Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-06-21
LAST NIGHTS REPORT.
rURrnRR OF THE eRnAT BATTLR


QUEBRc, June 10.
The following is the first announcement Of
the great battle fought on the 4th, by telegraph
from Napoleon to the Empress
NAVARRO, June Also p ~
A great victory has been won at the bridge
Of Magenta five thousand prisoners have been
taken; fifteen thousand of the enemy have been
killed or wounded The details will be des.
patched by telegraph.
The above was published in Paris ON Sunday,
the 5th and on the evening Of that day the
canon Of the Hotel des InYalides announced the
victory, and the city was brilliantly illuminated.
On the following day, Monday, the Moniteur
published the following dispatches from the
Emperor to the Empress
MAGENTA, June 5.--Y esterday our army was
under orders to march ON Milan across the
bridges thrown over the TicinO at Trubgo,-
The order was well executed, although the
enemy who had repassed the Ticino in great
force offered most determined resistance
The roadway was narrow and during two hours
the imperial guard sustained unsupported the
shock of the enemy. In the meantime Gen.
Mcmahon made himself master of Magenta, and
after sanguinary conflicts we repulsed the
eaemy at every point with a loss on our side of
| 1900 men. The loss of the enemy is estimat
el at $4,000 killed and wounded, and 5000
Austrian prisoners remain in our hands
MAGENrA, June 5--Evening. The Austrians
taken prisoners are al least seven thousand,
aud the Austrans placed hors du combat are
twenty thousand, Three pieces of cannon and
two flags were captured from the enemy, To.
day our army rests for the purpose of re.organ
! zng. Our loss is about three thousand killed
and wounded, and one cannon taken by the
enemy
The following despatch, also from the EN-
| perOr to the Empress, was received on the 9th
aud bulletined in Bourse headquarters:
DAY, 8 A. M.--Mlan is insurgent; the Austrians
have evacuated the town and castle, leaving il
their precipitation the cannon and treasure o
the army behind them. We are encumberet
with prisoners, and have taken twelve thousand
Austrian muskets"
The official Austrian correspondence of Sun
day, the 9Th, states that the combat was unde
cided, and that further fight was expected oil
the next day.
LONDON, June 9.-The Times this morning
published summary of the official news re
ceived at Vienna up to midnight on Monday
1t is as follows;
There was fierce battle at Turbgo and Buf
falora on the Fourth, at first only two brinade
of the first corps were engaged, but they wer,
subsequently reinforced and in the afternoon o
the same day the third Austrian corps took par
III the action.
There was very hard fighting at BufalorI
sometimes to the advantage of the French an,
sometimes to that ofthe Austriaus.
The Austrians have taken many prisoners -
The loss on both sides was very great. Th
Austrians had four generals and five staff off
GERS wounded one major was killed
The movements which preceded the battl
: of Magenta Rre not clearly statad, but it wa
previously announced that the Allies were abor
10 cross the Ticino TO the number of one huI
> dred thousand men, and it is presumed the rapi
movement of the Allies prevented the Austrian
from completing the retreat which thsy ha
commenced, and compelled them TO acceI
battle on the banks of the river
{ The London Post says that Gen. McMaho
was raised ON the battle field to the rank {
Marshal.
The Paris correspondent of the London Po
> says that the Emperor was present at the bal
tie but did not command in person.
> There is report that Gen Canrobert VIZ
mortally wounded, and that five French GeI
erals or Marshals were wounded,
1 The Patrie says that Marshal paraguay
HilIiers was removed from the command an
. replaced by Gen. Forey.