The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-27 00:00:00

AUSTRIA AND RUSSIA.

A Vienna letter contains the following :—" Count
de Buol had no motive to feel sympathy for Russia,
asiwhen he was ambassador there some years ago
he had to submit to more than one mortification.
The Emperor Nicholas was not at all well disposed
towards him; and it is known that the coldness of
that Sovereign was sufficient to disconcert the
firmest mind. One circumstance will suffice to show
that Count de Buol was not favourably regarded
at the court of St. Petersburg. When he was
recalled Count Nesselrode asked the Emperor, n
accordance with usage, to give him a decoration
and the Czar consented to let him have the Grand
Cross of St. Anne, but in order to neutralise the
effect, he on the very same day conferred the
Grand Cross of Alexander Nevski on General de
Rochow, Ambassador of Prussia. All the repre-
sentatives of Russia at Vienna since the beginning
of the Eastera question, Baron de Meyendorff,
Prince Gortschakoff, Baron de Budberg, and
M. de Balabine, have considered, right or 'wrong,
Count de Buol as an obstacle to a reconciliation
between Austria and Russia. Even Baron de
Meyendorff, who was the count's own brother-in-
law, and who, during his stay at Vienna, rendered
more than one service to Austria—witness his ener-
getic and successfulintervention between Prince
Schwarzenberg and Baron Manteuffel at Olmutz,
in 1850, when Prussia and Austria were on the eve
of an armed conflict—even Baron de Meyendorff was
compelled to leave Vienna, where be had obtained
the sympathies of all parties. The baron's successor

Prince Gortschakoff could not agree with him at all,
and he left Viennafull of resentment; neither was his
resentment lessened by the interview which subse-
quently took place between the Emperors of Russia
and Austria at Weimar, nor by the grand cross of St.
Stephen—the highest decoration in Austria—which
was conferred on him on the occasion. Count de
Buol was not at Weimar, and it was rumoured that
he would shortly resign, but the rumour was not
confirm ed. He continued to retain an ill-feeling
towards Russia, and he was encouraged in it by
Baron de Bach, Minister of the Interior, who was
noted for his aversion to that country or rather to
the Emperor Nicholas. To understand the cause
of this we must go back to the interview between
the Emperor Francis Joseph and the Emperor Ni-
cholas at Olmutz. In the list of distinguished
persons desirous of being presented to the Emperor
of Russia, which his ambassador submitted to his
Majesty, was the name of Baron de Bach, but the
Emperor struck it out. On a subsequent occasion
Baron de Bach was present at a dinner given by
the Emperor of Austria to the Emperor of Russia
and after dinner Baron de Meyendorff, the Russian
ambassador, presented him in the embrasure of a
window to his Majesty, saying, I have the honour
to present to your Majesty Baron de Bach, Minister
of the Interior.' The Emperor simply said,
'Charnie,' and continued his conversation with
other personages. From all this it would appear
that if a reconciliation between Russia and Austria
is to be effected, it will be easier now than it was
before."

VIENNA, MAY 24.

The evening sheet of the Wiener Zeitung of
yesterday contains the following intelligence from
the seat of war :

"At noon on the 21st just. the enemy made a
demonstration against the right wing of the
Austrian army by attacking at Vercelli half a
brigade—consisting of 3,000 men, under Colonel
von Ceschi—with a force of from 12,000 to 15,000
men. Colonel von Ceschi retreated, fighting, to
Orfengo. (Orfengo is about four English miles
and a half from Vercelli, on the high road from
that place to Novara.) Two brigades of the 7th
Corps, under General Baron Zobel, which were
supported by the gros of the same, were directed
against the right flank of the assailants, in order
to drive them from the Sesia. On seeing the
movement the enemy returned to the right
bank of the river without renewing the engage-
ment (ohne in ein weiteres Gefecht einzugehen).
"During the forced reconnaissance towards
Montebello we discovered that the gros of the
enemy's army was between Alessandria and
Voghera. Considerable bodies of Austrian troops
guard the defile at Stradella."
The Wiener Zeitung of this evening contains the
following official intelligence from the seat of war :
" The troops of the enemy which were opposed
to the half brigade of Col. Ceschi at Orfengo have
retired to the right bank of the Sesia. Garibaldi is
said to have advanced towards Arona, and to have
the intention to disturb Como. The necessary steps
for frustrating his intention have been taken.
" A patrol of Count Civilart' Lancers met with
a squadron of Piedmontese Dragoons at Borgo
Vercelli, and put it to flight. The commander of
the hostile squadron was thrown from his horse by
the officer in command of the patrol.
" The Delegation of Como announces that
Garibaldi, with 6,000 men, entered Varese at six
o'clock on the 23d inst. A part of the corps is said
to have gone to Laveno."

