The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-22

day among fair ones subject to their rule, or those
young men who "smiled and smiled again. and
cut the champagne cords, but viii say that be-
ieve none who yesterday celebrated their national
independence day at this place. will ever entertain
but the most delightful remembrance Of it, and will
always be happy to think they were one Of the
number who broke their bread and drank their wine
at Fourth Of July dinner under the shade OF those
four hoary old monuments of robbery, rapine and
tyranny-the ruins of the castle Of the Landschaden
Won Neckar Stomach. One OF the pleasantest in
cdents of the day must not pass. As the boat
passed along under the fine stone bridge at this
place, beautiful little daughter Of Mr. Prentice,
Of Albany, N: Y, supported by her father
bridge waving little silk American flag, and bow.
ing most gracefully to some of her friends whom she
recognized on the boat underneath. "Young Anne
rica spontaneously burst forth in three as hearty
cheers as ever rang out on the air.
The war, speculation as to its extension
&c, are The great topics Of ''Af European Iasu
conversation, editorials and pamphlets. Amid
all this many glance is directed to our land,
and many question asked about what would be its
course in case of general war. l, and every
American, know as well what course our govern
ment will pursue-except in the drest necessity
in European affairs to make it needless to discuss
the question. What very many of our people
would do, however, remains to be seen 1t is about
as difficult to obtain cNrrect news in regard to the
movements of the benigerents, and particularly of
the actual condition of the armies, here as in Ame
RIGA, receiving a half dozen or SO conflicting re-
ports, as we do, nearly each day. The official
dispatches of both France and Austria are almost
always so meager, or when complete so c0ntradic
tory, as to inspire but little confidence in either
Usually about one or two weeks pass after any
very important transaction occurs before we com
mence to receive reliable details. Until now we
have had nothing but the skin and bones-a
great battle Of Solferino but at present are be-
ginning to receive little of the substance. Ac-
cording to the dispatches Of the French Emperor
to the EMPRESS the French lost $4,000 men, incud-
ing 720 officers put hOrS de combat very large
number of whom were killed outright. Other &C.
counts place their loss at $4,000 or 10000. But,
even allowing the French statement to be
the correct one i we ADD to this the
much the, most severely handled" we shall
then see that the loss Of the Allies collectively
must have been fully equal to- if not considerably
greater than that of the Austrians which here, in
Germany, is pertinaciousy held to be the case. We
seldom get any very reliable account of the Sardi-
MAN losses, the French Emperor usually mentioning
only the French losses in his dispatches and hence
are troubled to arrive at fair comparison Of the
ing known that the Allies have suffered mere than at
first was supposed. The municipal authorities of Ma
genta, for instance report 10 442 the number of
bodies buried on the field Of battle, and add that
the number of the Allies exceeded that of the Aus
trians. As near as can arrive at the truth, after
carefully reading the statements, official and other
wise, Of both sides, the game thus far has been
about drawn, as far as mere numbers are concern
ed, although the Austrans in every instance have
suffered at least nominal defeat. That they at
no time have been very badly beaten and that the
Allies likewise have suffered Immensely is apparent
from the orderly retreat of the Austrians from
the Allies That the Allies have gained every other
possible advantage is equally as apparent; Just in
proportion as the Austrians have lost moral
strength, the French and Italians have gained it,
and they now not only feel the surest confidence in
themselves, but have the sympathies and approba-
ton of the world. Every American must feel that
Louis Napoleon is doing work that will embazon
his name on historys page in letters as endurable
more in this war than the effectual liberation of
Italy, and that too, not by substituting his own or
any others tyranny for that of expelled Austria,
but by leaving them to themselves, is so plain to
one who, here in Europe, sees how events are
moving, that he who runs may read" His fur
Their interference s course, dependent more upon
the quietude and non-partcipation of the other
posed to reflect moment, as to what rein would
be given to revolution and anarchy in the event of
general war, will at once discover sufficient
reason for his avoiding it by all means in his power.
Napoleon Ill knows very well that diplomacy, not
force of arms, is his fore and to an observer this
war will readily be seen to have diplomatic bear
ing not to be condemned By Austria's defeat, and
its confinement to Italy, Prussia and Austria will be-
come more widely separated than ever, and be &C
tuated toward each other by i'll and resentfu feel
ings only Napoleon therefore, will be left at will
to find quarrel with Prussia and the other German
States, whom Austria, from revenge would refuse as
sistance to, and he could snatch the much coveted
Rhenish provinces, while Russia held England at
bay That this is any part of the plans of Napoleon
III. is at most only speculation, and that on the
most uncertain of all subjects-political questions.
Whatever be his subsequent plans, to-day he is la
pledges will have ana Will deserve the g g IL Ms
and esteem Of every lover Of liberty, down to the
end of time: That the Italians, who are now ac-
cepting their liberty from the same nation that ex
tended its helping hand to forefathers in their
gallant struggle for freedom, may find in Napoleon
III. what our country found in the noble Lafayette,
and that having once obtained the inestmable boon
of liberty, may know as well how to use it as did
those heroic old souls Of 76 is the fondest hope of
your correspondent.