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812 THE EEADE R> 1&Q - 485. July 9, 1859
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PRUSSIAN WAR PREPARATIONS. It is stated ...
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GARIBALJDI. Recent advices from Berne re...
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COUNT WALEWSKI'S CIRCULAR. The circular ...
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CONSEQUKSTCES OF THE PERUGIA "» MASSACRE...
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WAR MOVEMENTS IN RUSSIA. A.letter has be...
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The Russians in Asia.—Sixty thousand Rus...
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The French in Cochin-China.—The Moniteur...
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guns. The loss of the enemy was 500 kill...
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Danish Neutrality.—Tho Danish Government...
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Turkey—PkciTkotbd Tour of this Sultan.— ...
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West Indies.—Wo have nowa fromi Ilayti t...
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Kossuth In Italy. Kossuth, Having Arrive...
is residing in Paris , conducted all the preliminary steps . Overtures were made to him -which he had to communicate to Kossuth , and he has therefore of late been constantly to arid fro between the two countries . For some time he found it impossible to bring about an understanding . Kossuth required guarantees of the good faith of the Emperor which his Majesty hesitated to give , and it was at last resolved at Paris to send Kossuth a message that a deternnnaion had been formed to raise Hungary with or without bis aid . Kossuth replied that in that case he would issue an address to the Hungarian nation , warning them not to believe the Emperor ' s assurances . This proved decisive . Kossuth was invited
to Paris , and left London for that city a few- days before the departure of his Majesty for the army . He was received at the Tuileries by the Emperor , and certain defined conditions were then agreed to . These were _ l . That the Emperor should give Kossuth a corps < Tartnee and arms and ammunition to any extent required . 2 . That the Emperor should issue the first proclamation to the Hungarian nation , and that this should be followed by one from Kossuth . 3 . Thatin case of Hungary rising and freeing her self from Austria , France should be the first officially to recognise the independence of the country , and should then obtain the same recognition from
her allies . 4 ; That the Emperor should allow Hungary , -without interference on his part to choose her own form of government , and to elect for sovereign this person she may deem most desirable . 5 . That the formation of a Hungarian legion should commence immediately . And lastly , that , as a token of agreement to the foregoing , the Emperor Napoleon should place 3 , 000 , 000 f . at Kossuth ' s disposal , the management of which , Kossuth having deelined to accept it , has been placed under the Hungarian Committee now acting at G-enoa . Simultaneously with the adoption of this arrangement Kossuth received instructions to return to England ,
and to agitate for the mainteinance of a strict neutrality—a task which the public are aware he faith - fully fulfilled . Having delivered several public speeches in this country , he then left for Italy , and the latest intelligence , with regard to him is that , accompanied by Colonel Nicholas Kiss and Major Figyelmesy , he was on his way to the French headquarters . In conclusion , it is necessary to remark that only tw 6 or three days after , the conditions with Kossuth were agreed to , Count Walewski
gave , it is understood , to Lord Cowley the most positive assurances that it is not the intention of the Emperor Napoleon to make use of any revolutionary elements . But , although that statement appears to have been totally at variance with the preceding facts , it is riot the business of loolcerson to attempt to explain the paradox . It is enough to say that the commitments of the Emperor are believed to be clear and unqualified , and that it is not likely that it will be denied .
812 The Eeade R> 1&Q - 485. July 9, 1859
812 THE EEADE R > 1 & Q - 485 . July 9 , 1859
Prussian War Preparations. It Is Stated ...
PRUSSIAN WAR PREPARATIONS . It is stated that the proposals made by Prussia in the extraordinary sitting of the Federal Diet on the 4 thinut . were the following : <— i , The junction of the 9 th and 10 th corps d'amite to the Prussian army . 2 , The appointment to the command-inchief of the four non-Prussian and non-Austrian Federal corps d ' armee . 3 , The placing of all reserve contingents in readiness to march . On Thursday in the sitting of the Federal Diet Austria proposed that the whole Federal Contingent should be mobilised , and that the Prince Regent of Prussia should be requested to assume thecommandiri-chiefof it .
Garibaljdi. Recent Advices From Berne Re...
GARIBALJDI . Recent advices from Berne relate further successes of this general . A . corps of from 3 , 000 to 3 , fiO 0 Tyrolese Chasseurs had been threatening theValtelline , but several colums of Garibaldi ' s and Cialdjmi ' s corps had repulsed them from Bormio and driven thentfas far as the first part of the Stelyio Pass , The Austrian 8 suffered considerable loss . General Garibaldi ' s loss was ten severely wounded , aridCialdini ' s was three killed and four wounded .
Count Walewski's Circular. The Circular ...
