, 1859-09-23
PUGET SOUND HERALD.
SFElLACOOH, ". T, FRIDAY, SEPT. %, 1859.


FROM EUROPE.
Advices from Europe are to the 30th July.
Dispatches from the seat Of war announce that
the French naval and land forces have begun to
leave for France.
Assurances have been given that England
would give her adhesion to Q Congress Of the
great powers only on condition Of an immediate
and general disarmament
ItisrepoFted that Count Walewiski, the French
Foreign Minister, has submitted 10 the neutral
powers plan for the Italian Confederation which
proposes to divide Italy into seven States and
gives the nominal presidency To- the Pope although
really the King Of Sardinia and the King Of Ma
pies are 10 be actual heads Of the Confederation,
and 10 exercise their functions as executive a.
ternately. According to this plan, the for
tresses Of Mantua, Gaeta and Placenxa are to be
garrisOned BY the Federal troops
A military convention has been concluded be-
tween France and Austris, by which Lombardy
Is 70 assume fair share Of tie national debt Of
the Lombardy- -Venitian kingdom.
The Duke Of Malakof has been appointed
Grand Chancellor Of the Legion Of Honor
It Is reported that 900, 900 men Of the French
army are to be discharged from the ranks on re-
newable furlOugh, for the purpose Of reducing
the army expenditure.
The Government Of Denmark has ceded the
island Of ST Thomas 10 the United States.
An army Of 100000 men are TO be raised In
Lombardy to protect the frontier and garrison
the iortressea
Garibaidi had had an interview with the Sar.
dinian Commander-in- Chief General Mormora,
at Brescia, and expressed his (Garibaldfs) conf.
dence in the King Of Sardinia.
Garibaldi said be had . corps Of $4,000 men,
which was daily increasing, and was about to
remove them 10 the AppenineS where there were
5000 volunteers awaiting him from the Romagna
and that his torce, joining those Of Mezxo, would
form an army capable Of securing the indepen.
dence Of central Italy.
The people Of Florence favor an Italian king.
dom under King Victor Emanuel, or that Tuscany
be governed BY Prince Of tho House Of Savoy.
The proposition submitted by Count Walewski,
The French Foreign Minister, for the settlement
Of the Italian Consideration makes, provision for
the tetum Of the Grand Duke Of Tuscany and
Modena, on condition Of their granting a general
amnesty for political Offences and instituting sal
atary reform In the administration Of their gov
ernment.
The Venetian Kingdom is to form part Of
the Confederation, but to remain under the crown
Of Austria
Mr.. Ten Brooks horse Starke won the stakes
at the GOOdwOOd races.
The GoOdwOOd Cup was carried OF BY Prom
bed Land. t
The American marc Prioress came In third in
the race Tor the Cup.
The French Government has decided that the
army shall be restored TO peace footing with as
little delay o. possible.
The Paris correspondent Of the London Herald
says that the banding together Of France, Russia
and Austria, and The immense naval operations
Of France. make Il difficult to disbclieye the uni
yrrSal repcrt that q great blow Is contemplated
against England. This letter was written, how.
ever, previous to the recent pacific action Of the
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