The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-05 00:00:00

THE PIEDMONTASE VOLUNTURB.

The Turin correspondent et the Petrie relates the
following anecdote : The minitrer of a certain German
elate, when conversing with Count de Cavoue, remarked,
'You ought to be careful of there voluateere alio flock to
your army. Experience has shown that little rebacce con
be placid on the courage, patriotism, or even fidelity of
each amateur soldier, who sre generally unruly is peace
and of little use in war.' 'Thank ion for the caution,'
replied tte miabter, ' but allow me to coy that you are mis-
taken. These volunteers am the Bower of ear army;
sad to convince you, we will go at once to the flat bar-
rack, and when you tee them you shall tell me what you
think.' They started immediately, and entering • cavalr,
barrack, not far from the aitnie'er's residence, sppetmcbed a
private, who, with Hs shirt sleeves turned up, was sweeping
out a stable. Be did no: I cecinas the Alton till they wen
else to him. On becoming aw•re of their yreeseas ho
card his let our, gave I'm wilitsay Wan sad them bowed
to Cent de Cavour,who first mid, ' Good nentaft wareple
The minima exchanged a few words with the soldier, bowed
al: t briendly rainless; mid retired, the soldier immedietely
restanhig his work. Weil,' ridM. de Caner to the Gen
. lean dip/wain.' at loose of oar yolutwore. What do you
think of him r ' A Ste ri'd'er , Orly, mid the 0011 r.
and • good owe. 1'
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I hare so idea." lie is the blerads V—, if Maass.
You moat have heard bin roe? He hes as inane of
400000 fr. a year, sad earrataly was cederao Wigan. to
undertake eon a diamonds empties de that.' go ended
the coneereadon. The volutes, of the highest feet** ell
do their share of fatigue ditty, though may of thee soa-
r dee would be glad to relieve Pim of it kr • few son.
They as anxious to show *ell pewee anaterma that
they are really their brothers, wed Ukiah antis( degrobllg
that to done in the nodose( that 'sentry."

TREATIES BLI'WZIN AIIITRIA AND ME ITALIAN
STATIIL—Thio m_sl WON boor Copies of trestles (peil.
tiaal wet territorial) betereel Artie; rd the Italian eats,
from 1816 to 1849, promoted to to. Hour of Lord. by
the command of her Moque y. Tie contests comprise-
1. Utter,* from the treaty of Vieena, dated June 9, 1816. 2.
Additional and @literate snide to the tmetteehd tally be-
tween As iris end Sardinia, 6 ,tod May 90, 1818. I. Pro-
torte of tbe Pope agora orris molars' of dr tarty of
Patio and of the Vitra rower doted Jos 19,1816. 4.
Estraco from • dirge* Loa 84e WEEs Warr be Vb.
count Caellereesb, otemmon,ealinw lbs papal tof • treaty
bereft Anroa rd 8111 y, doter Jur (July) 12, 1816. 6.
Treoy boron Atria rd Terry, drod Joao 12, 1816.
8. Tory barer Orr Bettor, Ander Peres, Pronto,
Rem* and Spar, doted Jur le, 1817. (Awes.—Srrect
from Molly *I AM-le-Chapel* 1748.) 7. Treaty between,
Ldese, Madera, Trocry, Austria, sad lardfels, doted No.
orbit 28, 1801. 8. Tory borer Angela sr
dole December 24, 180. 9. Treaty brier Ati=
Pdma dated February 17, 1848.

ITALY.

SARDINIA.

(mow etre owir coaasseosinerr.)
TURIN, NUT 1.
The following are the positions of the Austrians
between yesterday evening and 12 o'clock this day.
They are continuing to collect in the Lomellina and
Lower Novara districts between the Ticino, the Po,
and the finis. The last-named stream is fordable,
end therefore they will have entered Vercelli before
night ; Vigevano and Mortara are occupied already.
On the side of Biella and Chines°, where the road
runs to Turin, there is not a soldier ; that half
battalion which landed at Arona has gone on board
again. Hence most of the Piedmontese troops chit
were guarding the passage of the Dora have joined
in the course of the night the force stationed be-
tween Casale and Alessrandris. Another body of
Austrians is mustering strong on this side of the Po
in the direction of Stradella and Voghers. Of Gonne
we cannot as yet say anything positive about their
plans, but before two days are over they will come
into collision with the main Sardinian battalions ; if
not, there may be a skirmish even to-morrow be-
tween the two vanguards; or they may invest Va-
lenta, a small town lying between Casale and Ales-
sandria, and where there are some entrenchments
guarded by cannon. Should they take Valenza,
they may probably collect on this side of the Po
into one mass the troops now moving from Pavia
and those marching from Piacenza with a view to
separate Alessandria from Casale. As yet, there ha;
only been one fight, between some squadrons of
I Ohtani and a strong picket of our dragoons.
The King set out at nine this morning,
accompanied by his aides-de-camp, for the
i army, of which he will take the command. So
I a war has now commenced in earnest, the im-
portance of which does not seem to me to be pro- I
perly estimated by many of your fellow-country-
men, too many of whom pale and lament over the
great losses that are occasioned by an appeal to arms.,
Yet, is not the redemption of five and twenty mil-
lions of men a sufficient feat to adorn the history of
one entire century ? And with time mach more
blood will be saved than is now soon to flow in the
plains of the Po. At the present day Austria is the
only organised power that still remains to uphold
the principles that triumphed at the Congress of
Verona and the ultra-catholic system of the Roman
court. Austria once vanquished, the self-govern-
ment of nations is secured in Europe, with freedom
of conscience and the general recognition of those
principles that obtained in 1789. I know of no war
that has ever promised more benefits to the world at
large than this one, and each benefit will be rather
produced by the force of circumstances than by the
will of men.

