New-York daily tribune., 1859-07-29
THE FEELINGS OF THE ARMY.

The correspondent of The LOad0n Times, writing
hom Valego, July 9, two days before the treaty OF
Vinafrancs, says:
Now that the first shock has passed, the impression
which wa general at the first moment that the arinls-
hce means peace has been considerably weakened vi
e0urse good deal Of this may BE- owing to the wish
which all soldiers have that the should continue;
but beside this they begin to reflect and find that the
sTmstice, such is not to be desp-ed for II leaves
time TO the Allies well as TO the Austnsns AT the
same time, peace now would be highly unpopular,
except anfng Of the superior officers. One rea-
ron Of this s that the sborness of the campaign has
given but few opportunities for distinction, and were
peace made the great majority would have 70 return
without any profit having nevertbe ess had TO support
all the dang ers and prvatioDs OF campaign. But you
would be surprised to fud that besides this profession
al legitimate ambition, there IL likewise another mo-
five urging in the direction of war, and motive which
YOU would little suspect in the army. The army, at
any ae the OF it, has identified itseif with the
idea put forward by their Emperor-thattis is It's mission
and duty 10 deliver Italy from Austrian domination
This il the greatest proof which have yet seen
Of the unlimited influence Of the Emperors mind
on everything around him. In the beginning, the
war, except for personal views OF advancement ana
distinction had meaning for the French army: No
trace was there sf sympathy for Italy and Itaans
indeed, have myself heard officers say how much
more glad they would have been 20 hsve another cause
TO fight for for which they could get up some enthusi
asm. Well in two short months this army, before so
irdere nt has entirely taken the tiuge Of the mind
which commands it not that there is much more al
traction toward the Italians, for the enthusiasm shown
by the great has been efaced by the apathy of
the country people, and especially since the passage
of the Chese; but there is feet1g that If peace were
made without clearing Italy Of the Austrans, France
would 1ot have accomplished what she promised.
As for the Pedmontese, they are not much satisfied
with the course affairs taking. The story that the
initiative came from them is apocryphal. They dld
send pdrementaire for exchange OF prisoners, but
nothiIx was mooted on that occasion about sn amis
tce 1t would indeed have been strange If they had
been the means ef bringing about deaOuemeat which
they must be the last TO DESIRE OF course it cannot
be supposed that Austria will be willing to purchase
peace however necessary IT may be 10 her. al the
peuse If all her Italian domnions, when Lombardy
only is actually lost and Venice il s intact. On the
other hand the Sardinans, by accepting peace with
the Mincio or Adige q frontier would place them
selves in false position. Ii would look If they had
undertaken the war merely with the view Of acquiring
Iombardy. They would lose their character as the
champions of Italian independence, and appear in a
tslse light.
The Sandman headquarters to he transferred to
Brescia, but the King himself is to go 10 Turin daring
The time the aruistce lasts.
In fact, every who is not tied down tries 10 get
away for holiday during the hot weather, which, in
spite Of the mic storms, becomes daily more oppres
ave. II is well for the army that it viii be dispersed
over greater space of ground than It has hitherto
had to occupy; II would have been impossible other
wlse 10 avoid sickness. Fancy population of 200 00O
beings and perhaps 30 wO horses, packed into the
space of a few square miles, with heat of from 30 To
100 degrees of Fahrenheit and this supersdded 10 the
native population While army is every day NOV
mg and changing its camping ground the iucOnve.
nisrce is not so great, but there movement
p~eeible for have come before the sironghods of
the enemy, which we capn,t leave behind 50 the army
must be prepared 10 occupy the place for days,
II not weeks. Had not the armistoe taken place the
Allies would have sustained serious losses from epl-
dtmics.