Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-07-20

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The intslliReeA ~ yilsy Of de Rrsach end
Sardnians os3tts 1nokiihs, Is faIly 1sned
The Austriaps 4asItszsSasd and the Preach haSp
followed them across the Nincio. A Paris coefss-
pondent Of the New York zSmes thus speaks Of he
battle and of the reception Of thene in Paris:
At once Paris became exultine The salvos Of
artillery bad not ceased to echo throughout the City
ere tags and banners Of every description were
waving to the breeze. All day long the excitement
grew apace and towards evening the pride and 10Y
Of the Parisians became almost delrious No sooner
had night thrown her dark mantle over the earth
than Paris became respondent with light xariands
Of fire. and patriotic devices flaming in the eyes Of
the excited population drew from them the loudest
cheers Hire Emperor" "Yirs T Armes"
were to be heard on oil sides From the Madeleine
to the Bastile the Bolevards were a. light q day.
All the public buildings were beautifully illumnst-
cd and 1t was matter Of special notice that even
IN the poorest quarters Of the city every window
had its arthing rushlight All alike, rich and poor
were rejoicing. Two hundred and forty thousand
Austrian troops, commanded by their Emperor, and
burning to retrieve the disastrous defeats Of Monte
bello. Paestro Magenta and Malegnano, crossed the
Mincio. and conscious Of their numerical SUPERIOR
y and better knowledge Of the ground, a. well -
their more favorable positions attacked with great
ardor and courage the allied armies From four in
the morning until eight in the evening desperate
struggle took place. but French elan and cnthuxias.
tic courage proved too much for Austrian dogRed.
ness and persistence, and once more was the Aus
TRAN army defeated, and most terribly So The
Austrian eagle again trailed his wings in the dust
and how great must have been the humiliation Of
the hot-headed and obstinate young Emperor, who
had felt so sure Of success that he had promised his
soldiers victory for the first day, and the drowning
OF the French in the Ticino for the next % sort
Of Gaping the climax. That the Aus,rians were
most terribly beaten is evident from the fact that
they acknowledged they were so. For them to have
done this they must have. indeed been discouraged
They in their bulletin sent to Vienna say that their
loss was immense, and that owing to storm and
other unfortunate circumstances they were forced
to retreat. We have even yet no official state
ment of the losses on either side, but know OIL
cally that the Allies have taken 1000 prisoners,
30 cannon and three standards.
have received n letter from q young French OH.
Ger, whom am well acquainted with, and who took
part in the engagement. He assures me that the
Austrians have lost $4,000 troops by the terri.
bic defeat The French lost great many men, but
nothing to compare with the losses Of the Ausrans
who took no prisoners. The Allies took all the
positions occupied by their enemies who were en-.
trenchcd, and under cover OF walls and in houses
was in attacking these sheltered positions that the
French suffcrcdthcir greatest losses. But as before
the fatal bayonet was the weapon that most terrified
the Austrians who cannot, il seems. get accustomed
to its use. Thousands Of them persisted in valley
into which they had rctrcatcd. 4 regiment Of
Chasseur de Vinccnncs had got beyond them and
turned to charge them at the same time some Vol.
tigeurs Of the Imperial Guard came upon them from,
the opposite direction Between tho shocks Of these
| regiments Of elite the Austrans went down like
grain before the sickle. Their bodies actually in.
numbered the advance Of their encmicS who in this
| place made most dreadful slaughter Of them All
accounts from the battle field agree in speaking Of
the great courage and GOODNESS evinccd by the En-.
peror Napoleon during the whole Of the dreadful
combat Far in advance, among the foremost ranks,
he moved about from place to place. encouraging the
soldiers, who, fighting under their sovercgn's eye
performed prodigies Of valor Bullets were raining
near and around him: DR.. Larry. his physician who
kept near him the entire day, had horses killed IN
def him; and above ALL His Majesty had ono Of hi
epaulettes shot of; but still he moved about Is
unconscious Of danger. Ny informant writes m,
that the soldiers would clash their weapons togc,hc
as they passed by the Emperor. who would sml,
and bow to them, pointing to the enemy. Onwar,
would dash these brave fellows. the wounded an,
dying crying with their last BREATH Fire rEmps
reur!" At last the victory was gained and th
Austrans crushed and beaten were forced to retreat
One thing is clear-the Austrians were well prepare,
for the struggle, for they commenced the attacl
themselves and as they kept Il up from o'clock ],
the morning until o'clock IN the evening. il Is cvi
dent they fought with determination So coniidcu
was Austria in her military position that las il nov
generally known) her emissarcs solicited the neutrs
Powers to abstain from interfering with the prosrcs
of the campaign. But as said above French c,
thusiasm and elan, added to the moral weight Of
just cause, gained the victory, and most gloriou
feat History records no bulletin in which lisa,
| ter is more Onenly ack noyr lcfpedo