, 1859-06-30
FRO.M EUROPE.


Correspondence Ct tic Loa.loa Tlmes.1
-MuA1 June E. las3.
"lf some orc had told ME that just Oh the
ninth day a:,er ny arrival At tile camp Ut Yer
citli should 20 by rail from Magenta to Milan.
should nave Thought him mad; md YET 50 il
is. arrived here yesterday afternoon with II
train Of wounded aud prisouers:. As told you
in MT lust the Ailauese, immediately alter the
Austrian evacuation, sent W, truip to fetch the
wounded Az they were found they ~ese
brought in succession 10 tue station By the SOL
d.er!, q .letachn,ent Of two companies Of the
iir>s FusiIecrs Of the Guard. At the station the
surgeons were il attendance to ap5'!y the first
dressing. and the trims from Milan went to and
fro TO carry them od Tie trains consisted Of
nothing but third class carriages and foods
Wagons, partly covered, partly open. Thuse
| who were only Slightly wounded and could walk
| were put into the carriages, while the others
| were laid in the goods wagons. which were
I na ic as soft as The circumstances admitted BY
| put,n: straw aud lay ut the bottom. To these
| the unfortunate wrc1cles were carried, IN ago-
] Lies Of pain caused by tile movement. \ large
barrel ai cooling drink, made If water and syr-
up, was near, as well Us another filled with winc.
with which to assuoye the fiery thrst caused by
| their wounds. Houghs were cut to make IN
awning over the open goods trucks, 10 as to pro-
tect their miserable inmates from the rnys ot
! real Italian sun.
| "This staten and the railway train itself
we're ccrtuinly the ulost shocking; scenes Ct MIS-
| erv which one can possibly conceive. II was
| the darkest ride Of i brilliant yictory-IookinG
| bct,iud The scenes by daylight; wounded in all
stasrs Of ag"n* and paiu, only half clad. torn,
dusty, and nuddy III their own blood. Thy
priests walking about with the viat'cunl to ut-
minister the last sacrament 10 tue dyins; the
glazed eye Of death iu some, showing that they
lad ceased 10 sutfrr; the working eyes Of 9TH
| crs uri the kneelIng priest before them, show
ing that t,ey were un the point Of signing their
| last near them were others, whuin you would
lave thought dead lad it not been tor the I'LL
pctcrp,lbe movement Of tie eye or Il conru!=ivc
! twi>, Of tEr limb. You became invol.Entar1!r
| silent when you entered and took OFT your cap
at tho sight "t 50 1nucl, misery. Even t"e lively
! French soldiers who miHistercl to the wants Of
these de!accd specimens Of hu1nnn'ty hecane
grave, mud this dead silence WAS only broken,
from, lime to time. by tho solemn words OF the
11r;est. faint st,b frantic snrltk Of pain. or
;scuk sigh, You forgot almost that there WIS
victory 10 redeem this dark sccne. aud these
men, who woald otherwise have peaceful'v fol:
loved their domestic occupations, were SUM
moued 10 expose themselves to a!t THIS f"r
cuuse which is not their own, which they know
nothing about, nor carc for. 1t was, indeed,
hard !ai-
"]su, it was above all, when the wounded had
to be moved to the carriages that tue nc'ghbof-
hov.l became almost intorrablc. Such shriek$,
st,c rulv tuces contracted lJv pain. nucs! torn
iiu,bs The sulaiers ordered to transport tAe1n
seemed to forget everything i'll thelr nuxlety 1o
alleviate the pain Of the sufferers. The phlAn-
| throuist would hare BEEN touched by 50 much
care, und the cvuic ught hare snecrcd at the
| ilra that the very 1Ecp who had made The
wounds should uOw Try to cure the mischief.
! realy TO be.in amin Drfars starting. nc~
assiibut,on % of drinE took place, for which t!'c'e
| WIS 4 craving. Al last the train WIS of, and
| The noise Of ihe train drowned all others, while
few turns uf the wheels took US out Of sight
/ of the Station. On our arrival nj Milan nusn
Der uf &nlunleeF nurses we're really waiting,
with glass Of lemonade to assuage tue burn
iav tl9trst utter pass; r. Of more thAn IN hour.
"fuu Jumped out Vt the casriage, and few
6ieps brought You into another world, from the
.i.iat Of 1ntserv to that Of hup;'iness. from pale
faces to radiant ones. from silrIcks Of misery to
<nres Of ioy as,1 txuta.ion. frosn few, wretch
+ ID. suffering men. to reopic nad with Joy.
