The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-13 00:00:00

AUSTRIAN ACCOUNTS.

The following has been received by the Times,
from its correspondent at Vienna.

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" VIENNA, SCNDAT EVENI/10.
" The following official news has bees received:—

Benedek's corps was again attacked at Melegnano
on the 9th. LOW, between 200 and 300 men.

" The total loss at Palestro on May 31 was 16
officer. and 613 men killed, 1 general, 23 officer.
and 878 men wounded, and 6 officers and 774 men

" GSribaldi's corps threaten' the Southern Tyrol,
from Val Canonica, V.l Trompia, and Bagolino.
"It is reported that the French fleet in the
Adriatic received powerful reinforcements yester-
day, and it is expected that a landing of troops
will soon be attempted on the coast between Ver;ce
and Trieste.

"It ia not positively known where General
Gyttlai's head-quarters now are, bat probably at
Mantua."

The Constitutionnel reproduces a facsimile of one
of the lying bulletins sent from Vienna, announcing
a great defeat of the French army at Magenta. It
runs in this way :

THE COURRIER DE CHARLEROI.
VIENNA, Jux: A, EVININO,
(Received at Charleroi, Jane 7,4 h., Ammon.)

DEFEAT OF THE FRANCO•SARDINIAN ARMY.

TY* arrival of General Clam-Gallas' corps on the field of
the battle which was fought yesterday, decided the victor
in favour of our ones.

After • *ewe struggle we remained conquerors.
The French were thrown upon the other side of the
Thine.

(Charleroi, printed by Ch. Van Ilechot.)

RUSSIA.

The Russian government has immed a circular to
all its representatives at foreign courts, explaining
the views of Russia respecting the political situation
of Europe, more especially as regards the attitude of
Germany. This circular says:

Our desire, like that of the majority of the great Powell,
iIIDOW to localise the war, because It arose out of local emus-
stancee, and because it is the only means of sooelerating the
return of peace. The line followed by some States
of the Otrmen confederation tends, on the contrary, to
generalise the struggle by giving it a character and pro-
portions which go beyond all human prev;sion, and which
under any circumetancos, would lead toilsome:4 devastation,
and would canna torronte of blood to be phi d.

We can the lees understand this tendency as, indepen-
dently of the guarantees offered to Germany by the positive
declarations of the French government, accepted by the great
powers, and the very force of circumstances, the German
Brat% thereby deviate from the fandsmentil basis which
unites them.

The German Confederation is a combination purely and
exclusively dsfeneive. It it on that condition (4 ea titre)
the ehe participated in the loternationel law of Europe, on
the bases of treatise to which Russia's signature Is affixed.
Now, no hostile act has beencommittee by Franosagainst
the confederative, end there does not exist any obligatory
treaty for the latter to attack that power.
Should, consequently, the confederation take hostile
meaeures towards Franco on conjectural data, and spinet
which it hes obtsined more than ene guarantee, it would
have falsified the object of its institution, and disowned the
spirit of treaties upon which its existence rests.

We oonfidently entertain the hop that the wisdom of the
Federal governments wail set aside determinations which
would tern to their prejudice, end would not contribute to
strengthen their own position.
If, which God forbid, it should happen otherwise, we
shell at all events have fulfilled • duty of frank and einem
friendship. Whatever may be the issue of the present com-
plications, the Emperor, oar august master, perfectly free in
his action, will only be inspired by the interests of his country
end tho dignity of his crown in the determinations which
his Majesty will be called upon to take.

GORTSCHAKOFF.

St. Petersburg, 16th (27) May, 1669.
BT. PETERSBURG. SATURDAY.

The raralide Blase of to-day announces that the
Russian government hu concluded a financial con-
vention with Messrs. Rothschild, through the
medium of the commercial house of Kapherr and
Co., of St. Petersburg. The details of the conven-
tion are not known.

DEATH OF PRINCE MRITERNICH.

