The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-15 00:00:00

DEFEAT OF THE NEAPOTATANS

BY THE ROMANS.

The following official intelligence of the firbt affair
between the Ro nen and Neapolitan trooi a was pub-

liaited at Rome on the 6th :

YINISTRT OP goitatow AFTAIA.
ROHR E, May 6
The following are the particulars of the brat rencontre, on
the road between Tone di Mena and Albano, between cur
troop' and a corps of Neapolitans, which et first were SOO in
number, bet were afterwards increased to 2,000 The enemy
were put to flight, and threw away their tire-arms, leaving
du, prisoners and two rime of artillery in our possession,
which are now, 3 o'clock, p.m., entering Rome.
(Signed) The Miaiatir,
'CARLO RUSCONI.
It seems strange that the French government
should sot have published the above ; for, having
Igiven the despatch from General Oudinot of the Bth
inst., which will be found below, it can hardly be
supposed that they had not received it.
' ROMAN STATES.—The following telegraphic
despatch appeared in the Paris evening journals on
Sunday, and the Monileur of M nday, from General
Oadinot, dated from Palo, on the Bth inst.:
The 3rd brigade and the 16th light have s•fely landed.
The numerical force of the expeditionary corps is quite suiti.
dent to secure to France the uendancy she must mreise in
this country. To-m• ern. I shall advance to take up a pod-
, tion, from which I shall command the western zone of
the city. I am strongly established at Fumisino.
Tee health and courage ot the tro .ps Inlay.) me nothing to
desire. With the exception of ab u' 30 wounded, the Ro-
man government has not in its possession a single French
muddier, nor even a knapsack.
The concluding statement of this despatch, it will
be seen, was written after an exchange of prisoners
for the muskets seized by the French, and referred to
in our operestesselent's letter given yesterday. 'flee
Inumber of pawners taken by the Romans, as we have
Iprevioualy stated, and of which private letters, just
received, contain confirmation, was originally 640.
On the occasion of the entraare of the Neapolitan
troops into the states, the triumvirs published a pro-
clamation 'deign the organisation of a guerilla
warfare against the invaders.
The following proclamation was issued by the
Neapolitan !general on entering the Roman 6tat :
People of the Roman States!—At the head of a erne of
troops of my august sovereign I advance towards you, with
the minion of dissipating all the obstacles which hitherto
have prevented the free expression of your sent:aunt, of re-
spect and reverence towards his holiness the 'imams ruler
of the church, of restoring the authorities in the came of the
supreme reigning poot.if, of re storing order and protecting
the security and pence ot fanlike. The object of my mis'iion
•11117P11 me at once of its easy and immediate fu.filuunt, by
the unanimous consent of this good pops latios, and remotes
every doubt that 1 might meet with difficulties to overcome
which I shou:d be obliged to e mploy military force, alth,tdt
with troops that announce themselves as nieces come to your
assistance. The General, k. Wieeremea.
VENlCE—Letters from Venice, diced the 3rd of
May, state that the blockade on the part of the Aus-
trian fleet was very strict. However, great I repara-
tions were being made to lessen the annoyance by
arming gun-boats, which would probably drive away
some of the Austrian vessels.
SICILY.—The Opinions of Turin states from S'eily,
2nd inst., that the royal troops el ere to t later Palermo
on the lat., and that nericus collisions had taken !lace
bAwe2n the national guards and a portion ot the po-
pulace. It was b.lieved that, in consequent cof his
victory in Sicily, the King of Naples would revoke
the constitution of the kingdom.
SARDINIA.—We have letters from our corre-
spondent at Turin of the 10th inst., wh:ch say that a
rumour was spread there that an eraragi meat bad
taken place between the Romans and Neapolitans, is
which the latter had been worsted.
300 of the Austrian garrison of Allcrendria left
that fortress on the night of the 7th inst.

PEACEFUL SOLUTION OF TIIE
DANISH QUESTION.
The propositions mane by Lord Palmerston to the
governments of Denmark and Prinvia in relerence to
the Schleswig-Holstein question have been accepted
by the Danisb sinhasaador ; and there is good reason
to believe that the Prussian niiniFter in this country
will also give in his adhesion to the arrangement on
the part of his government.
There is therefore every prospect that this contest—
out of which has arisen so much political animosity
and commercial inconvenience and lost—will be
speedily terminated.