The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-06-23
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The Battle of Magenta,

Novara to Milan. The granite bridge at
Buffslora having been destroyed at the
commencement of the war; the French
threw across bridges at Turbigo, and
passed the river on the morning OF
Saturday, the 4th inst. According to
Napoleon's telegram to Paris, dated at
half-past l / in the evening of that day,
they we're attacked by an Austrian force.
over which they gained great victory,
killing or wouDding 5000, and taking
5000 prisoners. In dispatch from the
same source, dated on the 5th, the Aus
triau loss in killed, and wounded, aud
prisoners. is again estimated at 20 900.
while the French lo.s is put down at 1000.
The brunt of the battle was borne for two
hours by the Imperial Guard, who fought
in narrow roadway, while McMahon
got possession of the little town Of Ma
gcnta, which is the first post station te-
tween the river and Milan, FROM which
city it is twelve miles distant. For the
exploit we hear from Paris that McMa-
hon was made Duke of Magenta and Mar
sbal of France on the battle field. Ac-
cording to another dispatch of Napoleou's,
dated on Sunday evening, the French loss
is 5000 and the Austrians 27 GOO; the
French have taken 3 pieces of canon and
two flags, and have lost one piece of canon
The last NapoleoDic dispatch is dated
Monday morning, the 9th inst, at o.
clock. This states that Milan is in a
state of insurrection, that the Austriaus
have evacuated the city in haste, leaving
their artillery and treasure behind them.
The French We are again told, are en-
cumbered with prisoners, and have taken
600 Austrian Muskets This is the
latest telegram from NapoleoDi but dis
patch of Monday night from Paris to the
London Morning Post says that the
municipality of Milan have proclaim
ed Victor Emanuel, and have presented
an address to him in the presence of the
Emperor; and that the King was to make
his public entry into that city on Tues
day the 7th inst. The Paris journals va
riously estimate the contending forces al
from 100000 to 100, geo French against
l30 900 to la0 GOO Austrians; but on tbs
French side, We hasc DO indications as tc
what corps or what diyisiouns were en-
gagged, SO that We cannot form precise
opinion on that subject. So far the French
accounts; now for the Austrian.
10 the first place it is to be rem marked
that these totally contradict the French
bulletins. They also come down to a la
ter date, namely Monday night, while The
French dispatches ouly extend to Mon
day morning. The Austrians are, furth'
ermore, more precise in stating what corps
d arnaee they had engaged, namely, al
Turbigo and Buffalora 90 Saturday, the
third under Prince Edward Lieehtenstein
Of course there are verbal and perhap,
other mistakes in these disbatcbes; for in
stance, the third corps is here set down as
com anded by Prince Edward Leichten
stein, though it is really commanded By
Prince Edmund SchwarzeBberg. while
Leichtensteiu commands the second
Only these two corps are mentioned as
having been engaged on Saturday, in all,
not over 80, 600 men each, supposing their
ranks to have been full, which they prob
ably were not. The struggle began at
Buffalora in the morning between the
French and two brigades of the first corps,
which were subsequently reinforced; and
in tie afternoon the tbird corps came up
and took part. 1t was left undecided oD
Saturday night, and was hotly continued
at Magenta on Sunday, the 5th (the day
when Louis Napoleon says bis army wa
resting). On Sunday two more Austrian
army corps took part, making in all 100,
600 to 100000 Austrians engaged; aDd
on this day we are told that the Allie.
made no progress. and that in the after,
noon the Austrian army took up flank
position between Abbiate Grasso. where
they had crossed the Ticino, and Binasco,
town of some 5000 inhabitants, about
2 miles from Milan 90 the rond to Pa
via. OF continuance Of the fight oD
| Monday no mention is made on either
side; though it will be noticed that the
French dispatches say nothing of an Aus
trian retreat beyond the Mincio. The
Austrians say that the loss on both sides
was very heavy, aud that they have ta-
ken many prisoners As for Milan, they
sayitis perfectly tranquil. but an Austrian
dispatch from Tenna which says that the
city is quiet, also states that the author
tiles and the weak military force, except
the Garrison in the castle, have with
drawn, at the order of the Commander-in
Chief, who by this seems at least to anti
cipate the revolt which the French de-
clare has already taken place. The Aus
trians say nothing about the presence of
Francis Joseph at this battle; from the
French accounts We learn that Napoleon
was present, but did not take the actual
command.
We have thus given the substance of
these conflicting accounts. We shall not
undertake to reconcile them, or to decide
which is true. That will be decided for
US tomorrow probably at farthest. by the
arrival of the Persia with news to the
llth inst. Meanwhile, it must be regar.
ded as very suspicious circumstance
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