New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-09
PREPARATIONS IN ITALY.
Correspondence Of Tie London Times.

dspatcb made BY the Sandman Minister OF Foreign
Affairs to the British Governments invitation to con-
cent TO the principle Of the general disarmament and
10 its immediate application, previously 10 the meeting
Of the Congress, and coemporaneonsly with the as
arming Of Austria. had not then time To go INTO an
examination Of that document which bears the date 0
the 18th init. and must now therefore, beg your
permission to n the subject After refusing TO
accept the principle Of disarmament, because SARDINIA
Is not TO be admitted 10 the Congress on an equah'y
with the great Powers, this Government says tuat out
of its desire 10 second the efforts of England Austria
ceases to send troops into Italy il will engage itself 10
three points. II il concerning these that desire to
make one or two observations.
First saws the Sandman Cabinet, " We viii not call
out our reserves as had decided to do aert sum
mons 10 the Austrian reserves The importance OF
this concession depends the strength OF the SaIin
ian reserves, or second category, az II Il here
called which consists of the Of the annual con-
scripon lsiIce 1888; before that was only portion
Of the excess These superuOus c0uscrpts return In
their homes and remain liable to serve until the com
petion Of their 18th year. They annually drilled
for short period, sufficient to give them some shght
knowledge of a soldiers duty. If called out now, the
reinforcement of recruits the measure would yield
would be son ewhere about 20 600 men. The WarOt-
fee alone could tell the exact number there are means,
however, Of getting at 1t approxlmatively; have
heard il estimated at les than above stated; have
found no maintain positively that il would great
" exceed that number, and my belief Is that OoO IA
liberal e.timate, and that these would comprise the
last able bodied man in the country, lit 10 bear arms,
between the ages Of II and 81. leave You To est
mate the value of this concession. Secondly the Sar-
dnian government will agree, on the condition
already mentioned - not TO mobilize its army,
which is not the footing The strict meaning
of mobilize would appear TO be " to render nova
be,' and really TO all appearances, should LAY that
the SardIiGn army would not require great deal oi
preparation to that end but there seems 10 be tech
meal meaning to be taken in conjunction with the
war footing" 1t consists in certain stan arrange
meuts and IN forming the brigades into divisions.
This has already been done with Fauti DIVISION and
three DAYS would suffice to mobilize the whole army.
In fact of those things which, although nee
essay TO be DONE become when preparations for TAX
ing the field have arrived at a certain point, mere
formal matter quickly settled in the War-Ofce and
orderlyroom As To the army not being ON the war
footing it's present strength ia at least double the ordi-
nary peace establishment and, although we have
that there is reserve of 1000 men still to be
called out, the nearly or quite, equal number Of voun-
teers that have come in may perhaps be taken rs
set.ff Thirdly, Sardinia will engage " not To move
her troops from the purely defensive positions they for
the last three months have occupied" This
sounds very we'll but what d)es il come to when
anayzed For the last three months the whole
army has been massed in Piedmont the troops from the
outlying provinces having been called in. This was
d, ne of Austra increase of strength in
Lombardy. The Sandman army may not be at present
in the position Of that Is the point OF invading
that provinces but no one suspects It Of so mad
design at least until greatly reinforced from France
Ii this occurred, it could very quickly be on the
Ticino. Meantime, 10 make merit of promising that
it shall not abandon lis defensive position is mockery
agree that the Sandman Governments reply to En-
glands invitation Ia accept general and simultaneous
disarmament is simply downright refusal, since the
counter proposition IS mere clubbing to gam time
and to slave off any assurance OF peace until some
thing shall occur to make break out The plan
To be to out the patience Of Austria, who
sees herself paltered and played with. and to provoke
an aggressive step, or eo;np-dietetee on nth, the
part Of the Emperor Francis Joseph. There
is every appearance Of this being the object
aimed al by Govevernment which ardently
desires war, whose existence depends on It's being
obtained, but which yet, hypocrticay conceaing its
real designs under semblance Of moderation aud will
ingness for peace sbrinks from commencing the con-
test il thsts for and seeks 10 weary and exhaust its
enemy by evasions and changes of front. How long
Austria will submit to the strain upon her patience and
the drain upon her purse has yet to be Here
certain measures being taken in view If the pos
sible contingency Of her walking into Piedmont SOME
fire morning. | am assured that orders have been
given TO take into store the of the National Guards
Of the Lomeina and other districts adjacent to the
frontier The line Of defense taken up would i is
understood, be that of the Pc and the Sesil, with
Alessandria and Casale for the chief points. But
nothing very positive can be advanced on this head
as everything Of the kind OF kept profound
secret and moreover the movements and strategy Of
our General must depend in great measure, in Of
attack by the AusI1ans GU those oil their adverse
mes.
To sum up-piedmont is ready FOR war as her
own resources will permit her TO be- and has
other native troops she cal upon the 10000
recruits 81 the reserve. 10 reply, then, 10
prUposal-msd- solely in the interest Of peace and
which Sardinia certainly could suspect TO be die
t6ted By any other mOtiye-by counter proposition
which in fact amounts 20 nothing, Is mere qubbliRg
and tgii,ng, quite unworthy Of the reputation this
Government once enjoyed for candid aud straight
forward dealings reputation now sadly compromised
But II Is Of use nlncing the matter, or hanging
upon Jesuitical Ips. Depend upon Il, the Pednon-
tese Government bent WAT and determined 10 do
everything in lie power 10 bring about. and II any
thing has been put forward 10 contrary effect
whether by the secret agents OF poIcy OF duphcry,
or bv unauthorized persons assuming 10 speak IN the
name Of those they did not really represent, i Is Op
posed 10 the truth and unworthy OF consideration.
II nav have been convenient for Count tayour to
cause 10 BE- believed, although only for brief -Psce
ard with tho certainty Of the deceit being unmarked
that the Italian party was disposed to accept that
which England, il was well known, would
willingly support il in obtaining; and an attempt
nav have been made, by sitr-wind, Ia induce the
Eugh-h pnbic Ia believe, by inference at leaA, that
the Piedmoute-e Government and the so-calied Ma
tunal. OF Italian. party, Inclined 10 sub
scribe IN the acceptable doctrine which would lead To
apeacesble settlement Of the pending difficulty. | am
convinced that neither that Government nor that party
OF both o. hch Count CsvOur i the leader ana ehis
!eJrcseItailve viii be- satisfied with ANYTHING less
than war To that end the Sandman Premier j. -riy
INK heart and soul. however much he may wish Ia
conceal , true object and put his adversarles apPa-
reuiiv ia the wrong. Ii would be ridiculous 10 main
tain that he his party are wiling 10 leave Austria
disturbed in her Italian prov noes condition of
her restraining her arms and heTinhuencr within their
boundaries. What has occurred since the LIST Of
March to induce Count Cayour now 10 accept 4 vast
deal less than he demanded al moment when he feared
that hs French ally warned by unmis iakeale indea-
lions al home and abroad was taking counsel Of pru-
dencc and inclined 70 withdraw NE support Ii Austria
tomorrow 10 agree 10 the terms OF ant ueuOran
dun would doubtless BE- matter Of gTet 20 Count
Cavour. The patty would share his sO-row, aud
seek lcOphOle 10 escape from acceptance, and the
crowd thew lead would loudly sEOut u dsSglvOb alton.