New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-10
WAR BEGUN.

BY tie Anglo Saxon at Quebec, and the Adelaide
at st. John, we have the intelligence of another
weeks rImors and events in Europe. The most
important statement of all is in the brief dispatch
of the Adelaide, which informs us that hundred
and twenty FIVE thousand Austrsns have crossed
the Ticino but fails to give any further particulars
on the subject Surprising this to be true, and it
is no wise improbable, the war has in fact been CON-
menced; though the news brought by the Anglo
Saxon rather indicated that at last Louis Napoleon
had carried his first point, and that the bostties,
which seemed on the point of breaking out, had at
least been postponed. The gst of this news is that
contained at the very close of the Anglo-Saxon's
dispatch. 1t is stated that Russia, instead
of standing aOof like England, has entered into
an alliance offensive and defensive with France,
and is to bring four corps d armfe into the
field. two on the Austrian. and two on the
Prussan frontier. True, we are not told the pre-
else extent of this alliance nor how far move
ment on the part of Austria against Sardinia would
be considered by Russia an attack on France; but
the idea of Russian army crossing the Hungarian
frontier not now for the purpose of suppressing
instruction, but to drive the Austrian armies out
of it. must be decided cooler to any military
movement on the part Of the Austrians against
Sardinia
Simultaneous with the news of this treaty be-
tween France and Russia, The London Herald,
which is the organ of the Derby Ministry, an
nounced that the English Government had re-
ceiyed on the 26th, an official intimation of the
acceptance BY Austria of the mediation proposed
by England. What the nature of this mediation
is was explained by Lord Derby in his speech at
the Lord Mayors annual banquet at the Guildhall.
1t appears that after Austria had finally rejected
the bases for disarmament, aud Congress pro-
posed BY England after the failure Of the Russian
proposition, in which the idea of Congress was
first brought forward, the English Government
resolved to make still another effort to prevent the
explosion. For this purpose, along with their pro-
test against Austrias menaced declaration Of war,
Lord Derby's Cabinet offered to the parties
simple mediation leaving the military preparations
and the positions Of the armies precisely in stGtu
qxo, so that il the mediation should fail to bring
about settlement, they might then proceed to
extremities. This proposal, it is said by Lord
Derbys newspaper. Austria accepted, and consid-
erng the source Of the report, there reason to
believe it true. IT. however, the Austrisns have
really invaded Sardinia, the report of The Herald
was fiction.
1t is true that no blow had yet been struck by
Austria before the sailing Of the Anglo-Saxon
although Piedmont had by no means agreed to the
disarming which the Austrian Government
required Much weight, however, must not
be given TO this circumstance. According to
the Turin Journals the Austrian demand for
disarmament was made upon the Sandman
Government on the evening of the 23d- OF Course,
the three days of grace did not expire Ill the
evening of the o6th, and as the Auglo-Saxon left
Liverpool on the morning Of the 9th, even il
Austria hsd carried out her threat to the letter,
We could not have heard anything OF il until
the arrival of another steamer. Another and i'm
portant statement is, that the Prussian Cabinet
was not priyy TO the Austrian demand on Sardinia,
and had positively refused any cooperation in