I am in a position to inform you of aiming
events that may be said to be proximate, and
which I believe have not been so much
as foreseen or suspected by any journalist.
My request is not indiscreet, when I ask you
to have implicit faith in what I am about to
state. Though the immediate future may belie our
expectation., yet should the designs I speak of never
reach maturity, you will at least know very soon that
they have been seriously entertained. I can assert
that the armaments of France will be gigantic, and
that between seven and eight hundred thousand men
are on thieve of being mobilised. An army will be
placed along the Rhine, and I am almost ashamed
to mention its strength, since the statement would
seem to be exaggerated; but a most trustworthy.
informant has repeatedly assured me that it
will not be lees than three hundred thousand men.
The Emperor does not believe that Germany
will remain quiet. I have often extolled the
loyalty of Prussia's policy, and it gives me sin-
cere joy that I am able to confirm it anew.
Proms will do all she can to separate the German
from the Austrian cause, but is afraid of being
dragged along by the heedless enthusiasm of the
Germane, encouraged and fomented as it has been
by artful machinations at Vienna; and, in truth,
I the hope she entertains of German aid may per-
haps somewhat justify Austria's conduct. On the
other hand, should France respect Germany, I
think the ruin of the Home of Hapsburg is de-
' creed. Boma days ago I alluded to a solemn
manifesto that Napoleon intended publishing to
Europe, wherein he would express' his intention of
espousing the grand principle of nationality. I per-
sist in that statement, having reason to believe that
the said manifesto will see the light on the same
day that the Emperor seta out for Italy,
which movement will not be later than
a week or ten days hence at furthest.
We shall then see about his person men whom
Austria hates and justly fears, and one of whom may
be likened to a living banner. In the meantime It
seems to me that Austria has done a very foolish
thing in reinforcing her garrison at Ancona, for the
doing so may have kindled the idea elsewhere of
mating off its retreat. You will shortly hear that
an entire army corps has landed ; but for the pre-
sent you will, I am sure, forgive my not saying pre-
cisely where.
Before leaving for the army the King published
an amnesty in favour of all persons condemned for
offences of a political nature and of the press. The
French are now coming in haste and in due strength;
there are already in the state upwards of fifty thou-
sand ; the famous rifled cannon are coming. A re-
giment of cavaby, the first arrival in that arm, is
expected here the evening-.

(TROY ova SPECIAL

TURIN, May 1.
The Austrians are advancing, it is said, in great
numbers. They have done nothing in Awns be. I
youd breaking the telegraphic wires. I was assured
the party which had crossed the Lake Maggiore
were no more than 300. Another large column has
occupied Novara, and is advancing upon Vercelli.
Nothing is said about the greatest mass which is
supposed to be directing its course towards Alessan-
dro. There was a general report this morning that
a skirmish had taken place at the advanced post at
Carmelo, opposite to Abbiate-grasso. It has been an
encounter of light cavalry in which rumour said the
Austrians were four to one. A young Piedmonts.,
officer, Captain Celli, has drawn the first blood from
the enemy by a sabre-cut across the Austrian com-
manding officer's face. It was a sort of chivalrous
encounter between those two, however, for both
detachments retired.

The French are pouring in both from the Alps to
Turin, and from Genoa to Alemandria. The King
has left this day. His head-quarters are at San
Salvatore, on a hill between Alessendria, Valence,
and Casale, close to the railway between the two
fortresses, and damn opposite to Valeta'. If the'
Austrians have but 120,000 men on the field, as we

are told, no doubt the
.Thschi, u they are here sailed), are mei inferior
in numbers. The Austrians have, hewever. enter
soilably extended their line of operations, it they
mean to attack both Vercelli and Cosa* en see side
the Moutferrat hills, and Novi and Aleamdria on
the other side. My opinioe is that the occupation
of Novara is but a feint ; and that the real attack
will be made upon the fortresses. Austria will thus
take the bull by the horns ; bat it was very evident
that she could neither advance upon Turin, without
exposing her flank to her foes at Casale, nor yet at-
tack Novi, without running the risk of an attack from
Alessandria. Novi is, besides, within reach of con-
stant, rapid, and almost unlimited succour from
Genoa.

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On the whole I have not met a human soul
here evincing any uneasiness or apprehension with
respect to the coming struggle. The Sardinian army,
already well disposed, has been. raised to the highest
pitch of en,hasiaam by the sight of the Ant French
troops. Unquestionably there will be groat finale-
lion between two nations which look akin outwardly
far more than they are similar in nature or disposi-
tion. The rapid marching in of the French forces
has already removed all chances of an unequal com-
bat ; foe the rest, the Italians must trust to the justice
of their cause. The report of what seems an earnest
attack of the Austrians has been received with a
bent of universal joy.

A telegram from Vienna received this morning by
M. Reuter, 'Wee that the beakers Martin and Medea,
stopped payment yesterday aim. 'Change.

THE UNITED STATES.

(BT uscraic TILZOILAPII.)
LIVERPOOL, WEDWPSDAy.
_

The Calmat steamship Lebanon, which left New
York on the 21st of April, has arrived, bringing six
passengers and 77,400 doll. in specie.

(lIT ILICTILIO AND INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH.)

SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNISDAY.

The Vanderbilt has arrived with American mails.
She left New York on April 24th. She has brought
nearly 300 passengers, and specie valued at 50,000
dollars for England, and nearly a million of dollars
for Franoe. The Vanderbilt's advicea are antici-
pated by those of the City of Baltimore, which
arrived at Liverpool on Tuesday, and a telegraphic
summary of which wu published in our paper yes-
terday.

(ir atkomrrlc Tim*"Arm.)
LIVERPOOL, THVIIDAT.
The steamer Indian, from Portland, 23rd ult., has
arrived. The news has been anticipated.