Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-05-23

April. On that date the Austrians headquarters
and MOrtara.
The Vienna public accused Count Gyulai of
having unnecessarily delayed the passage of the
army across the Ticino, but ii wrongs him grew
ously- The Austrian forces were to have entered
sardinia during the night between the 10Th and
British government made a proposition, which
was readily accepted by Austria and scornfully
rejected by France: This government promised
nos 70 Begin ho:tiiies against Sardinia before the
British Cabinet had received the reply Of France
to the proposal and telegraphic Instructions Were
therefore forwarded to Count Gyulai not To cross
the Tfcino until he received orders from Vienna
TO do so.
The military authorities complained bitterly of
the " senseless neddling" of the diplonatists and
irefully declared that the two or three DAYS gained
by France and Sardinia would cost Austria thou
sands Of men aud millions of horins As Il is pos
itively known here that the Russian Cover nnent
means mischief, certain battaiOns have received
orders To return to Galicia. and corps Of observa
ton will soon be posted In the neig hborhOod Of
Cracow.
The news Of the alliance between Russia and
France Is said ~ have produced an exceedingly
painful impression ON the Emperor Francis Joseph.
On the LIST inst he diued in the so-called Kaiser
garden, In the Pratsr, and persons who him
as he was driving home in the evening, We're
much struck by the change in his personal appear
ance.
From a Turin letter in the Nord of Brussels
The hesitation of the Austrians becomes more
and more dithcut TO understand IL is attri buted
to orders from Vienna, where General Hess is said
not TO approve OF the plan Of attac iMPiedmont.
particularly as General Gyuai has never had com
mand in the field. Ii is true that the position of
the Austrians is dncult they have hostile pop
nlation behind them, and are in an enemy cOun-
try.
1t is not therefore astonishing that they should
take particular care In strengthening the line OF
OPERATIONS before advancing. There have been
several skirmishes near Mortara, between the Aus
TRAN and Sandman Outposts. At one of them,
| near Gropello, two Sardni,rn squadrons of the
Saluzzo regiment encountered some AuStrians
The Sardinians fought well, and their captain,
the Marquis Coli who was three weeks ago at
Paris, sought out the Austrian commander, and
having engaged In n hand-to-hand contest, killed
him. Several other Austrians Were wounded, as
well rs some of the Sardlnijns.
The WAR IN ITALY.
The London Timess leading article Of the 10th,
says:
"a conflict near Marengo appeared at one mo-
ment inevitable We know, however. that during
the last five days entire change has taken place
In the Austrian position. The invaders have with
drawn all those troops which rendered a battle
imminent; they have left to the French the Valley
OF the SeTvia. which forms the eastern boundary
of the battlefield Of MarengO. and which WASHES
the walls Of Tortona. They have quilted the dan
gerous neighborhood of the French and the for
tresses and they have spread themselves along the
line OF the river Sesia, and upon both banks they
are throwing up defences as though they contem
plated a protracted occupation. The Austrians
".
their right wing resting upon the foot Of the Alps
and their left Oh the Pc, close to the fortified city
which they Were thought to be about to attack
They face to face also with the Dora line
which General Della Marmora publicly declares
to DE the strategic line of the Sardinans Ii seems
impossible that the Austrians can retire without
fighting battle, and it is ually impossible that
tie French can remain much longer without
striking blow at them
FRoMGRNoA
The following letter, dated Genoa. 4th instant
has been received in Paris:
All the troops Of the line have Quilted this town
to proceed to the environments assigned to them
the Imperial Guard alone remains. This concen-
traton Of the Guard leads to suppose that the
Emperor will arrive in Italy by Genoa. and grand
preparations are being made to receive him His
reception on his landing will he splendid The
National Guard, OF which some companies have
not yet received their uniforms, are pressing the
army talos, SO that they may appear in good
feather when Napoleon Ill arrives
All the boats in the harbOr already hired to
convey passengers to the imperial ship Of war as
soon as 1t shall be telegraphed. The entire pop
ulation, noble or otherwise, rich or poor will be
on foot that day. You may feel assured no liberia
ting sovereign ever had a more magnificent recep-
ton. People will come from a distance Of fifty
miles to witness the EmperOrs landing. More
than l5O,mO persons will crowd the Quays the
mole, and the surrounding hills which present
magnificent view of the harbor
A recent Geographic communication from Ales-
sandria announces that the Austrian troops have
made another forward movement There is every
appearance OF an approaching great battle on the
ground OF MarengO, where Napoleon. then Con-
sui Bonaparte, vanquished the Austrians For
the last TWO days rain has been falling in torrents
and our unfortunate soldiers encauIped on tn,
roads have suffered severely. They have how
ever, been supported 10y that constant good humor
which never abandons French troops.