Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-05-09 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES, MONDAY, MAY 9' 1859

THE PAPAL STATES.

Letters from Rome, in the Marseilks journals,
state that the Pope is about to send a pastorali letter
to all Catholic bishops, requesting them to order
public prayers for peace to be offered up ; and that
Cardinal Antonelh has issued a diplomatic- note,
which declares that the Roman Government will,.
in the existing war, maintain strict neutrality_

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, May 4.---So many false reports from the
seat ,of war are in circulation, that the following
information, even if of older date than that received
from Turin and Paris, will hardly fail to be accept-
able. Between three and four in the afternoon of
the 29th of April, the advanced guard of the Austrian
army crossed the Ticino, at Pavia and Bereguardo,
and on the following day the grog of the army,
consisting of the 2nd, 3rd, sth, and 7th corps d'arnze,
followed. On 'the Ist inst. Count Gyulai had his
head-quarters at Garlascow, a town about nine
Italian (not Piedmontese) miles from Pavia. At five
o'clock in the afternoon of the following day
the head-quarters of the army was at Lumello,
which is about six Italian miles and a half from
Garlasco. On the day last mentioned, the army—

which may consist of about 120,000-men—occupied
the line of the Robbio, Candia, and Pieve del Cairo.
On the 2nd inst. there was some little skirmishing
between the pickets, but the Sardinians made no
attempt to impede the advance of., their adversaries.
Candid, which is on the /eft bank of the Sesia, and
somewhat above the confluence of that river , with
the Po,- is, eighteen Italian miles from Bereguardo,
and six miles from Casale, which is evidently the
'point of attack, It was originally intended to. send
a corps cricrinee to Novi, in order to cut off the Cain-
munication between Genoa and Alessandria,. but the
insurrection in Tuscany, Massa, Carrara, and
Parma, rendered a change in the
,plan of operation
necessary.. Some persons are of opinion .that the
Austrians would have done better to act on the
defensive, but military men assure me. that it was
" necessary", to carry the war into the `enemy's
country. The Austrians would have been otAaged to
withdraw their, garrisons from Piacenza, Ferrara,
Cominachio, Ancona, and Bologna, had they re:-
soh ed on acting strictly on- the defensive, and. they
are not the people to relinquish anything unless
literally forced to do so. A hope is still entertained
here that the Sardinians may be defeated before the
gros of the French- army can arrive, but so much
valuable time was lost in-diplomatiaing that the Aus-
trians will hardly be able to get possession of Casale
before the French army is in readiness for action.
As the Austrians are not likely to.make an attempt
to take Turin, the Dora Baltea line of defence will
hardly. be of much use to the Sardinians. For a
time it was suspected that the operations of the
Austro-Italian army were directed by telegraphfrom
this city, but I am positively informed that every-.
thing is managed by Count Gyulai and Colonel von
Kuhn, the chief of his staff. Some of the most
experienced staff officers in the Austrian service
speak in the very highest terms of Colonel von Kuhn,
who, in 1849, obtained thecross of the military order
of Maria Theresa. The colonel, who is now about
32 years of age was employed as profeasor of the art
of war in the high school which was not long since
established by the Emperor for those officers who,
having finished their studies in the military
academies, were desirous to obtain employment in
the general staff. " Kuhn is a first-rate soldier,'.'
says a distinguished general officer, " and his adver-
saries will not fail soon to diseover that such is the
case." We read in the Berne papers that the
Austrians have taken possession of Intra and
Pallanza, on the left bank of the Lago Maggiore,
but the •news requires confirmation. The Muni-
eipal Council of Vienna will have no difficulty
whatever in raising half-a-dozen battalions

of volunteers, for such crowds of young men pre-
sented themselves yesterday, that _ the gendarmes

and police were obliged to prohibit the-passage of
carriages through the streets in which the two

recruiting offices-are situated. Early this morning I
met scores of youths with artificial nosegays in their
caps, and exceedingly proud they seemed of the
badge, which proved that they were about to assist
in the defence of their native country. Among the
w
recruits were several boys, ho appeared to be aout
13 or 14 years of age ; and on inquiry I learned
that they were going to enter the navy. In. Upper
Austria free battalions of infantry and irregular
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divisions of cavalry are to be raised ; but it is not
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likely that the ranks of the latter will be well filled.
The armaments of Austria are so colossal, that she

will probably have 750,000 men under arms by the
end of this month. Very large bodies of troops; are
still sent from this city to the south, and up to. the

