The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-05-07
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SATURDAY aNINg...................MAY =, 1850
ADDITIONAL FoREIaN NEWS BY THl
MI 4 q A n A.
THE APPROACHING WAR.
The steamship Niagara arrived at HALIFAX at o..
o'clock, Thursday night, having left Liverpool o,
the 23d nli. The following 10 additional foreie,
news not included in the telegraphic dispatches o
yesterday:
GREAT BkITAIy.
Lord Stanley has declined to come forward q,
candidate for the city Of London, bat his conn h
tee intend continuing the canvass.
The ministers express considerable anxiet
about the approaching war; which 10 now cous,d
cred 70 De inevitable, the Earl Of Derby intimat'n,
that Great Britain will maintain fully armes
neutrality, and will sympathixe In the stric
maintenance Of the treaty Of Vienna
Ii is rnmored that strong words have pasaed n
Paris between Lord Cowley aud Count Wslevsk
on this subject.
The Paris correspondent of the Times. vritip.
on Friday night, says: "We were Yesterday r. \
believed, Withina few hours Of declaration of VA
By Austria, owing to the prevarisatiou of the inn
perial government Of France on the question of ,
general armament, its only object being 10 oair
time. England asked for an immediate answer or
this point, and Frauce plead that it could not ex
ercise its influence with Sardinia to entorce it.
compliance. Austria then declared that if ar
answer were not got In given time, she wou!t
consider IL equivalent to declaration of war anf
would act instantly, and her troops would proba.
bly, be at Turin in ten days. The French govern,
ment then said that the terrible responsibility 10,
general war would fall upon them alone. II va,
felt that Russia could not be relied on, and thai
France would not have the sympathy Of any gov,
ernment except Piedmont The French govern.
ment 10 now supposed to have given ~ay. and
agreed to a disarmament previous to the Congress,
meeting, which the MoDiteur is expected 70 an
neunca ir few days.
The MoDiteur records an extensive moveuar,
OF cavalry, not usual at this period of year ir
France.
There IL 10 change for the better in commercial
prospects,, nor Is any expected until the polit lea
horizon has become more bright
The Paris correspondent of the Globe savs Il. =.
the dislike Of the French masses to war with Ans
tria, or any other war, is most gratuitously a.
sumed. -"
discovery is said to have been made. Of An.
other attempt to assassinate the French Emneror-
the design is affirmed to be one of the deady na NJ
of secret society of Marianne, but nothing ha,
yet been fixed upon ss proof of the iptimatIor
which has been conveyed to the government in ar
anonymous letter.
In case of war, the staff Of the French a-mv v;,
be composed az follows: TIE Emperor Commando r.
in.Chief; Gen'i CsnrobOrt; Gen Nell: Gen. De Sar.
vice; Gen. lie Bouif, commissioner Of srtlery. Can
De Msr!inprey, OF the staff.
AUSTRIA.
The Vienna correspondent of the Times s,ata,
that the Austrian government will be satisfied i
the Moniteur will inform the world, that the a -
step taken by the Congress will be to make ar
rsogements for placing the armies of Sardinia
Austria and France, on an equal peace footing
Austria wishes merely to give the nedistipg now
ers another proof of her moderation and wish I,
avoid war.
The Paris correspondent of the London Herald
points cot how consistent the conduct of Empero,
Napoleon has been. He means to see this question
settled in his own way. Unless Austria recedes
this war cannot be avoided, whether the Congres
meets or not.
The Austrian utimatum to the Sandman tbrsa
of immediate war, ia given in the following mos
important telegraphic dispatch from Turin: "0en
Gynlai has been ordered to present the ultimatuu
for disarmament and the sending away of vo.uu
'eers II this is refused, war is to be declared il
three days"
Two more divisions of the Austrian army $50. 90,
mep) have been ordered to the Ticiro.
The Engish.proposaal for Congress upon th,
same conditions as that at Lsybach, has been re-
fused.
