The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-06-22
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER PERSIA.

THE AUSTRIANS RETREATYNG ACROSS
THE AIDA.
DEFEAT OF THE BRITISH MINISTRY IN THE
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
New York, June, 2l-9 P.M-The steamer
Saturday the llth inst, two days later than the
advices per Kangaroo. ,.
The steamer Arago arrived out on the 9th inst.
and the steamer Weser on the 10th.
The Persia passed tine Canada, for Liverpool on
the 10Th inst
The United States frigate Cumberland was at
Madeira on the lst of June.
George Bailey, Esq, editor of the National Era,
died on board the Arago.
Later accounts from Italy say the Austrans have
met with another reverse having been driven from
Marignano, "a town of some 1000 inhabitants IL
miles 5. 4. of Milan) with the loss of 200 pris-
Oners.
The Austrians also retreating across the
river Adda
The British Ministry have been defeated in the
House of Commons by majority of l3. 1t was
expected they would resign on the llth inst
British sOOp-of-war had been capsized in a tor
nado the African coast and one hundred and seven
lives were lost. The Captain and twenty-six of the
crew were saved.
THE BATTLE OF MAGENTA.
The details of he battle of Magenta were beipo
but slowly received. They do not change the com.
plexion of the previous accounts. The losses have
undoubtedly been severe on both sides. The Aus
tran official account only acknowledges four to five
thousand killed and wounded, but SAYS the enemy
lost fully half as much again.
1t was reported, but not confirmed, that General
Gyulai had been dismissed from the command OF
the Austrian army and General Hess appointed
Commander-n-C Chief
MOVEMENTS OF THE BELLIGERENTs.
The AuStrianS have retrpa ted hpyond ru m,
AIDA. Their headquarters were near Cremona al
last accounts.
The Austrians were driven from Marignano by
General paraguay d'Hilliers who took twelve hun
dred prisoners.
Pavia was evacuated as already stated.
NapoI con and the King of Sardinia entered Milan
on the Sth and still remained there They were en-
Enthusiastically received.
The latest accounts say the Allies were advancing
from Milan and that Prussia showed signs of aiding
Austria.
ENGLAND.
The want of confidence motion in the House o
Commons was carried by vote of 323 to 80.
Nothing was known as to the expected change in
the Ministry when the Persia sailed
meeting Of the Atlantic Telegraph Company
has adopted the report already published, accept
ing the government agreement and for raising 9
new capital of six hundred thousand pounds
The Red Sea cable broke and was lost GO miles
from Cape Sdero.
FRANCE.
The Paris Bourse depressed and the fund:
were lower. The per cents closed at 6lf75c
The Bank of France has gained specie to the
amount of e., 100000 sterling during the month
INDIA.
The mails from Calcutta of MAY 5.h and Hong
Kong of April 23d, had reached England. The
advlces were unimportant.
At Calcutta exchanges were unaltercd
At Shanghai exchanges were quoted at Gs 3d.
THE LATEST.
The British Ministry did not resign on Saturday
Inc House OF Commons had adjourned till Friday
1t was reported that the Prussian army would
be modified, and that Prussia would soon take
part in the conflict. 1t was said that she was nego
tiating for the passage of troops through Germany
The Austrians were at Lodi, and the allies at last
accounts were advancing.
General Garibaldi had beaten an Austrian force
at Brescia.
THE BATTLE OF MARIGNANo
Five hundred Iouaves were killed or wounded al
Marignano. The Austrians lost 500 men and had
200 made prisoners. The battle lasted nine
hours.
The armies were preparing for another general
engagement.
The official Austrian correspondence of the 10th
states that the Austrian army was continuing its
retreat beyond the Adda and that its HEADQUARTERS
were at CavattigoZzi before Cremona
special despatch to the London Times saws that
on the Sth the second Austrian army had its head
quarters at Codegro on the AIDA.
