The weekly Arizonian., 1859-04-28
The Coming War in Europe.

It is evident that France and Austria are on the eve of deadly hostilities. Nothing but the influence of England can avert war within a few months. Both nations are making vast military preparations, and fitting their armies for the field. This war will probably lead to revolutions all over Europe. The oppressed nationalities will seize upon the occasion 60 rise and re-enact with better success because with more experience, the times of AS. Italy, Hungary, and the provinces of the Danube, are full of revolutionary spirits, while Germany, ap- parently so calm and impossible, is a hot-bed of republicanism.
 If Sardinia assists France, Germany will most unquestionably aid Austria, and the German States can bring into the field l,500,G00 men and 2,500 cannon. The Austrian army is one of the best organized, and is perhaps the easi- est handled army, in the world It is divided into two armies and twelve corps, and is always ready for service The infantry is composed of sxty-two regiments of four battalions, with two oattaions of grenaders, and depot (both) in time of war, of fourteen frontier regiments of two war dIlu DdLldllOH Ol TeSerVcj Ol Tittiers frontier battalion; of a regiment of Ty- rolese rihemen and seven battalons and de- pot; of twenty-five battaons of carrabneers and three. .battalions of infantry attendants. A battalion of rfemen is attached to each brig ade, and every company of regular infantry con tains sixteen sharp shooters armed with breech- loading rifles. The cavalry consists of eight regiments of curassiers and eight regiments of dragons, of six squadrons each; twelve regi- ments of hussars and twelve regiments of Uhans of eight squadrons each, and every one of the preceding regiments has squadron oi depot; there are nineteen regiments of gendar- merle. The artillery consists of twelve regi- ments of campaign artillery one regiment ot coast artillery of fifteen companies, and one regiment of fuse men of twenty batteries.
 Every regiment of campaign artillery has foul batteries of six, eight and twelve pounders, one battery of obues, and six batteries of flying ar tllery, making sum total of one hundred anC sixty-eight batteries, of eight pieces, or thirteen hundred cannons and abuses. Every brigade has a battery of artillery, which is never sepa rated from it, and invariably maneuvres witt it. the divisions of infantry possess @ detach ment of cavalry of four regiments, a park O artillery and a train. The general reserve (independent of the army) is composed of {: grand park of artillery grand body corps o cavalry Commanded at present by Prince vol Lechtenstein) and grand corps of infantry which is formed in time of war, of the union the battalions of grenadiers, drawn from tn regiments of the line The numerical force 0 these arms all together is nearly 6OO,OOO mer for on the lst January, 1855, (mark the date, the Austrian Minister of War stated there wer under arms 37l battalions and 82k companies C infantry, 395k squadrons, l,i85 cannon, l,85 companies of sappers and miners, formin 553,9O2 men drawing pay, and 77,53O horses
 And as the annual levy in Austria is $500