9th instant twelve trains will daily convey men,
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guns, ammunition, and supplies- to Trieste, where
Feldzengtheister Count .Wimpffen, who has the com-
mand of the reserve army, will have his head-
quarters. It is Considered possible that the French
fleet may attack Trieste, and fieldworks have, there-
fore, been constructed at a place whiCh completely
commands the entrance to the harbour. It is
positively asserted at Trieste that English vessels
are about to visit that port, but it has not been in
my power to acqUire any official information
on the subject. A few days ago there were
at Corfu four steamers and a couple of sailing vessels,
and at Malta twelve men of war. The night before
last eight steamers were seen off the island of
Lissa, but it could not be distinguished whether
they were French or English. At Trieste, however,
it was thought they were French, and so great was
the alarm of some of the inhabitants of the city that
they sent their valuables to Laibach. Some of the
Austrian vessels of war have been sent to the. Dal-
matian coast, and probably to Pohl, which is capable
of making a respectable defence, although the for-
tifications are very far from being completed. Cat-
taro is very strongly fortified, but it could, as you
have already been informed, be reduced to
submission by means of a strict blockade. Gra-
vosa and Ragusa are, comparatively speaking,
defenceless, and a landing at either of those
places would infallibly lead to a general rising
in Montenegro, the Herzegovine, and Bosnia.
In Venice it is related that several Austrian ships
of war have been sent to Cattaro, and if the news
be correct, it must be presumed that the Monte-
negrins have displayed symptoms of an intention to
make,a descent on the town of Cattaro, which is at
the very extremity of the Gulf, and consequently
close to the Montenegrin frontier. The ship-of-the
line Kaiser has been removed from Pola to Mala-
mocco, • where the greater part of the Austrian
steam-fleet is, lying at anchor. Vice-Admiral von
Fautz and Commodore von Skopinich have been
appointed commanders of squadrons, but it is not
likely that they will have an opportunity of
displaying their skill or their courage. What
happened •to the Russian fleet in the Black Sea,
will probably happen to the Austrian fleet in
the Adriatic. On the 23rd of April the Arch-
duke Ferdinand Maxmillian was about to leave
in the Fantasia, for Trieste, but he received
telegraphic instructions to remain where he was
until further orders. It is sincerely to be regretted
that his mission of peace has ended so disastrously.
The Austrian army, as it stood about three weeks
ago, consisted of 310,000 troops of the line, 30,000
jager, 38,000 light and 16,000 heavy cavalry, 30,000
border troops, 12,000 pioneers, 12,000 engineers,
and 40,000 artillerymen, with 1,500 guns. It must
be understood that the furlough men of several of
the army corps and the reserves are not included in
the foregoing estimate. Milan is quiet, and it is not
likely that there will be any disturbances in Lom-
bardy, unless the fortune of war should be decidedly
unfavourable to the Imperial arms. All commu-
nication is now interrupted between Austria and
Sardinia, Parma and Tuscany. The telegraphic
communication between the cities of Vienna and
Rome is still maintained, The Grand •Duke of
Tuscany is on his woy from Trieste to this pity.
The war manifesto of Louis Napoleon has not
produced an agrefAlN impression on the A4strilvas,

