Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-06-10
Futher by the America.
New York, june 2

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, 1t is reported that Gen. Giulay had sen
|, word to the Austrian government that tn
? supply of provisions was beginning to fai
in Piedmont, and that he would be unabl
to retain the position he occupied NOR,
than fifteen days The French govern
ment it is said has received information
that four Russian corps d'armee had moved
towards the Austrian frontier. A Nor
wegian barque bound to Venice had beer
stopped by French frigate and informed
that all the Austrian ports except Trieste
and Ancona were blockaded. The com.
mander of the fortress at Venice had re.
ceived no notice of the blockade. A
French feet was before Venice and had
already captured twenty vessels. Fifteen
French men of war had been seen near
Cattars on the coast of Dalmatia.
The London Times correspondent in
the Austrian camp says that a naval attack
on Venice would have no chance of success,
every channel to the port being quite
blockaded by sunken vessels, and ships
laden with stones lying close by, ready to
be sunk at few minutes notice, and thus
close up the small remaining passage
Guns of large calibre are placed in posi-
tions to command the channels thus OBJ
structed.
The Paris correspondent of the Times
says that the French squadron is not to
attack Venice, but merely to blockade the
port for the present
The Liverpool Post in its article declar-
ing that the passage of the Ticino by the
French and Sandman armies would be the
signal for an European alliance, and the
march of the Austrian troops on Paris,
says also that Russia is to join Austria,
and her reward for what looks like treach-
cry is to be the cession Of Moldavia and
Walaehia.
The shipping interest of Great Britain
is greatly agitated as to the conveyance of
articles contraband of war Lord NAL
msbury in his reply to a special inquiry
says, that the neutrality proclamation was
not intended to prohibit the expectation
of coal or other articles, but he warned
the subjects of Great Britain that they do
not carry, for the use of either one of the
belligerents, articles which are contra
band as the government will not interfere
in their favor in case of capture.
An imperial decree at Austria increases
the direct and indirect taxation.
In the Federal Diet Prussia declared tho
adhering to her protest against the Fed
eral Corps on the Rhine she did not OBJ
jcct to its being established as matter Of
form. The proposal was referred to
commission.
There were inclinations on the part Of
the Italian refugees located on the Swiss
frontiers to stir up revolution in Lom-
hardy. Their efforts were put down by
the Swiss troops, who seized a quantity
of guns and powder.
Great Britoin.-The Queens speech to
to the new Parliament is not expected to
be delivered before the 10th of, June.
The London News says that the Liber-
ais will insist on taking up the reform
question where it stood at the dissolu-
ton.
The eight large steamers of the Euro
pean company have been bought on spec
ulation by Messrs. Lever & Howard, of
Manchester.
1t is said that the English government
will shortly invite tenders for monthly
mail to Australia, via Panama.
Twenty thousand landmen have been
enrolled in the British navy.
The chartering of vessels to France as
troop or storeships was regarded as Illegal