The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-13 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 13, Mt

THE WAR IN ITALY.

The Monsteur of to-day contains the following
telegram:

" MILAN, JON■ 12.
" A part of the French army hes pared the river
Adda without striking a blow. In the hurry of their
retreat from Piacenza the enemy abandoned a great
number of cannons end magazines full of provisions
and ammunition."

"TURIN, II:NE 12.
" A telegraphic despatch from Bologna announces
that the Austrians have evacuated that town."

THE FRENCH EMPEROR TO THE PEOPLE
OF LOMBARDY.

The following proclamation has been published at
Milan, and in yesterday's Noniteur :

. .
" The fortune of war has conducted me to the
capital of Lombardy. Let me tell you why lam
here.

" When Austria unjustly attacked Piedmont, I
resolved to sustain the King of Sardinia my ally.
Tee honour and interests of France made this my
duty.

" Year enemies, who are my enemies, have en•
deavoured to diminish the sympathy which exists
throughout all Europe for your cause, by trying to
persuade the world that I am carrying on this war
only for personal ambition, or to aggrandise the
territory of France.
olf there are men who do not rndentand theta
epoch, I am not of the number.

" In the enlightened state of public opinion which
prevails, men are greater by the moral influence
which they exercise than by barren conquests, and
this moral influence I seek after with pride in con-
tributing to emancipate one of the most beautiful
parts of Europe.
" Your reception has already proved to me that
you have understood me. Ido not come here with
any preconceived plan to dispossess sovereigns, nor
to impose my own will upon you. My army will
only occupy itself with two things:—To combat
your enemies and to maintain internal order.
It will place no obstacle in the way of
a free manifestation of your legitimate wishes
Providence sometimes favours nations like
individuals in giving them ocouion to rise suddenly
to greatness ; but it is on condition that they have
the virtue to profit by it. Profit then by the fortune
which is offered you, Your desire of independence,
so longexpressed, so often deceived, will be realised
if you show yourselves worthy of It. Units then
for one sole object, the enfranchisement of your
country. Seek military organisation. Hasten all
of you to place yourselves under the flog of King
Victor Emmanuel, who hey already so nobly shown
you the path of honour. Remember that without
discipline there is no army, and animated with the
sacred fire of patriotism be nothing to-day bat eol-
diets. To-morrow you will be free citizens of a great
cooltry.

" Done at the Imperial quarters, at Milan, the
Bth of June, 1859. " NAPOLEON."

The following address by the Emperor Napoleon
to the French army has been posted at the Paris
Bonne, and appeared in the Momileur of yesterday :

Soidiera—A month ego, confident In efforts of diplomacy,
I still hoped for the minimums of peace, when suddenly the
invasion of Piedmont by the Austrian troops called as to
arm. We wire not reedy. Men, homes, materiel, and
supplies were wanting, and we had, in order to assist our
allies, to pass In small divisions beyond the Alps
before an enemy formidable and prefaced beforehand.
The diner was groat; the eners,/ of the na-
tion and your courage supplied all ; France has
again found her old virtues, and rained in one feeling and
for one object, it has shown the power of her resources and
the strength of her patriotism. It is ow only tan days since
operation. commenced, sad the Piedmont** territory has
been already cleared of its invaders. The Oiled army has
fought four combats, and gained a decisive victory, which
hes opened to it the gates of the capital of Lombardy. You
have put more than 3.5,000 Auatriene lives do combat, taken
seventeen cannon, two colours, and 8,000 pilasters; but all
is not terminated; you will have more struggles to rapport
and obstacles to overcome. I rely on you. Cowage, then,
have soldiers of the srmy of Italy; your forefathers from
above contemplate you with pride.
Given at head-quarters, Milan, Bth June.

A despatch u follows from the Major-General t)
the Minister of War appears aho in yesterday's
Moniteur :

Undo:, 3=9 9.

After the victory of Magenta, the Austrians made a preci-
pitate flight from Milan, luring in the citadel 41 bream
cannons, a great quantity of ammunition, end pruldans
abundance, retreating towards Lodi and Pavia. Oa the
Bth, hie Majesty the Emperor gave orders to Marshal Ban•
guq d'Hilliers to occupy the poaitions of Malaysia° (Ma-
rignano), from whence we menaced at the same time two of
the retreating columns of the enemy, but the Auatrians, who
fully comprehended all the importance of holding
Melegneno to cover their retreat, taking advantage of
I the remains of the fottiticationi surrounding the
town, had strongly ban:ceded the/wolves therein.
Marshal &repay d'Hilliers, who arrived before the place at
four o'clock, immediately gave orders for the attack in front
by the divisions of Helaine and Admitault, whilst at the
sense moment the division of General Fogey was ordered to
tura the place. The battle lasted at lent three hones. The
enemy in pried a most energetic resistance to the axis of
our soldier., and were dislodged only by the bayonet from

entrenchment to iserenchiseni, and iornhou.e to house, and
only withdrew at seven in the evening, leaving the place
covered with deed, and one of their cannons in our possession
and about a thou/and prironws. This splendid result, how-
ever, has been dearly purchased, our lees amounting to 50
officers and 800 men killed end wounded. We learn at the
moment that the Austrian+ have evacuated Pavia and Lodi,
and reeroued the Adds, destroying the bridges.