The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-09 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 9, 1859.

obtain. The division once carried he would oft:nurse
repudiate any pretensions to the character of a
prophet, or the privilege of a favourite. But what
is the use of having a knack at taming carious
sentences, and making people fancy they see what
really does not exist, if one never is to do a little busi,
use in this way f Bo thinks Lord DERBY perhaps.; and
SO we may possibly be told he meant to be understood
when he proposed the other evening that a majority
of the House of Commons, if found voting against him,
should be called upon to prove that they were better
able to perform the duties of administration than he
and his amociates were. "We may be in a small
'minority 'tie true ; but if so, what then? 1)o not be
afraid of voting with us because it is possible we
may be beat. How do you know that our resigna-
tion will necessarily entail our disappearance from
the official scene? Many is the slip 'twixt cup
sad tip ;' and so on. And all this we may, perhaps,
be told by and bye was said without any real
design of betraying the high trust reposed in him
by the Sovrartum by the offer of unconstitu-
tional end dangerous suggestions ; but simply
with a view to experitnentalise upon the
dulness and credulity of some half-a-dozen
waverers for the purposes of • division. In that
case we can only exonerate our candid and magna-
nimous PKIMILR from the suspicion of harbouring
reactionary and subversive aims by imputing to him
those of • shabbier and sh►llower sort. Lord
Dreur has long had the character of delighting In
• dodge; bat if the inexperienced players at the
parliamentary table only open their eyes as to what
is going on around them, and take warning in time,
they can hardly fail, to see the hollowness and ab-
surdity of the proposition we have been adverting to,
►nd seeing it they will not allow themselves to be
done. With or without them it is certain that the
vote will be carried.

Cbt Court,

THE WAR IN ITALY.

ENTRY OF KING VICTOR EMMANUEL
AND NAPOLEON lIL INTO MILAN.

The following official bulletin was published Lit
eight at Turin:

"King Victor Emmanuel and the Emperor of the
French entered Milan at 8 o'clock this morning
amid the warm and enthusiutic greetings of the
populace.

" Count Cavour has left this evening for Milan."

EVACUATION OF PAVIA BY THE
AUSTRIANS.

TURIN, WIDNLWAY.
The following official bulletin was published to-
day :
.. The Sardinian head-quarters were transferred
yesterday to Cainate. The King was to enter Milan
to-day.

"At six o'clock yesterday evening the enemy
evacuated Pavia, after having spiked their guns and
thrown their ammunition into the water.

" The corps d'ormee under General Schwarzenberg
has left Pavia, and taken the direction of Belgiojoso.
" A Te Deum has been sung in the churches of
Turin to-day, and the town has been illuminated."

asks such an unjustifiable move. A glance at the
map will show you that we had full liberty of
marching on the Lombard capital, as well as of
attacking the enemy on his front and flank, thus
forcing him to fall back pell-mell towards the river.
But when we consider that Marshal Baragnay ,
d'Hilliere, who, suddenly leaving Alemandria, ,
Voghera, and Casteggio, bad crewed the Po, was
marching on the Lomellina with three divisions of
infantry and one of cavalry, perhaps with the
object of cutting off the Austrian retreat on Pavia,
wo can easily explain how General Gyulai
was compelled by necessity to advance on
Abbiate Gram. It is quite clear that our move
on the upper course of the Tessin could not
prevent the enemy from falling back on the last
mentioned town. If he was not able to do that, but
forced to advance on Abbiate Grasso, it is obvious
that he thought his retreat was cut off either by
Baragnay d'Hilliera' corps d'armte, or by the move.
ment of General MacMahon. On yesterday morning
the position of Gyulai was therefore equal to
that of Massena in 1800, when his retreat
on Picenza was completely intercepted by the
enemy. I have tried to explain to you the move-
ments of our armies which led to the great battle of
yesterday, or, to speak msre correctly, to the battle
which is still going on.
Surrounded on all side*, Count Gyulai was com-
pelled to take up the position of Abbiate Grasso,
with the object of forcing both French and Sar-
dinians to recross the Tessin. In order to attain his
object the Austrian Commander-in-Chief ordered
General Zobel to attack our extreme left at
Magenta, which was formed by a division of the
Imperial Guard supported by a regiment
of Zotiaves. This column, thinking it had
only to deal with a division of the enemy's
corps d'armee, went boldly to the charge,
but was soon compelled to bend on the
centre, which had already been attacked by
Prince Lichtenstein, who was leading two divisions
of Schwarsenbeag's carps d'armEe. It was then that
two guns of the Imperial Guard were captured by
a company of the 3rd Yager battalion. This back
movement of our left wing was soon stopped by a
bold march of our centre, which by this time had
, repulsed the men of Prince Lichtenstein. The
, advance of our right then followed, and in leas
than two hours the allied monarchs were able to
deploy a line of 60,000 men against the columns of
t the enemy. The forces of the Austrians were not
I much short of 80,000 men, with a powerful
I
t artillery. They were, however, compelled to move
on a most dieadvantageous ground, as their left was

