The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-25 00:00:00

the Ist, who had come to their suppot t, resisted all
attacks on the posts entrusted to them •
"About five o'clock Picard's br'igatie appeared
within reach of the bridge ; the Grenadiers and
Zouaves, then resuming the offensive, rushed for-
ward with the bayonet, again d rove back the
enemy towards Magenta, and k eci ired a free
debouche for the two corps d'arntee coming up.
Vinoy's division of Niel's corps then came into
action. The operations of General Niel were
seconded by the fire of the artillery of the Guard,
which was skilfully directed against th e enemy's
reserves sheltered behind the villages of Castello,
Barso, and Rebecco.
"During the operation I have just described,
Colonel d'Alton's regiment had seized on Buffalora,
though vigorously defended, and, being suppprted
by General de •MacMahon's corps d'arme s, held his
ground to the end of the day apinst the attack of
.superior forces.
"All the , regiments of Mellinet's
cavalry and artillery; have nobly done tit eir duty.
However, the carrying of 'a position whic; h nature
and art seemed to hive rendered impreg noble—a
position defended by forces very superi or in num-
ber—could; not be ..effected without eonsAlerable
loss. Among the persons most to be regretted, I
must call your Majesty's attention to the death of
the brave General Cler, an officer of the highest
•
melt, who fell winle-lesa intholinves to the
chirrge.
"In the attack an Buffalora. by the, 2d Grena

diors, the Commandants de Maudhuy and Desme

de Lisle met with a . glorious, deafh ; General
WiMpffen, in leading the right attack,-was slightly
wounded in the face. General Mellinet, who dur-
ing all-the course of the action seconded me with
rare bra'rery, had two horses killed under him.
"I will hereafter place before your Majesty the
names of the officers who caused themselves to be
most remarked, and who appear to me more par-
ticularly. deserving of recompense.
" AltlasoUgh General Le Th:euf is not under my
command, I should be wanting in duty if I did not
signalise the energetic assistance which that
general afforded me by directing' the fire of my
artillery during-the hottest part of the action.
His zeal alone brought him amongst us :—he is a
general offider who is sure to be met with wherever
danger May iiresent itself,
(Signed)
• - " ItEGINAIII) DE SAIST jrAN VANGELY,,
" Gen. Corn.-in-Chief the ImPerial Guard."
The following is' the report 'of the General-in-
Chief of the 2d corps : r • '
' '4 Head-quarters, Magenta, 6th dune.
" Sire,--I yesterday had the honour. 'of address-
ing
to your `MajeSty-a succinct report
.9n the opera-
timis the 2a c'orpi' on the t4th. Having now re-
viewed the repctrts of .ommanders of divisions, II
proceed fo'coMplete it.
" In conformiy with_ the orders of your Ma-
jesty, the 2d corps and the division of light infan-
try of the Imperial .Guard loft Turbigo on tho 4th,
at. 10 o'clock in the morning, to proceed to Ma-
genta.

" The first division of the 2d corps (La Motte-
rouge's) on leaving Turbigo proceeded-by Robe-
chetto, galvtglio; dasate, and. Buffalora, whilst
Espinasse's division advanced to the'same point by
Buscate, li&eruno, kesero, and Mareallo; Carnou's
division of the light infantry of the guard marched
in the traces of La Motterouge's division. On
arriving at, Cuggicnio„ I perceived that the head of
this division—it then was about midday—had the
enemy before it at Coate. The information which

I collected zesterday indicates that there were on
this point two: Austrian regiments. I caused them
to be iMmediately-,. attacked by the regiment of
Algerimikzriftemen, _ The village having been car:
vied, that regiment established itself at 200 metres
in advance.' I caused it to stop there, and I made
the Ist division deploy, the right at La Cascina
Valizio, the left towards La Cascina. Malastalla,
whilst the enemy on their part collected forces at
Buffalora- and, Cascina Guzzafame.

" It was clear to me, from the positions which
the enemy were taking, that I was about to have
considerable forces before me. Accordingly, whilst
La Motterouge's division formed its line of battle,
I caused the division of light infantry of the
guard to advance in a second line. This division was
composed' of 13 battalions, massed at intervals for
deploying. On my left, I sent word to General
Espinasse to hasten his movement on Mazero and,
Marcallo. At about *tivo o'clock that general in-
formed. me that he had himself the enemy before him
at Marcallo. I ordered him to carry that village,
and then .to establish himself with his left supported
on.Marcallo, his right in the direction of Cascina
Guzzafame.

"As soon as I obtained the certainty that these
preparatory dispositions were terminated, I caused
liuffalora to be vigorously attacked by La Motte-
rouge's division, supported by Camou's. The posi-

tion of Buffalora, if the information I have obtained
be exact, was occupied by 15,000 Austrians, having
in their rear, between Buffalora and Magenta, a
corps of 20,000 men. The enemy had in their front,
before the village of Buffalora, a strong battery of
artillery, and a rocket battery.
" The position was vigourously attacked by the
Algerian riflemen and the 45th of the line, whilst
the Grenadiers of the Guard, debouching by San
Martino, also attacked Buffalora, and obliged the
enemy to beat a retreat towards Magent:-. The
village* of Buffalora having been passed by my
troops, I immediately made .a movement in order
to form a line of battle of which the right, leaning
on the railway from Buffalora to Magenta, and the
left at Cascina Nova should Join on that side Espi-
nasses's division towards Marcallo,
" As soon as La Mo—tterouge's division had com-
pleted its order of battle, and Camou's division had
debouched on _ the left of Buffalora, I made all the

tine march direct on- Magenta, which was then very
strongly occupied by the enemy. At Cascina Nova,
the 45th of the line engaged with the greatest in-
treiiidity the forces which were established in the
interior of and around that great farmhouse. Two
Hungarian regiments, which defended that position,
were obliged to cede to our impetuosity ; and
about 1,500 men laid down their arms. A colour
was taken by the 45th from the corpse of the colonel
of one of these regiments.
" The movement .having been prolonged towards
Cascina Guzzafame, La Motterouge's division found
before it considerable forces, which manoeuvred
with the evident intention of opposing the junction
of my two divisions, and of completely isolating
Tspinasse's body. At that moment I slackened a
little the movement of La Motterouge's

leaving only his skirmishers to engage with the
enemy, in order to give time to the battalions of
the division to form in good order, and to the 13
battalions of Camou's division to take also their
line of battle at 280 metres in the rear of La Mot-
terouge's division.
" That done, I ordered General La Motterouge to
advance towards Magenta, and to make all his bat-
talions take as a directing point the belfry of that
town, whilst menacing by his extreme right, com-
posed of the 45th, the right of the etemy.
Meantime, Espinasse's division, marching from
Marcallo by Cascina Medici, reached the enemy by
their right. The converging movement of the two
divisions was effected with the most remarkable
ens-enable and impetuosity. La Motterouge, feeling
himself supported by the light infantry of the
Guard, and the latter having in advance a first line
formed of regiments whose ardour they were well
acquainted with, the two troops rivalled each other
in impetuosity in co-operating for the same object.
The resistance, of the enemy in Magenta- was ex-
tremely energetic. On both sides it 'was felt that
Magenta.was really the key of the position. In
this movement of general attack, Gen. Auger, com-
manding the artillery of the 2d corps, had followed
the movement of La Motterouge's diTisiont elms-