The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-05-24

VIVA, may be "the fortune Of war;" it is for
none now to predict. War has begun-who
shall foretel, when or where the end. Austria
has made her declaration, and follows up the
same, by crossing the Ticino, AMI by sweeping
down into Sardinia The Albany Journal writer
upon this subject says: ''They have possession
of Lake Maggiore, and have successfully ceptur-
ed Novara, Mortara, Vigerano and the smaller
towns living on the line of their march. In the
face of overwhelming odds, the Sandman forces
retreat and the Austrians carry everything be-
fore them They are now within fifty miles OF
Turin 1, would not be surprising if the mex,
steamer brought news that they were surnrnoning
that Capital To surrender.
Meanwhile where are the French? One part
Of them, who came by the sea, are at Genoa, on
the extreme southern coast; the rest, who came
across the mountains, a; Suza, on the ex-
IRENE western frontier. They are at the two
points in the Kingdom which were most remote
from the scene Of Austrian attack. They have
To cross the whole country before they can meet
the enemy face To face. Two days, however,
would suffice to DO this, were they prepared for
the field But that paraphernalia of arms and
munitions, provisions, stores, baggage, ambu-
lances, horses, &c, without which an army can
not march, is hardly complete, and the Austrians
probably have had full sway for a week. During
that time they could subjugate large tract, and
commence levying tribute TO make the War
support the War"
But while Austria is thus victorious in the
field, she leaves grave domestic troubles behind
her. Her Declaration of War IS simultaneously
accompanied by a virtual confession of bank
ruptcy. Her National Bank has suspended spe-
Gle payment, and her fnanciers are in the mar
ket for loan of hundred million dollars
Ia his manifesto, Francis Joseph admits his
difficulties, and makes them the ground OF AN
appeal for help from the rest of the German
States.
Another Italian sovereign is depOsed for Aus
trian sympathies The Grand Duchess of Parma
is forced to quit her throne, while her people
DIN the Sardinians in the struggle for Italian In
dependence" The population of Northern Italy
are now united in this cause-Piedmont, Tus-
cany and Parma, openly; Lombardy and Venice,
secretIy. The long smouldering revolutionary
fires in the latter will not improbably break out
ere long, afresh. The States of the Church and
Naples will find difficult to resist the same in
lection.
The other European Powers are, as yet, spec
tators only. hut all arming. The English
are Strengthening their Navy, the Prussans con-
sOlidatng their Army, the Germans enrolling
their battalons, andthc Gar marshallins his mgr.
lads All evidently expect to become involved
in the strife, though they do not yet know when,
or where, or how Even the Swiss, whose only
desire is to maintain independence and neutrali-
", arc getting ready for the field Spain,
doubtless with an eve to the protection of Cuba,
is getting cut fleet OF gun boats. The Sultan,
who has apparently but little to gain or lose in
this battle between Christians, is evidently ap
prehensive of danger, and is preparing for it.
The Foreign News from this time forth will be
looked for With intense interest Any hour may
bring US more Of it,