Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-05-17
The War Leader Of the London Times
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from the London Timco erMay %, was tel,
egraphed to the Commercial on sunday
night, entire, from Ncs York, whore Il was
received by the steamship wcser. Il is in.
tensely Interesting, being the commentary Of
tho leading and most influential journal IN
Europe, on the momentous nows by the
steamers arrived Saturday.
From the London Times, May %.
Europe has entered into q state OF war
Whatever may have been tho reluctance in
some quarters to believe that this conld han,
en-, whatever the inclination to deny or
discredit, the full grown truth marches on,
ward War IL gone forth in his usual quise,
and is making himself known by his ordi-
nary deeds. In three columns the Austri.
ans have pissed from Austrian territory to
that Of Sardinia Sne oftheir divisions has
penetrated The oountry from the north land,
/ ing on tho Sarlinian shores Of the Largo
Maggiore, occupying the towns Of lntra,
Pallanza and Aroma and drying back the
Sardinians by the superiority OF their nun-
bers. A second, consisting 20 battalt
lions and s batteries, has taken the road by
Gravelana, and the third has found it's way
by Abbiatta Grasso. How far the invaders
have advanced, or what may be their point
Of concentrating, cannot be clearly stated
from materials. before US.
Whether the tetc dc poRt at BuDalora, was
despatched and taken by bayonet after a
sharp and considerable loss, as was report.
cd ct Vienna, or whether ,hore was no resist.
ance made, as would rather appear probable
from the silence Of the telegram from Tnrin
as to any actual encounter--whether Gen.
IL
whether Novara was occupied without oppo.
sition, and Ycrcelli was reached without a
contest, are matters Of detail that have no
important bearing npen the main purport
Of to-day's news The invading army of
Austria is in full march upon Sandman soil.
On the other hand the King of Sardinia has
put himself at the head Of his army and
gone TO meet bic invaders
lie has surveyed the line Of the Dora,
where II is supposed the Sardinians may
perhaps make a stand in defense OF their
capital, and he has gone thence to Allessan,
dria, which must soon be attacked, if the
Austrians have real intention Of conquer,
/ ing Piedmont
/ The French are swarming into the seat Of
war. The Austrian papers already declare
the neutrality Of Savoy has been violated
The Imperial Guard, numbering $4,000,
have arrived at Genoa and 10000 French
troops have now gathered in that place Of
strength When or whore these armed men
will meet in conflict is entirely question
Of strategy. But so FAR as any question of
peace or war is concerned, the English, the
Belgians and French were not more at war
on the plains Of Waterloo, than ere the
French, the Sardinians and Austrians on the
plains of Ticino Suza and Dora, We wish
that our only disquieting intelligence was
from the country where war has already
burst forth, and where the nations are con-
tending. There might then be some hone
that an advance upon Turin, and battle
favorable to the Austrians might have the
effect of reducing the pretensions of the
French and Sardinians, or that decisive
advantage over the Austrian forces would
induce that Power to come to terms upon
the disputed points in her policy in Italy. -
This, however, is not So That Provisional
Governments have been established in Flor
ence, Carrara and Massa is not of itself a
matter Of vast Importance
That the inhabitants Of Rome are in an
effervescent, If not insurgent state, is scarce
ly an addition to the ordinary Italian diff.
culties, but when VIC read that Prussia has
resolved upon putting her remaining corps
d'armee in readiness TO march, we sec very
great cause to fear the peace Of Europe is
shaken more gravely than would appear
from the soft messages from Paris and the
bland assurances from ST Petersburg. That
Prussia has cause for this precaution we
cannot doubt, when we find that a Russian
army OF observation is about to be stationed
upon her frontier, for some object of which
Europe only knows that it has been concertl
ed. with France, and was concerted in sc.
cret. But the most important and least re-
assuring oil all the intelligence Of the last
iOrty>eight hours, is derived from no tele-
gram, but is itself confirmation from Off
cial sources, Of that grave intelligence which
We were some days since enabled to give, O
the existence Of treaty between France
} and Russia. Mr.. Fitzgerald has taken the
occasion of his nomination at iIorsham, tC
state publicly that in connection with the
question Of the supposed alliance between
France and Russia, the Government had ad.
dressed to the Emperor Of Russia direct
categorical inquiry, as to whether such I
treaty, containing anything hostile to Eng
D land, did exist. Prince GOrtschakoins an.
swer was decisive He said
81 do not deny that there may exist
( written agreement between France and Rus
sia ave apprehend this quite sufficient tC
confirm oar disquietude on this head. o
course We have, Immediately after this i'm
: portant confession, the read but much lesi
3 important assurance, that this written agree
Z ment "does not constitute o hostile allianc,
! against Europe" We conld scarcely expec
the Russian Minister to admit that a treat,
which he keeps shut from the eyes of Eu
rope, contains an agreement for the partition
of Europe. 1t is en- ough for us 20 know tina
not treaty, but written agreement exist
between France aud Russia, which thos
, powers think it for their interest 10 keep Sc
cret from any third power.
Prince Gortschakoh gives his personal as
snrance that this written agreement doe
4 not constitute hostile alliance against Eu
rope, and upon this we are to lap ourselves
: into security, putting our trust firmly in tn
J. frankness Of Prince Gortschakolfs reading
8 Of the written agreement and the innocence
q OF this little secret between the two great az
gressiye Emperors We can place no faitl
' in the Russian view Of the character Of thi
treaty, for it IL q mere prevarication to cal
= written agreement, concluded by two EN-
{ perors, by any other name. IL we are 10 be
lieve in the innocu BUSINESS of a treaty, unde
which armies are put in motion, we shOul
first like to know something Of the article
agreed to- Denials have of late lost mue
of their former value We reeollect hoy
firmly the mission of Prince Menschiko
D was denied, and we have had much more re
} cent opportunity Of seeing how, day aite
& day, every event that was about to happe
was, in the columns of the Moniteur, mos
cireumstantially denied. An official denia
J has now como to the almost certain iorerun
, ner of IN indefenslble enterprise,