The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-04
|HW OF AFFAIRS FROM THE AUSTRIAN
HEADQUARTERS.
Corresponoence or The london Times
AUSTRIAN HEADQUARTERS,

Correspondents OF the London Times
AUSTRIAN HEADQUARTERS,
MoRTARA, May Is, 1859.
The Paris papers of the 9Th here day. They
esap some criticisms on the Austrian military move
here. One writer blames them for not marching
Now; snother for not alkpg the prepared de-
pces the Dora Bsitea straight to Turin Now Novi
pad, and a. all events FIX days march from Pavia
y army Of 80 00o men, even supposiDg these to
ave three or four bridges and roads to move by. Az
Q French had i've Gays start entering Sardinia,
ey had, therefore, fuzzy days start reaching
vi. The original plan of the Austriaos attack
ere; but was deaoitey gwen up when they agreed to
~tpope their 8fvence AT Eogands request. When they
cross the frontier late also 30 march on
rin aod ell thoughts Of an offensive movement we're
aDeoped The massiDg Of the troops here, with corps
obser walton nortb west and south, entirely de-
psive measure. This should be borne In mind in Eng
no. Austria did not attack Piedmont She thr eatened
90 30, but at one word from England she totally
We up tho project France began the war by
hiding her troops 10 Genoa Gao any person
ally argue that the Austrians should, after that,
mars their troops here or al Novarr; and choose
cir own time for artsckingp Had they acted so,
gle battle might have decided the fate of al nortn
~ OF LombTdy, Whereas BY taking up THE position,
by prevent the allies from advancing by the northern
pe, unitss they can frst draw of the Austrians by
NJ towards StradeIa and Piacenza Clearly the Aus
ape could not act otherwise in Self Defence than cross
Tcno when they aid It would have been better
haps bad they not be ore threatened TO do so as an
nslve movement.
sone French seen from vercel yesterday
least, come brick .ceored inexpressbles were Oh.
wed, but at the Dora Batea Piedmontese
thed their neither halves 10 that color to mislead
opposite party, and the same trick may have
Pm repeated. To day and yesterday there seems
pave been an eastward movement on the part Of the
<s south OF the Pc. They hardly be serious in an
enton 10 penetrate LOmbaroy IN that direction The
ahove PaceDza Is very difficult 10 cross and they can
leave that fortress in their rear. They may wish
per 70 raise The Parmesans again, TO ell. ct juno
with the 1uscans, or the whole may be feint
IRE they quite of EuRlsnd's neutrality q corps
|ymee, landing AZ Spegzs and marching by Parma on
veyv or thaun niuh Lao
troops enough in Piedmont TO keep the Aistrians
check, and land the rest at Ch0geia, near Venice I
hardly say therefore, that every expression Of Minis
81 or pubic opinion 10 England is received with
RENE interest here. cannot help thinking that
Tic opinion ia mistaken with respect TO Austrian do
ion IN Italy.
ben heax statesman like Lord Palmerston express
pc that this war may result In the Germans being en-
driven out Of the country, naturally hesitate in
npg an opposite opinion, and re examine the evidence
On has been gradually convincing me l confess
ever, that the more compare statements with facts
moro settled does my opnion become Under the
cen, PIEDMONT, Lomnardy, Parma, Moiena, and part
&c states OF the Church, formed one PROVINCES In
In SO all had fair start under different 60
pm %. ents. Look at them now. Lombaray is the
Psano are dscoutented; in tho others the mate
pLpeI q, ID Certainly less. and the upper one
snied ali ,sn ~ are conented all the rest are dis
Legate aownwards. This magnificent plain OF
mont, Sn,cn nov see before me. is inferior n no
TO choose between one acre Of ,sn% :.
and two TO the west. Surely the Enpilsh INNS. have
ndeed this case deceived by the name Of 1consi,tu
y" given To- Inc riedmontese government. Ia q con
ton blessn 9 or curse 70 Latin naton9 How has
owed In France, how in Mexico, how in Spain?
Sardinia twenty years ago the derived from,
psry taxes exceeded the expen iiture The people
happy, though some few ambitious lawyers ana
70 were anxious fer change Now the national dent
creased year by year, In spite Of taxation Of the most
essive Kind and the people ripe for red repobi-
m: The fact seems 10 DO absoutism aud consti.
nal forms are equally capable of being used for bad
oees. IL discomfort exists In Lombardy, as alleged,
can easily account for II by considering tho con.
OF Sardinia towards Prrma and Tuscany, II
denied that In there provinces the late revo.
pc were effected by Piedu1ontcse agents Nov,
ombardy can state, from personal Observation
the further from Piedmont the less is tho dis
Mt Inc claptrap phrases, no often used by persons
do not know their meaning, arc Just tho same in
as In Turin, and in both places are ts'o rau,e fase