The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-06-24


was, he answered that he had been wounded under
the rails of Milan.
| think that his watch is little too fast. Never
dld more pleasant sunshine gladden. the plains of
Lomoardy. Is it piece of gallantrv the part
OF Spring? The augurs of ancient Rome would
nave been sure to find a presage in it.
NoVAkA, June 5.-My Voltigeur's watch was not
so SOW very TAR out of the way, The cannonading on
the lett bank of the Ticno was perfectly understood
at Milan The whole CITY was in disorder: there
were only few thousand Austrians in the city and
Ja:lpe, ana an adventurous vettarno might have
urieh from Milan to the frontiers of Piedmont
| without being stopped by the police
We are assured that the heads of the Francb COL
umns might last evening have sent their videttes
INTO the suburbs of the capital of Iombardv but tba
Emperor is reserving the honor of being the frat To
enter it for the King of Sardinia. So our troops
are forbidden to send in patrol even a senti-
mel
A victory marks the 4th of June Yesterday to-
ward ii O'Clock division of the Grenadiers of the
Guard met, at San MARITIME, a corps of 40, 900 or
5O.00O Anstrians, who were massed in strong po-
stion, defended by field works
The engagement was terrible. For more than two
hours the three Regiments of Grenadiers and one
Regiment of Zouaves of the Guard resisted the eff
forts of this army which they broke by of those
lmpetuous charges which render infantry so for
mdable. The village and the position were in their
power, and at the moment when the enemy, led
pack by their generals, were resoutelv resuming
the attack, the corps darmee of Gen. Mel and Gen.
McMahon appeared on the field.
The victory no longer doubtfu after an OBJ
stinate struggle, which was prolonged for no less
than seven hours the enemy, routed from all their
positions, beat general retreat.
This time the Austrian army was engaged and.
to speak right out, they behaved valiantIv No
regiments were seen throwing down their arms and
running at the first charge. They defended the
honor nc OF their flag and if they, gave ground,
1t was only because they had TO do with soldiers
animated by fury which nothing could abate or
weary.
Gen. Menet, who commanded the divisions of
1nip dad
by his heutenants he gave the signal of the bavo-
net charge which broke the Austrian lines.
But the death of one of the most brilliant officers
OF our army has paid for this splendid success-a
a soldier of Africa and the Crimea-Gen Lie Clerc
fell on the battle field.
The Emperor himself was present to this affair,
so glorious for our arms
My absence from headquarters prevents me
from giving you many details: they will probably
De sent yon in the official bulletin. But | have
gathered this
Twelve fifteen thousand men, mostly Aus
of the fight.
We have made 1000 prisoners, and taken some
pieces of cannon. But this result so grand has
been gained by cruel losses Gen Espinasse, who
commanded a division of McMahons corps is, it is
said, among the killed, well as three or four
colonies, and a large number of superior officers
Cen Mel had two horses killed under him: so had
Gen. Mcmahon.
All the troops have emulated each other in impe-
tnoslty, tenacity and resolution. The I'd Grena-
"els, WHO were HfSt engaged, sustained Tor
hour the fire and the efforts of column of from
1000 to 5000 Austrians.
All the cavalry which here last night has re
Gelved orders to cross the Ticino Immediately.
There are hardly any troops at Novara.
The Emperor marched early this morning on the
Austrian army, which is retreatng towards Gre
mona.
You will understand that in the absence of official
documents you must take the news which | send
you as rumors merely. The single fact, grand and
Indubitable which swallows up all else, that fact is
a victory!
Lombardy has been gloriously opened to the
French arms
To keep as near possible to the scene of action
shall leave in an hour for Milan from which city
shall probably date my next letter
i. 81 am assured that French brigade has
entered Milan this evening. Piedmont is entirely
abandoned by the Austrian troops The war is
carried into the territory which we would hbcrae.
AMEDEE ACHARD.
THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.
The extraordinary general meeting of the ATTAIN
tic Telegraph Company was held in London, pursIl-
ant to call on the Sth inst. The Right Hon. j. s.
W9rtley, the Chairman of the Company, presided,
and, after the reading of the Directors report the
particulars of which have already been published.
he explained the present position and prospects Of
the Company. He stated that they had obtained
the best terms they could from Government. but
thought that in view of the national importance of
the undertaking. the support vouchsaed by Gov
eminent was far from liberal. All efforts to obtain
an unconditional guaranty had failed and the CON
dltiOn imposed in order to obtain the guaranteed
eight per cent. the 100000 of capital to be rails
ed that the cable should be worked for thirty
days consecutivey at the rate Of one hundred words
per hOur-the test of the working condition to be
the same either for the old or the new cable. Mr.
