The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-18 00:00:00

ITALY.

ROMAN STATES. —We have news from Room
u late u the 9th instant, Ma Turin. Our corr. epos,
dent in the latter city ma, writing on the 12'h in.
stoat, that the French have Bemired their positioe•
and formed their so coed parallel on the Jaricaltun,
opposite the gate of St. Pantrazio, the pout to which
they have, from the Met, direc-ed their 4ff vs, as it
commands the m let important points of the eternal city,
and especi lly the Cottle Sr. Angelo. The cent.onade on
the 7th, Ste, acd oth, was priccipally dttectro, on the
part of the b sitged, tt destroy the earth-works form,
mg by the French, end on t e part of ve :aver to
protect the erect-on of those wcrk., so as to place the
siege oral( ry, which it was supposed oould b ginto
open their file on the 10th, and efttetua e a practice,.
ble breach on tit.. 12th, on which day, or tee next,
Gen. Oadinot expected to enter the town.
The following letters from our correspondent at
Rnmo will show what was done in that city up to ths
af.ernoon of the 6.h ineta:,t :

ROME, Jusre 5.
The Fretich have been hitherto unable to effect
their main object, which is the possession of the
Janiuluin-hid, nor have they as yet succeeded in at
all bettrrin4 the r positron under the gate of Sea
Pancrezio. The gri atvr par of yestereay wss em.
ployed by the ltorbals in eetnol-hing the homes and
villas outside ti e while wi i•-11 elfin& d such excellent
shelter to the French riff-men, and the artfiery
thundered in that direr inn during the whole day.
Partiirl iikirmisheY were likewise c
intintiliy going
on, but not so bri.kly as on Sunday, waiLli induces
the idea that the enemy must have tali a boo.: deal
engaged with his kilned and wounded, since Monday
WWI the thy ririn Ily fix d by Oud n t fur the
attack, and his chi. 4 elf iris were fixpece4 to have beta
made on that day. Towards the evening tbere was
a m' urn ary ILI! but Clartbdii made a vigorous
advancs about midnight, and the action hes lasted
almost uninterruptedly ever since. That gineral is
now outside the w al s w.th about 4,000 men, end I
ham just heard ihat he has captured a p.m of
cannon. Re was nearly surrounded in the c t;'.t by
the superior to c ot it e enemy, lee a gotta was
made to r.ipet e him, anii the Franch, impetuously
charged in flat k. were obliged to tetr a sib con.
eiderable lose. Four compaidt a, also, that attempted
an escalade, wr r • *seer. ly mauled and sent to the
right ab:,ut. The Romans improved their teas.
tions during thi• n'ghr, and plac.d two more plane/
cannon near ttie gate.
At the pr. swat moment (one ck, p.m.) the sr.
tillery roars incessantly, &ray from the ewe of en
Pancraio, anieyeriid by t heavy French gUle be,
Tend, from it e Avebtice which defend' !ht. gated
S.'. Paul. and from M-nte Tramcar) which c snimande
the Poi ta Porte as. An ocessio:al shot from 'ln. wills
f the Va iCI!., the Castle of St. Angtio, or the
Ripetta dicky cite advance ot araekine panne from
the Monte Niel in and the bat.k.. of the Tiber.
I thick I mi.titioried in my hat that General
Oudinot's brother lied In en k lied. Of the 10-ses that
have been oust iined to-day we have as y.t no SO*
count, hut they must be alight, as Ito combs&
chiefly kept up by the artillety, in orthr to Linda ie
ninth as possibll the planting of hitt:firs by the
French.

