The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-05-26
The Foreign News.

The Foreign News.
We devote large share of our paper
this week upon details of late foreign
news brought by the Arago and Borus-
STA, believing that nothing at present
has so much interest for newspaper
readers. 1t will be seen from the ac-
counts which we publish that hostili-
ties have been begun by Austria against
Sardinia, and the step is justified by
the former as necessary act of self
defense. Austria complains in her
manifesto that, after years of hostility,
Sardinia has finally taken up position
of declared antagonism to her rights.
By her ornaments she has placed her.
self in state of perpetual preparation
for attack; and the invasion Of the
Sandman territories processes to have
for its object only to compel her to
disarm.
Sardinia, on the other hand, COM
plains that Austria, not content with
the possession of those parts of Italy
assigned to her by the Treaty of 1915,
aspires to a complete control of the
whole italian peninsula; that, by means
of her garrisons on the south side of
the Pc, she sustains Governments of
so oppressive character as to keep up
constant state of agitation and dis
content; and that the peace of Italy
can only be preserved by the with
drawal of the troops of Austria within
her own limits, and the remuneration of
the right of intervention which she
claims against any attempt on the part
of the inhabitants of those countries
to depart from the Austrian model of
government and to approach to that of
Sardinia. She alleges that her arma-
ments are strictly defensive, and that
they are necessary to guard her indie
lpendence, and to save her from being
reduced to the humiliating position &C.
cupied by all the other italian States.
The manifesto of the French Govern
ment assumes as the basis of the action
France in the case, the alarm produced
in the kingdom of Sardinia by the
warlike preparations of Austria, and
the necessity which France is under Of
protecting Sar LIMA against Austrian
attack.
The latest news that has been ro-
ceived was brought by the steamer
Vanderbilt, which arrived at New
York on the 21st. Her news is some.
what important, as among her items is
the account that a smart battle came
off at Vercelli on the 9th or 10TH
between the Sandman forces under
Garibaldi and the Austrians, in which
the latter were routed with the loss Of
800 prisoners. The Austrians had adj
vanced still farther into the Sandman
territory, but were now re-crossing the
Sesia with an appearance of disorder
Napoleon reached Marseilles en- route
for Genoa on the 18th. He expected
to be in Milan, the capital of Lombar
dy, by the end of May or early in June
The new French loan was being rapidly
taken. A London writer to the n. Y
Commercial Adcertiser takes an omi
nous view of the reported alliance
between France and Russia. 1t is re
ported that the English and PrussiaI
Cabinets have taken a position o
neutrality. a French fleet has entered
the Adriatic. Garibaldi has issued al
important address to the Italian people
The London correspondent of tn,
Commercials says: preparations is goins
OH at every arsenal and dock var,
throughout the country. Supplies o
cannon are still being sent off t.
Giberaltar and all other important sta
tions, and the force of marines to b,
: increased by 1000 men.
The manning of the navy is alst
making favorable progress, every da.
furnishes new collateral proofs of tn,
, fact of secret agreement between
France and Russia, and the correspon
!, dent says no one ought to feel surprised
j if we wake US early some morning to
consciousness that we may spare our
f selves all further discussion on tn
neutrality question.
The Utah Difficulties.