The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-28

piohouios
Ties OF high position had not absorbed tic flow OF spirits
and the vieor Of youth.
terests Of his rubordnales. He was al energetic de-
fender Of their rights paterna and equitable caief and
leaves inpershaoe sentiments OF friend MP 10 the .rmy
be the nIst link which will again unite the French and
Piedmontese armies. Although he did not fan In inc
ugRle he will nevertheless be considered the hrst
French soldier who died iof the independence OF Italy
CRUELTIEs BY THE AUSTRIAN ARMY IN
ITALY.
have received from the seat OF the folio wing &C
count Of the crueles and brgan iage committed by Che
The committed by the hordes OF savages under
the command OF General Gy ula only 70 be equaed IN
in the morning or thereabouts band Of Aus
ans dirty and torn attire entered the city OF Tortona
and took up their position IN the castle other bodes lo
lowed that the town with these beings
more like wild beasts than men. Two superior officers
called upon the municipal unctonares demand food aud
forage to the amount Of 6oOo0 raons but their conduct
unbecomiug the contrary they seemed tolefaby
polite and the behaviour OF the soldiers at first gave
cau1e TO suspect that they secretly medated punderng
the town. Whatever III 81 hopes may have been, they
were rot destined 10 last long, for very shortly company
through the town. spreading through the popu
aton, each shopkeeper FASTENED TO secure his GOODS
stores bands Of eight and soldiers presented them
selves at different points the city souo seizng upon all
the goods they could arrive al, others preventing the
ademen from closing their doors by main force At the
same time the and corporas entered the shops
by threats forced the bring out all the best
things they had fer the soldiers 10 carry of The frat
goods pundered those OF Madame Scotti modiste,
and Of merchant nsmed Gaatar after these came those
Of the sveTsmths then provision and averps
The general bakehouse pundered Also and several
hundred Jacks Of fire -four and wheat, besides Of
money were carried OF The stables were all robbed and
in every street you q Croat with q horse
which be was leading OIL TO the encampmen with cool
lowed any other trade than that Of thieving. Mean
he certain number Of them wendell their way to the
suburb of ST. Bel nardno entered the farm of sgnor
Stsssano who them as ouch food and drink as they
wished for In fact the ibatoDs copous and FREE
quent that al night they ali returned ia state of ntoxica
TOD bowling ike demons interpreting their nc wis with
TIE ephet OF "PCrca P,epo.tesd Gas welcome TO any
phabiaIt they might mee firing their mdskets into the
that the town wnud inevitably be are. The citizens
bad arms to resist had they been disposed,
and have no food to eat the place cleaned out co
p.etely The B hop assessed at fifteen thousand
rancssome say thirty five thoosandfor his share OF
the contingent In The suburbs of the Town the same
horrors took place. every house sacked and punder
by these erocOus brutes who styled the defend
Of public order sustainers OF nationality aud our
religion" Nov band of savages satsaod its
appetite II 10 leaving An order Of recall has arrived
from headquarters, and they are going off
We hear that Cas,enuovo scriyla vguzzoo Pom
ecurone the game outrages were commea and nv the
threat of firing the town, these bandits extored what
they wanted from the poor terrified tradespeope
THE FINANCIAL ASPECT OF THE WAR.
TIE FINANCES OF AUSTRIA.
New YORK Herald
private citizen who has all his money spent, and
bas exhausted all means 10 procure more feeling that he
must be lost without fail before long, sometimes makes
his mind TO try desperate stroke presenting thousand
chances of loss against Of gain Then with tbs aid Of
some feeble remnants OF his fortune which he gathers
and mortal dangers after the pursuit csim.rcal hope
Nest frequently he only succeeds in precipatng the
urged attempt with him hazards OF foolish
Undertaking. Such the present position OF Austria used
up, ruined discredted at home and abroad, nndng not
smother horin in her treasury loaner ia Europe;
alter having employed the most shameful means, having
more left and seeing herself every day the offs
tremendous bankruptcy she throws herself head foremost
INTO war, LOOKING those extreme means for kind Of
heIoica remedy in her desperate condition
Setting France aside, whose prosperous financial condi
land which, for riches and financial resources
and above all comparison with other nations, Gil the
tons Of Europe embarrss financial position
but none II 90 great degree as Austria.
each fiscal year is closed with deficiency increasing moro
and more the amount Of her debt The coming
TO meet current expenses Besides when the taxes have
been doubled in ten years. and has been necessary 10
all the rsors of the their pay mcnt the
bousm Of the taxpayers purse patience has been
reached In financial matters, all that exceeds the
tain amount money rgor tina. the taxpayers
inaby leads them to refuse TO pay taxes and to
| revolt.
which she present struggling. Moreover in press
log circumstances, Increase Of taxes is not sufficient
present OF capital to essen The deficiency which
oewhelms her. and to face the new wants that war
| aSout to necessiate
Among all the means generally used TO obvate those
financial catasrophes which more surely overthrow
monarchy than lost battles We do not see single one
which might be used by Austria with any chances OF
cess.
wise and providen government takes care in time OF
peace 10 keep In reserve certain which
the hour of danger. We have demonstrated that
France has been enabled hnd without extraordinary
means, and simply by financial measures, 300 millions
To face the pressing OF war and is certain
that she might have done without the i've hundred mil
lions which she going to contract for had she employed
all her resources
Austria the contrary, after having made every shift
during peace time, ands herself stripped when
Her oemetna properties figure for hundred
million ofns among the assets of tho bank, and
well known that part of these goods have been sold dur
rg late years there remain in reality but forty
eight millions of them which appropriated 10 their
primitive employ ment THUS, the State mas really been
guilty. towards The public, Of the crime of s,ons,e and
part Of the OF the capital of the baukssy ytwo
millions oforinss free from any guarantee whatsoever
Austrii had, however, besides her landed property
rich revenue and the sale OF which, at the opporune
ment woua have aided in her deficiency and PLACED her
above parwe speak Of the property of her railroads
But those railroads, built at immense xpense with
the money Of the State Treasury now aenatet ara
in tho boomess abyss Of the expenses Of austria. The
Austrian railroads belong at present to foreign cptaas
has not the left to traffic Ia grant
Finally in her actual penury, Austria has been Obliged
Yes, We are informed Of it by the English Journals the
young and chivalrous Emperor Francis Joseph like
grodgal SON has been Obliged to bring the jewels of bis
Jew who after having examined them concluded to lend
thirty two millions Of forms them.
The best means TO procure money would have been
initiate what France did at the time of the Crimean war;
and what she probably will do again to obtain
money to cover the proposed loan Of i've hundred mil
lions. Open similar subscription to that which, few
ago. produced the enormous amount OF
Those means, however, not practicable in Austria
BESIDES the political hatred that the different nationates
annexed TO Austria have always entertained for her op
preston the financial prooity Of that Power is much
msrusted for her subjects to hazard becoming her Gre
ditors
luch less weuld foreigners do So and the ordinary
well known manGuvres Of Austria in loan matters have
deprived her Of that third resource.
In fact the maxim of Austria loan mattars s
this 10 favor the loan much possible which is
all right but 70 favor at the expense Of the preceding
loans, which Is very bad So is that while the metal
lies were only to be paid in paper money the national
loan contracted for afterwards enjoys the privilege Of
having the interest thereof paid in cash, which threw
discrcd on the former 10 the benefit Of the second
10 Always and three per cent hgher than the me-