Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-06-14
Foreign Items.
AUSTRIAN DEVASTATIONS.

ing from the Piedmontese headquarters,
says:
His Majesty (who yesterday received .
visit FROM the Emperor Napoleon In this
place. is deeply affected by the reports Of
Austrian cruelties which every day reach rs
from the invaded country. Whatever may
be written from the Austrian headquarters
there 10 no doubt that the behvior OF the
Austrian Soldiers has been and still 10 Of
the moot shameful harscter.-Many poor
fellows have been dragged to the Austrian
staff pinioned, and lashes have been admin
istered to them with that generosity which
distinguishes the officials Of the Aulic mill
tary government In the hospital o. Alese.
Goth year, bruised all round the body, by
the effect Of the bastinado. to which he had
been subjected. He was kindly nursed by
Count Gsboio Casati, the President OF the
Lombardo Provisional Government in lS46.
who, leaving the comfort of his palace, has
enrolled himself in tho capacity Of an over
seer Of the central infirmary. learned,
both from him and the patient. oil the de-
tails of that agonizing scene.-The poor
man was logged by order Of the Austrian
general who wanted some information
which the poor fellow was unwilling or IN.
able to give.
BOURBON IN THE ALLIED ARMY.
The Duke de Charities. second son Of the
unfortunate Duke of Orleans, has entered
one of the cavalry regiments belonging to
this division. Two days ago his Royal
Highness was ordered on q reconnaissance
in the direction OF Trino. The young prince
10 scarcely l6 years old, and 10 very active
and intelligent. Everybody here speaks Of
him in the highest terms. He did not meet
the Austrisns, but he came back with very
useful intelligence aboutS their movements.
The report made by him on this occasion
was presented by the King to the Emperor,
who said he should be very happy when he
could send to the Duke the gold medal Of
military valor.
THE WAR NEWS IN PARIS.
A correspondent of the London Star
says:
In Paris. unless through trsachery or pri.
vate means, We cannet know the truth or
falsenood of the war bulletins No foreign
paper possessing the least contradiction to
these, is allowed to enter. Yesterday sew.
enty papers, principally English and Ger
man fourished on the list Of prohibstion,
and the employees Of the post office derived
much amusement from the bitterness of the
claimants thereof
PLOT AGAINST THE EMPEROR.
The increase of vigilance and zeal is ow-
ing to the occurrence which has just taken
place at Alessandria, and which it is most
urgent to keep secret. Two priests, both
Italian. belonging to Tortone, have been
arrested and ehct, having been detected in
a const tracy against the life of the Empe
ror The news cannot be doubted, although
the incident in itself proves nothing, save
the dread which has seized upon all true
Catholics concerning the intentions Of Louis
Napoleon to destroy the temporal power Of
the Pope, which has evidently been turned
to account to work upon fanatic ignorance,
and has been made use of to serve pOliti-
cal influence.
JELLACHICH THE BAN OF oRoTIA
The death OF the Ban Jellachich has been
announced in despatch from Vienna. The
Ban had long been laboring under disease
of the chest, as we'll as sciatica, and had
taken up his residence at Agram. where he
has Just died. Should the intelligence be
confirmed. the Emperor Of Austria loses
one VI his most faithful friends, aud one,
moreover, who has "done the state some
service in his time. No Ban of the Croats
ever possessed such power over that wild
unruiy band as Jellachich. lie was pos.
sessed of the greatest tirmness of character,
allied TO much humanity, and high sense
of justice. which made the Croats under
his command look up to hirn as a father,
and rely upon his judgment with the blind
est obedience and abide by it, according to
q common saying among them, whether
right or wrong" Jelaci ich. in spite of the
| life of warfare he has led, was devoted to
the arts and sciences, and was the inventor
Of the art Of fixing the color on zinc, by
means Of acid, now 80 generally adopted,
and which in France has increased the
value of zinc according to returns Of the
Viz lille Montague more than forty per cent.
during the last few years.
HUNGARIAN GENERALS
The letters from Genoa speak Of the arrival
in that city Of several Hungarian generals.
and colonies, among them the celebrated
KIapks. and other chiefs Of the insurrec-
ton Of l848. In the present position Of
Prince Napoleon has created lively sensa-
ton. 1t is curious commentary on the
remarkable phrase which occurred in the
proclamation Of the Prince, "Our eternal
enemies"
6ARIBALDI AND HIS MEN.
Count Ala Ponzone, rich nobleman from
Cremona, has sent from Paris battery Of 8
guns, 8 horses and 5000 francs. to be given
- q patriotic present to the corps of Carl
baldi. This brave general IL still the idol
of Italiaus aud the terror of Croatia He
has COED number of French, Swiss and
even English volunteers, among the men
under lis command. He leads his battal-
ions to the attack, and 10 always to be found
in the thick of the fire. Your readers will
remember the accounts Of him when he
was at Rome. He Was then clad in most
picturesque though eecsntric costume-hslf
Spanish and half Italian of the middle ages
The manto has been got rid 81, and the
Gapibsldi Of the present day has assumed
the elegant uniform OF . Pisdmontess gen
eral. His men are dressed With green
tunic, with white trimming over the shoul
ders, the officers of silver. The corps Of
Guides wear . gray jacket, With black
trimming, on the hussar fashion, large trou-
sers Of the same color, . sabre and . Colt's
revolver. They are always ahead on their
good charges, and are much feared by Aus
TITAN sharp shooters and Croat marsudsra
GAsIBALpl's BORA
The following 10 from letter in the Steele
do not know II you have read IN some
foreign journals the strange exaggerations
on the subject Of Garibaidis volunteerA-
Il has been said that his little army corps -
the refuge Of persons more Of lee compro-
missed; they have been represented % 20
meuv ''reiters" or ''lanzknechts," soldiers
Of the wallet and cord. who dssplss al dis
cipline, and are only fit to make bolA
stroke in enterprise BY night Net word
Of it 10 true. There IL not regiment In En-
rope where Discipline h more severely ees-