The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-19 00:00:00

ITALY•

LOMBARDY.
„The following is the latest official account received
froth the head-quarters of the army of CHARLES
ALERT.

d EIHAD"qtrARTERS AT VOLTA, APRIL 12.--Yester-
daythe Croatians set fire to the town of Castel
u°7o. The cries of the unfortunate inhabitants
Were heard at this place.
It is said that that the Austrians to the number of
Lefty or
fifty thousand have evacuated Yaleggio.
"en T.liedmontese were killed at Goitc'.
A hfAily of the Austrian army, numbering 9,000
linens which was on its way to Italy, has been
"nu termanded, in consequence of fears entertained
regarding a movement in Galicia, Dalmatia, and
Croatia.

• The head-quarters of the Sardinian army were
transfer red from Castiglione to Volta, on the 11th.
A hitter, dated April 10, from the borders of the
Lake of Gardu, says—
" Pour columns of volunteers, directed by the General-
in-Cb.ief Allemandi, have this morning attacked the
tovva of Peschiera, which has been entirely invested
' 4renn the lake by the steam-boats, and by land from the
aide of Dezenzano. The Piedmontese troops attacked
the city by the Vorona gate. The cannonade com-
menced at ten o'clock in the morning, and we hope the
town will surrender to the volunteers and to the Pied-
montese troops."
A later account says—

'• From Peschiera we learn that two columns of volun•
teers had seized the powder magazine of that fortress,
Which contains 500 barrels of powder; 65 Croatians
Were taken prisoners in this affair."
It is said the fortress surrendered on the 11th.

" A letter from Venice, which has just arrived, states
that Verona has been taken by the Piedmontese army."
This news is confirmed by the latest accounts.
Lieutenant-General Colic' arrived on the 12th at
the Piedmontese head-quarters, with letters from
the Tuscan General FERRARI, placing the 5,000
Tuscans under his command at the disposal of
CHARLES ALBERT. Two hundred Neapolitans
arrived at 13rescia on the 10th, and announced that
12,000 Neapolitan regular troops were to arrive at
1,
4'64 on that day, and 10,000 more were on the
Lower Mantuan territory with artillery. Another
"%Igen:lent is said to have taken place at Villareggio,
bear Peschiera, with a successful result on the part
of the Italians.'
,_Twelve hundred Venetians have been defeated at
41. ontebello, near Vicenza, by a body of 6,000
Austrian infantry and cavalry. The greater part of
the 'Venetians were the students who volunteered
f
rota Padua and Venice. Many were killed,
The Provisional Government at Milan have taken
the
title of the Central Provisional Government of
°llll3 and ardY, pronounced a dissolution of all local
vrovisional Governments, having invited the pro-
2:ea to send delegates to Milan. The following
"i° nuttee have been appointed to prepare and pre-
:tilt Immediately a project of law, to regulate the
"vocation of the primary assemblies, and to collect
end verify their suffrages
Alessandro Perro, Commissaire du Gouvernement,
?resident ; Gioachino Basevi, Paolo Bussi, Giovanni
t erchet Cons. Giuseppe Borghi, Carlo Gattaneo,
k
rlvl* Filippo Deboni, Avv. Costantino liantovani,
.n,`4ovanni Martinengo Villagana, Prete Andrea Me-
-171 proposto di S. Franceico dit Paola, Giueseppe
',Sri, Cons. Pietro Robecchi.
The Provisional Government has, as was stated,
s=pelled the Jesuits. Fifteen convents of that society
la Lombardy have been closed, and their entire pro-
perty sequestrated.
The Risort-Timento of the 14th inst. announces that
vessel had been seized on the Po laden with ammu-
nition, sent by the Duke of EXRDIA to the assistance
of the Austrians in Mantua.