Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-04
The War III Europe.

ty. The writer is always we'll informed up
on European affairs. and the statements h
makes in regard to the war in Italy, will b.
read with interest The letter hears dat
June lIlh.-BaH. Erchangr
The fighting, as you will learn, has beer
most obstinate on both sides. When tn
French accounts say that thousands at TIT
enemy surrendered, you must remember tina
they are principally Lombards and Italians
the real bone aud sluew Of the Austrian al
my being Germans, Tyrolese, Croatians
llungarians, MnraVian- and B"hemians, al
ui whom fight To- the last. Marshal McMa
hon, in letter written to n near friend, TT
lates that he saw whole regiment Of tn
enemy DESTROYED to the last man, the Colune
of it embracing his colors as he fell Tn
cause of this Wholesale hutchery was McMa
hon 5 having taken posseSsIon. after II terri
bile tight of the elevated railroad causeway
ana placed forty cannon, made on the new
system, 81 that they completely entladed tn
dense masses of the AustrIans below. On
ball alone was seen to knock down betwrel
thirty and forty men. There is no d"uh
that the Emperor, in the centre, committee
IL great mistake, for he should have crosse,
with his main array. even higher up thar
McMuhun.
lie deceived the Austrians. it is true, bu
not 10 II sufficient extent, for he found tou
divisions of the enemy densel Y massed L
oppose him, and, it is the first instance il
war that "A battle has been begun by the RI
serve-tor such were the Imperial Guards
General (now MarshaD Regnault de ST. Jeal
Angely. who commanded them, and for TIVE
hours resisted the whole force of the Aus
TRANS, just as the English did at mixer
mann, says in Il private letter that ''h,
prayed that bullet might end his days
that he never was so utterly miserable, tn
he felt that il his troops gave way-the rive
behind him and only one bridge, and the
Emperor present i'll person-all would b'
lost. The Emperor's bulletin in the Monl
teur betrays the anxiety he went through
but his presence seemed to inspire the troops
with an unhcard of enthusiasm. Ii was III
deed IL teariuly hazardous game.
1t was ut the most critical moment tina
General Cler, commanding the Iuuaves, Wa
killed, when murderouS conflict arose, IL
of old. over the body of the officer. Twice i
was lost, but ut last the French maintained
possession of it. naked a. when the man him
self came into the world-so much had u
been wrenched and dragged about by tn,
contendinS parties.
will tell you n very touching anecdott
which is related of Znuave who had pickle,
up wounded Austrian, and was carryln.
him out of the mriee. AZ he WAS trudgn!
along with the man upon his back, he Tel
something cold upon his neck. and cautious
ly looking around, perceived that the p""
fellow, with pair of scissors, which he hat
contrived to draw from his pocket, was cut
thug off a lock of his preSeryer's hair to keel
az "A memento. The entry into Milan is DIES
cribed a> having been bewildering, and III
accounts which you may see can exaSgerat'
it.. The frenzy Of the people Was un
bounded.
The change of Ministry in England il
looked upon here as a Gud-send. Ii vii
make no change, however, in the Emperor
movements. Public opinion is the rea
Prime Minister of England, and Lord Pal
merston will have to bend his neck to 1t, ("
resign his Office.
The Germans are beginning to he hdgety
again. They cannot look on with indiffer
ence and see men speaking the same langu
age with themselves beaten 10y the Gauls.-
The Austrians are gradually concentrating
around Verona, and ain afraid the French
will have hard time oft there, as the c"an
try near the Mincio is very unhealthy in July
and August. and ievers will be the wors
enemy, perhaps, to Napole"n's projects.
The AustranS are retiring everywhere be
bind the Mincio, and concentrating their for
tunes under the guns of Verona, Mantua, anc
Peschiera. 1t is said that Germany makes
the crossing of the Mincio by the French
cdsus beiii, because they say that it is the lin'
of defence of the Confederation oh the south
and that if it falls there will be- nothing L
prevent the enemy from marching into TIT
:'Fatheruud;" but against that, We must in
uuire, What is meant by Germany! Is !
the small States or Prussia: Moreover th'
places threatened have not yet fallen, an'
the game of old Hess is, to worry out tn
French, and he hopes, by the help of fever
and the restless state of Europe, t" MAKE
the Imperial invader as anxious tor peace
as he pretended to be before the war began
-Gnr