The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-04 00:00:00

ITALY.

The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa, of the 27th
ult., publishes intelligence from Civita Vecchia, on
the faith of letters and verbal communications re-
ceived from the passengers on board the post-steamer
arrived on the same day. On the 23d the French
lost the bastions they had occupied, the breach, and
the gate, in consequence of their being attacked by
the Romans in front and on the flank. The attack
in front was executed under the orders of General
RosEnia. The attack on the flank was directed by
GARIBALDI, and was made while the French were
effecting their retreat. Other accounts state that the
French first attempted to enter the city, where they
found formidable barricades supported by a numerous
and well-served artillery ; and that it was on their
retreat from this attack they lust the above positions.
The loss of the French is stated variously, but
asserted on all hands to have been very severe. The
result of this action is stated to be the discontinuance
of offensive operations, and a suspension of hos-
tilities.

A. communication from Marseilles, dated the 29th
ultimo, gives the following :—The steam-frigate
Montezuma, which entered Toulon harbour last night,
brought us the following advices from Rome, writ-
ten by a French officer :

6' CivirA VECOIIA, JUNE 27.—We have made little
or no progress for the last four days. During the
24th and 25th we worked night and day in erecting
batteries on the breach, and we have now three ready
to play. Our works are greatly impeded, owing to a
continued and well directed fire from the batteries of
the Romans ; indepennently of which we are greatly
annoyed from one of their batteries on Mount Jeuiculu,
which commands our works.

" As far as wa are able to see into the town it i, bar-
ricaded in all directions, and well supported by artillery.
"I must confess I am not se confident: today as I
was in my last as to the result of our operations. Enter
Rome we must—but we shall require many, many more
troops—in:antry, cavalry, and artillery."

AMERICAN NEWS.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

SOUTHA➢SPTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING. - The
United States mail steamer Hermann, Captain Crab-
tree, arrived off Cowes this morning with the Ameri-
can mails. She brings 68 passengers, 15 of whom
are for this port ; after landing which she proceeded
on her voyage to Bremen.
The Hermann brings one day's later news from
New York than brought by the Europa from Boston.
The New York papers of the 20th ultimo are
filled with intelligence and correspondence from Ca-
lifornia, brought by the Crescent City from Panama.
These accounts represent the supply of gold
to be almost inexhaustible ; the market-
price being 14- to 15 dollars per ounce.
There was a complete glut of manufactured goods.
The last telegraphic report from New Orleans
mentioned that there was a fair prospect of the
orevasse being effectually stopped ; the water in
the inundated district having receded considerably.
The cholera was disappearing from the Upper Mis-
sissippi, but had reappeared in the Osago. The
last daily report from the city of New York exhi-
bited a total of forty-one cases and ten deaths. In
the New York markets there had been little change.
The reaction of a sudden and excessive rise in Stocks
was still felt, and prices had again slightly declined.
Exchange on London was quoted 81 to 8i pm.,
with limited sales. For cotton there was a good in-
quiry, and the sales amounted to 1,000 bales at full
prices. The market was well supplied with flour,
and prices were in favour of the buyer. Provisions
firm.

In freights no alteration.
The America's news produced no alteration iu the
quotations for produce.

TESTIMONIAL
TO THE HUNGARIAN REFUGEES

TO THE. EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—Allow me to express the great pleasure I felt,
in common with many others, on reading your admirable
article on Hungary and the Hungarians in the last
number of your paper.
The frequenters of the coffee-room, the card of whose
proprietor I enclose, are most anxious to act practically
upon your suggestion, and raise a subscription on behalf
of those noble but unfortunate men whose cause you so
well advocate.

I therefore, on the former's behalf, beg to ask whether
any one has been appointed fur the purpose of receiving
such subscriptions, or, if not, whether in the meantime
you would consent to become the depository for
the same.

If you do not consider it too much trouble to receive
the amount which may be subscribed, perhaps the inser-
tion of this letter and your answer in the columns of
The Sun would be of some practical service in suggest-
ing to many the mode by which they could raise and
convey their subscriptions in behalt of these brave pa
triots, with whose cause so much honest and active sym-
pathy is felt.
I remain, Sir, your most obedient servant,
HENRY FLETCHER.
2, North crescent, Bedford -square,
4th, July, 1849.
P.S. I do not indulge in the luxury of a card, but I
presume my address will be sufficient for all editorial
purposes.

(Our correspondent will find a reply to his question in
our leading columns.—ED. Sun.]

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sin,—Oblige a reader of your paper by informing
him, in your notice to correspondents, where he can for-
ward a few subscriptions he has raised in aid of the
Hungarians, at Folkestone, to whose case you last
evening drew the public attention.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
EDWARD HILL.
P.S. It is but small in amount, viz., lls. 61.; but this
was raised among several that were present, on my
drawing their attention to the article in The Sun. I
trust to be able to get a little more yet, as every little
helps to make a micklo.
5, atrnsbury-place, Islington, July 4, 1849.
[Our correspondent will find • his inquiry fully an-
swered in our leading columns. As to the smallness of
the amount, it needs anything but an apology, We
would direct particular attention, upon this point, to the
note sent by " A Labourer."—ED. Sun.]