The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-08 00:00:00

THE COMBAT AT TURBII3O.

The Moniteur of yesterday contain General
Mac Mahon's report of an affair of considerable
importance, which took place at Turbigo on the
3rd inst., the day before the battle of Magenta.
The report is to the following effect :
The 2nd corps left Novara this (Friday) morning, at Wi-
wi eight, tomes the bridge thrown over the Ticino on the
preview night, under the protection of the voltigeurs of the
Imperial °amid.

fordiscd General de la Motteroug who had then with
him only the regiment of Algerine tirailleore, his other regi-
ments being still on the left bank of the river, to take his
there hattshoes If Williams to Robecchetto, and dispose
then in three attacking columns.
The three columns, marching at some distance from one
another, were at the word of command to converge on Rob:o•
chino, aid on entering its chief street, whisk runs from
weft to east, to turn on the east, ee me to threaten the
sammy's Mast.

Whilst General de la Motterouge was proceeding to ae-
rate these movements with the regiment of Algeria. draft-
lam, I myself made the necessary errangentents for sending
up to him the other regimen,' of ble &Asko. The 45th
R.gt. of the line, being the ?ad Regt. of the let brigade,
reeilved orders to mar& la the path taken by the Algeria.
tlrsilltare. The second brigade, conaltting of the 65th and
Toth Regiment. of the line, received • little later it. orders
to make for the vitae* of Robecchetto by the Castano-road,
so as to flank the converging attack made by the Algeria.
tirsPleurs.

About two o'clock, General de la Motterouge marched
with his three battalions on Robecohetto, followed by a
battery from the general totem of the army, directed by
General Auger In person.

The columns of niceties eminence, most vfgoroo•ly
moved by the voice of Gettersl do It Motterouge, and
Putt of their ralonel, marched resolutely on Itobecchetto
without using their firs-aims.

Received at the entrance of the village by a very sharp
volley,our timilleure rushed headlong on the Austrians, who
were defending the appro►chs. It was only inside the v"-
lege that they began to are, and then instantly charged with
the bayonet all who endeavoured to resist and bar their pas-
sage. Ia ten minutes the enemy was dislodged from the
village and in retreat along the road by which they bed
came. On coming out of the village he wi•bed to use lde
infantry, and he sent us a dozen rounds of grape that In no-
wise checked the ardour of our soldiers. Our add.
key replied by some successful shots that oompletoly
staggered the enemy's columns, throning them into • perfect
rout. The tirsilkurs punned them at renniag speed to
within two kilometre, of Robecchetto, killing great numbers
of them. General Auger, by causing his batt3ry to take up
WOW). ively four positions most happily selected, did them
also much harm.

It was in one of those peritkise that General Anger,
fancying ha saw amid the ecru on Austrian 'tut that email
hardly keep up with the enemy's retreat, dashed on it at fell
gallop, and captured it. Near the on lay the commandant
of the battery, oat In two by one of our esnuou-balls.

_ .
Whilst this was paring near Rotoochetto, s column-head
of Austrian cavalry showed iteelf on our left, coming from
Cesteno. I brought op a battalion of the 6.ith and two &Mt'
pieces to meet them. Two shots were enough to decide them
cm retiring precipitately.

- .
The enemy has suffered considerable toes. The field of
battle is covered with his deed, and a large quantity of role-
celleneous articles which he hes kit in our hoods, such es
camp equipage and belding, thrown away on the spot, that
he mogbt escape all the more nimbly. We have picked up
arms, carbines, sad notaketa. We have taken few ;oilmen
—a fact explained by the nature of the ground on which the
eogagement took piece.
On our aide we have bad one captain killed (M.
Vaniechouth 4 officers wounded (one of whom was a colonel
of the staff, M. de Laveaticoupet), 7 soldiers killed end
wounded, four of them being, lem told, voltigeurs of the
guard, which had its tireilleure engaged with the enemy
behind Robeechetto.

INDIA AND CHINA.

AND DAMAN rusounr.)

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WIDNISDAT.

The India and China mails leave to-day with
dates Calcutta, 3rd Mat ; Madras, 10 ; Hong Kong,
23rd ult.

Calcutta exports dull; imports more active; ex-
change as last ; Madras ditto; Hong-Hong, 4s. 81d.;
Shanghae, 16th April ; imports dull ; in exports fair
business done, price lower ; exchange, 6s. Bd.

AutmANiailis, MAT 31.

The telegraph is working from Suez to --
The Elba, laying the cable for Candia, grounded
here foe a few minutes on the morning of the 29th
inst., bat was restored yesterday morning, and this
evening the signal from the ship is perfect. One
hundred and twenty miles have been laid down.

The Simla, with the mails from Calcutta and
China, reached Suez May 29. Her mail" were
brought on by French packet to Marseille', and ar-
rived there at 7 o'clock laat night. Letters left for
London at 10 p.m.