The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-09
French and English Intervention in ItaIy

French and English Intervention in Italy
The telegraphic despatch received Yesterday,
which purporled to give the news by the Washing
ton but which only gave light enough to make the
darkness visible, announced that 50 the armed in
reference OF ENGLAND and France was about de-
terrnned." Whether those governments had de-
ternned on an armed interference, or whether
tiey had commenced all armed interference which
had about accomplished its purpose, no could
begin 10 guess from The despatch The former
however. troE4 what we know of the state of af-
.als, must be tie meaning. Il such an interven-
non is attempt ID, it IS not much to presume that
Il viii lead to q general The cause of Austria
viii De supported by the other States of Germany
and as the principle involved i'll the intervention Is
Getty opposed 10 the peace md dominion of Rus
ga it cannot DE supposed that the AutOcrat will be
all inactive spectator of the contest.
The States Of Italy, which fell under the Aus
trIan sway by the settlement of Europe al the Con-
gress of Vienna, it is well known have risen against
lie h.;lS..asi power and asserted ;i,yl. indeoen-
dence. The King Of Sardinia, with no better mo-
tive. ii is believed, tan TO make himself the head
Of the new Italian C0niederacy, made common
cause with the revolltionists, and Placed hinself
with his army at the head of lie n0yt.ent. TIN,
far has been Maged with various ess-nov,
Charles ALBERT would gain slight a>.y,1taer and
then Marshal Eadetsky would retrieve his diSas-
ers. Under these circumstances the French Gov
Grnment lntnated, some months ago, lis viii
ungness TO Interfere, but the King of Sardinia
ANXIOUS to be Cesar nothing. snperciolisly re-
fused the otter, declaring that = Italy could take
care OF herself" Matters however have changed
Charles Albert is hero, and is far from being q
sh!3iul general. and his raw troops are no more a
snatch for IL disciplined batalions OF Austria than
h. /, for Ea'-t>ky. And we learn that on the 9Th
Of August tie Sandman Ambassador at Paris. the
Marquis de Brignole-Seie, and he ,Ia r,us a
i,Icc had all interview with Gen, Cavaicnac. IN
which they officially requested IT,. ,.pn, late IN
terv-nlion Of the French army IN Ia he,-
replied to By Gen Cavagnac, thai the French
Government had already considered the contn-
selcy, and had already opened negotiations with
England upon the subject Of which the expected
result would be, 10 offer the joint mediation of the
Governments Of France and Great Britain between
tie King of Sardinia, the Italian revoluionists and
the Austrian G0vernmeEt-aLd from remark of
Lord Palmerst0n made in the house of Commons
on the 1th Of August, g that Her Majestv's Gov
3rnment understood perfectly the Importance of
JutiIng an erd as lossible to the Italian
war; that The Government of France partooh of
the same opinion. and that lie was confident the
Two Governments would succeed in having their
mediation accepted by the Emperor of Austria and
nng Of Sardinia We are led to conclude that The
,erms Of tie mediation had been settled between
The Governments Of France aid England. What
these terms Were Is not known with certainty bur.
among many other propositions hr:ed by the
tristan press, the following IS said 10 be the one
Oh which Lord ,'amerston had decided That
Austria should preserve the Venetian provinces TO
he left barh of the AGige: that she should recog-
nze the independence Of L0mbardy, the latter
a.>umi TIE payment of portion of the Imperial
debt. These Were the terms the most favorable 10
Austria, and THESE We're TO be secured only by the
mediation Of the TWO Governments. There was
no talk Of at armed intervention al that time Ii
one wa decided on nj the date of the Washing
5on'S Ealing, it ,nust have been in consequence of
lie IT Acon of these terms by Austria for Charles
t'bert IS not in a condition 10 reject any thing.
BIT armed intervention is War-and Il war by Eng
and and France against Austria. in favor of Italian
independence, VIII be the spark that needed for
d general explosion, of 'he extent and consequences
Of which, no one can form reasonable guess.
II TIE Geographic mystery nave any FOUNDATION.
the coming news from Eurone will be If the most
important and stirring kind, involving deeply the
nerests-an should The war become general, and
Hn-'afd and Spain be thrown upon opposite SIDES
PERTAINS fh" pa. Of our own country.
s
NAvAI.-The ,toFe-shp Erie last accounts had
nearly completed taking in her cargo at the Brook
iyn, (N. - Navy Yard, and would sail for the
Mediterranean in the course Of few DAYS stopping
ut Porr au-P Prince. Tie storeship Relief has been
thoroughly ov-rhauIed and is waiting for orders.
It is unls rstoOd that orders have beer received at
Brooklyn for the immediate fitting ont of the l. S
rgate Savannah The L. : gun Brig StromboIi.
fitted IN Hos On for service in The Gulf OF Mexico
during the war. arrived at New York OF the 29h
ut Officers and crew all well.
u The steamship Franklin, the third vessel Of
he Ocean Steam Navigation Company, was TO
have been launched AZ New York on the 3Isl ult |
She Is 200 tons, government measure is 26C feet
on deck. = feet beam, and % feet deep. She will
cost $4,000. The keel Of the fourth steamer Will
b. lad soon. which viii complete the line
o. The sum of Sjf15 ha. been contributed in |
New York City for the RELIEF If the sufferers by !
rho AIhsrv fro