The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-03-24
FOREIGN SUMMARY.

ILfMOUTH.
FOREIGN SUMMARY.
By the steamship City of Washington, at New
York, we have some highly interesting details
concerning the critical condition of affairs in
Europe. We subjoin the following:
Symptoms of Var Threatening Latest RAJ
mors, &c The anticipations of peaceful
solution of existing difficulties, which prevailed
in England at the departure of the Arabia, do
not appear to have been participated in to any
extent in France or in other parts of Europe
where rumors of warlike nature continued
to prevail. The Moniteur of the 9th contained
the following:
His Excelency Cardinal Antonelli an
nounced on the I'D inst, by order of his Holt
ness, to their Excellencies the Ambassadors of
France and Austria near the Holy See, that the
Holy Father, full of gratitude for the succor
given him up to the present by their Majesties
the Emperor of the French and the Emperor
of Austria, thought it his duty to inform them
that henceforth his Government was strong
enough to suffice for its own security, and to
maintain peace in its States and that conse-
quently the Pope declared himself ready tc
enter into arrangements with the two Powers,
with view to combine within the shortest pos
sible delay the Simultaneous evacuation of his
territory by the FrsncA and Anstpian ar,aies.2
On the same day, the Pdtrie contained mott
fcation, believed to have been inspired from
official quarters, that the evacuation of the Ro-
man States is far from being the main question
on which peace or war is to depend that in
TACT # ls only tne commencement Of solution,
and would probably be sterile if the interests
were not satisfactorily settled
The Paris correspondent of the Independence
Beige, writing on Saturday evening, says:
To-day the Council of Ministers was con-
voked and presided over by the Emperor. His
Majesty informed the Council that the Apostolic
Nuncle nad 9ilcially demanded the recall of the
French troops now occupying Rome, and that
an affirmative reply had been given. His Ma
jesty, in concluding his statements, used words
to this effect: You know, Messieurs, with
what solicitude | have watched over the in
tere'rs 81 tae, HelT Father; What Zeal 7 have
ever displayed in protecting his dignity. TO
day he believes that he is able to dispense with
the assistance of my Government. l have taken
the resolution to abandon him to the chances
tc which the obstinacy of his Government ex-
poses him, in nor following my disnperestea
counseis.I" The same correspondent says that
all persons who know the country believe that
if the French troops leave Civita Vecchia,
revolution will break OUT IN ,.onie aiia a.: 10: ~ lie
$4,000 men who compose the Pontifcal army
will be poweriess ~ Suppress u,
Large bodies of troops from Algiers con-
tinued to be landed at Marseilles Sixteen
batteries of artillery had likewise arrived at
Marseilles. Each regiment of artillery in the
French service was to be increased by two
hattea,es,
1t Is stated that the accumulation of military
stores and provisions at Marseilles was greater
than at any period during the Crimean war;
The extensive warehouses at the port of Toilette
were crammed with military stores, and in the
bakehouses they were making biscuits night
and day.
A Paris telegram Of the 2sth ult, says
at is undoubtedly the case that the CON-
munication of the Pope to the Powers, request
ing the evacuation of his dominons, has caused
great dissatisfaction here. The impression of
the public is, that the French Goyernmentl does
not intend the Withdrawal of its troops from
Rome. The general hope in the maintenance
of peace is not shared by all persons here, and
the belief is very strong that the Austrian
Government will decline negotiations of any
kind with Lord Cowley respecting aliar1>af:
fairs. AS to the Moldo. Waliaehian Brincipali-
ties, believe myself justified in stating that
Austria does not intend to object to their union
under one Prince"
1t is stated that two boxes containing bombs
SINH bar to those used by Orsini had been SNUG
gled into Paris. They were received by rail
way and addressed to the Princess Matilde,
but being marked to be left till called for"
they were given up to some parties pprporting
to have come from her. The discovery was
made on the reception of third box which
was sent to the Princess's residence.
The Times Paris correspondent writes, that
whatever be the nature of Lord Cowey's in
structions, and whatever the result of his mis-
sion TO Vienna, there seems to be fixed opin-
ion in Paris that the King of Sardinia and his
Ministers are determined, without much scruple
as to the means they employ, on dragging
France into war with Austria.
1t was reported in military circles that three
divisions of the army of Paris are forthwith to
march to Lyons.
"A dispatch from Paris of the evening of the
lst says it was rumored that the French troops
would Immediately quit the Roman States, and
that Lord COYley's first interview with the En-
peror of Austria was not satisfactory.
In commercial circles the uneasiness caused
by the immense preparations for war was on
the increase, and it was feared that unless news
decidedly favorable to peace transpired by the
LIST March, serious failures would occur.
Thirty-nine members of the Wurtemberg
Chamber had issued strong address, repre-
senting that the armaments in France were
made with view of establishing vassal States
for the Napoleon dynasty. This is the view
entertained generally by the German radicals.
Unless the Emperor abandons his war pro-
iects, 1t Is asserted that the German sover-
eigns will have no choice but to form coal-
ton against him.
The Vienna correspondent fthe Times states
that the people of Austria were SO Disguised
with the Emperor Napoleon, that they loudly
express hope for war in order to end the pres
ent suspense.
Preparations were being made on large
scale for the defence of Genoa and tho Gulf of
Spezzia. A great number of deserters arrived