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a goddess Of liberty, will then present to
| the King the traditional cushion upon which
Will be found golden key.
1rALY.
T.sc Transfer of the Fortrcss of Pe~~
cli:era to the asaf1an ssovernmr1s.
military Correspondence OF the London Times.
PEscHlEEA. Tuesday, October Q, 1853.
Yesterday evening the Anst rian and French
C"mmi :tloncrs drove from Verona to Pes
chicra, to commence the delivery Of the for
| trcsses from Au:trian to italian hands, Pes
chtcra. though small fortress compared
/ will! yerice Or Verona. has been more cared
fort Of Monte Croce, built In 1851. Is a
mn lc! architecture. hcing constructed With
cspeeial view TO the powers Of modern ord
nance Originally o small, steep hill. it has
been scsnped and burrowc1 into, case1nated
and otherwise protected, t'll the once solid
re deep and narrow, c5carps hidden behind
i.tshL'' counterscarps, flank defence given
I from cascn:atcs in tEesc count:rscarrs, and
In the body Of the work tiers Of guns rising
one abnve another r;hected y masonry
arches, but also piled o.e- with misses Of
earth, so that from oatsiae no stone or brick
is visible to fire at the 1ncn's barracks, as
Hs1,a1, in tlle gorge, 1oapholcd, and behind
each eld If them 4 tank. case:nated for
gnns. At tho top Of the for: only are the
| kA5llOu OFSA ~ AAE sllu tA-1C AK ASi&1l
streng trnyerscs arc brought into use. Pes
| chen has wet bitches, the stream Of the
| MiEtio pouring swift and clear between he.
e1abnTatc defsnccs. Outside the euceintc are
fourteen forts aispnscd in IN inner ana an
outer line, and nowhere could an enemy
pctual fire Of some thirty -tlve to forty heavy
! guns and mortara. Such WAS at least
the oT eaTe a, e f6snosa ffw anss rs sso ID Int
t guns have been sent, some TO Vienna, snme
| to Riva, aud the rest lie confnscdly in. the
arscna: awaiting their turn the stores sold
to the Italians were either smoothbo-es {nl-
| solcte, batt cheap or such neccssaries as
| wood, beds and the INFECTIOUS requisites Of a
garrisou-not the less Eecard .becansc they
are unFrctcns'!ng and usually passed over by
al! bat professional nlcn.
The town itself is very small, aud the In
hntitants consist principally Of workmen
! employed Ill the Government establishments.
During the preparations tt'r the expected
siege. Then so much spade labor was re-
obtaining /! without rcsorting to any pres.
sure, except that mental one caused by oiror-
| ing III Increase In wages, and the men wayksd
until the Italian nrtillcry was too dangerous
Is hear. Being too few to think of turning
Peschiera have been friendly to them, and in
retuzi, their plaeasds are allowed to adern
the walls in peace, no torn corner or bayonrt
scratches being visible on any Of them, as
| WAs the ccsc at Verona after the unfortunate
| riot.
This mornIng there was an air OF eSpccta-
tton on every face. Carriage loads Of stran.
gers were eet down outside the one inn Of
Pcschicra; sudden eraptions OF tolored pIa-
cards occurred on the walls, aud tricolo-ed
pleccs OF a'lh blossonicd lram bnttonho!cs:
through the streets, followed By about fifty
civilians, Scs1sng step to the music, and ais
wcafin:. that ait nf supreme sell etf-contenttncnt
which assures the locker On that 10 ltaila9
can admt ne "a committia. theat'iS1l
piece OF to!iys, immediately atterward tue
At once, bnt INC CITY authortt1cs checked the
| dehfonsttht"!i; anu the banners afe~ Their
| heaas wl!hin tue WINDOWS a@ain:
~ AS;e' s1enetal Lcheenl anu Ais asae'ue,
camp lelt 'hC lnn Nncre nc Is 1oi5'nS ano
I5eseeaea 10 the eoNnha"uants hoase,
wheTc utnerat -A"fans was aWa:stl,s@ 1hs'1,.
- .He hai''c lil.,e ,he'e arr1Fsu " LIZ P"Ie.t
1hfec mel u AsacS c'nthcs. wen halSd ont
r. tns tss"!ts ~ ,'ttt'i H3lSi'e1, M.tA L.a.s
;' rlas,'sats's nr1lSaea anu "IeH, ua,''ss ca5n.
Ma's sNtaefaiea ~ s"9sss: Asss tathes hase
'"nl eNiseIsisso' nut, e:,u"tsr.tsistine: pulea
rt'.,sd ~ lefnt: ro!na over ,he snolliuefs.
patterns % elvle dlsnity. Ihesc were the
Ma3tt a:.n tSo has.nosts ~ nv mnateapaa''
~, w aG.u'e M1as!9ss u luz .as.resS. ven.
I'M .S.oi"E ;'n III s'sIasusn.. t .efe ~ ~
/
'nree ,sso..qustofsL L !" ihs!f presence. an ltai
,an ol:lsrf, ck'i o! iae tn5titary commission
~. ".'a- . It's .aa'u "tsat.hS, w. tss
arxo s1 sSen.. H., "1,a as;sm ~ ~ au1
~. na}ns a'a nas ittenus; nus; ~ "as a. .s'.1!
1T rainier. Inc las! anu masSsss Anstr n
~ A. nsnc!ni' s1aso, anu sAo"!ns nus anH.s
h,s M.'a:n may were not aaerc saS wtI'hi
asv, s9"t'u WIZ y l''!reF " us HIM liz ~,
Sl'nh.ru .r unoe. i. iHS ssE ~ us nervous '';!
nsr .ne ar, r,e'et wth pasa; r e;tn !.
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,a,Hes se 81 ~, :eonaSs f'snss, nstsssaanea. -,
Mse @ 20 @ee: , annat ,;; 70 ress @ tasseess ,sae
h.a n II, r;ts a ro hs esu p,t ~, nu cs
snamse rasats o'er ,11a nHt,e.,es tn as tmey w
l, lat,o - sIatueMs. VIE .,! Nv somlsIs o,as
e,rc.!aten tnsnnSh i,;, 1ne foofn' watching les
any ",:sase na;.., |'',. ss,'Mta , oer. a,,o
81 ,;e'ng reaus, nchs9N4 Marans aasance
ana safu leW woros 10 "eaeiai !.eoea
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!, mere. w =" trahs"s tac "1!frss ol trS: ,t;:
: G!N!a 70 INC tHp'EnI o1 icy Fseneh. y
r., fssneh s'snssAs s.S.iMsn niS 5seepshhse
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was sost. nor WAS any display made of Frenc
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