New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-01
THE COMING STRUGGLE.

AS every mail from Europe gives token OF the
near approach Of the anticipated conflict Of arms
IL interesting to note the preparations which are
in progress from one end Of the continent to the
other Prussia has put six corps ddf9nee on
warfoohng As in times past silesia ana saNonS
seem to he selected in advance as the oa'ue
grounds, and Prussia has notified TO the govern
ment of the latter that she must disaTm. saAony
Is supposed to be partisan Of Austria ana hence
she viii probably refuse to obey the RUSSIAN SUM
mons 1t is not unlikely therefore, that the con
flict may be initiated by Prussian cot!pde'nata
against saxony and the occupation of Dresden by
Prussian forces.
| If Prussia take the initiative she will probably
act upon the lessons taught by the great Frederick,
| ID sudden Eruption into Saxony or Silesia. An
invasion of Bohemia would be dangerous, and
would probably be attended by results as dsas-
irons as those which attended Frederick's famous
march on Prague.
aINor is Austria behind-hand in warlike prepare
tons. The streets of Vienna are crowded with
soldiers; the regiments from Hungary are being
hurried to the North artillery and supplies are
concentrated at Prague in the North, and Trieste
in the South. The Emperor, according to recent
accounts, has been comforting with the chiefs OF
the Hungarian Parliament in relation to satisfying
the demands of the Liberal party. But, not CON
1 tent with such assurances as he may procure IN
/ this way, and to guard against the contingencies
| of the occasion he is sending the Hungarian regi
ments into venetia, and the italian regiments into
Hungary. All the fortified places in Bohemia are
warned to lay ia provisions both for inhabitants
and garrisons- public moneys are retired from
the frontier towards Vienna; sixty thousand cav
airy and artillery horses have been purchased !:
the CONSUMPTION is enforced with energy and
severity, especially in Italy whence Austria is now
drawing largely to recruit her Dalmaan regiments.
The Emperor is making preparations worthy Of
the greatness Of the stake. An archduke is placed
over the army in yeneta, and the famous General
Benedik nominally serves under him; 100000 men
are already concentrated between Venice and the
Pc the four historical fortresses are placed in
such condition that it is said they can stand o
six months siege; the Imperial fleet is being
equipped and italian sailors from the coast pressed
into it. all signs show that the government at
Vienna are preparing tremendous blow, which,
perhaps, they hope may extinguish the Italian
Kingdom before help can come.
But the Italian government, meanwhile, is moi
idle Parliament is making extraordinary prepar
atoms to meet theemergency. All parties-Libe
rails, Conservatives and Moderates-have Joined il
comforting on the minister of finance almost I'M
limited control over the finances. He has beer
authorized to issue legal tender notes, to effec
loans and to levy taxes. The paper Of the Ma
tional Bank has been made a legal tender which
ii il said is equivalent to loan to the government
Of $4,000 600. The consequence of these fisca
measures is that gold has already gone up to los
Almost all the troops in the South have been hur
ried towards the North, and their places are sup
tplied by volunteers. Coneenuatonhaa been car
ried on SO rapidly thatit is believed that Yicto
Emanuel win soon have an army of 100000 mel
assembled in Northern Italy.
Two important rumors circulate even in the con
sentative press. One that Ricasoli is to be re
called to power and the other that Garibaldi is t.
be put at the head Of his favorite corps, the vol
unteers, to fight either the mountain decliYtiei
Of Northern Lombardy, or to be conveyed by sea
I to the Northern Adriatic, and make demonstra
ton in the rear of the Imperial forces.