The French Grenadiers several times made their /way to the very top of the rock on which stands "the spy tower," but were repeatedly repulsed by the Ist corps, which had been thrown forward from Cavriana to Solferino to strengthen the sth, then beginning to show symptoms of fatigue. The French, however, continued their ef forts, and pressed Solferino, not only in front, but on both flanks. Under cover of the tremendous artillery fire which they kept up in the plain of Medole— a fire which had already forced Schw»rzenberg"to fall back — and while Schafgotsch was merely, as it seemed, kept in play on the Medole road, the French advanced two Heavy divisions from their front to San Cassiano. These were soon lost sight of in the open, and doubtless acted as a column of assault in flank upon Solferino. Till about half-past one o'clock the Austrians had repelled every attack except one. They held firmly at Solferino, at Medole, and on the extreme right of the position, but it soon became obvious that they were rapidly being outnumbered. The whole Piedmontese army at tacked Benedek's corps on the Austrian extreme right, and was forced to retire still fighting on' the road to Monzambano. The sth corps, now fighting beside the Ist, which should have been its support, was driven slowly into the hills to the eastward, in the direction of Castellaro Lagusello. The Ist corps, hard pressed, could no longer maintain itself against attacks made at once in front and flank, and retired through Cavri ana. It is true the 7th corps, Zobel's, which held the road between San Cassiano and Volta, endeavoured to assist in the defence of Solferino, but, notwithstanding all their efforts, the French in overpowering numbers forced the position, and crowned the heights of Solfe rino, from which they rapidly prepared to storm Cav riana. The Emperor, after paying* a flying visit to Volta, was now standing with all his staff on the hill in front of the last-named village. There seemed to be no news of the 10th and 11th corps, which had been sent a long way to the left or west of- Medole, in order to turn the flank of the French army in that direction. TLl«bo two oosps,-iu4.oe(l, jiov«r-r«*ohed-the- scene of ac tion, and are now intact. 