COUNT WALEWSKI'S CIRCULAR . The circular which Count Wnlewski has addressed to , tho French diplomatic agents abroad upon the attitude of Germany , professes that the . Prussian preparations for defence give the French Government no anxiety , seeing that they only intond tho protection of Germany , Ho speaks eulogistical ly of the conduct of England in trying to dissuade the German Governments from making common cause with Austria against France . " Without , " says thia circular , " knowing yet officially the disposition of the new Ministers of , her Britannic Majesty , wo are authorised from their speeches in tho discussion which brought them to power to draw conclusions the mo » t favourable to Italian independence , and we have the firm persuasion that the wishes of the English Government , like the aid of its Influence ,
are directed to the solution which we are seeking ourselves . " ¦"¦ - " .
Consequkstces Of The Perugia "» Massacre...
CONSEQUKSTCES OF THE PERUGIA "» MASSACRE . Notwithstanding the distinct , approval by the French Government of the Pope ' conduct at Perugia , conveyed in the communique to the Siecle , the latest lette rs from Turin mention , as a consequence of King Victor Emmanuel being prevented from sending M . Massimo d'Azeglio as a commissary to Bologna , that the Roman officers in the Piedmontese army are *' organising a corps to defend the cities of the Roman states which are threatened by the mercenaries in the pay of the Pope / ' The Neapolitan general Mezzo-Cappo is expected to march shortly , at the head of a force of six or seven thousand men , "to defend the revolted towns of the legations . " Here is a complicated situation , if ever there was one . It is not to be supposed that the Emperor of the French will send an army to fight against Roman soldiers who are detached from the army of his ally , the King of Sardinia , for the express purpose of protecting the independence of the Papal towns -which have risen against the Government of the cardinals . And yet , if the French do not interfere , the Swiss Guards , whom the Minister of the Interior commends , will be driven out of Perugia by a revolutionary force . The Independence Beige says : — " The outrageous conduct of , the Swiss Guards at Perugia is already producing disastrous consequences for the temporal government of theHoly See . At Bologna the provisional junta has published a proclamation recalling all the young men who have enlisted under the flag of Italian independence ; because , says the proclamation , if it is a civic duty to take up arms to liberate one ' s country , there is a greater and more urgent duty stills—that of defending our hearths and homes . In Piedmont and Tuscany public indignation has reached such a pitch , that even : the clergy are constrained openly to take part with it . The Court of Rome will very probably find reason to regret the rewards and eulogiuras which it has lavished upon the conquerors of Perugia . "
War Movements In Russia. A.Letter Has Be...
WAR MOVEMENTS IN RUSSIA . A . letter has been received from St . Petersburg , dated the 23 rd of June , Which announces that the first three corps of the First Army , under the orders of prince GortschakoflT , have . been placed on the war footing . These corps are at present quartered in the Governments of Novgorod , Po-kuir , and Wilna . The 5 th corps of the Second Army , at present in Bessarabia , has likewise been placed on a war footing . The general staff of the latter corps is at Odessa , under the orders of General Besak , who is actively engaged in organising" it for active service . The Invalide liusse , of the same date , publishes an order of the day , signed by the Minister of War , by which superior officers and others on unlimited leave of absence are ordered to join their regiments . The Emperor has , moreover , decreed that he permits officers on half-pay , who had not served in the Crimean war , to resume active service among the troops now placed on the war footing . The Emperor has approved the new law of conscription for the kingdom of Poland . Henceforth recruits are to be raised in Poland in the same way as in Russia . A levy of recruits is shortly expected . Trade is dull at St . Petersburg , and the accounts received from Odessa are equally discouraging .
The Russians In Asia.—Sixty Thousand Rus...
The Russians in Asia . —Sixty thousand Russians have been sent against Khiva vid tho Caspian Sea . Persia has given her assent to tho expedition , the object of which is to reduce tho Turcomans to submission . - ¦
The French In Cochin-China.—The Moniteur...
The French in Cochin-China . —The Moniteur contains a dispatch frorn Saigen , dated April 22 nd , which says : —"' We have attacked tho army of Annam , 10 , 000 strong . Before defeating the enemy we took a fort mounting 19 cannon or swivel
Guns. The Loss Of The Enemy Was 500 Kill...
