The Express.
London, England, 1849-03-26 00:00:00

SPAIN.

A Madrid litter, of tho 19th inet., states that pre-
parations were being eer!onsly made for the expedi-
tion to Italy, and orders have been given to the curie
guard of the environs and of the provinces to replace
the garrison of the capital.
Oar correspondent write.:
MADRID, Maacu 20.
The Hera!do mention, a defeat said to have been
suffered by the Cariist Chief Marsal, in the province
of Catalonia, but as no correspondent of any of the
progresieta prints has tranamitt 41 any news with
respect to it, we are at liberty to suspect that it is by
no means pinto,. Palace intrigues are still much
talked o£ Two inelivi heals belonging to the royal
chapel, suspected of furthering the views of the back-
stairs party, have been deprived of their situation..
It appears that General Elio has not only given up
hie intention of raising Navarre, bat has even made
known his determination not to mix himself up in
any new enterprises, and has declared to those under
his immediate influence, that they a e not to calculate
upon his co-operation in any. new attempt of the
.party. The a gatheneg" in the Alduides
mountains has therefore melted away. Mary of those
who were hastening thither have retraced their steps,
while others have been sent into the interior by the
French authoritie s.
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ITALY.

SARDINIA.—We have received despatches from
our corespondent at Turin of the 21st, which supply
es with some important and interesting intelligence
of the commencement of the war. A bulletin had
jest been publistod at Turin by the Minister of the
Interior, announcing the passage of the Ticino and the
march of the Ticimontese army into Lombardy. The
heed-quarters of the King were at Trees* a small
town on the Piedmont'ss bank of the Ticino, close to
the road leading from Noun to Milan. It was by
the bridge ame this road, leading to Buffalora. that
the army crossed the river. The passage was unop-
meld, the Austrians having retired from that point.
The road to 31;lai was reported to have been
crowded with the Austrians and their baggage and
munitions in fall retreat.
Advises bad been received from Vital!'
attack made by the Antrim. upm the
who Weeded the bridge of Mersarmesem
_sear
Pads. The Austrians were repulsed, alter wide% the
Piedmonten partially destroyed the bridge. . This
news was enema by telegraph from Almond/is on
the 21st.
Our correspondent says that the news of the de-
parture of the Austrians from Mau, leaving only
4,000 men there, bad been received, and that ft was
hourly expected that the complete evacuation of that
eapital would take place. The intention imputed to
the Austrians is to take up • position in advance of
the forts of Paschien, Mantua, and Verona. They
had enemata the Duchies and the entire country
loath of the Po, where movements were organised
under the Piedarentede. It wee not expected that
I any serious fighting would take plate until the Pied-
metes* army should reach the line of the Adds, or
even that of the Minos.
Late on the 21st the Minister of War received a
report that the fourth (Union of the umy, led by the
Duke of Oenos, had advanced m far m lit
Lesafaudy. When the division the
=rat Buffaloes, the King himself advanced end-
t. its head, and Was the first man to cross the
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Tadambielt 'plans seareely eompatible
with tt whisk we have under the same date
from ear Aira-iineepatint. Amodio, to the
Obiestilittiaatria h'libleiest of the Asetrian army
crowd Menthes by the bridge of Vigemao on the
=ate itidlght resistance, and having rattiest
meats, it aarannd into sa far as
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