The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-07-27
IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE.
Armistice till the 18th Of August.
Strong Hopes of Peace.
New YORK, july al.

New YORK, July 81.
The steamship africa, with dates from
Liverpool to tbs 9th inst, two days. later
than those furnished by the CITY Of
Warrington, arrived here this morn.
ing. y ~
On the 7th inst. Napoleon telegraphed
that an armistice had been agreed upon,
to take effect on the 9th. It was sianed
at Villafranca by Hess and valiant. It
ends on the 18th of August.
1t stipulates that commercial vessels,
without distinction of flag, will be allow
ed to navigate the Adriatic unmolest.
ed.
The Noniteur cautions the public
against Misunderstanding of the Ar
mistice, and says that negotiations may
recbmmence, but it does not say how gthe
war may be terminated. sssggzs
In the Federal. Diet, on the Z tn inst,
Austria proposed to mobilize the whole
federal contingent, and requested the
Prince Regent of Prussia to :assumeSthe
command in chief. aoB oaiG
The ship Sarah Minot, of Boston burnt
at sea was from New Orleans, bound to
Lyons. s1aa 80 80 nsvss6
The disaster occurred on the 25th
ult. aJgo1Ig ,fus
The Times says: "With regard to
the armistice, there is little to commuui-
cate beyond what the public already
know. All that seems to be well authen.
ticated is that the proposal came from
France, and was the result ofithe, En-
peror's own determination That cthe
Emperor Napoleon should stop short in
career of victory and make oyertures
to the foe whom he has defeated in two
pitched battles, and hurled back to the
limits of Lombardy, argues the modera-
tion or the necessities of the French ru-
ler. We can hardly believe that ahs
latter have been the cause of this sudden
resolve" ia aeY9 iagt
STOCKHOLM, July S.-His Majesty,
King Oscar, died to-day. He was born
on the fourth of July, 1899. bBa qooJn
VIENNA, July s.-The Austrian cor
respondence contains the following:oI L
"The French frigate hsperixss BON.
barded Zara yesterday. The fortress re-
turned the fire. The Imperixse at last
broke off the contest, appearing to have
suffered injury" a ooH
The Vienna Gazette publishes an amen.
ded list Of the killed and wounded, at
Salferino. As to officers. the returns
give ninety killed, four hundred and four
: teen wounded, thirteen made prisoners
and seventy missing. Total Eve hun.
dred and eighty seven. sgns .aoo1
= OF rank and file, two thousand and
: Eve killed. and eight thousand seven hum
dred and twenty one wounded, making
: grand total of eleven Thousand two hundre,
g and thirteen. Baa zod y1g7s
= Nothing is said respecting the numbe
taken prisoners. a43ao 9GinTu'
!. The French and Sardirians killed: an
- wounded was eight thousand two shundre
- and forty Eve. The number given BY tn
Viennese journals are believed 10 be, sti
. below the truth. oel 4iii aa vol
!" The Vienna correspondent ofthe Time
" says that on the Sd inst. the French; fee
g consisting of sixty -four sail, wss at n
= great distance from Venice. 9ai1odaL
~ ~ The Hungarian Legion forming ut G.
:. noa is to be clothed like the Hungaris
:. = soldiers in the Austrian army, as II h b.
. lieved the latter will not FIRE ION, m,
: wearing the national costume. ,s3is
The Monsteur dArmee publishes Il
~ imperial decree, by which q new regimeI
!. !. of Algerian sha-p-shooterssis 10 TO belprs
% visionally created. 1t Q is to-, consist
- three battalions, of six companies eacl
- A letter from Trebizonde ,says9 tn,
~ 10 Persia is making great preparations
- anticipation of war with Turkeyaso