New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-17
FLOR ErCE.
TIE LATE NAVAL BATTLE AT AECoNA-THE Fight
As SEEN BY AN AMERICAN CONSUL.

FLOREScE, July 80 1866.
give Won herewith some extracts om the dispatches
Of tho United States Vice Consul G. Ribghni, esq, at
Ancona to Consul-Gcn. I. Bigeow Lawrence They are
the elearcst statements have found on three points
First The Austrian offer of battle before Ancona Second,
The condition in which the Italian fleet left Aneona on
the 10TH and Thir The manner in which Persano ranged
his fleet to rout the attack Of the enemy Mr.: kDghln
an Italian by BIRTH and does not lack dhy Win tue
''''' VI nv AScoSA July Il. 1866
SIR advise you OF the arr val in ih port OF te
evening from Trieste She left there part u the AasIran
feet The Italian hee-composed OF "a iron ahu Wooun
shps-eft here Sunday night sailing northward along our
coasts apparently designing 70 protect them andl near tnat
some trooos shipped at Rave or some other part
Of the gna for attempt ON Cogga or some other
point the venetisn coast Il Is difficult for e 10 give any
Of the actual state Of elr Tor though We are very
near acon almost all has been
in all this region ndescrbabe Ihere scarcely
family which not personally lnteIe5e 10 the strhRg@'
and opinion. should say that uolrss
peace proposed on CONDITIONS tat WH tsc
pride will be difficult 10 dsDand the thousands OF men VINO
some DAYS ago we had visit the Austrian squadrou
lust ten DAYS AFTER arrival Of tie Italian onewheh IS COM
handed by Admiral Perano haying uner nun hedr Aonfi
Vacca commanding the lron.clal 81 taif0n
greater part q the Italian vessels were lying al anchor
taking I'm GOALS Keeping little steam, and IN com
pete disorder through excess O eJnIeace ha tue Aus
TRANS would not cone out TO dsht ieH. s.,, .,
AHA H. an Italian messenger DOt vas hred NJ Nv an
Austrian irou.eld, es miles oil Ho1 Aneonn but
In few minutes sqnadroa Of about lronclads dis
coming boldly toward oar port hPlyhs the Aus
tran and showing perfect line of battle was 90
serving the affair my country house which sands on
hin giving line view OF tho sea- dslnctt, saw mat we
bus also in great Danger bring defeated in detail the
three or foU shots which Mole and then hated
il In uncertainty They remained so Tor nearly 40 Hov
poyiDg maneuVering themselves into posoh
presenting line Of about 90 ships protected by the fs oil
Marsno. In this position taey awaited the nleki Dat 50
they ready for action The Agstrans ran away
and the Italians could not possibly pursue them. 3D.,
the advantage Of six miles tho start and fa mead u
readiness to hight on that day DOUBT II tns Is JUST ior s
'"e' "e'' NO' ''' '1"' ''A'' AXcoxA July &c. 1906.
SIR Since nv last the Italian used almost daily
between and Venice. up the coast 50 or Cd
and coming back to Aneona nearly every day There
good deal Of talk and dissatisfaction about the conduct Of
this ncet have to-day len some decisive
movement having taken board full supply OF all sorts Of
provisions They out in admirable order taking the
route toward Venice They well fitted out and think
fully prepared for action lido not dosb. we shall soon hear
something serious The desire fr fighting among the men
now DO something glorious Cf their c5aniy ~, ., ,.es
SIR am now able to give you Of what has
happened since the Italian fleet sailed nom tins port on the
who board the feet and who arc quite trustworthy aud
impartial On the 18th aud 18th the fleet bcnoarded Lisa
that three forts Of the :ocaed Presto San Gorgo
se1e. during ali this FIRE with the greatest bravery tho
principal fort being placed on hill continued its fire. %
troops from The ead Formidable and another
roncad entered the Port San Gorgoi but the Austrans
however kept such hot fire from the upper fort taat these
vessels obliged to retire with oueourh Of their
dn oombs.
after dispatch boat followed by the whole heet
which returns from avery unfortunate engagement
vised Of approach Austrian feet and ordered his
vessel. to form in line Of battle The engagement began
venture sketch merely the position Of the two fleets
You will by this that Persano occupied line oil enormous
ext
aiming to attack the right center OF the Italian line but when
his front and dashed full speed upon the Italian right
He to have broken through the Italian lice IN about
leaving his sonsts~wio had 10 iron ships and s is
wooden against his cads and IL wooden yes
s R %a aSed iDy e
aud sunk after heroic defense The Re di Portogao
MAJ
Persano left his ship Re dtaa at the beginning Of the
board the Aoadatose This last vessel only
fred shots at dis!auce-according TO my inormants
while expected her to perform wonder Inc men
duct having produced the greatest disorder and confusion
Some officers that Abni asked by Signals permission to
enter the action by certain maneuver and Pesano e.
fused.
O'Clock the afternoon rersano gnalcd Abni to know
where this ship was indicating that he had no idea OF what
going under his command All his officers agree IN
charging him with cowardc and refuse to any longer
under his orders ,
add the following OF them The Formidable can
not to again without considerable repairs, Inc e 81
paired in short time. The Ancona and Prince OF
tlons Of bullets on her chimney and masts. $500, ,u,,
The other vess In good condition; indeen AIDnis
wooden fleet fired shots. Tho Paestro t0oh IRE ahu
can't Capeni did NOT permit the crew TO leave Iny went
on cr,ine VIVA Italia" The Re dltala lost oov OF Co
men deputy Bozzo persisted with her, aud the men say 10
% arans have on board Kaiser Max 400 to 500 Tryo
e who must al have peIshed that vessel was lost
Tho officers also that the Agsrians lost Two coryees
lint have no description Of them IL would appear from
iii ne accounts have Obtained that only i've Italian
took any the action which participated in
nv me whole Austrian and that these few fought ably
and berocay; untness Of the commander rendering
their bravery and skill Of avail Your most obedient
servant, IhAhLhs hhiohNl u . NlceSVnsVI
To the foregoing have to add recent revelation
II appears that the Afondaorc under command OF DAm
co Persanos Chief OF Staff attempted to run down an
Austrian vessel and that before the collision Persano
learning that such AZ orler had been given removed
DAmco, and himself ordered the Aondatore out OF the
line of hre DAmco makes this charge before the In
quest sitting at Ancona. This would explain the
bullet marks the chimney and masts of this iron-cad
Fortress Monroe.
FoRrREss MONROE. Tuesday Aus H. 1866.