New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-05-20
Opealng Of the European Campaign.
INTERESTING LETTER FROM LYONS,
+ From the New York Times Of the 1Ath We copy
the following interesting letter

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81 INTERESTING LETTER FROM LYONS
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rFosn tne New YORK Times OF the l4th We cop
the following Interesting letter: ~ III Il
- LYoss Thursday, April IS 1859.
OF All the v.,;o,. -, A. ~ Erencb of,cers fror,
~ Marsha Of Francs n 1hs lorest subatern and
N every conceivable corps NAV now be seen in th
streets Of Lyons preDarinr 70 follow the army alrea
: marched over he Mont Gents Pass. Already fit
thousand men are on their way but it is not supposed
that they can Be ready 10 meet the Austrian force
4 sooner than Monday although it is believed here tina
war has actually commenced. When wrote to yot
on Saturday last, from Turin the ultimatum of Aus
u tria had been received By the King and Informed
YOU that war was inevitable. TIs-rs
A. The Parliament Of Sardinia met on Monday a,
noon, and, after an adjournment to 3oclock Of III
same day, granted, BY reclamation the propositior
made By The Prime Minister to convey ali lepisatir.
d powers to King Victor Emanuel. have seldom seen
finer looking body than composed that Assemble
They were men Of substance, intelligence and spirit
who firmly decided to resist the aggressions of Austria
Z with oil the power of the kingdom. -
The road over Mont Gems Is macadamjzed thronpb.
ont its whole extent and is wide and in perfect Dr.
der consisting Of easy grades. On the top Of the
mountain there Was much snow, but most Of it was
removed from the ROAD work Of great labor AZ the
cuts 10 some places were ten feet deep and the snow
90 compact that its sides were perpendicular. TIE
angence was several hours in passing through this
extremely cold. On Monday and Tuesday Of this
week it rained hard on the west side of the monntan
and y was feared that the passage Of troops was i'm
peded by fresh SHOWS The Journey over the mass ;s
no pleasant affair." even to one who occnnied 4fa NC
tected seats Of comfortable diligence-such was nv
fortunate pOs0nwhat must it be to soldiers on foof
wet with severe rains, and ncumbered with knapsack
and arms. a = f-'-e>
The pass Is 6S25 feet high-nearIy 900 feet higher
than the famous Simpon pass. That of the great al
Bernard, over which Napoleon conducted bis armv
before any road had been formed, is 800 feet. The
easy grades Of the Mont Gems road and the protec
ton furnished BY granite posts on its exterior within
seven or eight feet Of each other-rraly planted in
the earth and about four feet high -ndicate that
safe hauling Of cannon and baggage over the IL.
walked f0r miles over the road in ascent from the
Sandman side. and carefully observed it, constrnc
t,on. the engineering difficulties were immense, but
they have been overcome with such skill that The
ascent is uniform and easy in eyefy mart nccos;an
ally level place is left to afford relief ia horses
from the wearisomeness of steady mil. i not;caJ
that the marks Of the drill used 10 blasting were
sure 70 severe storms and the character of the roc
which is soft limestone It may be, if the history
o. the road shall ever be lost that future ANTIGUA
rams may contend from the obliteration OF all signs
OF blasting, that at least great difficulties were en-
connfered in its construction, even if thew d. moi
insist that It was formed on natural bed. One is
struck with wonder that such great work, over
; nlsn mountains should have been formed and En-
that it exceeds in excellence any road know Of IN
tne United States, whether public or private. and
long OF short i is Kept in high order. and il les
cended on brisk trot with entire safety 49,
It seemed most appropriate as this great rod ros
tne WORK OF the elder Napoleon, that the representa-
tive OF bis name should distinguish himself by ,sinc
it for the march Of great army aimed nj ~ s,
which Napoleon successfully encountered snon
Rtter crossing the Swiss Alps.
Public sympathy, now that Austria has taken the
VIII follow the French army in its march
w " keeny interested for its success. The older
'ficers Of the French army however learn. are hv
1o means gratiied at the prospect before them Mar
nal Castellane, the friend of both Napoeons Is Of
nls mind. He Is to remain here in command Of
just now confined to his bed at the hotel n tbis
lace, with sort Of tumor on one Of his eps al
ay long, in front of the Hotel de Vile, have sean
lrge crowd Of people, houses and Others all eager
? hail the Emperor on his expected arrival Wren
lett Turin the Sardnian Government relied fnllv 4
pom the ability of their army to harass and check
ne Austrian advance till the arrival of the French
aoud enable them IN their turn to assume the often
We Is Ia
The Sandman effective force actually on font and Bi
OF the volunteers flowing in from ali q
arts OF Italy, amounts, learned by the most mar "
euar INQUIRIES, to about 70 GOO men. Had the Aus
ian Emperor been allowed to act on his own iudp y
lent, and attack Sardinia a month ago he niobt M
ave gained bis first campaign. The cautions dinlo
lats nave delayed the just long enough TO give n
is adyersaries time to secure the ouhreai IF y
nd the near cooperaton of France W. ~ 1saiy, q
urin on the 25th there were forty Thousand Frenc Ii
oops at Genoa, and the artillery now on its wav OF
WEE LIE MOUNT GEMS Will lind fifty thousand more al p
nsa IN possession of the Turin Railroad. ~ 70
Garbad with free corps of II 900 Italian yolun Il
ers most Of them soldiers of the war Of ls4s49 Is
nee Of the Pc. '' - 1n' iiie ol de- o.
The steamers and trains from Civita veccbia all
le way 10 this place. have found filed with re. w
'uiss. AS we steamed into Leghorn we passed
nouad ouI ior Genoa with GOO Tuscan sol ia
w On BOARD departing in the midst of the widest sc
tnmnlt OF cheers and cries. Our own steam
1 Co took On when We let as many as b b
conIo possibly stow away soldierylookng fell. sp
VS. and evidently full of fight" The train from fro
e urn was crowded with these
cries y @ lGe people assembled in crowds so
~ crIes o. Iara fltaia" Pira FTanca" and ere
9 Tha Ior victor Emanuel and Napoleon. On.
Inc Italian question to me to be fast PROV fo
ln1o sucn proportions, that all the diplomats of aHo
n cannot deal with it, The people are infamed
" snS nope Of nnaly ejecting Austria from the
ninsna and are bent upon founding an Italian are
y. strong enough to rescue Italy from the fes
se ~ wnIcn mlsgovernment has reduced her. The
r se Is treated as deserves be- and ss
VIZ ~ e rum mat can possibly oyertake it. toni
nsn passed Alessandra, we observed new and
uclQsWOrkS 1aof;