guns . The loss of the enemy was 500 killed , our loss 14 killed and 30 wounded , seven of them severely . '" French Arwambnts . — " \ ye learn from Paris that tho Minister of Marine is engaged with redoubled activity upon the maritimo armaments . Tho ocean licet is to bo increased from ten to twelve vessels , and tho arsenals of Cherbourg " , Brest , and Toulon have received orders to construct a certain number of new transports , intended to receive 6 , 000 men each , to bo ready within the course of four months . Paris : Sunday ' s Th Didum . —A description of the procession to Notre Dame appears in nil tho Paris correspondent ' s letters . In one wo read : — " Tho Empress was attired all in white , and looked as lovely ns is her wont $ nevertheless , there were not a few . amongst the crowd who came out to see the show who expressed aloud the great pleasure it would have been to tho wives and mothers of tho slain to have beheld her in a mourning coach ,
repairing to Notre Dame to pray for the souls untimely called awiiy , rather than to rejoice in the slaughter of other sons arid husbands , who have left behind them hearts as crushed and broken as their own . The combination of this grand public procession , together with the celebration of the octave of the Fete Dleu within the churches , has given Paris an air of Pagan festivity , which carries onequite back to the days of ancient Greece and Rome . The church doo rs are open , and a . southern sun is streaming through the windows , whence the incense
is escaping and floating in perfumed clouds over theheads of the people gathered without . Long trains of children in white veils and robes , holding the sacred banners by streamers of sky-blue silk , arebeheld within ; others , bearing caskets of rose leaves , which they toss into the air at certain pauses in the music , march before the host ; and at St . Roch , for the first time , are the chorister boys * crowned with garlands of red roses and snow-white jessamine . There is wanting but the milk-white heifer with the gilded horns to make the scenecomplete . "
Peace Talk in Paris . —A Paris letter contains the following : — " The unanimous belief in an approaching arrangement is owing to the unanimous idea of Louis Napoleon being entirely in its favour . The terms on which it might be negotiated are continually being discussed . Immense concessions in Turkey are spoken 6 f quite coolly by those whose connection with the Foreign-office would lead one to > suppose them to be well informed . The fact is , and not even French amour propre has sought , to . deny it , that in-every case victory has been obtained over the Austrians in spite of the ' strategical blunders
made by the allies , and never due to the superior skill displayed by their generals . The great elan of the soldiers , —the complete command which French fighting men possess over the weapons given them to fight with , the independence of each individual in action to use the intelligence given to him to the best advantage , according to the exigencies of the moment , accomplished both at Magenta arid Solferino a triumph which the want of skill on the part of the officers in both instances did jeopardise most cruelly . This opinion you will find more than once hinted at in . the journals , and is openly expressed by everyone .
Paris and London .- —A Paris letter shows that what we have been so long talking about inXondon ^ is being quietly done in France and Germany : — " The termination of the great conductor beneath the pavement of Paris is regarded as an immense success by the engineers connected with the enterprise . This gigantic drain is considered one of the wonders of modern engineering , and is destined , it appears , to form the great artery of a system of sewerage which has long been in contemplation both for the salubrity of the city and for economy at the same time . Two of these stupendous drains are to
be constructed in a line parallel with the Seine , and . to conduct the refuse waters of the city into a vas * reservoir , whence they are to be disseminated as liquid manure over the most barren of the plains round Paris . The system adopted is that experimentalised at Berlin with such eminent success that the sandy plains in the midst of which that city is situated have been converted , within the space of a few years , into the richest meadow land in the whole of Northern Gertuany . The new system , which will come into action in October , is considered oue of the greatest benefits conferred as yet upon the inhabitants of Paris by jjts very liberal municipality .
Danish Neutrality.—Tho Danish Government...
Danish Neutrality . —Tho Danish Government has replied as follows to a demand of the society of merchants : — "Even if the contingent of Holstoin be obliged to join in the war , the Danish government will nevertheless maintain the neutrality of Denmark and Schleswig , to which resolution the Great powers have already agreed . Tho Government aims at obtaining from tho great powers additional sanction to an uncontestcd neutrality . "
Turkey—Pkcitkotbd Tour Of This Sultan.— ...
Turkey—PkciTkotbd Tour of this Sultan . — The Divan haa decided that reusons of ¦ state require ] tho presence of the Sultan iri Egypt and ho will therefore leave for that country Immediately after the fetes of the Bieram .. Great and magnificent preparations are being made for his journey . It is said that the Sultan will subsequently visit Candin , where tlte popular agitation has rendered fresh remforcemonts necessary . In tho Danubian Principalities tlio news of the victories gained by the Allies has produced much enthusiasm among the people . Tho Porto is in fear of demonstrations in favour of a complete union .
West Indies.—Wo Have Nowa Fromi Ilayti T...
West Indies . —Wo have nowa fromi Ilayti to tho 5 th of Juno , The health of tho country was good , and tranquillity prevailed . A movomont was on foot to extend the term of office and enlarge tho powers of the President .
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Leader (1850-1860), July 9, 1859, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_09071859/page/8/
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