New-York daily tribune., 1859-07-04
.ive rsfuYne c Ae AuArjsrs ths eagb of he I'D, tor
non ens IN danger. vss hravely e~fssSed-

sve refzr.s cf Ae AuAr.p., ths e.sk of he Sd fcr
Ans1 sns N ssses', ~ss br.vss eTis.ssa- s,.
Tie bssss Of the enemy copsdersoiei tne steets
AID places lear the tosr were ~rssei WIN ,hsi'
dead; $50 wounded Au.trisns have been brought 70
eur arlbalaIees; se have maze brtseen SO And -V
prisoners, and .aiea ore gl,- Oar lc-s amounts 70
as3 men killed or wounded, bu. IN a. the previous
trgss en- MS the officers have been struck IN large
proportion. Ger. BsZairs and Gen. GeZe hsve re.
ceIyed cortssOns; he eoonsi o! the l- NJ gent =,
Zouav.s kIed he colonel and !. .u'epaut- coone'
OF the 33j sounded N sl Is officers have oS-n
sisin ara SO officers wounded. -,
I have he honor Of sending 70 the Emperor, with
tie account of these csses the propositions made BY
the generals Of divisions ard approved by me- beg
him at eLd 20 H. and 20 Ce-l tle let corps WIN L.
u.ual benevole-ee.
Ian specially recommend 20 him Col. Anselme,
ny chief Of the staff proposed 20 be general OF org
aGe; Commander Foy, who~e horse Wa ~ounaed, aud
who is proposed 10 be he l-e"lone; Couin@Du
-r MeEn, proposed ~ be officer Of the Legion oi
Honor: Capt Ram baud, for wnoSe promotion nave
already a,ked ard NJ. Frsichetii, non commits
sioped ieer in the lst African Chasseurs, my porte
gudon vbo wounded q. my SIDE. am re*pet,e-
fully your Asrsty- most hunlbe AID faithful sub
i.ct The Marshal BARAsUAY DHLLIERs.
The following detailed account OF the engagement
which took place in the ne ghoorbood OF MaegnSuo
on the s,h inst. was, the afternoon OF the iJth,
forwarded 70 Vienna by electric telegraph:
"Op the s;h inst the Brgsde Rcder, which belongs
10 Gen Berger's division of the Sh Corps Armte,
and iorns guard, was at As!egnano, and a. u
in the afternoon Of the same day three Of the enemy
columns which had come from Milan, appeared in the
u-ighborhood of the town. The column which had
advanced along the high road consisted OF three bat
tan, and q division OF cavalry, with SIX guns Inc
sec,rd column W. ich formed the night Wig, was OF
equsl strength, but 1t bad ten guns, some OF when
threw rockets. The third column was not So strong,
and had but two guns.
AT n o'clock the enemy began the engagement
~ x.1 AZ. sf T-sl
Roder ad but half many guns a. is adversaries,
bu, st il returre their fire with such energy and
steadiness that the French snf-red heavy los.
After the lapse Of half hour, during which the
Brigade RoJer had gone further into the town OF
Nalegr ano the enemys infantry made violent attack
on the right fsrk Of the Austrian brigade, with the
intention Of cutting of its communication with the
bridge across the Lsmbro AMI preventing its retreat
plsn the troops which had entered Maegnano were
recsled The artillery Of the Brigade RodeT continued
's FIRE until the Brigade Boer which was on the other
side Of M.legrano ION the road TO LODI came 10 IT.
assist tance. The newly arrived troops took up posi-
ton rear the Casa lhOuse Bernarci, and maintained
Iossesson of il until the last wounced man had been
brought in. After this joined the detschments which
were retiring from MAegnano along ths high road,
which swept by the artillery Of the enemy, who
had crossed TO the left bank Of the Iambro
"A violent thunder storm, ard perhsp. an intention
tomove Payia, induced the enemy to break off the
engagement, and the Division Berger continued IT,
usual, the troops behaved most herocsly, and the
coun ander of the army makes particular mention Of
the gal ant conduct of the officers who always fret
in battle, and bu, too often the first to fail.
"A detailed account Of our loss on the 9th has not
yet been maee out, but we had 80 men killed and
wounded. Among the former Is NGjor-General Boer,
who died on Il road to Lodi
The following Letter has been received from Milan,
dated the 10th inst:
I" I write to you, my dear friend, with heart sore
from weeping. Capt. de Laehenardiere was killed by
a ball through bis head the day before Yesterday at
the attack on Mslegnano, village ctuste bet weeu
Milan and Loci. Ore Of the Austrian colu nns which
securing the country with other object than that
of procuring provions and Of passing unperceved be-
tween the diusiuns Of the Franco Sandman armies 10
re ach the Adige after their defeat ct Magenta, hsd
aniyed at Mslegnsno. The French, who were hasten.
ing to Lodi to cut OF the German fugtves, did not
give time TO the artillery TO dslodge the enemy, who
occupied all the houses the village, and attacked
with the bsyonet. They were exposed, during an
hour, TO fire from all the windo~s without being
able to take certain aim. IL n the main
all the majors, captains and officers of the lst
Regiment OF Zouaves were killed, together with
so or eco of their soldiers The destruction of the en-
tire corps ol Austrsns which resisted at Maeguano is
not perhaps sufficient compensation for the loss of
many brave Frpchmen. They we're, however, nobly
avenged. OBetsnth Of the enemy dbl not save them
selvss The houses filed with the enemy killed
with the hayOnet, and the ground behind the village
for the extent Of half Q mile covered with dead
bodies The battle of aMlegnano one Of the most
sanguinary battles fought if one consiers the
nlniber Of troops engaged 1t is anoher page to be
ADDED to the glorious history Of the French arzy. The
battle CONN enced at in the afternoon, and vt half
past al finished and that n the midst of a storm
ran which peted the faces and head. of the combat
.nts. The Zouaves became excited that they left |
her wounded where they fell. The French artillery
vas unfortunately forced 10 maneuver in the village
md crushed lumber Of the wounded Zouaves under |
he wheels Fl the cannon and ammunition wagons"