The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-06-14
THE WAR.

On our first page, to-day, it will be seen by the
foreign news that the first battle of the present
European was fought on the 2lst of May at
Montcbello, the of one of the LIST Napoleon 8
great battles.
This battle of the 2lst is the opening of great
struggle, the duration and end of which is beyond
the wisdom of man. The Austrians, under Gen.
Stallion, attacked the French advanced posts OF
Paraguay d. Killers with $1,000 men, and were
repused by the allies with loss of 1900 or 1000,
and loss to the French of 600 or 700, of whom
many were officers. The Austrians say they re-
treated behind the Pc in good ORDER from a superior
force 4 Sandman bulletin also announces an
other engagement between the Sandman extreme
left, under General Chialdini, and the Austrians,
which resulted in the repulse of the latter, and an
advance of the former over the Lesia.
Thus are terminated all hopes of an adjustment
of the difficulties and the return of peace.
The Emperor of the French, commanding the
Allies, and Francis Joseph commanding the Aus
TRANS, will present spectacle not witnessed in
Europe for many years. and will infuse into their
soldiers a courageous daring only equaed in the
campaigns of the first Emperor.
The strength Of the respective armies is i'm
portant point, but one which cannot be otherwise
than approximately estimated. Turin cores
pOndent of the London Times estimates the num-
Der of effective Piedmontese at eli ghty thousand.
Sixty-four thousand French soldiers had landed
at Genoa up to the 9th of May, and adding those
that came by the passage of Mont Gents, the
French in the Sandman States would be about
100000, making the whole allied forces number
about two hundred and ten thousand men. The
Austrian troops in Italy may be roughly estimated
at two hundred and twenty thousand, which are
distributed as follows: At Ancona 1000, Ferarra
1000, Venice L., 900 to $4,000, Legnago 600,
Mantua 1000, Verona 5000, Peschiera 1000,
Piacenza 5000, and other places in that District
20 to $4,000 The Austrian army concentrated
in Piedmont is composed of about $780, 900 men,
by which it would appear that the allies will have
a decided advantage III point Of numbers.
FOREIGN ITEMS.
A Paris letter in the Y. Y. Times says: ''NOth-
ing could be more reassuring for the government
than the general tone of public feeling in regard to
the war. | have yet to meet sing lie man, woman
child of the French people who is not in favor
of it, single person who seems disposed to take
advantage of the war or the Emperors absence to
create cmbarrassments to his dynasty. The French
Cabinet meets three times week under the pres-
dency of the Empress, assisted by Prince Jerome.
After the first meeting Of the cabinet over which
the Empress presided, she was overcome by emo
ton and had to go to bed. The government of
100000 900 Of people requires constant labors, and
it is not surprising that Her Majesty shrinks be-
fore the pile of papers she is obliged to sign every
day in order to legalize them"
The nobility of France and Italy, and the SOL
diers of the old wars, focking to their respec
tive standards.
1t has been resolved at Vienna to station an army
of 10000 men in Gallicia Austria has already
placed all her cOntingents to the garrisons of the
federal fOrtreSses on full war footing.
The Spanish Government has given orders for
the supply of tents for an army of 80, 900 men.
The mercantile letters from Germany state that
business OF all kinds continues in suspense, owing
to the great political excitement.
FROM BRAzIL-Racages Of Ferer A most
fearful storm swept the southern coast of Brazil on
the 18th of April. 1t is represented to have been
terrible and the whole coast was lined with wrecks.
The loss of life is frightfu and the damage pro-
perty enormous A Brazilian vessel was sunk with
over 400 souls on board only 40 were saved
The Yellow Fever is worse in Rio than it has
ever been known. People are dying by thousands;
its devastatiOns amongst the shipping is unparal
leled. One English brig had buried five Captains
and number Of men.
Dcdh Of King BomJd.-The foreign news an
the death of the most execrable tyrant that
has sat upon throne since the days of IIerOd
whom he is said to have resembled in the mode of
his DEATH as much he did in cruelty of disposition
We mean Ferdinand H., king of the two Sicilies
and of Jerusalem, nick-named by his subjects
"King Bomba, from the circumstance of his having
ordered the bombardment of his own capital, when
his intolerabe oppression had driven the people
into open instruction. This inhuman tyrant
whose reign is the wonder it is the disgrace of
the 10Th century, died in agones not less horribl
than the worst he had inflicted upon the most
severely tortured of his unhappy victims Scrofula
which he inherited from his ancestors, appeared
during the latter portion of his existence, in its
most terrible shape. He was literally covered
from head to foot with Assesses and could receive
no relief from pain, even for a moment, but by
means of surgical operation, and for weeks before
his death, he one loathsome, putrid mass, still
cnging to life and still refusing to believe that
death was nigh at hand. Universally hated, it is
believed that he had not the sympathy of human
being while he lived, and that not one tear of
regret was shed over his grave.