The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-18 00:00:00

THE AUSTRIANS AT CRACOW.

The Page gives the following letter, written from
Cracow, under date of May 20:
Sir,—The Austrian government, which made an appear
not long since to the volunteers of its different pro-
visoes, had funkiest delicacy left at all events not to address
itself to the city of Cracow, the political existence of which
it confiscated so recently in such an arbitrary manner.
But In Austria, more than in any other country, the under-
lings in authority display their zeal, and our governor, the
Count Clam Martiniez, after a journey to Vienna, obtained
leave to address us with an incredible proclamation, which
hie been posted up this morning in the several quarters of
our mussed and indignant city.
He darn to oak us to furnish a numerous body of volun-
teers. and for their mouth nonce and equipment gifts is
money, also to be voluntary. " Successfully following um
example set 61 the other province.," my. he in this pro.
d►matton, " I have solicited, and the necessary power has
been granted mc, to form in this district a corps of volunteers.
There will be created two battalions of four companies each,
the one of infantry and the other of jag.•rs. .
Forward then, faithful children of our common country
Brave youths, sad bearded men, hasten to the ranks of
valiant warriors. Let him to whom it is not given to take
part in this glorious movement bring his offering*, &c. As
soon as each person shall have done all that he can, a valiant
troop will seen be properly armed, and will eagerly go to join
in rite hotly-contested and glorious combats."
Thus the government of Vienna invites the faithful inhabi-
tante of Cracow, of Crewels, the ancient capital of Poland,
repeir to the colours of Austria, and defend their common
country. . _

—lnirgovernment, which in 1846, despite existing inter-
national law, despite the protests of France and England,
seized our free city, after giving up to sack and pillage the
whole surrounding pouchy; which in 1848 pitilessly bom-
barded us; that stripped us of commercial and penonal
freedom ' • that ruined us by dint of taxeeirm and forced bank-
ruptcy; that for thirteen year' has compelled us to
all the rigours of her domination systematically hortiri, siZ
stituting her own barbarous jurisprudence for the Code
Napoleon that we were in the enjoyment of, going so far as
to Interdict in our schools the use of their own tongue;
heaping up, in a word, the lost thirteen years, tumults open
insults, persecutions on persecution.. This government, I say,
commits on as the Injury of appealing so our devotedness
in demanding of us the sacritloe of such blood and fortune as
it had left us._ _

Cousequemtly, I repeat, the entire city is indignant, and
you may conceive that there is not one ablate honest
man in the whole district who will answer such appeal. Do
not be surprised, howtver, at hearing before long that a amps
of Polish volunteers hue appeared in the ranks of the Austrian
army.
For the Count Clam Id artiniez means to have his own way
to the Iset, and to diem his purpose will have recounts to
extreme measures; he will take the men by force or empty
the prisons of the city.
.

And as for stamping felon with the fine name of volun-
tame, th als very possible for a government that in 1846
pad ten ft wins a heed for every noblemen that wee mum-
cred, and that to this day bestows a pension on Suds, the
chief of those aesaasina.

CENTRAL AMERICA.

(PEON OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

GREY TOWN, MOSQUITO, Myr 18.

The French Canal GAnpany's charter hu paned
both housed of the Nicaraguan legislature, and received the
signature of the Retentive. Theta were several amendments
made previously, one of which was limiting to alternate
sections the land given to the company.

Most of the Frenchmen aro in the interior. The half-
dozen here have been surveying the harbour, and are
about starting to survey the river. One of their principal
seginsers, U. Kula, died last week.

I Call hear nothing reliable of Sir Gore Onsetley's pro-
ceedings.
_ _ _

Y. Billy has had incorporated in his charter the privilege
of running a transit in all the rivers of Costa Rica and
Nicaragua All the property of the Old Transit Company
that was not destroyed by the sea has been sold at auction by
order of the agent here, Mr. &At, for 4,100 dollars.

H.U.S. Basilisk is tuuchoral outside. H.M. schoonte
Kingston, Lieut. Hon. F.tzmanrice commanding, km gone
to Port Royal for provisions.

The tidied States ship St. Louts is al,o anchored outside.