, 1859-07-29
Puget SOUND HERALD.
STEILiCOOH, ". 7, FRIDAY, JULY 20. 1850.


sth Of June from Liverpool and toDnoon Of the
9Th from the seat of war. Tho following is a
complete summary of events to the above
dates:-
The French crossed the Ticino at Buffalora
and I'll Iigo. There was considerable fighting at
both places.
o. the 4th June great battle took place at
Magenta, twelve miles from Milan NapoGOn's
dispatches claim decisive victory, and Paris
was Illuminated. The Emperor says that they
took 1000 Austrian prisoners, and placed Il, 600
more hOrs du combat besides capturing three
cannon and two standards The French loss is
estimated by the Emperor at 5000 men, The
Austrians took one cannon. The French General
Espnasse was killed, and Marshal Canrobcrt
mortalIy wounded. Five French marshals and
generals were wounded
Gen. McMahon was made aMarshal Of France
and Duke Of Magenta
Gen. paraguay d'lIilIiers had been superseded
ia his command BY Gen. Forey.
Milan was insurgent, and had declared in IA
vor Of the king Of Sardinia.
The Austrians had retired from Milan, but
<Ae French had not occupied il.
Rumors prevalent at Paris represent the French
loss at Magenta at from 5000 to $4,000 men.
The forces engaged are reported as 100000 to
10000 Austrians, and 100000 TO 10000
French.
Ihc Austrian accounts speak Of a series Of
battles with varying success on both sides, but
still undecided up to the night Of the 9th, with
great losses on both sides" Tho Austrans adj
nit that they had four generals and five staff oti-
GERS wounded
twas reported that Gen. Hess commanded
the Austrians, and also that the Emperor Napo-
leon partially commanded the French.
The latest rumOrs detracted frOm the alleged
French victory.
1t was believed that proposals for peace would
be made IL the French entered Milan.
The following is the announcement Of tho great
battle fought on the 4th, by telegraph from Ma
poleon to the Empress:
"NovARA, June 4th, 1880 p. MA great
victory has been won at the bridge Of Magenta.
Five thousand prisoners have been taken. Eff
teen thousand Of the enemy are killed or wound
ed. The details will be dispatched by tele.
graph"
The above was published in Paris on Sunday
the 9Th, and on the evening Of that day the
cannon at tho Hotel des lnvalidcs announced
the victory, and the city was brilliantly illumi.
mated.
On the following day (Monday) the NoniteUr
published the following dispatches frUm the Em-
perOr to the Empress:
"MAoENTA. June 5.-Yesterlry our army
was under orders to march on Milan, across the
bridges thrown over the Ticino at Turbigo
The operation was well executed, although the
enemy, who had repassed the TicinO in great
Grce, offered most determined resistance The
ro.dr.,, res n,rro,,, AMI ,lnr;nr two honrs the
Imnariei Guard sn.taiu,.d. unslpnorted the
sha,E of the enemy In The mrantime Gen.
NcMahon made himself master Of Magcnta.
Aler sanguinary conflicts, we Tepulsed the
enemy N eVerv noint with n loss on our side
~ al,on, aooo ren The loss N the enemy Il
estimsted M iS0O Killed And wounded. and
EO00 Instr;an nr;soners remained In our
hands
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satisSctorv The o,I;c;aI Gnsirian corrrsnond.
snea n SInd.v tbs Sth conta;ned he follaw;no
Authentic co~,3,un;cat;o5
Ths Aets;ls and ths resu,. of tl,o bsttle st
Magenta are stilI exnected from ihe Austrian
headquarters The Austrian army had been
transferred during the night from the 4th to the
oth instant 70 AObatte GraSso; The same news
etates that tho combat was undecided, and that