Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-06-06 00:00:00

at that they

rucation with the sea, so as to re._
forhim to advance across the Ticino, et;
succeed in forcing their new line of 't
however, equally clear
that the • En
French, and the Killg of Sardinia, 1
their minds to disregard
ally danger
threaten them from an Austrian advan
to Novi. The
high up in the .
to Milan is most open. ...-_
have wheeled round to the extent of a whole quad-
rant. The reasons which evidently have i„duc?.d the
Austrian commander to avoid a battle, and take tm
this position, are, that he would have had to
eneounter the enemy in a position of but little
defensive strength, with inferior-numbe!.:3, while

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present position, he

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it a dangerous enterprise •for them to advance
heedlessly, and thus may furnish the -
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their march from the

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strengthen the defensive h
the real bulwark of. Lombard 3
pondent of a London

'i'f the Ticino, w'u-ich is

The, Paris c orres-
ing contemporary, pub-

lishes a full, true, and particular account of the
French and Piedmontese forces engaged at Monte-
bello, the authenticity of which it is not in the power
of French official scribes to invalidate. According
to this statement the French division engaged at
Montebello consisted of five regiments of the line.
each composed of two battalions, 1,100 to 1,20 C
strong (the 84th, 74th, 91st, 93rd, and 98th), one
battalion of Foot Chasseurs (the 17th), two batteries
of artillery of six guns a-piece, and manned by about
400 men, and one regiment of cavalry, numbering
450 sabres (the Ist Chasseurs d'Afrique). This pre-
sents an aggregate force of eleven battalions of
infantry, 1,100 men each, 12,100 ; cavalry, 450;
artillery, 400 ; total of the French, 12,950 men.
Piedmontese cavalry, three regiments of 500 men
each, 1,500 ; grand total; 14,450. By referring to
the list of rewards and decorations to the men " who
distinguished themselves at Montebello," we find
the above statement amply corroborated, especially
as regards theshare of the cavalry in the action so
obstinately denied by the semi-official prints. Before
dismissing the subject, we would observe that only
the list of the superior officers killed and wounded
has been published—that of the casualties among
captains, lieutenants, &c., -has net yet appeared.
By comparing this account with the report of
Marshal Gyulai, no doubt can' be entertained
that he was altogether correct when he stated
- that his troops actually engaged had been met
by an enemy far superior in number. The news
has a curious and momentous bearing on the
meeting of Monday (this day). There is a harmony
between 'the reports from the scene of conflict in
Northern Italy, and the latest reports from other
quarters, which is very remarkable. The Austrians
have effected a general drawing back of their front ;
and, although the Sardinian telegraph reports signs
of haste in the manoeuvre, it may still mean no more
than that the Austrians prefer to conduct future

Immo

ie of the "

lire may

observe, however, that while that particular choice
of a line would have a peculiar political significance,
the whole movements of the Austrians latterly
.1 be consistent with the supposition that there
something—some idea, some influence, some diffi-
culty, acting from behind, which paralyses the
Austrians. The Globe, in commenting on the news
from the Continent, says, " it is not easy to resist the
impression that we may be entering, at.this moment,
on a new stage of the Italian question between
France and Austria. Short as the time has been
'since that question burst upon Europe in open and
armed discussion, it has already passed through
many stages ; on every . one of which our present
Government has wasted a splendid opportunity for
promoting the conclusion of peace, on just, moderate,
and practical grounds. 'How important is it, then,

very moment, before this stage passes, that
we should have our foreign affairs in the hands of
statesmen who know what they are at, and do not
defeat their own objects by an over anxious betrayal
of 'the best intentions!'"

at tlii!

By the arrival of the Persia, we have four days
later news from the United States. The New York
papers were occupied in discussing the merits and
demerits of the present war • its aspects, and future
contingencies were discanted upon in very glowing
language.
It is predicted that, England must at

last be drawn into it ; and several wiseacres seem to
think that England will, in that event, be thrashed
by Louis Napoleon. Speaking of this potentate, a
late New York journalist says : "He appears to
have cast his all upon a single throw of the dice ;
but it is not so. The game is in his hands. In going
into this war he was regarded, a short time ago, as
a ' madman' by some British statesmen and by

London journal; which claim great credit for far-
seeing sagacity. But he has out-generalled every
government in Europe, and he stands to-day the
strongest of its monarchs and the real arbiter of its
fate. His great uncle, after his fall, in commenting
on the ingratitude of the kings and emperors of
Europe, remarked in the bitterness of his soul, that
if he had only put on the bonnet rouge,' he could
have overturned every throne in Europe. The
nephew hits taken the hint. He has not exactly put
on the cap of red republicanism, but he holds the
rpvnin tinn favy oinrrior,* irk +l-1,3 1...11.-n- .2 1.1.

he rides - upon the whirlwind .and directs
the storm." The most interesting news by
the Persia, relates to the movements of
General Walker. That hero had turned up at
Acapulco, with three hundred men. It is contended
that this movement is caused by Commodore Vander-
bilt, who wants to open the inter-oceanic transit
across Nicaragua. This transit route offers a prize
worth millions of dollars in cash, and a saving of
years in the time required for opening a new route.
One million of dollars, backed by the good-will of the
people of California, will suffice to conquer the
territory, and erect a new Indian empire. The Com-
modores are able, wealthy, and not over scrupulous
Men. The filbusters are an intelligent, active,
and enterprising class, capable of
trouble to any and every government. A combina-
tion. of all these will give the administratin••

to do, and impose upon it the necessity

giving

)f_ prompt

and energetic action. Even then it may be'defeated
in its efforts to perform the national duties• towards
_ _

Nicaragua

, if it is not represented by younger,
more vigorous and more competent men in Central
America than has been the case for, some y--
" We have long foreseen," writes an American editor.
" these results, and have frequently urged upon the
government to prevent them by causinz the route to

Years past

be opened at once. It has delayed, 'fieca.use it has
given ear to the quibbles of Nicaragua, and yet
these very quibblings and delays will ruin that

iublic."

meat sti
Gentiles.

N-ews from Utah state that much excite-
existed between the Mormons and the

There is not much domestic intelligence of any
moment, as we stated on Saturday. - A circular has
been generally addressed to the members of the
-Liberal party of the House of Commons. It is
worded as follows :—" A meeting of the Liberal
-111,be held at Willis's-rooms, King-street,

inembE

wo o'c

respectfully requested to attend."
nes appended to this circular, we hear,

John Russell

T. F. Baring
Edward Eli;
T. E. Hearn.
And oth

T. Milner Gi

Geo. Byng

ulain,

this assembl

of Lit

ral members of

liames

3 obviously for the purpose of delibera-

ting upon the course to be taken 3,1 the commence-
ment of business in the New Parliament.
Locally there is nothing of the least interest

stirring

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THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR

IT had been obvious for a week or more, that the

;Tess of the war, although far, perhaps, from

the at

y, was yet approaching surely to a culminating

gradual approximation of the hostile

forces—

-the manoeuvres they were making, on either

side, to obtain the vantage ground —the importance
that was attached to certain positions, evidently with
prospective objects, and especially such as included
possession of the rivers that divided their respective
territories—and the desperation with which they
severally fought to maintain their defences all

showed that an engagement was considered near at
hand, which was to have a decisive effect upon the
There has apparently been
ch more eagerness on the part of the allies to
come to close quarters, than on the part of the
Austrians. All their movements show this. The
allies have pursued the aggressive, the Austrians the
defensive course. And this has been strictly in
accordance with their respective lines of policy.
ustria's excuse,
is the alleged indeed, for the war, on her part,
necessity that arose for defending her

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