Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-06-24
From the Paris Moniteu-, Of June i1.l
The Passage Of the Tecino AMI the Battle OF Magenta,

lIEADQ'Hs, SAN MAErIHo. June >, lsJ9.
The French army assembled round .ilcSSan-
dria had great difficulties to overcome. II it
marched on Piaccnza it woald have had to be-
siege that fortress aud force Il passage o! the
Po, there 900 metres in width, and tia. dill
cult operation would have To be ci!cctc, III
presence of 4 hostile army OF 100000 mcu.-
lf the Emperor crossed the river at Nalcnza,
he would have found the cnciny concentrated
on the left bank at Mortara, and he could only
have attacked him by separate columns ma
nonuvrcing in the midst of y country inter
scctcd by canals and rice fields. On both
sides. therefore, there was an almost in>lr-
mountablc obstacle. The Emperor resolved
to obviatc it, ami he deceived the ..Ai>trtan> by
concentrating his forces on the right by occI-
plying CaStc.sio and even l;obblo, on the
Trcbbia.
On the Slst Of MAJ the army received the
order to march to the left, and crossed the Pc
at Casalc, the bridge Of which had remained in
our possession. Ii ut once took the road Ia
Nercclli, where the passage Of the Sc>ia was
carried ont TO protect :nl cover or rapid
march on Noyara. The efforts Of the army
were directed on the right, on Robbie, and two
rombatS, glorious to the Sandman troops.
fought on that side, made the enemy believe
we were marching on Mortara. Meantime the
French army was advancing OH Novara, and it
took position on the very same ground where.
ten years previously. King Charles Albert .avc
battle. Here it WAS able to meet the enemy.
if necessary. Thus this bold march had been
protected by l0I, 900 men cncampcd on oar
right flank at Olcngo. in front Of Noyara. In
der these circumstances it was. then. TO tnc re-
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cution Of the movement taking place behind
the line Of battle.
On the ID Of Junca division Of the Imperial
Guard was advanced towards Turbigo, on the
Ticino, and not finding any resistance, il threw
three bridges. The Emperor, having received
%contirmatory intelligence that the enemy had
withdrawn to the left bank OF the river, Order
ed the Ticino to be crossed ut this point by the
CORPS II umec Of Gen. Mcmahon, followed Oh
the morrow by 4 division u! the Si1diniu ar
my.
Our troops had scarcely taken position on
the Lombard bank when they were attacked
By an Austrian corps from Milan, brough, mp
by the railroad. They drove It back victorious
~ in presence Of the Emperor.
On the same day June y ESpinasse'S divi.
sion having advanced on the road from Noyara
to Milan rs far as Trecatc, from which place It
threatened the bridge at Buifalora. the enemy
hastily evacuated the en,renchrncnt it had
thrown up ut this point, and retired to the let
bank, attempting to blow up the stone bridge
across the river. The attempt was not success
full; the two arches attempted were not suli-
GENTLY destroyed to prevent the passage.
The 4th Of June had been fixed by the En-.
pcror for the dcfnitive occupation Of the left
bank of the Ticino. Gen. McAIahon's c0yI~ II
armie, strengthened BY the division ofthe Vol.
tigeurs of the Imperial Guard, and followed by
the whole army Of the King Of Sardinia, waste
advance from furbigo on Buffalora and Magen.