The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-06-29


ihe mails by the Bremen which arrived At
Ne" YORK Sunday, contain much interesting
news III detail, OF The war. We make the fol.
. lowing extracts
rhR AUSTRIAN ACCOUNT OF THE RATTLE OF
MAGENTA
3" AdkNrA, June The details which sent
sou III my last letter about the combat at Pom
n, va va MHErhla touched only this part OF the
pal'lc-l"ld, and would Ia incoInpletp were
~ n1t 10 teii Non what happened on the other
S!!d'' N The village of Magenta itself II
iou must keep in mind that three roads-that
ioih Builalora TO Magenta running nearly dine
Tta', thr main road to Milan, coming from
fohte Now dI Magenta TO Magenta. and rail
Way, Which, having passed the canal leads -
/ 'ie lei'' and intersectins the two roads pass-
- 10 me western side Of the village Of Mapeu-
IA The railway line PLAYS even a greater mart
III Nis part of the battle than on the other; il
WAS IN" line on which the Austrans received
marshal McMahon'h attack The station
mouse, "A considerable building and the yiIla-n
hseil, formed the point doppni for the Aus
tfEtn centre, which extended along the railway
tT ltf ~ th' point of Intersection OF this lat
i'f win me high road. The right wing WAS
. htNeu OH the advanced post at the farm house
! 10 lllr right OF the road from Turbgo, which |
mentioned before. Az soon rs the Duke de
Na4enta's corps had come up he formed il in
In" OF battle, IL far AZ the ground permitted
placlhg The first division to the LEFT and the re-
cOnd 10 the right, some artillery on the narrow
road, and tho Fusllctr5 and Chasscurs de
t'3rds aS reserves, he advanced boldly against
the enemy ) position. The infantry as soon
hS II came within sight of the enemy, had to
t1t"na ilSclf through the fields and VINEYARDS
The ground is 50 full of these latter trees
thar The line could not advance in compact
order, but had to take more loose form;-
sion between the diminishing line AN the
regular order OF battle. The farm house in
, advance bfcame the object OF a murderous
light. The enemy had concentrated n con-
sldtf;tblc mass OF troops around and in it, and
"a lIlL l1fa tI,.,
Legion Was sent, who attacked it with great
eids. The enemy, who saw himself in danger
of lon-lng this po'Ht dappri for his right wing
htnl column to the right to cut ii of. The
Sardinlans were to have been to the left re-
serve, ~ well rs 10 guard against any such
movement, and then likewise to try aud en-
Ntlope the Austrian lght wing and rear, thus
10 cut ii oil from It's line of retreat. Owing as
L h;ld before, 10 the difficulties of the narrow
road, they had not been able to come up in
time, and the result was that the I'd Regiment
OF The Foreign Legion suffered Il good deal
IL was, or, cItricaIed from this posi-
ton by Il timely advance OF reserve. As
. soon as this was done, the whole line ad dvanC-
ed, pressing back the entmy's troops step by
step. 1t was all along a hand hand fight
with rife and kiyonet Except on the road
there was no opportunity for the use of artil-
lcry. The French had some rocket batteries
hVweN or with which they played successfully
on The enemy. 1t WAS III such Il fight that
the superiority of the rifle showed itself over
the usual musket, with which tha Auetrians
We're armed. Besides this the defenders OF
the position kept a. much as possible in close
line that every shot of their adVersaries
told upon them. You never saw such Il
frightful scene OF carnage as on all thls ground
which the Austrians defended inch by mch
hut had 10 leave at last. 1t is like the remains
OF great rag fair; shakoe-, knapsacks, mus
kets, shoes. ciOaks, tuniCs linen all stained
with blood, aud speaking Of the obstinate re-
sistance even now When the greater part OF the
wounded have been removed and the dead
mostly buried. OF how many dramas of he
roism and ferocity,an of how many tragedies
OF woes and misery, must thi4 have been the
scene.
