The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-22

issue but which, though ut the price OF enuson Of
blood and Of wide spread ruin and misery dreadful to
contemplate, will 1t least have the merit Of extrcstng
Europe from the unnatural position 10 which il mas been
Placed and paving the way 10 final ISOLATION OF those
eu0estiona ussdte which the mapeuvres OF diplomacy
could only have adjourned, not settled Ike thun
der storm that dispeis the vaposs and masma
with which the atmosphere is surcharged and restores
TO health and purity
There was report Monday that the Austrians had
encountered obstinate resistance at the bridge OF Buff
faora, and that they had suffered severely IN forcing
their passage regiment Of Croats which reoices The
original appellaton Of "non Mgue having lost i,s coo
mel and several o1cers, whose were even msu.
toned but this has not been cCStrmed aad appears
that Count Gyuai and his army savanced oayood
the rcino and penetrated a, Veics without meet
ing enemy We must make pp nuds u
fight Of ca.ards, the Austrian papers have Always
been renowned for their inventive pogere u wheh tire
famous Tartar hoax remarsao a spe;iIneo. Xiii
tary men are Of opinion that the orlrd movement of
the Austrans a stratogical mistake, It political
blunder and that they playing game thar may lead
to the most fatal consequences ,hey TO. await
the Onslaught. Of the French in Lomsariy they would
have double sirdle Of sortresses, extenhg Lake
Como to Pacenzl and Cremona and from the Tyrolesc
Alps to Mantua for their point dapp which the enemy
would And difficult, II not impossible break through;
whereas by venurpg into Piedmont they only orego
that advantage but will have force line strong
uenChmeps which the Sardinans have for months been
busiy engaged IN throwing no, and which defended
by an army Of at least $4,000 reinforced PROBABLY
by equal number Of French the vanguard Of which
arrived at Turin Me 28h ult II ever Austrans
should succeed in storming these red0uots could only
be with immense loss and the allies would then retire
upon Aesssndra the strongest orresses in Italy,
when Dy that time the whole French army would be-
concentrated and ready TO receive them Shond they
suffer defeat at that point they would be the
predicament AZ heas was It Msrengo for their retreat
would he interrupted by the French corps that descend
ing from the CotaD Alps, and not many Of them would
be able 10 regain their frontiers II the allies
were overthrewn at Assssndra. and We AnstrAns
obtained possession Of that nghod their position
would Of course be materially improved bat then they
would be exposed to from the French,
pouring into the Sandman territories great mum.
bes ard is scarcely 70 be anticipated that they wund
be able to stand their ground against the that
would encompass them on every sde The events in Tus
caDy and Parma afford plain indication or OF
public feeling in aly they will not be without their ef
feet upon Lombardy, where general rising may be
pected which will threaten the communications OF the
Ausrians, and perhaps obige them TO fall back upon
Milan, victorious in the Geld Of battle. Their army
stated to be from Z2b goo to 200 strong but
considerable proportion viii have TO be lett behind TO
garrison the Qriresses; and IL likely therefore,
Gyulai has more than 900 men at his disposal whose
ranks must be hinDed every day by the sword by dis
ease and the thousand casualties nseparable from militia
ry operations in u foreign and hostile country.
Here in Prussia public opinion ID very much divided
to the part this government should take ia the present
crisis. The whole Kreuzgetung faction
insisting upon the necessity of defending the sol-
dar Of conservative interests against airy
element persoDiiied by Louis Napoleon Victor
nuel and this view is shared by many of the liberal
organs, who look the quarrel of France
as the prelude to designs subvesve of the freedom and
integrity Of Germany The rumors Of an alliance between
France Russia and Denmark, though coDtradIcted
the most authoritative by the official prints have
to nteDsfy this feeling, being apprehenaed
Germany allows Austria 10 be struck down without
lending her helping eand she will herself subjected
long The coalition east and
Prusssn Cabinet aud although still adheres to the sys
tenn of neutay, lbs determined to be armed at all
points and prepared for every emergency.
On Monday, General bo6ip, Minister OF War, in
formed the Chambers THAI IN view of the compl
cations that hac government had thought it ad
visabe 10 extend he teasberechat 70 the entire Prua
army, instead Of three corps 10 which has been
originally resticeo adding that in few days they hoped
70 lay before the legislature Of the actual
position Of AFFAIRS Of the policy that would be pursued
by this country. This depends no doubt in
the Of Russia win active inter-
change Of dispatches ~ Kept up, which lead
as TO the real intentions Of the Court Of ST.
Petersburg. 1t is generally reported Gar bias
invited the Prince Regent him at Myslevetz
frontier OF Poland Seeia confer with him person M
con6DiDg the it's present focus and to prevent from
spreading the OF the Continent. Tns
could only be done by both Powers agreeing 10 remain
neutral whatever NIGH happen; but unfortunately
would not be in accordance with the duties OF
Prussia party to the Germanc Conederacy by which
she ID bound assist any of body whose
mDioDs invaded by foreign enemy.
as long the struggle limited TO Italian Provinces
Of Austria which not integral portions OF Germany
Prussia is under obligation 70 interfere; but the
French should drive the Austrian eaoOs GU! OF Lom0aroy
pultue them W Tue Lnelr Lerr
tory Trieste shoud be attacked by French quadron
the Cabinet OF Vienna would have right to claim the
assistance of Prussia which she could refuse
dssoving the federal union of Germany. To obVate
this difficulty, armed alliance between Prussia
Russia ana England has been proposed by which
France is to be restrained froal violating German
coil in the event Of successful campaign in
Italy, Prussia engaging in return not TO act on the
offensive against France, though she will Consider il,
necessary to march army the Rhine observe tho
movements Of that slippery Power The English govern
ment have received this proposal very favoaby
as yet uncertain whether Russia will approve of
least Of Of its most important s9uaons accorog
TO which French invasion Of Germany be considered
by the three allies as declaration Of
Our st. Petersburg Correspondence.
Sr. PETERSBURG April 80, 1859.
Actual Nature Of the Relations boeen Rassia and France
Dicision IN the Opinions Of the ST. Petersburg Cabinet ia
Regard TO its Foreign Poicy7smrsing Proposals Mads
by Louis Napoleon to the Csor-1he Propositions aos