The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-18
FORWARD. MARCH.

From the Dublin Evening Adti June G.
The Italian army seems to be stall advancing.
-Four days ago 1t rested on the OgllO bat 1t has
crossed that river also the Mela, and is
en- echeLon on tne Chiesa.
front of that parC OF Yeneua awhich IS outside OF
and to the right Of the QuadIllateral
The 81 Corps, under Della Rocca, is extended
mldwas between Bologna and PIacenza, which Is
the headquarters OF the armv.
Cucchierl's Corps is in Its former position, and the
LIST corps unOer Giovanni Durando, is extended,
from Lodi BTescia General CeVale, with his Dlvi'
sion, occupies the latter lao Lenarto, Menechiaro
and Bergamo are occ lpled by brigades. 49,
The divisions of the Neapolitan General Pianelli
and the 5arIbaldian General SlrOrt are distributed
IN the centre at Crema, Soregina, OrzinoVa, and
division is also posted at Pizziphettone Casale
80 a. TO form junction between Lodi and PIzzghet-
tone.
Quadrilateral between VeIOna and Mantua, while
rearRuard tor the present rests the Adda and
the PO BY this arrangement the post OF honor and
of danger seems to be reserved for the lst Corps.
under Durando an old and tried so dier. who 1ougnt
with great skill and bravery IN the two previous
italian campaigns and defended NicenZa against
RadetskY with great obstmacyi though with greatly
Inferior force.
CAN ITALY GET INTO vENETIA ?--THE DIFFICULTIES
THE WAY.
PARIS. June l-(Correpondence of the London
IimesL-SOme French papers have expressed an
opInIon that an Iallan army may with a fair chance
OF success. Sttempt the conquest OF the Austro-
Venetian provinces. there are however, great DIFF
fculies to be overcome by au Italian invading army
The MinclO must first be crossed That river is
forty miles long from Lake Garda. whence it derives
its source 10 tIoveTnolo where 1t Ias INTO the Po,
and IL is throughout sufficiently deep to present a
serious obstacle to an invading amy An army
attem ptlng to cross the MlnclO would find itself
between TWO formidable fortresses, Mantua on ITS
right and PescieTa ITS lett These TWO tortresses
are not more than twenty miles distant from each
other.
Peschiera situated north-nerthwest of Mantua
and lit more taan a mile from Verona, rests on
LAKE Carda, of which IL occupies the southern eX-
tremity at the source OF the MlnciO. The Dopula-
fIon is not than 5000, and the Tor caiODs are
NOT ex extepsye, but there q vast intrenched camp
close to the town, capable OF accommodating 900
troops 1t would be impossible to attack Peschiera
with any chance of success on the side or Lake
,.aTda Any vessels attempting to approach woui d
he destroyed by the guns OF tine tort, end the Aus.
triana are moreover, masters OF Lake Garda. A
narrow paved road defended Dy two tetes dupont
serves as a communication between the intrenched
q camp and the town. he camp cOmmanes Peschters
and the entire PLAN around IT, ana Moulo render tnt
town untenable were il captured. IL mas Deen com
nSred 10 the bastIon MalaKOf at Sebastopol. Pes
rhiera s the WeaKost of the four tOrtresses which
consttute the Quadrilaterial. .,
Mantua IS situated on an island TO the toutheasb
PesehieIa IL contains q population OF thlrty thOu
sand ano a garrisOn OF forty thousand. IL Is con
necfed with the land by five paved roads, DEFENDED
nv three tiers of guns II can only be captured Dy
regnIar siege A besieRing army would DC lhces
sanity exposed to the attacks OF the Austrian army
VeuouIshed ID would be destroyed; VICTORIOUS IN
enemy might retreat 70 verona feSchieIa' .
sappoie an invading army in possession OF Pes
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