New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-20
LOUIS NAPOLEONS DISPATCHES

erorrnous The two bsttes have indeed, been famous
victories for the French This is owing partly to the
irresistible dash of the French soldiers aud the deadly
aim of the Piedpontese rihemen. Much more, how
ever due to the march Of science and the improve
ueps in tie mafSrsci of war. We cano0t refrain from
mentioning though of course il i supposed to be
profound secret that the Frensh Emperor has disco
yered new and fatal pie,e lie precision. IL u one
which carries further than the Lancaster ana Kills
when the enemy is fairly out of sight. The effect -
very telling, if the weapon does not always tel
quite true. One little puff and the work OF death IS
coLe. Scientific people have given 10 the invention
the name Of The Imperial Dispatch. It's precision CON
sists in lis invariably staying twice as msnY Alsfsns
a. have been slain of French. Simple as is its con-
s,rucon il causes revolution in the art of strategy
We have all been wondering how the defeated Aus
TRANS usually Get away without anything being heard
of the French Cavalry in pursuit. Where, people ask,
xas the French Artillery that should have Numbered
behind to harass the fight and to complete the ruin OF
the foe 7 BE aten with enormous boodshed on the
bar Ia of the Tcro the Austriins draw OF unaSsAed
in their retreat. They are repuised at Soerlno, and
driven back the Mincio, and exactly the same
thing happens Now, however, the murder Is ou'. THIS
new weapon explains everything. Louis Napoleon Is not
one Of those wbodo not understand their epoch. La
Al age of penn anshp, he knows how to combine inc
GREAT gepe al and the tumpha ant iHerGteur Ills dis
patches perform the military task usually hitherto dis
charged by cavalry. When the bsyonet has rent the
ba'tslions Of the enemy and sent them home hy'ng
multitude, his array stays behind to reorgsnize-
r. new manuuyer expressly invented tor victorious
rear of the ugitiyes with all the terTOrs oi tue tel
egrsph The last great movement IN the day IL the
bringing up OF the pen sndink reserve. and the snu-
taueous advance OF the entire lice Ut reaiywriters.
Great as has been the loss of life up to this il nothing
to the havoc which n wrought. Many guns
flags and prisoners we're taken earlier IN the hght;
put they cannot vie in number with those that now
fall into the hancs of the clerky conquerOr. Talk OF
rapdi.y Of action Saul slew his thousands and David
his tens of thousands but they were longer tune over
il than Napoleon Ill. What can compare WIN tue
marvellous velocity of men who destroy whole brig
AIDES with ole flash of the electric wires Heaven
have mercy upon the Austrians bodies, when the
French Emperor and bis " histoiographer, armed
with their terrible weapon, once get upon ther nank
Spare their lives. and gentlemen OF the telegraph
Justice should be tempered with mercy. lie
satisfied with taking them all prisoners.
Whatever be the mission OF Louis Napoleon, psrt OF
it clearly to be the fuhlnent OF the patuarcha
precept TO increase ant multiply. In the hr-t meg
sage which he to Paris after Magenta, the Aus
trian loss was puted at $500 prisoners and QUO
killed and wounded Ond the other hand 100 French
men Only put hOrs de combat. Thus was little
strange. But pebnywoth of bread to thls intol
crab e amount of sack " Moderation came the next
morbng-wth the rising sun the number OF French
dead to 5000. 1t is proper to observe that the
Austrian slain increased in Ike ratio TO ~ UO; and
the ; 600 prisoners became 1900. Why, this is our
old frie nd Fastaf snd the men IN buckram who nave
got down south 10 Lombudy The man that works
the telegraph s terrible creature when he gets MS
hands loose We ought. indeed to be only too thank
ful that the slaughter Is insignificant. lie might
have killed another 10 600. But II curious TACT
that the Austrian accounts tas yet snguary truthiul
while recognizing in the battle Of Magenta crest blow
apo heavy encouragement from fret To last that
ON that even,ful field the French lost tnao them
selves and this account is entirely confirmed by the
municipality of the village, under whose direction the
bocies If the slain were buried.
The Partisan public was not ffected by the Impe-
rial telegram in the way that might have been desired
There is no doubt-therc can be nOne--that Magenta
was glorious battle for the French. But there is
every reason to suppose that the Emperor IN ms d--
patches systematically hides the train. Nor mas this
stempt AZ uystIicaii,n been received with favor in
his capital. On the last occasion he has altered his
STYLE The letter written on the field OF Soenno one
hour after all was over could not naturally DO e1-
pected 10 enter into much detail. But the next day
saturday brought US epstle which was neither
more lengthy nor luminous " IL - mpOssi Die 10
obtain details OF the fight Of Yesterday. Sunday ar
rived, and no news from the camp, except that inc
loss of the enemy is very considerable ours Is much
"nferiOr' Not even the intelligence that t,on auSer
has oet an armwhcb is the only particular intelli-
pence afforded uss sufficient TO satisfy our curoslty
about q coIhict in which some 3JOOO men were en-
gagged Accordingly the French Funds, from Friday
To Wednesday declined. Sinister rumors have been
and still are preva emit Of 0sses concealed from the ns
ton and of fallen Generals. The French apparently
DO TO. inclined 70 put their trust IN Emperofs,
nor in Emperors dispatches either. week has now
elapsed and far French accounts are concerned,
We know 10 more than We knew from LOUIS Napoleon
first meager message.
n
m. accounts of the war given By the Austrian COM
mandeIs II is bitter pill, 10 doubt tor the young
yiennese monarch to See bis star pahng before toe
more brilliant horoscope OF the French despot The
" old order changeth, giving place To new. lhe
House OfIlspsburg, with It's prestige AMI priae sue
cumbs b. the energy Of revolution AIRY citizen Em2er-
o. II may be that Francis Joseph thinks that truth
in the long run III prove the better policy IL may
be that the spirit Otthe ancteRHe no6es when before
more aristocratc foe night have dlssemo.ei, VIII
not psy the Fre6ch nperor the compliment OF lying
about his successes II go, this Is the last touch ut
diving dignity. Al any rate the facts remain. Inc
muse of.Austrisn history, as yet, Il more Veacioas
than tine French Clio .
Toui. Napoleon appears as faly alive TO the dis.
parity # lnee honors existing between himself and his
rival az the Austrians are themselves. He writes
home with al the fiery vanity Of triumphant adyen-
turer whose foot Is on the neck Of ancient prde. Part
Of this tone simply theatrical, designed 10 suit the
Partisan stage. Part ia amusirgy sef.conscous-"
have passed the plight IN the room occupied on the
" morning Of tue battle by the Emperor Of Austria
The French En- pero has at last reached the pinnacle
| OF human glory. He has slept IN q real Emperor 8
bed. Let Us hope that they gratIed his vanity and
gave hin the real Emperors knives and forks as well.
prophetic vision comes upon Us Of the next battle
and the next Geographic dispatch. The Emperor is 50
retcent on some points communicative on others
! that the message eau but wear one form: " ffeaf
| QuarteTs.-The Emperor 10 the Empress. Great
| co, tc, great victory. We have made prisoners Of
all the Austrian srrny except. the killed and wounded.
One Of the horses Of the CentGarde. was shot under
! him. The CebtGsrde has been named Marshal OF
| the Empire. have been wearing al day the En-
" peror o. Austria cooked hist
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