Smyrna times., 1859-06-16
THE MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS IN ITALY
AND HOW THEY FARE

Correspondence Of tie Paris Constitutional.
CAsALE, May l9lh.--" will not speak to Won
OF the movements OF troops on the railway
they are lncessant. The locomotives 90 az
slowly as street cabs hired by the bo1r. ]
passed one train OF As carriages crammed full
OF soldiers. As we approach Casale the spec
tacle is heartrendlng. The Country is every.
where beautiful, but there is no one to get in
the crops; there are neither farmers, not shep.
herds, not living soul in the plain in whirb
the vine Is Spreading its green branches. and
wheat is waving. Farms are aba ndoned. villas
deserted; goats no longer gr4ze in lanes or
cows 10 meadows. From the emnty houses the
furniture, and even the doors and windows has
been carried away rows of large mulberiv
trees have been cut down at two or three feet
from the soil, and are lying on the ground, and
the trunks aud branches serve as chcuauer de.
triSe.
The scene is one of dcsola,ion in the midst
of all the fertility and all the smiles of spring1
Three divisions of the Sandman army, with
cavalry and artillery, occupy Casale in the
streets there are more soldiers than civilians
At three steps from the railway station is a
bOstlon on which are cannon pointed iowa rd =
the country, and the easements are near ths
garden OF c0fe. On leaving the station there
| is an immense square surrounded with trees
which reaches to the entrance to the town.
This square was entirely occupied with artil-
lery cassons and wagons ranged IN admirable
order before batteries of campapnipp pieces
Under sheds near at hand were horses feeding.
! and hundreds of two. Wheeled carts were bein ~
| filled with loaves Of bread taken from the wait.
! ing rooms at the station, which have been
! transformed into storehouses How manv losves
there were IN those rooIns They were piled
up to the ceiling. In a corner Of the sorare
we're pontoon men in linen jackets exercising
| themselves in constructing temporary bridges
| light dragOons were 10 be seen bringing in TO-
rage, and enUre companies were sleeping on
straw.
BUSINESS EFFECTS.
The following letter from Paris will show
the effect Of war upon business and trade in
Europe:
Thus the persons engaged in commercial
specuIatlons IN France perceive that the war
| with Austria has produced more emba IRA ssmeN<
than was anticipated. Accounts from Switzer.
land, which previous to the war carried on n
brisk trade with France, are equally unfavora.
BILE. A letter from one of the principal mertt
chants OF Geneva, dated on Thursday last, sa ys
that he writes under the sad impression of a
complete paralysis Of stars He adds that
siognntlon is felt IN every branch of business
Several of the principal watch and clock ma
kers have closed their workshops; others have
considerably reduced the number of hands em
ployed; Olherr, again, are overstccked with ar
ticles, for which they can find no sale. This
situation, he observes, is the more embarrassing.
as during time of war the tradespeople of
Switzerland cannot expect to be visited by as
many foreigners usual. In the meantime
many most respectable houses are unable 10
meet their engagements.