The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-19
State Of Affairs in Europe.
Opening 0fthe italian Observation-Disclosures
or Marshal Radetzky.
The following document appears IN the Nfilaw
Ca xeffe of the l6th:-

UNDER Mt ORDERS.
At the moment of once more drawing my sword in
Ahs defence Of the rights of the Emperor INV master
and for the maintenance OF the integrity OF the
narchy, it to my brave army and to the sacred
ness Of the defend, to cast glance upon the
conduct of my adversary, we'll upon my The
power of just is great; have faith in it, and
rty decide whether justice resides the camp of the
Emperor or in that of the Sandman King The pos
session Of Italy has been the bait by which he has been
caught While the diplomatic notes contained the
most friendly but hypocritical expressions Of good
neghborhood the columns of his army passed the TEST
no and marched into Lombardy. Forgetting the bonds
OF relationship which exist between his house and the
imperial family-forgetting that the house Of Savoy
owes to Austria the preservation of its crowntramp
ling under foot the sacredness of all treaties and der
pisng the laws which nations that have emerged from
barbarism will ever respect he has rushed with his
army upon our territory like the thief who awaits the
opportunity of the absence OF the master to commit his
theft with impunity
tion Of several Italian governments, society had been
formed the ostensibe object of which the unity of
ruin of Austrian dominion Without the expulsion of
Austria from the plains of Lombardy the realization
Of this project became impossible Whoever knows
italy its history the origin of its States and constu
ton its populations and their character may be
whose dupes these governments were could not believe
in the realization Of Italian unity Their first thought
was the ruin OF every legal government and of Austria
M particular IN order to produce at later period from
blood and ruin, red republic. Charles Albert was to
have the first part in this political comedy they relied
his army upon his warlikc propensties and upon
the resources he could command in favor of the mo-
ment The concentration Of my forces around my mi
itary resources required by the general nsurrecton
looked upon by Charles Albert srategical
the abandonment of Lombardy A serious mis-
take this still possessed sufficient means to make
Milan repent Of her rebellion; but made Of
them knew that the solution of the question did not
depend upon the destruction of town that wanted
to preserve for Emperor and master Charles Albert
trayersed Lombardy triumphantly without meeting
with resistance thinking himself already master of
the country because he ignorant of the difference
there is between occupying q country and keeping it.
At the Mincio only he met with the Imperial army.
There was the end of his triumphal march He was
beaten, and more traversed Lombardy, fleeing
more rapidly than he had marched across that pro-
vince, without having a single enemy before him.
He tried more before Milan to resist my victo-
rious army; closed up in the town, he might have
been forced TO lay down his arms my army had his
communications in its power, and two days would
have suficed to render his fight from that city i'm
possible
The advanced guard of the enemy's army was dis
organised. | might have been certain that should
not encounter any serious obstacle in my march, and
yet accorded an armistce to my adversary | per-
mitted all those who had compromised themselves to
leave Milan. though assuredy they could not have
expected to be treated by me with so much indul-
sence /: but in displaying this moderation / believed
that was acting in the spirit of the government of
my Emperor and sovereign, knew, indeed, that
Austria would sustain her right and resist attack
of unexampled treachery, but not make conquests
nor give cause for general in Europe. | ac-
eordingly ordered my victorious troops to halt the
banks of the Tesino. As soon however, as Charles
Albert had recovered from the dismay caused by the
checks he had sustained, and had to a certain ex-
tent organized his troops. he his old
game Of intrigue on the most futile and unworthy
place and Art, of the armistce was not executed
myself forced and constrained to reprisas
and retain the park of sege-artillery which was at
Peechiera, until Venice should be freed from the
Piedmontese troops, and the fleet have left the Adri
attic At length the fleet did leave the waters of
Venice but not to return to the Sandman coast in
conformity with Art of the armistce but to proceed
Ancona where continued to support the rising of We
nice Charles Albert always considered himself lepti-
mate master of Lombardy he formed with Lombardsin
Hight consuta of government, which issued de-
