Austria strengthening defence of Venice according to the Dutch newspaper Leydse courant dated 29 March 1861

An item referred to tidings received from Venice reporting that the Austrian navy was continuously strengthened.(1) The defence works at Venice and her lagoons were now completed and just the floating battery lying in the storehouse was to be completed.

Note
1. Venice was than still Austrian territory and was not earlier as in October 1866 part of the Kingdom of Italy.