The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1859-07-30
A Frankfort letter announces the Austrian

A Frankfort letter announces the Austrian
Government having been compelled, by thu
battle Of Solferino, to despatch to the theatr,
Of war those troops which it had III reserve il
the Tryol, and that province being conse
q,ently msnaced by invasion by GaribaIdi'
corps. it intends to propose to the Diet, ii
virtue of the treaty of Vienna, which require!
OF the German States to guarantee each other
German territory, to send a German army int,
the Iryol.
An address to King Victor Emanuel hat
been signed by three hundred aud five dig'Ii
talles and tnhctionaries among the clergy i,
The province Of Milan. who thus renouuce thu
Austrian Concordat and adopt the Legislation
Of Piedmont.
THE DUKE DE CHARITIES IN BATTLE.
A correspondent writing from the seat o
war in Italy. says:
The Sandman regiment of Nizza Cavalle
gieri particularly distinguished itself, and y
young ntficer, yet coYsiderably under twenty
won universal admiration by his study %coolnes,
under fire, and by his presence Of mind while
surrounded by the enemy, cutting his way
through them. and leading his men against
them with u dash aud gallantry tina. any
veteran might envy. | mean his Roya
Highness Lieutenant the Duke of Chartrps. Ii
Is said in one letter that | have seen thai he
merits the military medal, but under present
circumstances l should very much question
whether his gallant conduct will meet with
reward or even acknowledgement.
The MARsHA1s' REPORT.
Marshal paraguay d'HilIiers, commander
of the First Corps, after describing his sue
cesses. adds that "they were not obtained
without serious loss" Two generals-Lai.
miratlt and Dieu-were wounded danger
ously," and Gen Forey slightly four col
onels-Taxis, Brincourt, Pilard aud Barry
are wounded also four lieutenant cuioneis-
, aiet, Moire, Hemar and Sewer. A ~liruten.
antscolonel, Dncoin, and four chets de datail-
Hon-kieber, Saint Paer. Angenin and Gull
laume-are killed. Ten chefs de battalion are
wounded. The total number of officers killed
and wounded in the First Corps is 235 of
privales abnnt 1000.
Marshal McMahon describes the loss of the
"a Corps as :" unfortunately very heavy it
could not be otherwise" Gen. Anger, the
commander Of the artillery Of the corps. had
his arm torn oft at the beginning of the engage
ment by a cannon ball; three colonels-Douay.
Lanre and Herment-are killed. The total OF
killed is 10, wounded, 50 ; ~prirates killed, 1872;
wounded, 1866 missing, 300.
The Sd Corps had 3 officers killed and IL
wounded ; privates, killed and wounded, $50.
The 4th Corps, under Marshal Neil, lost as
officers and $50 prlvates killed POI officers and
34l7 privates wounded I officers and 54I men
are reported as missing.
H. The FRENCH IN II ADR1Ar1c.
The NewYork Times says
The most significant feature of the latest in
ielligence received from the seat of war in Flu.
rope, is the statement that q French force Of
ten thousand men has been landed ON the island
of Lussin piccolo, in the Adriatic. This
movement, of which no information bad been
previously given. is the mos, decided symptom
which has yet appeared in the plans Of the
Emperor Napoleon Ill, to avail himself of the
discontent of Hungary, in humbling his obsli-
nate antagonist. 1t presages nothing less i'm
portant than a project for rousiug the "Illyrian
sea coast to revolt under their native leaders !;
for destroying Pola, the Sebastopol of Austria
in the Adriatic, and for throwing into disaf
fected Hungary all needful means of revolution,
in the form Of leaders, men, arms and money.
Lassln-P iccolo is a small island in the Gulf
OF Qnernaro, on the eastern side Of the Adri-
attic, and lies at II distance Of forty maritime
leagues from Trieste. 1t is quite without the
limits OF thai circle of Illyria which is included
in the guarantees Of the Roman Confederation,
aud commands the approaches through the
Gull of Qncrnaro to the one Hungarian port
Of Fiumle, from which it is distant not more
than five hours by steamer. Two hours sail
would land tue armallents disembarked at
i1ass,n on the promolitory in the rear Of Pola.
anu pnt That important port at the mercy Vi
the invader.
The port Of Pola has of late years become
the cradle of the Austrian navy. The Emperor
Francis Joseph has spent upon the place since.
his accession to the throne more thai, twenty
millions Of dollars. Its modern dock yari>
and Qualifications are rs fine in their way as lis
ancient amphitheatre, which stil remains. the
Dobiest aud most complete specimen OF The
Roman circus in existence, surprising thu
beautiful ruin Of Verona in size and ma ies,y
and the Coliseum in The perfection of its pre
serration. AT Pnla are, or laleIy were, moore,i
the best vessels Of The embryo Austrian navy.
with all the vast material Of war Collected b,
the Archduke MaAiniitian since the marine
of Austria was confdcd to his charge.
The population Of these Adriatic coasts are
q strange, fierce race, descended from the
Uscoqnes OF antiquity, sailors by. instinct, more
Italian than Austrian by sympathy. and re.
tanning still favorable recnl!ections Of the proS.
per'ty they enjoyed when this par, Of the Aus.
TRAN empire passeo under the dominion Of.
Napoleon !. Of the operations Of Gen. Bnur-
baki on the west Coast of the Adriaiic aboy.
\ tnlce, we as yet hear nothing, but the occ,..
patton OF Lussin PIccolo gives a sudden,
breadth OF scope to the Adriatic operations oil
France, which may well Of Itself have suficed
to make Francis Joseph feel that his presence
at \ lenna was imlera'iyeIy required.
EFFECT of THE BArrLE1S PRussIA.-The
Berlin correspondent Of the n. Y. Herald,
writing on the 29lh nit, says:
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