, 1866-10-20

Letter from Rev. DR., Patton.
The City Of the Dogcs A,nin In sta1y-
Feeling of The People-Dlnlculiy OF
Access to the City-Personal Aoyen-
tnrcs-Gondolas-Cho Cholera, &c.
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The Ci:y Of the Dogcs A;,nin In RtaIy-
Feeling OF The Pcop1e-DlNlculty OF
Aeceks to The Clty-Personal t1dyen.
tnrcs-Gondolas-Ch Cholera, &c.
Correspondence Of the ChicaGo Tfibunc1
VENICE, September II, 1876.
Venice is quivesing with suppressed joy!
Through tie late brief but momentous strur.
gle, which was 10 decide her G,tc for years
to come, she sat upon her island throne i'll
an agony OF expectation. Since 1916 she
has been nnwilliugly subject to Austria, to
which she Is alien In racc, language, history,
institutions and geographical position.
In 1859 she saw Lombardy liberated
from the Austrian yoke, but her
self LETT In bondage. Her peoplc
have longed to be one with the rest of Italy,
while Italy has felt lespoilcd and weak with
the important province Of Vcnttia, the mill
tar5 key Of the pehinsula, in the hands Of
Austria. Venice could not free herself. An
iron hand held her by the throat. Forts,
landwaEd and seaward, and troops without
number forbade hope from inslrrcctiop,
She must await deliycrauce from ltaly backed
BY some other Power. While thus waiting.
her condition has been most dep1oAblc.
Ler citizens have held no recognized social
intercourse with the Austrians In the midst
OF them. The opera houses and theatres
have bean clostd the famous car1irals have
not been observed: there Inns been an absence
ofal1 those gaieties which formerly attracted
thousands OF visitors. In consequence, all
have suffered in sullen silence. Their state
OF suspense may be imagined during the re-
cent var, when, 60 marrcllously, Prussia
made common cause with Italy-thelr dis.
appointmsnt Of the defeat OF the Italian
army at Custozxa, and Of the fleet on thc
Adriat'e. and their joy when the Austrians
were routed at .Sadova, and consented
to cede venctia. It Is not vet
given Up BY the Austrian army, though ihc
evacuation is looked for in week or two,
lic entrance and to be received with mac-
niaccnt welcome. A universal illumination
Is TO be given, and the whole CITY is TO be
'splendidly decorated. The preparations
have already been made In private in every
house, house, md flags Of the grandest dlme1-.
from the upper stories. Venice will b
wild with joy, but no sign ret appears, The
forts froWn wrath from every side. The Aus
tr1au uniform is on every fourth man on the
street. The coming traveller meets rigid
eerntiny: It was no easy task to reach ihc
city, and the inexp!icable delays, at point
after point, reminded INC Of similar exrcrt.
encc within military lines in my Sanitary
Commission expedition during our war. Tsu.
ally IT Is only an affair Of nine hours by rail
~ ICACu tcIlct rom Milan, but 1t
took US two days, and those before Us still
longer. When the train reached Pcscheir.,
1t came within the lines Of the AUSTRIAN
army. for that Is one Of the corners Of The
famous Quadrilateral, and the city and sub
nsbs are mass Of mutually supporting forts
Of lmrregnablc strength. covering all the
cminenccs. There was long dclns, an e.
amipatfon Of baggage, and q scfuliny Of
passports. Thence We passed to
Verona, another corner Of the
anadrilateral, with another similar array Vi |
lofiltcations, old and new, and q camping
ground within them for G0,0N men, The |
region for two miles around Is mined, and an |
attack from an invading army, however nu-
mcrous, would hare been certain defeat,
Venice could not thus have been liberated,
and Austria knew 1t. Not far from these
two places, the battle Of Custozza was
fought. Remaining at Venice over
night, VIC could not get over till !
O'Clock p. m. the next day
and 50 improved the time to sec the celc.
brated Roman amphithcatre, which remains
nearly entire, and other oblects OF interest,
a noble statue Of Dante, erected
only year since. When NC did start from
Verona, it was only to reach Padua, after
sundty military delays, at ten and halt y,
m., for now We crossed into the lines of the
army Of Italy, where the King is waiting,