The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-06-23
KILLED!
Victoria's Speech!
REVOLUTION AT MIAMI!

REVOLUTION AT MILAN!!!
FARTHER PoINr, (below Quebec June 1S,
The steamship Anglo Saxon, from Liverpool!
on the 18th inst, passed this point this a.
m, bound for Quebec. Her advices are four
days later
a desperate battle was fought at Magenta
on the fourth of June, between the allied ar.
my under the Emperor Napoleon, and the
Austrian army under General Hess, IN which
unlimited forces were engaged on both sides.
Emperor Napoleon, in his dispatches to
the Empress, at the Tuileries, claims deci-
sve victory, saying that his army took 1000
prisoners. and disabled II 900 and captured
three canons and two standards. He esti-
mates the loss of his own army at 5000, but
it was rumored in Paris that the French loss
was between 1900 and 10000. ......s
Unsupported that there were from 80, 900
to 10000 AuStrians and 100, 900 French en-
gagged in the battle
The Austrian accounts differ widely from
those of the French. Their bulletins speak
of several battles being fought with varying
success on bothsdes. 1t was still undecided
on the night of the 9th, as to who gained the
victory. Great losses on both sides are re-
ported. General Espinassi of the I'd corps
d'armie was killed, and Marshal Canrobert,
commander of the Sd corps was MORALLY
wounded. ...
General Maurice Mcmahon, commanding
I'd corps d'armie had been created Marshal
and Duke de Magenta as a reward for his
bravery on the battle field.
Five of the French Marshals and Generals
were wounded. ...
Marshal Count paraguay de Killers has
been superseded in his command of the first
corps d'armie by General Forey.
Four Austrian generals and five staff Off
GERS were wounded at the battle.
There had been general revolt in Milan
and the people had declared in favor of the
King of Sardinia.
The Austrians retired from Milan, but the
city had not yet been occupied by the
French.
Later rumors detract from the French vic
tory at Magenta.
1t was believed that proposals of peace
would follow the entrance of the French army
into Milan.
FRANcE.--The city If Paris had been il
Illuminated in honor of the victory of the
French arms at Maginta
The Paris Bourse was active and threes
had advanced.
The details of the latest news by the Eu
ropa reporting the Austrians in retreat across
the Ticino is fully confirmed The French
crossed the Ticno at Cuffalora and Turbigo
There was considerable fighting at both
places.
GREAT BRITAIN.-The Queen delivered her
opening speech to Parliament on the 9TH
She laments the outbreak of war-savs she
did all she could to prevent it, and proclaims
her strict and impartial neutrality. She saws
the navy has been increased beyond the au.
thority granted by Parliament and asks fol
its auction. She recommended reopening
of diplomatic intercourse with Naples.
She expresses the hope that the Reform
question will be settled at this or the nex
session.
In the House Of Commons the Liberals
had moved an amendment to address the
throne in reply to the royal speech, declaring
that Her Majesty's Ministers do not possess
the confidence of Parliament, and debate
thereupon was pending.
INDIA.-Bombay mail of May goth had ar
rived but news unimportant. A great mon.
etary panic prevailed.