The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-31 00:00:00

ITALY.

The intelligence received direct from the seat of
war is only to the 25th, and consequently is not of so
late a date as that which the Government has received,
and which was announced in the House of Lords last

ThePiedniontese Gazette publishes a supplement,
dated the 25th, containing several bulletins received
on the 24th. The first is a mere repetition of the
account of the attack upon Vercelli on the 23d. The
second gives accounts up to three o'clock P.m. of the
24th, stating that the roar of artillery had been heard
at Casteggio and Lu, near the Po. A third bulletin,
dated the 25th, at three A as, states that none of the
messengers sent from head-quarters had been able to
reach the capital ; that, at half•past one A.m., one of the
officers sent byGovernment had returned, without being
able to penetrate to the Piedmontese head-quarters, or
to receive positive information respecting the army; but
a letter from the syndic of Casale informs the Go-
vernment that a body of Austrians having appeared
there, the municipality sent to parley with the Aus-
trian General. The latter having demanded the
evacuation of the castle, the governor refused. By
another letter from the syndic of Trino, it appears
that the castle of Casale was subsequently attacked at
half-past eleven, and that the attack lasted till three
Pal., when the Austrians proceeded to Moreno, with
the intention of marching upon Trino. The supple-
ment also contains a circular to the curates, dated
the 24th, inviting them to use their influence in call-
ing to arms all those who are capable to bear them,
and even recommending the country people to use
their agricultural implements instead of arms.
It is said in private letters from Turin, dated the
25th, that RADETZKY published a proclamation after
the battle of Novara, announcing that he came not to
plunder the country, but to save it from anarchy.
He, however, threatened to burn Turin if he met
with resistance. His advanced posts on the 25th
were only four leagues distant from the capital.
It appears that during the battle the Queen's
Brigade and the Cuma Brigade, commanded by
General BUSSETTI, dispersed at the first shots, the
General himself abandoning the field after receiving
a slight scratch. All the other brigades fought nobly.
On the 23d a court-martial was held in the fortress
of Alessendria on General RAMORINO, who was con-
victed of high treason, and shot the following morning.
The Milan Gazette of the 23d publishes the first
bulletin of the Austrian army, in which it is stated
that the Austrian army crossed the Ticino at Pavia
on the 20th at noon, and that a desperate conflict
took place at Mortara on the 21st, ending in a vic-
tory on the part of the Austrians ; and that another
engagement took place at the same time at Gambolo ;
the result of the latter is not stated.

The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa, of the 24tb,
states from Rome that, when, in the sitting of the
Constituent Assembly of the 16th, MAZZIANI began
to speak of the sacrifices the war would call for, a
shower of ear-rings and jewels fell from the tribune
reserved for the ladies.

Letters from Venice of the 16th, quoted by the
Genoa Gazette, state that a small Venetian fleet had
joined the Sardinian fleet, to assist in an expedition,
the object of which was suspected to be Trieste.
General PEPE was preparing for an expedition on the
Venetian continent.
Letters from Rome, of the 21st, state that before
the end of the month the Republic will have 30,000
muskets, besides those she has purchased in France
and Belgium. At the end of the :week the national
foundry will turn out two pieces of artillery, com-
pletely mounted and furnished. In two months we
shall have artillery sufficient for an army of 40,000
men.
Fourteen more battalions of the National Guard
are mobilised. The troops have received orders to
march on the Po.
The Roman 211-oniteur announces that the Republic
will not acknowledge any passports, visas, &c., ema-
nating from the nuncios, who have now no authority
as representatives of the Roman States.