The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-11-06

ysnies The Guy Of The Sea- from tho Invasion BY Nspo
leon 1897 tho Csptnlalon 10 Radeisky, Ia iosS
with conlemporaneous view Of the Peninsula ny Iu
and Flagg, late consul Of the United States al .ne Po1
oil Venice. author OF "The Far West" " The Howard
Queen" &c DC. vols Charles Scribneb ne" io'A
Cor sale by Taylor Maury)
/" Imperial Venice The Ocean Queen Inc throne OF
thousand years The mistress OF an hundred Isles sen
cc with nor prisons and her docal domes aud
her dusky dungeonsher Riao bridge and her Bridge OF
Signs Ii thus that the author OF the work before us
ICES Venice Of tho past-Venicc IN tho ak
tenth century IL 10 not however, OF tho "Cy Of the Sea-
In the full meridian Of her gloy-when, lhroned ia the
waves Of the Adrisc, midway between the known East
and Wss commanded the trade OF the civilized world
and while resting secure in her then impfesnable position
bid defiance to the combined powers Of Europe, and
tended her conquoss ill she became mistress Of half the
eas,eru wod-,hst this work is designed treat Nor
yet Is It the city OF the "Improyisaori and GondoeTi
OF the Guitar and tho S,ileuo the strangely Floating
City," whose mystery, romance. and license proved
vang detain for within It's limits the cratic
poet. who stood in Venice the Bridge of Sighs" and
furnished themes Tor some OF his most admired prcdnc
tonsthxt 10 particularly TO engage the attention OF tho
reader Of these volumes.
They do, indeed exhibit comprehensive view Of Ven
leo she OF DID, she has been during the present
century, and she is But the main object and the
design OF tho author has been 10 givs faithful account
narrative of the political history Of Venice from the period
erhrow Of her mehonored government by Napo
eon in 1897 and her spoiaton by the French, through
successive changes oil he. delivery TO Austria by the
Campo Formos Tedellvery France under
the treaty Of Presbnfg her recovery by the Empire under
the treaties of Paris and Vienna down the revolution
1913 and g. and It's termination by equalization TO Radesky
the memorable and proactsd siege and terrible
bonbardment OF modern times. To say that tho author
has satisfactorily the task he voluntarily
sunlcd 10 by means rendering him the full
Of praise he deserves With the avowed intention only Of
supplying desdeTaum in the literature of tho
late revolution in Italy, in which detailed record OF the
struggle of the "Ciy Of the Sea- had appeaedas-
plrng not dignity history, bat claiming only the
collection Of material for some future hso'innhe has put
forth work which, for clearnsss of dction and elegance
Of sye for order aud method in its arrangement for the
picuy Il It's military details. and Tor display
intimate knowe ledge OF the historical and political events to
be recorded hardly equaled by any similar Of
present day. Although deliberately written as the
productions Of Prescott, this history in the romantic
which attaches to the city Of The Terrible Ten
in details Of heroic valo and enduring foude in the
midst Of famine and bombardmsnt, OF peslence and
blockade. will iavorably compare with that dsng ashed
historian's [" Conquest OF Mexico"
Il The remark of Hippoca,es that the first duty of
ply sician in establishing himself In place was tc
study its air ard its water; in fact to make himself
quaned with it's medical typography and matology,
the influence thereby exerred upon the physical condition
the inhabitants II would conduce to the most valuable
results if duty, corresponding that thus enoined upon
performed by representatives abroad
in regard all those matters which affect the poitcs
health and the prosperity of The nations and cities
they accredited That this has been done by 'at
mony He has not only given excellent poiiico- a
history of tho Of Venice during present
tury but in his "Iniroducon," which occupies thar
third Of The first volume, has fur nished
and instructive epome Of the history of that city from
beginning OF the fifth century, when the isles upon whct
II stands aHorded refuge band Of Italians aeen,
before AulA" down the time of Napoleon In.his
described the city iel both past and present. with il
palaces and ito churches its numerous of
and art, dispayed 10 It's chef dGnurss in paintn,
and in sculpture, and in It's wonderful mosaics
We have certainly said enough 10 show that this hstor
has afforded than ordinary gra,ca,ion and W,
feel convinced that who reads these volumes viii
regret either the expended in their purchase
time devoted 10 their perusa
We would be glad give copious from this In
teresinR work, but available space only allows
produce the concluding chapter,
"CoNcLUsIoN.-lt would prove interesting, though
mewhst difficult, undertaking to determine the
for such report are OF course alone with her and she
could hardly be expected frankly TO expose them Vsr
Gus esmstes, however, have been made, appioxima ling
probab bly,, less truth and some statement,
the subject have snated from official bureaus At VI
TIRE expenditure in the struggle il has been
could have been less than 500 Co., and 1t ma
have been much more That her public loans have
been somswhas Numerous is ceran-there having been
one OF some Sl3 1900 in September OF 6l another
o. 50 recently .. May Of SO !, !. also certain That hs
public debt has 30 enormously augmented OF late
cause the apprehension among her statesmen and The
among her vctims that she the very verge of bank
Iup,cy Hoy Large proportion however. Of her debt
oduon 10 not easy TO determine That tho position OF
in this regard is considered grave may be inferred
from the fact that imperial script, under date Of An
gust 3D. 1851 urged the Premier the necessity Of IN
mercy the collection OF revenue aud
economy in its expsRdituean opposite suggestion, ono
would think. from the ruler pre with &c
heavy debt. mostly foreign. and with resource fom
which TO commence ts lqsidsion with annual ex
peuditures OF $3.50 go 900 Ia time of peace and
revenue Of only $2oo,oco. neady onehird being con
ed Tor the debt with annual i'm
Of $50 0oo oo and annual only S5s ooo00o
and, The climax, with ioced pa per frency
$40 600 COO absolutely vsueess beyond her borders
snd possessing bat fictitious value withn-abe. sh,
has been able 10 force this worthless
Lombsfdo Veneto Her population is nearly 81 900, 900
her Standing army 6000o peace aud some 800 OV n
war with headquarters AT Vienna, Verona Lanberg, nnc
Pes hhef navy consists oil "a ships and steamers
ig 52i and her merchant So vessels viii
aggregate burden OF l62 tB The city Baltimore
alone has tonnage nearly equa TO this whilst that OF the
Anne republic 10 that OF the Austrian empire thirty
told and the annual increase II tho ormet
twice equals the entire total OF the latter
The number oil lives lost both sides during the Ial
ian struggle is estimated Mt 81 00Opot large au mber
least when - considered that during years, the
number Of victims to Austrian despotism In Lonb bard,
alone was, Accordug to kossnb,s S74l Before Venice
Austria, by her oihciai avowxl, men,
by estimates OF friends 10 while admits that
~ least were disabled and made invallds
by disease contracted IN the arsbcs Of La
To- 900 invads liic and 600 deaths in hospitals Il
wounds She lost more doubtless by disease than by hos
tile balls but from either her loss exc.eded hs
OF the besieged The lors the latter bot
rabIe by srmsthst Msigh-ra 400 men out OF garr
son OF 800 aud OF number nearly equal on her ersro
batteries, being the heaviest
Tue brilliant 'Ieat arms part Of the be
ers during the Siege by themselves asserted beer
the OF Fort ST. Juan whist planting her hat
sries after the conducted by 200 for pc ROD
OF eighteen hours, under pcesant and fire
The slaughter was OF course propofonatc ne ROD
and the prrl.
" The material Of war Tor the siege alone halfa mil