New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-29
THE SUFFER,NGS OF yENETIA.
Independence Of The N. Y. Tribune.

ROyIGo, July 2S, 1859.
Arc we then again abandoned and betrayed
Bone of us here will not yet believe it, but for
enc cannot delude myself with any hope Poor
Venice poor Venetian mothers, who, cODfding in
Napoleon's promises let your sons go to free the
soil on which they left you in tears Many OF them
will never return, many Will see home again mutt.
lated, with broken hearts, with souls destitute of
faith in God and man. How shall l describe to
you our wrath and our despair The pain We ex-
psriepced in August, lSi9, is but wan shadow OF
what We are suffering in these days; then we
were prepared for the worst by long agony nov
the bolt has struck US in the very blossom of our
hopes.
A few days after the battle Of Solferno, our pro-
vince Of Poesna was visited by corps of &C, 900
AustIisns, commanded by Lieutenant Marshal Rit-
Ter. They commenced by csllpg for ., 500 of the
IA, 600 head Of cattle which are owned in the
province and form principal part ofits agricultural
wealth. The required number bad TO be furnished
ut three days notice, and was sent TO Verona to
supply the wants of the army stationed there,
none Of the owners of the cattle being furnished
even with receipt of delivery. Meanwhile the
province had to maintain the 10000 AustriaDs at
double allowance Of forage, and within short time
500 more head Of cattle were eaten up, to say
nothing of the enormous amounts Of bread, rice
straw, hay, oats, wine, and of the wagons and
Aorses which had to be provided the menace of
pillsee being the burden Of every requisition. Nor
Was this organized spollat'on stopped after peace
had been proclaimed, but was then confined 70
wine hay, straw, aud conveyances for the military
Transports; and even now the system continues:
we sell to-day at despicsble prices the hay and
other required provisions, and to-morro. desols.
ton is spread through our villages bya fresh re-
QUESTION.
And Yet all this is only part of our burdens
You are aware how heavily We were taxed iu times
Of peace and how fully one third of tue income of
landbolders was consumed by direct TAXATION
And now the land.tax has again been raised by one
sixth; we have 10 pay an additional muuiciPA tax
to Get the exigencles Of military occupation; and
to fill the measure of suherings, the inhabitants
OF the province of Nenetia have since May last had
to contribute forced losn of 100000 forms =
month. And not satisfied with all this, the mill
tary authorities have of late hit upon the idea of
raDsacbipg communities and rich Individuals,
whom they pick out as victims of their arbitrary
caprice aud rapsclty under the pretext that they
are suspected of entertaining revolutionary OpIn-
ions. S. in Adra. had in this manner to pay POO 00O
horins, being accused Of bsviog promoted the
emigration to Piedmont. Treves, PIssni, Papa
dopoi, Giovanelli, in Venice, who, as you knew
are the first banking houses there, and number
OF families in Padua and other places, have been
nucted in large sums by this tax on political opin-
zoos il is facetiously called by the Austrians.
II this state of Thugs continues for two or three
uOIe months, all our resources will be dried up,
yourselves be reduced to AFFECT poverty. There
e1asgeratol IN the statement ths. each per-