The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-17
LATEST EUROPEAN NEWS.
THE GERMAN QUESTION:.


tinued critical, and that warke movements were
progressing,
Austria is said to have sent telog1aphc reply to
the last Prussan despatch, declaring that che could
not dsarm TO the extent des red by trussia
lhe Official Berlin Stats 1Hseiger Of the Sd of
Nay saYs:-"Concurrent intelligence from various
quarters has been received which admits no Ion ger
any doubt OF the TACT that tue mobihzadon of the
A1stLan a orces, which has been effected by degrees,
A Berlin telegTam of 30 of May saYs:-oficial re-
poris IRON the General in command OF the 9th Prus-
'slan Army Corps that means tor the trans.
port OF large number OF troops are daily arriving
it would SHOW that the transport Of troops with he
view ot concentrating an Austrian army upon our
frontiers has already commenced. The rumors that
the Prussan armv has Been mOhzed are prema-
tre but IT is believed that increase of the Prus-
sian aimaments will now take place immediately.
A Benin Telegram oil the 4th of May says:-Prus-
sia Is maHng great preparations in the district of
Mittenburg Tor the concentration of corps ddrmee
day from the Minister of War 10 place the sixth
Corps, stationed in stlesis, on footing. 1t IS
rumored that at the Council OF Ministers held yes
teIday 1t was decided to mobilize immediately the
whole russian army, with the exception of the
corps a'drntee in the Rhine provinces.
cdrcuar despatch has been issued by the Prus-
slan Government TO their representatives at foreign
courts, explaining that the neeotatIons which have
taken place on the question of Disarmament have
LED 10 no result on account of the military prepara
tont mane by Austria in VenetIa, which also rem
dered necessary the Italian armaments The des-
patuh casts upon ustria the iul responsibility of
auy events which may occur hereafter.
Vienna despetch of the 4th of May says:--The
Observation-Disclosures at Berlin has presented to,the
King OF Prussia an autograph letter of the Emperor
Ot.Russia in which reference Is made to family re-
lations existing between the Emperor and various
German princely families whose existence he would
beiorced to defend should It be threatened.
Lord Bloomfield, the British Minister, is said to
have declared to Count Mensdorf that should
Austria renew any peaceful offer to Prussia 1t would
be energetically supported by England at the Prus
The appointment of General Benedek as Com
mander in-Ohief of the Army of the North is daily
expec ed.
A telegram from Prague announce, that all por.
table church property, as we'll as the VauapIes of
the ex-Emperor ferdinand, has beenGsent to Vienna
THE ASPECT IN ITALY IS f ..
Prince Napoleon had arrived at Florence.
The Italian Government had concluded new
loan OF 100000 600 vres with the National Bank OF
Italy. The Government releases the bank from the
obligation OF paying its notes in specie on presena
ton.
Popular demonstrations in favor of the national
ornaments continue to be reported from various
AT Naples the National Guard had expressed their
wish 70 relieve the troops that were garlsoning the
town.
A Florence despatch of the s4th of May. says.-It
Is contrmeo that Austria has dec ared her readiness
to rep ace her army in Venetia upon compete
peace tootng II Italy has no intention OF attacking
that province. ut . .-.f. 'I
The Italian Government, in replying to thsldecla.
Iation, repeated that Its armaments purely de-
tensve, and that Italy had no 1ntention,ot taxing
the initiative in hostilid 8.
The Situation tn Austria.
THE POSITION IN THE QUADRILATERAL.
Austria is placing herself in complete state of
defense III the Quadrat raj. Troops are arriving
from all parts, aud, while not negecting PescheIa
and LeRnano tb- military authorities are collecting
munitions OF war and provisions, at Verona and
Mantua especially. The works of Verona since 1859
have been notably enlarged, and they now mount
five hundred guns Independently OF the advan-
tage arising mom ITS communication through the
TyrO with the interior oil the empire, Verona with
its present resources, could maintain twelve
months siege.
Mantua is in one sense even stronger than
Verona. 1t can be reduced only In one way-by IN
vestment which would require q considerable army
and much patience tor lis garrison, taken az thirty
thousand men, IS supplied with provisions for more
thana year. Mantua is surrounded for two thirds OF
cum1erence is protected by enormous ditches which
in case of war, can be filled with water by means of
canals communicating wlth thelakes There are three
zones OF Inundauon into two of which the water
has already been admitted and the third will it ia
said, be fllied shortly, which was not done in 1859
Air ady notice has Oeen gwen by tine authorities to
dwel ers on tile borders OF these water defenses.
Lastly, upon all the principal points of the road
leading from Mantua to Verona the Austrians are
constTuN redoubts and entrenchments which VIII
be heavily armed
Ihe Quadrlatera forms a vast entrenched camp
where all the advantages are on the side of the
defenders.
Where Prussia May Strike
sAxoNY LIKELY TO BE THE FIRST SUFFERER. Il
Paris May A. Correspondence Of London Times.
One of those uniounded rumors which usually
spring up during q state OF panic sucu as We have
now witnessed for weeks past adOat here yes
terday namely that hostiIihes had actuallv com.
menced, and hat the Prussians had invaded
Saxopy. 1t was ike SO many otaers, unfounded;
but the fact that IL prevailed tOI some time and was
to some extent cred ed testes to the anxious state
OF the public mind 1t may however be only the fore.
runner What may take place before Ong for Prus-
sla, by calling upon SaXOny to dsarm perhaps
means to make her refusal the pre.ext for striking
the iirst blow 1t seems indeed destined for Sax
ony to be the battle field Germany 1t was de-
Yastated by the lmperalIstS and Swedes during the
Thirty Years War and by the Pru slans and Aus
PERIOD OF the seven Years Mar,the French pene-
ira, cd there, The of the French republic and
Il campaign OF 1873 left their tracS on its SOIL and
which now seems impending, 1t will probably be
once more the theatre OF war between Germans,
NapOIeOa's Declaration.
STATEMENT OF THE FRENCH MINISTER TO THE
LEGIsLATURE-NEUTRAL FRANCE CLAIMS AN
ENTIRE FREEDOM OF ACTloN-gREE ITALY MUST
TAKE ALL THE RISKS AND PERILs OF WAR
ALONE
In the session of the French Legislature May g.
the order OF the daY was the dis ussion OF the bll
calling out one hundred thousand soldiers from the
NJ. Rouher, Minister of taie rose and read;-Gen.
temen ;-SOme members OF tuis Chamber nave
seemed 10 think that the discussion which about to
open the bill concerning the contingent for the
army might very well serve as an occasion for a
debate on the affairs Of Germany. The Government
is convinced that II cannot accept the proposed
course without grave and numerous incOnyeni-
ences. But In presence of the rumors of war which
have had circulation throughout EuroDe the Gov.
ernment considers iteelt bound to make known to
the Chamber the policy which II has followed,
ITS present position with respect to the German
Powers, and, above ali, its situauon relative to
Ialy. That duty come here to fulfil by declaTa-
ton which, II brle shall not be wanting In preci-
slon Applause. Ihe policy of France with respect
to the Duchies has awa been pacific From the
very outset as we'll as in all the phases which oc-
CURED afterwards at Copenhagen at the conference
OF London, at Nienna, and at Berlin, France has
never ceased 10 give oounses of prudence and mode
ration. AT present the French Cabinet continues