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last ten years alone show diameter in
maay places of mile and a half The
city contains grand depot of artillery,
grand central depot of equipments and
clothing, eighteen barracks and two mill
tary hospitals.
The care lavished upon Verona has
not only been with reference TO its singu-
lar capabilities for defense, but from re-
gard to the peculiar connection of the
city with the Austrian routes in Italy.
1t commands the main roate from Ger
many into Italy, through the Tyrol to
the north, and Triuli to the east. and oc-
cnpies a central position between Milan,
Venice, Trent and Mantua. It is the
convenient station for assembling new
reinforcements, and preparing them for
service. Hence one of the leading mo-
tives which induce the Emperor Napole-
on to begin his operations against the
quadrangle in that vicinity. The first
thing to be done is to close up the routes
from Austria, thus combining the defense
of the fortress to those already within its
walls. A part of this task has been con-
6ded to Garibaldi, who at the last &C
counts was accomplishing it with his
wonted intripidity. He had driven out
Of Bornio, in the extreme northern parts
of the Valtelline, 5000 TyroIese, and
pursued them as far as the first canton of
the Stelvio Pass. This is now the most
western route through which Verona can
be relieved. Itwas opened in 1924, and
is the loftiest carriage road in Europe,
its summit being 900 feet above the lev
Ell of the sea- Its slopes are at very
high grade, and it has many curves,
bridges and subterranean passages. 1t
can, therefore, be easily broken up and
barred to travel by such mountaineers as
follow the standard of Garibaldi. Aware
of the insecurity Of such a route, Aus
tria opened another road in 1850, little
more to the southeast, through the pass
of Mount Tonale. This is still 10 an IN
finished state. But we see by our last
foreign dispatches that Garidaldi's men
are alleged to have violated the Tyrol by
entering the Tonale Pass, of which fact
the Prussian government is to be inform
ed by special envoy sent by Austria.
We may presume, however, that this re-
suit will not prevent the Tonale Pass
from being as efectualIy closed as that of
the Stelvio.
The next route to the eastward is that
which comes from Innspruck over the
Brennan to Botzen in the TyroI, which
is connected with Verona, by railroad.
1t passes along the valley Of the Adige
not far from the eastern shore of the
Lake of Garda. The closing up of this
route has also been said to be compre-
hended in the maneuverings of Garibal-
di, although We do not know what has
yet been done towards that end. But II
access is denied through these routes,
Austria would have to rely upon her line
of railway reaching from Vienna to We
roma through Trieste and Venice. This
winds round the head of the Adriatic
from which it is not in general easy tc
be reached, in consequence of the marshy
shores Of that sea. With this line open
Austria would have all the connection
with her beleaguered citadel in LON
hardy which she could need. But the
French operations against Venice ant
Porto Tagliamento, doubtless commence,
before this, are designed to cut off thi
route. The road approaches within
thirty miles Of the mouth Of the rive
Tagliamento, which is nayigabIe par
Of the way. The intereepting efforts il
that direction appear to be supported b,
ample naval preparations. There !
reason to believe, therefore, that Veron
viii soon be completely isolated fron
Austrian aid, and, either sooner or Iatel
with or without another great battle i
its neighborhOod, must fall before the con
quering progress of the allied armies
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