A despatch from Vienna announces the death, on
Saturday afternoon, of the venerable Prince Mot-
to nich.

Clement Wesefales Metternich was born at Coblento on
the 16th of May, 1773, sto that when he died he had
completed hie 86th peer. Ms ancestors had been digits-
nnished in the ware of the empire against the Turks ; his
family had given more than one elector to the Archbishoprics
of Mayence and Troves; and hie father, the Count Metter-
nich, had obtained some reputation as a diplomatist and as
the modals of Kannitz. At the age of Mk= Metternich
entered the University of .Strasbourg, where ho had for his
fellow-student Benjamin Constant, and from which, two
years afterwards, he removed to Mayottee in order to com-
plete his studies. In 1790 he m ode hie Bret public appear-
ance as master of the corernoviee at the coronation
of the Emperor Leopold II.; and to 1794, after • short Olt
to England, be was attached to the Austrian strahe.sy at
the Hague, in the following year marrying the helices of his
father's friend Kaunas. Thus far he yea but serving his
apprenticeship in diplomacy. He first came into notice at
the congress of Reetadt, whore he represented the Welt-
phallan nobility, after which he accompanied Count Stadion
to St. Petersburg, was (1801) appointed minister at the
court of Dresden, then (1803-4) procceded as embrissdor to
Berlin, where he took a leading part to the arrange-
ment of that well-known coalition which was dis-
solved by the battle of Austerlitz, and at length,
after the pesos of Preaborg, was selected for the
most important diploroatio appointment to the gt
of the Emperor—that of Austrian Minister at the Court
of Napoleon. The riettof the young ambassador had been
unusually rapid, and the French Emperor greeted hiss with
the remark—" You are very young to represent so powerful,
• monarchy." "Your Majesty was not older at Austerlitz,''
replied Metternich. He massy d with so much ability
that when the war broke out in 1809, and be
had to return to the Austrian court, which was
seeking refuge in the fortress of Comore, he was ap-
pointed to the ministry of foreign affrays sa the successor
to Count Stadion. It was doting his tenure of °Mos
that be struck out the ides of • marriage between Napoleon
and en Atuesisa archduchess as • means of purchas'og a
respite for the empire. He conducted the negotiations e tic
Chempagny ; Napoleon was divorced from Josephine; and
Metternich escorted Made Louise to Paris. It waa but
en
esp‘dient; it was • humiliating sacrifice, which corld n it
be • permanent settlement; sad in 1813, after the
great French catastrophe in Raisin, arm war again for-
molly declared by Austria against France. In the autumn
Of that year the grand alliance was signed at Tceplita, sad
on the field of Lelpzic, Metternich was faired to the dignity
ola Prince of the Empire. In the subsequent conferences
mad treaties the newly-crested prince to)k a very prominent
part, and he signed the Treaty of Paris on behalf of Austria.
Be afterwards paid a visit to thin country, and received the
honour of a doctor's hood from the university of Oxford.

When the Congress of Vies= was opened, Prince Met-
ternich, then In his 42ed year, vas assithnossly chosen to
preside over its deliberations, and this presidency in the con•
gram may be regarded u typical of an se:tniancy whioh,
from this time, he exerted for many years is the seeks of
Europe.

A FRIEND OF APSTRTA.—The following para-
graph o -cure in a later just rei civet (roman English gentle-
loon at Turk., in • pillion to be correctly informed:—
•• That the news of the 1111C0901118 'aimed by the allies, should
have been regarded with extreme displeasure at the English
.•ourt will surprise no one, but whet will surprise you is that
our government has asked that of France why the Em, erne
couil not be astietied w.th eapeldag the Austrians from she
Sardinian territory. Why, tutted! This question which
only the respect due to nigh personage restrains one from
designating on impertinince will no doubt bare met by
this lime with the server it itis•elas."..

