Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-07-13
From ihs New York Tribune.
THE WAR IN EUROPE,

The first war news from Italy painfully
disappoints the fond hopes of the friends of
Liberty and Progress, who in every country
are unanimous in their profound sympathy
with the gallant struggle of the Italian peo
pie for their national unity. A great battle
has been fought, on the anniversary of the
battle of Solferino, between tile Italians and
the Austrians, and, after display of des
perate and heroic bravery which the Aus
trian Commander-in-C Chief cheerfully recor-
nizes, the Italians have met with signal
defeat
The battle was fought within the famous
Quadrilateral, between the fortresses of
Peschiera and Verona. Contrary to tie
general opinion, which expected a movement
by the bulk of the Italian army across the
70 and upon Venice, aided by an invasion
of the Tyrol on the one side and by land.
ing on the eastern shore of the Adriatic on
the other, the Italians have dared to make
direct attack upon the Quadrilateral. Their
main army, estimated at from so, 900 to 80, .
600 men, and being under the command of
the King and Of Gen La Marmora, crossed
the Mincio, 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 the fortresses of Peschiera and Verona,
and in this attack was TO be supported by
the second and the third corps. The attack,
as most military men would have anticipated
and predicted, was unsuccessful; the first
corps suffered most severely, and an effort
OF the two other corps to release it failed.
The Austrians announce that they have
taken several gunsand z, 1000 prisoners. They
call the battle by the name of Custozza.
Prince Amedeus and Gen. Cerale. the leader
OF one of the divisions, were wounded, and
Gen. Nillarey killed. In consequence OF
this defeat the Italians have had to reCross
the Mincio, and the Austrians have already
followed them upon the territory of Lom-
hardy.
The defeat at Custozza will, of course, de,
lay the operations of the other Italian armies
Gen Cialdini who was on the point of be.
ginning his operations across the Po, at the
head of 0O,0O0 men, will not now expose
himself to the formidable army that the
Austrans could hur against him. The
movements of Garibaldi, who had alread,
made his appearance in the Alpine passes
Will have to wait for another forward move
ment of the main army The Austrians whe
had occupied the passes of the Stelvio. lead
ing to the Tyrol and Lombardy, were alread,
threatening movement in the rear OF tho
Italian army, which it was feared might be
come great embarrassment But the loss
OF men suffered by the Italians appears, after
ALL not to be very large, and their enthu
siasm is as great as ever Though serious
disaster, the battle of Custozza will by nj
means end the Italian campaign.
From Germany we have no news vet o
decisive battles; but the Prussans continue
TO carry everything before them We have
the important announcement that both tn,
Crown Prince and the Prince Frederi,
Charles, who together command an army o
at least 100000 men, have advanced into
Bohemia. An important battle is undoubt
edly imminent In Northern Germany the
efforts of the Hanoverians to make goo(
their escape have not been successful, ant
their capitulation Or capture was hourly ex
pected. Nearly all the Northern States o
Northern Germany have now withdraw
from the Confederation, and accepted til,
Prussian plan Of Federal reform. Prussia La
officially intimated that shemay annex Hesse
Cassel, and is enrolling the whole miltar,
force of Northern Germany under her su
preme command, thus depriving Austria o.
fully one-half of the Federal army on which
she had relied.