Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-05-21
THE FOREIGN NEWS.

The Canada reached Boston last night.
From London and Liverpool papers of May
9TH, which have reached us, we make some
extracts;
From the Correspondent Of the Times.
The state of Piedmont.
Turin. May 1.-The authorities keep things
profoundly secret, and report says that, as re-
CARDS the plan of campaign OF the Austrians,
they have the best possible reasons for so do
ing, for that they themselves cannot penetrate
it or make anything of the enemy's move
ments. The most prevalent opinion seems to
be that there is an intention OF attacking the
line of the Dora, so as to get to Turin, and
perhaps at the same time to move on Casale,
which, it is thought, could not offer much re-
sistance, and then invest Alessandria 1t has
also been opincd that an attempt would be
made to cut the French army in two by send
ing a strong force across the line of commune
cation between Genoa and Alessandria, but
this would seem a hazardous step, on account
of the mountainous country through which
the troops must march, with Aessandria on
their right flank, and Genoa, with its constant
influx of French on their left With respect
to their proceedings at Aroma, accounts ars
conflicting. If they have large body of
troops there it is clear that they have received
strong reintorcements, since we know that
they are in great force along the Ticino (now
on this side) and at Pavia l was assured
this morning, that they are relaying the rails
between Aroma and Novara This would look
as if they really had designs on the Dora.
The line of the Dora, if forced, would lay
Turin open and detenceless. 1t is has been
said, and does not appear improbable that the
Emperor Napoleon insisted very strongly on
that line being held, and on Turin not being
fall int A ho,,. t.
derstood that the French Generals expressed
themselves approvingly with respect to Gen
Menabrea's tortitications but still it is feared
that the line has weak points, especially near
the junction Of the Dora and the Pc; and the
works are said to be insufficiently armed. We
have plenty of guns in Piedmont including
as L have been told, not a few French ones,
sent hither some time ago, in prudent previs-
ion of coming events, but horses and artillery
men are less abundant, Marshal Canrobert is
reported to have telegraphed to France for ar
tillery, to be sent without delay.
a Vienna letter OF the LIST says: cit seems
now to be understood that the troops who
crossed the Ticino in three corps on the 29th
ultimo will be sufficient to give battle with any
chance of success to the combined armies of
France and Piedmont. Orders have, there
fore, been sent from Vienna to advance into
the Sandman territory another corps Of so 900
men, now concentrated round Pavia. They
will be replaced in their position by troops
drawn from Bohemia and Hungary, the first
portion of which will be sent off tomorrow by
the Southern Railway"
A Turin letter in the Nord says: "The
hesitation of the Austrians became more and
more difficult to understand. 1t is attributed
to orders from Vienna, where General Hess is
said not to approve of the plan of attack in
Piedmont, particularly as General Gyulai has
never had the command in the field. 1t is
true that the position of the Austrians is diff
cult; they have a hostile population behind
them, and are in all All enemy S country. 1t is
not, therefore, at all astonishing, that they
should take particular care in Strengthening
their line Of operations before advancing.
There have been several skirmishes."
The Nord of the Sd says that in well inform
ed circles, it is believed that the Aus
TRANS have given up their intention of march
ing upon Turin, and purpose first to try the
fate of great battle. Some days are neces-
sary to make choice of the positions. The
10th is suggested as the probable day, by
which time the Emperor of the French will
have arrived at Turin and taken command of
his army.
Tho EaaIipo In E,,,rIaud