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troops so well in hand, and continues to act with
the same energy as that with which he has com-
menced. There is another thing also certain,
namely, that the present number of the French
force will riot be adhered to; and that the period of
six months will not see any of them out of the
country. It is this persuasion which is feeding
the uneasiness between England and France, you
May rely 'upon it.
In Paris; which was scarcely ever mure deserted
than at this irionient,the imperial progress and the
speeches of the Presidents df the Councils General
continue to divide attention; and to provide the
staple for domestic news. As I referred to these sub-
jects in my last; arid as they Will by this tithe have
been tdlerably *ell Ventilated in England, I need
riot fiirther dwell npon theril id thig letter: I may
merely add; in torlchision; that one of the grandest
and most beautiful of all the, tes which have been
given to the Emperor arid the Empress was the
spectacle afforded by the illumination of the Lake
of Annecy in haute Savoy, and the next largest
town to Chambery. The Imperial party made a
night promenade on the lake ; and there was,
first, a flotilla of boats, which .were decorated with
illuminated lamps ; then perpetual Aux (le joies
fired all along the borders; and lastly, bonfires
lighted on the tops of the high mountain ranges
iii the midst of which this beautiful sheet of water
is embedded: It Must, indeed; have been a mag-
nificent sight. The Patric says that the inha-
bitants df all classes "precipitated themselves be-
fore the Eniperor and Empress" on their progress
through the town, Mid Were positively " drunk
tivith enthusiasni."

A I,
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
MILAN, August 29.
eeci: of Lord Palmerston, in the House
pig 4.p
`-^4 that Austria was
of Commons, in which he
determined to observe the principle of non-
intervention so long as her frontier was not
menaced by the revolutionists; and the recent
great success of Garibaldi, haa had the effect of
gensiblo iiielease in the public file& and
raikirtiy share; rThibli had bi2eti for the 'last eight
or ten days excebditigly iiiiiiteady: The treat
success of Garibaldi at Reggio, ought, more
properly, to be termed the sham resistance of
General Vial, and disgraceful surrender of the
fort of Reggio, leaving in the hands of Garibaldi
all the artillery, pro Visions, coals, horses, mules,
&c. Shortly after this new victory, Garibaldi
was enabled to march on to San Giovanni, and
after a repetition of the same comedy again,
defeat the royal troops, subjecting them to the
same humiliating conditions Eis at Reggio—
ntifiely; to *cafitiilate and Marsh mit of the town
with only their stitisketi and knapsacks: Another
dispatch informs us that the two brigades, Melen-
dez and Briganti, have surrendered at discretion
to Cosenz, leaving him master of their artillery,
horses, mules, materiel, and the forts of Pizzo.
The number of men which composed the two
brigades is estimated at 11,000 men, which, added
to the force already under the command of Cosenz
will increase the same to about 15,000 men. The
number of Garibaldi's force is supposed to be about
8,000 or 10,000 men but to this number will be
added 3,000 or 4,000 men from the brigades of
Melendez and Briganti, thus giving to each
commander a force of as near as possible 11,000
Of 12,000 men, without calculating the Calabrian
insurgents who will follow the fortunes of Gari-
baldi. These corps are to take two different
directions; and operate separately, in order to
divide the attention and forces under the com-
mand of Pianelli and Bosco, who now, it seems,
are falling back upon the capital, where will be
decided tire fate of Francis 11. Our last news
informs us that Garibaldi and Cosenz are now
rapidly marching towards Naples. There can be
no longer any doubt that, after the example of
the tiVI brigades,- Melendez and Briganti, and
the uncertain fidelity Of the navy, the King will
perstrade himself that further resistance would be
useless, and abandon Naples, leaving the supreme
command of the troops in the hands of Pianelli.
