Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-08-06
FROM LONDON.
Correspondence of the Ohio statesman.l

LONDON, July 20, 1868.
The Gazette de France, in Paris, was the
first newspaper which alluded to the
probability of Prussia having been in Sc
cret communication with the late revolu-
tiouary movement in Spain. The rumor
was generally discredited, but reflective
mind will easily discover the possibility OF
Prussia having an indirect interest in the
destruction of the Bourbon Government in
SPAIN, Prussia must be ready for an at
tack on the part OF France at any time, and
as she looks for allies her attention must
naturally be directed towards Italy, her
ally of 1866. The Cabinet of Florence APP
parently vacillates between the friendship
of Prussia aud France and the words of an
Italian humorous paper seem to be but too
true, as it says that .the Government at
Florence completes the armament OF the
army in order to sell it afterwards to, the
highest, bidder The price which Italy
would ask for its all alliance is, OF. course,
Rome. lI,o.,, ts,,.,as..,,, al ~ -,-e-..,,..,
Should Italy side with Prussia, a lana-
ing of troops in Ciyita Yecchia, and an at,
tack on the rear of the Italian army would
be the immediate consequence; buf, as
France would need her army on the Rhine,
the Italian movement would be effected by
a. Spanish army. A secret understanding
is said to, exist between Napoleon HI and
the Cabinet of Madrid, by VIRTUE of which
the bPapal States would be occupied by
Spanish troops in case of awar, compel-
ing the Cabinet of the Tuiileries to with
draw the French garrison. There is little
doubt about the existence of such an un-
derstanding, and even If no such agree-
ment had been made, the apprehension of
its existence alone would exercise certain
influence over italian policy in regard to
alliances. 5ii 10 stislHo iie s.
AS long as a landing of Spanish troops in
Civita Vecchia, is apprehended by, the
French Cabinet, the latter will be, slow in
siding with, Prussia in case of war be-
tween that power = and France, Now it
must be taken in consideration that only
the present Bourbon Government in Spain
would add another enemy to the Napole-
onic dynasty The frustrated conspiracy
of the Generals, aiming at the cessation Of
the Bourbon regime, Prussia had an excel
leuG oppoTbuuity ior uecluSu move III ncI
interest by encouraging and assisting the
Spanish conspiracy. It is for the same
reason likely that the Gazette de Trance was
right in asserting that Prussia. had prom
ised her cooperation on condition that the
new Queen would form no alliance with
France, and leave Italy perfectly free to
pursue. what policy her Government con-
siders proper. The above explains the
reason why the French Government, has
spontaneously done duty as spy for the
Bourbons; the immediate aim of the revo-
lutionaryi movement was directed against
the Bourbons, but at the same time against
the ,Tuileries also. Now that the plan has
failed, the newsof the Gazette will of course
be, denounced in Berlin as pure invention
but Count Bismarck may find it difficult to
make Europe believe that he. had not, q
hand in the game, the success of which
would have seriously paralizsd the warlike
movements of the FRENCH Emperor. e Sc,