Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-08-12
foreign Minus.
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE
THE PEACE CONFERENCE ABOUT
TO MEET

TO MEET.
New YORK, Aug. 3.--Steamship Persia
from Liverpool 23d ult., arrived at her dock
about o'clock.
THE CoNFERENcE.-No date has been fix
cd for the meeting of the Conference at Iu-
rich but the Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Morning Post says, that the sittings would
probably open in ten days, or fortnight at
the latest
THE RELATIONS BETWEEN SARDINIA AND
AUSTRIA 49, The Paris correspondent OF the
London Globe says II is now formally an
nounccd that neither Victor Emanuel nor any
responsible Minister of Sardinia has signed
any paper at villa franca, save and except the
armistice, which continues to the 18th of Au-
gust Austria and Sardinia are still in con-
structive state of open war - no peace terms
have as vet been accepted as between these
two bellgeronts. At Zurich the three gov
ernments consent to meet, but as Count Ca
your is personally bugbear to Francis Jo-
soph, he, Of course consented to withdraw
his presence from the green baze on which
the final protocols will be laid for signature.
The Cabinet of Ratazzi will be nevertheless
inspired and directed by the master statesman
who has hitherto upheld the claims of Italy,
trail territories comes in aid of more favora-
bic solution than was inferred at first.
A Paris telegram dated Friday, to the Lon
don Post, says the rumor gained ground there
that Sardinia would decline to be represented
at the meeting at Zurich.
The STATE OF IrALY.-The Tuscan Non
dar publishes a decree by the Provisional
government, enactng that representatives Of
the people are to be elected for the purpose
of deciding by majority of votes what the
future government Of the country shall be.
The Lombards were apprehensive of being
saddled with some proportion Of the liabili-
ties of Piedmont
A Paris letter says that news had reached
there that eighty-fye municipalities in Tusca-
ny had already met and proclaimed heir de-
sign TO offer armed resistance to the re-intru-
sion Of the late dynasty.
FRANcE.-ln our latest news by the Ocean
Queen, we received a telegraphic report of
the speech of the Emperor Napoleon to the
great digntares Of state, giving his explana-
tons Of the conclusion Of peace.
The matter is Of such importance that we
give literal translation of the Emperor re-
marks as they appear in the official columns
Of the Wonueur
Gentlemen Finding myself again in the
midst Of you, who, during my absence have
shown so much devotion to the Empress and
to my son, l feel, first of all, the desire to
thank you, and then to explain to you the mo-
tives of my conduct
When after successful campaign of two
months the French and Sandman armie.
pitched their camp before the walls Of Voro.
ma, the struggle was evidently on the point
OF undergoing a change in a military, as vel
as IN political, point of view.
was fatally obliged to attack in front AT
enemy intrenchod behind fortresses protected
against any diversion Of his TANKS by the neu
trality Of the territories which surroundeC
him and in commencing the long and storil,
war of sieges, l found in presence of me Eu
rope in arms, ready either to dispute our sue
cess or to aggrayate our reverses.
coNDITroNs OF THE PEACE.
New YoRK, Aug. 9.-Steamer Hammonia
from Southampton, goth ult., has arrived.
The second edition of the London Times o
Tuesday gives the preiminares Of the peac
of Villafranca. as follows The two Sover
eigns will favor the creation of an Italian
Confederation that Confederation shall b
under the honorary Presidency OF the Hol
Father. The Emperor of Austria cede
to the Emperor Of France his righs
in Lombardy, excepting the fortresses of Man
tua and Peschiera, which rights the Empero
of France will hand over to the King Of Say
DINA. Ncneta composes part Of the Italia
Confederation, but remains under the crow
of Austria. The Dukes of Tuscany and Mo
dena return, under the condition Of grantin
general amnesty. Both Emperors will asl
the Pope to introduce indispensable reforms
Fun and complete amnesty is to be granite,
% all people