New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-12

divisions 81 infantry and one OF cavairy-or $500
mrn oS il santr, OF the line, including reserves;
6 coo rifemen. and shout 1000 cavalry and artIl-
lery-otal g., 600 u-n, the utmost which Piedmont
hs. been able To- muster il the field. The remain
ing l5G00 men are required for garrisons. Inc
Italian volunteers are uOtyet ct to encouni.r an enc
ny il the open field. As we have stated, the Pied
mou,es- position cannot vel BE- strafegcally turned
TO the south-,t may be turned. however, to the
north aud here il is supported BY 'oe line OF the
Sesa. which Joins the TO about four miles east OF
Casae. and which th. Sarduans, if We are to trust
to the t,legrapbc dispatches, intend TO hold
1t would be- perfectly ridiculous for $1,000 men
TO accept decisive battle in this position, If at
Tucked by twice that force. In all probability,
some show Of resistance will be made on that river
enough to compel the Au.trians to show their full
strenptb-nnd then the Sardlnans will fall back
behind Cssale and the Pc leaving the direct road
to Turin open. This may have happened on the
10Th or Goth Of April. surprising that English dip
lomacy has not caused new delay in the military
OPERATIONS The day following, the Austrians
would attempt the passage Of the Pc. and if sue
cessiul would drive the Sardinnns scross the plain
to Alessandria There they might leave them for
while: if necessary the Austrian column, debouch-
ing south Of the Po from Piacenzs, could destroy
the railroad between Genoa and Alessandria, and
attack any French corps marching from the former
to the latter place.
But what do We suppose the French to be doing
all this while Why, they coming down. with
oil haste toward the future seat Of war the valley
Of the upper Pc. When tue news Of the Austrian
ultatum reached Paris the forces destined for the
army If the Alps scarcely exceeded four divisions
Of infantry about Lyons, and three more either in
the south of France and Corsca, or 10 tn. act OF
concentration. One more division on the road
from Africa. These eight divisions were to torn
four corps; as fret Reserve, the division of the
troop Of the line at Par, disposable aud, rs
Il second reserve, the Guards. This would give, in
ALL twelve divisions of the line and two Of Guards,
making seven corps d'armte. The twelve divisions
Of the line, before the arrival of their men on fur
Tough, would count about 1900 men each 120,00
in all, with cavslry and artillery l35. 900, aud
the Guards 80 900, making grand total Of $4,000
men. With the men on furlough called in, the
" hole of this army would reach 200, 900 men So
far so good it is fine army, large enough to con-
quer a country twice az big as Italy. But where
could they be or about the first of May, the time
they wanted in the plains Of Pedmout1 Why, |
DlcMabon's corps sent, about the Odd or 2ith,
10 Genoa not having been concentrated previously,
il will not be- able TO leave Genoa before the
Both; paraguay d'Iiillierss corps is in Provence,
and To advance, according to some, BY Nice aud
the Col d Tcnda according to Others. it was to go
on board ship, aud effect landing in the Mediter- |
ranean CahrObert's corps VAS to pass into Pied |
mont by Mont Gents and Mont Grnevre and all the |
DtbeT troops to follow Ss they arrived by the
same roads. Now it is certain that no French |
troops set foot on Sardinian territory before the |
10th; it is certain that Of the army OF Paris three
divisions were still at Paris on the Oath. one of |
v bich left only that day BY railwa, for Lyons; and
that the Guard not expected to begin its march |
before the 9th Thus supposng that all the other |
troops enume rated above had been concentrated on
the frontier and ready for the march, We have eight
divisions Of infantry, or $4,000 men. or these. |
20 eco 90 to Genoa 90 600 under paraguay, if they
60 into Piedmont at all, 20 10y the Col di Tenda |
There remain 40, 900 under Canrobert and Mel to |
go by Mont Cents and Mont Geneyre. This |
will be the whole which Louis Napoleon can make |
available by the time his assistance will be most |
" anted-the time wheu the Austrians may be at |
Tuiin Aud nll this let us observe in passing, is |
perfectly in agreement with the indications ~e gave
on this subject weeks ago. But With all the rail- |
" avs in the world, Louis Napoleon cannot bring |
down his remaining four divisions from the army of
Paris in time to take part in the first engagements,
unless be allows the Austrains to do as they like |
with the PiedmOntese for full fortnight; and |
even then, having eight divisions on two mountain |
passes and the enemy on their point of junction in |
at least eqal numbers, he stands but poor chance
But man in his position cannot. from political |
reasons, allow Piedmont TO be overridden by the |
emmy for a full fortnight aud therefore he Will |
have to accept a battle Ms soon MS the Austrians |
offer it, and that battle he must fight under dsad-
vautageous circumstances The quicker the French |
get across the Alps the better for the Au,trians.
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