Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-06-24
FUm the Bo.ioa JournaL
The Great Battle.

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We hear BY telegraph, scattered details
Of the graf engagement between the allied
troops and the AusTians at Magenta, near
Milan. on the ith inst. They are no, very
clear nor consistent, though perhaps as
much % a, could be expected under the cir.
eums,anccs.
Il will be remembered that our previous
dispatches left Gen. Mel with bis corps Of
the French army at Noyara the king OF
Sardinia at Palestro near vercel'i, Louis
Napoleon at Ca.ale aud valenla. whittier
he was hurryins his southermo', troops IN
great numbers, probably under the eom'
mand Of Mc-Mahou and CaurObert; and
Paraguay d'llillers moving away in some
unknown direction from the region Of VOC.
h-nanl Castessio. These movements were
cuiu- forward with such secrecy a. mani-
fe.,ly g, deceive portion OF the Austrian
army. who kept anHiousIy lowering round
the scene Of the late fsht at Montchcllo,
while the dr,l( Of the allies was towards the
region Of which Noutehello was the centre.
For day or two-irom the ~ to the 9Th
Of Jsue-our intelligence Of the allied OPP
Grafton. &. almost nothing. Al We know
certain l. that the French anl Slriinhns
eros.ed the Ticlno by two bridge, near
Buflon-probably chasing the rc,rcAting
Austrians - closely that the latter could
not avoid battle, vh,ch took place at Ma.
rpnta. about loren miles FROM Milan, the
capitol Of lomhardy.
or the battle We have, AZ FIRST. four
Fr,ncb dispatches. beginning on the fourth
Of Juns. The first two say that the Aus
tri,ns lost 5000 prisoners, $1,000 killed
api wounded and put the French loss at
600. The third dispatch on the evening
Of the 5th. raises the French loss 70 3OOO.
The Austrian prisoners 10 ZOO. and the
Austrian killed ald wounded % $1,000.
The Dispatch Of the next day announces that
the Au,uians have evacuated Milan Sub
sequent rumor. from Paris put the French
lo.. ofkiIlci and wounded at from 5000 10
l2OOO. This i the substance Of N, French
accounts.
The Austrian accounts are more meacre
and un.ati.iactory-whlcb is a fair indica.
ton OF unsatisfactory events. 4 dispatch
from Vicna on the forenoon OF the 9Th al.
NIT. that ;hc autho[itics and garrison Of
Milan have withdrawn FROM the city, but
avs nothing 20 give the idea orinsurrcc,ion
which j. allelgcd In the last French DIS.
patch. The Austrians are ai % have
fought valiAutly but victory Is no, CLAIM
ci f1r them. The London Times 90 the s,h,
thinks that q. the hard fight i. even We, un-
deciicd. but on the whole the French have
the h,st OF H." IL does certainly APPEAR
that if the French had made good ending Of
the affair. We ought % have bad some dis.
ratche. from them IN the two DAYS previous
% the steamers sailing, or something on
the 7th At least. Bat - far as our INTEL
l:cnce goes, they were clearly Oh" Nictors.
From the promotion according q Gen. Nc
Mahon IL isTrobablc that that msst able d
the French officers bad chief command OF
tie allies. Gen Hes commanded the Aus
TRANS, Of which the corps Of Count Clam
and Prince Litchens,cin seem 70 have form.
Cd the body The forces engaged are r.
ported Austrians one hunlrcI and 6IIy 10
one hundred and eighty thousand, and
French. a huudryd thousand % one hun
drcd and thirty. bot of thi, estimate as
we'll a. Of the consequence, aud, in f.ct, Of
The real character Of this great battle, we
must wal, for further information before ex.
pressing any confident opinion.