The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-31


kept their friends Of tao Austrian the bead
Of vercein equally Of the approaching
way Of 6udng hoes and carts for the transport OF bag
gsge, forage, &c. for the troops hoping TO delay.
the Ausi,isps bore this very patiently.
must postpone til to- morrow next day some
dntes OF the campaign One, however, must relate
TO prove how little the Piomontese people like hi
war When the Ausrians arrived certain town. whc,
niue. rot name the Inhabitants reproached them
much for not COMING fortnight Expecting them,
they said they had made every excuse 10 delay providing
their quota Of the OF the army and had thu Aus
arrived they might have escaped sending at all By
the way the Pedmoniese have carried OF nearly all the
horses and provisions from this part OF the country. At
Snoppiapa they carried OF the TO work Ca
sale Tho Austrans sent provisions for the starving
hsbitaDts left there.
sTRATEGlCAL MOVEMENTS AT TEE SEAT OF
WAR.
From the London Times, May IS
The nrs letter Of correspondent who accompanies
the austrian army gives narrative Of tine
which have taken place since i,s first invasion Of the
Piefmontesa territory three weeks ago On the 10Th Of
asy the Austrian he quarters at Nortara Verce
having been abandoned and the sesa recrossed the day
before. From intelligence received up to the present
time, learn that tbs Austraps have retired from vo
efera ana Castegeo the south Of Po there
be e douht that the invasion Of Piedmont may now be
considered at erd. The consequences of this move
ment seem TO have been small indeed, in a military
point OF view II has buried the war, ard 20 far
may have been favorable 10 Austria and it has al
lowed General 6yula 10 strip the entire east OF Pied
mont, far the Dora Batea of all kinds of provisions
and forage but the straegcal results have been very
lrdpg Fon tie occounts ,ee publish ,oo,ld appsar TIA.
the Aasb idf hare oil Hesctentc skill and coaplste-
ness Of appointment rhh are attributed to them They
constructed bridges, mined masonry, discovered the
mines Of their htversares marched and oraged with all
the experience Of veteran army remains 70 be proved
endurance which will enable them TO hold their ground
against force Of French ana Pdmontese which pehaps
may soon considerably outnnmber them.
All accounts that the ncessant rains the rising Of
the rivera and the flooding OF the low grounds have been
oe serious obstacles to the Austrans than the defensive
dispositions OF the Sandman generals For fortnight the
troops Of General Cy0i b hdue ropsd ,pheye hey
plsased fem e qurs g the Alps b The plains soaa Of the
20, and hardly ass atemp. uas made 10 sop them Even
artificial ifuncatops which can be produced in the
low ProuLos not resoed TO- and only the powers Of
nature stemmed the iide Of invasion But the Austans,
though affecting great Indignation at the three days delay
imposed On them by diplomatic interference may think
themselves fortunate in having escaped the consequenccs
capturing the Sandman army which would either have
sjustt shelter under Aesssndria aud Genoa fallen
beck TO The os western Limits Of the kingdom, and they
"oaid have been tsken in the by the French com
Aessarra, wbDe the state or toe country would have
presented retreat The mere distinction of capturing
and pnndefng capital nty would have been dearly pur
chased hJ such dangers IS these.
This great army over which the Emperor Francis 10
seph himself is shortly 10 take supreme command, which
s cireotco tire most distinguished generals Of the en-
pire, which is filed with officers taken from the noble
honss Of Germany Is non" shortly to ' macle; against
Le,as Napoleon. Psbion ci9or and ambition TO be
yiaed 1gans artstoc1ac lsids Shicad,neTgs and SD
o haze rd~ea Their Tires barracks and estamintts or
IN ne comps of Africa The campaign will have
ourselves,
mary the faults which may diminish the Ell.
cieucy Of the Arstr ans. Yet there is Que signal
difference between them; A@ong us the indi-
only skiilui generalsnip which he sometimes fails 70
Hnd, while the Austrian military orgsnzatiac q ccnfsss
edy excellent but the men, though robust active
want the spirit which education; nationality and
mon language alone give. The course Of the
psRn it il Of Impossible predict is quite proba
BILE that the Allies will not respec. the neutrality Parma
although the revolutionary movement in that duchy
proved failure and the Duchess Regent restored
Il
much right 10 independence and neutrality ldrg.
