Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-05-11 00:00:00

FRANCE.

1241ti5,• Monday,--The inaction of the Austrians
•,,,jirprised every
.one after- their lerOnlptory
Plinions to Piedmont. A French Genera- writes
theirt they seem to have recklessly- thrown away all
before
advantages. They were first on the ground
heir
the French had-yet moved to the support of
tr,,e'r allies, and to make that support efficient
available
have had to be sent- in hot haste from every
theyquarter. The- priority in time, of which
theY do not seem to have made, much use, is more
than -counterbalanced •by the rapidity -With which
e French are swarming to . the theatre of
fray, The artificial inundations they must,
hole their knowledge of the country, have been
trePared for, and the floods caused by. the
B:avY rains, as well as all other accidents of the
eoa*,,s°lls, ought to enter into the calculations of the
a "inlander of an army which is about to manoeuvre
leinst an -enemy. So strange is -this enertness,
tola to novices in warlike operations, as to give rise
tno:ne suspicion that the apparently: retrograde
B,th "lents, as mentioned in the Moniteur, cover
deep: Strategic plans slowly developed, and
as hie deep
not obvious to people at- such a distance
C:°,° are from the scene of operations. I have
hard military men express their astonishment—
had sale who believed that the.:-,Austrians
tw' by their being first on the field; the oppor-
-Av of- attacking the Piedmontese before their
ulillaries came up, beating them; and• then, taking
strong,position to await the French: The official.
Strom
s from Turin Of the Bth inform us that the'
n 4 'tans have advanced from Vercelli -on Buronzo:
th Saluzzola, and that they continue to fortify
O:Th-selves on both banks of the Sesia, and at San-
thsriti„ano ; that a reconnaissance was carried on one
the
du pont-of Casale, where they were attacked
ef the Piedmontese, and retired. Private accounts
A„`ile ith from the seat of war, state that the,
fo'strians, finding the banks of the Po, too swampy
operations, have re-crossed the river, and
ge-;e nloving on Turin; They add, that the French
th,4,erals earnestly desire to see them
.advance on
A(f" eit:Y, as in that case they, express their_ con-
eaee that the- combined armies will give a, good
seee°lllt of them. Another, and a private despatch,
.arms to corroborate the fact of a movement on Turin.
are so far from the seat of war, and the informa-
thfn, allowed to transpire is of so meagre a kind, when
epirl'oll , is any information, that we cannot give an
1. on what passes just now on the banks, of the
e'
fine ,I'n or the Po. The Emperor's departure is still
pos' for to-morrow evening at 6 o'eloCk, though a
thi 'Tenement was vaguely hinted at to-day. Every-,
-aeeng, however, is prepared, and, according to various
4 °urns, his presence is _looked forward to with
II Patience by the. army. His Majesty, accompanied
-437. the Empress
visited this afternoon the rooms of
.111411-known photographist on the Italian Boule-•
•triTs—l suppose to have their portraits taken. They
ree v, ea without an eseort, or even outrider, and were
-110°;ved with acelainatiOns by the groups on the
11.brtevards, as it was the hour when every -One was
,per°ad, and the weather was :magnificent. The Em-
°r visited an ftrmourer's establishment afterwards,:
,ta,"- the carriages remaining at the door attracted a
de4siderable crowd. On his return towards the Rue
, eei
Paix he and the Empress were similarly re-,
Aed. It is said that an application has recently
•de by the French to the Neapolitan Government,
ascertain what would be the policy of the. latter
duringh the war ; and that the answer was, strict
neutrality. Also, that a request then was made for
1/ertnission to occupy three other ports, one in Sicily
gird two on the mainland; that the answer to this
hWas, that it, was contrary to the right of the nations,
et' if the French took them notwithstanding, the
"eapolitan Government would make no opposition,as
Sthey had not the means of resisting . The
o,`ll(''s brother is also said to be in ill-health.
thie serious disturbances took place at Tarbes
the
days back, in consequence of the refusal of
lai.-leasants who frequent the market to pay- a toll
eaitie3. imposed by the Mayor on each head of
°tier d f r sale. At first, all that occurred
e refusal Was the e 9
ISal to pay, but afterwards a crowd
fined,TC and attacked the barrack of the gendarmes.
or °se latter, finding themselves in danger of being
seerP°Wered, were obliged to use their firearms, and
h ',,e„ral of the rioters were killed. It unfortunately
ata"ened that the principal authorities were absent
re
,Lourdes at• the time, attending a council of
go\insi°n, but on their being informed of what was
On, they hastened back, and succeeded in
nihrsuading the crowd to. disperse.- It is said that
Pcrsons were killed, and more than that number
9114(10d bad ly.

AUSTRIA.
Con . .
the Austrian nt 13uo1 has issued the following circular to
diplomatic agents at all the Govern- .
liiii
V t 8 of the. German Confederation :
an, i."l,k A 28th.---The Imperial Government had
d
prov with the Royal Court of Prussia to abstain' from
vide,?k,ing a debate in the German Diet on the case pro-
Vi(- 'Or by Article 47 of the final act of the Congress of
I)ehnua until the intention of France to take part in a war
e veers Atistria and Sardinia should have been formally
Tressed.
eto,at moment has now arrived,. the French Charge
tilUires the Marquis de Banneville having declared to me
gr: 26th, in consequence of orders he received by tele-
abthat his Government would regard the passage of
teanlOntesi frontier by Austrian troops as a
.easus
kat, ',4nd France has not even waited for that -event to
1P F troos into dinia.
.14;:eanwhilerench we have alsoSar received the evasive reply from
and at the same time news of a military revolution at
'of wrisen-,e, and risings at Massa and Carrara, in consequence
tnaril our troops have been ordered to enter Piedmont.
bs'r these circumstances we can no longer delay express-
eg ourselves at' rankfort, and we charge Count de Rech-
"helg t,° hand to the Diet, in an extraordinary sitting to be.
of 4iTPussible, on Monday next, the subjoined declaration,
'I i,•ch I send you a copy.
Gaye„eg of , you to communicate it without delay to the
'ho .4—,lllent to which you are accredited, expressing the.
anitZNnat the result Will be mobilisation of the federal army,
iltat,tile representatives of each Government will receive
-"ctioni to urge that revolution upon the Diet.
(Signed) DE .BtiOL.