soon turned by Canrobert's corps d'armee, supported
by Fant's division, thus obliged to leave Vigano and
Route, and fall on their centre at Abbiate 61111410.
The Austrian centre thus swelled by the routed
columns of their left wing was soon all
in disorder. Thousands of the enemy fell
crushed by our artillery. At this time General
MacMahon had reached the scene of action,andseeing
that the moment had come to break the already dis-
ordered centre of the Austrians, went to the charge
with an impetuosity never witnessed before. He
was supported by General Durand's division, which
stood in reserve, moving slowly beside him. The
shock was terrible ; dead and wounded were now
falling by thousands. The Austrians were routed ;
the victory was won.
I shall not dwell on the heartrending scene which
the field of battle presented. A Crimean officer
told me this morning that the assault of the
Malakoff is nothing when compared to
it. The telegraph has already informed you
that on the first day the enemy had 15,000
men hors de combat and 6,000 taken pri-
soners. Some say that 27 Austrian guns
were captured, others 40, besides immense materiel.
This morning I saw myself twenty of the
enemy's guns brought here by our troop.,
Our losses must have been tremendous, but the
French suffered most. The Zouaves engaged had
about 700 men hors de combat. A brigade of Mar-
shal Canrobert's corps d'umee was almost destroyed
in the last charge. I am assured that during the
battle the Emperor and the King were always
in the thick of the fight. Generals Espinasse
and Cler are amongst the dead. Others are
mentioned, but I am unable to test the truth of the
report which came to me.
All military men to whom I spoke this morning
are unanimous in stating that the strategic combina-
tions of the Emperor are worthy of the first Na.
poleon. By his able movements he led the Aus-
trian Commander-in-Chief into the net, and even
General Hess was not able to prevent the disaster.
What has happened to-day I cannot tell. All
communications with Magenta, Abbiate Gram,
and Rosate, are intercepted. Whilst I am writing,
the sharp report of field guns and the roll of
musketry is distinctly heard far on the right, in the
direction of Binuco. Milan is already freed from
the Austrians, who, some say, have withdrawn
without any fight—threatened, as they were, by a
popular movement. To-morrow I hope to be in a
position to send you fuller information, for I must
close this letter and confide it to a French officer wbo
is on the point of starting for Turin. All communica-
tions with Novaro and the capital are interrupted,
and we have no post running from here to Turin.
I hope my friend will surely post this to-
morrow, so that you will be able to receive it
on Wednesday next.
Now allow me to correct a misstatement into
which I war led in one of my last letters.
The Austrian General Szabo, who fell at Palsstro,
is not a relation of the Hungarian colonel of this
name, as I have stated. Colonel Szabo, whom I
left in Turin with Captain Novelli, is busily en-
gaged in organising a Hungarian legion. Gene-
rals Klapka and Perezell will command it. The
illustrious defender of Comoro is now at Genoa,
where the quadrer of the legion are now in a fair
way of formation.

At the late battle the King of Sardinia is said to
ban received a wound is the arm. It was also said that
General Mecldaht,n bad received a wound, but we learn by
a despatch to his father-in-law, Count de Castries, that be
escaped.

