The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-13
FROM EUROPE.


Additional News by Ihs Scotia"
yHp PEACE OF EUROPE IN THE HANDS OF THREE
OLD LADIES'
The London Times has the following iror
Berlin, May 5O:-
Thyoe AZ the Ave royaI ladies to whose good sa.os
the world was 10 great extent extent iHSeoR Sn for he
preservation Of peace Ppussa 10 1ne rea to well as
in the eleventh hour, resumed the aeions WORK OF
pacific mediation. The "AIch' ,steTess mother of
0neen Of Saxony, three ss' ol @ rIusSaS ~ nrescent
Hovidence has placed on az seSr M the thrones en-
eageo ~ tn ,be actns - rorersyi spare no eLorts
would be equal'y tata 60 either of the three dynas
ties with whom ahey aie connected
tive motives, an0 appea to the absolutlstc ldosyn.
grasses oi the 'several severegns whose PRIDE and
mutual hat e0. they anxious te soften lt~their
plausible AZ xpment runs at Berlin, ~ well as at
Vienna oId Drtsden--y ou, our beloved relatives,
jeaoHsy OF each othtr, II is not you but emocracy
that Will reap the benefit in the emo. What imI res
zion these trend remonstrance' are destined TO
produce upon the grim and lIrtated rOYal person-
ages TO whom they addressed is, of course, i'm.
possible 70 lorcsee but II peace Is preserved, VIII
be parity que to the ndefagable assiduitY OF THESE
benefcent lanIos, and Che conclusive reasons they
uIge.
Two other fair msdators at the Prusslan Court,
who six weeks ago made common cause with them,
have since snspt nded their wel.IneaninR eNertions
and new lot things taBe their course, without any
more interference on their part. Being literally
inclined, they possess no influence a. time when
dynastic bauteur has TO such pitcn as TO con
template war, unsupported by popular sympathy
Still, war Is not vet certain AT this moment the
three conservative Queens are trying 70 induce
the Emperor OF Austria to adjourn all violent
intentions until after the Paris Conference mas
pronounced upon the que stion orthe Ducies.
To the KiTipcf Prussia they nope to prove the ne
cessitv OF eher making all square with the haiser or
else submitting to the arbitrament or the Congress-
though A. may be TO the effect that the success
sion in olstin is to be settled bv the Bund ana the
Confederacy, regulated oy the oracular verdict Of
Ie sHBTtts eniUersei The nearer 1t comes the moie
the nE OF Prussia shrinks from the horrors OF a
Vpt M
ary 0irt d'hon neVr will allow him to accept the
terms OF ustria or the Conference so uncondIton-
ally as to leave the Kaiser no preteXt for entering
Speaking of woman's influence upon politics,
QueenOlga of Wurtemburg, the sister OF tue car,
has, on her journey from st Petersburg to Stutt'
gard jEgt arrived at Vienna, to communicate to the
Kaiser the serious apprehensions the Russian Court
would entertain Tor the quiet of Europe were Austria
10 act rashy IN the present unprecedented state OF
continental affairs.
DIFFICULTIES ATTENDING AN ITALIAN INVASION OF
vEEETIA-sTRENGIH OF THE oUAI RILATERAL.
Some papers have expressed opinion that
Italian army may, With a fair chance of success,
attempt the conquest of the Austro-Yenetan pro-
vinces. There are however, great difficulties TO be
must first be crossed. That river is forty miles long
nom Lake Gsrda, whence it derives ITS source, to
throughout sufficiently deep to present a serious
obstacle to an invading army,
find itself between two formidable fortresses, Man.
tua its right and Peschlea on its left These two
iOrtressesare not more tnan twenty miles distant
west Of Mantua, and little more than mile from
Verona, rests on Lake Garda OF which 1t occupies
the southern extremity at the source Of the MnciO
The population is not than 5000 and the tort-
cations are not extensive. but there is q vast iu-
trenched camp close to the to yn capable of accom-
modatIng 10 GOO troops
IL would be impossible to attack Peschiera with
any chance of success on the side of Lake Garda.
ANY vessel attempting TO approach would be de-
stroyed by the guns of the fort and the Austrans,
are moreover masters of Lake Garda. narrow
paved road defended by two tetes-L-pont serves as
communication between the inrrenched camp and
the town. The camp commands Peschera and the
entire pain arounu 10, and would render the town
untenable we're it captured. Ii has been compared
to the b1stion Malakoff at Sebastopol
Peschera is the weakesr of tho four fortresses
which cOnstitu the Quadri ateral Mantua is STU
con- aims popu alton of 30 90 and garrison of
1000. 1t is connected with the land Dy five paved
ROADS, defended by three tiers OF guns. 1t only
be captured by regular siege. A besieging army
would be incessantly exposed to the attacks of the
Austrian army. Vanqushed, IL would be desIoved;
victorious, the enemy might ret eat 10 Verona Pes.
,OhieIa, or Leguano.
Suppose invading army in possession of Pes
ChIera and Mantua 1t would have the line of the
Adipe to force AT the north is Verona, the KEY of
the FnOul ana the TyroI. Verona is city go 600
inhabitants. and is divided into two parts by the
AGige and is strongly fortified Porto Leguano is
twenty five miles SOU heast of Verona. 1t contains
only 5000 inhabitants. but its forfeatiOns
extensive than the town.
Tive detached forts, q triple wall with bastons
and Two tete dupont, present formidable defense
The approaches to the town may be completely
placed in communication with LegnanO by road
protected by line of batteries. The garrison of Le
gano may send reinforcement to Mantua and to
Vicenza by means of double tete-du poRt