The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-05-09

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THE IMPENDING WAR IN EUROPE.
THE SITuA TON OF AUSTRIA AND FRANCE
THE Battle GROUNO-NAP OLEON UN-
PREPARED OPINIONS OF THE ENGLISH
The comments Of the Euglish press on the start.
ling news received there on the 2lst ult., are
highly interesting. They give very clear exposi.
tion Of the position of the two great powers who
are to epgsge-France and Austris.
TIE WAR NIws-rHE BATTLE GROUND.
From the London Times April %.
Yesterday this kingdom was alternately soothed
aud startled by two successive telegraphic dis
patches which arrived from Paris and from Turin.
We we're compelled within the course of the same
morning to bold ont to the English public pros-
pect of almost certain peace, and to withdraw that
promise and to substitute for il the probability OF
almost certain war. Lord Derby, 10 his explana.
ton on Monday night, intimsted that in the in.
terests of peace Ministers had made one other aud
last suggestion to the Powers at difference, and
that upon the acceptance or rejection of that sug
gestion their present hopes of peace rested. The
Moniteur of yesterday at once informed us of tho
substance of that proposal, and OF itSRccepA0ee.
The proposition to effect general and sf1dl.
Commissioners, one of whom should be o Sardin.
iau 1t suggested also that the Congress should
assemble and deliberate contemporaneously with
the commission, and, following the example of
the Congress of Lay bach, that the
of the Italian States should have seats in the
Congress. To this suggestion, which appeared
reasonable and practical, France, Russia and
Prussia had given their adhesion, nor there
any imitation the dispatch conveying this infor.
nation which constrained us to believe that the
absence of the name Of Austria proceeded fire. any
other cause than that she was more deliberate in
her action than the other Powers. Close, however,
upon tho heels of this good news followed the
teiegraphic dispatch from Turin, stating that the
English proposal for Congress had been refused,
aud that the Austrian General commanding 10
Lombardy had been ordered to present an ultima
tum demanding i'm mediate disar mament, with the
alternative of war after the lapse of three days
from the delivery of this ultimatum The knows
ledge of less decisive, but consistent, contempo-
rary facts added. reinforcement of 80, 900
men had been ordered to the Austrian army now
on the banks Of the Ticino. Prussia has moblix ed
the corps ddrDiee, consisting of 10000 men,
Every act notified was preparation for immediate
war on the part of Austria; every movement was
directed either to aggressive operations upon Sar.
DINA to the defence Of her own German prov
inces
such is now the state of affairs. Austria has
200 QUO mep either upon the 1icino or within such
distance tina they can bs placed upon the banks Of
that frontier river within the three days of grace
fixed In the imperative demand of the Austrian Gen.
u
force which could not probably, delay for one day
its own destruction by that gigantic enemy. Itnay
Guiding her free corps gathered from all part. Of
Italy, and comprehending no small portion of the
discontented spirits who nave passed their lives in
making mantle stations OF hatred to the foreigner
Uf these 0000 perhaps after garrisonng her great
fortresses. Alessandria and Genoa she may be able
to range men in line OF battle Three days of
respite all that is given IT, we read the tel
| egram. the demand has been already made. next
sunday may see an Austrian army in quick advance
l n n IN aril pra
but it is position from which she cannot escape By
a tame compliance. Even if Victor Emanuel could
accept the gne miny OF succumbinQ the first pres
sure Of force after putting forth such bold defiance
the men he has called around him, would suffer
themselves we shall hear in few days of inva-
sion and battle. Everything points this out asthe
natural sequence. The sudden hnimdtum aud the
short reprieve evidently part of well considered
military policy formed by Austria 1t is clearly her
interest sne Is resoveh up war or II che feels
the Sandman army before the French can arrive to
| its assistance. The march from the banks of the
Ticino to Turin is through plain country. unpro-
tected by any place Of military strength we'll known
by operations in a recent campaign, and offering
every facility for this advance Of great army =
Three days would bring the Austrian General to the
unprotected city Of Turin There is nothing between
the frontier and the capital but the arms and bodies
of those 40 600 Sandman troops, who SO vastly
outnumbered by the Austrian hosts. To crush that
army. to effect by force the disarmament demanded.
of few days, if Sardinia remained unfriended.