Jcss a I
We are this 1T14.111i, g in comparsCvs quit, tbs
French not having accepted the battle offered that
by the Ito' no cannon at daybreak. Our a tiriati
hove immt cluit ly sized the opportunity if man;
a joke on the C [trim', and decant tha the enemy is
evident 4 affiie ed wan the Tetuan fever, se he only
fights every ether day. T. e wiser joliticiame attri-
bute this inaction to some declutch from the French
government aid hope that the kttick may be put en
end to by superior ord. ra. It is certain ti at tint die
sension between M. L *sops and General Oud.rot m
the subject of the negot.ation went so far dist the
general threat, ned to have the pl. nipoteetiuy
arrested ; and M. de Rayneval h moure d hou whit
the ti le ci polisson because, furs at-h, he bait taken
the trouble to examine t hot ough.ythe gate of ; üblic
feeling with re mac to the re st traticetef Papal corers-
merit, end bad, in c my lei h sums Freed
habitat; of Rome, visited the osterias or wine shops
of the city in order to fat in hie opinion a IA
Haroun Al-lt eschid. Oudinot appears to tc the cres-
ture of Gatti, aid De R eyrie val the go-between.
All yeattre: ay was occuple d ley the French in at-
tempting to perfect their batteries. Two heavy pious
were placed, as I mentioned yesterday, to the ',Athol
Ports S‘sn Pencr.zio, out of reach of the Ronan sr-
tille-y, and from them shells weighing atati-four '
pounds w. re discharged into the city. The ca-
non of the Aventine was will pointed, end effectually
hindered the French bath ries beyond Porta Portal
from being completed. A sortie c f 130 national
guards was also made from the Kum- gate, by which'
hundred men, occupied in constructing the works,
were put to flight. Tne national guards I r slo men
in the skirmish, and were unaele to bri, g aw y the
cannon, on accourt of the French c tetchy. which
threatened their retreat. The enemy's to hl'ery is
commanded by Gen. Valliant, bat he is *aid to be a
sincere republican, and quite opposed to Ouditioes
weans operandi. Two pieces of cannon were placed
by the French in the villa PamfiliDcrli ; but the
officers of the etsff, whilst conversing on the terrace
about half-past 9 a.m., wire unlucky en( ugh to get a I
cannon ball- in the midst of them, hem the fifth bat
tion of the Vatican, which put rather a sudden staple
their consul-ations. The action as as continued until
night, w: en the French withdrew from Vie walls.
Feigned attacks on other gates bad the effect of keep-
ing every one on the alert ; and an alarm of the
enemy's c ,valry at Porta Pia brought up four
or five thousand men from the quarter of
the Monti, armed some with muskets and
others with pikes, knives, and stones, in the use
of which primitive missile the Month lea have been,
from time immemorial, considered as great adepts
The Trasteverini, irritated by bombshells and gre-
nades, have offered their hand-to-hand services to
Garibaldi, and a chosen band, under Cicetuscchio, are
to accompany the general in his next sortie.
This morning the French hoisted a black flag, to
indicate that they were employed in burying their
dead, and subsequently a white one, in commence
of which hostilities have not as yet een re-um. d. It
is hardly likely that any counter orders can bare beat
received so soon from Paris, although this cessation is
attributed to a despatch brought to Oudinot. I hue
also had an interesting conversation Wth a soul
officerof the 3rd reaiment of the line, by name Ceetseitet
who, together with fifteen or sixteen of his men, war
taken prisoner by the French after havin4 succeeded
in storming the villa called Quattro Verri, which
was so often taken and lost on Sunday by both par-
tits. The French officer, putting a pistol to his
breast, led him to a window of the third floor, bidding
him to look at the dead below, and whilst 3ooug Cec-
ceded obeyed the command he felt his legs suddenly
lifted up, and himself forcibly flung out of the
window. Although greatly stunned by the fall,its
violence was lessened by come straw below, sad
the unfortunate Icarus succeeded in making hi
escape, not much edified by the vaunted French car
tray. Similar facts, and the unexpected attack oaths
city, have produced great exasperation against the
French, and tneir influence in Italy (declared to be
one of the objects of this strange and unnatural inter-
vention) is entirely lost to them. Ilithe to, as indi-
viduals, the French residents in Rome have bees
respected, bat if this terrific conflict continues, it it
questionable whether they will be free from some tue
pleasant demonstration. Mr. Freeborn, however, the
British consul, has taken under the protection of the
British flag any French gentlemen, tamili.s, or diple
mallets who feel disposed to avail themselves of it.
The following official despatch re ceived by rode'
ment from General Oudinct, dated Vilia Santt
June 7, completes the chain of intelligence up toot
date:
GENERAL OrDINOT TO THE MINISTER OE WAR..
Monsieur le linietre,—ln my despatch of the 4 h,I bad
the honour of giving you an account of the tithing ofth!
Villa Piuufili, the church of St. ranerattio, and the Cony"
and Valentine residences. The possession of tame lames
ant points was indispensable for the strong support of t
works of siege on the left ; our possession of them
vigorously contested, and required, doing the ith and 614
the mat active vigilance, and have rise to several ?fgt."
ate, in which the advantage remained constantly sow
car troop'. 1 have now to acquaint you with the prica.
sive and regular progress of the operations et the sales
ani the successive incidents uwe approach the 110.•
On the 4.h, at half-past eight in the mnii, g. the trend!
were oned at a distance of about 300 mere. from WI
pe wall. Twelve hundred workmen were token to t
lino forming a development of from 1,000 to 140"