Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-06-13 00:00:00

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FRANCE.
Saturday.—The Moniteur of to-day pub-
Leree.appointing 'General Schramn superior
rder of the camp at Chalons, where three
Tis of infantry, and one of cavalry, will be
;71bled.
ptiZe Moniteur also states that 5,000 Austrian
nel's have arrived at Marseilles and Toulon.

AUSTRIAN ACCOUNT OF THE
RATTLE OF MAGENTA.
t (*Po4r2llsz.t. June 8 —On the 7th inst. the following.official
egpas telegraphed from Verona to this city
°ltl' OF COUNT GYULAI, COMMANDER OF THE SECOND

ARMY, TO HIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR.
teY°ur Majesty,—With the most profound respect I hasten
4e7ward to your Majesty, by Colonel Weissrimmel, of the
Staff, a brief account of the battle of Magenta,
dtv, It) at a later period, will be completed by a detailed
Ys4":l,lPtion of an action which was glorious
41 for the arms of
a.iesty, though its result was imperfect (geschntalert )
(4t 7 o'clock in the morning of the 4th June, Lieutenant-
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I.l)eral. Count Clam, who was in position at Magenta, with
,tit 7,00 of his own men and the 2nd army corps,
it,:rtned rue that large masses of the enemy were approach-
-p
tete-duont which he, a few days before, had quitted,
ittil
Wtas not qualified for defence.,
half-past S, in the morning, the time at which Count
tht"s report reached me, the troops were thus distribute :--
N
tuvision, Reiseliach of the 7th corps was at Corbetto,
lilt that under ;Lieutenant-General Lillie at Casteletto.
kir,,br.d Corps was at Abbiate Grasso ; the Bth corps was
h 4 —llllg between Binasco and Bestazzo ; and the 9th corps
1r441(1,4 the Po, below Pavia. I ordered the corps to advance
take,°,iately, -and directed the 3rd and sth corps d' armee tO
'ue enem f
y in his right flank should he attempt to make
kttaek
rom St. Martino. It was -a beady known to the
Theh ,Preceding day that the enemy had crossed the Ticino,
kad lltbigo, and I expected the main attack would be
from that place. The division Cordon, belong
being to
ktl'lB_t Corps, had been sent towards Turbigo, and' bemg
4t ektated there aud subsequently at Buffalora, was obliged to
Nitu.rdered Lieutenant-General Count Clam to maintain his
l'et4l°lll at Magenta, and desired the other corps to advance
Thad Speed.
kpe attack of the enemy began at noon, and, being in
ttiptl°r force, he succeeded in obtaining possession of the
she °I the Naviglio (a canal) and of Ponti di Magenta. He
t.olithe,d a tremendous loss, but the dams and the intersected
41k,,gQ enabled him to establish himself there (at Ponte di
ky Vita) at two o'clock. About this time I had gone with
Wti,4lf to. Mage4a, aud was making my,dispositions.
l'en the foremost line began to give way, the division
tttiZ Lieutenant-General Baron Reischach was ordered to
to the ?orate & Magenta. I rode to Robecco to point out
kft,te 3rd corps the way to the enemy's right flank.. Shortly
Y arrival Ert Robecoo, the re-taking of Ponte di
14-11‘a and the capture of a rifled gun were announced to

colUmns of the 3rd corps, which were full of con-
+l nee, now advanCed. General Ramming-led his brigade
g the -east bank of thd Naviglio. The brigade Hartung
iqu,td bet Ween the canal and Carpengago, and thd brigade
4i-44eld followed, them as a reserve. General Wetzlar's
Ode was directed towards the road, which is in the low
vkillTd near the Ticino. While these,brig,ades were ad-
h:lng, the;, division under Lieutenant-General Reischach
again repulSed, although it, and more particularly the
ttvtade under General Lebzelter, had gallantly withstood
kr,,al attacks. The brigade Lebzelter, mith the infantry
)3'lsent Kaiser at its head, • made a splendid attacklon
kft'alo,
Alth
Nti r-uigh the enemy continually brought fresh troops into
k line nest of battle, the appearance of the 3rd corps on his flank
i4l:,,st Produced .a very good effect. The brigade Hartung,
%tor supported by-Major-General Durfield, several times
Lik""hed Ponte Vecchio di Magenta. The position vas
'sftll-,„' last, taken again, and at last.remained in the hands
41i4 enemy The " heaps.of corpses" proved the deter-.
•
courage of both parties.
re r several attacks had been made by that gallant
TAW
"King of the Belgians," General Ramming's brigade
k4:l, ..
h 1 i ged to -fall back on Robecco, where it remained.
sad "„rds evening the sth corps reached, the. field'of battle,
"Itt ''•ae brigade " Prince of Hesse " made several gallant
Itieffeetual attempts to prevent the enemy's advancing
',.tc,eagenta. This last place being attacked by a superior
`lkti and also by troops coming from the north, the ex-
O'ted
Lete troops, under Count Clam and Prince Liechtenstein,
lk,ie4l.at last obliged to evacuate it. The division under
4447.14.„ ut-General Lillie then advanced and occupied Cox- ;
4,',lL..erough which place the retreat was to be made. 1
ti„eell,„ae., day had begun to close in, I had Robecco strongly
Ekell and prepared for a fresh attack in the morning of
fat he. The enormous loss of the enemy led us to hope
a4/4 6 Was much shaken, and the courage on all occasions
tlered by our troops induced us to believe that a renewed
W9uid be successful.
4▪
B'4 have prisoners belonging to nearly all the regi-
tkokbar the French army, it must be concluded that all the
:gt a,,s reserves were brought into action. On our side the
Bth corps, and a division of the 3rd corps, were not
,41'011:a) and being fresh troops could turn the scale in our
-A.ll this I had taken into consideration, and only
`ac
‘,ll4Cc for an account of the exact positions of the troops
Al:s.ir losses in order to make arrangements for renewing
,(tlttr„ll4
suffered
learn that the troops of the Ist and 2nd corps
Lgaihce which had ffered most from the first attacks of
L.Ntii*et;lY, had already moved to the rear, and could not
brought to the field of batle, unless they made a
'ng March during the night. The troops 4 question