The New York herald., 1866-07-14

Sy ,ns boa, putting ese In reply ~ aquy my
veuerao e.s ne = =, this was my is' ~ passenger the
Ir:oyxrsr OF A RUSSIAN oyroa
, a thing he my fellow passenger did af'er again
10 4 his foot on Austrian ground was 70 wne no.s
me comlsss o. roce . on ,ns os"s, 9e S9
lIuc boatpan soon returned W.sh instructions 70
him telegraph 10 General Cia'oi, at Florence TINS
other parties other points After he had fairly got
these on hs hands, and hs nothing moro TO do than TO
wait began 10 put IN Operation my proJect OF cuitva-
Ing him. ] addressed him in English, and found he was
mol Engishmap ! had supposed, but Russian,
speaking Enghss, however perfectly, eoone IN .ne
is Minister at Florence lie had arrived the DAY pre-
Vons al Rovigo al an early hour simultaneous win MS
arrival there the order which had learned later
He Immediately called on General scudere q French
man by the byl the Comrrandant of the forces sta
toned At and around Roviao, who received him with
anenty, and after communicating by telegraph with the
ArchdGke Albert at Verona received an order permit
ting hm to 20 on his way, eleven hours however,
eapsng between the desraching Of the telegram and
the receipt Of the permission.
RuLEs
While in the little cafe at Santa Maria Madde-
lena condolmg with my Russian colonel and talking Of
matters in general myself being the least uppermost In
my mind, felt slight tap my shoulder followed by
request in low tone from respectable appearing
Police lost no time in doing So After the inter
change OF formal bows he asked me what was dong IN
Santa Maria Maddeena.
told him was waiting TO 60 back.
'The date Of your arriyaif"
''This morning.
ssWhere from ~
"Padua and Rovigo.n
"Abodefn
"Vcncefp
Occupation in venicesi'
a in thc--of--of Venice"
The harmless and innocent nature OF this employment
seemed to relieve his mind OF any doubts or suspicious
he might have had OF his features relaxed their hard
ness, and he said blandly II presume then, you will
take the diligence that goes from here this morning al
nine o'clockfn 1T half-past eight oclock.)
"Uuh Altron exclaimed at the same time raising my
right elbow and passing my hand half closed by rotary
motion from the wrist past and over my right eyebrow
These two words and two motions in Italian mean any
thing in the world either negative or Affirmative In this
away from Santa Maria Maddeena, and were SO under
stood.
roRTn1cATroSs.
If have said nothing so far OF the appearance
OF Santa Maria Maddeena and its fortincaons II has
been from oversight neglect In its general aspect
there nothing worthy of special note and there
visible forncations All the military saw there was
comprised in one sentinel who seemed to be measuring
bis in conformity 10 those Of the one sentinel who
was pacing front OF the town OF Ponte Lago Scuro on
the opposite bank Anchored in front Of Pone Iago
number OF the river aud lagoon craft called
burchi What behind, the Powers above and the
Italians The knew best As the presence Of
making lodging house Of tho diligsnza employed the
time in and observation of the country we
were passing through.
A LOOK AT MASruA
couple Of gentleman IRON Mantua informed mo that
abode for civilians. As had been there could readily
believe that Of 1t at any time but now. in addition TO
tne malaria OF the swAmpe on Wncn ~ IL quit anu Ny
which it is surrounded they suffering from the
presence OF a greater military force than usua,
and were oppressed by the fear Of cannonadng and
bombshelling from the Italians from without Tho gov
ernment doing its best relieve the fears Of num-
ber of families in regard to this latter by sending them
away from their homes.
But here, from the window Of the dilgenza, every.
thing bore the index Of smiling peace and plenty; but
these appearances after while began to partake more
OF the military spirit OF the times Soldiers were loDa
and the doors Of farm houses and extend
ing their 'istless length under tho shade Of trees
Upon my expressing surprise at the absence OF encamp
ments was told that they were quartered upon the
farmers That makes IL bad for farmers and farmers
wives who have young and pretty daughters thonsIt
As got Roviso, the aspect OF she county 2
became still more warke and less rural tne gns
still left growing and nrm nons<s MsS S -
and razed TO the ground The sigs % ls sauSc - r.
formation obtained ia tho nngenzas 1APaiuou WY ~
vas conia mi rot lodgings in Rovigo the night before
ha nnymai population OF Rovigo about ten thousand
rpr Il,ree or four thousand from these razed houses
added 10 the military force already stationed there we're
enough to crowd H. exclusion Of such late strag-
glers as ,oysrn
PREPARATIONS.
Among the last objects noticed before getting into
Rovgo within about two milssl was q new fort This
had been built during the time that Austria talking
peace and disarmament with Prussia.
got back 70 Venice the same night, happy to hnd the
bridge had not been blown up the doors closed during
my abschce