New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-11
Foreign Intelligence.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS OF THE WAR.

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| MISCELLANEOUS NEWS OF THE WAR.
letter Of the 18th Of May from AeHandriA to
the Paris Moniteur says:
The organization of the army ia going on actively.
The repair Of the damage done by the enemy to the
Droges. roads and railways is approaching compile
| tion The Austrians continue their exaetions. The
population OF Vercelli filled with CONSERVATION,
and quite out OF condition to satisfy such demands.
During the night Of the 18th, body Aussrians 100
strong, escaladed the bridge of Valenza through
breach, and made frutless attempt to take posi-.
| ton, guarded by small detachment of eight men.
Ihis morning the enemy opened somewhat vigorous
cannonade, which lasted from to o'clock, on the
boats moored on the right bank of the Po, the
railroad from Alessandria to Mortara. Our side
made no response to the cannonade, the result Of
which proved to be Insignificant.
The Paris Pays says:
All those who live in the neighborhood Of noun.
tans know that the middle and the end of May is the
epoch OF heavy nundations. The melts the snow,
and 1t rain supervenes, floods are produced in few
hours The delay which military operations are now
suffering is attributable to this The theater Of
war is situated in part Of Europe where rivers hav-
ing their source in lofty mountains are very
ous The lost time s, however, usefuly employed in
completing the armor and victualling of troops,
and when once operations commence, the result will
be only the more speedy.
Decree ordering the arrest, under the police regua
tions, of all persons inventing Or spreading false
news.
| 1He AuStIldH JOHerDOr Oh VENICE mas puDIS0eQ
notification that from the evening until the morning
gun no vessel of any kind shall be allowed to enter
leave that port and that persons violating the regua
tion shall be arrested and punished according to
military law.
1t had been generally thought that no shots have
yet been exchanged between any Austrian and
French troops and this opinion would seem to be
frmed by the silence of the Moniteur. The Pays,
however. gives the following version of an affair of
' first blood :" " We have heard from the mouth of
general officer, arrived in Paris yesterday and who
was almost witness Of the event. fact of good
augury which proves the great superiority Of the
French rifle. Two battalions Of foot Chasseurs, one
Austrian and the other French came in sight of each
other from opposite banks Of the Po and although at
great distance, exchanged shots. Great was the
supefaetion of the enemy at perceivng that all its
balls fell Short while struck several of their men
with disastrous precision. The Austrian battalion
auGky dispersed leaving twenty of their body upon
The manufactures of arms in Liege, in Belgium
are at present. in consequence Of the war; very busy
occupied. Among other extensive orders received
the firm of Malherbe Co. has obtained one from the
Saxon Government for 10000 rifles, and letters state
that the English Government is entering into con-
tracts with different manufacturers for the supply of
200 600 rifles which will cost about i, 900 ooof
, The Commandant of Allessandria, Count Giannotti,
has issued the following order
All persons who have no reason or right to remain
in the city within its zone, who have not fixed
and authorized domicie there, or do not belong to
the Franco Sandman army, are to leave within "a
hours, unless they obtain from the competent author
ties permission to remain.
All civilians who follow the army for the service o!
the are bound to have themselves Inscribed and
to take out a written permission.
The officers Of public security and the Royal Car
bneers are charged with the execution of the above
notice being given that persons ransgressing shall be
punished according to the law.
A letter in the Debats, referring to the Zouaves
says:
One fact will give an idea of the incompatible
African troops with whom the Austrans are not yet
acquainted For six months the Third Regiment OF
Louayes has been on campaign since the 18th OF
October the men have not slept fifteen nights in bar
racks; three or four weeks ago they were at Tug
CURT; they embarked at almost moments
notice, and since their arrival in Piedmont have been
encamped in the midst of rain and yet the regiment
has not ten men sick.
A letter from Turin in the Independence, of Brus
sells, says:
The damage already caused by the Austrians is es
+ timated at more than one hundred millions. TheJ
have not only made enormous acquisitions, but have
: cut down trees principally muiberries, burnt ant
, country houses and farm buildings. Count Cavour
who has great part of his property in the provinces
where those ravages have been committed, will be
severe sufferer The Piedmontese people have con
Quoted themselves with much dignity and frmness
not excepting the clergy, towards whom the liberal
party felt certain degree of mistrust The Austrians
could neither find spy assistance nor information
among the Piedmontese.
Genoa letter, of the 18th instant, in the Debats
: contains the following:
! The other day there was still at Genoa an English
screw ninety gun ship-oth line, the Orion. This
: vessel had chosen singular anchorage; and say
d singular, because l wish to use parliamentary Ian
guage. She lay athwart the roadstead, presenting
her whole boadside of two tiers to the palace, the
marble of which could not contend against iron. They
were obliged to negotiate to get her to abandon the
: place she had taken up. On the fourth day her
three masts, which had stood up before the harbol
+ ally disappearing in the offng. The question wa.
solved paddle wheel steamer of twenty guns thu
Terrible, has taken the place of the Orion She is
l. anchor near the Old Mole, in less ambitious stu
alton. Need add, by way of significant finale, tina
the English officers do not meet with very cordia
reception in the city !? When they take their seats
in cafe near Pedmontese or French officers, these
leave their seats.
), A correspondent of the London News, writing from
,. Aessandria, under date of May Is, says:
J. 1t is my painful duty to dwell again on the atroci
ties which mark the occupation of the Austrian army
n in Piedmont have seen poor fellow who togethe
t with twenty of his countrymen, has been wounded
by Piedmontese bullets under the following circum
stances: An Austrian colonel was ordered by Gene
G raj Zobel to make reconnaissance near Torona HI
was instructed to get hold OF some twenty Piedmon
tese peasants and make them march in front of hi
columns in order to screen his movements. Threaene,
by the enemy the Piedmontese were in the panu
position of opening their fire against the poor fellows
IS who fell utterng the cry of Braui, Viua rRatia
This fact, which am able to state on very good au
:. thority, because / of the victims myself
!, speaks volumes and needs no comment English pee
q pie shall judge.
= AS the mail is closing have only time to add
= piece OF news which has caused great surprise il
the political circles of Turin. Lord Mamesbury ha
directed Sir James Hudson to signify to Count Ca
vour that it is the wish of Her Majestys Governmen
n that the term for laying the embargo on Austrian
3 ships should be prolonged. The reason given to jus
Is tfy this Austrian demand is, that the captains VIII
are not aware of the actual state of war, would be lie
d into a trap. His lordship must have forgotten tina
~ Piedmont is carrying on serious and decisive wa
i l, against Austria and that a sentimental policy wou
n be quite out of place. On the other hand histor
"a tells us that during our against France an
~ Russia it was altogether different principle whic
b prevailed at Downing street. If am rightly in
formed the suggestion of Lord Malmesbury has bee
met by flat and peromptory REFUSAL
s Russia and Austria
Is The Russian forces in the provinces bordering o.
" " the Austrian Empire gradually assuming formid
\ able proportions. Our correspondent at st. Peters
!, !, burg has already informed us that the Third an
~ ~ Fourth corps da,mes, together 10000 strong, ha
So been put in state of readiness and consequently
u u that the Fifth Division, occupying Bessarabia, an
consisting of 26 900 men, had been treated in sim
-. lar way. He informs that further orders hay
been issued to the First Division occupying lhuf
y na and the Second, stationed in Poland, desirin