The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-06-25
- LATER FROM EUROPE. -.
Important from the Seat of War.
Arrival d the Anglo saxsn.
% 900 AusTRIANs KILLED AND TAKEN
PRISONERS
FRENCH Loss $4,000.
IN 4.ATTLE.
GENERAL ESpINASSE KfLLED-MAHSHAL CAN
ROBERT NORTALLY WOUNDED.
LATER FROM EUROPE.

Farther Point, Below Quebec, June Is.
The steamship Anglo Saxon, from Liver
| pool, on tho 9Th inst, passed this Point this
morning, bound for Quebec. She brings
most important news from the seat of war.
| A great battle has been fought near Milan,
in which the Austrians were defeated with a
/ loss of IS 900 killed and disabled, ind 5000
taken prisoners. The French loss is stated
at 1900. Tho Austrians have evacuated
Milan.
| Farther Point, June Is.
The steamship Anglo Saxon, from Liver
pool on the Sth inst, passed this point this
morning, bound for Quebec.
Her advises are four days later. In the
Liverpool cotton, market the quotations re-
ported by the last steamer were barely main
! tanned, md in same cases there were sales at
| de line of Id.
All qualities of breadstufrs had slightly
declined. Provision market was dnll.
London, June 7.-Consuls are quoted at
90! to 33tc.
! SECOND AND LATER DISPATCH.
A desperate battle was fought an Magenta
on the 4th of June, between the allied army
under the Emperor Napoleon and the Aus
! bIAuu al uu0CI o0us lA0cS, Al "
| tied forces were engaged on both sides.
The Emperor Napoleon, in his dispatches
to the Empress o. the Tuilleries, claims a
decisive victory, saying that his army took
1000 prisoners, disabled 1900 and cap
tured three cannons and two standards
He estimates the loss of his own army at g.
600 but it was rumored in Paris that the
! French loss is between 5000 and $4,000.
"a fol that 81
! 10000 Austrians and $780, 900 French were
engaged 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 both sides. -.
| 1t was still undecided on the night of the
| 9th, as to who gained the victory.
Great losses on both sides are reported.
General Of Division Espirasse, Of the Sc
| cond corps PArmee, was killed, and Mar
/ shall Canr0bert, commander of the third
corps, was mortally wounded.
General Maurice Mcmahon, commanding
second. corps d'Armee had been created Maj
shall and Duke De Magenta, as reward for
his bravery on the battle field.
Five of the French Marshals and Generals
were wounded.
! Marshal Coun. paraguay d'IIiIlcrs has
been superseded in his command of the first
corps d Armee, by Gen. Forev.
Four Austrian Generals and five staff Off
GERS were wounded ut the battle.
There had been a general revolt at 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
claim to the victory at Magenta.
| 1t was believed that proposals of pence
| would follow the entrance Of the French ar
my into Milan.
/ FRAScE.-The City of Paris had been il
Illuminated in honor of the victory of the
French arms at Magenta.
{ The Paris Bourse was active and the 3's
had advanced.