The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1866-07-19
TI,e war fiji r.aly.

Nearly all that renamed doubtful
respecting the great battle of the 2Gth
between the Italians and Aussrians may
now be said TO be cleared up. The re-
suit, upon the whole, is not think, by
any means so unfayorahle to the former
as it was at first considered to be by
their friends, and is still represented as
having been by their enemies. The l.
Italian Generals, with great audacity
doubtless, led their army across the
Mincio, their object being to seize upon
positions in the very heart Of the
Quadrilateral which should command
the railway communications, and other
wise insulate the fortrcsscs from each
other. In the attempt to do this their
left wing, acting towards peschiera and
Verona, was met by imposing masses Of
Austrian forces. Atcrrifc engagement
ensucd, in the midst of which the Aus
TRANS were still further strengthened by
large rcinforccmeuts issuing from Yer.
oua; while the Italian leltor First Corps
on the contrary, either from the nature
of the ground or defective arrangements,
was unable to receive the requisite sup.
port from the Second and Third The
consequence was that after behaving
with the most distinguished courage,
and after various changes Of fortune
and after severe aud probably about
equal losses on both sides, the Italian
left was driven back and compelled 10
retreat; and the Second aud Third
Corps necessarily suspended their nd.
vance and participated in tho retiring
movement The official telegram ad-
dressed by Victor Emmanuel 10 the
I President Of the Council 10 Florence.
SAYS that the battle Of The 2ith WAS
/ "neithor lost nor won" il l. evident
that the Italians retired in perfect order
unpurucl by the Ausifiaus The ai,
ter IA de no further attempt to modest
7 them. and they rccrosscd tho Mincio
only for the purpose Of reforming and
concentrating Themselves to rcucw the
attack. Tho Biargic Of the army Is
represented as excellent and lie desire
TO be only 10 bo led aeain against The
enemy 1t seems scarcely too much to
say that the result Of The engagement
has been 10 confirm rather than duniu-
i,h the coufdcuca ofthc IHlian tsarpe
They feel ,hai they have confronted
lone oae Of the most formidable armies
/ Austria ever brought into the aell aul
7 parted on cqual terms, yielding only 70
, superiority Of numbers and petition -
Such on achievement Is no -mall de-.
tiuriion fur raw Italian forco. and
/ must raise them ia their ouu ,.iiua.
+ ton. as il certainly daa iu ihc ,ye. 81
I ,he rect Il thc world
I Tho check experienced by tlo King
aud La Marm3a bas, 81 eaunr. ildo.
. cucrd the movements of CnlI.uL who
hrs brought back again such of 81 er.
res a had already crossed the po 81
frrrara. We have not SCI lr4mrl
whether hc viii still hc leri 20 pursue o
srplt,tr course Of action, Of whether
7 the lo.s incurred 81 Cna,ora vi'l ne.
ce,-ilaic his r1llyins 70 tho main afmy
in front Of rrcmona aud rlargusa
offer no opinion Of nay oaa "a, 90
. the plln Of the Italian campaign aaj
the advance into the Qalrla,eul rs
T The subject H. too tcehuicll lag the
. judgment Of civilian. But may .sy
( that. according 10 general hu, not uui.
, ycr.al military estimation il is regarded
as too hazardous, and beyond the
strength aud resources of those who
undertake H. To chec, 10 with success
would require an immense preP9ndrr-
ancc Of force, aud that. it j. evident ihs
/ Italians have not got Tho Austrian
armies aud earrisous ia leuc,ia seem
I TO be rightly estimated at from two
hundred and fifty 70 three hundred
thousand men and these. with the ad.
yautagcs Of position, arc fully equal TO
/ the four hundred thousand whom the
Italians eau bring against them into the
field. TO ncutralize completely the
1 Austrian forces south Of the Alps. oc.
oupyiug them and hemming them in
both by sea aud land aud holding. at
the same time if possible, al the noun
tain passes By which they can either
be reinforced or wthdrawn--auch would
seem to be as much ms the Italians can
attempt to accomplish with safety, and
as much as their Northern ally can ex-
pect from them With such IA diver
sion, Prussia aud Northern Germany
ought to be able to effect the rest,
CONGRESS-.
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