New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-31
warIIke Preparations in Austria, Prussia
and Italy.
NAPoLEoN,s SPEECH.


The first excitement occasioned by Napoleon
speech at Auxerre, which has already been noticed
| in our columns, does not seem to have abated
/ The speech was made on the 6th of May, and or
! the Sth several of the representatives of the
Great Powers at Paris waited on NJ. Drouyn de
LiHuys, French Minister of Foreign Affairs, to ask
| an explanation of the Emperor's declaration OF
| disgust with the treaties of 1915. An answer was
| given them which appears to have been considered
satisfactory. He assures them that the speech re-
ferred to was but reply to an opposition speech
in the Legislative chambers, reiteraton in rather
stronger terms of ideas which had been on other
occasions put forward by the Emperor pure
theoretical discussion, which could have no mean
ing of character to disturb the good understand
ing between France and other powers.
The above might suit the ends of diplomacy, but
elsewhere the situation is not held as so favorable.
Emile de GiTardin says emphatically in the Paris
Liberte of the sth: The speech requires no com
ment. In France and Europe it will sound like a
| cannon shot La France (the Empress's organ) OF
the same date says:
| peace !; but, under existing circumstances, our
first duty is to tell the truth to our readers and
we are constrained to say that, after the Emper.
| or's speech, we no longer believe IN peace When
| the Emperor Napoleon, invoking the souvenirs of
the first empire, declares that he detests the
treaties ef1Sl5, the sentiment cannot possibly be
construed as the impotent lament of sovereign
resigned to suffer them the protest must mean
that he is determined to put an end to them.
The Opinion Rationale says the speech will
show to Europe that France reserves her liberty
Of action, and believes herself to be no longer
bound by treaties submitted to but not accepted.
1t will be approved of in France by the entire
population for outside those spheres in which the
policies of past age are upheld, not one of the
citizens of this noble country but feels offended in
his dignity by the compact imposed during mo-
ment of lassitude. Thank heaven the people
have not yet arrived at the point of considering
the Congress of Vienna as the highest expression
Of political genius.
The semfoficiaI Constitutional, however, at.
tsmpts to put pacific face on the matter, 1t says
N. De Girardin is mistaken, and that the speech
will resound in France and Europe as the express
sion of good sense. The English papers believe
that Napoleon will net eontine himself to mere
talk. Disgusted with the opposition of the cult
waited men in the legislative chambers to his des-
potic and warlike schemes, he has turned to the
uneducated masses and attempted to arouse their
enthusiasm BY appeals to their selfshness and
natural vanity.
The Vienna correspondent of the London Times,
writing on the 8th, says:
In three weeks or month Austria will have
100000 men and 1000 guns in the field and yon may
be sure that she win not disarm until she has come
to perfectly satisfactory understanding with
Prussia. Ii am well informed on the subject not
more than 900 men will be left in the southern
part Of the Empire as the possessors of the Quad.
riateral and of Venice will have an immense adj
vantage over their enemies. it is pity that Italy
consented to cooperate with Prussia against Aus
tria, for the Emperor was beginning. to listen
patiently when the question relative to the cesson
of Venetia was mooted in his presence.
PRUSSIA.
The Berlin correspondent of the London Times
writes on the sth
BY royal order Of yesterday the three corps
diarmee, which had been but partially effected Nv
the two preceding orders, are modified After
this step---a consequence, by the way, of the
mobilization of the entire Austrian army, ordered
on the 6th-the whole of the Prussian regular
forces will be ready to take the field two or three
weeks hence. The main army, if the aspect of
affairs does not improve, is to consist of about
900 men, under the command Of the king, with
zen. Molteke as the chief of staff. 1t will be so
disposed as to hinder the Austrians advancing
upon Berlin by way of Saxony. Another lrmy of
aoont 10000 men will be stationed near Nisse, a
strong fortress in southwestern Siesia. The for
mlaaole character of the Austrian preparations
may be gathered from the fact that while the
main army, whose strength will be about equal to
Prussia, Is assembling on the western frontiers of
Bohemla, second body IS being concentrated in
the eastern counties OF that kingdom and a third
to the west of Cracow The latter has already
reached the number OF 100000 men PackoninS
mp the sum total of the available forces IT am
pears that Austria and Prussia will confront each
other with between 100000 and 100000 men on
either side, Over and above these Austria has
$4,000 men free to move upon Italy The
Austrian muster of troops is somewhat ahead Of
the Pfussian but While the more exposed of the
Prussian fortresses are already in perfect
state of defense, much remains to be done in the
Austrian strongholds in Bohemia and MoTavia.
The friends and admirers of Count Bismark Of.
erred him serenade on the occasion of his escape
rom the assassin's hand. Count Bismark, step
ling out on the halcony Of the foreign office, his
,fielal residence, returned thanks for the ovation
n the following words
Gentlemen and beloved eountrymen: My thanks
or your kindly offering me this mark of sympathy,
liter such signal delivery from imminent danger
u death. / am sure every one Of us would only
pc too happy to die for king and country, whether
Y the street or on the battle field /, for one I
should regafdit as special favor Of God Almighty I
we're he 70 accord me such death. Letus give |
snort, yeteomprehensve, expression to our feel
ings BY the cry Of Long life 70 WilliamI.'"
ITALY.
letter from Florence says:
we're i possible TO obtain birds eve view of
lssy q the present moment, We should see all the
PI lsi roads swarming with troops, moving
! ana east Austria was beforehand with rs
u epAtsaog and great diligence is necessary to
onia.e the risk OF surprise. Although all these
matters are envetoped IN the profoundest mystery
mere; naye reason to believe it ia only Just now
that the military chiefs begin to feel confident in