The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-06-24
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HIGHLY EXCITING NEWS FROM
The SEAT Of WAR;!
Great BNftleI
TIE FRENCH VICTORIOUS

| leu DeHHiers superseded By Forey- o
Repoh at Ml0n--Paris Uluminated-
Conflicting Accouas. c
We cundrnsc from the New York papers o
tho substance of tho news brought this week ri
| by tho Steamers from England. Much of h
tho published intelligence in regard to the b
great battle is contradictory, mud tho truth II
will not be fully known until tho official ro-
port ia published. That thcro has been u i
terrible collision between tho contending ar "
mics attended by all immense slaughter, is
not doubted; but tho ful! cKtont of the tor. {
ribIo conflict has not yet reached our ports a
By tho Steamship Anglo Saxon. just arri. y
ycd we haye intelligence that n desperate q
huttlo was fought ut Magenta. on the 4th OF t
jane, between tho Allied Army under Ma 4
poIeou and tho Austrian Army under Gen.
Hess in which unlimited !orcoS wero enga
god on both sidos. {
Emperor Napoleon in hS dispatches to ,
tho Empress at tho TuIleries, claims doci-
sivo victory, saying that hs army took T..
OC0 prisoners, disabled IL 900, and captur-
ell three cannons and two standards II"
cstimutcs tho loss of his own army at 3000;
bat it was rumored in Paris that the French
loss was 9.OC0 to IL coo. II is reported
TINT thnro were from 10000 to 10000
Austrnns, and 80 900 Fronch and Sardin-
4, ians engaged in tho battle
General Espnasel, of the Second Corps |
It dArmec, was killed. 1t was reported that
n Marshal Cunrobert was killed, but it proved
e by later intelligence, " bo unfounded.-I
- General Maurice McMahon commanding
n Second Corps d'Armoe had been created
'' Marshal and Duke Dc Magenta. as reward
o. for hs bravery on tho battle fold. Five OF
r tho French Gcnerala anL Marshas were
ot wounded. Marshal Count Baraquay d'llH.
10 iers hud been superseded in his command
90 of the First Corps Armee by Gen. Forey.
Tho accounts given by tho hustrians of
nd tho battle, diffor very materially from those
ID, Of the French and perhaps with some truth.
~ Thor dispatches state that several battles
~ mad been fought with alternate success on
h, each side. Four Austrian Generals aud five
no Staff Officers wcro wounded in the battles
re There had been general revolt at Mi.
i' 'o Ian. the people having declared in favor OF
., tho Kug of Sardinia. Tho Austrians had
ats retired from Milan, but tho city had not yor
an been occupied by tho French. II was be.
&c lieVed that proposals of pcaco would follow
,l,, tho entrance OF tho French Army into Mi.
hu Ian.
vas The city of Paris Ind boon illuminated in
he honor Of the French Arms at Magenta The
hv Paris Bourse was active, and shares had I'D
ip- vanced
10 BY iator Intelligence from disinercstcd
source, it is beloved that tho French claim
to tho victory at Magenta is premature, and
o o.. that the official reports may change tho ms
nIy pect very materially At least, both side,
ing claim tho victory.
ch, LATER by tho arrival Of tho Kangaroo
u.u and the Persia, wo have two days later news
tho than that given above, which fully confirm,
at tho great victory of tho French and Sardin
nd un army, and the retreat of the Austrians
'k- A correspondent of tho London Dell.
.N'e,cs, gives the following details of tho bat
lin 10 Mt Magenta, and the defeat of the Aus
tho trians:
sx- "Iu less than two hours tho allied mon
archs had deploye1 6O00 mon against Ih
Austrians, whose force was 30 600 tOgotho
1t with powerful artillery. They cOmpolct
I,r. tho Ausirians to inovo on n most disadvan
With tugcouS ground as tho'r lott was 5000 turn
for ed by Gen. Canrobert's corps supported b,
,an. General Fuuts divisinn, aud the Austrian
for were Obliged to fall back on their contre u
lee. Attiato AgrusSo tho Austrian centre heuI
iph. thus swollod by the routed columns OF thci
nnd left wing, were soon in disorder, aud thouS
,tes ands fell. crushed by tho FreHch Artillery
= General Mcmahon had now reached tn
ut. scene and seeing the moment had como Il
break the dis0rdercd contro OF tho Austrl
aus. charged with an imprtuoslty seldom
,po. witnessed, supported by Durouds division
,in- which stood in reserve nnd was moviu
,,i;- slowly beside him, the shnck was torrbl6
Ia,o and the dead and wounded were falling b
,rs thousands. The Austrians we're ina'l
;ro routed and tho victory won. Twenty Aus
liza TRAN guns wera taken during tho conflict.
,"s, The Zouavos had seven hundred kIllo
,s,, and wounded. A Brigade in Gen Conrc
wa herts corps war almost destroyed on ID
ibe last charge"
- Marshal D'nilliors had driven tho Aui
and triaus from Marignon, and taken .2oo pri
ca oners. Payia had also boon evacuated b
49,, tho Austrians.
Giaribaldi had beaton tho Austriaus I
TSreseca. with the loss of 500 Zouaves kille
tars and wounded.
tIcr The Emperor and King wore in tho thlcl
;neo q est of the fights, tho details Of which al
{ av, brief but full of interest The rcjoicings
and Paris and in the Empire we're general al
the enthusiastic .....
sion. The defeat of the British Ministry is al
u of neunced, aud the resignation Of Ministers
. expected,