Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-05-13 00:00:00

Empire

Paris, May 10

Monsigneur,—The Emperor is about to place himself at
the head of the army of Italy. His Majesty desires that
public prayers shall be ordered in all the churches of the
Empire, beseeching the Almighty to vouchsafe the success
of our arms and to protect France. I therefore requrst
your Eminence to take the necessary measures for responding
to those pious intentions.—Accept, &e. ROULA ND.
A similar circular has been sent to tue presidents
of consistories, Now that the Emperor Napoleon
has proceeded to take the command of the French
army in Italy, is may not he uninteresting to your
readers to be informed of the names of the Generals
who are to act under his orders. Major-General
of the Imperial army, Marshal Vaillant. Generals
commanding corps d'armee : —Marshal Baraguay
d'Hilliers, Marshal Canrobert, General Itegnaud
de St. jean d'Angely, General MacMahon,
General Niel. Generals of Division.—Renault,
Roquet, Herbillon, Morris, Forey, Camou, Ladmi-
rault, Partonnee,ux, De Goyon, De Cotte, De Luzy
de Pellissac, D'Antemarre d'Erville, De Martimprey,
Mellinet, De la Motterouge Ulrich, Espinasse, Vinay,
Bazaine, De Failly, De Montebello, Bourbaki, Le
&ea, Frossard, Desvaux, Trochu. Generals of
Brigade. —Baron Richepanse, Foltz, De Cassaignolles,
Genestet de Planhol, Gaudin de Villaine, Marquis de
Forton, Baron Marion, De Beaufort d'Hautpoul,
Bouteilleux, Chauchard, Grandchamp, Be Martim-
prey, Verge, Beuret, Niol, Cler, De Champeron, De
Whnpffen, Cauvin de Bourguet, De Sevelinges,
Soleille, Yuelin de Beville, Manque Jannin, Dumont,
Blanchard, Picard, Goze, Decaen, Coffinieres,
Forgeot, Comte de Clerambault, Ladreit de la
Charriere, Douay, Prince de la Moskowa, Fleury,
Anger, O'Farrel, Borgella, Courtois-Roussel-d'Hur-
bal, De Negrier, Bataille, Collineau, Baret de
Rouvray, Baron Neigre, Lenoble, Correard,
Ducrot, Roze, Fiereck, Saurin, Delmas de Lape-
rause, Gault, Lefevre, Lebrun, De Castagny, De
Bounet-Maurelhan, Polkes. The names of the
Generals are inscribed according to the date of their
commissions. lam informed that the Emperor has
decided that no correspondent of a newspaper or
journalist will be permitted to follow the French
army in Italy. Those profane and dangerous indi-
viduals must remain at Turin, or at Genoa, or at
home. One or two persons are spoken of as attached
to the corps which is to be commanded by Prince Na-
poleon. I am reminded, however, that the corps separe,
which the Moniteur announced would be under
the orders of his Imperial Highness, does not neces-
---411, imply one employed in field operations • and
that corps separe
the army. If this be the cause, the speciarcnroniSlM
who are to note the acts of his Highness cannot do
much mischief. I cannot say whether any exception is
made in favour of the Progus du Pas de Calais (if it
still exists), of which his Majesty was himself once
upon a time the diligent correspondent, and in whose
pages he so often exposed the vices of the government
of Italy. The Empress gave audience to several
persons to-day at the Tuileries. She likewise signed
several decrees as Regent.
The following letter has been received from St.
Petersburg, dated the 2nd inst :
To judge from the series of articles published by the
Invalide, the organ of the War Department, the Russian
official press is undoubtedly favourable to French policy in
Italy. You may judge by the following extract from
the Invalide: "Austria evidently expected that the
French could not arrive so promptly to the assistance
of the Piedmontese army, and that General Gyulai
would have had sufficient time to disperse them, but
the calculation of the Austrian General was erroneous.
The greater part of the Piedmontese army shut itself
up in the fortress of Alessandria, and the Austrians did
nothing to capture that fortress previous to the arrival of the
French at Turin and Genoa. We are inclined to believe that
the other calculations made by the Austrians will not be
more successful. History alone can diSclose to us the diplo-
matic secrets which preceded the present invasion of
Piedmont by Austria, and the audacious resolution of the
famous ultimatum. At present it would be idle to endeavour
to discover the real motive of the infatuation and presump-
tion of the Vienna Cabinet, which rushed head foremost into
such a rash undertaking, without having secured the
alliance of some Power, or of at least one great Power.
Let us admit that Austria possesses the sympathies of
Bavaria, Wurtemberr% Hesse, Hanover, and the other
second-rate States of Germany ; we ask what support they