 25000C
men in Veneua, and as they had IN their hands tina
| most formidable OF ali engines Of modern warfare
the railway, they had probably massed threeOurths
| at least, OF their troops in verona ready for tn
| long.expected Italian nroad The Archduke's bul
etins in fact never speak OF gaIrlSOns, but tell
that the Imperial army was in the field.
The KING OF Italy has fallen back behpd the Min
perhaps, will the condition OF his shattered arm
| enable him to resume the offensive Tor some time Q
come. We lave Austrian oftlcia assurance that Cta
, | DIM crossed the PO at POesella on the 23d. Tn
tdings OF the KINGS retreat no SeVer ought 10 dis
concert all the pans of the commander OF the At
Corps as he NOuld ut Padua, or any wnere else o
the line between Verona and Venice fail IN WIT
forces with which his go 700 men would be unable
steamed from TaIanto on the 23d, but, If it, dest
nation be Venice, Persano is not likely TO find an
s one 70 cooperate with him on the mainland IN
IanWe OF the King on the Mlncio Will proDaDl
break down the whole enterprise.
But, although the Italians met with SO severe
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