, 1859-07-19
Extraordinary HuMoFB IN FaFt1-sAn.
other fAco upon tho Battle or 40E-
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Extraordinary RunaoFs IN PaF1s-sAn-
@sasr 1.t,s face upon tho Battle Of s"I-
fPaE. Correspondents Of the London stas. June 81
The serious nature Of the victory we hare won
upon the Aincio bursts upon Us like thunder. |
TIE finger Of God il upon this war. So disaa- !
trous IS the triumph, that the journals are for
hidden to hint at the consequences till they haze
been weighed and measured according to the
capnbility Of endurance erinced BY the people. |
The truth cannot be borne nil at once, and must |
he allowed to slip ott By degrees.
Mel Is dead-but The fact must be broken
quietly 10 the public.
basaguay d'Hilia1s Is dead, And this cizcum-
stance, though fully as lamensahle as the other,
is to be announced first. In all, the French are
said to hare lost five Of their best generals, and
not to hare crossed the Mincio! The shade of
Metteruich horered round the con1batants, and
the prophecy of the old diplomat il verified.
The death Of GenerafNie1i Is Invested with the
battle he had said to his friends that'in this
| action he was resolved to win the haton-tle
| laurels won by McMahon ut Magenta prevent
iug lim ffon sleeping. After the battle be WAS
| nowhere to be found, and for some time serious
apprehensions were entertained that be had
been taken away prisoner, or been buried be-
| meath heap Of slain with the chance Of not be-
ing recognized. After diligent search the
General was found lying iusenslble beneath the
dying charger which had Conveyed him through
the combat, and whose expiring struggles weie
pressing the small remnant Of life out Of his
masters body. Tie General was conveyed,
still jnseusible, to the ambulance, where it soon
became evident to the e1perien ccd eye Of Chan-
poulfion that no hope Of salvation remained.
The Emperor wsa sent Tor 10 all haste. Not
word passed betasen then, but the Emperor
took from his own neck the token Of Marshal
Of the Empire, and lid it upon the dying war
| rior's bosun. Eren at this dread hour nature
rose nncon4uered and claimed her sway.
The General started up suddenly, aud, fling
ing his arms around the Emperor's neck, died
The baton md Gordon Of Marshal Of France
hare been his lifelong dream and be died in
the full tide Of joy which the accomplishment Of
all his hopes produced.
Daraguay d'I1illiers seems to have been struck
down By cannon bali, and died without word
or exclamation.
Lebouf, another good general. il also among
the slain; while, strange to say. CASTOR de ID
Rochefoucauld, who lett the diplomatic career
tojoIn the army in this campaign, is taken pris-
oner By the Austrians, along with many Others
Of The same way Of thinking: "a
Two other generals hare died OF their wounds,
{ and at the Toileries this morning assure you
that the most serious and difficult consequences
at present to be overcome were considered to
,e 'l'4 telling Of the baleful disasters Of this
| glorious day.
ALREADY 1oes the cry 60 forth from the arm!
, | % recall Aamotlclete, toe man Hno never Lcc
the Zouares to such pale, uncertain yictorirs q.
: these, but to terrible and decisive conflicts
wherein the enemy, instead Of resreatins in goot
order, because the French were too inucll cx
hnusted to pursue, was wont to flee in full dis
may, put to the rout without mercy, and fol
0 lowed till none remained. The Miacio is moi
passed--the fortrcsses remain uncarried as yet
;, Of service has this tremendous slanghtc
been to the cause it has ostensibly been mean
!, to aids The Sardinian cavalry exists no longer
: it has persisted, been annihilated beneath th'
heary charges Of the Austrians. The Freuct
cavalry has likewise suffered severely. and upo,
d the whole the cold and cautious nature Of th
r bulletins announces plainly that nothing La
been accomplished. hot word has ever bee,
said about the unsuccessful attempt upon Pes
0 chiera, which tool place two day s before. News
e it not wholly bad, may be poetised into glory
r. but when it comes marked Ly defeat, it is ig
;, | nored altogether.