DRESDEN, APRIL 21.-The Moniteur of this morn
ing contains the following:
austria has not given 10 her adoption OF tn,
propositions made by Eugland and accented b,
France, Russia and Prussia; besides which it ap-
pears that the cabinet of Vienna has resolved O,
addressing direct communication to The cabine
Of Turin, in order to obtain her disarmament n
Piedmont. ln consequence of these facts the Em
peror has ordered the concentration Of the di
visions of the army on the frontier of Piedmont
The following dispatch was delayed nine hours
on its way by telegraph:
PARIS, April 2l-The Patria this evening state,
that serious reports have been In circulation her,
to-day. The entry OF the Austrian troops into tn,
Piedmontese territory has been spoken Of but iii
uoon nothing is officially confirmed Ii is, howe
yer, certain that Gen. De Samarmora has informed
the French Government by telegraph that th,
s,raegeticsI line of Ticon,, and that he fear.
ID being attacked at any moment
Reports were also current that Austria refused
to give in her adhesion TO the proposition O
England, who had asked for it In twenty. .fou,
honrs.
A council of ministers has been held TODAY. nm
der the presidency OF the Emperor. Princes Je.
rome aud Napoleon were present.
The Constitutional announces that part of the
army of Paris has received orders to hold itself in
readiness to march. TIE first and fourth infantry
divisions of the army OF Paris under orders te
proceed to Touion by railway. The fist division
10 leave Paris last evening.
The Paris Patre OF this evening contains the fol
lowing:
The delay granted by Austria to Piedmont fol
disarmins will, as it appears, expire On SUNDAY
evening hext. Till now nothing has confirmed tn,
report here circulated that an engagement ha
been fought on Tieins. 1t is rumored that Gen
Radohn will be appointed Major General of tn,
army to be concentrated on tue frontiers of Pied
ment, and that Marshal paraguay de Killers vii
take his departure to Join the army on the Aips
Gen. Canrobert has arrived in Paris from Nsucs.
A report is current that the Austrians have en-
tered the Duchies of Tuscany, Parma and Medina
1t is also asserted that French soldiers on yeners
BILE furioughs are TO be called in.
VIENNA, April 22-Piedmont, which has fo
some years past endangered Austrian rights, ba
been summoned most urgently by Austria to dsarn,
Besides this demand specially addre essed to Pied
mon Austria adheres firmly to the proposal If gen
eral disarmament, although she cannot make pro
posals subordinate to the summon she had address
ed to Sardinia.
TURIN, April 2l.-Threatening movements O
the Austrian army, on the frontier of Piedmont
have taken place. The Austrian authorities hav
directed the managers of the Lombsrdy railway &
suspend the usual traits tomorrow. All locomO
tives have been ordered back for the transport @
soldiers. Troops are expected on the road from
Milan to the Ticino this evening. council O
ministers was held under the presidency Of tn
king Letters from Lsghorn announce warlik
manifestations on the part Of Sardinia. The Pied
mon tese Gazette publishes the answer Of the Sar
dinian government to the London Cabinet with re
ference to the request Of the latter that Sardin
should consent TO the principle of general an,
simultaneous disarmament before the assembling
of Congress. The answer was forwarded by tele
graph, and the following is the text:
.sSardinia has been admitted to the Congress OIL
the same footing a. he ether great powers
sshe would, like France, have accepted the prin
ciple Of a general disarmament, in hope that he
assent would not produce consequences detrinen
tai to Italy Her exclusion from Congress doe
not permit her to make any such engagements
and still less the engagement which EDgland re
nuires. However, to conciliate the efforts Of Eng
land In behalf Of the safety Of Piedmont, and II
order to maintain tranquility In Italy, Sardinia i
willing, If Austria will cease sending troops int
I.ombardy, to undertake-hrst, not to place her re-
.erye under arms had been resolved on sinc'
Austrian reserves had been called in. Second
NOT b, moblise her army which 10 not on q wal
footing. Third, not to move her troops from th'
purely defensive position which they have occupied
Tor three months"
News received favors the expectation Of an early
assembling Of the Congress. Intelligence hA'
been received BY telegraph from Turin, that ac
tive regotistions have been carried on these las
few days, and have ended by Sardinia accepting
the principle of general disarmament. To thi'
disarmament she was invited by France and Ene'
avaan N