Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-05-21 00:00:00

FRANCE.

f the
PAR:I4I Thursday Evetiilig.—The orders 0 „t
day and proclamations that have hitherto
addressed to the army of Italy suffer a gOod de,,to
contrast with those of the First Empire. i/
published by Prince Napoleon at Genoa has not, is
is said givn satisfaction among military mat
solder
think , thate the recommendation to French sol
about "courage" is quite superfluous ; and, indeoli;
so it is. Who ever doubted of the inWetuo
courage of the French soldier ? I hare heard s°ll,
remarks made on it, but I think the persons the
made them are critical overmuch. Speaking °f 00
Prince, it appears his friends at Genoa make ell
secret of the fact that his Imperial
programme" is not merely the expulsion of
Austrians from Lombardy, but likewise the 00114,
pation of all the States of Italy. An ex-functioaa,
who has been sent en mission to Italy, is fa,s4to
structed to inform the various populations L'vh 'eh
liberal and enlightened government such as that
Itch
France enjoys is to be established in each
State

of sec!
composetz
regiments of infantry, vizi, the 19th, 220 d, of
50th, 54th, 68th, and 69th, and two regiulell, of
cavalry—the 2nd and 4th DragoOns. The collet
Sathonay is occupied by detachments from °on
corps. Rear-Admiral. Dupont' has received a 'or
Imand, which comprises the Imperial vachts,ol
gunboats, the floating batteries, and serve
steamers ; and it is expected that the Emperor d,
with that flotilla, soon make an armed ree°ll9
-s'ance on the coast of Italy. Wit;
4
The last accounts received in Paris from 11pi
announce that Tuscan troopS have' been. desPa,'ond
to the assistance. of the inhabitanss of Mostro
Carrara. The French troops had advanced as 'La])
Voghera. They had likewise advanced to the "
of Vercelli. A battle appeared to be imminert'd to
The question of English neutrality, referre
tle
in my yesterday's letter, would appear, fr°,9li/i
circumstance to have been solve('
following ,-,64
mauner favourable to to
interests, .8 pl)!
.shipping house here (Messrs, Pastre) freigil,t'porll
Mauritius at Southampton on behalf of the I' ,40
Government. When the Queen's proclalloto
appeared it was feared that she would be seized,,„titi
telegraphic despatch was received yesterday
that she would be allowed to sail. It is said thautrde
the neutrality strictly enforced a large carryingd
would fall into the hands of the Americans, a°
British shipowners would lose a chance of afica
large profits during the war ; but unless it is %coil
•
enforced, and with even handed justice, it is ei`
to discern how we can avoid being ultimatea
volved in the contest. It has been suggest°
in the present temper of the American Pe°,li,iif
would be easy to cpme to some definite uriclier,-,(10
inn by which both nations might be fro°,
follow a common policy, and totally abstaal ty;
interference in the war. Were they to .do 9°'ool
would find ample compensation in dividing be.,ero
them the carrying trade of France with non-bellfo
Powers, while the French mercantile navy 5r,,001
left to enjoy undisturbed the profits arising fr
conveyance of warlike stores. ie tY
A communiqué has just made its appearane-i 1. 4
local papers, inviting stokers to enrol therase;"
the equipages of the ficec. Those who are
this department--Bouches du Rhone—are to lliep!I
themselves before the proper maritime autilaci 111
Toulon. They must be 30 years of age, haive:shib,,lll,
mum height of 1 metre 63 centimetres, ona,
regular certificates of their good conduct and
professional aptitude as engine fitters, fitters,
or boiler-makers. People ask what can this sP"ovitr
as there is no possibility of the contest with
becoming a naval war.