1t turns out that Marshal Canrobert was not
battle give the great glory of the day to General
Mcmahon. He had no orders to proceed to Magen-
ia; but he heard the roar of the battle and rushed
and saved the army
The Paris Noniteur of the 10th contains the fol-
lowing details:
The concentration of troops on the Po de-
ceived the enemy with the belief that we intended
to cross the river. On the morning of the 4th one
hundred and twenty-five thousand Austrian were
in position opposite to the Emperor and the Grep.
adler division of the Imnerial Euard
to hight that disproportionate odds. All our Gen
erals displayed great energy. General Wimpfen
was wounded and Desme and Madhurt the COM
manders of the Grenadiers were killed
bulletin then describes the operation of Gene
raj Mcmahon who lost 800 men, but put 10 900
Austrians hors du combat and made 5 200 prisoners
The Austrans had on their side four corps darmee
The same bulletin then sums up the results: Five
days after our departure from Alessandra, our
army had three combats. gained one battle, freed
Piedmont from the Austrians, who, since the affair
at Montebello, have lost 25 900 men in killed and
wounded, 10000 prisoners and II cannon.
The defea. of the Austrians at Magenta is said to
have produced immense sensation in Ger
many.
correspondent of the DaTg Ne,cs gives the fol-
lowing details: In less than two hours the Allied
Monarchs had deployed sixty thousand men against
the Austrians, whose force was eighty thousand
strong, with powerful artillery. They were com
PEELED to move on most disadvantageous ground
AS their left was soon turned by Marshal Canro-
berts corps, supported by General Fant's division
the Austrians obliged to fall on their centre
at Abbiate Grasso. The Austrian centre, thus
swelled by the united columns of their left wing
was soon in disorder and thousands fell crushed by
the French artillery.
General Mcmahon had now reached the scene
and seeing the movement came to break the dis
corded centre of the Austrians charged with an
lmpetuosity seldom witnessed, supported bv Gen.
Durand's division. which st rod in reserve moving
slowly beside him. The shock was terrible. The
dead and wounded were falling by thousands, but
the Austrians were routed and the victory won
This writer says that twenty Austrian guns were
taken. The Zouaves had seven hundred of their
number killed or wounded.
brigade in General Canroberts corps was al
most entirely destroyed on the last charge.
The Emperor and King were always in the thick
est of the fight. Military men are unanimous in
their praise of the strategic combinations of the
Emperor. ...
At the battle of Marignano the Austrians were
entrenched, and Gen. paraguay d'Hiers sent
to dislodge them. He took the village with little
loss. No details had been received. Gen. Benedick
commanded the Austriaus.
Gen. Urban is said to have effected his retreat BY
Capano.
The Austrians evacuated Laveno abandoning
their materials of war, taking shelter in vessels in
the Swiss waters.
The King attended mass at the Cathedral Of NJ i
Ian on the 9th, when re Deum was sung. Subse-
quenty he rode through the city, when the en-.
The King issued a proclamation to the Lom
bards, saying their independence having been Sc
cured, regimen liberal and durable would be
established. He eulogises Napoleon and calls on
the Lombards to join them on the battlefield.
The London Posts Paris correspondent SAYS that
over four Thousand prisoners taken from the Aus
trlans are Italians who took the earliest opportun
ity to give themselves up. They were always
placed in front and threatened by the Croats in the
rear it they did not fight well. Many offered to
join the allies, but have not been accepted yet.
The Swiss government has ordered the imme
diate fortifcation of their Austrian frontiers.
II. Three Austrian armed transports with vessels il
tow had been stopped in the Swiss waters and sur
rendered. ...s -.
. The Emperor of Austria has issued proclamation
to bis subjects in Tyro and Zoraberg calling then
to arms "to defend the most righteous cause for
which the sword was ever drawn. He confides to
them the task OF defending their frontiers agains
the enemy, who has made himself the alder of re-
volt against legitimate dominion established by
God" .,, :
Y The Duchess of Parma had quilted the Ducby
leaving the government to the municipality and re-
leasing the troops from their oath of allegiance tt
the municipality. She had despatched deputa,
tion to the King of Sardinia, requesting him to ac
cept the Government.
A Hungarian legion was organizing at Turin.
A'. ~ COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
LIVERPOOL June 11-Cotton is ower-sales of tn
week 38 bales including bales to specuators an
$500 bales for export Mddng and lower qualities hav
declined mostsay 1-l6d. Lower qua ties difficult
to sell at de- cline of xd. Sales day Of sailing estima