on, but ht the possession Of Parma aud Moiena voui
allow the French to turn the position Of Austrans
aud perhaps insure the abandonment OF hiau We may
expect therefore, either that the territory Of these Safes
will be crossed Oh some preext or that disturbances will
be omented 70 produce imitation Of the Tuscan
TIE French afford 10 allow the neutrality OF the
PaD,l States for the Pc it's lower is almost i'm
passable against enemy but the beginning OF the cam
pagn will proiably coincide with political
ments which viii give the French more extended line AZ
operations than the OF the Tno me Austrilos
seem TO expect attack their left, for the latest intel
reepce represents them as hard at work in the neigh
borhood OF Sradela on the right bank OF Tho Pc, ate
below the Confluence Of the Tcno Ia this direction
lsst blow will probably be struck.
The only other matter Of importance which has taken
place in Italy thin the last few days the neglect of
British post captain 10 saute the flag OF the revolutionary
government OF Tuscany when he repaired TO for the
protection OF British subjects party 10 this country will
no doubt be disposed to make great grievance Of this
/" phlo- Austrian" conduct, more particularly 1t
was approved, II not directed by the government For
part, believe the course taken by Lord
Mamesbury TO be consistent with the law OF nations and
in fact, the only open one 70 government with just
gard 10 is dignity and the rights OF its neghbors
The government Of Queen Victoria has Diplomatic rea-
tiops with the Grand DucA government aud Minister is
actually accredited 10 the Court Of Florence That go
mea has beea oaerhrorc ~ mu,y revolution, insisa
ell beyond doJt W foreign agency; the sovereign AMI
family have been obliged quit country aud an
anomalous double government has been established the
civil administration beng conducted by certain parties in
Florence, while the King Of Sardinia-a belgoreut in
the present war--has taken himself the military
command Of the auohy, aud incorporated it's army
with hs OVID. In sush case we would ask
Is in Vienna, whittier the Grand Duke has retired
in Victor Emmanues camp, or is it in Forences This
- "a question which the British government might well
"oDqueror TO abstain from any Acknowledgement Of the
revolution The Grand Duke still Grand D,te he has
rot been dpoed he has not aedscaed he is sH sovereign
The gocs net established in Tuscany does mol pretend 10 lie
independent gore ne,p acknowledges that the present
rae Em sngs n sy s xss y " n as
ast he reign e as ;gini S ry1y has e,m,
our government TO do nothing which could DO
hei eattor Construed into recognition Of such
thought necessary the Conquocr despatched to pro-
tect or receive on board British Subjects without in
any way interfering In Tuscan affairs To salute the flag
of an administration confcssedly temporary, formed
against the will Of the Sovereign 70 whom Minister il
accredited and for the purpose OF making State
with which we are at peace would be an overt act which
might tmbarrass future action But to refrain from
salutrg thcEnew flag merely that government
KEEPS Itself entirely aloof from the political diessnsons of
Italy, and waits until either the Grand Duke Is restored or
The sovereign authority alienated from him by his
abdication the stipulation Of treaties The prece.
dents Of the last two French Revolutions do not ap
ply in this case. In 1880 Charles X. appointed the
Duke of Orleans Lieutenant OF the Kingdom, and
then abdcsed and the existing authorites.the nation
being in profound peace called the Duke TO the vacant
throne This new sovereign formally notified his
sion TO the British government and be recognised by
Lord Aberdeen without hours delay SO in 1s4s LOUIS
Philippe abdcated, and after period OF anarchy
public established, which remained unqu ssoued In
Europe lord Normandy then Accredited TO the new
rulers In the regular way But ,bd resent is a very DIFF
feent The Brtleh government has received no in
natou that the Grand Duke has ceased reign that
the duchy has been Incorporated with Piedmont or that
Kingdom Of Italy has come into existence Until com.