Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-06-10

THE WAR.
The Routine of the Allied Camp.
The Independence Beige has the followin

Ine Independence Beige has the following
Every evening the King of Sardinia and
the commanders of the corps d'armee have to
send to the Emperor a succinct repOrt contain
ing an account of the number of men present
under arms in each division, of any important
events that may have taken place durino the
day, and everything that can be learned as 70
the movements of the enemy. Every day, half
an hour before sunrise, the troops have TO Get
under arms, as if they were about tn no nj
tackled, and as soon as day breaks and II l. eer.
yam that the enemy are not about to make anv
offensive movement, they are allowed to return
TO their bivOuacs. At this hour also the Kin,
ana the different generals send information to
the emperor Of all that they know as to the
enemyS position. The generals exercise the
utmost vigilance in seeing that NO officer has a
greater quantity of baggage than necessary. +.
No one whatever Is allowed to have A spe-
clal tent The officers find lodging for them
selves IN the houses near to their troops. and
IL the troops have to camp for many days far
away from any habitatiOn tents are suppIied
by the Quartermaster-General Each officer il
ooilged To carry his cloak in Sings and his
days provisions. The Emperor has decided
that during active service the infantry troops
shall only carry with them the kept the waist
1"s', Sopu pair OF trousers, two pairs of shoes,
nne pan IN the knapsack, and the tc,.fe H'abyI
The surplus clothes possessed by each man
VIII be collected and Immediately sent TO the
depot which Is in course Of establishments nj
GenCa- The hat is suppressed Throughout the
army ana the KEPT substituted in every case
even Tor general officers. The letters from
''onoa speak Of the arrival in that town of sew
traI hungarian generals and cOlOnels among
them the celebrated Klapka and other chief
"i the lnsurTectiOn Of 1913. In the present
position of affairs the union of these person
sSeS round Prince Napoleon has created a
hVciy sensation. II is a curious commentary
"n the remarkable phrase which occurred II,
the ProclamatiOn of the Prince, Our eternal
enemies "
The NOrd has the following.
Inc command of the allied army is care
fully organized and works regularly Clear
and precise general orders, evidentIy prenarcd
ny the Emperor himself keeps the chiefs of di-
VISIONS constantly acquainted with all that
passes, and the movements which have TO be
executed. Hing Victor Emanuel has put him
SeH ana the Pledmontese army under the OF
deTs ot the Emperor, and is simply n General
81 Division. The orders issued by the Quarter
master General begin with the simple formal
military phrase, which shows how intimate are
the relations of the two Soyereigns, of the two
armies and the two nations-ssThe King and
the roTPs d'@THiee will conform to the follow
Ing arrangements"
The Changes Wrought by War.
letter from Cesale, dated 18th May, says
Il will not speak to you of the movements of
troops on the railways: they are incessant The
locomotives go as slowly as street cabs hired by
the hour. l passed one train of I2 carriages
full Of soldiers. As we approach Casale
The spectacle becomes heartrending. The coun-
try Is everywhere beautiful but there is no ono
10 get IN the crops; there are neither farmers.
nor peasants. nor shepherds-not a living soul
IN The plain IN which the vine is spreading its
green branches, and in which the wheat is
waving Farms are abandoned, villages de-
serted; goats no longer Craze in lanes or cows
'n meadows From the empty houses the fur
nIture, and even the doors and windows had
oeeh carried away; rows Of large mulberry
trees have been cut down at two or three feet
from the soil, and are lying on the ground and
Tue trunks and branches serve as a cteranz de
J1Ss- The scene is one of desOlation in the
midst OF all the fertility and all the smiles Of
SPSng, -
Three divisions of the Sandman army.
win cavalry and artillery, occupy Casale; in
ine streets there are more soldiers than civil
ians At three steps from the railway stands
1aSlloh on which are cannon pointed towards
the country and the classmates are near the oar
ven =" cSe Tn leaving the stations there is
an immense square surrounded with trees which
re'chej to the entrance of the town. This
square was entirely occupied with artillery
calS>oDS and wagons ranged in admirable order
before batteries OF campaigning pieces. Under
sheds near at hand were horses feeding and
hundreds Of twO-wheeled carts were being
hIed with loayes Of bread taken from the
waiting rooms at the station, which have been
''H>i"imeu lhtO stOrehOuses. How many lOaves
there were IN thOSs' rooms, They were piIed
up "a hi gh as the ceiling. In a cerner of the
square were pontOOn men in linen jackets cx-
eTclSIDg themselves in constructing temporary
bridges; light dragons were seen bringing in
forage and entire companies were seen sleep
ing ON straw.
'' visited the cathedral. which is very old
AMI decrePid, but of which one corner has been
repaired; II was occupied by battalion of Ber-
S'Siler straw was spread on the floor, hay-
eTSaeks and cartridge boxes were suspended to |
ne me PtIars, and fires were lighted outside. |
Three other churches were transformed into |
barracks, and in one of them were 200 horses
another church, quite new, and not of a good !
.,,ie OF arcnsccturc, was free L visited the |
HoTary OF the town. IL is a long room paved
IN mosaic, with the ceiling ornamented with |
iTcScOcs- 1t contains high book shelves filled
with foli6s. The contrast between the silence
1t presented and the hubbub which has pre- |
VHIied for the last week was very striking In
a corner, at table covered with large vol
-ur'eS an old man was seated; he was bald, of
riseI features, and appeared absorbed in
Gklng notes from a book open before him: |
glanced ri the work and read at the top of the
Pase, EP'ytoL9 Adrt0Hi Eyiscopi' Happy
man who could occupy himself with the letters
VI Adrian at three leagues from the CrOats"'
Napoleon III. and the Journalist.
letter from Valenza, Of the 18th, in the
>aiut Public Of Lyons, says:
Nds yeSteTudy NJ cafe with the officers
Oi the 3Oth at the gate OF the Albergo, when
a loud cry 81 Wee PEmpersnr' arose. 1t
was the Emperor. who had arrived unex-
Pectedly on horseback, in a Generals uniform,
WIN KEPT, and escorted only by few officers
~ Few moments the whole population was on
loot, the streets were decked with flags, and
drums were beat to collect the troops His |
Mslesty proceeded slowly by the street which |
leads To an eHinenee from which the max ed eve |
can see the vast plains of the Po and the Lo- |
Irellina- The position, being within reach of
cannon. was not without danger. had the |
honor of approaching the Emperor, who, bend
ing down on his horses neck, asked me If / |
we're French. | replied that was journalist
WIG had yentured to the advanced posts He
smiled, and questioned me the positions Of
tne Austrians. / showed him detachments of
Their troops on the banks Of the river, the vii
'.;e Frescdrolo, and in the horizon MOrtars,
thcir headquarters
Ills Majesty, by means Of his glass, could see
an austrian soldier on the watch in the belfry
Of the church of FrcscaroIo am avar J;st;r