M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-14
[CouspOpdongo Of tLo London Times,


! lCouGpopdence Of the London Times,)
Four Days Eater News from TW-
rOpe-- OF the Yandegbilps News
Expected Battle on the lIinciO Siege
Of Mantua-Do opagture OfHOssuth from
Paris.
TIE ENPEcTED RATTLE or THE MINCIO.
PABIs, MJaday Juns 20-6 P. M.-Ve
ale II daily expectation Of news Of a battle
. on the Miacio-a great battle, which, il lost
by the Austrlens, may hasten solution OF
The great question at issue. and dissipale The
teusiou that they can continue to hold Lom.
burIy as before. The famous fortress will,
we are tod, not long stand out against the
rihad cannon; at least such is tie opinion
expressed BY persons who, were not their
national feelings enlisted, would be vsry good
su h0rity on suChe question. Should bat
tie, ;hen, BE- lost by the Austrians on the
Dliucio, it is thought or hoped that the neu.
raI powers may ty to bring about an armis.
tlce with view 10 an interior arrangement
There age.variOus versions, or rather conec
tures, as 10 the nature Of this errin5am ent.
One is that Austria will be induced to aban-
don her claim to Lombardy, which will be
annexed to Piedmont, and that Venice will
be declared free CITY, with portion of er-
ritory as far Us the limits of Lombardy. In
this manner the north Of Italy would be res
cued from the Austrians from :he lIadter.
ranean to the Adriutic. There are various
other plln' spoken ol, perhaps with no great.
er foundation.
The attention ofevery body is fxel on the
expected battle of tie Miucio-the Minci1,
whichis regardcdas the Rubicon of the Mod.
ern Cuslr. In the mean time some uneasi
ness prevails here in consequence of the ac-
counts received from Berlin that the remain.
der of the PrlSsidn army hld bean called in
to active service. Adviccs from the sam,
place OF the 10th speak Of the departure fix.
ed for the next day from Paris Of the Pruss.
an Minister at this Court. Nj. Pouriales'
late movements have excited a good deal of
curiosity. and given rise to a variety of re-
ports, such as his having left for the head.
quarters of the Emperor Of Austria, at anot tn
er time for those Of the Emperor of the
French. 1t is now said thlt he is the bearer
of a note to the French Government on the
serious consequences that might follow If the
teni!ory OF the Confederation were menaced.
Whether this be the case or not, the attitude
Of Prussia is giving cause for reflection and
anxiety, though she may do little in the way
Of action-not more than Austria in the Cri.
mea. The camp of ChalUus is reported as
being on the point of breaking up. anl the
troops being sent to Italy. The apprehen.
sion5 about Prussia, however, may prevent
this displacement.
From five hundred to six hundred Ausri. |
an prisoners passed through Montpelier on
Friday last, on their way to Toulouse. 1t
was remarked that they are athletic, good.
lofTing sV.-.sfa. II is said that number
of Austrian prisoners are to be sent 10 Alge-
ria.
THE LINE OF THE MINcTo.
The Mincio, which flows from the Lago di
Garia tn Mntul, is at times a river Of con-
siderable size and depth, but in summer it is /
often so shallow that it can be waAed through
without difficulty. There are bridges across
The Mncio at Peschierd, Borghe.to, Goito, |
Riyata and Mntua, the distance between
the first.namei place, which lies on the Gar.
da Lake, and ihntua, being about sixteen
English miles. The.distance between Nm
tua and the spot at which the Mincio falls
,Tbns th, line ,rSioL ,1e En9,,i, o,on hnr
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lbo 'I cn''r, ,Io 1S ",U az o"ra y, 'nunIoil
sIuices which are between the lake and the
river.
MaDtua, which also lies on an island, has
a fortified camp for thirty thousand men,
Tie approaches to Mmtua are across five
lams or dikes, three of which are in ccnnec-
ton with the right and two with the left
bank Of the lake formed by the Mincio.-
The principal approaches on the lett bunk are
in the direction of the suburbs San Giorgio
and Porto, tha former being protected by Foit
San Gior5io, and the latter By the great cita-
lei of Porto. The dkes On the right bunk
~, n,,factoI L,, tho ,.Iio,,,.,,l,J D.oloI.