erees as if it were the legitimate government of the
I'M tinsE
printed at the headquarters of the King, and spread
over all Lombardy in order to propagate and keep alive
agitation and blindness among the people. Knaves,
acting agents Of the reyoed provinces of the empire
were treated by the King and his Chambers the
voys of friendly powers These men had recourse to
the most false and incendiary to induce my
troops to desert Deserers and unauthorized recruit
ing agents played an important part at the head
quarters of the King could have foreseen that the
royal dignity would fall to such degree baseness in
the person of Charles Albert would not have spared
him the shame Of making him prisoner at Milan. Out
Of respect for principle which, in the midst OF the
anti-monarchical tendencies of the times, have
thought proper to protect even in my enemy should
not have forgotten that between the dignity the
person great difference still exists Political events
have caused the armistce to be prolonged than
forescen at the moment of its conclusion Pied
mont has proted by this interval to make continual
preparations of war The armstice has been a decep-
ton, word, and nothing more, although it the
King who solicited it, declaring his pacific intentions
He had not forgot the loss of the Iron Crown which bo
already thought he held firm in his hand and he could
not bear to himself rapidly precpitated
rank Of great captain, which he held Moderate men,
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cluded from the cabinet, and into their places
called the most inflated republicans dreamers without
men urged the King, worthy to be pitcd to the most
extreme and ruinous measures; so that under the
pire of blind ambition he risked the prosperity of his
hereditary provinces and the existence his dynasy
The house of Savoy, through policy anything but
just has often seized the moments of serious conflicts
in which Austria has been engaged and happened at
the time of the war of the succession, to attract
to it fractions of Lombardy. But Charles Albert
Is the first who has pretended to the possession
support his pretensons' On none Austria possesses
the house of Savoy its right title and possession o
the Island of Sardinia. Was this by the right of
conquest? Charles Albert has never conquered LON.
hardy. He seized the moment when the country was
without troops to make trcacherous Eruption; but
he driven out with shame. Did he act in of
the free election Of the people of the sodisan fusion
his fusion If only an act Of rebellion act extorted
Illegally and violently from party of which
three-fourths OF the population had not the least
ton the slightest idea Charles Albert has never pos
sessed the sympathes of Lombardy he does not pos
His army and his assistance had been reckoned on and
hence the calculations Of vanity arbitrary nte
tions As to the army it has been beaten, and sym
pahy has degenerated into hatred TO those who de-
sire to know what is the love of the Lombards for
Charles Albert will sayvisit the Grepp Palace
Milan, and you will there find the traces of this
the holes of the balls with which the room which
Charles Albert occupied is ridded We will add-he
fed shamefully and at night from the capital of his
faithful Lombard allies king despsed cannot be
king Of the choice Of the people. Never king so
treated as Charles Albert was by the Milanese How
can there have existcd-how can there now exist and
for the naturalization and attachment between him
and the Lombards! The two parties deceive each other
They hope to trick each other and that if Austria be
vanI he'd they will be able easily get rid of each
other Charles Albert abors for the ruin of his throne
and his dynasty rs II he the principal OF
Mazzlni Does harcs Albert who was the most abso-
lutte Of monarchs think by chance to consolidate his
throne by the adoption of policy of the mob
Honesty and justice are virtues OF which monarch
less than other men can dispense History gives
examples of the consolidation Of thrones by dishonesty
and perjury and Charles Albert will not secure bis
own after having undermined il by unlimited amb-
ton and desire Of conquest. Confident in the Justice
Of our cause and in the bravery of my army will go
straight against the enemy Since our moderation in
victory has not brought about peace let the sword
eide second time The possession of Turin will. per
Laps, render the ncgot u ions for peace more easy
RADETZkY.
From the Vienna Gazette, of March lsth1
The anmlstce concluded on the 9Th August last,
with Sardinia, has been renowned by that power
and consequently Austria must a second time draw
the sword in defence OF her just rights. In this
war, now, unhappily inevitable, she has the world