The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-07-23
SUMMARY OF FOREIGN NEWS.

| Inc mails bring us London dispatches to the
oeh' Inc armistico proposed by NAPOLEON to tho
| oaplnets or Florence and Berlin has been accented
| aithough with reluctance. Italy is only half
pleascd with the turn events have taken. Vepetia
| athough wrested from Austria, is not vet mart of
the Italian Kingdom. 1t is now garrisoned by
| frehch troops, and French feet rides at anchor
| IN the canals OF Venice. NAPOLEON is the stake-
! hoioer. whether or not it may suit him to make
proper disposition OF tho disputed TERRITORY. en-
'ids'eo 70 Ills wisdom and power, remains to be
| se'n' ihe Island OF SARDINIA s otfored to France
on the part OF Italy. The Rhine provinces arc
supposed to be the prize the German allies will
nave to pay for the honor OF having the preat
emperor come in to adjust their difficulties.
| without striking blow, spending dollar, as it
were, or moving regiment, NAPOLEON ia once
] again the arbiter of the destipies of Enro,a
Prussia may not prove as tractable as he wontd
| wish.
her demand, at last advices, was the occupa-
| ton OF the whole OF Bohemia and the evacuation
oy austria ef the fortresses of Knnigseraetz
Josephstadt and Theresenstadt.
Austrla Is to receive the Danubian Pripcipali
| tics as compensation for her cession of yenetia
to france. 1t is said that this was all arranped
| beforehand.
The King OF Prussia has ordered the reease
! OF ah the Austrian prisoners upon their eiying
their parole not to serve again during the present
war.
There has been q severe engagement betveen
| the Prussians and Bavarisns, nesr Dermbacb. in
SAKE "eimar, in which the latter were repulsed.
The Prussians were marching ON victoriousIy.
Ihe Austrian prisoners taken at the battle OF
sedowa, July 8, are now estim ated at 20, ,000 The
| Losses sustained by the First Prussian Armv vere
| considerable; those Of the Second were compars.
| lively slight,
on the Italian side We have adyices to the 9Th.
| according to which there was severe fighting on
| the venetian frontier. The Austrians are
strengthening their forces at Rovigo. The Baya-
risn army had entered the TyroI, and was pro-
ceedipg in the direction Of Italy.
| GARiBALDI's wound WAS o mere scratch.
dlspatoh from Brescia, Of July 6, Gays: ssTwo
Auetrian gunboats have been repulsed in an st.
| TACK on dardamo, Lsgodi Garda."
second consoription has been ordered bv Ana.
tria to take place in Hungary. CLAM GA1IAs. and
other Generals OF the Army of the North are n
be court on account OF conduot dnr,n,
the operations in Bohemia The people ara an
exasperated at the continued ill success OF their
| armies that they demand victim. BEsEprK and
| other distinguished officers are called traitors
a scapegoat must be found somewhere, Human
nature Is still the same unreasonable thing everv-
! whore.
| The New York Herald sums ND late Euronsan
| events in the manner following:
THE GRAND MILITARY DRAMA IN EURopE-rHE pos.
| sIBILITIEs OF THE FUTURE
| Inc cesslon OF Yenetia to France by Anstria
| and the reported conditional assent by Itaiv ana
prussla to the armistice proposed by Napoleon.
affairs The whole campaign of diplomacv and
war resembles great military drama, with Ma
pc Poigeon g as manager and the Powers and statesmen
quiet conversational scene between Napoleon and
innaas at barrltz during which a the proli-
OF the Duchies; Napoleon's pathetic appeal for a
peace congress; the dgniied refusal Of Ausfria
aaa n the great melodramatic scene in the Federal
Diet when Prussia declared the Germanic con.
| tederacY dissolved. The act closed with the
RAPID movements Of troops the flashing of swords
finale. AAaf'iai
, Inc curtain rose upon the second act amid tho
hushed anxiety OF the vast audience. Napoleon
vi was m@ discovered with his arms crossed behind him.
IN the style OF his immortal uncle He smoked -
segar, assumed the air Of the sphinx and stallIed
on the stage. Then Victor Emanuel, one of the
against tho and dashed his
defeated and applauded, he withdrew to give
place to the Prussan and Austrian leaders TSare
were were h advances and retreats; display of forces
! upon Doth sldes; several minor and amusipp ani
sooes, IN which the Lesser German princes fieured
as low comedians, and finally Che stage was
SSiearca LOT the sensation scene of the battle of
SeooWa, which WAS presented with hosts Of apr
| Ia!les, real cannon, plenty Of red fire. and every
| ueYiGe that the resources OF tile management
| conid supply The effect thrilling; but mo-
oody could yet tell how long the play was to last
! or What was to be the issue of it's plot
sensation scene is always followed by one of do
mestic interest, so as to heighten the sensa
tlon by the contrast. SO it is in the military
melodrama now performing in Europe When
the curtain rose for tho third act we we're sbown
the Council Chamber at the Tuileries. Nap0leon
was presiding over o meeting of his ministers
ana discussing the internal affairs of France. no
ailusion being made to the great war. Suddenly
messenger entered with dramatic abruptness
| ana % handed Napoleon telegram from Vienna
Inc emperor smiled, answered the telegram. Iit
minated to his ministers the important inteiii
gence he had just received. The scene aT.;n
changed to another apartment in the seme
paiace-the Emperor's private cabinet. Napoieon
| was conversing with Eugenie, who had rscantIu
returned from Amiens. To them entered D, ;nnso
] Metternich, the Austrian Ambassador. and an
nolnced that he came authorized to cede Yenat;a
TO France. Drouyn do L'huys next appeared unon
the scene and took part in the dialogue. Promo.
sitions Tor an armstice were immediately sent to
Italy and Pruesia At last Napoleon roused from
his usual apathy rushed to the footiights in true
melodramatic style, gave orders that the French
Emanuel to cease hostilties, and, amid the cbeer.
ing OF the pol utace outside, and the glare camsaa
py the ilun.l iations over liberated yenst;e
orought down tho curtain with those historica}
words, "Eugonie, this has been a rreat dsu ~
trancal You at Amiens and at Paris have dopa