in confirmation of

• Though there was no positive news of the defeat of the austrians , there were too many circumstances in confirmation of the unfavourable reports ; and so kutuzovs supposition in regard to an austrian victory sounded very much like a sneer
  尽管还没有传出有关奥国军队败北的确切消息，但有多种情形业已证明普遍失利的传说，因此，库图佐夫关于奥国军队获胜的推测很像是一种嘲笑。