The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-03

The news this morning is that the
first act of hostilities will take place
on Thursday, the 14th of this month.
Cialdini, we are told, will on that day
pass the Pc with $4,000 men. II
THE ITALIAN ARMY.
$40 TFrom the London Times, June l6.
SO far as we are able to Judge from
the intelligence now come to hand, it
would seem as if the Italians, both
regular troops and volunteers, will
soon have opportunities of testing the
stuff they are made Of The italian
army is numerous, though with the
help of Bavarian and other German
allies, it is more than likely that Aus
tria will overmatch even in numbers
her Southern antagonist. Of the
look and mien, of the training and
discipline of the Italian army, salts
factory accounts reach us. Roth La
Narmora and Cialdini are said to be
proud of the soldiers they lead into
the field, to have the greatest reliance
on them, and expect from them deeds
corresponding to the enthusiasm which
comes so easy and natural to a South
ern people. Still it is a young, UNI
tried army, and it consists, in a great
measure, of new elements, contributed
by population among whom military
valor has not been home virtue for
many generations. Even the old Sar-
dinian army, which often behaved
ereditably, relied for its leayen ON
that little sprinkling of Savoyards,
who are Natures own soldiers, and
who are now lost to. Italy forever. 1t
was Savoy that made the Piedmontese
a soldier. It. remains to be seen
whether Italy has been Piedmontisez
on that score to the same extent. An
ARMY is not to be judged by mere look
and bearing. The $4,000 men whom
Ferdinand II of Naples bequeathed to
his son, were an object of admiration
to those who only saw them at reviews
and mock fights; but the day of trial
came, and they were scattered like
chatf before Garibaldi's handful of
men. eA
Italians and even. Neapolitans may
nevertheless, be made into first rate
soldiers. The feat was achieved by
Alva, Spinola and Parma in Flanders;
by Napoleon, Beauharnais and Murat
in Spain and Germany, and it is done
even now by Austria in Bohemia and
Hungry. The only real question is
whether Italians can ever be discip-
lined by Italians-whether Italians
will even fight for their own as they
fight for other peoples cause. The
events of the next few months will
settle the point. Meanwhile it is
greatly to be regretted that even one
word of encouragement should have
been held out to the Italians of even
tual foreign aid. The moment Italy
relies on any other forces than, her
own. she is lost From my friends
defend me, 0 Lord, ;" says the Italian
adage; against my enemies | will
defend myself" '4e' - ~ ~
KOSSUTH'S LETTER. d 81
The following letter from Kossuth
has appeared in some of the Italian
journals: 'i'' N
A large number of my countrymen
having addressed me by letter from
various parts of Italy, asking my ad-
vics as to the conduct they ought to
pursue in the present conjuncture, as
it is impossible for me to reply to each
individually, I hereby declare that, in
my opinion, those, of my fellow coun-
trymen who are employed in the mill
tary service in any other way, should
remain for the present where they
are, and quietly await the course of
events. Those, on the other hand,
who are not employed, and who de-
sire to enter the military service, will
do well to take service in the Hunga-
rian legion. They may be sure that
| should matters progress so as to en-
able them to offer the service of their
patriotic zeal in the field, they will be
duly informed on the subject
-orr France.
NAPOLEON s MANIFESTO IN FULL.
The following is the text of the
Emperor Napoleon's letter;
THE TUILERIEs, June II.
MONSIEUR LIE MINIsTRE: AT a
time when the hopes of peace, which
the meeting of the Conference had
led us to entertain, appear to vanish,
it is essential to explain, by a circular
to the foreign powers, the ideas which
my Government intend to introduce
into the councils of Europe, and the
conduct it proposes adopting with re-
gard to impending events. That com
munication will set forth our policy
in its real light. 1s.
If the Conference had taken place
you are aware that our language was
to be explicit-you were to declare in
my name that | repudiated any idea
of territorial aggrandizement-[" Tres
bten so long as the equilibrium of
Europe continued undisturbed. [Sen-
sation.] In fact, we could only think
of extending our frontiers in the
event of the map of Europe becom-
ing modified for the exclusive advan-
tage of a great power; and also in the
event of bordering Provinces de-
handing, by votes freely expressed