The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-07-02
War Matters.

I = lhthNH Nhtlih on hAhiNiA.-A letter
In the Paris CoHsfihtioHHei gives the follow
ing brief bot graphic sketch Of the battle Of
Magenta
yesterday, a. the frat battalion Of the
/ yultigeuu Of the Guard, after oonqueripg in
q first engagement 90 Iurbgo we're pursuing
their march toward Milan II appears that
I 80 iee9 AsistFlaHz, mAkAed IN cnlumnh audlen-
( y -s.,gsteFaalcLed aud confident In tnrir
numbers, advanced against our leading col-
umnk, hoping % turn them and cheek the
concentration ~ our army upon Milan, But
/ they had not taken into their account the d.
i vision Of the 0renadiera and Chasseurs oi
the Guard commanded hy General Mellnet.
] This division rapidly got together between
IiufaloH and Magenta, not far from the spot
whore the Turoos fought and they very soon
showed a front 10 the enemy, Toward noon
tke Auatrans after heailnting for some time
dicided 20 attack. The Iouaves and Grena-
diers united did not make more than 10000
men, but without dodging a foot they held
their own against the yainly energetic efforts
OF the 10000 Austrians, The latter surpr-
sod al such az obstinate resistance, retired
In good order, formed again, and returned
20 the charge a second time. They might a.
well have rushed against brnzen rampant.
The Guard soon became tired Of this passing
attitude, and resolved 90 take the offensive,
II charged ard scattered the enemy, But
the latter porceying how small we're the
numbers Of the French, came up again and
again.
Seven times In the course Of two hours
we're these heroic charges renewed The
grenndicfs and Iouaves we're electrified by
the presence Of the Emperor, who, sword In
hand, supported and uu,e;sd them. The
Emperor however, Was frequently seen 20
turn bis eyes 10 the points where, pursuant
t0 bis orders and calculations, he expected 10
see the divisions Of Mel and Mcmahon make
their appearance. They arrived, and Wcrc
saluted with n long bravo, which astonishrd
and disconcGricd the enemy. Gen. Mcmahon
advanced TO Magenta with an ardor, dash,
and an enthusiasm which was the admiration
u the whole army. AZ the moment when
his attacking column was crossing the bridge
General ispinassc, who waE Trading II with
HE Well.known inrepidity, was unfortunate
ly struck 10y ball Ia the very center Of his
breast lie must have died instantly. On
seeing him fall, the soldiers, quite beside
themselves, rushed forward TO aycnge his
death. Nothing could stop thcm-on, on
they went, sweeping away every obstacle
and a0or completely routing the enemy they
effected their junction with the Imperial
Guard, which was all the while commanded
by the Emperor in person, The battle was
gained. Marshal Canrobcrt aud General
Rcgnnult de- Saint Jean dAngcly had done
wonders on their sidc. We we're masters of |
the field. / hear that the Emperor warmly !
congratulated the new Duke Of Magenta, 10 |
whom he attributed large share IN the sue |
cess Of the day, The Emperor did not shrink I
from exposing himself during the action, md !
more thsn once Gen. Fleury threw himself /
before MIN, uis'ius, "th' i-..-''-., -hiel !
an admired, though all we're ready to do |
the same, the bullets which threatened his \
Majesty"
TIT TvRcos The Paris correspondent Of /
the y. y. Express thus describes these new
and strange soldiers, who have figured in
some Of the recent actions;
"Thc Turods are a new race Of men on the |
field of battle, or at least, not there seen or
known since the days of Hannibal. who led /
their ancestors into Italy. They are Ma |
Lau.HiedaaA- under French officers. and sub- .
officers, natives Of Africa, about Algiers, I
black, or woolly headed. We have to-day .
battle, in the correspondence of the CoiSti |
tuiidHnei, from Noyarrc, June f. McAfahons /
division is made up of these troops, and 9TH /
crs from Africa. The correspondent hfd /
then Just heard Of this division at Magenta, /
" here they attacked the Austrians protected |
by their cannon. Like tigers (saJ the wri- /
teri they precipitatcd themselves upon the .
Austrians, crying victory even beS2re they
had discharged their guns The RNSack is /
said to have exhibited one Of the straAgest
and most terrible spcctaces Of war THE
Tureos threw themselves upon the enemy
like the savages of Cooper, without mercy or
quarter Soon a horrible melee occurred.
The voice Of the cannon even was drowned
by the savage cries Of the Turcos--cries, not
the chant of victory, nor the plants of the
diving and wounded. All the language Of
Mahomet can muster Of imprecations broke
forth from them ia isolated groups, where
one Turco would ohcn be seen struggling
against three or four Austrions.
When the Austrians ran, and the strife
was over, the spectacle was not less strange.
The fanatic conquerors rolled upon the earth,
and under the inspiration of some African
war song, they danced the most frantic spe-
cics of dances, amid bursts OF laughter, and
frightful cries, that startled even their com
panions in arms. Some Of them had forced
their prisoners to sit beside them, and upon
these poor prisoners az first they glared, ns
the lion glares upon its prey; and then, with
a species of fascination, rs If they pitied the
poor creatures nov without means of defence.
LII other parts of the field they lay down up
on the ground, exhausted wirh fatigue and
recovering heir strength in sleep. The
French writer, however, denies that they act
like beasts of prey, or Rre carnivorousi but
nevertheless, he says, they are savage.-
Their lines at Magenta were immense -"
INCIDENTS AT MAoENTA.-The Novara cor
of the Paris journal des De6ats,
writing the day after the battle of Magenta,
Says
"Very strange incidents are told, which
make one ask what has become of the Hunga-
rinn regiments and these famous battalions
Of the military colonies, and these bands Of
Croats who used to rush shouting to the
rhargep
At the time of the forward movement of
The 31st, the divisions Lila and Jellachich
did not count less than 10000 men. They
were covered by deep canal, protected by a
blight, and defended by battery which had
been admirably placed. And three battal-