New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-21
SARDINIA.
MOVEMENTS OF THE AUSrRIANS.
Of The I-oDdou TiIuts


Correspondence OF The Loodon Times
can quite imagine you all wondering ip England to
learn 70 little about military movements, and also
somewhat surprised a. the inactivity Of the Austrsrs.
In this last respect share your asonishment, and
al q loes to comprehend the waste ot time, which
might have been employed mot proftably to the
enemy, a. d greatly to our mcestdtion. With their
superiority Of force and with energetic commanders,
the AustTiaIs ought to have been in Turin by this
tine-nay, more, they ought to have been il any
part Of Piedmont they chose to 60 to, with Ales-
sardra invested, ard stroug force at Now, watch
i1g the passes through the Apennines. We are
justified in believing them in sufficient strength
10 do all this; it Is probably less than a Charles
james Napier and many Of our living English Generals
would have attempted with much smaller army. We
shall probably be the mark if We geek the
cause Of the seeming topOr Of the Ausrans IL the In
capacity or age Of their Generals aid presume THAI
they are exhibiting the sowness and pedanty OF 1885,
instead Of the more dsshng tactics OF lSi9 BE that
AZ it may the fact is that yet there has not been
even kirmisb and that there are few movements TO
record As regards ride, there Is continual "a e
penf Of troops whose details can hardly be mlnutely
asceraned and recorded The French come IN by land
and sea- troops. you know have lately been
moved from left 10 Alessandriai there Is also
force of French Sardnians or both at Iortona, at
the foot Of the last northern spur Of that part OF the
Apenpires. The LEFT Of our lne, commencing at
Cbivasso, is not, however, stripped of troops
! bekeve there $4,000 men there
(or that could speedily be collected there
under the command Of Gen. CialdibI; iOOOO Is
said to be the number required 70 defend the line,
which stretches away up to the ncighborhood OF
Cau-o north Of which the country becomes extremely
difficult owing 10 marsh lake. and mountain, and may
be considered mpracticable for army, although,
perhaps very light infantry might manage 20 get over
It, judging from the recent movements OF the Franco
Sardinau army and from those of the Austrians, "a
far they asceTained the menaced attack Of the
latter 20 be in the direction OF NOy, and hence
the increase of force at AlesSandria and Tortona
On our left front the Austrian advanced posts at
Bella and their pickets visible, understand,
from CalusO. They have been at Hovara, Mortara,
ard Vercel but not in the great force in which they
were stated 10 have entered the frst-named place. In
the Lomcllna hear that they have levied cOntribu.
tons Of ra,ions considerable extent Their base of
operations is Payia and Piacenza.
The report has just reached me, but give it only as
q report that French troops are landing at Spe2la;
that they are to be joined by the Tuscan army, and
will arch on Piacenza. II is feared, and is not inn
probable that if the Tuscans not speedily sup
ported tie Au-triaIs may send troops against them,
and profit by the opportunity of commencing the cam
paign by 40 easy triumph over an Italian force.
Another repert is, that Gen Canrobe prohting BY the
slOwness OF the Austras, 10 foIestal their at
tack and deal blow at them.