The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-04 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o Clock,

ITALY.

King CHARLRS ha's demanded an armis-
tice of Marshat-RADETztS/7" The latter has demanded
as flap condition of granting this armistice the sur-
ronder of all the Piedliontsse fortresses to the Aus-
trians, more particularly the strong fortress of Alias-
sendria. CHARLES ALBERT has rejected these terms,
and has issued the following proclamation to his

army :
"Soldiers!—The admirable proofs of courage on the
field of battle, and of strength in supporting the fatigues
which you have undergone during the last few days,
have deeply moved me. The enemy has paid dearly for
the conquest of his new positions. We retreat with
9,000 prisoners, whereas he has no trophy whatever to
boast of.
" Considering the privations and ate wants which you
have suffered, owing to the failure of the supplies, and
afflicted by the idea of leaving Lomhardy exposed to
barbarous incursions, I was disposed to demand a sus-
pension of hostilities, but the conditions proposed to us
were such us must have excited emotions of shame in
every breast. The honour of the army shines in the
eyes of all Italy end the whole of Europe—no one can
ever deprive it of its glory, and your King will ever re-
main ?Ls most jealous guardian.
" In a few days we shall tind ourselves in front of the
enemy that has so often fled before us—in a few days we
will cause them to repent of their audacity.l4,Let the
few soldiers who have dispersed in disorder resume their
s‘ation in the ranks of the army as soon as possible. I
rely upon you, beloved children of the country, who so
profusely shed your blood for the sacred cause of Italian
ideperlence.
" Inhabitants of Upper Italy!—
"After various conflicts, in which our army, in spite
of its numerical inferiority, has succeeded in realising
Vie most bt illiant successes—overwhelmed by numbers—
exhausted by the fatigues of so many operations under a
burning sun—and deprived of the necessary supplies—
our army has unfortunately found it impossible to main-
tain the positions gained on the Mincio, and finds itself
redUced, in the environs of Goito, to one of those terrible
extremities where the only-effect of a. last desperate
effort would be a terrible massacre.

" tinder these circumstances, which weigh down our
hearts, both as King, and as the Commander-in-Chief of
cur brave and beloved army, after having held a council
of war, we sought to put a period to iogreat en effusion
of blood, by proposing to the enemy a suspension of
arms, but the conditions proposed were such that we re-
fused even to discuss them, thinking it better to expose
our,elvsei, in. common, to every extremity, rather than
compromise the honour and the existence of the country.
Italians! be animated in the midst of the dangers
which surround you with that energy which the hour of
peril ought to infuse into heroic hearts ! You will
preler the sacrifice of everything to a disgraceful sub-
mission and the surrender of your national independ•
(we. The army, sustained by its patriotic spirit, is
prepared to shed the last drop of its blood, and I hope
that Divine Providence will not abandon us in the de-
fence of that sacred cause to which my life and thst of
my children is devoted.

" Given at our Iliad-ganders at- gozzolo, the 25th
July, 1848.
(Signed) 1: " CHARLES ALBERT, R."

The President of the new Sardinian Ministry has
addressed the following programme to the Chamber
of Deputies :
•' Gentlemen,—We appear before you conscious of the
gravity of the present period, and with the confidence felt
by those who fulfil a duty and bestow on their country the
whcAe of their affections. Our first thoughts will be given
to the war—we still carry it On with energy , with the
grsiatest ardour, convinced as we are that no sacrifice can
be too great when required for our independence. We
shall ask you. without hesitation, for the necessary
means to defend and secure it ; to secure it, for we
will not . treat with the enemy unless ho consent to
leave the soil of Italy free and disengaged. Our
struggle will be great, but now that Lombardy and Ve
nie.s are united to us—now that we form but one family,
the task will be easier ; we stand in need of the enthu-
siasm of the people—it will not fail us. The National
Guard which, in time of war, is assuredly a powerful
ai“iliary against the enemy, will corm:amid:our utmost
to:ieitude. In our own affairs it is our wish to conciliate
all legitimate interests, in order that our civil institutions
iorly rest on ample and liberal bases. We shall oppose
wt-ii the utmost firmness all who shall dare attempt to
attack them.

" A inost important subject will claim our attention—
the organization of the Commons, with which is con-
nectedthe election of the representatives who are to com-
pose the future constitutive Assembly. We are anxious
that these elections should take place with the greatest
independence, in order that the suffrage of the people
'll;4y be free. It is our intention to maintain and
srt,ngthen the ties of friendship which bind us to the
,r,tigu Powers who sympathise with our institutions.
We slcall form a league with the Italian' princes and
stt*es, for the better security of the independence of
It:: is. Gentlemen, we comprehend the whole magnitude
of the task we are undertaking ; we are upheld by the
rectitude of our intentions ; but we cannot dispense with
rttir confidence—without it we could not proceed. We
therefore freely and frankly claim it."
The correspondent of the Savoysian National
stvs—

It is painful to relate, but the truth must be told:
rinuly of our brave soldiers have died of hunger, thirst,
and fatigue. The company of the pupils Bersaglieri, com-
maatled by the brave captain Cassinis, has been dispersed
after being attacked by a force tenfold thuir own. Cassinis
and some officers are here endeavouring to reunite the
remains of their company. Several of the unfortumate
fAlows have already arrived, and it is hoped that many
others will soon follow. The-infamous klodenese troops
partly joined the enemy, and fought against us. The
Tuscans and Lombard recruits gave way, but the Pied-
montese displayed prodigious valour."

BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From this night's Gazette.)
An Account, pursuant .to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32,f0r
the Week ending on Saturday, the 29th day of July, 1848.
ISSUE DEP AMMACENT.

X.
Notes 1 med.... •• •• 27,063,340

Government debt • • 11,015,100
Other securities .... 2,984.900
Gold coin and bullion 11,918,073
Silver bulliou ...... 1,145,267