Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-04
Arrival OF the Asia...Threo Days Later
from characterization I'm Italy.

Arrival OF the Asia...Three Days Later |
from Europe-..Napoleon i'm Italy.
The arrival of the steamship Asia, at New
York, on Thursday morning last, furnishes
US with Liverpool dates to the 14th instant,
which are three days later than before re-
ceived.
The principal point of interest by this arrl-
val, is the fact of the Emperor Napoleon's ar
val in Italy, at Genoa. The telegraphic des-
patches, touching the war, are as follows
Napoleon's departure from France was
perfect ovation, and his reception at Uenoa,
where he arrived ON the 18th, was most cor
dial. He issued a stirring address to the ar
my, enjoining discipline, and stating that ms
only fear was that they would show TOO mucn
enthusiasm. He was expected to proceed 10
the army on the 14th.
The King of Sardinia visited the Emperor
at Genoa.
Official Sandman bulletins continue to re-
port retrograde movements by the Austrlans,
whose head quarters was the station at Rob-
bio.
The Sardinians had retaken their former
position.
The British government formally procaims
strict neutrality, and warns its subjects a.
gainst violations.
The war department issued an important
notice, authorizing the formation Of volunteer
corps throughout England.
Activity in the English dock yards is equal
to that at the height of the Crimean war;
Tie army of Lyons was under orders for
Italy. This would raise the French troops in
Italy to about 100000.
4 despatch from Turin, the capital of Sar-
dina, dated May 18th, says:
THE enemy are increasing their forces
near Castle St GioXa, on the road from Pla-
cenza to Stradilla. They have constructed
bridges near Viscoto, to protect their retreat
of to-day.
"Our soldiers have pushed forward strong
accommodating party as far as Cassine, near
Eerceli
"Our artillery began cannonading the en-
emy, which, however, was not replied to by
them.
"Our troops have retaken their former
position"
A later bulletin of the same date says that
Austrians on their way to Placenza have oc-
cupied Revergarde, on the river Trebb. The
head quarters are at Robbie. The wounded
have been conveyed to Occirnianodi.
The Paris Pays says that the depredations
committed by Austria in Piedmont are for the
purpose of filling the military storehouses of
Lombardy. They are literally stripping the
Piedmontese provinces of hay, grain, provis-
ions and everything that they can carry of,
and according to the French journals, they do
this with the greatest rgor and cruelty.
The Pays also states that Rear-admiral
Jeurien De Lagraviere had left Genoa in the
Algesiras for the Adriatic, to give notice to
the military authorities that the ports of the
austrian coast are in state of blockade.
The minister of public worship had sent
circular to the archbishops and bishops Of the
empire, directing that public prayers be offer
ed up in all the churches for the success and
protection of France
1t is stated that the emperor has decided
that no correspondent of a newspaper or jour-
nalist shall be permitted to follow the
French army in Italy. On the other hand
it is said that some journalists had been Sc
lected to accompany the emperor, and among
them, NJ. Pierson, of the Monitet,r, and NJ.
DeCali, of the Constitutional.
Measures had been taken for sending several
official dispatches to Paris every day.
The neutrality of the Papal government
had been formally announced to the Austrian
and French governments, and formally &C
cepted.
A despatch from Rome says that orders
had been sent to the Pope's Nuncio to stay at
Florence.
According to orders received from Vienna,
the state of seige had been raised at Ancona,
and the light was again displayed in the light
houses.
Advices from Constantinople to the 4th re-
port increasing agitation in the Turkish prov
inces, especially Bosnia, and an increased
number of troops had been placed on the
watch.
The Austrian government had stopped the
transmission of political news to Constantine
pie by telegraph, and the European inhabi-
tants had requested that the telegrapha at Jaffa
might be joined to the Russian lines.
From Germany, the news is follows:
At an extraordinary sitting of the federal
diet of Germany at Frankfort, on the 18th
instant, the proposition of the military COM
mission to put the garrison of the federal for
tress on level footing was almost unani-
monsly agreed to-
The llanovarian representative proposed
thai Il corps Of observation should be placed
Oh the upper Rhine but Prussia protested
against such measure.
\ despatch dated at Berlin, May 18th,
says:
In to-day's sitting Of the upper house [of
the Prussian chambers the money supplies
demanded by government were unanimously
voted, with many expressions of confidence
All the speakers were anti-NapOleonic, and in
favor of German nationality.
LONDON, May IA.
Money market easier Consols closed at
9ls@9ls for money, 9l1@9l4 for account.
The Commercial London correspondent
says the Illinois Central Company have issued
proposals for raising $500, 900 on 7 per cent
debentures at S5, repayable in July, 1861, at
par. They will thus pay nearly Is per cent
The shares have since been quoted at SO per
cent. discount, and have actually been sold at
49, 1t is understood that the amount will
be subscribed, and the closing price this eve-
ming was As.
The Times City article of to-day enters into
the question of the effect that would be pro-
duced as regards the carrying trade, by a war
against England. 1t shows that this trade
would, in great degree pass to the United
States, but that happily for both countries,
the general commerce of Great Britain would
remain unchanged.
A Paris writer to the same paper says the
French will most probably make the attack,
and the onward movement is anti icipated for
Saturday the l4th, or Monday the 18th of
May, at the latest
Queen Victoria,s Birthday.
BosroS, May "a.
The steamship Canada was decorated with