General Espinasse, killed at Magenta, was mar-
ried to Mdlle. Feetagierre. of a highly respectable leanly at
Bordeaux. His widow was in the department of the
Gironde, and the prefect, M. do Mextque, was charged to
convey to her the fatal newt. The Eropuns at the ease
time gent a letter to Mme.Fetugieere, who wee ia Part, by
one of her chamberlain% eoadoling with her n her kits.
The general leaves three children, the eldest only six years
of age. The body of tho general is to be embalmed, in carder
thakit may be brought to France.
The Presse of Vienn► tells us that on the 2nd,
Father Joseph de Kliakowstrom, a Jesuit, preached in the
Jesuits' church in that ety, in presence i f the Archdachese
Sophia, the Prince of Schwiumnberg, Lichtenstein, Ste.,
• sermon in which be denounced with great vehemence the
" Satanic policy oldie Emperor Napoleon," and cried, "The
new Lucifer will also asteountee an Archangel Saint Michael
who will annihilate him !"

The newly-born eon of the Duke and Duchess de
Mostpeusiee has been christened, and, is accordasee with
the Bpanielt cask's, not leasr than twenty-three Christian
sante were given to him. Thistpeseess mess liht•Duee ;Ind
Duchess d'Attatele, repreeenttd by the Ltake.tle
lee Tone* and the Idargutea de Santa Cm.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(Paoli ova OWII COMISPONDISIT.)
PARIS, WIDNESDAY BVININO.
None of the French papers yet contain any so.

counts of the Battle of Magenta from their own
correspondents. The Pays publishes some ex-
tracts from a letter, dated " Field of Battle of
Fonts Nuovo di Magenta, June 6, 4 h., morning,"
the writer of which appears to be • captain of
Zonaves of the Guard. He begins by saying that
he is unable to oommunicate any details of the great

battle beyond what he saw immediately around
him. The brigade to which he belonged, com-
manded by General Cler (since killed), received
orders to mar the Ticino early on the morning of
the 4th. On arriving on the banks of the river
they saw the Emperor, who had scarcely
arrived at Novara before he removed his
head-quarters to the bridge on the Ticino.
The let battalion of the 3rd Grenadiers were selected
for the first attacking column, and the three first
companies of the Ist battalion of Zonaves, one of
which was commanded by the writer, supported the
movement. They began by taking a redoubt with
such rapidity that the Austrians had not time to
fire their guns. Immediately afterwards, however,
the Zouaves, 200 only in number, were attacked by
a much stronger force of Austrians, who had been
driven from the redoubt. They lost so many men
that they were " unable to resume the offensive with
success." After resting some time, a division of
Canrobert's corps and a brigade of Macldahon's
Game to their assistance. This captain was then
ordered to attack a village with his company.
He took it in ten minutes, bat was afterwards forced
to beat a retreat, " fighting all the while like mad-
men." Three battalions of the line then came up ;
otherwise the writer thinks every man of his force
(he must probably here allude to others than those
of his own company) must have been stretched dead
on the field. They went on fighting till half-past
9 o'clock. The writer only knows of the loss of his
own regiment, which he states to be as follows in
killed and wounded :-9 officers (of whom 1 only
killed) and 250 men.
The Nord and other Belgian papers say that
General Vinoy's name is to be added to the list of
generals killed. You will have seen that the official
journal of Turin admits the French loss in killed
and wounded to be 5,000, instead of 2,000 as stated
at first in the Moniteur. The "'dependance says
that the Emperor originally understated his losses
from motives of humanity, in order that the joyful
feelings resulting front victory might have full play
in the first instance, and that previous reflection
on the probable consequence of a great battle might
prepare the minds of anxious relatives for the
gradual revelation of the whole truth. The journals
which reported General Mellinet u wounded now
say they were misinformed.
The Empress's appeal to the public for contribu-
tions of old linen to make lint and bandages for the
wounded is placarded all over Paris, with
the additional intimation that offerings will be
received at all the Mairies. Crowds of people
are reading these bills with a sad interest. The
stern realities of war are brought home to the mind
when the inhabitants of such a vast city se Paris are

told that there is preming necessity for immense
quantities of old rags to be sent all the way to Italy
to savage the sufferings of the wounded. No mere
figures could speak so eloquently. The prefects are
collecting linen in the departments. There cannot
be a doubt that the appeal will be promptly re-
sponded to. I should hope that a great deal more
than can ever be wanted will be collected imme-
diately.

