The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-28
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will recross the Ticino 500 Austrians have occu-
pied Nanders (?) the frontiers of the Grisons.
Tyrolese chasseurs occupy Stelvio. Numerous bo-
dies of refugees from Lombardy are arriving in
Switzerland.
TURIN, May 11-1O.1OA Mon reaching Yer
celli the Austrians ceased their retrograde move
ments.
The Austrians to-day made excursions towards
Desana.
Yesterday two batteries and thirty carts with
sick and wounded returned to Pavia by Gravel
Iona.
TURIN, 12th.-Some Austrian siege trains, a re-
gment of infantry, and detachment of chasseurs
re-crossed at Grayeona, and proceeded towards
Casale and Pustellengo, in Lombardy. Many Of
the enemy's troops are concentrated between MGR
tara, Palestro and Robbie. The head quarters of
the Austrian staff are at Mortara.
TURIN, May l3.-Six hundred Austrans, on their
way to Piacenza, have occupied Revergaro, on the
river Trebbia. The headquarters are at Rob-
bio. The wounded have been conveyed to Occi-
miano.
Advces from Genoa state that the town and post
of that place were yesterday evening illuminated
The Emperor, accompanied by Prince Napoleon
and Prince Carignano, attended the performances
at the theatre and met with most enthusiastic re-
cepton. The King of Sardinia went to Genoa this
morning to visit the Emperor, and returned again
to headquarters at 80 A. NJ.
TURIN, May 13.-The enemy are increasing their
forces near Castel st. Giovanni, on the road from
| PlacenZa to Stradella.
| They have constructed bridges near Vigeva-
no and Motta-Visconti to protect their retreat of
| to-day.
Our soldiers have pushed forward strong re-
connoitering party as far Cascine di Stra (?l,
near Vercelli, and our artillery began cannonading
the enemy, which, however, was not replied to by
| them.
| Our troops have retaken their former position.
From the Daily Ne,os
The AUsTRIANs IN THE PAPAL STArEs.-We have
been favored by commercial house with the fol-
lowing extracts from their Italian correspondence
! he int tb
ment:
"VENICE, May 3.-A French squadron is in the
Adriatic, but we know not with what intent"
"ANooNA, April 30.-We are indeed unfortunate
The military preparations of Austria are on scale
to terrify 1t looks if we were to be trans
formed into second Malakof Upwards of 1000
tons of cannon, combustibles, and other material,
have already been landed here. The garrison of
1900 men, and now of 200 men is preparing quar-
tiers for additional and imminent reinforcementS 1t
does not appear to be aqueston of holding Ancona
only, but it looks as if something serious was
meditated. The acquisitions of the military COM
mandant are terrible, and extend to all the neigh
boring towns. Our authorities have ceased to oc-
cupy themselves with the interests of the place,
and the communes are ignored. Our magistrates
will probably be dismissed to-day, and we left to
the mercy OF the Austrian troops We are all firm
ly of opinion that our government is in secret ac-
cord with that of Vienna Everyone is leaving
Ancona."
The independence Beige states that the agitation
and even the Pontifica gendarmerie and the Swiss
are disposed, it is said, to take part in the move
ment as soon the signal shall be given At Rome
| one would certainly have broken out before this
| II General de Goyon had not opposed any move
ment. The Austrians not only occupy Bologna
and Ancona, but Forli, Ravenna and Rimini,
and have Just sent reinforcemens to these places.
The ASPECT OF GERMANY.-BERLIN, 13th.--
In to-day's sitting of the Upper House the money
supplies demanded by government were unani-
mousiy voted with many expressions of confidence
All the speakers were antiNapoeonic an in favor
of German nationality.
FRANKFORT, Friday.-In an extraordinary sitting
fthe Federal Diet to-day the proposition of the
military commission to put the garrisons of the fed
erai iortresses on war footing agreed to.
The Hanoverian representative proposed that A
corps of observation should be placed on the Up
per Rhine, but Prussia protested gainst such
measure.
The President of the Diet, the Austrian ambassa-
dor, had in consequence of summons to repair to
vienna, quilted Frankfort without being present
at the sitting.