THE AUSTRIAN ARMY IN
PIEDMONT.
(From the Special Correspondent of the Times.)
PAVIA, MAY 21.

The French having been seen to the east of
Voghera, it became necessary to find out in what
strength they were. Accordingly, yesterday morn-
ing a body of about 20,000 men, under Count
Stadion, were sent across the Po by a bridge at Vac-
carizza, a few miles from this, just below the junction
of the Ticino and the Po, with orders to push on till
they found the enemy in force, to oblige him to show
his strength, and then immediately to retire. At
about noon Count Stadion reached Casteggio, which
he found occupied, and prepared for defence, and
he did not take it till after a hard fight. Beyond
Casteggio the enemy had secured a position on a
rising ground, with the village of Montebello in his
centre. Count Stadion attacked immediately, and
in about half an hour obtained possession of the
heights, losing, however, many officers and men in
storming some farmhouses, which were most gal-
lantly defended.
From the heights of Montebello the Austrians be-
held a novelty in the art of war. Train after train
arrived by railway from Voghera, each train dis-
gorging its hundreds of armed men, and immedi-
ately hastening back for more. In vain Count
Stadion endeavoured to crush the force before him
before it could be increased enough to overpower
him. The battle was kept up without any decisive
result till dark, when he retired, having fully accom-
plished his purpose of discovering the position and
force of the enemy. His loss, however, has been
great-10 officers killed and 16 wounded (one a
general of brigade, Braun), and 400 men killed and
wounded. The French were commanded by Gen.
Baraguay d'Hilliers. The Austrians say they fought
splendily—" Der Franzos ist ein magnifiker Kerl"
is an expression I have heard often to-day. A
regiment of Sardinian lancers was nearly destroyed,
completely ridden over, by some hussars.
Tile General Staff has lost an excellent officer,
Major 'Wittner, who was sent to observe and report
to Count Gyulai what he saw. Not satisfied with
this passive, but useful and indeed necessary, duty,
he put himself at the head of a party attacking a
farmhouse, and was killed by almost the first fire.
The Austrians had their reserves as close as was
usual in the days of old " brown Bess ;" the conse-
quence was that these suffered almost as much as
the troops engaged, the bullets from the French
rifles ranging very far. One regiment of Chasseurs
in particular is reported to have been extraordinarily
steady, and to have done great execution by its fire.
I regret that I cannot to-day discover the number
of this regiment, but hope to do so to-morrow.
The head-quarters are still at Garlasco. The 9th
Corps, under Count Schaffgotche, has come up from
the eastward, and is now at Piacenza and in front
of it—that is to say, on the right bank of the Po.
General d'Urban's corps is also beyond the Po, with
a bridge at Spesia in his rear. The tete-de-pont at
Vaccarizza is strongly fortified.
There has been some fighting to-day near Vercelli
between Zobel's corps and Cialdini, with what
result I hope to be able to tell you to-morrow.

The Intendant-General of Turin has issued an
order for the mobilisation of the National Guards
of the division of Turin from the ages of 21 to
35. By adother decree, Severe measures are pre-
scribed against such bakers as have unlawfully
doubled the price of bread.

M. Ricasofi, Minister of the Interior in Tuscany,
has addressed a circular to the prefects of the pro-
vinces, informing them that, in imitation of what
has been done in Piedmont, the public press in
Tuscany must continue to be restricted during the
war.

A correspondent of the Siecle, writing from Ales•
sandria, states that the Austrian colonel who was
taken prisoner at Montebello has since died of his
wounds. The number of Austrian officers taken
was twenty.

The Piedmontese Gazette publishes the 46th and
47th bulletins, containing little but what has already
been received by telegraph. The former mentions
the reconnaissance on Palestro, which lies midway
between Robbio and Vercelli, and is in the hands
of the Austrians, who have barricaded it ; the other
bulletin relates to the Austrian reconnaissance
directed against Borgo Vercelli, now in the hands
of the Piedmontese. It confirms the statement that
General Garibaldi has made some prisoners in Lom-
bardy,

REGISTRATION OF LETTERS FOR VICTORIA.—
On the Ist of Juno next, and thenceforward, a letter or
packet of printed papers addressed to Victoria may be
registered on the application of the person posting it, pro-
vided the postage, together with a registration fee of six-
pence, be paid in advance. liv command of the Postmaster-
General. ItowLA.Nn Hat., Secretary. General Post-office,
May 28.
THE EXPLOSION AT SHELTON.—With reference
to 4 paragraph copied from the Birmingham Past, a corres-
pondent informs us that the damage and inconvenience
caused by the explosion at the Shelton Furnaces will be
nothing like so serious as we
stated, the enine which is
damaged being pair ld eac,),e, and on the point of gaing stopped
for thorough repai, and the new parts of the engine re-,
quired beinc all ready prepared,

INDIA AND CHINA.