But the fercpst fight was further behind on
Ghe railway line and the station house behind
it, and tn" village clo'e by. Pressed back all
along the line the Austrlans concentrated here
all their efforts OF resistance IN frUnt ot the
station bpyOnd the line OF rails is Il large long
pit. extending for some dis tance to the right
Hud left, and formed by the excavations ne
crssary for the construction OF the line. Where
the Pit crascs. II line OF strong wood railinGs
painted yellow, il put up for some distance on
both side= 10 prevent passing across the line
Besides th~, the railway bank, which il sollle
" hat raised, forms Il kind OF pirapct lehind
which the defenders enjoyed some Proiec lion.
The station, ~ we'll As The n-ighGoring hnild-
mgs and square, solid tampanIle, We're filled
with riflemen, while troops of the line massed
themselves in front OF them. Az the troops
came up they We're brought out here, and took
the place OF their exhausted comrades. To
carry this strong position the fusllcrrs and
They broke through, driN ing the enemy before
them. until their course was arrested by the
line of strong wooden ratings. Few cannon
shot would Ehaye easily brought them down,
but there was no place whence TO bring them 10
bear, 40 nothing remained but to tear it down
by main force and the axes OF the Sapptrs. Ii
was DONE and the column entered the village.
Here every house had become castle, held by
"A desperate garrison,it required regular COM
bat to take it, and letter after letter could be
written on the incidents in which these Isola-
ted cumbstts ahoundpd. There is no doubt the
Austriins fought desperately. even when eve
ry thing seemed lost, an incredible number OF
theirofticrrs being killed and wounded, the
soldiers were left entirely to themselves III
these isolated positions, from which there Was
no retreat. They had been told before That
they had 10 expect no mercy ,as it was the hab-
it OF the allies to Kill All prisoners and wound
cd 4; so hey fought with this imaginary halter
round their necks. ile wounded crept INTO
the cellars, and hid themselves where they
could i'll order not to fall into the hands OF
the cruel enemy, there 10 starve and die
Numbers have been found thus concealed,
and either dead or so exhausted that they
are rcarcelV expected 10 recover.
Even now. thrpe days after the battle, num-
bers are found and brought into the hospital,
or To h, buried l saw myself, thlH morning,
taken out Of the cellars OF the railway station,
t,yo moor wretches-a Tyrolese Jaeger and u
soldier of the line, the first slightly wounded,
and the second almost dying Win letr ana e1
h,lustion. They heam below me discharge Oh
tie and thought it probably series OF whole
rlle executions. And yet now dlHercht was
the case Not even towards their own soldiers
are the French more humane than towards
those who fell into their hands by the chances
of wSr. They nurse them like children, nan
die them gently, like mothers, and DO every
thing in their power to relieve their sufierings.
Well by : O'Clock tho mission of the Due de
Magenta was fulfilled, and Magenta taken.
ICorrespondcnce Of the Tumes.l
STRANGE SCENES IN MILAN.
MILAN June 81 arrived here yesterday
afternoon with II train Of wounded prisoners.
As told you i'll my last the Miianese, lmme-
diately after the Austrian evacuation sent up
n train 10 fetch the wounded. As they We're
found they We're brought i'll succession 10 the
station by the soldiers, detachment Of Two
companies Of the LIST FuEiiccrs of the Guard.
At the station the surgeons We're IN attendance
TO apply the first dressing and the trains from
nj ilan went to and fro 10 carry them of. The
trains consisted OF nothing but thrd-class
carriages and good wagons, partly covered,
partly open. Those who We're only slightly
wounded and could walk were put int the car.
riayes while the others were laid in the goods
wagons which had been made soft as the
circums tances admitted by putting straw and
hay al the bottom. TO these the unfortunate
Wreiches were carried, in agonies of pain
caused by the movement. large barrel OF
cooling drink, made OF water and syrup, was
near as well as another filled with Wine, with
which TO assuage that fiery thirst caused by
their wounds. Boughs were cut to make AN
awning over the open goods trucks, 80 as TO
urotect their miserable inmates from the rays
OF n real Italian sun
This citation and the very railway train it,
self were certainly tho most shocking scenes
OF misery which one can possibly conceive. 1t
was the darker side OF a brilliant victory
looking behind the scenes by daylight; wound
ed in all stages OF agony and pain, only half
clad, torns dusty, and muddy IN their own
blood The priests walking about with the
yiatictui % aatIf,i mister the last sacrament to