Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-05-23
EUROPEAN COMPLICATIONS.

Schemes Out-Generaled -Napo-
poleon's Intentions Floating Rumors-
Austrias Difficulties = Garibaldi = War
Preparations in Italy
FLORENCE, April 30, 1866. Within a
fortnight we shall be involved in war.
The abandoned fortress of Cremona is
being fortified in haste; the feet concen-
trated all the soldiers on furlough re-
called-even the reserve of the classes
of 1884, '35 and &c. All the official pa
pers fire the Italian heart the Generals
Cialdini, La Marmora, Pettineago, Pc
titi, are assembled in military council
everybody prepares for war, and still
they try to shift the responsibility upon
the Austrian armaments. In fact, Ma
poleon is the great wre-puller who first
pushed Bismark, and now pushes La
Marmora, so that Austria cannot avoid
war. The cynical Prime Minister. Of
Prussia first complained of the Austrian
concentration Of troops in Bohemia,
which was untrue, but served for pre-
text for Prussia to arm.
On Austrias declaring her readiness
to disarm, Bismark, too, promised to do
the same, but at the same time called 40,
600 men OF the Land,oher under arms,
and soon complained of the Austrian
ornaments in Venetia, which have al
WAYS been on a far smaller scale than
those of Italy. But now Blsmark has
the impudence to insist that Saxony
should likewise disarm, as if that little
kingdom ever could be armed in such
strength as to become formidable, and he
evidently seeks pretext for occupying
the country, which will become the inn
mediate cause and the scene of hostili-
ties Austria has been so completely
outgeneraled by Napoleon-whose peace
able declarations Prince Metternich, the
Austrian ambassador at Paris took for
pure aud unalloyed truth-to such an
extent that, up to Friday last, nobody
believed in war at Vienna, and the dis
count on paper money fell to - per
cent. Nobody knows as yet, whether
Bavaria is bold enough to take the part
of Austria and if she remains neutral,
Austria, without any ally, is exposed TO
a Simultaneous attack both on the 70
and Elbe, while the Prince Of Hohenzol-
lern accepts the throne Of Roumania in
order to threaten the southeastern Tran
sylvania frontier and force Austria to
divide her strength and provide for de-
fense on every side.
The plan so ably conceived, and con-
cealed so long as to catch Austria una
wares, proves evidently that Napoleon
hopes for a short war, decided by a few
great battles in the North and In the
South. Therefore, be refuses the alli-
ance or even the concurrence OF the
revolutionary elements Garibaldi, as
well as the Hungarians, is to be ignored,
and the war carried on1exclusively by
the regular armies Should, however,
the first attack fail and the Austrian
army prove stronger and better organ
lied than it is expected, then the French
would come to the rescue Of Italy; and;
therefore, an army corps is already con-
centrated in the Department De Var, in
and around Nice. Such are the facts Of
the case, but many strange rumors are
afloat beside, which / relate without as
suming any responsibility for their
truth. Ii is said that Prussia gives Italy
a subsidy Of 400, ,000, 900 francs, Of which
the new kingdom is in the greatest need,
as her credit is shaken, her i've per cents
being quoted at.46 and fraction. II is
said likewise, by Mazzini, that France
gets for her cooperation in the rescue
Of Venetia, the Island of Sardinia, and
the Ligurian coast from Nice to Scorac,
with that entire portion of Piedmont
which extends from Mont Gents 70 the
Sesia. Bismark is said to have CON
sented that the Rhenish fortresses Saar-
louis and Saarbrush, with the coal dis
trict, containing about 100000 inhabi-
tants, should be annexed TO France, and
Mr. Solvyus, the Belgian Embassador at
Florence, grows nervous about the ulti-
mate fate Of his country
From q military friend ! receive the
information that in France three army
corps are concentrating-one around
Grenoble, in the Dauphine, another at
Chamouny, in Savoy, the third at Chal-
ons. threatening the Rhine. But the
TadeDendence Beige, paper which Is
commonly well informed. contains the