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London, England, 1859-05-10 00:00:00

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of Ancona. Austrian accounts :state that it has
been greatly reinforced, and its garrison between
6,000 and 10,000 men. But the French have no doubt
that it can be blockaded and taken.
If a French division should land on the Adriatic
coast, it is clear that it cannot be left unsupported
or exposed to an overwhelming attack of the Aus-
trians. Consequently, other French divisions mist
advance upon the line which extends from Parma
to Bologna. And thus the central Duchies, not
Piedmont, will be the seat of war. When the Aus-
trian Government sent its peremptory summons to
Turin and menaced instant invasion, it must have
expected that the strength of the French army
would be coming over the Alpine passes, and that
after the occupation of Turin the Austrian army
could have met them as they descended through the
valleys. The abandonment of North Piedmont by
the King of Sardinia, and the bulk of the French
landing at Genoa, must have disconcerted these
projects, and compelled the Austrian general to
' change his plan and await his foe in the vicinity of
Pavia and Piacenza. The excursions which Gyulai
nas made towards the Sesia and the Tanaro are
surely not serious. Nor probably will he now ven-
ture any attack towards Alessandria and Casale.
For the French and Piedmontese having full pos-
session of the railway, whilst the Austrian general
has nothing of the kind, the former can concentrate
on any given point a quantity of force far greater
than the Austrian could collect by mere marching
and counter-marching. Indeed, if the two armies
should come or continue to be concentrated where
their respective bulletins are issued at present, we can
expect nothing decisive. The Piedmontese have
three fortresses within almost hearing of each other.
The Austrians have Lodi and Pizzighettone behind
Piacenza, and they have their railway, as the Pied-
montese have theirs on the other side of the Po. For
either army to attack the other in these positions
would give too great and manifest an advantage-to
whichever stood on the defensive. Here, therefore,
we think, will not take place either decisive opera-
tions or severe engagements.
The interval between the Parma river and the
Taro is Much more likely to be the scene of a
serious advance of the French to cross the great
river, and of the most energetic efforts of the Aus-
trians to resist them. What most tells against'the
French in this aggressive campaign is, that no
movement can be new, or unforeseen. The great
Napoleon invaded Lombardy several times, and
each time penetrated by a new avenue. He has
himself explained all that he did, in ample com-
mentaries, with kis reasons and difficulties, perils
and advantages. It is impossible to say a word-
more upon the military geography of the valley of
the Po. And General Ulloa s two goodly volumes,
just 'published, telling the world what Charles
Albert ought to have done, say in reality nothing
new. The Austrians know the ground ; they are
equal at present in number to the attacking army,
and but that the Lombard population are hostle,
and that their position may at any time be weakened
or endangered by popular insurrection at Milan,
Bergamo, and Brescia, we should say that if they
be not able to hold _ their ground, they had better
abandon Lombardy definitively and for ever, for
they can never pretend, militarily or politically, to
keep it.
That feature of the war, indeed, which is the
most threatening to Austria is, in fact, the national
character that Victor Emmanuel is giving to it, and
which the French are most honourably permitting
or abetting. Charles Albert discountenanced Italian
volunteers-altogether, and took bat little account-of
their co-operation. On the contrary, at present the
commander-in-chief,. La Marmora, is taking every
pains to render the legions of Central Italy effective, .
disciplined, and numerous, Let the war endure
even one campaign, and Italy would then have a
formidable army of its own, fbrmed of men who,
whilst they had fought by the side of the French,
would not on that account be prepared to prostrate
themselves before the imperial eagle.
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