Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-07-02
The Persia's News.

The Northern mails having failed to arrive
yesterday morning, We arc unable to publish
to-day any of the details Of the Pcrsia's news
received last night in the New York papers.
These details confirm tho result of Hic battle
of Magenta. We give briefly tho chief points
of tho news. guardian.
On the Sth instant, the Emperor and the
King of Sardinia entered Milan, amid the
widest enthusiasm of tho population and
the same day, the Au$trians cvacuat;ng
Pavia, commenced n general retreat 20 the
Aida. the Allies pursuing them vigorously.
At Malcsngnc, on tho Sth, the corps of
Marshal Baraguay d'lrillicrs attacked the
Austrian forces cntrcnchcd at that place.
and after n sharp action captured the town,
making 1000 prisoners. Pavin had been
evacuated forthwith, and the entire Austr-
an army was concentrated under the walls of
Crcmona. n large Austrian force had oc-
cupicd Modcna, to the frontiers of which the
Prince Napoleon, Mt the latest advccs, had
already advanced at the head of his corps
d'armcc. The operations of Garibaldi's
corps had been crowned with the greatest
success. D'Urban's Austrian division, which
was opposed to him, had been entirely dis
pcrScd. He had established Sandman rule
ut Como, ut Sondrio. and throughout the en-
tire Naltcllinc; and was organizing an cx-
petition destined to cut oft Austrian COM
munication with Germany, through the
Stclvio passes.
There arc, in the mean time, reports that
other powers will interfere for peace The
Paris correspondent of the Lnudon Times
states that two of the most influential ncu-
! trail Powers have agreed in proposing an ar
| rangcmcnt after the first great battle, and if
| necessary, insisting upon the adoption of il
by tho three Dclligcrcnts on the following
principles
LIST. That the territories gained by the
victorious party shall bc accepted by all
the European Powers us the basis of n Con
gress.
2d. That tho entry of the French into
Milan, supported by a popular manifestation
shall be considered by the European Powers
as q convincing proof of the disapprobation
in Italy of Austrian policy.
Sd. The neutral Powers will insist on an
armistice while congress s assembled.
4th The extension of the Kingdom of Sar.
dinia will be deemed essential the Duchies
of Parma and Modena, with the fortress Of
Piacenza, arc to be added it,
5th. 1t will be proposed to form the LON
bardo-V enetian Kingdom into n state distinct
from the Austrian Empire, but governed by
an Austrian Archdukc.
The BATTLE or MAGENTA.--The combined
troops of Bonapartc and Mol0s ut Marcngo
amounted to hardly more than half of the
Austrian army at Magenta. Thonum Der OF
French killed ut Marcngo was 5000. aud Of
Austrians G,000. Tho great field of 4tuster-
litz, that miracle of battles, as it has beer
called, was fought and won by rival hosts
numbering in all 100000 men, and tho kill
!, od, wounded and prisoners, numbered IL, 00C
French and 10000 allies. Thebattlc of Ma
genta must have arvaycd at least quarter
ofa million of men in hostile arms. 1t
only in the Napoeonic campaign in lSOG
and 1912 that we can find any armies com
parable, in numerical Importance, with those
now contending to.docide the fate of Italy
I The most hotly-fought fields of tho PENN.
sular war and of the Crimea seom small in
tho presence of those masses OF despehtc
and detorninatcd yalor. Inkcrman Vas
fought and won by an allied forcc haMly
moro numerous than the French dgis9is
which defended Montobelo on the 20tHo
May. Mazda, that famous British battle.
(which did so much to cheer the dispirded
British troops, and tn reassure them in t6
prospect of meeting tho Continental armiIs,
was contested by forces inferior to the arm les
engaged at our victory Of Buena Vista,