The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-10
The War in Europe.

From the Tribune.
The first war news from Italy painfully disap.
points the fond hopes of the friends of liberty
and progress, who in every country are unani-
nous in their profound sympathy with the gal
Iant struggle of the Italian people for their
national unity. A great battle has been fought,
on the anniversary of the battle of Solterno,
between the Italians and the Austrians, and,
after display of desperate and heroic bravery,
which the Austrian Commander-nChiet cheer
fully recognizes, the Italians have met with sig
nal defeat.
The battle was fought within the famous
Quadrilateral, between the tortresses OF Pes
Chlera and Verona. Contrary to the general
opinion, which expected a movement by the
bulk of the Italian army across the 20 and upon
Venice aided by an invasion OF the Tyrol on
the one side aud by landing on the eastern
| shore OF the Adriatic on tae other the Italians
! have dared to make direct attack upon the Quad
| rileteral Their main army, estimated at from
| $4,000 10 600 men, and being under the COM
| mand of the King and OF General La Marmora,
| crossed the Mlnclo on the 23d OF June, at
| Goito, above Mantua, without meeting with any
| resistance. The first corps of the army was
charged with an attack upon the connections OF
OF the iortresses OF Peschiera and Verona, and
| IN this attack was to be supported by the I'd aud
Sd Corps. The attack, as most military men
would have anticipated and predicted, was un-
successful; the lst Corps suffered most severely,
it failed. The Austrians announce that they
have taken several .guns and two thousand
prisoners. They call the battle by the name of
CustoZza. Prince Amadeus and General Ce-ale,
the leader OF one of the divisions, were wounded,
and General Villarey killed. In consequence of
this defeat the Italians have had to recross the
Mincio, and the Austrians have already fol-
lowed them upon the territory of Lombardy,
The defeat at CustoZza will, of course DELAY
the operations of the other Italian armies.
General Claldini, who was on the point of
beginning his operations across the Pc. at the
head of go, 600 men, will not now expose himself
to the formidable army that the Austrians could
hur against him. The movements OF Garibaldi,
: who had already made his appearance in the
Alpine passes, will have 10 wait for another
forward movement OF the main army. The Aus
trians, who had occupied the passes OF the Stel
vio, leading to the Tyrol aud Lombardy, were
already threatening movement in the rear O
the Italian army which It was feared might
} become great embarrassment. But the loss
, of men suffered by the Italians appears, aftel
, all not to be very large, and their enthusiasm
is as great as ever. Though a serious disaster
the battle of CustozZa will by no means end tht
Italian campaign.
From Germany we have no news yet of deci
siVe battles; but the Prussians continue to carr
) | everything before them. We have the importan
{ announcement that both the Crown Prince ant
s the Prince Frederic Charles who together CON
I mand an army OF at least 100000 men, have ad
e yanced into Bohemia. An important battle