The Nevada journal., 1859-06-17

N-dr SHOWS nlG WrlnRleu tfOHt dinoHs tuO
nations. The contest has already be-
gun on the fields of classic Italy. !he
preparations for death are on large
scale commensurate with the powers
engaged. Such armies of civilized men
as this continent never saw, and we
pray never will see, are hurryInS to
scenes of carnage over which the Ge-
MUS of Progress brobds and weeps.
France, Austria and Sardinia have each
already in the field about 10000 men
each. Prussia is arhling, Great Britain
has put her dock yards in comm otion
and is preparing for the worst, Turkey
in Europe is in ferment and Russia is
ready to avail herself of any opening
for self-aggrandizoment.
The armies of Austria and Sardinia
have met at the point Of the bayonet it
is said at Buffalora. on the 18th Of April,
to the advantage of the former and also
at Mortara.
The soldiers of France are pouring
into Italy by thousands to the assist
ance of Sardinia. and the Emperor Ma
poleon is to head his armies in person
departing from Paris for the purpose
about the Sd of May. Generals Bara-
quay dHlliers and Canrobert are among
the commanders of the French. The
former is ninety years old, and did good
service in the wars of Nopolean the
First. The latter distinguished himself
in the late Crimeau Campaign.
The cause of the mighty convulsion
about to break over Europe is not easily
told. The American mind can scarcely
appreciate the subtle diplomatic policy
which underies the action of The courts
ufEurope. A delicate balance of pow
er is to be maintained, and TO do this
watchful jealousy is ever encouraged
on the part of ALL Austria thirsts for
the acquisition of all Italy. From an
inland power with but limited egress
through the Adriatic to the highways of
commerce, she aspires to maritime great
ness and needs the ports of Italy. AS
firmly set is the House OF Hapsburg
upon the absorption of the Italian Pen
insula as the Autocrats of all the Rus
sias since Peter the Great, have been
upon the acquisition of Constantinople.
The designs of Austria would if car
ried out command the Mediterranean
and disturb the equilibrium Of power ad-
.iusted, and guaranteed by treaty years
ago. Sardinia enters the field to fight
for he light to a national existence and
to preserve the integrity of her sister
Italian states. France has direct and
valuable interests to 5ubserve III en-
barking in the Italian cause against
Austria. The designs Of Austria jcop-
ardize the value Of Algeria to France.
In like manner are the interests of
England in the overland route to her
Indian possessions, and her Mediteira.
mean dependencies endangered. saying
nothing Of that delicate question If oqi-
ponderance which both England, France
and every other first class power If Eu-
rope is bound to argue if need be with
the cannons mouth
Prussia sympathizes with her Austrian
kindred of the same blood, and Russia
from the similarity of the despoti3 gov
ernr ents. But for several reasons it is
yet doubtful if either Of the two great
northern powers take sides in the war.
Prussia is strongly allied to Eng gland by
royal marriage, and Russia may not yet
have forgotten the ingratitude with
which Austria repaid i'll the Crimean
campaign the services rendered i'll crush
ing freedom in Hungary, Besides the
aspirations of Austria for Italian ports
initiates against the highest dreams of
ambition long entertainedby the Cars
an avenue to the commercial highways
of The world to contest the suprcm acy of
the seas.
Italy in the hands of Austria would
offer an almost insuperable barrier to
Russia in the Mediterranean, for all
time to come. What course she aud
be determined. The wars just begun
will be sufficiently bloody with thet hree
powers already engaged to fill an import
ant page in the worlds history. By
many it is thought the wars Of Napoleon
are to be repeated.
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