The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-05-24
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il The ActeEs 81 the Eurspeaa pyama.
While Ne are waiting for "tbe clash Of +,
sounding arms" from Europe, IL may be Of In
.ere0 20 take rapid glance It the prominen
men who are connected with the crisis. From
present appearances, the various national force
now mastering upon Sandman coil will be unde
sue nominai-and possibly in time, the real
command Of their respective monarchs. Cour
tesy, therefore requires US to give them Oh,
precedence IN our list.
Louis Napoleon, Emperor of rrance-whos.
reputation 10 now to be tried in the 6ery furnsc.
OF bis own heating, mainly-is too we'll know
TO the world to need much eketchinp ~ an,
hands. He was 81 years old on the goth o.
April last. After an adventurous youth AND
early manhood, he was elected Representa-
IN the National Assembly in ls4s, from which
post ne was soon raised to the Presidency. and
.nsnce raised himself TO Imperial power. he
| was Formerly accounted hair Drained and f7;oht
but as Emperor has shown himself !. ns,,.n,
aud inscrutable ~ the stony Sphynx which
stares at US from the banks Of the Nile Il Nj
standard Biographies. He is now anxious "a
ada the generals fame to that Of the at.tes-
| man. ''@'0s-
Francis Joseph. Emperor of Austria. was
born IN August. 1880, and is consequently lint
nearly twenty nine years of age. He ia = son
OF tht Archdoke Francis Joseph. He was de-
clare Major in December, lS48. and succeed.
"a bis uncle, Ferdinand l., who abdicated Dec
:. ls4S, through the remuneration BY his father
=. tue succession. de has shown more admin.
sMauve aoiilty than he was supposed to possess,
although it is said that much of his succa.s -
owing to his mother, the Arcbduchess Sophia =
Ills personal participation in the war attracts
much interest
=, victor Emmanuel King of Sardinia, was born
March IA, 1920. He acceded to the throne in
ie4s, on his fathers abdcatien, after being de-.
leated by the Austrisns. His reign has bean
emnently successful. His action during tba
Crlmean war, in joining the Sandman forces To
tue v. allies against Russia and securing for Sar-
oinia voice in the Congress Of Paris and to
settle the questions in dispute, placed Sardinia
anead OF ali the other Italian States, while his
support of the liberal cause of italy has won
him the sympathies of the people.
Count Camille de Cayour, Prime Mn;sts, of
sardinia, is thoughtto have had nearly az much
70 90 with bringing on the present crisis as any
other man except the French Emperor. He was |
oorn at Turin, OF an ancient and wealthy but !
not noole family, on the 10th of August. 1910 |
and Is now in his 49th year. In ls47 he had |
already made himself political notabiIity in
fremont by becoming editor of the Risorpi
nen'o' journal OF daringly liberal tendencies.
Fe' Pefvaded oy the aristocratic spirit as regard
% the tone OF its articles. He assisted at the
'ery nlftn OF the Pedmontese Parliament sys.
EN-. In ls49 be went into Parliament in 1880
'e was called to the Cabinet; and in 1874 he
'ecame Prime Minister, continuing such without
rival in influence to the present day.
zen. La Marmora is the actual Commander
u Chlel OF the Sandman forces. He il an old
no tried soldier. When the Crimean war broke
Ut, ana Sardinia joined The Western Powers |
gaihst Russia, and the Sandman contingent {
'as raised, he was placed in command, went to i
ne CrImea, and behaved in the noblest manner. {
taxing himself famous as one OF the bravest i
GENERALS in Europe. Since then he has been q
lalniy occupied in organizing the Sandman
lmy' which he has brought to high state of r
General Joseph NJ. Garibaldi commands the b
allan volunteers in Sardinia. He is about fftv
ears OF age, and has seen all sorts of service b
various parts of the world. His reputation b
desperate tighter is only equalled by that h
MS integrity as man. He will doubtless b
ay conspicuous part in the coming struggle. il
marshal Canrobert commands the third corps a
the French Army of the Alps" upon which B
eat reliance is placed. He is just fifty years "
age, and has gone through the whole grade b
military promotions, from boy in the mill. 81
y school OF st. Cyr, to his present proud po- m
H.
ria. he took part in the first opening of the 81
lssan war in the East, and in the Crimea in
tingulshed himself at Alma. On Arnaud,s til
ath he became Chief, and was til
the battles OF Inkerman and Balsklaya- st
ing unable to agree with Lord Raglan, he th
igned and was succeeded by Pelissier, who tn
es not seem to be designed for the coming Bl
r, SO long, a. least, as it shall be confined to -
ly. up
paraguay dHllliers commands the LIST of the it
ps OF the Army of the Alps. He is nearly an
ety years OF age, and served under the first ste
polean in Italy in 1867. He has always tn
q good position, though still retaining his &c
sinal name devoid Of titles. Of the other
mes now brought before the public by the 60
movements, noEe in the first class -.
ants however, make wonderful changes in sp
respect, even in few weeks-[Boston ~,
lrnal. .n'
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