What will Naples do ? Will Pianelli resist
Garibaldi ? Will the reactionary party be suffi-
ciently strong to prevent the hero of Italy from
becoming absolute master of Naples ? or, shall we
have a provisional government, which will take
upon itself the responsibility of this new order of
things, and, consequently, put an end to any
further sacrifice of life ? Then comes another
important question--Will the Provisional Govern-
Merit of Naples, unless composed of Garibaldi's
followers, quietly swallow all the suggestions of
Garibaldi for the annexation of the kingdom to
Piedmont, and the sacrifice of its autonomy,
prestige, and influence, as one of the principal
capitals of Italy ? or, will the approaching
change of affairs, be followed by anarchy and
civil war ? These are questions so important,
and yet PC probable of realisation, that the man
who would take upon himself to say, " Oh, it is
impossible," would be at/ Undeniable proof of his
utter ignorance of the characte,r of this people.
Lord Palmerston has said that Austria will not
interfere in the affairs of Italy until her frontier
is menaced by the revolutionists; but he has not
defined the point at which Austria will consider
her frontier in danger—whether it will be, when
Garibaldi tothrtienees his march towards the
Pontifical States, or when he is before
Venice, or at the gates of Verona, a very wide
latitude may therefore be given to Austria's inter-
pretation when her frontier is »zenaced. We are
told by the Gazette di Cologne, in the most positive
terms, and declaring its information from an
Lincloirbsted source, that " Austria has intimated
to the Great Powers that she does not intend to
interfere in favour of the King of Naples ; but
should Garibaldi attempt to violate the Roman
confines, she should be obliged to call a congress
of England, France, Prussia, and Russia, to be
held id Paris; and 'if she failed to realise her
object, she would then be forced to take an active
part in the present war, even beyond her frontier."
Is it consistent with common sense that Austria,
seeing the gigantic proportions that this revolu-
tion is now taking, and which would become
even more formidable if permitted to enter the
Tiothrin States; will calmly remain with her hands
in her potkets,"tintil her enemy is at her door.
Take whatever journal in your hand, whether of
this city or Turin, and the semi-official ones more
than the others, and there you see, in the plainest
language, the intention of the Sardinian Govern-
ment to commence hostilities against Austria for
the recovery of Venice at the . first favourable
opportunity, -Which means as soon as Garibaldi
will have at his command a force sufficiently
formidable- to add to the Piedmontese army in
order' to -6ecure a certain triumph. I will here
.
wife your reaners a short extract from the semi-
Persereranza, a journal which is known to
receive its inspirations from several members of
the Turin cabinet:—`" Garibaldi has openly de-
clared to the world, that as soon as he has released
.Naples and Rome from the tyranny of their rulers,
he will immediately march his victorious army
against Venice ; and it will not be in the power
Of Victor Emmanuel, or any other power in Italy,
(evidently meaning France) to arrest the onward'
movement of the revolution." The same journal,
in its number of yesterday, has another 'long'
article upon the same theme, the following being
a short extract Certainly the present under-
taking • for the liberation of Italy cannot be said
to be accomplished while Venice remains under
the dominion of the Austrian eagle. All our
thoughts, all our attention, all our force must be
directed to the liberation of these provinces ; and
we declare aloud to Europe not to deceive herself,
that while Venice remains in the hands of our
enemies, she may be assured -never to enjoy a
permanent peace, until all_ Italy has acquired her
independence; but we are not so stupid as to risk
a war with Austria, or vainly to butt our heads
against the walls of Verona or Mantua, until we
have collected a force sufficiently formidable to
remove all -doubt of the issue." Is it, I again
repeat; reasonable -to suppose. that Austria, with
-these declarations of the semi-official organs of
the government before her eyes, will allow the
giant to grow into such strength as to defy all
her forces and put in peril her own existence ?
Austria,'knowing the fate that awaits her,
namely,—a fierce and desperate war with the
revolutionists, backed up by- Piedmont—is now
making the most formidable preparations to meet
her enemy, which is to decide her last hold upon
Italy; or as Grandguillot says, to become mistress
of Italy from . Messina to Turin, but not in two
months. The present force of Austria in Verona
and Venice, with a reserve in the Tyrol and
Trieste, is supposed -to be not less than 200,000
men. The army of Piedmont is composed as
follows :-56 regiments of infantry, 27 battalions
of sharpshooters, (bersaglieri,) 17 regiments of
cavalry, 8 regiments of artillery, 2 regiments of
sappers and miners, beSides the military train