, 1859-06-24
WAR COMMENCED IN EUROPE.
Eris1a+ru1 s111pvvreolx.
-Four Hundred and Twenty Persons Drowned!
Death Of Baron Humboldt !

We are indebted to gentleman OF this place foi
copies Of the New York Herald and Boston JolynG
of May 20. These papers were brought to Columbis
river by the steamer Pacific. From them we clip the
following news:
The latest advces from Europe brings the account
Of the first collision between the Austrsns and Sar
dinians 1t is stated to have taken place at Trass
natto, at which point it is added that the Austrian,
repulsed in an attempt to cross the Po. There
seems to be mistake both in the designation of the
locality at which this encounter occurred and in the
position assigned to it. We find no such place a
TrassinattO on the map, but at eight miles distant
from the Po there is town called Frassinetto
map, and Franchetto on another. If we are correct
in supposing that this latter is the point indicated in
the Dispatch the Austrans must have crossed in con
siderable force and been driven back with severe loss
II Is IN fact so stated. We can form some idea oi
the disastrous character Of eight miles route, with
river like the Po in the rear The beginning OF the
campaign is, it must be owned, an unpropitiOus one
for troops equipped and prepared the Austrans are
reported to have been.
WAsHINGroN, May 10, 1859.
Letters recently received at the State Department
from Mr. Dallas, state that strenuous Efforts were be
ing made by England, in conjunction with other Pow
ers to arrest the progress Of hOsttes and make an
other attempt at mediation The English ministry en-
terrain atrong belief that something may yet be
done TO arrest hustiltes and that ii cessation for
short time could be effected the difficulties might be
adjusted upon basis entirely satisfactory to both
parties, AID thus avert the impending storm which
threatens Europe.
slr Dallas is of opinion that the war is too far ad
vanced for mediation that no Power or Powers can
prevent it that It will not be confined to Italy, but
that the whole Of Europe will become involved. That
is what England fears.
The English agents in Japan have made application
to the japanese government to send Commissioners
to their government. They informed the English au.
thorites that they had seat Commissioners to the
United States, but at present they did not intend Ia
n an Y fry
President Buchanan is decidedly of opinion that our
claim to the islands in the Gulf Of Georgia is better
than that Of England. One Of these islands is the
Key to the Gulf.
The assistant secretary of state, John
Appleton, has resigned his position in the
department. E. G. Squire aud Or. Mackey
are talked Of for the place.
Butterfeld, Fargo & Co., overland mail
contractors, are here looking after their in.
terests. 1t is said the Post Office Depart.
ment, on the retrenchment principle, con.
template abolishing their contract, and with
that view have consulted the Attorney Gen.
eral as to the power to do so. Most of the
Cabinet are averse to such u step, believing
that retrenchment in some other direction
would be better.
lHe sup loHoWu WHICH hdlleu lFOn
Liverpool for New York on the 27th Of April, was
wrecked on Blackwater Bank. near Wexford, Ireland
on the next day. She bad on board S15 passenger,
and a crew Of SO mcn. Seventeen Of the former are
reported saved, and three of the latter.
Barron Humboldt, one of the greatest men of thi.
age or any other age, has paid the debt to nature
which all must yield at last. He died on the 9th oil
May. To the last he retained the brightness and
vgor Of his intellect and tie cheerful buoyancy Of his
spirits lie has two ages-the last part of the
eighteenth and than the first half OF the nine
teenth century and he has witnessed the greatest dis
coveres and changes that have taken place in the
history ofthe world for many hundred years. He was
in his 90th year.