American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-06-23

struggle belwen the grand armies Of France
and Austria, Of which We have inst been
advised by telegraph. viii be kpeEns in
history. The town Of Magenta is situated
on the Railroad from Novara to Milan,
which crosses the Tlcino at Buffalora, and
is about Eve miles from the river on the
Austrian side, twenty-five miles west Of
Milan, and twenty -four miles north. west
Iof Pavia. II is a place ofabout four thou
sand inhabitants. Those who have good
maps OF the seat Of war, and have closely
read accounts of the various movements
and combais of the contending armies.
cannot fail to understand the occasion aud
location ofthis battle. and the reason why |
the Austfians evacuated Milan. Thea !
lied army at the time of the advance Of the |
King Of Sardinia. whiUh resulted in tire
battle of Palestro. occupied position in
the form Of a crescent the wings advan-
iced towards the Austrians. The battle
LOT Montebello. wa Lat. the extreme point Of
4 the allied right or southern wing. and rs-
lsulbed from an endehvor on the part OF
the Austrians to ascertain whether the ad-
vance Of the main French army was to be
along the south bank Of the Pc and upon
Placenza with theintention Of turning the
Austrianposition on the Tisino, and threat
2 ening PaVia from the rear, and Milan from
the south. Upon the extreme northern
wing OF the allied crescent, the left wing
Iof their army Garibsldi crossed the Ticino
and entering Austrian Lombardy stirred
up an insurrection in the province OF Como
, taking the cities of Varese and Como, and
carrying on. aneffective guerilla warfare
north of Milan, which very inopportunely
gave employment to several brigades Of
4 Austrian troops. At the moment Of this
) brilliant m aneuyIe, the French made feint
I south ofthe Po, to cover the. oblique moves
D ment of the grand mass of their army from
, the right to the center Of their positions--
I 1t will be remembered that letters from
a A lessandria. written during the last day of
S May, mention thata great movement bad
q taken place. The French cavalry had ar
Al rived. The preliminary preparations were
' made, and the Imperial Guards had de.
. partsdin the night. leaving the streets,
& heretofore crowded with them, empty and
: slim. This movement was toward Yer
t celf, which is on the direct route from
Turin 10 Milan. The fact Of the battle Of
/, Palestro was the forcing Of the passage.
by the Sardiuians, of the River Sesia. tho
j.. western boundary Of the Sardinian Prov
ince Of Novara, which is the one next
a Austrian Lombardy, and is bounded by
the Sesia and Tici.o. the Alps and the
' Pc! The Sandman troops had almost all
4 the honor of this affair, only a,few Of the
4 ubiquitous Zouaves assisting. IT was prob.
ably desirable that the Austrians should
!, be in doubt, at that moment, as to the
point upon which the French troops were
d concentrated. hence the, ,Freseh, took no
n important part in this battle. But the
a Austrians discovered that Marshal Canro.
bert. with his corps de Armss, had effected
a junction with the Sandman King on
# their side Of the Sesia. " The Emperor Ma
poleon was in the immediate vicinity af
II the battle OF Pslestro. and is said indeed, to
have ordered the Third Zouaves tothe res,
$ cue-a bridge Of boats oyer the Sesia, an
i important TO Canrobert's division, being
s threatened. The incompatible agility and
!. DARING of the 2 uaves, in taxing an Aus
d Irian battery and destr roying its supporters
!. was the most brilliant and decisive feature
Z Of the fight. This was on the 3lst of May
Ii No time seems to have been lost. The
e main body of the French being concentta
i, ted, by the oblique movement from Ales
sandris, upon the center ofthe crescent
a We have described, advanced at once, and
!. forced the passage OF the Ticino at two
points. and on the fourth encountered the
is Austrian masses at Magenta, on the sol
7 OF Austrian Lombardy.
!. The Anstri~ns were evidently rot taken
st by the adroit and rapid advance of the
}. French, but are reported to have blocked
n the way to Milan with from one hundred
!. and fifty TO one hundred and eighty thou
j. sand men. The struggle between The
d grand armies was obstinate and bloody
rs The Austrians have disputed the advance
.r OF the Allies mile by mile. But all their
4 determined valor could not aYsil agaius
/. The fiery dash OF the French. They may
!, claimthat they gained'advantages. but the
Ii loss Of the splendid city Of Milan, the true
!. capital Of Northern Italy, makes their dis
d oom6ture plain. II would hardly be dis
k puted. II the Austrians and French had
! met on the road between Vercelli and Tu
/. rim, and foughta general action, and the
a. latter had thercapoh e=acaated the Sardin,
v ian oapital, that they were victorious. A.
d long as. the Austrians retire over river at,
v ter river. and abandon city after city
v bloody Sighting going on allthe time, we
must conclude that the fortune Of the wal
N is against them. The insurreotiop in Mi
o Ian. Of which we are informed, may have
been important in forcing the Austrian.
d to retire before the allies. We have MOI
a the date Of the iusurrection. but it could
a only have taken place a. the time or aftel
g the day of battle. while the great armie,
d were engaged. Phe Milaness. as is vel
known. have long entertained for the Aus
TRANS the most deadly hatred. The city
4. contains about two hundred thoussnd in
i hahitants. The Zouaves have already
been enabled to ayAilthemselyes Of the di
n rections which they were reportedto have
asked Of Germans ia Paris, to the leading
:. Cafes Of tlIlan. Napoleon 10 said to have
4 promised 70 enter that city early in June
4 ! and has been as good as his word. Th'
= telegraph, does not announce bis arrival a
!, that place. but the way was clear aud th,
~ distance from the battle field day 'smarch
u The allied truiy at Magenta was comman