New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-09
The Defeat Of the Italian Army.

From The London Time lone g.
The de(caf Of he Nafian ANN front Oi aroma
complete het t- ra AasraH 'eegrans had I'D ns 20
cggelepd We have now tie bulletins OF b. N parties a.d
tl,y agree a essential points Meager end teio
graphic bseylty and technical reserve necessarily make them,
these dispatches ref 60 great hoayr on the ihuianess mod
GRAFTON. ald digniJ Of TIE begeehs 90 ehet side There
tho Of the Italians 10 disguise or
psaic the magnitude Of their disaster unseemy czua.
lions on the part OF the Aurs not one wofd OF dspaase
eu O. the foe l being just and even generous toward one
another these comblals seem q act upon that wise maxim
al some future period become friends.
making up II from 70 600 TO $1,000 eombatantsaiter
crossing the Mnco az Goito md other points on Saturday
era aud Verona encempcd FOR the ngt 10 place be-
yond Royerbos equidsau from the two iotreses On the
ensuing morning attempt made those high POSI-
ton Of S0na SOmma Campagna and Santa Gusna which
command - miles railway line joining the two strong
holds positions which Iiyed conspicuous part m the
campaign Of 1919 The object OF the Italians WIS evidently
TO take possession OF the railway so as TO Isolate
Tie Austrnns however who were massed IN great force at
pating Italian movements took their position upon
those hills which everywhere bristlng With basons
and edoub and may be looked upon mere outwoTks OF the
two cades extending from tie gates of one to those Il the
other Amer and bOodyor as the Italians describe
IL desperate struggle which lasted nearly the whole day
that longest of daysthe ImperiGI army yict0
Iious p)ng the whole line They storned the summit Of
Moneyeno where the II lans bel the longest aud at
the close Of the engagement al o'clock IN the Afternoon
they carried the position Of Casto aspo fatal to Italian
ens in their encounter with Ridenki IN JAY lsir The
ytor captured several guns about 900 prisoners and
behaved as Tie Arcdukc Abers bulletin and
we NAY readily believe With even more than their ordinary
bravery and endurance. On tho same evening the Italian
army was obliged TO the Mincio.
Tie Italian accounts OF the engagement present no points OF
material difference. According TO them the First Army
Coyps sent forward to occupy some positions between
Poscbra and yerons. but being surrounded by superior
forces it failed to effect It's purpose and the description
given losses the contest leaves MS LITTLE doubt that
was oil but aunihilaed The Second and Third Corps
unable tot very clear for what relsonto advance
It's still In the eyenng almost intact II was
also stated from Bresca that the army had maintained its
nosion bnt there little doubt that 1t had withdraw
across tic Mnco 10 night The Italians had several
their Generals wounded among other the Kings second
son Prince Amadeus WHO has arrived at D.cscla.
The Italians we assured behaved with great heroisn.
and no doubt although they lost the day they OFF with
ont loss honor advance the Minclo right into
the heart OF Quadrafera enterprise which other
European army would under such circumstances have
red upon bni feuzy TO do something to have pos
sesed whole Italian nation and the men command could
nk Of nothing better dashn their heads against those
s6abe stone walls There be bravery in SO desperate
an attempt take the bull by the horns but believe 1t
Uoud be impossible for the King La MarmOra say what
results they expected their conceVe ed and
ted attempt II battle In which they staked the very
existence OF their army while their enemies In the event
an no other risk than safe and lesuTey retreat be-
iul the shelter OF their batons The least that may be said
OF is that like the Balakava charge Cdah beaI, mais
,o pa, Ia 1nerrs" Ever iee aud 1912 the Ausrians
have strained oyory 10 strengthen those four eitades
and have extended their ontworks so that the line be-
tween Pcschiera and Verona especially in vast in
trenchcd camp There is every probability also that the
ITALIANS were on this occasion ounnmbered by their enemies
M Tho Austrious have rQm 200 900 to $50 900 men In Venea
and as they had In their hands that most formidable OF all
zines OF modern warfare the railway they had probably
ed at least of their troops In Verona ready
for The long expected Italian inroad Inc ArchduAes bue
tins n fact never speak Ct sar'on ou tell US that the
NE King Of Italy fallen back behind tho Nncc where
he is not likely DO pursued bat neither perhaps will the
.d;,nn ~ hs shattered army enable him resume the
for some time to come. We have Austrian official
assurance that Cadni crossed the 20 at Polsea on the 3d.
M dlngs Of the Kings retreat however ought to dscon
ort all The plans the commander OF the Fodrh Corps
es he would at Padua or anywhere else on the line
Verona and Venice f In with forces with which
~ IN 90 men world be unable contend The Italian aect
We rom Florence steamed from laramie on the sd but
20, he Venice Persano IL not likely TO find any
ono conerate with Tim the mainland The failure Of the
Kg ON ~, Mneio r probably break dorm me Hiols enterprise
A with severe reOukc at
% vry ONSET thew will find that they have not fought In
vain The consciousness that they nave TAKEN The hed
,rrb odds will end by inspiring them with good confidence
Tor The future and them In their own ana the VOLTS
ns,ima,Ion Nc doubt II would have been better Tor
than II would have been more conducive to their IN
tsrpaI prosperity they could have pursued peace