Wortley stated that if they succeeded he had reason
to believe the American Government would increase
their subsidy to 100000 per annum. He thought
that the most equitable way to carry out the under
taking to ALLOW eight per cent on the new pre-
ference capital of f600, 000 then to allow four per
cent. on the old capital, and, should any surplus
Ia, 10 a.,
old and new shares He concluded by moving the
| adoption of the report.
Prof. Thompson, in seconding the motion, ex-
pressed the utmost confidence in the success of the
undertaking, and in the possibility of transmit
ting words more rapidly than specified in the CON
tract.
An amendment was proposed to the effect, that,
IN the absence OF full information to the rights
of the Company on the North American coast the
meeting be adjourned until the 22d instant. de
bate ensued
Mr.. Cyrus W. Field, in reply to questions, stated
that he represented the New York. Newfoundland
and London Telegraph Company, who had obtained
in 1854 the right of landing and maintaining cables
on the coast Of British North America. They had
done everything they could to aid the Atlantic Tel
egraph Company, and had extended the time for 3
months to complete their cable, and subsequently
for two years to come.
The amendment was rejected by large majority,
ana the report was adopted unanimously.
The Directors were requested to remain in Office
and not to resign, as they had proposed. Mr.. Dial
gleiSh, NJ. F., was added to the Directors. The
number of Directors was reduced to twelve and
there being but nine in office. the Board was
authorized to fill up the vacancies when conven-
lent.
The Directors were authorized to carry ont the
agreement entered into with the Government, and
a formal resolution passed authorising the
raising of fGOO 900 in preference shares of IS EACH
on the terms above recommended by the Chairman.
The meeting passed off in the best manner, and
the Directors confident of being able to get all
| the money they require to have manufactured and
| laid new cable of the best kind. The prospects
| of the company were believed to be improving
! daily.
| The Red Sea Cable was successfully laid to Alden
on the 2Sth of May.
The British Channel feet was to anchor at Spit
head ON the oath June, and by additions to that
date would comprise 20 pennants-including Is sail
of the line.
The remains of Sir Thomas Picton. of Waterloo
memory, had been removed to st. Paurs Cathedral.
The ship Southampton, Capt. Anderson, from
London for New York, ran into and sank in the
English channel the Norwegian schooner Emman-
uel. The of the schooner succeeded in getting
on board the Southampton, which sustained
damage.
A despatch from Malta announces that the Can
dia Geographic cable broke and lost the LIST
of June, sixty miles from Cape Sidero.
THE KANSAS Observation-Disclosures the returns of
the late election ofdeegatss to constitutional
vention in Kansas to be held at Wyandottc in the
early part of next month not sufficiently full to
enable US to determine whether the democrats
the black-repubcans have majority in the cOnven-
ton, enough has been ascertained to prove conclu
sively that blackrepublicanism has virtually
tanned crushing defeat, and that i'll some of its for
strongholds has been completely dislodged and
rout ed. 1t is certain that Messrs. Parrot Ewing,
and other prominent black republicans who had ac-
| qured an unenviable notOriety by their criminal
obedience to the traorous behests Of Sharpes-rihe
abolitionists, have been ANONYMOUSLY defeated in
their own districts and that, if the democrats have
not elected majority of the delegates their oppo-
| Sc ms will he triti
We believe that outside of the republican party,
whose interest it was to foment discord and rebel
| lion in Kansas, and who strove long, and with
such lamentabe success, by the of violence and
| fraud of every description, to overthrow popular
| government in that Territory in order to promote
! their own selfish and lawless ends-every inte-
gent, patriotic, peaceloving citizen in the entire
| Union will rejoice that the citizens of Kansas
! have thus triutnphantly asserted their power to
manage their affairs in a lawful and constitu-
| tonal manner, and that they have thus Indignantly
| rebuked and defeated those political knayes to
whose sinister counses their past troubles solely
| attributable. Passion and prejudice may prevail
for time, but truth and justice will triumph In the
| end.-The Constitution.
COUNTY PoLTCs.-The Superior Council OF the
| American party of Baltimore county met yesterday
morning at the Smedley House, Iowsontown. 1t
resolved that this Council cordially invite all per
sons opposed to the present National Admmlstra-
ton to cooperate with the American party in
ganizng for the approaching fall election;" then,
after considerable talk, the 9lst of August