The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-19
The News from Europe-PeiiticslA Aspect OF
the War I'm Italy.

the War I'm Italy.
Public expectation has been on siptoe for the
first great battle between the allied forces and
the Austrians in Italy. 1t has come at last and
now the great question is, will Austria submit
to reason, and give up her bayonet sustained
rule in the Lombardo-V Venetian provinces? The
neutral Powers will make great efforts to bring
about specific arrangement, but will they
succeed?
From the imperfect and conflicting accounts
that we have received it is evident that series
of conflicts have occurred, all leading to the
general battle at Magenta, in which more than
three hundred thousand men were engaged The
slaughter was great, but it does not appear that
The result was decisive. Milan had risen againsr
The Austrians, but the French had not entered
that city The trophies that Louis Napoleon
claims to have won are not the trophies of
decisive battle, and the Austrian accounts adj.
init only series Of encounters with varying sue
cess. Thus far it does not look as though tn
French claim, or the Austrians admit, that the
turning battle of the campaign had been fought
This, it may be, is reserved for he greai square
which they hold, fortified by the strong positions
of Pescheira, Mantua, Verona and Lignauo. Il
this is the case, the efforts of the neutra!s mus.
yet be postponed for time.
The struggle there win be bloody aud ter.
rble one. Every effort will be made by each of
the belligeren's to bring its vast military power
to the scene, and the opening battle with 300 900
men, tells rs how great the final struggle mus,
be. "Austria can stamp armies out of the
EARTH" was the proud boast Of one OF her states
men, and France can do the same. The electric
telegraph and the railroad enables each to bring
up its forces with great rapidisy, and they viii
be used to their utmost capacity. These are the
grounds upon which we must contemplate the
political effect Of he bate of Magenta
That Austria will refuse to admit that il IL
decisive we caunot doubt. She is not only bar
dened in her theory Of government by the lapse
of centuries, tut her resources are still intact
her fortified positions not yet taken, her con-
6dence in the coming assis lance of Germany
secure, ard her belief firm that Europe
Will yet rise to resist the Napoleonic designs
With partial victory, when his prestige is in.
VOWED, his dynasty at stake ard his resources
abundant, il is not PROBABLE thai Louis Napoeoo
will be disposed to recsde from tie high position
be has taken--that Italy must be free to the
Adriatic. Even If there were no other stimu
luz upon bin, the rising populations around hin
must urge bin on, and convince him that
struggle has begun which would not nov b.
ended even If he were to withdraw from til
contest Austria could not restore her rule
Italy without a struggle of the most sanguioars
character, which would shock the whole VI
sL1rope, and Of the civilized world
Under these circumstances it does not seer1
TO us ihas the pacific efforts Of Eng;aed and
Prussia will realise the hopes that are enter
tained for them III some quarters. It is we'll
known that a. the Conference OF Paris Austria