Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-06-28
News from Europe.

News from Europe.
BY the Kangaroo arrived at New York, W,
have one days later intelligence from Europe
The details of the battle of Magenta are still in
complete and conflicting. The Turin despatche
say that twenty thousand Austrians were placed
hors de c0m6Gt, and seven thousand made pris
oners Count Gyulai's official report, on tn,
contrary, admits but loss of from five to sever
thousand, whilst he claims that tie loss of the
allies was more than half as many more The
substantial result of the battle however, was
the entry of the allies into Milan, where the King
OF SARDINIA was greeted with an address from
the municipality, and the annexation OF Lombar
dy to Sardinia proclaimed to be the first result
OF the War of Italian liberation. The upper par
OF Lo,mbardy, out of which Garibaldi had driver
the Austrians, had also united in proclaimine
Victor Emmanuel King of Italy.
Inc steamer Persia also arrived at New York
tuesday night, bringing dates to the 18th. The
DERBY Ministers were defeated in the House O.
Commons by majority of thirteen, and were
expected to resign. The Austrians were retreat
ing beyond the river AIDA.
The following items of news brought by the
Persia, have been transmitted by telegraph:
Later accounts from Italy say the Austrians
have met with another reverse, having beer
driven from Marignano, "a town of some -four
thousand nhabitants, eleven niles southeast O.
Milan,) with the loss of 1900 prisoners.
The details of the battle of Magenta were be-
ing less slowly received. They do not change
the complexion of the previous accounts. The
losses have undoubtedly been severe on both
sides,
| 1t was reported, but not confirmed, that Gen
eral Gyulai had been dismissed from the COM
mand OF the Austrian army, and General Hess
appointed commander-in-chief
Napoleon and the King Of Sardinia entered Mi
Ian on the 9Th, and still remained there. They
were enthusiastically received
| The latest accounts say the Allies were ad-
vancing from Milan, and that Prussia showed
signs of aiding Austria.
1t turns out that Marshal Canrobert was not
wounded at all at Magenta. All accounts of that
battle give the great glory of the day to General
Mcmahon. He had no orders to proceed to Ma
genta, but he heard the roar of the battle, and
rushed on and saved the army.
A French bulletin describes the operation Of
Gen. McMahon, who lost 1900 men, but put 10, :.
600 Austrians hOrS de combat and made 5000
prisoners. The Austrians had on their side four
corps darmee. The same bulletin then sums up
the result: Five days after our departure from
Alessandria our army had three combats, gained
one battle, freed Piedmont from the Aqstrisns
who since the affair at Montebelle have lost o..
| 900 men in killed and wounded, 10000 prison.
ers, and II cannon.
| The defeat of the Austrians at Magenta is said
to have produced an immense sensation in Ger
many.
A correspondent of the London Daily News
gives the following details In less than two
hours the allied monarchs had deployed sixty
thousand men against the Austrians, whose force
was eighty thousand strong, with powerful ar
tlery. They were compelled to move on most
Instantaneous grounds. AS their left was soon
turned by Marshal Canrobert's corps supported
by General Fants' division, the Austrians were
obliged to fall on their centre at Abbiate Grasso
The Austrian centre thus swelled by the routed
columns of their left wing was soon in disorder,
and thousands fell crushed by the French art-
Ilery.
General Mcmahon had now reached the scene
and seeing the moment come to break the dis
ordered centre of the Austrians, charged with
an impetuosity seldom witnessed, supported by
General Durands division, which stood in re-
serve, moving slowly beside him. The shock
was terrible-the dead and wounded were falling
| by thousands, but the Austrans were no lted and
the victory won. This writer says that twenty
Austrian guns were taken. The Zouaves had
seven hundred of their number killed or wounded
| A brigade in Gen. Oanrobert's corps was al
most entirely destroyed in the last charge.
The Emperor and King were always in the
thickest of the fight. Military men are unani
nous in their praise of the strategic combination:
of the Emperor.
| At the battle of Marignano the Austrians were
entreDched, and General paraguay D'Hillieri
was sent to dislodge them. He took the village
with little loss. No details had been received
General Benedick commanded the Austrans.
The King of Sardinia attended mass at the Ca
thedral of Milan on the 9th, w1en q 7e Deun
was sung. Subsequently he rode through the
city, when the enthusiasm of the people was in
describable.
The London Posts Paris correspondent says
that over four thousand of the prisoners tsker
\ from the Austrians are Italians, who took the
earliest opportunity to give themselves up
They were always placed in from, and threaten
ed by the Oroats in the rear if they did not 6gh
well. Many offered to join the Allies, but have
not been accepted yet.
The Emperor of Austria has issued procla
nation to his subjects in Tyrol and zoralberg
calling them to arms ito defend the most right
eous cause for which the sword was ever drawn
He contides to them the task of defending thei
frontiers against the enemy, who has made him
self the alder of revolt against legitimate domin
ion established by God"