The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-25 00:00:00

SPAIN.

A telegram from Madrid states that the Prince of
Wales has recAved distinguished homage at
Grenada.
It is asserted that Queen Isabella is enciente.

A Paris correspondent of the Brunel, Indimnd-
aws states that shwa the resignation of Count Boot the
Austrian Cabiset has drawn claw its relations with the
Cabinet of 81. Petersburg. " I sure inform you," adds the
correspondent, "fro= a certain mute, that Halals views
the occopation of Tuscany by • French srrny with but
lit le srtiefaotiou. I believe (vat that otworvatons, if not

proteate, have tem mat as the subject to the Cab teat of
tie Tuneria."

OFFICIAL REPORT OF GENERAL FOREY.

The Paris Monitor ' contains an official re-
port of Genital Foray, let division First Corps
d'Armee, transmitted by Marshal Baragnay d'H illiers.
This report, which relates to the battle of Monte-
bello, is u follows :
VOGIIIIII.A, MAT 20,1869, MIDNIGHT.

" Monsieur le Martchal,—l have the honour of
giving you an account of the battle fought this day
by my division.
" Being informed, at half-put twelve this after-
noon, that a strong Austrian column, with artillery,
had occupied Cuteggio, and driven back from Monte-
bello the outstanding pickets of Piedmontese cavalry,
I immediately hutened up to the front, by the
Montebello road, with two battalions of the 74th,
destined to relieve two battalions of the 84th can-
toned along this road in front of Voghers, on the
Madura eminence.
" Meanwhile, the rest of my division took np arms,
and a battery of artillery (the 6th of the Bth Regi-
ment) marched at its head.
"Arriving at the bridge thrown across the brook
called Fassagazzo, the extreme limit of our front
posts, I caused a section of artillery to be planed in
battery, supported on the right and left hy two bat-
talions of the 84th, lining the brook with their

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sharpshooters.
" During this time the enemy had pushed on from
Montebello to Ginestrello, and, having been informed
that he wu coming against me in two columns, one
by the high road, the other along the tramway, I
ordered the left battalion of the 74th to cover the
causeway at Casein Nueva, and the other battalion
to advance along the right of the road, behind the
84th.
" This movement was hardly over when a brisk
fire along the whole line wu opened between our
sharpshooters and those of the enemy, who was
marching upon no and supporting hie sharpshooters
by the heads of the columns issuing from Oinestrello.
The artillery opened fire upon them successfully;
the enemy replying to it.
" I then ordered my right to move up to the front.
The enemy retired before the ardour of our troops,
but perceiving that I had only one battalion to the
left of the road, he sent a strong column against it.
Thanks to the vigour and firmness of this battalion,
commanded by Colonel Cambriels, and to some for-
tunate charges of the Piedmontese cavalry, admi-
rably led on by General de Sonnae, the Austrians
were obliged to retire.
" At this moment, General Blanchard, followed
by the 98th and a battalion of the 91st (the two
others were at Oriolo, where they have had an en-
gagement) rejoined me, and received orders to pro-
ceed to the relief of the battalion of the 74th, charged
with the defence of the tramway, and to take up a
strong position at Casein Noose.
11.1 Russured on this side I again threw forwani
my right, and took, not without serious resistance, I
the position of Ginestrello. Judging, then, that by
following with the bulk of the infantry the line of
hill-tops, and the read with my artillery protected
by the Piedmontese cavalry, I should the more
easily capture Montebello, I organised my columns
of attack under General Benret's command, in this
way:
" The 17th battalion of chewers, supported by
the 84th and 74th, disposed in echelon., moved on
towards the south side of Montebello, where the

enemy had intrenehed himself.
A hand-to-hand combat then ensued in the
streets of the village, which had to be carried house
after house. It was during this fight that General
Beuret woe mortally wounded by my side.
" After an obstinate resistance, the Austrians were
forced to yield to the vigour of our troops, and al-
though strongly intrenched in the churchyard, this
position they saw snatched from them at the point
of the bayonet, amid cries of Vive l'Empereur,' •
thousand times repeated.
"It was then half-past six. I deemed it prudent
not to push the success of the day any further, and
halted my troops behind the rising ground on which
the churchyard is situated, covering the brow with
four guns and numerous sharpshooters, who drove
back the last Austrian columns into Cssteggio.
" Shortly after this I saw the Austrian columns
evacuate steggio, leaving in it a rear-guard, and
they retired along the Casella= road.
"I cannot adequately prai.e, M. le Marechal, the
energy of our troops this day; all the officers, petty
officers, and soldiers have rivalled each other in
ardour. Nor will I forget the officers of my staff,
who have ably assisted me.
"I shall have the honour of addressing to you
later the names of those who have particularly dis-
tinguished themselves.
" I do not yet know the exact amount of our loss ;
it is great, especially in superior officers. I estimate
it approximatively at 600 or 700 men, killed or
wounded.
" The loss of the enemy must have been conside-
ble to judge by the number of the dead that have
been found, especially in the village of Montebello.
"We have made about 200 prisoners, amongst
whom are a colonel and several officers.
"Several tumbrils have also fallen into our pos-
session.
" As for myself, Monsieur le Mukha', I am happy
that my division has been the first engaged with the
enemy. This glorious baptism, which recalls one
of the great names of the Empire, will mark, I hope,
one of the series signalised in the Emperor's order of
, the day.—l am, with respect, Monsieur le Marechal,
, your most humble and obedient servant, the General
commanding the Ist Division of the let Corps,
" FORET."
" P.S. According to information brought to me
, from every side, the force of the enemy cannot be
below 15 to 18 thousand men; and if I were to
believe the reports of the prisoners, it would far ex-
coed this amount."