The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-19 00:00:00

ITALY.

A letter from Florence of the loth inst. says :
" The Tuscan Consul at Civita Vecchia, writes, under
date of Gth, that a French steamer coming from Gaeta
has just landed the secretary of the French legation at
home, who immediately set off fix that capital. Ile is
said to be the tearer of the ultimatum of the foreign
Powers for the re-establishment of Pius IX. The prin-
cipal conditions will be the dissolution of the National
Guards, and the occupation of the Romagna by 12,000
Austrians. It appears that a simultaneous movement
has been agreed upon between the Powers; the French
will occupy Civita Vecchia and Ancona ; the Austrians
Ferrara; and the Neapolitans the frontier. The steamer,
which bad been waiting at Civita Vecchia, immediately
started for Toulon, bearing orders for the French fleet
to sail. Civita Vecchia is being fortified, as it is deter-
mined to defend it from foreign invasion. We have no
other news. Our troops are well equipped and well-
armed. If we are to fail we shall do so with our mus-
kets in our hands."
The King of SARDINIA iS, it appears, either unable
or un willing to defend his subjects from the exactions
and brutalities of the Austrian soldiery. Letters
from Vigerano of the 12th complain of being
abandoned by the Sardinian Government to the
Austrians, who are now absolute masters, exercising
of
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There are 25,000 Austrians at Parma.
The Observateur of Trieste says it has received
from Pirano the following details :—Yesterday the
Sardinian fleet cast anchor about three miles' distance
from the saluting battery. The fleet consisted of
three frigates, one corvette, one brig, and seven
steamers. This Austrian squadron there in harbour
is composed of two frigates, one corvette, three brigs,
and two steamers. The two fleets communicated,
from whichit appeared the Sardinian fleet had no
hostile intentions, and.had only come .to the coast by
prisk of weather. All- the Sardinian vessels dis-
played the white flag. This morning (the 10th)
Admiral ALBIN' sent an envoy to the Governor to
repeat his assurance that the Sardinian fleet would
faithfully observe the conditions of the armistice, and
as soon as the weather permitted the fleet would pro-
ceed to Venice to induce the Piedmontese in that city
to return to their country.
General LA MAnmoaa. has established his head-
quarters at Genoa in the ancient Palace of the
the ordinary residence of the Governor. He
has issued the following proclamation :
Doges,
" Genoese! His Majesty King Victor Emmanuel 11.
considering that the troubles of Genoa were excited by
false accounts artfully disseminated by a few factious
persons; that nevertheless the greater number of those
who took part therein onght to be considered as misled,
and not as animated by a spirit of rebellion ; that the
population of the city of Genoa ought not to suffer fur-
ther from the misfortune which a knot of reckless men
has brought upon them ; that his aforesaid Majesty
would feel deep regret in commencing his reign with
acts of rigour; by his decree, dated yesterday, the Bth
current, has conceded a full and entire amnesty to all
those who took part in the insurrection of Genoa, from
March 27, up
to the publication of that decree, savieg
the exceptions below specified, and provided that within
the twenty-four hours following the arms and ammuni-
tions of every kind, not belonging to the National
Guard, are delivered up according to the strict terms of
the law, and that the city and fortresses are placed in
the hands of the King's troops.
" Notwithstanding, there are excepted from the am-
nesty twelve persons only, named in the above decree,
against whom proceedings shall be regularly instituted,
in order to ascertain their delinquency, and pronounce
thereon according to the terms of the law.
" This amnesty, however, does not extend to the
offences, ordinary and military, committed during or pre-
vious to the insurrection.
" Genoese ! I do not know what greater clemency
could have been exhibited by the Sovereign in putting
an end to the civil war which for some days has so
afflicted him. The statements, spread by factious per-
sons, to plunge you into rebellion, are utterly false. In
the name of the Government, and on the honour of a
soldier, I can assure you that the walls of Genoa
shall not receive foreign troops in their precincts, and
that no departure from the constitution shall take place
in any point.
"Let, therefore, your good dispositions have full
scope, and deliver on the instant the arms with which
many of you are undoubtedly provided, to your munici-
pality, which I hereby charge, upon its responsibility,
to collect them, and give me the certainty of being able
to come among you as a brother and friend, whilst I
assure you that such a solution of our domestic dis-
turbances is still more grateful to me than would be a
brilliant victory, if it were to cost a single drop of
civil blood.

" From my Quarter-General at Portz Lanterns,
Genoa, the 9th of April, 1849.
" The Royal Commissioner• Extraordinary for
the City of Genoa,'
" Lieutenant-General ALFONSO LA MARMORA."

The Earl of Malmesbury is exp2cted to return to
his residence in Wilitehalliirdeuo, [row Paris, on Fri-
day Qr Peturday.