New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-27
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MIsFoRTUNEs OF THE ITALIANs-rnE PEACE sEGoTIA-
TIOrs-THE ITALIAN REPRESENTATIVE AT TIE
PRAGUE CoSFERRgCa AND MS NsTavcToM-
THE PRUssiAN cRAMBERs CoNcILAToRY TOWARD
TIE KING AND BisNARK. .
From Our specisl Correspondent ! -. :. -.
The Italians have decidedly bad luck. Last Taesday
there blew violent gale Ancona the powerful monitor
Afondatorc moored outside the harbor the SEQ Den8
rough tho ship steamed back into the harbor but BY some
mistake portfolios remained or blown open, and
the nobcst ship Of the Italian 1eet went down. sne hes
in ten fathoms water, and win be soon raised su tne
mishap proves again that there is something rotten IN he
Italian navy.
As to the negotiations things went likewise cot a.
smoothly as was expected. Prussia, In the NiloisbuYg
premnares did choose to practice for Italy more than
She was strictly bound 10 do by the original treaty Of
alliance She Insisted shortly upon the cesson OF the
Lombardo-Y Venetian Kingdom, and did her pest 70 or
range her interests in the ciearcst way possee
Italy did not at once accept the performances OF pesce
since she insisted principally upon good boundses-m
the NORTH the Alps of the Trdentine country III We oas
tho river Isonzo-but Austria refused such an inerreta
ton of the Prussian preimnares and need rom sDe ih'
minent occupation Vienna she 20 coz
centrate her army the Italian boundaries ana o.
and when at last Victor Emanuel was willing 10 ngn
the armstice the basis uti possideus when Wvuio
have left him in possession OF thrceourths OF the
tine country until the question Of the boundaries would DO
settled by treaty Francis Joseph turned round and m
sisted upon tho evacuation of every portion OF is nov
included in the sYctest Interpretation OF the word Lem-
bardo-V Venetian kngdomthat IS TO say excinohg al no
Duchy of Fru between the TngameDto aud lsonzo ae-
tnaly occupied and governed by the Italians. He knew
that both Prussia and France object to such an ntepea
ton, but it was new nnmiliauon wmen "a. ~,
feel that she was defeated at Custozza and 81
LISA, and owes ali she gets not 70 nsr Ss y,
forces but to the Of Prussia kcaeoh refused "
submit TO such conditions, but both Prussia and ranco
strongly recommended the aeeeptation OF those terms Ac
cordingy Cadini Mediei and Ga6adi got the ofoef m
medatey to give up the conquered disputed territory ana
Gen. Menabree arrived yesterday evening mere 70 ger n
instructions and to depart for Prague where the ves o.
peace is to be negotiated as regards Italy, through
Victor Emanuel as King of Inly - Z.
Gen Menabree Is most eminent scientific gentleman,
who former times Professor Of Mathematics at the
University of Turn and is reported TO be endowed with
considerable talent for diplomacy. His nsructlonsaet 10
insist upon such boundaries make alastng peace poe
he between Inlv and Austria and therefore 10 claim the
districts between tn present political boundary ana inc
Isonzo viz: Grads "a, Cormons and CerygIano ana IN
the north ofthe Gardaara and the irdentne country oac
an arrangement would forever guarantee peace and AMY
between Italy and Austria, since 4 would unite an ITO
strictly italian population under victor Emanueis ne
ana leave no further boundary questions without
an equitable solution The population OF the districts
amounts about 30 900 nhabtants those OF the county
TO 100 oO0 Besides both those disputed territories do nos
belong to the old hereditary possesl0ns OF the Jose Oh
Hapsburg Trento was Independent sovereign iishoP
ric down to 1903 when il was occupied BY Austria vith
out any pretext Of right only TO DO eeded In ovo 70 na's
ria which in 1907 transferred IL 20 Napoeons kingdom on
tay The treaties of 1919 back 70 Austria with
ont including the county, into the German Cob
federation; It was only in 1873 mat Emperor fssncS
Il.
under the name of Italian Tyrol, and had it included
in the German Confederation. Snll 1t remains
ousstion whether Gen. MeDabree will be able 70
succeed since Austria wants show her power o. bully
ing Ilaly after herself having been bulIed by Prussia
Bsmark and Napoleon ready 70 lend their moral sop
mort to Italy, she may sneceed; but the Fienen
Emperor cannot do anything for his friends without being
paid and he claims arecthcatlon OF his boundaes on
the Lgurian coast the townsof San Reno, VeruDga and
Porto Maurzio all Of them inhabited by spo1lldeis and
hardy mariners lying in such close vicinity TO Nice has
he believes he ought TO have them for bis good omees
Rcaso however publicly declared that long az DO hyes
he will not allow that any such part Of italian territory
should be rent from the country
We do not know yet what France Is to get on the
northwest boundary; Of German territory 70
anv extent but il that the fae of Luxembourg and
Belgium is sealed On his return from the watering place
Vichy Napoleon said 10 some OF the courtcfs, WHO
smented that even during the hot he Continues 10
work hard: Wel have worked hard for this last Tort
night but you will that II was worth WINE !"
do it,"
The Prssian Chambers ready to make their peace
with their victorious King and to grant Bsinark OH OF
indemnity That cunning Minister was therefore nght
1864 when he said in the Chambers within two years
shall DO the most popular among you." Success
has made him popular but that worship OF success inan
grated by Napoleon and firmly established BY Bismark
cannot fail TO demoralize European society, when
seems to lose the for right and wrong and looks
solely to success. q