Show THE FRENCH ARMY CROSSING MONT blont CENIS GENEVA 1 may 1 1859 TO THE EDITOR OF THE LONDON TIMES on the evening of the I 1 crossed mont cenis where there were reports of the slaughter the previous evening of a large portion of the sardinian army by the austrians Aust rians and of the ibe rapid advance of the latter upon turin turia these reports were contradicted when I 1 reached susa the morning of the indeed it appeared to be generally doubted whether the austrians Aust rians had as yet crossed the ticino in any force I 1 found at that town the advanced guard of the french army some two thousand men consisting of de vincennes and infantry of the line ready to be pushed on by rail to turin tickets were also issued to passengers for the six evening train the same day as I 1 re crossed mont cenis cents I 1 met two battalions of infantry and again awain again on the I 1 passed at different stages of the route between landies Landles bourg on n the savoy aide side of the mountain and culos calos on the french frene frontier not less leas than troops including three regiments of I 1 light ight and one of heavy cavalry a large body of and sixteen brass field pieces leces feces thee three regiments of infanta infantry were tuc ruc marching I 1 ng rapidly along the line of rali raif ralf i within a few miles of each oiher other other while others were being conveyed in the train I 1 was struck with the disproportion both of cavalry and artillery to the whole of the th above mentioned force as the road from st jean Mau 51 rienne aurienne where the railway terminates to the foot of the cenis pass is excellent go 60 GOO COO is said to be the number of troops about to be transported along this route the guns guna were all rifled quite new and very very light ftp drawn by four horses which appeared to my eye to want a little more blood the cavalry cavar were well wel mounted and the infantry bad every appearance pear a nce of being eina admirably efficient effic both hi n dis discipline C ard condition active sturdy little fello fellows fel tel towa lowa W e though although only on the outset of a campaign every man looked AS if be he had bad passed every ho bour hour of his existence io in the field hardy skilful and seif self relying the truth of the matter is that scarcely a day passes in garrison that the french soldier is not compelled to fence or to go through the bayonet exercise with his comrades and his eye is quickened his limbs strengthened and he has become thorough masteroff maste his weapon these warlike demonstrations are looked upon by politicians and thinking men both in europe and the united State states with much concern the hearts of many are literally failing in 11 them for fear in antic anticipation p atlon of coming 0 events that have long been expected and by b y thousands in every rank of society believed to be near at hand especially those who believe that which is noted in the scriptures of truth asa As a simple of the feelings that have been expressed by men in high 0 stations in relation to these matters we quote the following the earl of malmesbury one of the british ministry in his bia speech in the house of lords on the of april thua thus alluded to the pros active collision between france and austria pie gle active e said and my lords when you consider if unhappily war is to take place what that war may be you will I 1 think agree with me that the responsibility of those men who have abused or neglected the occasion to avert it is great indeed it will be no war between two chivalrous nations in distant lands like that which we waged in conjunction with france against 1 russia in the crimea ri mea it may u elements which I 1 fear can scarcely be e settled in our time it is impossible for any human being whatever his experience may have been to predict where it will end and when we shall see the termination of it |