New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-06-28

In " 4V1O1lS OVs
Particulars Of Foreign News.
PER STEAMSHIP PERSIA.
Advices by the Persia are to the 11th inst. from
Liverpool. We extract the following accounts Of the
progress Of the war in Europe:
The Battle Of Magenta-OMclal Accounts.
lFrom the Paris Nonesr june Io.1
HEADQUARTERS OF SAN MAnrNo, June 5-The
French army, assembled round AieHandria, had be.
on Piacenza, it would have had to Iay siege to that
place, and to open for ITSELF by main force the pas
sage Of the Po, which at this spot is not less that
600 metres wide, and this most difficult operation was
more than 100000 men.
If the Emperor crossed the river 81 Valentia, he
would find the enemy concentrated on the left bank
at Mortara, and he could not attack him in this posi-
ton, unless by separate columns, maneuvering i the
midst OF country intersected by canals and rice
grounds. There was, therefore, on both sides an
almost insurmountable obstacle; the Emperor re-
solved to turn it, and he deceived the Austrians by
concentrating his army on the right, and causing IL
tc occupy Casteggo, and even Bobbio on the Trebia
On the 3lst Of May the army received the order to
march to the left, and crossed the Po at Casale the
bridge Of which had remained in our possession. II
Immediately took the Vercelli road, where the pas
sage of the Sesia was effected to protect and cover
our rapid march on Novars The efforts Of the army
were directed TO the right on Bobbio and two com
bats, glorious for the Sandman troops, fought on
this side, had also the effect Of inducing the enemy
to believe that we were marching on Mortara. But
during this time the French army had proceeded
towards Novara, and had taken up there q position
on the same ground where the King Charles Albert
had fought ten years before. There it could make
head against the enemy should he make his appear.
ance
Thus this bold march had been protected by
100 600 men encamped on our right flank at Oeneo
n atvc
therefore to the reserve that the Emperor to
conide the execution Of the movement that took
place in the rear of the line of battle.
On the I'd of June division of the Imperial
Guard was directed to Turbigo on the Ticino, and
meeting with resistance there threw across three
bridges.
The Emperor, having collected notices that agreed
in showing him that the enemy was retiring on the
left bank Of the river caused tie Tcino to be passed
at this spot by the army corps Of Gen. Mcmahon fol-
lowed next day by division Of the Sandman army.
Hardly had our troops taken possession Of the
trian corps sent from Milan by the railway. They re-
pulsed it victoriousy under the eyes Of the Emperor
On the same day, June 2, the division of Espinasse
having advanced by the Novara road towards Milan,
as far Trecate, whence it threatened the bridge
head Of Bufalora, the enemy evacuated preciptousy
| the entertainments he had thrown up on this point
and fell back on the left bank, after blowing up the
stone bridge crossing the river at this spot. Never
theless, the effect of his mining gchambers was moi
complete, and the two arches be had intended to de
stroy having merely subsidized without falling t
pieces, the thoroughfare was not interrupted
The day of the 4th had been fixed upon by the EN-
peror for taking definite possession of the left bank
OF the Ticino. The army corps Of Gen. McMahon, re
inforced by the votigeur division OF the Imperial
Guard and followed by the whole army of the King
of Sardinia was to proceed from Turbgo to Bualora
and Magenta whilst the grenadier division of the I'm
perial Guard would seize the bridge head of Bualora
the left bank, and the army corps of Marshal Can
robert would advance on the right bank, to pass the
Tcino at the same point The execution of this plar
Of operations disturbed by Of those incidents
| that in warfare must be taken into account. The
Kings army retarded in its passage of the river
and only of its divisions could follow at distance
the corps of Gen. Mcmahon.
| The march of the Espnasse division also met with
| delays, and on the other hand, when the corps o
Marshal Canrobert left Novara to rejon the Emperor
who had personally gone to the bridge.head Of Buffa
lora this corps found the road so encountered that il
could only reach the Ticno quite late.
Such was the situation of things, and the Emperor
was waiting, not without anxiety for the signal o
the arrival of General McMahons corps at Buffaora
| when, about o'clock, be heard on this side yer,
heavy firing of small arms and artillery.
1t was the moment to sustain it by marching OF
Magenta. The Emperor Immediately dispatched
Wimptfen's brigade against the formidable position!
held by the Austrians in front of the bridge; the
brigade Of Cler followed the movement. The nights
bordering the Navgo "a large canar and the village
of Bufalora were promptly carried by the spirit o.
our troops but they then found themselves confront
|
back, and who arrested their progress.
In the meantime, Marshal Canroberts army-corps
did not appear, and, on the other hand, the cannon
ade and musketry fire that had signaled the arrival
Generals column been repulsed, and had the grena
der division of the Guard to sustain itself alone the
| entire effort of the enemy?
1t is here the proper time for explaining the man
euuver effected by the Austrians When they learned
on the night of June 2, that the French army had
surprised the passage Of the Ticino at Turbgo they
had rapidly sent across that river, at Vigevano
three of the army, corps, which burnt the bridges
behind them. On the morning Of the 4th they went
before the Emperor to the number of l25 900 men
| and it was against these disproportionate forces
that the grenadier division of the Guard, with whom
was the Emperor, had singly to contend.
In these critical circumstances, Gen. Regnaud de
Saint Jean d'Angely gave proof of the utmos
energy, as also did the generals commanding under
his orders. The General Of Division, Mellinet, had
two horses killed under him. Gen. Cer fell mortally
| wounded Gen. Wmpffen was wounded in the head
the Commanders Desme and Maudhay, Of the Gren
aders, were killed; the Zouaves lost 200 men, anl
the Grenaders sustained loss no less considerable
Al length, after a struggle of four hours, during
the attack of the enemy, Picards brigade, with Can
robert at its head, arrived on the field Of battle
Shortly after appeared Vinoq's division, from Gen
Niels corps, which the Emperor had sent for, ant
finally Regnaults and Trocha's divisions Of Marsha
Canrobert's corps.
At the same time General McMahons cannon wer
again heard in the distance. The Generals corps
retarded in its march and less numerous than
should have been, had advanced in two columns Oh
Magenta and Bufalora.
The enemy having attempted to advance betweel
these two columns, for the purpose of cutting then
off, Gen. Mcmahon had rallied the right with the lef
towards Magenta, and this explains why the tirinl
had ceased at the beginning of the action the sid
Of Butfalora. In fact, the Austrians, seeing them
selves pressed their front and left had evacuate
the village of Bufaora, and advanced with th
greater part of their forces against Gen. McMahor
in front of Magenta. The Forty.ffth Regiment of th
Line rushed intrepidy to attack the farm of Cascin
Nuova. which is before the village, and which wa
defended by two Hungarian regiments. Fifteen hur
dred men Of the enemy there laid down their arm
and the flag was taken from the dead body of tn
colonel In the meantime Motterouge's division wa
pressed hard by considerable forces that threatene
to separate it from Espnasse's division. Gen. McMl
hon had drawn up in the second line the thirteen ba
talons of the votigeurs Of the guard under the
maud Of the brave General Camou, who, advancin
to the first line sustained at the center the efforts
the enemy, and enabled the division of La Motteroue
and Espnasse to resume vigorously the offensive.
AT this moment of general attack, Gener
Auger, commanded the artillery of the second corp
placed in battery the line of the railway forty fie
pieces, which, taking the Austrians as they were d
filing in great disorder, in flank and athwart, made
frightful carnage amongst them.
The combat at Magenta was terrible. The enem
defended this village with obstinacy. On both sid
it was felt this was the key of the position. OF
troops took it house by house. and nut more thu