Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1859-06-25
ARRIVAL OF THE PERSIA.


the Adda-Deteatcf the British Ministry
New York June 2l.-The Cunard steam
ship Persia arrived about Q o'clock this sve-
ming, with Liverpool dates TO Saturday, the
lIth inst.
George Bailey, Editor Of the National Era
of Washington, died on board the steamer
Arsgo, on the 5th instant.
The British sloop.of war Heron cnpsized
in q tornado on the African coast. The Cap.
tain and tweDty-six Of those on board were
saved.
The ship Southampton, From London, for
New York, sunk tho Norwegian schooner
Emmanuel, in the channel. The crew were
saved. The Southampton sustained no dam.
nge.
The Austrians have been driven from NJ a.
riguan with tue loss Of 1900 prisoners, and
the main body Of the army is reported to be
retreating across the river A1da.
The British Ministry has been defeated in
the House OF Commons and the resolution oI
q want Of confidence has been carried BY q
majority of thirteen. The ministry was ox.
pected to resign on the meeting Of Paylia.
ment on Saturday, the llth.
In the House OF Commons on the 9th, Mr..
Dlsraeli laid on the table the promised cor
respondence Of the Government on the ltal.
ian question.
The adjourned debate on the address ia
response to the Queens speech was resumed
The speakers in opposition were John
Bright, Sir James Groham, Sergeant Deary
aud others, while those in defence of the
speech included Seymour Fitzgerald, Mr.
Seymour, and the Attorney General for Ire
land.
The debate was resumed on the following
day. Miner Gibson, Sydney Herbert, Sir
G. g. Lewis and Lord John Russell spoke
against the Government. Messrs. Roebuck
Lindsay, Sir j. Pakington and the Solicitor
General spoke ip it's favor. The House then
divided for the amendment, expressing a
want OF cofdenco-.the vote being 323
against 80.
At the meeting Of the Atlantic Telegraph
Company, the report already pulls bed was
adopted.
The Red Sea cable broke, and was los,
when only sixty miles from Cape Sidera.
THE WAR NEWS.
The Austrians have retreated beyond the
River AIDA. Their head. quarters were nea,
Cremona. They were expelled from Marig
nan by Gen. paraguay d iIilliers, who tooa
1900 prisoners.
Pavia was evacuated by the Anstrans, ant
the Emperor Napoleon and King Of Sardinis
entered Milan on the Sth inst, where they
were most enthusiastically received. They
remained there at the last accounts.
The latest advices say that the Allies were
advanced from Milan, in pursuit OF the re-
treating Austrians. aud also that Prussia hai
giving indications of aiding Austria.
The BATTLE OF MAoENrA-It turns ont
that Gen. Canrobert was not wounded at ths
battle of Magenta.
All accounts give the great glory ofthe day
to Gen. McMshan. He had no orders to pro
ceed to Magenta, but heard the roar Of tht
battle, rushed on, and saved the army.
The Paris Moniteur Of the 10th inst, con
tains the following details of the battle Of Ma
genta.
The concentration OF our troops on the Pt
deceived the enemy into the belief that VI
that We intended to cross the river. On tn,
morning of the 9th, l25,000 Of the Austrian
were in position opposite the Emperor, snt
the grenadier division Of the Imperial GuarC
was obliged to fight this isdisproportionate odds
All our Generals displayed great energy il
| Wimpfen was wounded. Desms and Mad
hurt, commanders OF the Grenadiers, wer
killed.
| The official Bulletiu describes the operation
of Gen. McMahan, who lost 1900 men, bu
put 10, 900 Austrians hors du combat and mad
5000 prisoners.
The Austrisns had on their side four corp
darmee.
The Bulletin sums up the results Of th,
five days since the departure from Alossan
dria-Our army had three combats, gained
one battle, and freed Piedmont from the A Us
trians, who since the battle OF Montebello
have lost $4,000 killed and wounded, 1000,
prisoners, and II cannon.
The Defeat OF the Austrians at Magenta i
said to have produced aa immense sensation
in Germany.
The correspondent Of the Daily News give
the following details:
In less than two hours the Allied Mon
archs bad deployed 10000 nen against tn
Austrians, whose force was $4,000, togethe
with Q powerful artillery. They compelle,
the Austrians to move on most disadvants
gsous ground, as their left was soon turne,
BY Genera lCaupobert's coups. supported b,
Gen. Fant's division. aud the Austrisns wer
obliged to fall on their center at Abbiat
Grasso. The Austrian centre being thu
swelled by the route columns OF their lef
wing. was soon IN disorder, aud thousand
fell; crushed by the French artillery.
Gen. McMahan had now reached the seem
and seeing the moment had come 10 breal
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