The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-05-12
FOREIGN SUMMARY.

| Four DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE-A Dec
| TAXATION OF WAR DAILY ExPECTEB FROM Aus
TRIA-Halitar, Nay g. The steamer Nj
agara has arrived here, with Liverpool dates to
the 23d ultimo. The news, which is highly
important, is subjoined.
The steamer Kangaroo, from New York,
passed Cork on Friday evening, and would be
! due at Liverpool on Saturday afternoon.
Austria has sent an ultiinatum to Sardinia,
demanding disarmament and dispersal of her
volunteers. Three days are given for a reply,
and if refusal is returned, war would be de-
clared at once. Eighty tSousand more Aus
| trian troops have been ord,l-ed to Ticiro.
Austria has rejected E. 4nd's final propo-
sition.
The French troops we . moving towards
Piedmont. There was i.,,nic on the Bourse.
Consols closed at 94R
The three days given 81 dnia by Austria to
consider the ultimatum OF the latter were to
expire on the evening of The Gath, Sunday
The British Government had telegraphed to
| Vienna strong protess. against Austria 8
menace, to which it was reported the Austrian
Cabinet had replied by rssnsing to reconsider.
| And it also stated THAI Austria had pre-
pared a manifesto to accompany her declara-
ton of war.
Active movements were apparent among the
French troops, who were -oeing concentrated
on the frontiers of Piedmost and at Toulon.
| The Easter holidays in England had pre-
vented a full development of the effect of the
news on the London stock and money market,
and the Liverpool markets;generally.
The Paris Bourse fen 3 Ger cent, and quite
panic prevailed at the laeest accounts.
The final proposition made by England to
Austria was for genenl disarmament by
means of commissioners, Including from
Sardinia, and the admission of the Italian
States to a participation il the deliberations of
| the proposed Congress-, as t Labach.
All the great Powers ex ept Austria had as
scented, but she refused.
The Patrie says Genera Marsueva has in
formed the French Cover 4ment, by telegraph,
that the Austrian army has. made significant
movement on the strategicl line of the Tecnio,
and that he feared an ATTACK at any moment.
The Emperor Napoleosi had held council
of his Ministers, which vas attended by the
Princes Jerome and Nap 5leon, as Princes of
the blood
The King of Sardinia a.so held council of
his Ministers on Thursday
Vienna, Friday, april 22.-The following
| official statement has Just been published :
Piedmont which for som : years past has en-
dangered Austria's rights, 5as been summoned
most urgently by Austria 70 disarm Besides
this demand expressly ade essed to Piedmont,
Austria adheres firmly to- e proposal of a gen.
eral disarmament, althout she cannot make
that proposal subordinate % the summons she
| has sent to Sardinia" ~.
The Constitutional ann 1ltnces that part of
the army of Paris has beer ordered to be ready
| to march. ~
The manifesto which is - accompany Aus
trias declaration of war a .ainst Sardinia is al
ready prepared. Austria, mistress of posi-
IL tate nj
war to initiate a sanguinars drama, upon which
the curtain is about to rise
No doubt a general NOV enent of the French
forces has already taken place on the entire
! Piedmontese frontiers.
| The English journals g orally think the last
chance for peace has aim vanished.
| The London Herald es, in a semi-otficial
form, specific and exclusiA information of the
movements of the Frencs army, and says that
orders have been given fs- the embarkation at
| Toulon of 10000 troops, who are not to sail,
however, till further ordegs, The divisions at
| Lyons, Grenoble, Besanau &c, have also been
orderen to be ready to rUarch at minutes
notice. but not to serve til further instructions.
The total French force Destined to cooperate
with Sardinia, in the event of war, is estimated
at $4,000 men. They will be in two divisions
one under Marshal Canrobert and the other
under Gen. paraguay DEilliers, and the whole
under the Emperor in per.or.
! The British AmbassadGt at Turin has return
| ed to his post.
The Vienna correspondent Of the London
Times telegraphs, under date Of Thursday noon,
as follows:
"Day before yesterday, Austria forwarded a
categorical summons to Sardinia to dissolve
the free corps. A reply i to be given within
three days from the receipt of the summons,
and evasive answer is TO be considered
equivalent to refusal"
The Paris Moniter of L, day says that Aus
tria has not given her adhesion to the PROPOSE.
ton made by England, accepted by France,
Russia, and Prussia besides which, it appears
that the Cabinet of VieDaa has resolved upon
addressing direct comm 6ncaton to the Cabi-
net at Turin, in order to obtain the disarma-
ment of Piedmont. In consequence of these
facts, the Emperor has ordered the concentra-
ton of several divisions Of the army on the
frontiers of Piedmont,
There was great panieir' theFrench boprse
on the 2lst which contn on the 22d, it be-
ing at one time reported Z an actual engage
ment had taken place t0 the banks of the
Ticino. The market closed fiat at elf. 90c., a
fall of over per cent. in two days.
The Times Paris correspondent says that
there is no cessation of ornaments. Masses of
troops continue to concentrate at Lyons, and
an army is be collected on the Rhine frontier
Numerous cavalry regiments are already march
| ing.
The mission of the Archduke Albert to Der.
| lin is said to have been completely successful,
! he having signed military convention with
| Prussia, by which the latter engages to send to
the Rhine $4,000 men under the Prince Regent.
In case the present negotiations fall this force
! is to be increased by a contingent from Bavaria,
10000 strong, and an eighth of the Federal
army corps of $4,000 men, whilst their contin-
gents will also be held ready to march as re-
quired.
Great Britain.-Lord Stanley has declined
to come forward as candidate for the city of
London, but his committee intend continuing
| the canvass.
The Ministers express considerable anxiety
about the approaching war, which is now con-
sdered to be inevitable, the Earl of Derby in
timatng that Great Britain will maintain a
fully armed neutrality, and will sympathize in
the strict maintenance of the treaty of Vienna.
1t is rumored that strong words have passed
at Paris between Lord Cowley and Count
Waewsk on this subject,
Francs. The Paris correspondent Of the
Times, writing on Friday night says: ave
were yesterday, it is believed, within few
hours of declaration of war by Austria, owing
to the prevarication ofthe Imperial Government
Of France on the question of general disarm-
ament, its only object being to gain time. Eng
| land asked for immediate answer on this
point, and France plead that it could not exer-
! else its influence with Sardinia to enforce its
| compliance, Austria then declared that, if an
answer were not got in given time, she would
consider 1t equivalent to declaration of war,
and would act instantly, and her troops would
| probably be in Turin in ten days. The French