The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-12 00:00:00

GERMANY

AND

THE NORTHERN STATES.

AUSTRIA.

The Vienna Gazelle of the 6th gives the following
account of the affair at Pastrengo :

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" By the last accounts-from Field-Marshal Radetzky,
Randertezki
dated Verona, May 1, and received by the Minister of
War, we learn the following:—The brigade Wohlge-
much has been sent to Pastrengo, to protect the commu-
nication_ with the Tyrol, and for the safety of Peschiera.
uwlieApril 28 this brigade was attacked on the spot
stood in the strong tyhsaedn et ntchaembpr
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position of San ' •
attackn on its right flank. The enemy
Campagna,
San Giustine at ten inGiststine and Summa
and Cola,and
it left wing extended towards Sandra
possession at the commencement on the heights its object was to occupy a position
between Pastrengo and
on the 29th of April,Pastrengo. The fight began
Our troops had
the heights. of Pas-
trengo, but were obliged
they were by a strong fireo abandon them, pressed as
t l 'te morning.
o f
that point. The field-
marshal, in order to support the two brigades near Pisa-
trengo, made in the afternoon several
trations in front for the purpose of
preventing feints and demons-
trations
making any further attacks thatthe enemy
morning of the 30th, when Lieutenant day. On the
Vocher bad joined the brigade of N V Field-Marshal
ohlgemuth
Archduke Sigismund at Pastrengo, and and
reinforcementsthe
een
from the valley of the Adige were expected,t
resumed its attack on Pastrengo with an forceincreasedllu y
at eleven. A strong column of the enemy moved
from Cola up the stream of the Adige to turn the
right flank of the position at Pastrengo. The Field-
Marshal then sent fresh troops from Verona against
ank•Lieut. Field-Marshal yo-
the enemy's right fl •
eher, who had convinced himself of the overpowering Cola
force of the enemy before Pastrengo, and betty
and Lazze, determined, at three in the afternoon, no
longer to remain on the right bank of the Adige, ,and

carrying his force, with six companies of Chasseurs and
two of Rifles, under General Zobel, retreated in the best
order from Pontone. Field-Marshal Radetzky, who does
not wish, previous to Count Nugent joining him, to ex-
pose his troops to useless exertions and losses, has
ordered the brigade, fronted by Pontone, to watch the
points of Parona and Pescantina, and has concentrated
his whole force before Verona.
" According to intelligence received from Field-Mar-
shal Baron de Walden, dated Trient, Ist instant, we
learn that the enemy occupied once more different en-
trances into the Southern Tyrol.
" According to accounts from Field-Marshal Count
Nugent, dated Sacile, May 2, that General's vanguard
had reached Conegliano, the main body having encamped
on that day at Sacile."

The Minister of War has published an official
statement of the losses of the Austrian army in Italy
from the liith of March to the 27th of April :
" Killed —ln the five days' struggle at Milan, and in
subsequent engagements, six officers, 200 men.
4, Wounded—Eighteen officers, 351 men.
" Missing—lncluding the Italian regiment who joined
the insurgents. two officers, 15,935 men."

The total loss, consequently, amounts to 16,512
men, to which are to be added 687 horses, and a
battery of six field-pieces.

The resignation of Count FIQUELMONT was, it
appears, caused by the sprew:ing of the, news that
Count DIETRICHSTEIN had paid a visit to Prince
METTERNICH in London. This had caused a great
commotion in Vienna.

Baron Von PlLLsasnoßrr,.Minister of the Interior,
has been called to the Presidency of the Council, and
Baron Von LEBZELTERN, Minister of the House, to
the portfolio of Foreign Affairs.

The Lieutenant Field-Marshal Count HOYOS,
Chief Commander of the Civic Guard, has also ten-
dered his resignation, which has been accepted.
Lieutenant-General Von HESS has been appointed
to succeed him in the command of the Burgher

Guard.
The official Vienna Gazette has the following

article :
" It was lately rumoured that, notwithstanding the
prohibition against taking money out of the country,
considerable sums in specie have been forwarded
abroad by order of the Rothschild firm. The Govern-
ment treasurer, who is entrusted by the Ministry of
Finance with all parcels of money for the house of Roths-
child, thinks it his duty to refute this rumour by the
following statement:—` The firm of Rothschild has
effected for a number of years every payment the Aus-
trian Government is obliged to make to the German
Confederation Bank, to the bank for the campaign ope-
rations of Mayence, as also payments to a considerable
number of persons possessed of Austrian stock abroad.
In ordinary times these payments were made in bills of
exchange; but now political events having almost pa-
ralysed all banking business, they are compelled to pay
in cash.
" ' The sending of such sums, always accompanied
with the prescribed certificates, may be effected with the
less scruple, as according to the fifth paragraph of the
Government circular, dated April 2d, 1848, Government
reserved to itself a faculty of awarding specie for public
necessities, and certificates were even granted to private
individuals in cases worthy consideration. The sums
forwarded abroad for the above purpose, since the pro-
hibition published for the conveyance of specie out of the
country, amounted to 648,000 florins up to May 4th.
The Government treasurer assures that beyond the sum
above specified, no money has been forwarded to the
Rothschild firm at Frankton-on-the-Maine.' "

The students have "printed" a petition to the
Minister of the Interior, in which they suggest that

the following provisional regulations should be
adopted in the election of the first Austrian Par-
liament :—l. That no property qualification should
be required from those who are to elect the Members
of the Lower House. 2. That the qualification
for the Members of the Upper House should be not
a large landed estate, but merely one that is not
altogether insignificant. 3. That the election o
the Members of the Upper House should be made
by the people. 4. They trust that the Ministry will
intercede with his MAJESTY to forego any nomina-
tion of Members to the Upper House. A committee
of the same body yesterday issued a placard, in
which they defend themselves from the charge of
seeking to excite disturbances, and at the same time
urge the working classes to abstain from all turbulent
proceedings.
The Government has appointed a Commission to
visit the different states of the Confederation where
open courts of justice and trial by jury are already
established, as well as the kingdom of Belgium, with
the view of introducing similar improvements into
the Austrian States. A special department of the
Ministry is to be created for the protection of trade
and agriculture. It is announced that the Austrian
Parliament will meet in the course of next month.
The Suabian alercury of the 9th inst. announces
the arrival of the Duchess of ORLEANS at Eisenach,
accompanied by her two sons, a secretary, and two
domestics.