Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-11-09
F0REIGN INTELLIGENCE.
from the London Times, Oct. "a.
The Attitude of Austria.

Ills not difficult for the youngest reader to
recolicci t:lc time when AnStrla was declaring
10 France that she had not the least intention
TO strike the first blow against Sardinia, but
Sardinia was acting so Extensively that really,
&c s., And then, it will also be reco!lected,
Austria in n moment Of excitement crossed the
T,cino aud France came down upon her, and
ali that is now going on succeeded IN natural
sequence. But as the Eastern proverb says,
"An ostrich will always be an ostrich" and
80 we saw, "Austria will be Austria still"
Austria is q: this moment making the same
presentations and also the same declarations
She is declaring she will respect the new Eng
lish.and Ercnch.born heresy Of non-intefVeh-
ton which causes to Pho Mono such ParoS-
ysms of disgust, and she is masslnS her troops
upon the 20, building steam Meet on Tue
Gnarda Lake. and making Verona impregnable.
Meanwhile Victor Emmanuel is raising his In
solcnt head as King of Italy and Garioaldl IS
taking to bis comrades in prophetic strains Of
future campaigns in Fcnets and IN hungary.
Wi, those plethorc citadcls and their over
-rarn,ncd hosts Of armed men, and will those
well drilled scuadrons whose horses drink the
vatefs of the Pc, look on quietly while Carl
bn,di or while Turr marShals his army upon
the frontier? It looks very like the old posi-
ton. -,
Some DAY or other the young Emperor will
again lose Ills patience, the portals OF the
Ouad,ilateral will open, and Austria VIII DO
unable 20 resist the temptation TO swaslo" her
easy and insolent prey. What will then nap
pene NJ Graudguiot tells the sequel PLAINLY
enough when he declares on the part OF inc
Emperor tina: that important parsonage Is lully
convinced that ~ purely defensive attitude Is
the line Of conduct which Austria has adopted,
and from which she does not intend TO depart.
n Austria moves she is lost. Whether II she
romans still she is saved we do not dare to
say, Napo!eon may or may not have deter
mined 20 break her up ut any rate, and lie may
or may not have secret sympathies with strange
things about Hungary which have fallen from
Garihsldi and are freely discussed on the
heights Of St, Angelo; but, unless N. Grand
rnill,t has los; his inspiration, 1t IS clear that
ar attack upon Sardinia, openly threatening as
is her attitude and repulsire US is this her new
prcsu;np,ion 10 give king to Italy, would
bring Gil campaign in the Peninsular, where
/, Austria, without feet, would be like dog
tsa.!ns az otter in the water.
From the oplu!one Rationale
EScrythIus confirms the belief that Austria
is about to cross the Pc. We are even assured
that within the last few days she has notified
hsr intention to France and England, and that
.hrse Powers have simultaneously, and with
coraron accord replied that il Austria should
carry this prcjec, into effect they will send
their aeel: to cruise in the Adriatic, adding
tina, if she would abstain they would be dis
posed to promise not to assist Piedmont, in
case the latter should assume the defensive to-
wards Austria Of course We give these ru-
rpors uoder ell reserve, and we do not mention
with greater positiveucss another rumor. &C.
cora;nr TO which one of the principal ends Of
the meeting W Warsaw is to endeavor to per-
sna;is Austria either to sell Venice Immediately,
or at least to admit the sale Of that city as a
basis for Interior negotiation.