The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-05-17
ONE DAY LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of the Nova SCOtian
Napoleon Declares War against Austria.

RIVER DU LoUP, May 16.-The steamship
Nova Scotian, with Liverpool dates to the 4th
inst, one day later than those furnished by the
Weser and Borussia at New York, has Just
passed here on her way to Quebec.
The City Of Baltimore and the Vanderbilt
arrived out on the 4th inst.
Napoleon's manifesto appeared on the Sd
inst, aud is a formal declaration of war against
Austria,
There had been no actual collision by the
armies.
The Bourse Of France has raised the rate Of
discount from 3 to A per cent.
QUEBEC, May l6.--The Nova Scotian arrived
at this port at quarter of eight o'clock this
evening. The following telegraphic dispatch
from Paris, on the Sd inst, appears in the
London papers of the 4th:
PARIS, May 3.--The following is the COM
munication of the Government to the Legisla-
ture:
"Austria, by ordering her army into the
Territory of Sardinia, our ally, has declared
war against us. She thus violates our treaties
and menaces our frontiers. All the great pow =
ers have protested against this act of aggres-
sion. Piedmont having accepted the condi-
tions, one asks, what can be the reason of this
sudden invasion? 1t is because Austria has
driven matters to such an extremity that her
dominions must extend to tho Alps, or Italy
must be free to the shores of the Adriatic fer
every corner of Italy which remains iadepen-
dent endangers the power of Aastria.
Hitherto moderation has been the rule of
my conduct, but now energy becomes my
first duty. France must now to arms and
resolutey tell Europe, L wish not for con-
quest, but l am determined fully to main
tain my national and traditional policy.
observe treaties on condition that they are not
violated against me. l respect the right of
territories and the right of neutral powers, but
boldly avOw my sympathies with a people
whose history is mingled with my own and
who now grOan under foreign oppression.
France has shown her hatred of anarchy. Her
will was to give me power sufficiently to reduce
into subsection abettors of disorder and incor-
regible members of the old actions, who were
incessantly concluding compacts with our
enemies, but she has not for that purpose
abandoned her oivilizing character.
Her natural allies have always been those
who desire the amelioration of the human
race, and when she draws the sword, tits not to
govern, but to free. The object, then, of this
war is to restore Italy to herself, not to impose
upon her change of masters, and we shall
then have upon our frontiers u friendly people
who will owe to us their independence. We
do not enter Italy to ferment disorder or to
disturb the power Of our Holy Father, whom
from him this foreign pressure which burdens
the whole Peninsular, and to help to establish
order there based upon lawful satisfied inter
ests. In fine, then, we enter this classic
ground, rendered illustrious by so many vic
tories, to seek the footsteps of our fathers.
God grant we may be worthy of them. am
about to place myself at the head Of the army.
Ileave to France, the Empress and my son,
seconded by the experience and enlightenment
Of the last Emperor's surviving brother She
will understand how to show herself worthy the
grandeur of her mission. / confide them to
the valor Of the army which remains in France
to keep watch upon our frontiers and guard
our homes. con6de them to the patriotism
Of the National Guard. / con6de them in
word to the entire people, who will show them
that affection and devotedness of which daily
receive 80 many proofs. Courage, then, and
union. Our country is about to show the
world that she has not degenerated. Provi-
dence will bloss our efforts, for that cause is
holy in the oyes of God, which rests on. JUS
tice, humanity, love of country, and indie
pendence.