The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-05-23
Localities about the Seat Of War In
Northern Italy.

Northern Italy.
short description Of places made note-
worthy by the incursion Of Austria upon sar-
dinis, win aid our readers to appreciate the
informatian reaching us from time to timefrom
the seat Of war.
The Bridge Of Buffalora, over the river
Ticino, was q magnificent structure of twelve
arches, and not the miserable caricature as
represented in one Of the illustrations of an
Eastern weekly.
ISTRA and PALLAwzA are small towns on the
west side of Lago Maggiore.
NovARA, city Of Piedmont, built on a high
hill, distant 25 miles west Of Milan. Popula-
ton was 10000. This place is partly enclosed
by ramparts and bitches, and defended by n
castle, but there being no resistance, was 90
cupiod for two days by the Austrians.
GRAvELLASo, is a village of 1000 inhabi-
tants, IL miles southeast of Novara.
VEsPoLATA, is market town Of same size,
miles south east of Novara.
VIGERANo, Is is miles south south least of
Novara, and contains a population of near
90, 900 inhabitants.
MoRTAEA, is 25 miles north northeast of
Allessandria, and is enclosed by walls, and has
q barrack, but from Miasma is an unhealthy
town.
The SEsiA river, running nearly parallel
with the Ticino, empties into the Po five
miles east of Casale.
CAsALE is on the right bank of the Po,
eighteen miles n. north west of Alessandria.
The citadel here, founded by Duke Viceuzo,
in 1890, was one of the strongest in Italy.
The castle, or palace, is still standing, but
the ramparts have been converted into prom
enades, and the defenses were insignificant
until the breaking out of the present war.
Casale was taken and retaken several times
by the French and Austrians, and it formed
for time, part of the department of Ma
rengo, in the French Republic. It's popula-
lation is $4,000.
ALLEssAHDRIA is a fortified city of Pied
mont, in a sterile plain on the Tanaro, and
on the railway from Turin to Genoa. Here
is garrison ordinarily of 5000 men. The
formidable Notifications constructed during
the domination of the French rendered it
one of the strongest places in Europe; but
these are demolished, and only the citadel
is left.
Two miles southeast, in an extensive plain,
the uncle of the present Emperor of the French,
gained at Maseugo in 1900, great victory
over the Austrians.
CoRroNA, is town of Il, 900 inhabitants, sit
usted at the foot of hight, covered by
ruined fortress, fourteen miles east south east
of Alexandra.
VERcELLr, is a city Of 10000 inhabitants, on
the right bank Of the Sesia river, in Piedmont,
which is here crossed by handsome bridge,
and is distant fourteen miles from Cassale. Yer.
celli is enclosed by boulevards, replacing its
old Notifications; q canal connects it with
Ivrea.
IvREA, is town of Piedmont, twenty mine
miles north northeast of Turin, ON the left
bank Of the Dora Baltes, little below the
opening Of the Val d'Aosts. 1t is enclosed by
old walls, commanded by citadel and neigh
boring fort
GENOA, is a famous fortified seaport city of
Northern Italy, in the Sandman States, on the
Mediterranean coast. 1t is the chief outlet by
thatsea for the manufactures of Switzerland,
Lombardy and Piedmont.
The city, while in possession of the French,
in 1899, was taken by the united forces of
Austria and England; and finally, in 1915,
after rapid succession of changes, united, by
decision of the Congress of Vienna, to the
sardinian Monarchy. 1t has population of
$780, 900.
VENICE, on the Adriatic, one of the two
capitols of the Lombardo- Venetian Kingdom
of Austria in Italy, was taken by the French
In 1877. In 1904 it reverted to Austria. In
ls4S there was a temporary revolt.
TURIN, the capitol of tho Sandman States,
is situated in m extensive and fertile plain,
surrounded by the Alps, at the confluence of
the Dora-susina with the Po, seventy-nine
miles W. Southwest of Milan. Each river is
here crossed by a magnificent stone bridge,
the former of five elliptic arches, and the latter
OF single arch, with span of I5O feet. The
approach from the West is by noble avenue,
one of the longest in Europe. The forti6ca-
fions once surrounding this place, with their
walls and bastions, made it place of consid-
cradle strength, but these gave way to orna-
mentation, and finely planted walks have taken
their place. 100000 people inhabit this beau
tiful city. From the terrace of the Church of
supergO, on the top of the lofty Mount Collins,
Immediately overlooking the city, grand view
is obtained of the plains of Lombardy. To
this point is the Austrian concentrating his
troops, also to cut of the approach of the
French troops from Genoa.