11/ITEII6 Foll3lll.Ai.LThiilfollowing sodas was
bawd from tho General Nobodies oa Saturday, via. :—T bar
postal comnounitatien batten Turin and Milan Leta' been
re-opened, all lettere, Ito addresoed to Mika, will fur the
=be farsuded as fastastly by way at Flaws and

EXPRESS FROM PARIb.

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PARIS, Srxeee ETININO.
Whit-Sunday being one of the great holidays of
the year, the printing offices of most of the journals
are closed according to annual custom. The Pays
alone of all the evening papers—tempted by the
great demand for the news of the war—has made
its appearance. It contains an article from M.
Grimier de Cassagnac, who appears to have lately
received some hints from a high quarter touching
coming events. I subjoin an extract from this
article :

We said yesterday, Austria is really beaten, and Italy is
free I But the famous qualrilateral P Alas I the Austrians
already know the nine of their strategetical triangle of the
Buis, the Gomy and the Ticino. The quadrilateral will
not serve them in greater stead rlthough it hat one aide tba

more; and all the geometry in the world will not prevail
against good gene, justice, patriotism, and national dignity,
represented in Italy by the Emperor, the King, and
their eoldiem. One fact is already patent—ltaly I.
free I But this is not all ; Italy will not be
free alone; she will be regenerated. In recovering
Independence she will recover order. The military spirit
will reoonstitnie the political spirit, sad, realising the Em.
perces words, Italians will learn the virtues of citizens by
practising thole of soldier.. The Emperor will not oety
have delivered Italy from the An Arians, he will have dr
livered It from the spirit of agitation. There is the strength
and the grandeur of his policy. • • • • It is not
English parliamentarisna—a principle of struggled and

agitation; it le not Austrian oompreetion—e nonce of humi-
liation and secret rancour, which can save European society
which is now evidently stamped with the sigma which fore-
bode a corning crisis it is the affectionate and sincere
alliance of sovereigns with the popular mamas, and the sub-
stitution of government for all, for government for mino-
rities; in other tenni, it in the revolution of 'B9,
organised end directed by the empire. Prance, at two
memorable
periods, owed to these principles internal puce,
atcurity, prosperity, and'elory. Italy is about to afford a
third proof of their efficacy.

In another paragraph M. de Cassagns.c again hints
at the probability of • congress which he fore-
shadowed yesterday. But he now assumes that
another great battle must take place first. He Bays:
OW battle pined In the quedrileteral—and we confidently

hope that Magenta ta will not wait long fee a glorious sister—
and the irresistible pressure of Europe will forte Austria to
make pears.
_ _ _

I hear from another and a good source that a
battle on the Adds may be shortly expected, and
that the Emperor has left Milan to pursue his cam-
paign. There is no truth in the report that his
Majesty proposes shortly to return to Paris.
It is stated that the Treasury will deliver out
stock receipts for the new loan and reimburse the
surplus of the subscriptions on and after the 15th
instant. This date is looked forward to with some

apprehension on the Bourse, as it is feared that a
good deal of new stock will be offered for sale, and
will weigh heavily upon the market.
A Milan letter, from Id. Dreolle, in the Con ititu-
ammo!, says that the Austrians had, at the time of
their departure, specie to the value of eight or ten
millions of franca, but that the sum found on the
arrival of the French troops did not exceed
800,C00fr. or 1,000,000 fr. Some letters suggest that
the Treasury was sacked by the populace, bat
Id. Dreolle thinks that the Austrians took moat of
their money away. The only wonders that they
should have left any behind them.
A Naples letter of Jane 7 tells the following
story, which I tbMk most be received with "
reserve," of the young king's reception of Monsieur
de Hubner. The Austrian ambrseador had scarcely
begun to talk politics when Francis 11. interrupted
him, saying, " Baron, you ought to see Pompeii."
M. de Hubner replied that lie already knew the
ruins very well. "Then; said the King, "I should
recommend you to pass a few days at Costellamare:
it is a most agreeable summer residence." The mot
has been extensively circulated as conclusive evi-
dence of the King's sincere neutrality.