The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-07-28
PEACE IN EUROPE.
The Armistice..Its Reception- Comments
Upon It.-The Peace Foreshadow~d. &c.

! left Southampton ON the 18th inst, and while
| she brings nothing as late as received by tho
Africa yet her files contain interesting extracts
| bearing on the peace, and suggesting Causes for
| il, while ii was yet unprecedented We give
| some of them:
| Correspondence Of the London Times
| SOME OF THE SHADOWS THAT PRECEpnD CON-
ING EVENTS.
| VIENNA, July s.-The day before yesterday
Gen Fieury arrived mt Verona, where he had
long interview with the Emperor Francis
Joseph. 1t was at first believed that the French
General had come to settle the conditions on
which the prisoners Were TO be exchanged but
1t soon became known that there was ques-
tion OF a truce or-to use the word employed
by my informant-of an armistice. The audi
ence granted to General Fleury was q private
enc but still it transpired at headquarters,
that hostilities We're for hne, to be suspend
ed. In wellin formed political Circles it is said
that the British Government brought about the
temporary cessation of hostiiities by persuad-
ing the Emperor of the French TO make propo-
sltioDs TO the Austrian Government, which,
If accepted, might serve basis for peace
1t appears that there is question of making
Lombardy and Venice an independent king
dom under an Austrian Archduke, but two OF
the parties concerned are sure to object to such
an arrangement. Victor Emmanuel evident
ly considers Lombardy an integral part of his
kingdom, and the Emperor Of Austria is not
the man voluntarily to cede two OF the finest
and richest provinces of the empire, either to
his brother or TO any other member OF his
family. My private opinion in respect to the
recent doings ut Verona is, that the Emperor
Of the French wishes to come to an under
standing with his brother monarch without
the interference of the neutral Powers. Aus
tria is in humor to conclude peace with
France, because she is Disguised with the
short-sighted and SELFISH policy of England.
and it would not surprise me 10 learn from
Verona that the two Einperors had met and
settled between them the preliminaries OF
md N tg n a N
understanding, the latter will not fail to make
conditions in favor of her South German
friends, but she will hardly think herself bound
to do much for Prussia. Austria is an
ceedingly revengeful Power and consequent
ly not likely to forget that the British and
Prussian Governments might, had they been
inclined 10 do so, have prevented the outbreak
OF the war
FRENCH OPINIONS OF THE AEMIsTICE.
[Paris (July I0) correspondence of the London
Post.
People are still exercising their ingenuity in
accounting for the unexpected change which
has taken place i'll the prospect OF affairs, With
out being able to do more than offer conjec-
lures as 10 the real cause. Giving all due value
to the moderation and magnanimity of the
Emperor Napoleon, 10 his compassion for
the unfortunate condition of the Austrians,
both morally and physically, there may be Il
variety of other reasons why both parties Were
not indiSposed TO embrace the first favorable
opportunity for suspendng, if not definitely
arresting. hostilities. We know that the En-
peror Napoleon has been greatly affected by
the losses he, all victorious as he is, has sus-
tanned III these campaigns, and panied by the
mass OF human suffering OF which he could
hardly have had a conception before. We are
also informed that typhus fever is raging in
both camps. Ii is Alarmed that there are lr,ttU
or 1000 attacked with it in the victorious
army. Then, again, it is pretty certain that
the conduct of Victor Emanuel and NJ. Cayour
has given anything but satisfaction 10 the En-
perol, and would If persis ted in, most serious
~ commit him with those whose enmity would
be most inconvenient; and also, perhaps, the
certainty that If the war continued it would
soon become general. We now anxiously
await the rest. and hope for the best.
