Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-06-22
THE NEWS FROM EUROPE.

By THE kANGAROO, AT NEW YORK.
The steamship Kangaroo las announced in our
telegraphic column yesterday has arrived at New
York, bringing important news from the seat Of
war in Italy. -
DETAILS OF THE BATTLE OF MAGENTA.
Further details of the battle of Magenta had been
received at London by telegraph.
A Vienna dispatch says among the wounded in
the battle IL Magenta are Baron Reischach, three
generals three staff officers. and two staff ofcerz
are missing, and one major killed.
Turin dispatch dated June 9TH saws: GThere
were one hundred and twenty thousand Austsans
in the battle, of whom twenty thousand Were
placed hors dp combat, and seven thousand We're
made prisoners.
The French lost only 1900 in killed and wound
ed. Among the killed were Generals Espinasse
and Clere. r. a-r.
Napoleon is said to have been in the midst of the
Imperial Guard during thsstand which they made
for two hours against the Austrians, who. it APP
pears, were aware of the fact.
The real loss Of the Austrans is estimated at
from thirteen to fourteen thousand men
\ Turin dispatch of June eth says the first pri-
vate letter from the battle field of Magenta has ar
rived. The Imperial and Sandman Guards were
against the Austrian masses. The Guards were
attaC ked and Were unable to advance, but never
| theless finally resisted the enemy The Zouav,s
aud Guards lost and retook their position and at
last Gen. Neil's army assumed IN offensive move
ment, which proved Irresistible.
The enemy endeavored to surprise the right
wing Of our army, but the movement Of General
McMahon rendered the attempt Intellectual 10
the efforts of the enemy relaxed somewhat for 4
moment, and the conflict then began again with
renewed fury. Gen. McMahon was triumphant
and tue battle was won.
The official report of Gen. Gyulai of the battle
Of Magenta says the Austrian loss was from four Il
five Thousand, and that of tine enemy more thar
half as much again.
The London Daily News remarks that all cavi
respecting the battle of Magenta is silenced by til,
fact that the Austrian army retreated from til,
field, and that the caH&al OF Loinbardy is in tn,
hands Of the allies which indicates the clear and
marked progress Of the allied army. They ar
now in Milan. Pavia is evacuated. Gen. Urban
corps is dispersed, and Garbaldi is everywhcr,
| successful and the main body of the Austrian
army is falling back.
| The Advertiser accuses the French dispatches o
Misrepresentation because they do not tally witt
| the Austrian bulletins.
| The Times devotes a leader to the French posi-
ton in Italy, and though II does not regard Sapo
leon there as having covered himself with glory
says that hitherto he has made good his advanc,
| and worked out steady success.
| VIENNA, June S.-The official Austrian CORES
pondence contains the following:
| after our troops had, according to orders
| evacuated Milan, on Sunday, the public function
| aries also relinquished their charge providing 70
the security of the town, which was transferred t
| the municipality. The Imperial Austrian function
aries have withdrawn to Vienna, but it is probabl
| they may resume their posts and functions il
| Mantua.n
The Times's Paris correspondent says two mos
| influential Powers had agreed on proposing al
| arrangement, after the first great battle, and
necessary, insisting upon its adoption by the belli