Paris was again illuminated last night, and mea-
sures hising been taken to generalise the demon-
stration, many more private houses exhibited lights
than yesterday. It has been explained that the
reason why the illuminations on Sunday were far
from general is that most of the inhabitants were
out of town or, at least, out of doors during the day,
and did not know of the victory in time to make pre-
parations.
A few Numbers of the Patrie stated yesterday
that the Corps Diplomatique was present at the re
Deum at Notre Dame. This palpable error was
soon perceived and corrected.

Rear-Admiral Boiiet Willaumez hu arrived at
Toulon, and is about to hoist his flag on board the
steam frigate Mogador. You are aware that he
commands the "siege fleet." All the gun-boats in
this fleet, which may shortly be expected to operate
in the Adriatic, will be under the orders of Captain
de la Roncitre le Nonry.
The Bourse gave way to a panic at the opening,
canoed by the absence of any authentic news from
the theatre of war, and by a telegraphic report of
Lord Derby's speech last night, in which he is
reported to have said that the war was commenced
by France under false pretences and that
in any event Italy would never derive any
benefit from it. A great many disquieting rumours
I prevailed, and in the course of the day the Rents
dropped to 621 r. 3dc. The despatch announcing the
Emperor's entry into Milan was not placarded till a
quarter to 3. It was considered u a conclusive re-
futation to all the stories of Austrian origin ; but,
nevertheless, it only brought up the Bente 20c.
from the lowest point of the day. The closing prices
were 67fr. 70c. for cash, and 62fr. 53c. for account,
with a fall of 60c. in each case. Mobilier fell
12fr. 30c. The Lyons railway fell 16fr. ; Northern,
10fr.; and the other lines from Mr. to 7fr. 60c.

THE EAST.

TRIESTE, JUNE 8.

A Greek steamer has arrived from Constantinople.
The steamers of this line will run regularly every
fortnight between Trieste and Constantinople.

CORFU, JI sz 3.

A Turkish squadron has arrived here.

A correspondent of the Nord says that the
Emperor's despa.ch with the news of the victory of Magenta
contained no ken than 800 words. It was opened at St.
Cloud, and deciphered by M. D AMA@ Hissed, In the presence
of the Empress and the guests who had ken dining with
her. When the translator came to the wisp relating to
General Mac Mahon, "who, as always, was first in the
geld," he stopped for a moment, owing to a ditliralty in
making out the ether; Madame Mao Mace, who was
listening intently, fancied that this hesitation wan the pre-
lude to a terrible revelation, and fainted away.

THE PAPAL NUNCIO AND THE EMPEROR.—At the
grand banquet given at Rennes after the ceremony of the
fnetalletioa of the archbishop, the Papal nuncio said :
" Gentlemen, I propree a toast to the health of the Emperor,
the Empreamliernt, and the Prince Imperial. It was his
Majesty who conceived the religious idea of erecting an
archbishopric at Rester, and than eathfylng the wishes
of the eltrgy and the people of Brittany. The Holy
Father eigerly j fined In that Idea, and gave • fresh
proof of the good understanding which prevails
between him and the Emperor. Th.t understand-
leg Is more,ver well expressed by the simultaneous
snivel and presence at Rennes of the Minister of
public worship and of the Nuncio of his Holiness, mil cannot
but L. strengthened by the good feeling of the civil and
emiesiestical authorities, and by the totem declarations
recently made by the Emperor and by the illustrious minister
Isere present. Grateful tor those declaratioria, which have
rej iced and IT/mouth-6d all catholic heart., and for the
reception which I have met with in this city, I offer up the
I most sincere wishes that the Empi.roe may soon return in
' the midst of his subject., with the olive breech in hie bawl ;
that Ond may assist the Empress-Regent in the secomplieb-
! swat t 4 the serious duties Imposed ma her during the atietMeo
' of her cone rt, end that the Prinerbsperiel mry geveleap
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