The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-12 00:00:00

AUSTRIAN BARBARITIES.

The depredations committed by Austria in Pied-
mont are now (says the Pays) explained. They are
earxiss executed, not for the immediate wants of the
army, but in order to fill the storehouses in Lom-
bardy. Every day long files of waggons laden
with hay, vegetables, grain, and provisions of ell
kinds, are seen pacing by Novara and Vigeveno
fee the left bank of the Ticino. The Austrians lite-
rally strip the Piedmontsee provinces, and carry off
their booty to a place of safety. This manner of
making war is that of the ancient barbarians, or
rather it is that of en army without money. The
Austrians cannot pay for what they take. If they
were to plunder in Lombardy they would ran the
risk of an insurrection of the peasantry. They
therefore go into Piedmont, and make a clean sweep
of everything they can Rod. They do this with a
rigour and a cruelty which has created a melan-
choly and profound sensation in Europe.
The following has been published as the text of a
proclamation addressed by General Gyalai to the
inhabitants of Piacenzi :

A prowoot-manlara court is organised, and oaly applies
ape yoalobroast—that of daub. Tao foltomiag an amid-
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&are& crimes incurring that p malty Ilightrearm, or
say sot trading to foreih'y change the syst'm of the empire
of Austria and of the duchies, or t attract or wriest any
danger from abroad splint do saki states. 2. The comeeel-
meat of arms or ammunition of any kind. The public see
particularly reminded that the pusishment of death will be
inflicted on any our, whetever his coedition envy be, or how-
ever irreprouhtble his pee viou conduct may have beta, who
shall be toned Is possess .of arms or arumunaioir, ti her ea
his own person or ha his home, or in soy place to which be
may be suppose& to helm axes. 3. Taking part fa Rama-
Lieges, whether anted or unarmed. 4. Illegal creirtment,
acting u spy, Woofing soldier', whether they belong to the
Austrian or allied troop., and generally all that may tees.
sins diaidvastau to the At ians and aunty's to the
menu. 6 Armed resist►nce or any aggressios agalast au-
hula or hereto., ssd the slighter• Unbar) against say Mis-
trial' or allied soldier. A warning is slue given that the Nee
Hada and patrols will not only have a riAle, but ars ordered,
to see their arena satinet any use who shall not yield at the
lint summon!.

Numerous comments ■re made by the French
peens on this proclamation. The Siec le has the fol-
lowing :

We itottlel hardly believe fa G, natal Gymitara proclamation,
bat *cream' Jourattis published it though declioing to vouch
for it. autheafttity. It is the that oceaalaw, after a long
tepee of Wane, that • general threatens lew•sble inhabit wits
with death, and that curb of provo,t marshal/ make reedy
to do 'Location on any citizens even who may happen to join
souse maimed sureting—aye, on such awn ea Ray be was.
peeled of having arena or aasounittos in soma spat to whit&
they may bo suspected of b4.lgli are me. It is the gr.t Mae
that the Wee has ever been coneeivt d of dragging beime a
mutt-martial the keepers of coffee-atop. or of egtioa-houeas
for not closing at the hours *pacified by the regulations of the
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&whereas procsedioge like thee. are Andy.hie condemns-
Von ; it le the comracncemect of the grinding tyranny im-
posed by her on I:onhordo-Vents, sad the Nate,. When
we read &connate of this stamp, what we compare them
with authentic documents proving tbet the Austrians bare
dogged women, we underersed why the Auttrientu'e will be
impmeible In Italy for the future. They must be expelled
from this eamed land of set, freedom, sad elvilisetion. By
Gleeeml Gyolere pereelamatlee Awards pate herself out of
the pale of law. She allocates the nmiathy of *totem.",
who bed blindly fetroured her cause, the English lodes, the
petty German Whose.

The Presse says:—" It thie document be genuine,
the work will hays to won Genet-el Gyulai no
longer of severity, nor even of cruelty, but of ma-
ntic"

DEATH OF THE ARCHDUKE JOHN.

VIENNA, MAT 12.
The Archduke John died yesterday in Gratz of
discus of the langs.

THE ATTITUDE OF PRUSSIA.

The attitude of Prussia appears to be clearly de-
fined in the report of the parliamentary com-
mission entrusted with the examination of the
exceptional laws; and in the explanation which the
ministers have given to the oommission as to the
intentions of the government. Prossio, it is now
clearly seen, refuses to enter into any war
against France, " and, perhape," the report
says " expose herself to yet farther dan-
gers," in order to defend the position of Austria
in Italy—a position which has been compro-
mised through Austria's own fault, and in spite
of pressing warnings. The Minister of Foreign
Affairs declared verbally before the commission that
in the present war Prussia recognises no other duty
I than that of watching over the safety of Germany
and the national interests; and even if it should
happen that the efforts of the Italians to ob-
tain a better administration should degenerate into

revolutionary movements, Prussia, nevertheless,
would see no reason for giving armed assistance to
Austria. • The report of the commission contains
these remarkable words :—" The stronger Prussia
becomes by the harmony between the King and the
people, the lees can she interfere by arms in
countries where inch harmony does not ezi.t."
M. de Schleinitz reminded the commission that
England also would remain neutral as long u
her interests were unaffected, and that Russia
simply reserved to herself the right of quitting her
watchful attitude the day on which other powers
interfered in this war. The Prussian government,
strong in the confidence of the nation, was able to
defend the interests of Germany against any attack.
The Nord of to-day states that the Prussian cabinel
in a circular dated the 29th alt., urges the Confe-
derated States to avoid precipitation and being
betrayed into a course in which Prussia could not
follow them.

General Wallas has arrived at Vienna, charged
with a mission relative to the military affairs of the
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