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aide-de-camp were not either

3r cut down. It is presumable they wc

the infantry that closely followed, but of incidents of
Is kind, occurring in the middle of a battle, and over in

taut, it is difficult to get correct particulars

of a cut across the shoulder,
a a severe wound only by the padding

One of

)r trap-

pings of his uniform. General Espinasse is said to hay

been killed in the town of Magenta, dud in rather a s

rode up to the door of a house filled with

Austrian soldiers (such is the account that has reached

me to-day from camp), followed by his aide-de-camp and

some troops, and called upon the enemy to surrender. It is
even said he dismounted and struck at the door, at

the same time calling to his mon, who were a littlr
behind him. He was shot from the windows, and his aide-
de-camp, who rushed in, either to drag him out of danger
or to share it, fell by his side This is the account given to
me. I see that another says he was cut in two by a cannon
ball. General Clery fell gloriously in front of his men.
Espinasse and his aide-de-camp (who was his nephew) were
buried .at Novara on the 7th, veterans of St. Helena being
the pall bearers. Only a very small force of French cavalry,
not much exceeding 120 sabres, took_ part in the battle, but
they did good service at a particular moment by checking
the enemy when he was forcing back the grenadiers of the
Guard. They charged down in five divisions, and were taken
for the advance of strong columns. On the 6th inst. a column
of 4,000 Austrians was very nearly cut off at San Pietro
all' Colmo, between Magenta and Milan, by General Fanti's
division. The Sardinians were close upon them, when they
were delayed by the arrival of two French officers, who,
riding along the column, desired them to suspend the pur-
suit, as they were bearers of a summons to surrender. The
officers went on, were received by the enemy, and conducted,
it is said, blindfolded to the general commanding
time was lost by the Piedmontese, and made the most of by
the Austrians, and finally the officers were dismissed on the
double ground of their having no written credentials, and
of the enemy's commander not seeing that his position was
such as to render it necessary to yield.

blow has been lost. The loudest railers against General

Gyulai are military men, and the fact is so patent that_no

one can venture to- gainsay me.

CORRESPONDENCE

RESPECTING THE AFFAIRS
OF ITALY.

The correspondence respecting the affairs of Italy, so often
alluded to in the late debate, yesterday morning was issued
in a blue-book of 412 pages. The period covered by these
documents extends from January to May, 1859, and the
actual number of papers, &c., is not less. than 535.
The correspondence opens with an extract from a despatch
of Earl Cowley's, drawing attention to the well-reme,mbered
expression of the Emperor to M. de Hubner, respecting
his unsatisfactory relations with Austria. Lord Malmes-
bury counsels, " the union and good understanding of France
and Austria," in order that an amelioration and gradual

improvement of the condition of the Italia'

may be

effected, and remarks : —" If, happily for that people, those
two governments would occupy themselves seriously to
insist upon and carry out the reforms demanded by both
justice and policy in Central Italy they would doubtless
succeed. In an effort so glorious for both countries, and so
beneficial to Austria, her Majesty's government would
heartily join ; although they arc of opinion that, as a
Protestant country, England should not take too prominent
a part, lest she should excite a suspicion that she was swayed
by motives of a Sectarian character. If Prussia and Russia

approved,

they would stan

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country and good government of the people; without
enfeebling the spiritual authority of the Pope, her Majesty's
government would be ready, together with the other powers

-who were parties to the treaties of 1815,

to give it their

best con