Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-06-23
GREAT BATTLE AT MAGEMTAI
Napoleon Command ing in Person.
FRENCH, AUSTRIAN, d. NEUTRAL
AGCOUNTS.
LOSSES OF BOTH SIDES !!
RUMORS DETRAcTTTG FROM THE ALLIED
YICTORY.
England and Prussia Interfering in
Behalf of Peace.
Especial Dispatch TO the c Cineinnati Gazette

MONTREAL, June l9, p. u.
The steamer Anglo-Suxon arrived at
Quebec yesterday, having left Liverpool on
the Slh inst.
The Emperor Napoleon telegraph to the
Empress Eugenie. from Novara, under date
of June 4th, that great victory had been
won at the bridge of Magenta, five thousand
prisoners having been taken, and fifty thou
sand of the enemy killed and wounded.
On the evening of the 9Th, Paris was il
Illuminated.
The Paris II oniteur of Monday the 6th,
published the Emperor's dispatches, as fol-
lows:
MAGENTA, June 5ih.
Yesterday our ermv was under orders to
march on Milan. across the bridges thrown
over the Ticino at Turbigo. The opera
tion was we'll executed, although the enc
my, who had repassed the Tcino in great
o ce, offered most determined resistance.
The road was narrow, and during two hours
the Imperial Guard sustained unsupported,
the shock of the enemy.
Meantime, Gen. McMa hen made himself
master of Magenta.
Ahe: a sanguinary conflict, we repulsed
the enemy at every point, with loss on
our side of about two thousand men. The
loss of the enemy is estimated at five thou
sand, killed and wounded Seven thousand
Austrian prisoners remain in our hands.
MAGENTA, June S, p. NJ.
The Austrians taken prisoners are at
east seve n thousand. The Austrians placed
hors du combat, twenty thousand. Three
pieces of cannon and two flags were cap
tured from the enemy. day our army
rests, for the purpose ofreorganizing itself.
Our loss is about three thousand, killed and
wounded. One cannon was taken by the
enemy
HEAD QUARTERS, Monday, June 6, 8. A. NJ.
Milans.is insurgent. The Aus,rians have
evacuated The town and castle, leaving be-
hind them. in their precipitancy, their can
non and treasure.
We are iDcumbered with prisoners We
have also taken twelve thousand Austrian
muskets. The Austrians acknowledge that
battle has been fought, but state that the
result was undecided. They acknowledge
the evacuation of Milan.
The London Times of June Sth saws.
This hard fight is even yet undecided, but
on the whole, the French have the best
OF it.
The statement of Gen. Canrobert being
mortally wounded, rests on report.
The Austrian account Of the battle, via
Vienna, June 9th, says: There was fierce
battle at Turtigo and Buffalora. In both
actions, at first, only the brigades of the
first corps were engaged, but they were sub
sequently reinforced. In the afternoon OF
the same day, the third Austrian corps took
part in the action, when there was very hard
fighting.
Marshal Valiant is reported to have been
superseded by Marshal Raudou.
The London Advertiser of June 9Th saws:
1t was rumored last night that the Gov
ernment had received telegraphic advices
from the British Minister at Vienna, an.
nouncing an Austrian victory. This is only
rumor. The action at BuffaIora. turned
sometimes to the advantage o. the French.
and sometimes to that of the Austrians -
The battle lasted until night, and on the
fifth was continued at Magenta. The allies
made no progress on this day.
Two French and Austrian crops were
engaged in the afternoon of the same day.
The Austrians took up flank position be-
tween Albate Grasse and Vinasco. The
Aust-ians have taken many prisoners. The
loss on both sides was very great. The
&ustrians had four Generals and five staff
officers wounded, and one Major killed.
The losses of the French were General
Espinasse killed, and five Marshals and
Generals, wounded. The Emperor made
General McMahon Marshal of France and
Duke of Magenta, on the spot.
Milan had declared in favor of the King
of Sardinia.
Rumors prevsiIed in Paris that the French
loss was between ten and eleven tho"sand.
instead of three thousand, as claimed by
the Emperor.
1t is stated tha. the Austrians had one
hundred and eighty Thousand men, while the
allied forces did not exceed one hundred and
thirty thousand. The Anstrians admit that
they had four Generals and FIVE Staff or
ficers wounded.
The Austrian accounts relative to the
battle, state that series OF battles occurred
with varying success on both sides, but with
the general result undecided, up to the night
of the 9th, with great losses on the part of
both French and Austrians.
Rumors had reached France and England
desracting from the accounts of the victories
of the allies.
A portion of the French army was COM
manded by the Emperor Napoleon in per-
son. 1t is believed that Gen. Hess COM
manded the Austrians.
The rumor is again current, that England
and PRUSSIA would interfere and establish
peace, as soon as tho French had entered
Milan.
Magenta, where the battle took place, is
only twelve miles from Milan.