The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-08-28
Affairs Abroad.

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sand men, lie is now Tor was at the latest
dates,) In that wild and mountainous coun-
try. 10 which HAssIBAL retired when, from
the failure of his country TO support him, the
gradual reduction of hia forces by skirmish-
ing and natural causes, and the defea, aud de-
straction of the army coming to his reiiei on
the Metaurus, he was no longer able 10 wage
offensive war with the Power Of Rome Inc
keen sagacity Of the great General enaoie"
him to detect at a glance the vast capaoii'''es
OF the conatry for defensive war. ino"o'eA
by PEG pie friendly 10 his cause, IL WINS "s "''-
ficult TO conquer as Spain was IN Subsequent
times, when ats strong noun famous positions
were defended by SKRToRIus against the
whole power OF Rome, led on by MRTELLUs
and PoMrKY the Great. The southwestern
portion OF Calabria is the toe of the Italian
boot The Apprentices extend down to the
very extremity Of The land, which, surrounded
on three sides by water, Is nowhere, from
Reggie to Nicastro--a distance of seventy
miles-more than twenty miles wide, and in
one place not more than half that width. The
intermediate space is covered, almost down to
the sea shore, with mountains the numerous
valleys which they make affording some OF
the most delightful situations in the world for
health and enjoyment If the inhabitants b,
as they are said TO be- unanimous, or nearly so,
in favor of G ARIBALpi, he will have secured
base OF opera, ion which, without the assistance
Of large feet. it will be impossible 10 dis
turb Defended by resoiute men, it may be
pronounced impregnable, since il cannot be
turned, and cannot be carried by an attack IN
front. From the place OF landing to Naples
taking into considera ton the curvature OF the
sea coast. the distance is probably TWO nun
dred and fifty miles--a distance to De easily
overcome in ten days by men who narcn as
GARIBALDI's men have hitherto marched
II his nrosress has not been interrupted.
therefore. by the intervention of powers
not heretofore parties TO the conflict, he
is In Naples already, unless the Neapoli-
tan army have surprised the whole world
nv making a vigorous stand in favor of their
monarch This last superstition is scarcely
tsusble. if we are TO judge from the report
cd sspect of affairs in the city OF Naples,
uhe.e revolution stalks abroad IN the face OIL
dsy. and where the troops themselves are be-
ueyed 10 be ready at the first signal 10 join
with The invaders. II was, indeed, reporte
that GAIlBALpI had been secretly to Ma
pies, 70 arrange the programme OF lnsurrec-
ZION with the leaders of the disaffected. This
appears 10 US highly improbable, because alto
Setner unnecessary. But the very TACT that
such e rumor should be current, is indicative
of a state of affairs fatal 10 the BOURBON dy.
nasty Of Naples. Utterly powerless as the
government Is, in the mean time. even to sup
press journals that openly avow revolt
Iionary sentiments, there is little doubt that
he could have taken this STEP hazardous as il
may seem with but little danger 10 his person.
Iii said, indeed, that even the public func-
tonaries are nearly all disaffect ted to the cause
of the King. That he cannot depend On the
army. is apparent from his allowing Carl.
BALpI to lard in Calabria, with force SO far
inferior to that which he has Al his command
TWAS stated before this last arrival, that
Austria had determined TO repudiate the
treaty Of Villa Franca, and would Issue
Inanifes to to that effect on the Dir thday of the
Emperor. A statement Of the same character
is found in the news by the Vanderbilt, which
is the latest we have yet seen, with this addi-
tion-that Prussia will remain neutral as long
as the other powers consent to do SO. In that
case Austria is TO be pitted against united
Italy. We know not what TO think of this
intelligence. The Austrian Emperor is GER
tainly as obstinate and as bigoted as any OF
his forefa hers but we can hardly believe
that he will enter upon the task of subduing
pire. The finance. of Austria are at the low
est ebb. gentleman, who was in Vienna
about six weeks ago, and who made an ten
sive tour through the German portion of the
empire, told us that ii was very uncommon
thing 10 see piece Of silver on the ROAD, aud
that gold had entirely disappeared from cir
cuiation. Notes and copper formed the only
currency, and notes and copper certainly will
ma in taiu n he
by whose government they are issued. As for
any harm that the Emperor FRANZ JOSEPH
can do 10 the cause Of Italian independence
we do not conceive that il can be very grea,'
GARIBALDI has only to land in Istria to have
ali Hungary and Croatia in arms in his favor.
An instruction in either of these DEEPEN
denotes would be the signal for every Croat,
Hungarian, and Transylyania, in the service
OF Austria to mutiny and turn his arms
against the Emperor. If The other powers
will only stand aloof VICTOR EMMANUEL,
backed by all I.aly, and by the revolted troops
of Austria and her revolted provinces, can
easily enough deal with FRANZ JOSEPH. The
danger is, that il may lead to other complica-
lions, and eventually to a European war.
In The event of such a war, it is point Of
importance to know what England viii do
Free herself, and boasting eternally OF her
freedom, she has never, SO far as we know,
lifted finger in favor OF any nation strug-
Cling for liberty, while she has banded herself
with the despots of the continent to put down
mans aspirations after the right of governing
himself, whenever she had an opportunity
Oceans of blood she has shed in sup.
port of the most execrable systems OF ty-
ranny everywhere; not one drop in favor
Of the independence OF any nation. At this
very moment, the English journals taking
their cue from Lord JOHN RUSSELL, who thin Ike
the Turkish government a very good govern
ment, are endeavoring TO extenuate the horri-
BILE massacres perpetrated by the Druses upon
the Christians in Syria. 1t is known that at
Damascus alone these wretches murdered up
wards Of eight thousand Chris tians, and that
they have ia all murdered more than Is 900 OF
them. II is further known that they dragged
on and sold more than 81, 600 Christian women,
whose horrible fate il is to become the inhab-
itants Of Mohammedan harems And yet
when these represen tations are made to the
British government-we are told, in reply,
that the Christians are altogether to blame,
that the Uruses were very unwilling TO fight
aud that the British government will inter-
fere no farther than to land a few marines
from any ship that may happen to be in the
neighborhood when massacre may cccnr
10 bring the remnants Of the Christians on
board. 1t is known that the Turkish autbori.
Ties not only did nothing TO prevent the muir
ders at Damascus and elsewhere, but that they
actually encouraged them. Yet the Suitan's
government is a very good government and
IT will not do to interfere with him, or call
him TO account for crimes perpetrated on his
own territory. The greatest jealousy is man.