New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-23
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ADDITIONAL FROM EUROPE,
New YoRE, July lS.-The following are ad-
ditiUnal items Of foreign news;
BRESr, July PRUSSIA and Italy though their
reply had not been made public, have refused the
armisuce, and Cialdini has crossed the po while.
on the other hand, the Austraus have reCrossed
the Mincio, having decided to evacuate LOmbardy
and Yenetia.
The French iron clad feet was to have sailed
from rouon for the Adriatic this morning, in order
to take possession of Venice. The general opinion
Is that France will receive Sardinia in exchange
for Yeneua, and will either give that island to the
Pope or Keep it herself. Public sentiment APP
proves Of the transaction.
Although Italy has refused the armistice, she
has appointed the Marquis de Peppoli commits
sioner of the government to transact negotiations
relative to the annexation of Venetia to the king
dom of Victor Emmanuel.
Great activity prevails in the French hospitals,
New experiments with the needle gun, to which
arm the Prussian victories are attributed are
being made at Flneennes. The pubic generally
do not believe in peace, and look upon the inter.
vention of France, now directly interested in the
yntest as inevitable.
Severe engagements have taken place between
the Prussians and Bavarians near Dermhach, IN
SAKE WeimaT, IN which the latter were Iepnlsed,
ana the Prussiaus occupied Dermbach in force,
The Prussians captured eight positions, and were
advancing VIGOROUSLY.
! The Austrian prisoners taken in the battle on
| the Sd are estimated at $500. One hundred and
sixteen guns were captured. The losses sustained
by the first Prussau army were considerable.
Those of the second are comparatively small. The
Bavarian army had entered the Tyrol, and was
proceeding in the direction of Italy.
1t was asserted that the Austrians had evaeuated
all their positions on the right bank of the Minco
Garibaidi's wound was very slight.
BREsCIA, July 6.--Two Austrian gunboats have
been repulsed in an attack on Gorgamo, Lake
| Garda.
| The Princess Helena was married to Prince
4 Christian, of Augustenburg, at Windsor, on the
| 9th, in the presence of the Queen, the King and
| Queen of the Begians, and distinguished com
| pany, but the affair was comparatively private
The Marquis of Lansdowne, who had been
named for Office in the Derby Ministry, died sud
denly on the 5th, from paralysis.
! In the House Of Lords, on the 9TH, Lord Broug-
| ham adyerted to the hostillties in Europe. lie
hoped q Congress would be shortly held andpeace
firmly established. He did not think Venetia ought
TO belong to Italy, bat at the same time ought to
| be freed from the Austrian yoke.
At the request oil Lord Derby, Earl Russell
moved an adjournment till the 9Th.
couNTERFEIrERs.
| Seven counterfeters Of national currency were
! arrested yesterday, and a large amount OF bogus
money, plates, dies, presses, etc, were captured
| The parties arrested are believed 10 be the lead
| ers of gang of counterteiters in this city, ant
| their arrangements for prosecuting their netariou
work were admirable. They were all committee
to bail
MEXICo-soMETHING IMPORTANT COMING.
WASHINGTON July l7.-There is evidently some
thing very important about TO transpire here il
reference to Mexican affairs Secretary Seward
messenger has just returned from New York
where he has been especially to see Gen. Ortega
with Instructions from the secretary of state. He
| was dispatched with Instructions to ask Gen. Or
tega if, in the event Of our government recogniz
ing him as the legal president of Mexico and toru-
ing treaty with him. he would consent 10 maxi
Santa Anna the commander in chief Of the Mexi
can army. 1t is known that the messenger saw
! Ortega but it has not TRANSFERRED what reply h
made to the question.