Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-06-01
No war Progress-The State of Europe.

Nc war fr0greSS-Ine otaIe OI Europe.
The Cleveland Leader. ssys:-The
dates from the seat Of war are to the Is h
of Nav. So far it had been almost
bloodless. No battle or skirmish of i'm
portance had been fought. The grand
armies of over one hundred thousand
men each, arrayed against each other on
a line extending some forty miles and
separated by distances varying from
eight to twenty miles. continued to hold
nearly their relative position without
striking a blow. This state of suspense
and inactivity cannot last much longer.
The Austrians must le-cross the Pc, or
a battle must be fought. Both parties
are receiving re Inducements.
The London correspondent of the
Tribune, under date of May 14Lh, gives
the following view of the state of Eu-
rope:
The first Austrian campaign is over.
The plan to follow up the invasion of
! Piedmont by a rapid march 10 Turin
was bafied by the unexpected arrival
of the French. and the rising of the riv-
ers, while the low country was artiGcially
inundated by the cutting of the dikes.-
The Austriaus, with their traditional
slowness, lost all the advantage of being
the first in the field, and seemed to for
get that tie snow melts every year in
Spring on the Alps and increases the
body of the water. They are nov fast
retiring. They have given up the line
of the Sesia and will scarcely await the
French within the boundaries of Pied.
mont. Francis Joseph. who, in the first
instance, snubbed Baron Hess for his eau
tious plan of campaign, which was to
remain around Piacenza and to accept
the battle under the nno of the for
tress, has now lost his confidence in the
more daring plan Of Gyulai, and will, in
a few days, set out with Baron Hess to
supersede Gyulai in the command. The
continuous rain and the %rctrogade move
meuts have considerabl damped the
military ardor of the young Austrian
officers, who thought they might within
a few days destroy the Sardinia forces
and occupy and plumber Turin. The
halo which surrounded r idelzky's army
will soon be dimmed, which was artificial
from the very first. and especially nan
ufactured by the German journals
Napoleon has taken the command, and
is hailed by his soldiers with enthusiasm,
and by the Italians with complete mad
ness. If he succeeds in his maiden cam
paign, and makes a generous use of his
victory in favor of Italian independence,
he will secure the throne for his dynasty.
If beaten, he is lost.
Russia solemnly denies any alliance
with France. The Gar is not prepared
for a great war, but he may easily, by
hostile neutrality, paralyze an Austrian
army and the Teutonic enthusiasm of
Germany. His first and principal object
is the emancipation of the serfs. which
has already progressed so far that it
cannot be postponed any longer without
endangering the public peace.
As regards England, as was said late
ly by a very influential man, Lord Der
by is at least for non Intervention; Prince
Albert for Intervention in favor of Aus
tria; and Lord Palmerston for interven-
ton in favor of France.
We hear from Turkey that the agita.
ton in Bosnia Bularia is on the increase,
and an outbreak may 500 be expected.
The Sultan has increased his army by
an additional 20. coo men along the
Danube; but he has no good officers
Omer Pasha is jealous of every rising
man; and the stolidity of the Turks pre-
vents them from making the proper use
of The foreign officers in their service.