, 1866-05-18

news nat the AQSLfO-ltalldu army 10
about TO be placed on a war footing. La
a Prussian despatch which is now on It's
way to this city, it will be said that the
Government of His Majesty King Will
liam [. cannot disarm until the status quo
ante is restored in Venetia. The recent
assertion of the NorddeutSche ANgemeine
Zeitung, that the Prussian Government
cannot allow the Italian army to be
made innocuous "because Prussia Will
probably be able to count on It's assls-
lance should Austria make an attack on
her." is here considered a proof that
there is a secret understanding between
the italian and Prussian Governments.
Ia accordance with Instructions received
from their respective Governments, the
Duke de Gramont and Lord Bloomfield
have shown Count Mensdorff copies Of
kilograms received from General La
Marmora, in which it is said that there has
been no concentration of troops in Italy,
and that not a single furlough man has
been called in. On receiving this assur-
ance the Austrian Minister-Prcsiden dc
clared that the Imperial Government
entertains no idea of proceeding often
siveIy against Italy, and he added that
the Austrian army IN Venetia shall immc-
diately be placed on a complete peace
footing, "lf The western Powers will
guarantee Austria against an attack from
Italy" As no such guarantee can be
given, Austria will continue to arm, as
her rulers firmly believe that the Italians
are bent on mischief. The "KUstenIand'
of Austria Ohe maritime coast from
Ei1pon +O nolpo otiaN Ir p-o0tIu ovnnco1
and it is probable that considerable bO-
dies Of border troops (Croats) are now on
their way there. Although the Italian
Ministrf"1~r sident-psserts that no pre-
pnrotiono for wd&~WEc being made in the
kingdom of Italy, the Austrian Govern
ment has received information, on which
it believes il can fully depend, that large
bodies Of troops, both horse and foot,
have been brought up from Naples, that
the fleet is now being supplied with mu-
nitions Of war and provisions, and that
the fortresscS on the other side of the
Mincio are being armed. The Abend
Post of yesterday evening contains ex-
tracts from Italian newspapers which are
known to be in more or less intimate
connexion with the Florence Cabinet,
and in all Of them it is said that arma-
ments are being made for the purpose Of
liberating Venetia from the thraldom of
Austria, "for making Italy free from the
Alps to the Adriatic." Prince Frederic
Liechtenstein, a general of cavalry, has
to-day gone from Pesth to Verona. 1t is
said that his Highness, who was long
Commander of the Imperial forces in
Hungary, will have the command Of a
corps d'armGe in Venetia. Lieutenant
General Count st. Quentin is now chief
of the general "cOmmando'' in the king
dom of Hungary. From Innspruck we
learn that the regiment "Kaiser-Jager''*
is about to be placed on a war footing.
It's recruits, furIough men, and reserves
have already been called in. The plot
is thick ening, and it is morally certain
that the peace Of Europe will be disturb
ed, unless the neutral Powers can manage
TO persuade Prussia, Austria, and Italy to
refer the questions at issue to European
Conference. Strange to say, the inter-
ests of Austria in Italy are still nominally
under the care of Count Usedom, the re-