The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-05-17
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FOREIGN Newa.

Foreign News.
The following interesting summary is from
the intelligent London correspondent of .hs
New York Tribune:
| The events Of the last few days, and still more
the rumors OF certain facts, the truth Of which
is not yet fully ascertained, have bewildered the
public, and thrown the money market into Al
great confusion as in 1S46. The aspect OIL
affairs being dangerous, Prussia seems still to be
con6ding in the success of the efforts OF Eng
land at mediation, and took the initiative at the
federal diet of German Princes at Frankfor
and moved to place the federal contngents on
. war footing, and in readiness for active war
This resolution was unanimously carried, but
the same day the Emperor of Austria, whose
patience was exhausted by the unceasing at
tempts at mediation, now proposed by Russia,
and again by England, all disagreeable to Aus
tria, and still euded by the cunning of Count
Csvour and the Emperor Napoleon, suddenly
sent his ultimatum to Sardinia demanding the
disbandment Of the Italian volunteers. This
step, taken without consulting any of the Eu-
ropean powers, was at once reproved BY ali
Europe. Lord Malmesbury used hard words
against Austria in an interview with Count Ap-
pony, the Austrian Ambassador. Prussia at
once officially declared her disapproval, and de-.
MED that the resolution of the Federal Diet had
any aggressive meaning toward France Russia
protested against the breach of international
courtesy by Austria, in threatening war against
Sardinia, just at the moment when the great
powers were trying to avert an armed conflict
The King Of Sardinia, who, by vote of his
Parliament, was already invested with dicta-
torial powers, returned firm negative answer
to the Austrian challenge. Napoleon, taken
BY surprise, since his recasting of the French
ArsI llorv l.l.
BY Mont Gems still obstructed by snow, at once
sent some regiments from Toulon to Genoa, and
pushed others, by Briancon, to Piedmont, while
the bulk Of the army crossed Savoy by rail, and
began to scale Mont Cenis where four thousand
laborers were employed to clear the melting
snow away to make a road for the artillery
England once moreimade an effort at mediation,
but without hope of success, and Prince Albert
wrote autogra ph letter to Napoleon, declaring
that Austria, by her ILL., advised rash ness. had
forfeited the sympathies of England. The Aus
TRANS, however, on the night of Tuesday, and
the morning Of Wednesday, C. ossed the 1icino
with an army OF 100000 men, led BY three
Hungarian Generals, neither of whom has
military name, discount Gyulai, Count Ben
edek. and Rinaldo Zeobel. At this stage it be-
came suddenly known that Russia and France
had signed treaty of offence and defence that,
in fact, Europe was in future to have but two
masters, the Emperor of France and the Car
OF Russia. A complete panic seized the Ex.
change; twenty nine failures are announced
within the last two days. The depreciation of
funds in England alone is above es, 900, 900, and
the English statesmen are completely startled
by this unexpected revelation.
The long dreaded alliance for the platform of
the continent of Europe, stands before their be-
wildered eyes-every other interest, even that
of the elections, sank into insignifcance. They
were at loss to realize, at once, the extent of
the danger. They now only become alarmed
about'some other incidents; for instance that
large Russian, French and Spanish orders had
been given simultaneously for Admiralty
charts; that Spain was building 81 gun boats in
the Thames. That, under pretence- of final
effort against Schamyl, Russian army Of lO0,-
900 stood concentrated in Georgia, and that
Genl, Luders, distinguished in the Hungarian
campaign, but convicted of bribery in the
Crimea, was again at the head OF an army of OBJ
servation in Bessarabia. The;additionalitact that
Denmark has acceded to the Russo French alli-
anee increased the alarm and rendered the situa-
ton hopeless.
There was news yesterday, from Vienna, but
the effect OF these disclosures must have been
terrible, since We read in the Paris Pays, semi.
official paper, the following:
"0 ASaiH sh0 iaCt VI Importance, t0AG IL the
Austrian army has not continued the offensive
movement which it had began, it is because the
Austrian Cabinet has accepted the mediation
proposed by England"
At the same time we are assured the French
government has taken the offer of England into
consideration.
II this last news 10 correct, France may be
convinced that this fresh evidence Of modera.
ton will not be given unless all guarantees be
reserved. which the present state OF affairs de-.
mands. II is difficult to understand the policy
Of Austria. Having violated the Sandman Ter
ritory, she now at once stays the sword already
lifted against the Sandman army, gives time
to France to complete her ornaments, and
Russia to arrange for her foreign loan. BY
tomorrow, Turin will be secured against sur
prise, and any man would be bold who would
venture to hope that English mediation could
lead to peaeeable arrangements. The French
Assembly has voted new levy of men, and a
loan Of 100000 francs, and the war has be-
come popular among the peasants of France
Concessions on the part OF Austria, which q
month ago might have Ayerted her doom, are
now unavailing. Nothing but the sword can
cut the the knot OF European complications. In
Germany, still sounds the war trumpet against
France, but the feeling gains ground that the
nation ought not to support Austria, a. long a.
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