The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-22
THE E,,ELD OF MAGENTA.

Tine special correspondent OF tae Loadon news.
eeeGso Ia sss. here to inspc the field Of the glorious
battle fought on s. .urday last ~ pen not adequate
rounds me. Trees thrown down BY, the dread
man limbs scattered about. carIiase g.. bIsSso.
tated houses plundered-saoh is the deporas e eight
which has met my eyes since my arrival 10 ths tosn.
whence am 10. writing these nel bears OF tag
tremendous struggle for was thrice taken ana feasen
during the action Not piece OF furniture is to be found
not even chair TO sit upon Some OF tn uesa's sent
you on Sunday were not quite correct Tho Held guus
captured By our troops were not twenty, bnt four vas
led into an error by inao who showed me Soma o.ner
guns which captured a. Paastro and BorAo Vercei
The battle of Magenta not begun by troop but by
the Austrians Who although in f, retreat towas Pa
vs were ordered to change their front ana atsse our
advanced guard which had crossed Tcuo ct Bat Ao
ra One battalion Of the zouaves and two co npsuies
iAe regiment together with two regiments Of GrA
nsdiers, all belonging TO the Imperial Gusrd sud-
DENLY attacked by 600 Austrans qnder the orders Of
General Zobel. Our gallant allies had three batteries
with them, but only two fioid pieces brought to-
play upon the advancing columns of the eaemy. You
vsse ard Abbale Gfasso is siersec,ed by ramScrlesc
canals which supply the water to the rice fields OF dis
Hct All these Aelds had been OF course Inundated for
agricultural purposes the guns Of guard
could nos be placed except on the road wh.ch BY
the by very narrow, and by which the Austrans were
advancing the right wing OF the French advanced
guard thus attacked, Was formed by the above uen-
toned troops Five other companies Of Zousves OF the
Imperial Guard marching the left. Tais heroiy
column which gailantly disputed the advance OF Zobes
c,ps d'aymee tor Ave long hours scarcely moered
$500 men The rolling Of musketry, the pounding Of
fa,d guns the cyseh of steel have been told by an
ac'r OF the BLOODY drara-were deaiepiDg The Aus
TRANS advanced, nnited advanced again. received and
returned cicse and deadly fre but the bayone is tho
queen Of weapons-Begenta proved it. me brave band
Of our allies were vaDly clnsag to their guns After
captured by the enemy. It then that brave kind.
hearted General Cliar fell dead from his horse The
Later the lieutenant COLONEL and twelve officers Of the
same regiment we're no more The battaion-f you
cen designate by such u word the 300 left-was now
fig ting fer life; 1t surrounded BY q division OF
the enemy was no aelo visible But "Les Zouaucs
sH les Zua,s, said my informant, who has the honor
tho left seeing the peril OF their comrades, rushed with
such impeuossy against tie enemy's division that the
hemioDs brought to bear against the new comers
Ibis last band 80 hand 6ght 'zsed two hours The dis
French were erhaussed With sO Il ss. o.%s
the help About twelve O'Clock the renfcrcements ap-
pe.red on their la joyful sgas to on. ssrusgng rsg
the enemy soon recsptured At tho point Of
the bayonet zobei's corps darr,ee was easily routed
action then becams general and lasted three hours
longer, Till the neid assault or Mca.hoa decided
that OF cutting the Austrian army into two bodies.
Threatened on all sides, forced his position meoacsd
retreat Routed as thsy wese they now ran Dali melt
some towards Guoio vsconti, towards Rosae Ver.
by BODIES of horse, and by a Tremendous fire. Of
artillery, the Auetriaps fell back upon their entrencned
llnes IA immense cosiuscC Tie battle Of Magenta mad
been won. General Gy ulai had brought into action
geo men, he left 20 600 of wounded and
dead on me battle field Geo taken prsoners two
iags Oc knapsacks, IL 003 cskes, guns have
lauen D'o our hands Beaide5 these difficulties, General
Gy ulai Knows that Marshal paraguay diers is march
ing lsss towards the Adda cad that ne map auoceod in
Hrce2ng The main road, which from COLOGNE leads To-
Crenono.
Alter the bs,te of Magenta bad been won Victor Ems,
rue Slept 90 the field, next morning received the
cepuishop o. me town Council of Milan, which 70
offer his Majesty The of Lombart Ae soon as the
news OF tine great victory had Milan the Austri
aus He'd Tee people, WHO hsd paricaded tho streets
during the night, began piazza del Broet-
TO- asking for the act Of lSlS 10 be proclaimed You have
DOL forgotten that IN virtue OF act called fssoe
lombardy WAS nnited TO Piedmont 1t was procanci1-
,nit'to that epe OF tbs Mszznans the whole of the
Lombard people, then free, had made. deputaton was
sent to ae town councillors but when introduced in the
great hall OF the Broett0 those genNemen were
tolo that he Mayor OF Milan, q Count Setregou-
di, had run away Signor De Herra, De Ievs Mas
garita ubaoi Bo!eti and Roger all oSSeori
went 70 the balcony and after having proclaimed c.or
Emanut. King, started, together with Marquis Guoier
Gonzgr, Count Guln Sgnor CoIrenti for the hesd
quarters Of The King Woeu tie depulaioa arrived at
the o9mp 1t was soon Introduced into the royal teas His
Majesty Tos standing up, the Emperor hts right The
pre- seace OF Nassc,eon iff such a solemn occasion
lcs ally proved that be really what he SAID in
bis generous proclamation, Ffance desires nothing bat
sas Italy Shall be free from AlUs to the Adriitc
The communications with capital have not vet been
-eesiahnsbed, and from q good source tina: even
Count ccycur hes not yet received true account o tho
great victory.