The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-06-21 00:00:00

THE WAR IN ITALY.

to this than forty guns of WMahon's division, planted
by General Auger on the railway which ran along the
front of the position, and which played on the Austrian ,
PROCLAMATION OF THE FRENCH EMPEROR columns with great effect. Praised from the eastward
by Caurobert and Niel. and upon the north by the King 1
TO THE PEOPLE OP LOMBARDY. of Sardinia and M'Mahon, who fluidly obtained posses-
The fortune of war conducts Me this day to the capital siou of Magenta, the Austrians retreated. The &desp-
ot Lombardy. I will now tell you why lain here. When tagee of the i.osition were lost upon Count Gyulai. Ills-
Austria attacked Piedmont unjustly I resolved to sustain taking the business of an aideole-camp for that of a
my ally the King of ;Sardinia. Honour and the interests general, he seems at one time to have actually left the
of France made this my duty. Your enemies, who are field of battle in order to bring up some troops from a
my 'netlike, have endeavoured to if' • lab the universe' village in the rear. More commanded than command-
sympathy which minds throughout Europe for your lug, be hail scarcely determined to renew the attack on
cause, by trying to make it believed that I am only car- the victorious allies, when he found that two of his
ryiug on this war for personal ambition, or to enlarge corps d'at side had already marched to the rear, and
the territory of France. If there are men who do not were too far off to be brought again into action. An
understand their epoch, ISM not of this number. In army, however brave and diseirlined, is of little avail
the enlightened state of public opir.ion we are greater without • good commander ; and it is clear, from the
to-day by that moral influence that we exercise than by desperate character of this engagement, that the
barren conquests, and this moral influence I follow with Austrians deserve • better captain than they now possess.
pride in contributing to render free one of the mota They fought well, suffered grievous losses, and with-
beautiful Parts of Europe. Your approval has already drew, taking with them their guns and standards, leav-
proved to ine that you have understood me. I do not Mg their foes so heavily pdnished and so exhausted that
coine here with a preconceived plan of dispossessing its pursing was immutable.
wren:les, nor of imposing upon you nay own will. Hy
army will only occupy theunielves with two things—to
combat your enemies and to maintain internal order. It
will place no obstacle in the way of • free manifestation
of your legitimate wishes. Providence sometimes favours
nations like iudividuida in giving them occasion to rise
suddenly to greatness, but it is on the condition that
they know how to profit by it. Profitthen by the fortune
which is offered you. Your desire of independence, so
long expressed, so often deceived, will be realised if you
show yourselves worthy of it. Unite then in one sole
object—the enfranchisement of your country. Form a
military organisation. Haste all of you to place your-
self under the flag of King Victor Emmanuel, who has
already so nobly shown you the path of honour. Re-
member that without discipline there is no army, and,
animated with the sacred fire of justice, be nothing to-
day but soldiers. To-morrow you will be free citizens of
• great country.
Done at the Imperial quarters. at Milan, the
Bth of June, 1859.

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NAPOLEON.

At the same time the Emperor issued a proclamation
to his army, in which he warmly eulogises their efforts
which he says, have resulted in the liberation of Pied-
mont from the invaders, and opened the gates of the
capital of Lombardy. He adds—You have put hors de
contoi more than 38,000 Austrians, taken 17 cannons,
two flags, anti 8,000 prisoners ; but all is not yet tertni•
naiad. We have still struggles to maintain, obstacles to
conquer. 1 count on you. Courage, then, brave soldiers
of the army of Italy ! From the heavens above us your
fathers look down on you with pride.

The Emperor of the French and the King of Sardinia
were present at • representation at La Scala on the even-
ing of the Bth, when two flags, the French and Sardinian, I
were placed over the Royal box. The ovation given to I
their Majesties by the Milanese who had been able to
obtain admission was extraordinary. The performance
was composed of ten pieces of music and dancing, and at
every fa of the curtain the whole home rope to salute
their Majesties. The lashes were in white dresses
trimmed with ribbons of the Sardinian colours. The re-
ceipt* of the night, which were very considerable, were set
aside for the relief of the families of the soldiers who
have perished in the cause of Italian independence. The
next day the Emperor and King attended mass in the
Cathedral of Milan, during which a "Te Deuru" was
sung. Their Majesties subsequently traversed the streets
on horseback, followed by a numerous staff. The Im-
perial Guard was drawn up on both sides of the way,
and the general enthusiasm was indescribable. General
Garibaldi came to Milan on the Bth to see the King of
Sardinia, by whom be was received in the most
pecions manner. He left again the following morn-
ing.

Viettaa, Monday Evening.