The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-06


thing and that the allies positively driven into their
last strategical entertainments, will be soon forced
TO march forward to repulse the enemy the other
side OF the frontiers of Sardinia because it has al
ready begun to be asked, What the French army Is
doing for the glorious cause of the King Victor
EmanuelI Not only has q waterspout passed over
the Lomellina, which has ravaged all the villages
ana the country; not only through all the extent OF
the trees been cut down to the height Of man, SO
as to prevent the evolutions Of cavalry by their
branches; but the genius OF Napoleon the
Third has exercised In tho sacred name Of
independence, the same ravages around Alessan.
dria. All has been annihiated, consumed or car
ried of Cattle, horses and beasts of burden, carts
and carriages, all have disappeared There is no
money anywhere, no more provisions; the requisi-
tons have exhausted everything that was Of any
value. At the present hour before the first cannon
shot because up to this time there not been any,
thing serious, ten years of peace at least viii be
necessary for Sardinia, like the Lomelna, to come
of Vesuvius, spreading itself over the whole
surface Of that land of sorrows, could not have de-
yastated it in more cruel manner.
ADDRESS OF PRINCE NAPOLEON.
SOLDIERS OF THE FIFTH CoRrs D'ARMKE OF IrALY:-
The Emperor calls me to the honor Of commanding you
Many amorg you my old comrades Of Alma and 10
hermann. AZ in the Cimea. as In Afrlcs, you win be
worthy Of your glorious reputation Discipline, courage
tenscy these are the military virtues which you viii
show aga'n 10 Europe attentive TO the great events
eivzation and Of modern regeneration (rsai,sano Is
going 10 owe yon her liberty 90 TO deliver her for
ever from her domnators from those eternal enemies Of
France whose names mixed uD In our history with
the remembrance Of oil struggles and all viories
te reception which the Italian people hsve gwen TO their
the Emperor has undertaken to Defend Long live the
Emperor-Long live Italian indsPe pSs %na ,,.,
Prince Commander in chief Of the fifth Corps d'Armee
Of Italy.
To-day the approaching debarkation of his 1mpe-
rial Highness in Tuscany has been announced but
it is added side he and his troops will be
avoraby received; on the other side 1t is said that
the representatives Of the Powers will protest
against the projected occupation.
AFFAIR OF MONTEBELLO.
At last the cannon Of battle has resounded be-
yond the Alps, and already the plains and the hos
pitfalls have recovered, or received the fruits OF
war.
REVIEW OF AUSTRIAN Stately.
That which is most positive in the % situation, y
as we have foreseen in our preceding bulletins, is
that the Austrian army could no longer have any
serious interest in occupying Piedmont. In fact
why has Count Gyulai passed the Ticino and in
the Pc and there entrenched himself? From the
first he has crossed the Tcino to put into
execution the menace formulated by the Emperor
Francis Joseph in his ultimatum, which consists in
disarmiDg the Italian volunteers by force.
THE AUsTRfASs MEET THE FRENCH.
Wherefore, Notwithstanding, have the Austrians
not disarmed the volunteers? Evidently, because
during all their advance the enemy continued to re
abandoned cities and territories to lay under con
tribution and because having arrived at the feet OF
the Piedmontese entertainments, the Austrianf
found themselves face to face with the French
army.
What did there remain, then, for them TO do, il
not to apply the laws of war, which might permit
them to ruin the immense extent of territory which
they occupied, and which precisely forms upon the
map strategic quadrilateral position described by
the ilustrious military writer, General Jomini,
point where an army might perfectly be established
and live at the expense of the enemy, on the con
diton of defending certain places, which has not
been neglected it being understood that it should
not find itself opposed to other than equal forces.
PRUDENCE IN RETaEAr.
1t may then be asserted, without fear Of contra
dction from any authority, that the Austrian army
after month of occupation and acquisitions, has
everything to gain in reentering upon its territory
but also to continue to dissimulate defensive works
be executed with too much prudence and ability.
THE MASKS OF ENGLAND AND GERMANY.
Is it not the day on which the French army shall
cross the Ticino, at the time when the Austrian'
and which, from long time past, they have made
safe against all surprse; is it not that day, We say
that England and the Germanic Confederation will
have plausible pretext for throwing off the
masks?
MEANING OF AUSTRIAN MANGUvREs.
We, therefore, understand the offensive man
puvre executed almost simultaneously on two ex
treme points of the Austrian lines, at the passage
Vi Tue SeSlh, near anu IIOut VI
la, the strategica importance of which we have al
ready pointed out.
THE AusTRIANs MOVING FORWARD.
Evidently tired of resting on his arms, the Aus
tran General has sent forward the left wing Of his
corps d'drWee to commence the retreat by the
centre and to advance with safety upon Stradella
which is the key Of Pavia. The Austrian
division, then, having advanced to Monte
bello. a village situated between Stradells
and Voghera and nine kilometres (two miles ant
quarter) from that last mentioned city, attacked
the advanced posts Of Gen. paraguay d'Hilliers.