The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-12 00:00:00

THE MASSACRE AT PERUGIA.

The Giornale di Rome of the 4th contains a long
vindication of the Swiss troops sent to quell the in-
surrection of Perugia. After declaring that all the
accounts of that event are mere calumnies, it states
that on the 20th ult. M. Lattanzi, a patrician of
Perugia, recommended the provisional government
not to offer any resistance to the Papal troops ; but
11 that, finding his efforts vain, he left the town,
and left the rest to Colonel Schmidt, who at once
commenced hla march. The first shots were tired
by the insurgents ; for what followed the Oiornak
refers to Colonel Schmidt's report, rectifying, how-
ever, the error committed in stating that Colonel
Cerotti, of Tuscany, commanded the insurgents;
instead of whom it was Carlo Bronchi, who came
over from that country to take the command.
"After such a determined resistance on the part
of the rebels," observes the 6tiornak, " where
is the wonder that tires broke out, mischief
was done, and some innocent persons pe-
rished ?" And it reminds its readers of what occurred
at Paris in 1848, at Genoa in 1849, at Vienna in the
same year, &c. The remainder of the article is
wholly devoted to the peculiar cases of atrocity men-
tioned in former accounts, which are mooed in
different ways. Thus, if the blacksmith Pesserini
was murdered with his wife and 'Wee-in-law, it was
because a dead soldier was found in his house; the
innkeeper Marini was shot because he most impru-
dently put his had out of the window; and the
other eases are disposed of ins similar manner. The
article concludes with declaring that the govern-
ment regrets the eveuts of Perugia, but that the
responsibility rests with those who commenced the I
conflict, and announces that the Pope has sent a
large sum to relieve the sufferers.

THE PRUSSIAN AND AUSTRIAN
PROPOSALS.

BERLIN, MONDI.T.

The Prussian Gault* publishes an article, in
which the earlier proposals of Prumia and the latest
proposal of Austria to the Federal Diet are placed in
Comparison. The article says, amongst other thing.,
as follows :—" Austria intends by its proposal to
request the Prises Divest to accept the post of Com-
mander-in-Chief of the Federal army. The possessor
of the chief power in the states of Prussia can
never be personally responsible to the Diet.°
The article concludes thus :—" It is easy to
perceive how that a member of the Federal
Diet, which is at the same time a belligerent
Power, can make a proposal the acceptance of which
would render dubious all unity of action, and force
Germany to commence a war by which it would be
ruined. The Federal Diet has to choose between
the proposals of Prussia and Austria; it as accept
the former, or, by the acceptance of the latter,
deprive Germany of all power of action, even also
of the power of energetically negotiating fur peace.
It would also lower the military power of the Ger-
man states to the organisation of the old army tf
the:German Empire. The German nation will not
doubt for a moment on which side lie the reeogni-
tion and desire for that which is now above all
things needed for the Fatherland."

SWITZERLAND.
BERNE, JULT 11.

The Federal Assembly hu elected the President
of the Swiss Confederation for 1860 in the person of
the Federal Councillor M. Frey }femme. M. K nasal
has also been chosen Vice-President. M. Ziegler hal
been re-elected chief of the military general staff.
TRIESTE, JULY it.
Yesterday fourteen war steamers were still at
Lenin.

It was Captain Corbin, of the staff, who, after the
battiest fisilksisse, was east by he Emperor of the French
with a fig of train te the heed quarters of the Emperor of
Austria, Is inform his Mejeay that Prince Windischgraetz
had hers killed. Csptala Corbin, who wee accompanied try
a tramprier, had a Wades* put over his ayes when he
arrived at the Austrian advsneed rat*, and nos led blindfold
to head-qoarters. Therd, hie eyes being uncovered, be ful-
filled his minion. Refreshments WITS offered 11,m, bit he
only aoespled a glare of tokay. Hie eyes having been again
bound, he was tecoadaved to the Frisch advanced poet.