The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-17 00:00:00

THE ARMISTICE BETWEEN AUSTRIA

AND ITALY.

FLORENCE, Aug. 14.

General Petitti has addressed the following de-
spatch to the President of the Council of Ministers :
UDINE, Aug. 12, 9.20 p.m.
I communicate to your Excellency the text of the
armistice convention.

I had obtained from the Imperial Commissioner
the insertion of the following conditions :-
1. That the inhabitants of the Italian Tyrol and
other localities re-occupied by the Austrian troops
should not be molested for their acts or the opinions
they have expressed during the Italian occupation.
2. That the former employes of the Austrian
Government should be put to no inconvenience on
account of their having given in their adhesion to
the Italian Government.
3. That the forced loan should not be collected,
and that no war tax should be imposed.

4. Free navigation of the canals and rivers, of
whioh the mouths are in territory not occupied by
the Austrians.

The Archduke did not approve the first three
points, which in his opinion were unfit for a mili-
tary convention and beyond our competency. The
Austrian Commissioner has assured me that his
Government will show itself generous towards per-
sons politically compromised, and will collect neither
forced loan nor war taxes. The fourth point was
found to be needless, the free navigation of those
waters not being disputed.
(Signed) GENERAL PETITTI.
Armistice Convention concluded to-day between
the Military Commissioners of the Italian and
Austrian Armies.

1. The armistice will commence on the Ist August
at midday, and will last four weeks—that is to
say, to the 9th September. Hostilities cannot re-
commence without 10 days' notice. In the absence
of notice the armistice will be considered prolonged.
2. The limits of the territories occupied by the
troops, during the duration of the armistice, will be
for the Austrian troops the following :
(a) The present Lombardo-Venetian frontier;
from the Lagodi Garda to the Po.
(b) The Po to within one kilometre below
Ostiglia, and thence a straight line to within 7i
kilometres below Legnano, on the Adige, near the
town of Bartolomea.

(c) The continuation of the said line to the
Fratta, the right bank of this stream to Pavruano,
thence a line through Lobbia to the confluence of
the Chiampo with the Alpone ; then the right bank
of the latter to the summit of the Tre Croci on the
political frontier.
(d) The political frontier from the mouth of the
river Ansa—Porto-Buso to near Villa, then a line
7i kilometres round the outer works of Palmanuova.
This line commences at Villa, passes between
Gouars and Morsano, and terminates at Percotto-
Torre—the left bank of the Torre at Tarcento, and
thence by Prato Magnana to Salt, between Oseppo
and Gemora.

At the Tagliamento, the left bank of the river to
the foot of Mount Cretis, and the back of the hills
which separate the valleys of San Pietro and
Gaito to Mount Cogliano on the politiCal frontier.

(e). Round Fort Malghera a circle 7f kilometres
in circumference. The Government has the right
to use that part of the Padua and Treviso railway
comprised in this circle.

(J). The same circle of 7i kilometres round the
outer works of the other fortifications of Venice.
In the localities where there is not sufficient ter-
ritory the lagunes, and if there be outer canals near
these circles, the inner bank of such canals.
The fort of Cavanella d'Adige will not be occu-
pied by either of the two armies. The navigation
of the Lorco Canal and of the Po upon the east shall
be free to the Royal Italian troops.
(g.) The limits of all the ports of Venetia not
occupied by the Austrian troops.

3. The provisioning of Venice shall be free.

4. Access to the territories reserved to the Aus-
trian troops is forbidden to the Royal troops and
the Italian volunteers. Access to the territories
reserved to the Italian troops is equally prohibited
to the Austrian troops and volunteers. Leave is,
however, granted to the officers of either army to
cross, upon duty, the territory reserved to the other
under reciprocal escort.
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5. The prisoners shall be reciprocally exchanged.
Austria will send hers to Udine ; Italy those iu her
possession to Peschiera.

6. Italian officials in the territories occupied by
the Imperial and Royal troops shall not be molested,
neither shall the Austrian officials and military men
on half-pay residing in the territories occupied by
the Italian troops.
7. The return home of interned subjects of both
parties is permitted ; nevertheless they shall not be
allowed to enter the fortresses occupied by the
troops of the Government by which they have been
interned.

(Signed) A. PETITTI, General.
CHARLES MORING.

Cornions, Aug. 12.
General Garibaldi has published the following
order of the day :

Head-quarters, Storo, Aug. 9.
To the Volunteers,—Scarcely organised, you have
marched against the enemy. Clothed, God knows
how, and still worse armed, you have nevertheless
marched with the enthusiasm by which the holiest
of causes inspired you, and, ivith the bearing of war-
like veteran soldiers, you have responded to the ex-
pectations of the King and the country, repulsing
the Austrians in ten sanguinary engagements.
The noble victims strewn along your glorious
path testify to the desperation of the contests that
have taken place. Chiassi, Caste? Hui, Lombardi,
Rottini, and hundreds of our bravest are no more.
These gaps will be very difficult to fill up in your
ranks, Your wounded and mutilated comrades

have been prostrated by thousands, and, neverthe-
less, I have not seen the slightest sign of discourage-
ment among you. I have not heard a single word
of despair.

The still incomplete liberation of your enslaved
brethren has been your only complaint. With
emotion I have heard none but the cry of war
resound in your ranks. During the truce you have
been patient and filled with zeal ; you have been
accustomed to the management of arms—an exer-
cise necessary for so large a number of all your
young comrades.

With pride I have heard you sigh for the end of
a truce which found you in course of pursuing the
enemy ; and when, at the expiration of this truce,
you received the order to rush anew to the fight, I
found you animated by that joyous satisfaction
with which men go to a banquet.

May God bless you ! Italy may feel proud of
you, and if, at the end of a month you will still
have occupied in the exercises of war, the foreigner
has not ceased to make excessive demands, then,
by the side of our brave brethren of the army (yes,
I declare it in the inspiration of the national con-
science), we will break the last fetters that still dis-
honour this free but unhappy people.

S. GARIBALDI.