Notwithstanding the caution given to The
public in the 1Ionitsnr not TO consider the ar
mistice agreed to by the Emperors Napoleon
and Francis Joseph rs more than truce be-
tween the belligereIr armies. which leaves the
field open To negotiations, bnt which cannot
as yet be regarded the end of The war; the
public, in general, and commercial men in
PARTICULAR, see in this suspension CT arms
4 strong hope Of peace. The battle Of Sol
ferino in a great measure restored conf
Gence in commercial circles, as il clearly
proved that the Austriaus should abandon
LOmbardy. and that the time was not far dis
tant when the neutral Powers. Great Britain
and Prussia, might offer their mediation with
every chance OF success. 1t was hoped, further,
that the Germanic Confederation, having suf-
fered the Austrians to be driven out of LoIn-
hardy. would use its influence with the En-
peror to induce him to submit to the loss.
HOW THE NEWS WAS RECEIVED IN MILAN.
a Milan correspondent of the New York
Times under date of July Sth, says
The MilaneSe are beside themselves with
rage, sorrow, and astonishment. An armis-
tice! The word is full of shame and bitterness
to a Lombard! Eleven years ago the armis-
tice of Salasco gave Milan back to Austria
what Will this do Livery one is too much eX-
cited to reason or to think; the suddenness!
Just as the Mineio il crossed just as the for
tresses are reached Peschiera invested Aus
Il
whom Not the honor of the French nation;
not the independence of Italy-none but Aus
tria can profit by it, these excited youths eX-
claim. pity their situation from my SOUL
You viii reason calmly. the good to be
gained the evils to be avoided-they remem-
Der the hideous past, and in the shock of the
present sorrow no hope for the future. Ii
the news was news tome, should feel as they
feel; did not, OF course, know of the actual
armstiee, but l knew that no more fighting
would be done for some time, which comes to
pretty much the same thing One only ray of
hope seems 10 dawn. Garibaldi, they say will
defy the terms; the French Emperor has made
them; he owns it in his AVN insolent way, our
King has had no hand inthis affair. Garibaldi
defed the armistice of Salasco, he will defy
this also. / write in haste. as l was lust seal
ing my letter when the news was brought TO
my room by half 4 dozen youths, quite incO-
herent as to time, terms, or, in short, any other
details. Still there can be no doubt of the
truth, and now l can add one piece of certain
news As early as the Cd July, the French
Emperor had made oyertures, to Francis Jo-
seph All believe here that II is Austria who
sued for the armistice. l can assure you this
is not true.
TURIN TAKEN By SURPRISE
A Tnrin letter of July s. expresses great
surprise, not unmingled with apprehension a
the sudden suspension of arms, which it de-
scribes as coup de theatre. The Sardinian
Government had not the least idea that any
such arrangement was in contemplation The
correspondent, however, feels satisfaction in
aIld n htHhrr
by's Government was not very fayorably dis
posed towards Piedmont, has lately shown q
much better feeling. He observes very truly
that when the question CT the reconstruc ton
of Italy comes TO be settled. England must me-
cessarily desire to see Piedmont as strong and
independent as possible: "by supporting us in
q Congress England would regain in Italy
some of the influence which she has lately
lost'
THE NEws AT JENNA
A correspondent of the London Times saws:
The Wiener Zeitung of to-day contains the
following confirmation of the news relative to
the suspension of hostiities
According to official adyices of the sth inst,
from Verona, an autograph letter of the En-
peror Napoleon TO his Imperial Royal Apos-
tolic Majesty, led TO negotiations for an armis-
tice from which Il suspension OF hostllities
during period OF five weeks has resulted.
The armistice will enable his Majesty to
return at once to this city, and, the strength
and spirit of his armies being undiminished
he can well afford to make concession to pub
lie opinion. There was no excitement at hear
ing the news, manifested
THE PAfAL STATES.
The Giornais di Roma of the 4th OF July con-
tains a long yindcation of the Swiss troops
sent TO queli the insufrection OF Perugla; de-
cIaring that all the accounts of that event are
mere ealumuies, the article concludes with
declaring that the government regrets the
events of Perugia, but that the responsibility
rests with those who commenced the conflict,
and announces that the Pope has sent large
sum to relieve the sufferers.