New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-19

THE PREPARATIONS OF RUSSIA.
From. Our sIec.d Correspondent
GEyoA J1ly4, ls66.
Tie event Of success in the battle OF Custom Las given
OCCASION for good deal of criticism upon the conduct of
tie generals As for the soldiers every day renders it
more certain that they behaved with singular coo.ness
tcnacitv and reeklessness Of life. This is many
sort Of surprise because the First Cos had somewhat
than rs proportion of Neapotans and Tuscans, and
belief had taken full possession Of the Pedmontese
mind that the new provinces would Furnish baa soldier
There was foundation iOr this Suspicion No portion
OF Tie Ia an people is drawer mere reckless of life or
more accustomed 20 fighting than the Neapohtans Mcn
who have been accustomed 20 the free use Of the knife ID
peace not likely % be towards IL war. In iac no
Italian army ever fought more steadily more ostna'eiy
than that which surprised and held at oay III the
Quddiilatcra.
The official report is not publ he'd bat the letters Of
officers make il clearer every day that the shuhg was
splendid, and the victory uncertain.
The Journals that the Italians captured three tags
and los none while they only lost i've cannon, and these
they abandoned. Much Importance Is attached 20 'h,tc
things here and ] could not better give you az Idea
of public feeling than by stating such.
The battle has done great good in relieving the oiees
81 grourdes apprehension AID N encouraging TIE pup
H. hope for the best in future conflicts Inc general
ship will be criticised simply because y dd not suoceeui
bi see 10 reason ~ yet 10 doubt that Italy has men
ca. able ct eading her admirable troops. Inc hst posts
seniccaad who have grown old IN small commands ihcse
generals. whose ages between % nLd - yeas, were
nos likely 10 develop at onee calacty ios managing
large numbers OF men, Inc patt.c u Nust"N Va PN-
pared the way for some changes; but we iondy hope %
avoid the hnudcrs which gave Won 50 many Te'ers.s III
/ the FIST two wears Of your late war.
/ Rulnor has IL that La Mannora viii he displayed as
Chierof Staff by Count Meuabroa, who IS polished
,ourer and profound military scholar, but has. b..
Hove no reputation as lighting general. DIi@ldo VIII
I be suppauici u isnov said by La MaTmoTG.
do give these changes tor certain. for w.iloo
ect from these reports that there general discomfort
With he ghcr officers aud boundess satisfaction with
4 the .plTit and oorduct Of the army.
Tho exact STYLE of campaign intended is yc; level
ore, You may safely SCI down that d: will embrace
three OF the lines ofatiack which you some
iino The Adralc expedition beg!Ds 10 DO taxed
about aud IL l. limited that IL is under way The most
fits ems certain 4. that the whole army have
B been moved little southward. Garbadi came down
his position the head o. Lake Gafaa, a.d took
~ headquarters at Ercscia last week. Bat u cen
Judge from The shipments Of material az Milan, the
eglar army is still expected operate tie Brscla
Niucio line. The common belief, however, is, that the
next a;iacA will be below Magtla. should not be sur.
pri.ed il Garibad ordered O. trv over the game OF
Cusoza n The same time uith simultaneous movement
several other points.
Iut Il is useless to disguise that the difficulties Of our
campaign are apparent to the public ~ large than
before Custoza and that, while very hopeful we
realize that OILY be purchased az vast
/ pncc IN lie and material
Garibaldi has with him about 30 900 men. They arc
mostly hneloolng fellows prompt for every sacrifice;
bat they half clothed poorly I'D, and most OF them
scarcely be- said to b. armed al all. Guns laid aside
tho regulars have been put into their hands and these
weapons carry only about sixty yards. In fact they
30 poor that The volunteers are said TO keep nothing clean
but the bayone which they the only part Of tie
sun worth keeping in order. ihc line is better armed
that u.s. the guns better but they antiquaed muz
zeoaders and You cnnnot beat IL into the heads Of
bureaucracy that brcacboaders fully established rs
the best army weapon. Fortunately Cor us the Ausraus
much better off, and bayoncts may win victories
this in Eeuctia The official dispatches from Prussia
report that allies attribute their victories Ia the needle
gun; but officers shrug their shoulders aud reply:
I'VE die tcDeta with muzzcloaders, for It IL too
! late u change"
Campaigning in such country is not the hard,
rough lie with you in the Rebellion war; The sol
die that quercd in villages aud cities have the best
country affords and seldom need 10 step OFF from the
! line Of McAdamized road The Generals have need
To figure up the consistency OF Virginia mud or TO esti
mate the nse Of a hundred streams under Summer
shower. From July 10 October there is seldom rain
enough Ia lay the dust The country below Mantua is
probably rather than the PamuIkey region only
because il is sowcd with forts But there has been
great disinclnatoD to allow Caldn to attempt that line.
The belief has prevailed that the war must be shor
that three four months will end it, After the shock Of
q few battles the neutral powers must intervene and insist
upon peace. Failing that the would become general.
There things to Indicate wider and larger war
At Paris the PREPARATIONS of Russia excite singular in
quietude, and the success Of Prussia begins TO originate
new ella Of rumors. Should Prussia be too successful,
Rhine matters may go badly II is suggested that
France will help Prussia just because Prussia does NOT
secd help.
Here there are things which fit into these Prussian dis
contents The Ministry and their organs month ago,
discouraged any attempt TO eyolutionlze Damata
Now the OpiH,one the Ministerial organ, publishes
article in favor Of encouraging revolution in Hungary and
tue organization OF the small legion OF Hungarian exilcs
headcd under the signature of Kossuh II THESE two
facts are accidenai-and that impossibe-ts
designed to give Russia preext for interfering in order
that Fmnee intervene with her egons and Der
royalty upon Tie eessioa u pr0rnces 10 Hdy and Pras
sia."
! At all events the semofeial announcement that Prus
a cannot be allowed 70 take without gving-for this is
the meaning of Bonifiees speech-indicates a rest
cssncss Paris. which is quite natural when the Pus
SLAMS are destroying the flower Of the Austrian ermy--a
stlessness which dsnnanse paris of the great
plan Diplomatic travellers have begun TO the Alps
again and there are diplomatic convcntclcs a; Florence
whose meaning is not clear yet, but which must
new plans.
GENERAL, NEWS