but sta they are. not sorry' that the die is east,
As the Yrench note of the 29th of April is sure to be
ih your hands before this letter can reach your ft
would have been mere loss of Cue to forward s
translation of it.. The cities and fortresses. ofl
Venice and Verona have been; placed in a ,
state of seige. The Swiss Federal, Council has '
demanded of the Diet approval of its declaration
of neutrality, authorisation to take the neces-
sary, measures for the defence of the Federal
territory, an • unlimited power to. raise money,
and permission to appoint a cmmanderin-
chief. The King of. Hanover has appointed the
Duke of Brunswick to,be Commander-in-Chief of the.
lOth Federal corps rtarrage. The Prussian. Federal
contingent (the Ist, 2nd, and 3rd corps) will be under
the command of the Prince Regent, and the Austrian
contingent (the 4th, sth, and 6th corps), under
the. command of the Archduke Albrecht: The
Prince- of Hesse will probably take the command of.
the Bth Federal corps. It is rumoured at Berlin that
the- Prince Regent and the Emperor Alexander are
to meet at Warsaw or Myslovitz, .but the- report
doeS pot obtain credit hem. Russian artillery
officers, who have just passed through Berlin, do
not speak in favourable terms of the new French
gun.. Austrian artillery officers, who have seen' guns
tried which were made here after a French model,
are also of opinion that they will not answer the
expectations of the Emperor of the French. All the
'inhabitants of Milan have been ordered to givekup
any arms• in their possession within three days.

The following appeared in late editions of tlic
NORTHERN TIMES of Saturday :

NEWS FROM THE SEAT OF

WAR..
AUSTRIAN BULLETIN.

VIENNA, liday

-- General Gyulai reports as

follows

On Wednesday we made demonstrations
Candia and Frassinetto. -On our side we had twenty
wounded. Near Cornale we have thrown a bridge over the
Po, have -crossed the river, and fortified the head of the
brithre.
A deplorable accident has occurred. on the railroad near
Verona. A train•filled. with troops-came into collision with
ammunition waggons, some of which exploded. Twenty-
three men were killed; and 124 wounded, belonging to the
17th Regiment. No officershave been injured.
The following telegrams have also 'been received :
TURIN, May 6th Evening. A company of troops haw€
been despatched to, capture the war material which the
enemy had.transported to the western side of the Sesia, for
the purpose of being conveyed to Candia, and Terranova.
The body of the enemy's army which, yesterday, occupied
Trino and Pobie‘to, has withdrawn to Vercelli.
The official Piedmontese Gazette publishes an announce-
ment laying an enibargo on Amstrian vessels in Sardinian
ports, but neutral property on board is to be respected.
' PARIS, Saturday, May 7.—The Moniteurof this morning
contains a decree appointing Marshal Vaillant and Count
Walewski members of the privy council. Another decree
makes the following fresh appointments de Royer,
• hitherto Minister oeJustice, to be Senator and first Vice-
Preildent of the Senate ; M. Delangle, hitherto Minister of
the Interior, to be Minister of Justice • General' Randon to
be Minister of War ; the Duke of Padone to be Minister of
the Interior; Marshal Vaillant, hitherto Minister of War,
to be Major-General of the army of Italy.
The Moniteter also states that Lord Cowley. has gone to
London on family matters, but would return to Paris on
Sunday or Monday.

It is stated in a Turin letter that in the sin:, weeks prior
to April 10th, no fewer than ninety vessels left Genoa for
the Black Sea; to fetch corn.
The Vienna correspondent of the Times says that Austria
will have 700,000 men under arms by the end of the
month. The enrolment of volunteers at Vienna is carried
on with enthusiasm.
At Trieste great alarm had been produced by a report of
French ships of war being in sight, and many persons sent
off their valuables.
Prince Windischgratz has left Vienna on a-special mission
to St. Petersburgh.
At Vienna, on Wednesday, it was thought that the
insurrectionary movement in the Italian Duchies had
caused a change in the- Austrian plan of operations ; and at
Turin, an opinion prevailed that the Austrian advance into
Piedmont was merely to- cover the withdrawal of artillery
and military stores from Pavia, and that, on this object
being attained, they could fall back on their great fortresses
A Russian squadron is expected at Cherbourg on its way
to the Mediterranean.

FRANCE

AND GERMANY.

A note in the Moniteur of Saturday
denies the correctness of the statement that France
intends to place an army on the Rhine, and says
The garrisons of the frontier towns have not been in-
creased ,by a single regiment. If the Emperor has
given to an illustrious marshal the title of Coin-
mander of the Army of Observation, it was to indicate
that, in case our frontiers should be threatened, all the
garrisons would form one army under-the command of the
Duke of Malakoff.