When we see her in this imminent d. ger we look
TOunU auAlCusty 10 Measure now Jar OH are her
frients and what may be the chances of timely as
sistsnce. We may assume perhaps, that the pass
ing of the Ticno will be considered by the Emperor
OF the French as a declaration of war by Austria
and that while the Austrians marching fl ON the
East upon Turin the French Emperor viii be pour.
ing his columns from the West and mar, Thing
through the passes of the Alps to the Austrian
invaders and TO anticipate. if possible. their arri
may consider Grenoble or Br,ancon as Containing
the whole force of the French empne FIR the chains
OF communication By rail are SO complete hat con.
mi "a Of
that she n,d take their way by ChamDery and Mont
when rossng into the Piedmontese territory at the
P.ns de Beauvoisin. Those which should advance
Genevre could find a better road and shorter dis.
tance m the fiedmontese side of the Alps, but
would still scarcely hope to in the againstthe
Iaight quickly arrive from Toulon aud Marseilles
BY way OF Genoa; Toulon il rich IN transports aud
few hours might land respectable force at Genoa
From Genoa there is a railway to Turin; but un.
fortunately. it winds away far up to the northeast
reached aud destroyed by the Austii ans in their
hrst day. march. We should not be very copfiden
IN trusting the safety OF kingdom to the rossibili
penetrate the Alps and to arrive from Genoa if one
conci ion Of the military success of such an opera
in three OF four, or even in five SIX day.. er.
hsps We may count something for ihs delay may be
reasonably expected to be interposed py the sard.
MAN army either lighting or retreating: bu falling
tins or those other chances of war which never can
pc fuliy calcu ate9 the military heads who to
have conceived this plan OF opel ing the campaign
have not failed in strategic ability Physically
speaking. II the war is to come. the Power which
strikes The first blow and chooses its own field OF
action will commence with an ADVANTAGE Morally
| speaking. o. course, the picture is reversed
about this crisis but 70 await the issue Of the insv
table invasion. But the telegraph has altered all
things The same wires which have told us Of the
demand which General Gy ulai has made by direction
of his Imperial master. has by this time carried to
Court of Vienna the strongest protest of England
against this hasty and naughty menace. The En-
peror of the French is now in Possession If those
significant words which were spoken by Lord Derby
at the termination OF bis speech. Napoleon i'll has,
| moreover, heard of the movements that are being
made 10 Germany and he cannot but suspect, that
when Prussia puts her troops in motion. it is not
without some knowledge Of the part which Russia
prepared to play in the great drama He can look
around therefore. and see that his chosen antago.
% Of her empire to the contest which he has chal.
lenged: He must BY this time have meditated on
the fact that Russia, Germany and England have IA
tending towards state Of even active coercion. if
fortune should give him victory in the war and if
she o him
spark Of hope. that Louis Napoleon mey not make
. hasty rush TO- take up the glove that Is now so
England 70 prevail upon Austria to retract it, There
Ia still a faint chance that may induce Austria
tiers have taken such turn that there was some
real hope Of accommodation. 1t would not be right,
however t. hang much weight upon this 81 Ter
tochsngs thel urpose of stubborn Power, esuhI.g
10 ner military superiority, by dlplomatDg her
thielgh the telegraph.
THE POSITION cP ENGLAND.
From the London Times OF April 23d.]
The great question for us 20 consider however II
nos bow Austria stands, or at what pace France
nastens. or even how Sardinia can be overrun. but
nnst L. Tie position and policy Of England. Lord
Deipy naa said that. "lf war breaks out, Whatever
pc the consequences. neutrality a. long q II may
isst, must to certain extent DO an armed neutral.
n.y. enabling Us to take cur part on that side. what
deserving Of our support Taese words. coupled
with others bearing upon the occupation Of the
shores Of the Atlantic, tended to scarcely ambiQ.
war should lead French troops int the Lombardo
venetian fingdom. England would appear -
upon those words in Q tone of remonstrsnce. Now
that the event appears probable and it's pre-.
ceding circumstances almost certain we think IL |