Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-05-25 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, May 21.—The Austrian head-quarters have been
removed from Mortara to Garlasco, and the news that a retro-
grade movement has been made, induces the public to believe
that the army is about to return to Lombardy. As the

resources of the western part of Sardinia are almost ex-
hausted, it is by no means .improbable that Count Gyulai
will soon recross the Ticino, but for the moment he is likely
to remain on the right bank of the river. A day or two ago
a reconnaissance was made with five brigades in the direction
of Basignana and Sale, and the Austrian commander acquired
the certainty that the gros of the French army had quitted
its positions at Alessandri, Novi, and Tortona, and was mov-
ing, by way of Bobbio, on the Tiebbia, in the direction of

Piacenza. Large bodies of Austrian troops were imme-
diately sent across the Po to Stradella and Castel St.
Giovanni, which towns are on the high road from
Voghera to Piocenza,, and it is here fully expected that a
battle will be fought on the right bank of the river, pro-
bably in the neighbourhood of St. Giulietta, within a day
or two. By the foreign papers I see that people are ,of
opinion the French will march " straight" into Parma, but
the thing is much more easily said than done. The country

between Voghera in the west, Stradella in the north, and

and the Tidore in the east, is extremely mountainous, and
the only good road (high road) leading from Sardinia to
Parma is that which passes through Stradella, Castel St.
Giovanni, and Piacenza. A short time ago General
M'Mahon might perhaps had effected something if he
had advanced against Piacenza, but, as matters now stand,
a flank movement would be attended with great danger.
The Austrians are now in force on the line of the Po
between Pavia and Piacenza, and would hardly fail to give
their adversaries a lesson which would make them, less

enterprising for the future. The foregoing information
will enable you to understand why, Count Gyulai so
suddenly removed his head-quarters to Garlasco, which

and consequently nearer
the expected scene of action. The Sardinian telegram
relative to the destruction of the bridge over the Sesia is

to the south of, ',Mortara

correct as is the statement that the .Austrians have evacu-
ated Vercelli. It has rained very heavily during the last
day or two in Sardinia and Lombardy, but on the whole the

health of the troops is good. The Austrian soldiers are
delighted with the new thorn gun, which is said to be an
extremely effective weapon. As the French and Sardinian
papers are not likely to make mention of such matters, it
may be well to

mark that twc

Sardinian officers of rank

were killed a few days ago, on; the right bank of the Sesia,

The poor fellows, who were at the head of
their men, were picked off by two men belonging to the
Kaiser-Jager. On the lab instant, a man, whO had been

near Vex:eelli

condemned to death for attempting to debauch, the Austrian
treeps; was pardoned when at the place of execution.' To
the great disgust •of the Italian refugees in the Canton
Tessin, Colonel Bontoms has prevented their making an
attempt to revolutionise the people on this side of the
frontier of Lombardy. The • commander of the Federal
troops has also seized sundry chests of guns and barrels of
powder, which were to have been smuggled across the
frontier

The Swiss Federal Council has given orders to
construct fortifications at Gondo, for the defence of the Sim-
plon. The Swiss Government desired that the Lago Mag-
giore should be declared neutral, but the Austrian Govern-
ment declined to accept the proposition. We learn from
Berne that the new Tuscan Government has refused to
Hermit Swiss recruits to go through the' Grand Duchy to

Naples General Von Alemann has made known to the
inhabitants of Venice, that twelve shots fired at Fort St.
George will be the signal that "some important military

event"

is about to take plan

M soon as the signal is. given,

all civilians are to retire to their houses. In 1848 i the
Sardinians sent an officer to Venice to inform the authorities
that the port of Venice was in a
,state of blockade ; but, up
to the present moment., the commander of the French
squadron has had.no communication with General Alemann.
On the 16th inst., the Austrian war steamer Jupiter was
sent out to reconnoitre, and it saw the French squadron
coming up the Adriatic, without any colours flying.
The sight of the black-yellow- bunting, ''however,
roused* the bile of the French, for, in the twinkling
of an eye the French flag was hoiSted, and a shot fired.
Before the Jupiter returned to poit it had the pleasure of
seeing the Napoleon give chase to and capture a. Small
Austrian vessel, which is. known under the name of Trabakel
According to adviceS from Venice, vessels, containing large
stories, have been sunk in the entrances to the Lido,
INfilamoCcO, and Chioggia. During the night of the 15th
an accident, happened on the railroad between.Coceaglio and
Brescia. Two trains carrying' troops , met, and 25 men
were more or less seriously injured. One-man was killed.
The particulars relative to the ' explosion on board
the Triton -have lbeen, received from Ragusa. 'The whole
crew excepting eight men, one of 'whom. was: the captair+
was on board.