The army at Lyons is now

CAUTION TO SHIPOWNfIi
AND SHIPMASTERS. 0
AUSTRIAN VESSELS LIABLE TO C.--
rep
t
The French Government have notified,
to her Majesty's Government, on the apPlie'o l
l,
the Committee of Lloyd's, that Austris°.,,
leaving ports of call will be liable to seizure
9,
(COPY) 010°
FOREIGN OFFICE, to !e(1
Sir,—l am directed by. the Earl of Malmesburireecio
to you that her Majesty's government hale in(11,100
the answer of the French government to we be
which, as you were informed in my letter ofc ,t Vorrigi
instant, had been put to them by her Majest
•ador at Parig respecting- tr whic

_..g .ae eaten, .0
vessels are liable to capture by French and S 1'
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cruizers. • WV',ort~ u+The first enquiry which Earl Cowley was Os
make was, whether Austrian vessels arriving lit 't dc6l
call, would be allowed to leave such ports for thei
oetfor
nation without being liable to capture • the sec°ll34 or ble
Austrian vessels which have sailed 'for Austria be I.s
neutral ports, prior to the declaration of war, will 0
to capture. o°ol
.A t tO

The French Government have stated, in rer'btea
far as France is concerned, it cannot be dolls' ~bit
Austrian vessels would, in the cases specified, be iorlt
capture and condemnation, in virtue of the genar3;:sc
of the Law of Nations, acted upon in England .0$
in France, according to which every ship belongl:s
enemy met with at sea after the declaration of vita '

prize.
It is assumed that the question relates to ne-„.0o1
called at for orders, since if an Austrian vessel, 10 1.30 rt,
of war having broken out, should enter a French ,go?
would be protected by the special decision of the I, to
dated May 3, which grants safe conduct not 011`1,105e
vessels of the enemy French ports, but to test
which shall enter such ports in ignorance of theta
war.— I am, sir, your most obedient serfali,"o
E. 11'1'114'
Captain G. A. Halsted, R.N., Secretary, Lior;-'

Pi
A PIEDMONTESE PEASANT FLOGGED TO T)g. 11/
AUSTRIANS.-A Turin letter of May 16, in the srii,
that about a week previous two waggoners 5°,0054i 1?
had received orders to take charge of some via" to
with plunder. On the road one of them took wpre?
and the other came to head quarters alone. Jl•ed to DV
responsible for his companion, and was sentence
~..a'
forty blows on his naked body. At the twou'locr
he died. The poor man, whose name vo."- „CO,
the father of a family.
We read in the Levant Herald of the 1161'petey)
Pacha, if we are correctly informed, is daily °l);n(l°,ff
from Bagdad to receive a high military cornl tbe d;
Danube. Ahmet Pacha, Commander-in-Chiel,°,o o'4lo
of Arabistan and Governor of Damascus, is sP°P"O Ryas
successor at Bagdad ; and if the favourable reP't
received of this pacha's administrative suceessteer etev
be correct, the Porte could hardly make a üb'oll
Rifaat Pacha, ex-Governor of Janina, will Pr°
new governor of Damascus."

FRENCH CRUISERS ON THE LINCOLNSIIIiIt
Three French cruisers were the other day reeell'oceoti4
Lincolnshire coast of the Humber and Gernt3e,
we understand, on her Majesty's ship, the Cer3":ft
ing them, the officers of two of the French Coale
Ar„.r,
that they were watching the movements of se'" co"y;
coal-trading vessels from one of the DurhaTieredt,
while the officers of the other alleged that theYh cortioll
ing after some fishing smacks, the crews of wilic'orOtrectoi
agree. It may be stated that the AdmiraltY e j
since had the Humber inspected, with a vie"vcossts;vli
battery on either the Yorkshire or Lincolnshire: 1,4 ,
the presence of these cruisers in the inefficje of ill!
defence of both coasts, has created some degre,e vet
ness both in this port and North Lincolnshire Ffrity
AFFRAY BETWEEN AUSTRIAN AND Fits d
It has been generally thought that no shots DtrooP'",,i,";
exchanged between any Austrian and French ..00",r
this opinion is confirmed by the silence of tiled sty,i
The Pays however, gives the following verse° siollt,lo4
of " first 'blood :"---" We have heard from the fps 4111‘.11
general officer, just arrived in Paris, and virl'°,orl,
an eye-witness of the event, a fact of pod otV
proves the great superiority of the French tbetp,i,
battalions of Foot Chasseurs, one Austrian ante 10,16
French, came in sight of each other from opPtoge,° sl'44
the Pa, and, although at a great distance e%e'eill7l(
Great was the stupefaction of the enemy at Pere ftbeltiicii
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all its balls fell short, while ours struck several ° t
,
with disastrous precision, The Austrian hat' a a
disperses,l leaving tweßty of their betty de
field."