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

ITALY.

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The report of the execution of RAMOEINO at Turin
on the 7th is not confirmed. It is said that his sen-
tence will be commuted to imprisonment fur life in
a fortress.
Accounts from Rome of the 6th state, that on that
day, at the sitting of the Constituent Assembly, the
following decree was proposed :
"A public funeral shall be accorded to those brave
men who have Gillen in defence of Roman liberty.
" A monument shall be raised to transmit their
names to posterity, with the following inscription :
Republican France killed them for desiring to be free.'"
Some objection was raised to these words, and the
Assembly passed to the order of the day.
The triumvir SAFE! informed the Chamber that
the prefects of Frosinone and Valletri, on the aproach
of the Neapolitans, seeing it was impossible to
resist, had thought it proper to withdraw to Rome.
The Neapolitan force, which advanced in two
columns amounted to 12,000 men. The Nea-
politans, wherever they passed, acted like Croats--
they devestated the country, insulted the people, and
menaced the young men with a forced levy, in order
to make them march against Rome in the foremost
ranks. It was at first intended to send to Rome all
the citiaens able to bear arms, but on reflection they. ,
had been retained to hang on the rear of the Neapo-
litan forces, and carry on a guerilla warfare as they
advanced.
The Neapolitan Commander-in-Chief WINSPEARE
has issued a proclamation to the Romans, stating that
he came to re-establish the authority of the Sove-
reign Pontiff, and to bring safety and peace to the
people.

11-lAzziNt said the first thing to be done was to say
whether they would resist or succumb to this inva-
' sion. Would they submit to the absolutism
of Naples, after having repelled the moderate
liberalism of France ? He thought they should
defend themselves, and, without wishing to explain
himself, he believed defence was possible.
This opinion was acquiesced in by the Assembly,
and the Chamber then rose.
The Triumvirate has recommended a guerilla war-
fare. Every man who can collect together 50 men
is to be their officer.
The Neapolitans will make a simultaneous attack
on the side of Ricti and Arcoli.
M. PANDOLIINI, the Charge d'Affaires of Florence
has been imprisoned in consequence of the arrest
of the Roman Envoy at Florence, Doctor PIETRO
MAESTRI.
The Corriere Mercantile of the 9th, in its latest
intelligence of that day, speaks of a rumour current
there on the Bth of a conflict between the Romans and
Neapolitans, in which the latter had been worsted.
Not having received the Roman journals and letters
of the sth, it remarks that the Tuscan Monitore,
which is not favourable to the Roman cause, speaks
of an encounter of that description, without giving
the result. The Corriere subsequently states, that
letters just arrived at Genoa confirm the intelligence,
and adds that the Romans have taken some artillery
and made many prisoners. The Austrians, according
to this paper, have not entered the Roman States, but,
on the contrary, have drawn off more troops, to con-
centrate them at Trieste, for the purpose of operating
against Hungary.
A letter from Florence, of May 6, says :
" The Austrians were yesterday at Pisa, and will
arrive this evening before Leghorn. Their entrance is
already announced beforehand into that town, where the
projects of desperate resistance have,. in fact, vanished.
It cannot, however, be yet said if the gates shall be
thrown open or forced. It appears certain that they
will not come to Florence, Count Serristari, Grand Ducal
Commissioner, having strongly insisted that, according
to the terms of his proclamation, General d'Aspre should
not appear on any of the points which had already re-•
cognised the authority of Leopold. The Duke de Mo-
dena, it is said, commands the advance-guard. Florence
is tranquil, because it is more and more persuaded within
the last 48 hours, that it will not see the Austrians enter
its walls."
The Opinione of Turin states from Sicily, 2d inst.,
that the Royal troops were to enter Palermo on the
Ist, and that serious collisions had taken place be-

tween the National Guards and a portion of the
populace. It was believed that, in consequence of
his victory in Sicily, the King of NAPLES would re-
vcke the constitution of the kingdom.

Letters from Venice of the 3d say,—
The blockade by sea commenced here April 17Th.
At first the enemy's force was insufficient, but to-day
the Austrian men of war arrived, and the cruisers

drove back all vessels which approach Venice to
Trieste. The Austrian force amounts to 17 vessels.

The Arsenal is making great efforts ; small boats
are mounted with guns, which will be able to attack
the Austrian large ships without danger of being
sunk. The Venetians think that this squadron will
soon be able to beat the enema• and raise the blockade

by sea.
On land the enemy is manoeuvring against Mal-
ghera, but the Venetian cannon responds to them.
From Mestri to the Ponto de la Rana the Austrians

have rained a large barricade; the Venetian artillery,