American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-06-23
FIVE TH 0UsAKD PRS OVERS.
FRENCH Loss 1000
DssalI.oE lhe NFar, &C.

iotcE thotn 41t6cf Noot 70 we otu tuotst iNuN L
lays later than those received by tile Eg
-opa. passed this point this smorniag. |
pound for Quebec. She brings ths mosi
important and exciting news from The seat
,fWHr,
A great battle hss beer fought near Nj |
an. iD which the Kustrians were defeated
with the loss Of IS. 900 killed and disabled.
Five thousand were taken prisoners.
The French loss is estimated at 1900.
The Austrians have evacuated Milan.
The Queens speech was delivered in
Parliament on the 7Ih inst. Il contains
nothing very importtnt. Y 81
A motion was pending Of q want of con-
fidence in the. ministry.
In the Liverpool cotton market. the
quotations reported by the last steamer
were barely maintained. and in some cass
there we're sales at decline Of Id.
All qualities of breadstufs had slightly
declined. - ~
SECOND DIsPArcH.--A desperate battle
was fought at Msgsnta'onr the 4sh inst.
between the allied army under the Empe.
ror Napoleon and the Austrian army un-
dar Genaral Hess in which unlimited for
ces were enoaged on both sides.
The Emperor Napoleon in his dispatch.
es TO the Empress at the Tuilleries. claims
a decisive victory, sayieg that bis army
took seven thousand prisoners, disabled
twelve thousand men, aud capturei three
cannon and two standard.
He estimates the loss of his own army
at three thousand, but il was rumored in
Paris that the French loss was between
nine and twelve thousand. ri
Itl reported that there were from one
hundred and ifty the usand loone hundred
and eighty thousand Anstrians and one
hundred and thirty thousand French en-,
oaeed in The battle,
Tie Austrian accounts differ widely
from those OF the French. Their bulletins
spesk Of several tattles being fought with
VARYING success on both sides. ga e.
/ Il was sill undecided on the nioht Of
tbe eth instant as 70 who gained the victo.
ry. Grea, losses on both sides are re-
ported. General Espiuoseh OF the second
corpse d'armse. was killed, and Marshall
Canrobert, commander OF the third corps,
was moitaliy wounded.
g neral Maurice Mcmahon. command
H. s"oond .osns d,arr.o. had hssn
created Marshall and Duke de- Magenta. as
80 rsw.rd for liz hrsvsrs' 'nnths bati,ae
fsld. .,r
Five OF The French Msrsbals and Gene.
rals were wounded.
Four Austrian Generals and Eve staff
officers were wounded at the battle.
There had been a general revolt at Mi
lap, and The people had declared in favor
oil the King ofS'rdinia.
The Austrians had retired from Milan.
but the city had not yet been occupied BY
the French. -.
La.er ru"ors ao'fa.t'rom the Freuen
'n9 'lc'oty o. hisg.n,a' u. -
was oehestu wa. proposals " peace
"oulu 'o''o" 'he en''auee " 'ho N'en0D
army ny ihto m,1n' ~ ~, -,
ne cry o. far,s hau oeen ,,,phl'n"'eu "
~ honop q We Vics0ry q 'ne 1feuoh af'
my ~ ~ magenta
Inc rar'S / loarse was ae''Ve' anu 'nree'
nan o., advaneed. ,Atsp ~, -, ,.,.
ne ia,es' news oy 'ne europa ieP1,.
ing me Aus'r'ans IN resre" across 'ns Al
ono. Is ,ul'y connrmeo;
me Frrncn crossed sec 'he Icino =. Du1,' ~
lora ana iuo'ge' irefs was 'ons'uelsp's
lngnung ~ oosh places. 8
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