The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-05-28
From Europe.

From Europe.
The arrival from Europe during the
week have been the Vanderbilt and City
of Baltimore, last Saturday, and the Asia
on Thursday, with dates to the 18th inst
The news is all in reference to warlike
but no battle has taken place. |
The Austrians instead of advancing appear |
to be stationary, if not falling back await |
ing apparently the attack of France and |
Sardinia.
Napoleon has got as far as Genoa on his
way to join the army in Italy. His de-
parture from France was perfect ovation,
and his reception at Genoa, where he ar
rived on the 18th, was most cordial lie
issued string address to the army, en-
joining discipline, and stating that his on
ly fear was that they would show COO much
enthusiasm. He was expected to proceed
to the army on the l4.n The King of
Sardinia visited the Emperor at Genoa
A despatch from Turin says
The enemy are increasing their forces
. near Castle ST Gioxa, on the road from
placenza to Stradelia They have con-
structed bridges near Nisconto, to protect
| their retreat of today
Our soldiers have pushed forward strong
reconoitering parties as far as Casino near
| Nercelli.
Our artillery began cannonading the en-
envy, which, however, was not replied TO
by them
Our troops have retaken their former
position.
I'LL &c tEa date
the Austrians on their way 10 Placenza
have occupied Revergarde, on the river
Trebbi.
The head quarters are at Robbie.
The Faris PAYS saws that the depreda-
tons committed by Austria in Piedmont
are for the purpose of filling the military
storehouses of Lombardy. They are lit
orally stripping the Piedmontese provinces
of hay, grain, provisions, and everything
that they can carry Oft, and according to
the French journals. they do this with
the greatest rigor and cruelty.
The PAYS also states that rearadniral
Jeurien De Lagravier had left Genoa III
the Algeriras for the -Adriatic, TO give no
tice to the military authorities that the
ports of the Austrian coast are III state
Of blockade.
The army of Lyons had received order
to proceed To Italy. They would increase
the force in Italy to nearly 10000 men.
y decree postpones S'ne dis the expected
. legislation on the corn laws.
The monthly returns OF the Bank o
France show a decrease of the cash OF
hand OF 100000 francs.
At an extraordinary sitting Of the fede
raj diet OF Germany at Frankfort, on the
+ 18th inst, the proposition OF the mIl!tar,
. commission to put the garrison Of the t"de
raj fortress on a war footing was agreed u
, The Uanovarian representative propose
/, that "a corps OF observation should bc place.
on the upper Rhine, but Prussia proteste'
against such measure.
, Adviccs from Constantnople 10 the I'll
! report increasing agitation IL the Turkish
. provinces especially Bosnia, and an III
, creased number OF troops had been place,
, on the watch
The Austrian government had stopped
the transmission OF political news 10 Con
, stantinople 10y telegraph, and . European
inhabitant had requested that the tels
> graph at Jatfa might be joined 10 the Eu-
, sian lines
The neutrality Of the Papal government
: had been formally announced 10 the Aus
! trian and French governments and FOL
g, mally accepted
= \ Berlin despatch. May 18th. says: Il
> to-days sittin. Of the upper house, II
. money supplies demanded by sovernmen
: Were unanimously voted, with many -
! prcSsions of confidence. All the speaker
, were anti-Napoleonic, and III favor Of Gel
=, man nationality.
! The Times city article, Nav 18th, enter
. into the question of the effect that woui
), be produced a. regards the carrying tra'i'
4 by IA war against England. IL SHOWS TIA
;, TIN, trad. ,v5,.id IN a great degree. pass l
% the United States, but that happily f.
y both countries the general commerce {
r Great Britain would remain unchanged
\ Paris writer to the same paper Soy
the Frenchswill most probably make III
k attack. and the onward movement l. ant
= cipated for Saturday, or Monday at IL
least
The British government formally pr
y claims strict neutrality, and warns is sal
o jccts against violations.
: The war department Issued an impo
tant notice. authorizing the formation
volunteer corps throughout England.
j, Activity in the English dock yards
% equal TO that al the heigth Of the Crlmca
war.
= Liverpool market reports say breadstuf
- firm, with slight advance in corn ali
. wheat