The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-06-23
10000 Men Killed.

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From The rnsssr and Dsmocrsi. Eutrs, Of yesterday.
The steamer Anglo Saxon, which lett
Liverpool on the 9th Of June, arrived at
Quebec, On Saturday evening last. Her
news is very important, and four days later.
YiRsr DEsPATcH.
A great battle has been fought near Mi.
Ian in which the Austrians we're defeated
with the loss OF $4,000 killed and disabled,
and 5000 Austrians taken prisoners.
The French loss is estimated At $4,000.
The Austrians have evacuated Milan.
The Queens speech was delivered in Par
Lament on the 7th inst. 1t contains no
thing very important.
SECOND DksPATcH.
A desperate battle was fought at Mag
ents on the 4th Of June, between the allied
army under Emperor Napoleon and the
Austrian army under Gen. Hess. in which
unlimited forces were engaged on both sides.
Emperor Napoleon in bis dispatches to
the Empress Al the Tuilleries, claims de-
cisive victory, saying that his army took
1000 prisoners, disabled IL 600 and captured
| 3 cannon and 2 standards. He estimated
the loss Of his own army at 5000, bat it was
rumorcd in Paris that the French loss was
between . and 10000.
II is reported that there were from $780,
900 TO 10000 Austrians and 100 900
French engaged in the battle.
| The Austrian accounts differ widely from
the French. Their bulletins speak of sew
eral battles being fought with various sue
cess 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.
Gen Espinassl, of the corps d'armee, was
killed, and Marshal Canrobert, commander
OF the ID corps, was MORALLY wounded.
Gen. Maurice Mcmahon, commanding the
| "a corps d'armce, had been created Marshal
and Duke dMagcnta, as u reward for his
bravery on the battle field.
Five of the French Marshas and Gene.
rails were wounded.
Count paraguay d'iiillers has been sa-
pcrscded in his command OF the lst corps
darmeo 10y Gen. Farey.
/ -Four Austrian Generals and live staff Off
GERS were wounded in the battle.
There had bcen general revolt at Milan
and the people had declared in favor of the
King Of Sardinia.
The Austriaus retired from Milan, but it
had not yet been occupied by the French.
! Later rumors detract from the French
victory at Magenta.
| II was believed that proposals of peace
would follow the entrance Of the French
army into Milan.
FRANCE, The city of Paris had been
Illuminated in honor Of the French victory
at Magenta.
The Paris Boarse was active and threes
had advanced.
American securities were slow of sale, but
there is no change in quotations.
The details Of the latest news by the Ea-
ropa, reporting the Austrians in retreat
across the Ticino is fully confirmed.
The French crossed the Ticino at Bulia-
laro.
There WAS considerable fighting at both
places.
GKEAr BRrruS.-rhc Queen delivered
her opening speech in Parliament on the
! 9TH. She laments the outbreak of war and
says she did all she could to prevent it, and
proclailHs her strict and impartial neutrali-
ty. She says the navy has been increased
beyond the authority granted by Parliament
aud asks for lis sanction. She recommends
reopning diplomatic intercourse with Ma
/ piles. She expresses the hope that the n,
form question will soon be settled by the
/ House OF Commons.
The liberals had moved al amendment to
| the address to the throne, in reply TO the
royal speech, declaring tina, her Majesty 5
M'uis,crs-the Derby Admiuistra,ion-do
no, POSSESS the confidence of Parliament,
and debate theron was pending.
4 grca, money panic prevailed.
, "Details 10y tho Last Steamers,
The New York Eeaing Pos has u cor.