Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-06-18
THE EUROPEAN WAR.

PROCLAMATION or VICTOR EMANUEL.
The Monitore Tuscano publishes the follow.
ing order Of the day of the 23d to the Tuscan
troops; .-..
Tuscan Soldiers, On the first report of a
natlOnai war you sought a captain to lead you
against the enemies Of Italy | accepted the
command, 1t being my duty to giye order and
discipline to all the forces of the nation. You
are no longer soldiers of an italian province
you form part of the Italian army Judging
you worthy of fighting by the side Of the brave
soldiers of France, place you under the or
dcrs of my beloved son-inlaw Prince Napo-
leon, who has been intrusted by the Emperor
oi the French with important military opera
tons. Obey him as you would obey me. His
thoughts and affections are the same mine
and those OF the generous Emperor who has
descended into Italy as the champion of lust
cause, and the defender of our national rights.
Soldiers. the days Of bold efforts have arrived.
count upon you; you must uphold and in
crease the honor of italian arms"
GARIBALDIS PROCLAMATION To THE LouBARps.
The following proclamation was issued by
Garihaldi on entering the Lombard territory :
Lombards: You are called to a new life,
and you will respond to the appeal as your
fathers did of yOre at Ponsida and Legnano
lhe enemy Is the same as ever-pitiless, a
black assassin, and n robber. Your brethren
OF every province have sworn to conauer or
die with you. 1t is our task to avenge the in :
suits, the outrages, and the soryitude of twenty
generations; 1T Is for US to leave to our children
n patrlmony freed from the pollution of n for
eign domination. Victor Emmanuel, chosen
by the national will for our supreme chief,
sends me to organise. you for this patriotic
hight. deeply feel the sanctity of this mis-
sion, and am proud TO command you. To
arms. Then bondage must cease. He who
can seize an arm and does not is a traitor.
Italy, with her children united and freed
from foreign domination, will know how to re-;
conquer the rank which Providence has as
signed her among nations
AN AUSTRIAN PROCLAMATION.
If any PiedmOntese or French detachments,
or any patrols, scouts or agents of the two ar
mics, whether in uniform or in disguise, shall
appear, under any pretext whatsoever, in any
part OF the territory occupied by the imperial
and royal troops, every commune and individ-
ual inhabitant Of every commune is required.
under severe penalty, Immediately to inform
the commandant Of the station and if the par
ticular district should not be actually occupied
by the imperial and royal troops, then the
chief of the nearest military post. Every COM
mune within which any. detachment, or single
soldier to the Austrian army may find any
patrol or agent OF the enemy, will suffer with
out remission the severest penalties provided
by martial law. In every such case the COM
mune will be sentenced to pay a war contribu-
ton, under no less q penalty than being deliv-
cred up to pillsge; towns compromised will be
burnt, and individuals will be shot without
mercy. The cOmmunes are ordered to cause
this proclamation to be read in all churches by
the clergy from the pulpit, and to be made
public IN every other possible manner.