WAR PREPARATIONS AT WooLwICH ARSENAL
Woolwich Arsenal is the greatest depot and manu-
factory of warlike stores not only in this country,
but of its kind in the world and the activity that
is visible here is fair sample of what is going for
ward to all the naval and military stations through
out the kingdom. There are now in store at Wool
witch very nearly u 600 pieces of iron ordnance
and deducting from this number old guns and "a
Founders, which are now no longer issued either to
ships or forts, there still available for service at
any moment upwards of 900 cannon, all of the
best modern make and the heaviest calibre In this
number OF course no account is taken of the store
guns at the great dockyards at each of which there
are kept from 1000 to 500 heavy cannon at the
very newest description The resources of Wool
wlch Arsenal are now equal to bringing for
ward hitting, and issuing these guns for &C.
tive service at the rate of 200 per week and nm n
emergency this number could be increased to nearly
! 900. At present the orders are to get ready and
send OH for service 100 of these heavy ordnance
weekly, and they are accordingly being mounted
and shipped off to Malta Corfu Gibraltar and
other ports in the Mediterranean with the utmost
rapidity. Ordnance of the heaviest description is
also being shipped for the Canadian forts and sent
round IN lighters to replace the light guns of the
martelo towers and coast defences esneciallv on
the eastern shores of this island. The Guns Of ali
the forts and lines at Chatham and Sheerness which
are OF old construction and light calibre are also
oelng changed as quickly possible for ordnance
OF The newest and heaviest kinds The same is be-
ing done with the works at Tilbury Fort, where
several additional 68pounders will also be mounted
Under the old contract system all the shot and
smell used in our wars were made by private firms
at an average price of about l3l. per ton. During
! the Crimean war the enormous expenditure for m a.
terla OF this kind alone at last directed attention to
the subject, and foundery was erected at the
Arsenal for the special manufacture of shot and
smell. The success which attended this plan led to
| lts gradual extensions till now, all the shot and
shell We ever likely to use in wars of the GREAT
est magnitude could be supplied with ease bv the
every day working of the Arsenal foundery, and
this, too, at saving to the nation of no less than
OIL. per TON; Just now this department is unusually
active and is turning out shot and shell at the rate
| OF Z6oO0 rounds per week. Working overtime
and during the night the weekly total can be raised
to nearly 10000 rounds. That this quantity is ample
with the many hundred thousand rounds already in
store to meet all emergencies can easily be seen bv
contrasting the weekly rate of production at Wool.
rich with the rate of consumption during the siege
OF Sebastopo, as shown by official returns, made to
the Board of Ordnance.
Close by the new gun factory at Woolwich
newer one still is about to be erected for the manu-
facture of Sir William Armstrong; breech-loaders
The intended edifce will not be very large build
ing, as the large range of boundaries erected at
cost of some $3.50 GOO sterling for the manufacture
of the worthless Lancaster guns and shot are now
to be given over, with all their plans, to assist in
making Armstrong; artillery. The Lancaster fac
tory machinery, containing Is large furnaces and
nine steam hammers, will now at last be put to
some good use, and before this time twelve months
W"olwich ought to be able to turn out at the yery
least, 300 of these splendid guns per annum 200
guns are to be made this year by Sir William Arm
strong-all of them g. H. and Is FOUNDER field runs
number quite sufficient to supply all our field
artillery batteries. Before long however. we hone
to see 80 cwt. which will throw 80 h. or 100 ID.
ball distance of five miles,
SO much for the artillery preparations at the
Arsenal. With regard to small arms everything is
in an equal state of readiness. There are between
SO, 600 900 and sc, 900 rounds of Minnie ammu-
milton in store, and the Minnie bullet machines are
turning out the conical balls at the rate of 2,0OO-
900 rounds per week, number which can always
be increased to 5000, 900 by keeping the machines
going during the night as we'll as day. Whether
meant for defence or offensive operations, it is rath
er a comfort as well as novelty to know that this
time we'll prepared for whatever eventuali-
ties may arise, and that if unfortunately England
be compelled to take part in the war it will be with
such power will astound the world.
PRUssIAN SENTIMENT ON ITALIAN LIBERTY.-A
Parliamentary Commission had been sitting at Ber
lin to examine the exceptional laws rendered neces-
sary by the present crisis
The Minister of Foreign Affairs decar ed verbally
before the commission that if even it should happen
that the efforts of the Italians to obtain better ad
ministration should degenerate into revolutionary
movements, Prussia, nevertheless would see
son lot giving armed assistance to Austria. The
r l1P OF the Commission contains these Words
ne stronger Prussia becomes BY the harmony be-
meeh tne King and people, the less can she inter-
nnt ~ arms IN countries where such harmony does
not exist England, it is added, would remain neu
fsal as long as her interests were unaffected. and