Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-06-01

SUMMARY d .he pesillon Of alair

The London Telegraph. grouping and
sitting all the latest rumors concerning the
the warlike movements in Europe, gives the
following comprehensive statement of the
position of affairs at the close Of the second
week in May
There is not one among the intending
belligerent governments and nati0ns-not
even Prussia, with her well regulated state
household that could continue for auy
length of time to make the immense saeri-
fees AM bear the enormous burdens which
the necessary preparations for war impose
upon them. Austria more especially, who
is already bankrupt, is certainly not in po
sition to spend something ike one hundred
thousand pounds dag for the maintenance
Of her very large army on the full war es-
Enlistment. Most OF the great industrial
establishments are the silk and ribbon fac
tories which used to occupy thousands of
workmen These are now throwE upon the
streets starving, and turn in their distress
for employment and food to the govern
ment.
The notes Of preparation are, in fact,
heard sounding from all sides. Bavaria is
ready to appear in the field with $50, 600
men Wurtemberg will furnish contingent
of 80 600 Baden &c, COO; SaxoDy has put
10000 men on foot HesSes Darmstadt, Is,
600 Hanover has raised her military force
to $4,000 The mobilization of the Pruss-
ian army places a force of some 100000
men at Count Bismarks disposal, including
the reserves, of course, and the first ban Of
the Landwehr.
Austria, on her part, disposes of some
650,000 men. ready to do the Emperor s
bidding. Italy has not less than 400, 600
men in arms We have altogether, then
about tico millions Of armed men simply
waiting for the first signal and this is ex-
elusive, of course, of the French and Russ
ian hosts. which together number aboot one
and a haiti million men more Since the
Auxerre speech there can be no doubt but
that Belgium aud Switzerland also have ia
ken the alarm, aud arc beginning 10 pro-
vide against possible contingencies.
Even from the far North we hear that
one of the results Of the present compica-
tions will be to hasten the reorganization of
the military and naval forces Of the United
Kingdom of Sweden and Norway. From
France we have the OMNIBUS statement, in
addition to the significant Auxerre speech
that the officers who, upon the late redue
ton of the French Army, received appoint
ments in the civil service ON condition that
they should return to military service fire.
auired, have-a certain number of them at
least-received notice to prepare to join
their corps at a moments notice Ten
thousand men are on the point Of being
sent to Rome to reinforce the French army
of occupation there, which, in the event Of
the war breaking out between Austria and
Italy. is to tako the name of Army Of Oh
serYation IA name which may mean much
under the peculiar circumstances Of the
case. more especially as there is reason to
believe that this intended increase Of the
French army in Rome has the fullest assent
of the Italian government
The King Of Prussia. who was for a
long time considered To be rather adverse to
his inlperious minister war policy, would
now seem to have made up his mind def
nitely for hostiiities At least, al the re-
view last Sunday, he is said to have express
cd himself somewhat in this iashion, IN an
address to the Officers of the First regiment
of Guards Gentlemen, | am sorry to say
that the efforts of diplomacy are exhausted
and that the moment has arrived when there
remains nothing for us bat to have recourse
to the sword | am resolved 10 place my
selfat the head of my bravetand loyal army,
and share all its dangers and privations.
Although little is known about the actual
movements Of the Prussian troops, there
can be no doubt, that a considerable force i
now assembled on the frontier Of Saxony7
and that a camp is being formed near the
Bohemian frontier where three corps win
be stationed, under the command of Prince
Friedrich Charles