The Kenosha telegraph and tribune. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1859-1860, 1859-07-07

tlefed of Magenta. 1t is intensely interestin .
to readers of all tastes
MAGENTA, June 7, 1859.
Yesterday evening, not without great diff.
Guilty, succeeded in getting here, to inspect the
field of the glorious battle fought on Saturday
last. My pen is not adequate to describe tho
neart-fendlng scene which surrounds me. Trees
thrown down by the dreadful effect of artillery:
heaps OF dead bodies, human limbs scattered
about carriages broken, farm-hou burnt,
crops trampled, vineyards devastated, houses
plundered-such is the deplorable sight which
has met my eyes since my arrival in this town
Town, however, Magenta is no more Tha
small Inn whence l am now writing these linea
bears marks of the tremendous struggle. for IL
was thrice taken and retaken during the action.
Not piece OF furniture is to be found, not even
a chair to sit upon.
The battle of Magenta was not begun by our
troops but by the Austrians, who, although in
full retreat, towards Pavia, were ordered to
change their front and attack our advance puard
which had crossed the Ticino at Buffalora. One
battalion of the Zouaves and two companies Of
the same regiment, together with two regiments
OF the Grenadiers, all belonging to the Imperial
Guard, were suddenly attacked by Is, $50 Aus
TRANS under the order of Gen. Zobel. Our gall
liant allies had three batteries with them, but on
iy two field pieces were brought to play upon
the advancing columns of the enemy. You must
not forget that the country which lies between
numberless chanals which supply the water to
the rice fields of the district. All these fields
had been of course inundated for agricultural
purposes, so the guns of our advancing guard
could not be placed except on the main road,
which, by the by, is very narrow, and by which
the Austaians were advancing. The right wing
OF the French advanced guard, thus attacked,
Mas formed by the above mentioned troops
Five other companies of Zouaves of the Impe.
rial Guard were marching the left.
This heroic column which calamity disputed
the advance of Zobefs corps d'armee for FIVE
long hours, scarcely numbered 1000 men, The
rolling OF muSketry, the pounding of field guns
the nash of steel-I have been told by an actor
OF the bloody drama-was deafening. The Aus.
trians advanced, halted advanced again recc:v-
ed and returned a close and deadly fire /; but the
bayonet Is the Queen of weapons-Magenta
proved it. The brave band of our allies were
vainly clinging to their guns After two hours
OF a fearful struggle three of them were captured
by the enemy. 1t was then tina: brave, kind
hearted Gen. Clerc fell dead from his horse The
Colonel of the lst Zouaves soon followed. A
minute later the Lieutenant Colonel and twelve
officers OF the same regiment were no more
The battallion-if you can designate by such n
word the 800 lett-was now fighting for life:
it was surrounded by division of the enemy
there was no nelp visible. But Lies ZouaveE
sont les Zouaves," said my informant, who has
the honor to belong to this famous corps. The
five companies ON the left, seeing the peril of
their comrades, rushed with such impetuosity
against the enemy's division that the 800
were left alone, and all the force of Croatians
and Bohemians was brought to bear against the
new corners. This last hand-to-hand fight lasted
two hours The disproportioa of numbers was,
however, too great-ths French were exhausted
with tighting-but at last came the help
About II clock the reinforcements appeared
on the left--a joyful sight to our struggling req
iments. The three field guns already captured
by the enemy were soon reconquered at tho
point of the bayonet. Zebel's corps d'armee
was easily routed by the Imperial legions and
obliged to retire. The action then became gem
eral, and lasted three hours longer, till the bold
assault CT McMahon decided the victory The
effect OF this gallant generals move was that of
cutting the Austrian army into two bodies
Threatened on all sides, forced in his position.
menaced with being surrounded, Gen. Gyulsi
gave orders to retreat. Routed as they were,
they now ran pell nell, some toward Guolo Wis.,
CONT, some toward RoSate, Vernate, and Pavia.
Covering their hasty and disorderly retreat by
bodies OF horse and by tremendous fire of arr
tillery, the Austrians fell back upon their in
tfenchcd lines in immense confusion. The bat
tie of Magenta had been won Gen. Gyulai
had brought into action 10000 men he left
nenrly 10000 of them wounded and dead on the
battle field 7OOO were taken prisoners; flags,
4OU0 knapsacks, 1900 mus kets, and guns have
fallen into our hands. Besides these difficult
ties, Gen. Gyulai knows that Marshal paraguay
d Hilliers is marching fast towards AIDA, and
that he may succeed in interceping the main
road, which from COLOGNE leads to Cremona,
After the battle of Magenta had been won.
Victor Emmanuel slept on the field, and next
morning received the deputation of the Town
Council OF Milan, who came to offer his Majesty
the crown of Lombardy. When the deputation
arrived at the camp it was soon introduced into
the royal tent. His Majesty was standing up,
the Emperor on his right The presence Of Ma
poleon III. on such solemn occasion sufficient
ly proved that he really means what he said in
his generous proclamation: France desires
nothing but that Italy shall be free from the
Alps to the Adriatc."
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SA
s8y Wendell Phillips SAYS "In It.
ally you will see a farmer breaking ND
the ground with his two COWS, root Of
tree for pillow, while he is dressed in
skins With the hair on. In Rome, vi
emma, and Dresden, if you hire man to
saw your wood, he does not bring
sawhorse-he never had one, nor his
father before him-but he places one
end Of the saw on the ground and the
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ence, city filed with tirumphs of art,
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penter would bore hole, he does it
with red hot poker! This results not
from want Of industry, but of sagacity
of thought. In Rome charcoali is princi-