FROM railway train full Of nlangcd specimens
; Of humanity to Iurge town in ITS best hoday
attire, The windows decorated with carpc.s and
tri coiors, French mud italian, the balconies
tiled with the fair. greeting every new uniform
| rs it passed, and throwing flowers upon ull sol.
diers witEuut distinction the streets crowded
: viii. people hurrahing and clapping their hands
Ut every soldier officer, ai decorated wh tue
| Italian tri culor and the French blue in The
back ground. Among the mas you could sec
< tue French troopers. every one accompanied
by several towns-pc6i'sc, und caFr'ed about IL
trju,up!l-carriagcs tuil of The new guests nnc
thrir entertainers; civilians with the trl.co!or IL
tl,er but.u,,l.n!c, u,uskcs the shoulder, ant
a ru,.rr stuck in the hut, Oh which was rrlntee
.t,riine =. S.car.=sa.' These were the Municita
:, or National Guard ~f soianscese. wta wet,
ID armed wi h the tnurAetk iuupu Ill tne ci1ade!
r and kept by tue police since.
II "Ip one word Milan y IN rejoicing ut the re
treat Of The Ausiiiaps and the entry Ut TIN
Fscncl, wlich lad taken place t!'4t morning
70 The corps of the Due dc Magenta, The eictors o
!. the battle of Magenta, Lad entered Milan. a.,
fight lasted five days. this time the Austrian
- evucuatrd the place In the SILENCE Of ntgh1
With Tue experience Of ls4s before them nn
the Allies behind them, the Anstr'.:ns well kne'
= that MstHn was untenable, and several days Us
ils1rl cne Of the officers who bud beer take
in the batllp pf Magenta say that rcsolut,o1
.. a at M;lsn was expected cven before they ha'
frft The victory Of thc Allies 1padc this super
ty auous. nnd the !Austriaas took tue H'ss step
- | abandoning the disatccted town. tyen oe!of
- tl,c news of the dcfcat Of tue Aus'rians pcne
rs rated through other sources, tle aspect ot th
- - Au,trians coming bsak from the front shove
ii sou,etbiuy was wrong. They hEd cons,deTab'
>. chnnr,d their attitude Of masters, und from III
", r,reat movement among Them il could be see
that they were preparing tos their Fetrea
TAcy, indeed. still promenaaed tue seten Hou
.yes whom they haa taken during the hGht. br
t,,ey ZANE in ii que gate, and. passing tlirout
lie cltau.!. = cut ont d. tho other. The Pode>'
ri III. town vent with lbe.a b. was too popi
lar person to remain. In the morning.. WIG
u II became e.sal uta' .s,,,1ed th. direction
MUNICIPAL connen asssae ,aas ~ -r,rent d;snrde
sualrs, aud LOOK neaSues 49, ~ a-;.on ~.
whsel olEer"isc n'ieu' a;s,,;h,',.d an,one r.
thousand niusEets Hsts G.ssauea ,.'' a a. A.
~ most resptcta1aa PAT o. tas ~. r.. ;,
Ill the public bpiIdlpgs: AUG Pa'toea .ae r" ~ ;,
to prevent disorder. Ihese measures 1.''. r.. su
.ve ticcnt 10 maintain tranquility ana eoaa num1 ~ ..
~ beginning The moo. .nink,ns .. ~ InaIs hsr,
teer UP ths paEtnlen. ~ ;1,rnsd;n,alr a,
H. tsa cades Ih1s vas s'opP,n .h., he h:.h,r
notnng ean pe mu!e ~ Ssa3 ao,n;atnsrt 1 ar rhat hs
~ ~ o1 'ns peoF. "a 1,rorss ,hsi the peopj
The penca IN lascan., ~ an.n,a of fatinc car.
N il aelt alene' arc 4u''e e1PAo'e -
. thsmse.ses. ,;,,,;a, of ~. nrox;.;onal NJ
4 WIZ !es ~ as ..n III !, " ~ ii thr tramn,s
ernmcat u VIC ean ca ~ =: ~: 81 he u.l1 rnns
ol NE Po1rs' sars.s;nn Sx% % li'rc crased to exist
FIX 1rte nosea'sa' g 1ou; A1H 1o-,n;nr If clabs
hHanFu'nt: IA Tbo rcuEc,; bzs rost
an5thane o. @ .,ou ~ r.orran;1s ,1e oid Ssticr
nA1- ups p1oc'autauon ta,seh,;a, -ecvesta the &
xta. Guard eaotnes p.oe4sosa.toH s I'll I'd ~ N;
pes, zcns to rees'se a1s T,,,s 10 pltied snr,
eth announces toe at3'sat o. 'ue -. ~" .;a,.d
+ 'a cgns. and Il tne ]oy ~ 'ns .bn d.};Scrc
. atvsrs ana 'he RECEPTION .1ta =. . ;n,, ,he ba,
= whi1.+ tsro"s cscryth'as ese INC 'ue ~. ~.
p111Hnd. A town &nt01lCA@eQ hA4 lott AAAa