The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-05
NAPOLRON's WAR PREPARATIONS.
ImpsrIaI Letters 20 Victor Emanuel.

Imperial Letters 20 victor emanuel
From ne Parts PresSe, oct. 10.
It Is said that the Emperor, in sending to Mar
shal Mel orders to adopt the necessary measures
for embarking an eXpeditionary corps, II re-
qured, forwarded at the same time TO Victor
Emanuel a letter written in the most pressing
terms to remind him chat their two signatures
were affixed to the Convention of September
and that honor required them each TO observe,
or have respected, the engagements made. 1t
is, moreover, said that the Emperor, being in
formed of the language used by the CheValier
Nigra at Paris after having sanctioned the
sending OF the despatch, which was COM
municated in a semrotfiCial manner to that
diplomatEt, addressed direct to Victor Emanuel
another, m very pressing language, calling on
him to form no Illusion as to the obligations
imposed on France by her honor and not to
place her under the necessity of turning her
arms against her former ally That COmmun-
cation Is said to have created a great embarrass-
ment in the nina of Victor Emanuel, and to
have determined him TO refuse his assent to the
invasion OF the POnttCal territory, which his
Ministers proposed.
as might be expected. IL may be summed up
in these Words:--"I have honestly executed the
Convention of the 18th of September; all that
was possible have done; l shall continue to do
all that am able,N An understanding appeared
yesterday likely 10 be established between the
Cabinets Of Florence and Paris In consequence
OF the assurances given by NJ. Nigra, and
which were expected to be ratified by M.
increased vigilance and energy in watching
the POntifCal territory but hopes were en-
tertaned that the Cabinet of Florence might
be induced TO adopt, as was demanded by France,
measures for bringing back to their regiments
the soldiers whose desertion was more or less
real, closing the offices for the enrolment of
yoluntecrs,and prohibiting public subscriptions
whether there has been at Florence, as rumored,
Ministerial modification in radical sense, or
whether NJ Ratazzi, while preserving his port
tolo, has made purely evasive reply, declining
to make any precise engagement and merely
giving assurances of sincerity, the hopes which
had been raised by the language of NJ. Negra
were soon dissipated, and the French Govern
ment has thought necessary to prepare for all
eventualities.
The Army Muster.
From the SdlU Public Of Lyons oct. 10.
The division of General Dumont, of the army
OF this city, yesterday received orders to leave
this morning. The officers may, if they wish
receive at once the whole or portion of the
allowance to which they have a right on COM
mencing a campaign. Light trains will pass
through the city to-day to convey a brigade
from the camp of ChaOns to the south. All
these troops are intended to embark for Civita
YCCchla, The Intervention, which yesterday
evening appeared doubtful at Paris, is, there
fore, now decided on.
From the Courier dc Lyon, oct 10.
The following is the composition of the French
eXpeditiOnary corps now being organized on the
Mediterranean coast in view Of the eventuali-
ties.
First Division of Infantry General Dumont,
First Twenty-ninth, Fity-ninth, and Eightieth
regiments, and Second battalion of Chasseurs,
Second Division, General de Failly, Third,
Twenty second, Thirty-eighth, and Sixty.si 9Th
regiments and Tenth battalion of Chasseurs.
Third Division, being formed in Algeria; six
batteries Artillery, with three companies of
Sappers, one for each division.
Ths French COmmnnder-In-Chief.
From the Paris PdtTie, oct. 10.
Three brigades Of infantry, it is said, and seve-
raj batteries of mounted artillery, under the
command of General de Failly, aide -de-camp
TO the Emperor, were designated to receive
oIners to proceed to Marseilles and Toulon,
there to embark. We only know as yet thai
General Dumont, commanding the 9th DiviA
sion Of the 4th Army Corps and Brigade Gene
rails Dozens and Duplesss, commanding bGigades
OF the active division, form part of the con-
tngent.
GUuUIal Eaiils- went to tIIU Orlnnea as
colonel and returned general of division. At
Magenta, and especially at SOferino, in 1859,
where he commanded the I'd Division of In
fantry Of the Sd Corps, that of Mel, General
Failly behaved admirably, and fought with rare
vigor. Two colonies out of his four regiments
and four chefs de battalion We're killed under
his eyes. Aide-de-eamp Of the Emperor, and on
the reserve list for some months past, General
Faily, who is in his siXty-seventh year, is still
full of vigOr, energy, and talent.