, 1859-09-01

lNlA4Fn}olAGAIE " VIC Al- /. 4llpVHtl
kov1oa, July =. 1850.
few days after the battle Of Solferino, our
province Of PoIestna was visited by corps Of
$4,000 Austrianf, commanded BY Lieutenant Mar
shat Ritter. They commenced by calling for
$50 Of the 1900 head Of cattle which 3re
owned ln the province, md form principal
part Of its agricultural wealth The required
number bad to be furnished u three days no
tice, and wos sent 10 Verona to supply the wants
Of the army stationed there, noue Of the owners
Of tue cattle beng furnished even With a receipt
Of delivery. Aeanuhie the province had to
maintain the 1900 Austrians ut double allow
ance Vi forage, md within = short time 500 more
head Of cattle were eaten Up, to say nothing Of
the enormous amount Of bread. r1cr, straw, hay,
oats, wiuc, and Of the wagons and b ,rses which
had to be provided, the menace Of pll age being
tile burden Of every other description. Nor
Was this organized spoiation stopped after
peace bad been proclaimed, but was then con
fined to wine, bay, straw. and convey auces for
tile military Transports; and even now the sys-
ten continues; we sell today at despieable
prcea the bay and other required provisions,
aud Tomorrow desola1ion is spread through our
villages by fresh reguisitiou.
Aud yet all this is only part of cur burdenB.
You IRE arure how heavily we are taxed il
times Of peace. and how fully one-third of the
iucomc Of landholdeEs was consumed By direct
taxation. And now the land tax las again been
ruised by one-sixth; we have 10 pay IN addi-
TUNA! municipal tax to meet the eIigencies OF
military occupation; and 10 fill the measure Of
our snuerings, the Inhabitants of the province
Of Yenetia hare since May last had to con-
tribute forced loan Of l, ,e0o, 900 forms month
and not satisfied with all this, the military au-
t4or,ties have Of late hit upon the iden of ran.
sacklng communities and rich indiriduale, whom
they pick out US victims Of their arbi,rary
caprice and rapacity under the pretext that they
ri rf usrtr,
opinions. S. in Adria, had ID this manner to
pay 100000 Aorius, being accused OF having
promoted the emigration TO Piedmont. TreFeA
il>ani, Fapadopoii. GlovanelIi. in Venice, who,
as you kn9w are the first banking houses there,
and ii number Of families III P4dua aud other
places, have been mnIctcd in large sums by this
''ta1 On political opinions" as It is facctiously
continues for two or three more mouths, Ill
our resources will b. dried up, and ouzseiycare-
1uced to abiect poverty.
l found Venice atl sorrow, desolaton and
misery; st. Marks Square deserted, tue coffee
houses empty, most Of the stores shut up. The
military. however, ntnusc themselves BY having
the band play every evening III the square, aud
during these hours even, tue few Eeuetians who
repair there leave it. The public wink on the
river is crowded with Austrian military aud
ciyil officers Of every description uDd their fam
lilies, many Of whom have already made their
return u Venice. Ofthose Fenetiaus who hare
not enigruscd, whoever can rc'ircs to the coun.
try. During the night frequent aud numerous
patrols beut the streets. stopping aud examln-
ing erery passer By. Cor. Aleman has pub
iisl'ed Il proclamation, announcing that the state
Of siege continues with The sAne rigor Is before
The proclamation Of peace
Tic process against Countess Contarini aud
her imprisonment, Of which you have already
heard, continues in force; Aaco}l has been set
r.. "a t1,.r nj
who were arsc ted in May, nothing is known
but TINT thcy hare been taken to Joscphstadt,
io Aoravia, all Intercourse between them and
their families being interdicled.