The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-07-02
THE WAR IN ETROPE

We have been kindly permitted to publish the
following extract from private letter from Paris
to a gentleman in this city. The writer is always
well informed upon European affairs and the state
ments he makes in regard to the war in Italy will
be read with interest. The letter bears date
June 18th.
The fighting, as you will learn, has been most
obstinate on both sides. When the French accounts
say that thousands of the enemy surrendered, YOU
must remember that they are principally Lom-
bards and ltaans-the real bone and sinew of the
Austrian army being Germans, Tyrolese, Croatians
aGngarlans, hioravians and Bohemians. all of whom
fight to the last. Marshal Mcmahon in a
letter written to near FRIEND relates that
he saw whole regiment of the enemy DESTROYED
to the last man, the Colonel of it embracing his
colors as he fell. The cause of this wholesale
butchery McMahon's having taken the Aus
trians in flank and having got possession after n
terrible fight Of the elevated railroad causewav and
| placed forty cannon, made on the new system so
| that they completely enladed the dense masses of
the Austrians below. One ball alone was seen to
knock down between thirty and forty men, There
is no doubt that the Emperor, in the centre, COM
mitted a great mistake, for he should have
crossed with his main army even higher up
than Mcmahon. He deceived the Austrians
it is true, but not to sufficient extent for he
| found four divisions of the enemy denselv massed
| to oppose him, and, it is the first instance
IN war that battle has been begun by the reserve
| for such were the Imperial Guards. Gen. NOW
Marshal) Regnault de st. Jean Angelv who COM
manded them, and for two hours resisted the whole
force OF the Austrians, just as the English did at
lnkermann, says in private letter that she PRAYED
that bullet might end his days-that he never was
so utterly miserable, for he felt that if bis troops
gave way-the river behind him and only one
bridge, and the Emperor present in persOn-alI
would be lost. The EmperOr's bulletin in the Non
ite"r betrays the anxiety he went through but his
presence seemed to inspire the troops with an I'M
| heard OF enthusiasm. 1t indeed fearfully
| hazardous game
| 1t at the most critical ,,o,,o-I Al, =.
Cler, commanding the Zouaves, was killed. when
murderous conflict arose, of old, over the body
OF the ocer Iwiceit was lost but at last the French
maintained possession of it, naked AZ whom the man
himself came into the world-so much had II hnnn
wrenched and dragged about by the contending
! parties.
VIII tell you very touching anecdote which
| is related OF Zouave who had picked nm wounded
Austrian, and was carrying him out OF the melee
AS he was trudgng along with the man upon his
back, he felt something cold upon his neck, and
cautiously looking around, perceived that the poor
fellow with a pair of scissors, which he had con-
trived to draw from his pocket, was cutting
OFT lock of his preserver's hair to keep as me-
mento. The entry into Milan is described as
having been bewildering, and accounts which YOU
may see can exaggerate it.. The frenzy of the peo-
pie was unbounded.
The change of Ministry in England is looked
upon here as God-send. 1t will make no change
however, in the Emperors movements. Public
opinion is the real Prime Minister of England and
Lord Pamerston will have to bend his neck to it or
resign his office.
The Germans beginning to be fdgety
again. They cannot look on with indifference
and see men speaking the same language with
themselves beaten by the Gaus. The Austrians
are gradually concentrating around Verona,
and | am afraid the French will have
hard time of it there, the country near the Min
cio is very unhealthy in July and Aug gust and evers
Will be the worst enemy, perhaps, to Napoleon's
projects.
The Austrians are retiring everywhere behind
the Mlnclo, and concentrating their fortunes under
the guns of Verona, Mantua and Peschiera. II is
said that Germany makes the crossing of the Mincio
by the French casus bel because they saw that it
is the line of defence of the Confederation on the
south, and that if it falls there will be nothing TO
prevent the enemy from marching into the "FatRer-
land; but, against that, we must inquire, What is
meant by Germany? Is it the small States or
russia Moreover, the places threatened have not
yer iallen, and the game of old Hess is, to worry
ouI the French and he hopes by the help of fevers
and the restless state of Europe to make the I'm
perial invader as anxious for peace he pretended