New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-22
THE LONDON PRESS ON MAGENTA.


Now that the French and Austrian dispatches arr
before the public It clear that the battle OF Magenta
was u more decisive victory than any ono veouref 20
anticipate. The Austrans themselves admit that on
| Saturday, the 9TH five brgades one division, and
corps arm6e-a force amounting 81 20 900 at the
least, end probably to more were engaged at Buhs-
! lora. Indeed, the French Emperor reckons them u
Us 06O On the other hand. the French army Of Al
tack consisted of the corps dm6es Of MIL Csnro-
| bert, of Mcmahon. of the Imperial Guard under ~
| Jean dAngely and Of the Sandman army-a f0roe
certainly Dot less than 1906 geo. II is not o be supposed
that the whole Of these men were actually engaged.
but still they took part in the great operation OF croAs
! ing the Ticino ard defeating the Austrian army.
| Now it seems that IN the 3is May the French En-
! pfror ordered the army to march by the left Unth
that moment the Ausirians strangely enough imagined
| that the at ack would be by Pacenzs. This idea
| have from the beginning discountenanced and the
reasOns assigned by Va are precisely those assigned In
the Noasi,pr. Again, sngnarly enough the Imperial
! dispatch gives the REASONS a. We venurod To
give why the attack should not be by crossing the 20
Valera and marching across the Lomelhno 10 the
Tcino. While the Emperor, therefore, msssed his
troops ON the south Of the Pc to deceive the
AusIians he suddenly transferred them to his left
The King Of Sardinia. passing the Sesia, pressed
down upon tho right flank OF the Anstrsns. Tho
battle OF Palestro compelled them Ia abandon Novara,
ard at the same time the Of the French srmy.
passing up from Casae 10 Neroell, behind the
corDs daInGe OF the King, pushed on eastward.
and on the 1T of june Gen. Mel entered Noyara In
short the Emperor had determined tO turn the flank d
|
a moment ~ be lost. The Austrians were already
aware Of their danger On the ID Of June their head
quarters Mt Rosa'e miles east Of the Toino;
and the day four AusriaB corp d. arte cfo-sed
that riyer. But, on the day, division Of the
Imperial Guard threw three bridges the Ticlno
opposite Turbigo. and, ON The 81 Gen. Mcmahon,
marching from Noyara, established hmself on tho loff
bank. On tine "a Of June, also, Gen. Espinasse, AL
vancing from Novera by tresceti toward the great
bridge-I Ponte Move mensced it. The Austrians.
abandoning their utrenchments on the right bank,
retired. II wa only natural that they should take
the utmost care to destroy the bridge after they
had crossed but ~ badly did the engineers do their
work that the French troops found il quite prac-
| tcsbe T. was now the i'h Of june. According
TO the Emperor plan, While McMahon and the Ming
Of Sardinia each with strong c2rps Garmte were To
march southwark upon Bufslors and Magenta N
% attack the Aus,riars side, the French En-
peror with the grenadiers OF the Imperial Guard was
10 seize the Austrian entertainment on the eft bank VI
the nyer and Marshal CaDTobert wss 10 aid the attack
Buy the Of troops were great the roads were
narrow, and only part Of he forces destined for the
attack could mp. In the mean time csnnonade
heard 90 the len. The Emperor who commanded
in per-on at assaed the Austrian enrenchments
with the Imperial Guard but the expected aid WA
sill, far of hcMahOn hsd found the enemy TOO strong
fox him. and Marshal CsnrObert coud not ge, his
/ up. According TO the French dispatch the Guards
| alone hsd to -us.an the battle. Bat Mcmahon
/ still pressed %, while the r nperor sent
/ back 10 Noysrs for NieVs division. A.
| length the AostraDs withdrew from Bufa-
lOrs and strengthened Their right at Magenta. This
village wa the key OF the position, for the moment
the French gOs possession Of i. the road Was open tO
Milan In tbs quarter therefore, the contest the
most severe and II il said that there many
10 GEO o. the Austri.ns were killed and wounded,
while 500 were made p..-oEers. A. length IL was
CARED and aoou. = 0cl1ch ~ the evening Of Sanr-
dsy the Ith o. June the Als.rars rctrestei leaving
! The French uss-ers OF the Eeh. According ~ the
Hon,teul the Aa-,raAs lost four csnnons two stand
srd- 90 prlzopers and about % CDJ k0rs de couLof
fnus concludes the Imperial hstorographer five days
after leaving Ales-au9ra the allied army delivered
| thee cngagements gained one bate freed Pieimon
! from me Aus,s.ns, and opened the gates % Milan.
But perhaps even these no. the most important.
results 81 this great BATH. According TO the frrt
| account Il seemed s. if the Au.trans might fgb
smother greet acton before retiring 10 their fortress.
There had been defes; but there was no ron, Boz
csch successye telegram announced another retreat
Al frst the army wa> ~ b!D2.cO: then Payia was
evacuated, tie grn, we're -pked and the ammunition
cast into The river: IN few hours the Headquarters
were p. Belgiojoso, and Marshal paraguay d'Hiers
the road u LODI had carried toe Austrian ntrench-
ments al MslsgBsno According to the latest accounts
| the defeated army has crossed the AIDA, and
| the headquarters wss al Cavatgozzi close 10 Gre
mona. The truth il, TIE French Emperor, having the
country his favor, found be could adv snce in force
see Eissth Psse.