Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-08-16

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discord-the occasion of other wars Any treaty
which shall permanently sunder these two deadly
antagonists must be acceptable to the rest OF
Europe as promise of peace.
We think Austria has done wisely in accepting
this plan as the basis of peace. She will not after
all be much the worse for such sacrifice. 1t is
true that she will forfeit her position as nominal
chief of the Confederation, her title to the first
place in the German Diet. This, however, was
but an empty honor, and carried with 1t no adyan-
tage of a substantial kind. The hegemony which
Austria has always coveted has been of a more I'M
selfih kind than that which Prussia desires to as
sert. Austria would have left to the minor States
the most complete independence Prussia aims at
absorbing them into herself Which is Tor the
greater advantage of the German people we need
not now discuss 1t is sufficient to point out that
Austria, in losing the headship in Germany, has
lost position which was far more onerous than
profitable, while Prussia, in gaining It, has reaped
with it certain tangible advantages for which she
has chosen to stipulate in her own behoof. Aus
tria has only lost in position Prussia has gained
territory, population, and material resources
Austria will be still able to ally herself with the
States of Southern Germany If she thinks 1t worth
while. She will be cautious, however, for the tu-
ture not to entangle herself needlessly with obi
cations on which her allies have put such one
sided Interpretation. She has received no help
in this war from her federal friends, whose SYM
patty was cause of weakness to her rather than
OF strength.
Austria will lose Venetia, and it is reported that
she will be called upon to pay the expenses of the
war, amounting to Il sum OF eight millions ster-
ling. With these drawbacks, and that of the
seeming humiliation of being driven to terms by
"a defeat the Austrian Empire will not, after all,
be materially modified. She will recede from
position which she cannot pretend to occupy with
dignity and make concession demanded of her
by the public opinion of Europe. AS Venice has
been a source of expense rather than @ profit to
her, she will not lose by the sacrifice in pecuni-
airy point of view. The italian government also
has agreed to the suspension OF hoshhties. We
may presume that it has been to some extent in
fuenced by the wise counsels of Prince Napoleon
who has been sent to it by the Emperor a spe-
cial mission regarding this armistice and negotia
tons for peace, and that now it will not pretend
to stand in the way of a contamination which all
Europe desires.
THE NAVAL BATTLE IN THE ADRIATIC.
VIENNA, July 22.-An engagement between
italian and Austrian fleets took place on the Goth
Of this month, at IL o'clock in the morning. The
official reports are of course contradicting each
other. After all, the real truth seems to be the
following The italian feet attacked the forts of
Fara, which are the Island of LISA, and sue
ceeded the second day SO far as to silence them,
when at once, on the 2Oth in the morning, the
Austrian fleet appeared, much inferior in num-
bers to the Italians However, Admiral Tegethof
the same who commanded the naval engage
ment against the Danes-ofered fight, and Ad-
mlral PersanO commenced the engagement by a
furious assault His flag was hoisted on the iron
ram Afondatore, and the engagement commenced.
The beautiful new iron-clad Re dItalia, built in
New York, sunk in the engagement with the
Austrian friGate Schwarzenberg
The iron-cad gunboat Palestro caught fire the
and officers did not leave the vessel, and I'M
der cries of GO Evvira NttIi0! EUoiua eL Re"' the
vessel exploded All the lives of the crews on
these two steamers have been lost, except few
men of the he dltalla who were picked up by the
Vitorio Emmanuel The most brilliant deeds
were performed by the Iine-of battle ship Kaiser.
Surrounded by four iron-clads, she down
of them and defeated the other three entirely
The iron clad Re dItalia was sunk by the frigate
Ferdinand Max. The Italians retired to Ancona,
the Austrians remained in LISA. The battle will
be called st. George, the port of LISA having that
name. No doubt the Italians behaved gallantly,
but the laurels belong entirely to Austria.
The Austrian hne-Of-battle ship Kaiser lost
twenty-seven killed and seventy-tive wounded
her bOwspr1t and foremost are entirely ruined or
damaged. Except this vessel the other Austrian
ships did not sustain much damage The Aus
rian naval artillery has proved itself far superior
to the Italian.
GREAT RIOT IN LONDON.
The London Journals of the oath and Goth of
July give full particulars OF the reform riots in
Hyde Park, London-the first intelligence of
which received here by the Atlantic cable last
week. We have already described the origin of
the disturbance namely, an order issued on the
18th ultimO by Sir Richard Mayne, commissioner
Park for a meeting called by the Reform
League, which order detied by the officers of
the League, who insisted upon the right of the
people to meet in public park.
On Monday evening, July %, accordingly, q
large procession was formed and marched towards
Hyde Park III orderly manner. Around the
park an immense crowd of spectators had assem-
bled, but the gates had been closed by order of
Sir Richard Mayne, and strong force of mount
ed police duty within the enclosure The
procession did not enter the park, but the popu-
lace, indignant at their exclusion, made Sudden
sweep against the iron ratings wrenched them
from their fastenlngs, tore down one whole side,
and then swept into the park in tremendous
tide, to which the police could oppose only fee
BILE resistance. Then body of the Life Guards
came up and charged the crowd The mounted
police and the military together made many ar
rests, and the people were finally dispersed.
The Times, in it's account of the affair SAYS
Stones thrown at Sir Richard Mayne who,
as well as his men, much hooted. Between
forty and fifty persons taken into custody in
the vicinity of the Marble Arch, and about as |
many more at the other approaches. Many of the !
leaders of the crowd exerted themselves to prevent
a breach of the peace, and Mr.. Bradlaugh got con-
siderably hustled for doing, falling under sus-
picion of being government spy. About o'clock |
a company of the Grenadier Guards and troop
of the Life Guards entered the Park but it was
then too late to prevent the influx of people, for
though the gates were still zealously guarded
breaches had been effected in every direction in |
the palings. and the military, who were loudly
cheered by the crowd confined themselves to
the only effect of which was to oblige
the mob occasionally to shift their position
The numbers in the Park were by this time very /
large, and although of course there were consid-
cradle number of g roughs,' who look on the DO
ice as their natural enemies, many of the persons
present appeared to be quiet and respectfully dress
ed people, who had simply been attracted by Gu