ALEXANDRIA, M' 19.

The India and China mails leave to-day. The
dates are—Calcutta, April 22d ; Madras, 29th ;
Hongkong, 13th.
The new Five-and-a-Half per Cent. loan was
announced to be open on the Ist of May, when the
Five per Cent. would be closed, except to holders
of Four per Cent. paper in Europe, for -whom the
Fives remain open. till the Ist of June.
Import markets steady. Money abundant.
Freights unaltered. Exchange 2s. lid. for credits.

China markets generally dull. - Exchange at
Hongkong 4s. 81d.

At Shanghai, on the 4th of April, the silk settle-
ment was 2,500 bales. A decline of 20 to 25 taels
in Tsatlees and Taysaams.
Exchange on London 6s. sd. to 6s, 51d.
Tea markets generally inactive. Decrease in
exports to Great Britain 4,439,0001 b.

We have been favoured with the following tele-
gram by the Peninsular and Oriental Company
" The Nepaul, with the mails from Calcutta and
China, arrived at Marseilles at 8 a.m. yesterday
(Thursday).
" The mails left for London at 10 a.m.

" The mails left Malta for Southampton on the
23d inst., at 9 a.m."

THE BOMBAY MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING.

The steamship Orissa, Captain Joy, has arrived.
She left Alexandria, May 11; Malta, the 16th ;
and Gibraltar, the 21st. She has 133 passengers,
one package of specie, value unknown, and a cargo
of shawls, flax, &c.
There were six Austrian vessels at Gibraltar,
which would be dismantled and disposed of, if
possible, on account of the war. One of them had
been sold to a British subject.
The Orissa passed several ships of war. She spoke
the troopship Melbourne, on the 23d, off the
Burl ings.

ROYAL YA CHT SQUADRON INTELII-

GENCE.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
COWES, MAT 25.
ARRIVALS.—May 23 : Undine, Mortimer Ricardo, EEO
from the West ; Falcon, William Craven, Esq., from Gib-
raltar; Stella, the Earl of Durham, from Portsmouth;
Caroline, the Hon. Windham Quin, from Portsmouth.
25 : Haidee, Henry Thorold, Esq., from Portsmouth.
YACHTS FITTING OUT.—Beatrice, John E. W. 114114
Esq. ; Magnolia, Sir Henry Beachen, Bart. ; Derwent,
Charles Lee, Esq. ; Petrel, Philip Percaval, Esq. ;
Queen, Sir Henry Bold HogW on, Bart.; Zonave, Richt.
Arabin, Esq. ; Zoe, the Earl of Yarborough ; Aurora/ 'Mu
Marchant Thomas, Esq. ; Rattlesnake, R. Duffe, Efol';
Isis, William Halliday Cosway, Esq. ; Sultana, Sir Charlet.
Taylor, Bart. ; Caprice, Lieut.-Colonel Charles Bering;
Osprey, Colonel R. W. Hucy ; Stella, the Earl of Dalkeith ;
Sibyl, Colonel John Westenra ; Titania, Robert Stephen-
son, Esq., M.P. ; and Bacchante, Benjamin Jones'
Esq.
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ViatOria
YACHTS AT THE STATION.--The Royal yeah..., • -
and Albert, Fairy, and Elfin ; Caroline, the iron. Wind-
ham Quin ; Haidee, Henry Thorold, Esq. ; and. Br wefts'
Colonel Simmons Smith.
FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.—The Earl of Durban hNßelmore House; the Marquis of Abercorn, Averring villa:
Lady Vane, the pavilion; Henry Thorold, j' tiel)./'
es
ley House ; John Loder, Esq., No. 4, Parade Terrace; .9.11"
Hopkins, No. 2 ; Captain Rich, the 2d Cottage ; Captain
Warburton, Adelaide Villa; Major Vincent Wing, Grove
House ; the Hon. Mrs. Douglas, the Ist Cottage; a E.
Pellow, Esq., Harriet Lodge ; the Rev. Mr. Mayer/ 134118
Lodge. Gothic Hall, Rosetta Cottage, and several other
houses, have been taken this week, but the families have
not yet arrived. The Hon. C. Cust is in treaty for the old
R.Y.S. House. G. Daniel, Esq., has taken Oakfield
Lodge.
REGATTA.—The Societe du Sport Nautique gave their
annual regatta on the 23d inst., at Argentine, for yacht'
under 10 tons. There was a strong breeze from the north-
west. Sixteen yachts started, and after a spirited contest
of three hours, the Ariel, of eight tons, belonging to John
Arthur, Esq., built by Ratsey and Son, of Cowes, was de-
dared the winner, having beaten all the other yachts by 20
minutes, and Mr. Arthur was awarded the cup and gold
medal of honour.