The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-17 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

THE WAR IN ITALY.

The following telegrams have been received al
Mr. Reuter's office :

PARIS, MAY 17.

The .31oniieur of to-day contains a report of the
Minister of Finance, respecting the subscriptions
made towards the new loan, The subscribed capital
amounts to 2,307 millions. Eighty millions have
been subscribed in sums of 10f. rente. The number
of subscribers is 525,000. The Ministerial report
points out that such results prove the solidity of
the Frenc:i financial system, and the wealth, power,
and patriotism of France. They also show the inti-
mate union of France and the Emperor, and the entire
confidence of the nation in the strength and wisdom
of the Sovereign who presides over its destinies.
The Moniteur also contains the following tele-
gram from Alessandria, May 16th :—The rain has
fallen incessantly during the last two days, but the
bad weather has not prevented our troops from
taking the positions assigned to them by the Em-
peror, whose head-quarters still continue to be at
Alessandria.

TURIN, MAY 16.
The Emperor remains still at Alessandria, busied
with his Generals in laying strategical plans.

OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
PUBLISHED MONDAY, MAY 16.

A body of our cavalry has recently fallen in with
a detachment of Austrian hussars near Voghera,
and took prisoners a wounded corporal and some
privates. The Austrians have withdrawn from
Voghera to Casteggio.
Nothing new from Vercelli.

The Gazetta di Bologna announces officially that
Austria has recognised the neutrality of the States
of the Church.

TURIN, MAY 17.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.-(THIS DAY.)

The bridge of Stella has been threatened by the
Austrians. The waters of the Po have risen con-
siderably. Women and children of the country
are compelled by the enemy to labour at the works.
The Mayor of Barbianello, a village in the dis-
trict of Alessandria, and other Mayors of the pro-
vince of Voghera, who refused to comply with the
demand for contributions, have been arrested.

Austrian workmen have been assembled on the
right bank of the Po, and at the bridge of Stella,
and other workmen have been cQllected between
Broni and Stradella.

TRIESTE, MAY 15

(This message, dated Trieste, 15th, was forwarded
from Trieste on the 16th, at 11.40 a.m., and arrived
in London on the 17th, at 8 a.m.)
The English merchant steamer Douro has arrived
with the East Indian mails and passengers. When
passing Avlona, in Turkey, she was boarded by the
boats of a French ship of the line. A French
squadron, consisting of two ships of the line and
a frigate, have captured four Austrian merchant
vessels.

ROME, MAY 15.
The Duke of Grammont left Rome this day for
Genoa, by telegraphic order from the Emperor.
Yesterday it was reported that a popular move-
ment had taken place at Casena.
Rome is tranquil.

ROIIE, MAY 16,

" On the 11 th inst. the Tuscan Consul at Ancona
hauled down his flag. On the 12th the French
ant Sardinian Consuls protested. to the Delegate
against the continuative of fe rtifications, and
threatened to demand their passports. At mid-
night the Delegate was still speaking with the
Austrian General. On the 13 th the Austrians
were at work levelling a casino, !although the state
of siege has been raised.

" France has not yet recognized. the neutrality

of Naples.
" Rome is tranquil."

VIENNA, MAY 16, EVENING.
The Ministerial Oesterreichrsche Correspondent

says :

On the 15th inst., an English merchant steamer,
bringing the Egyptian and Indian mails and 5G
passengers to Trieste, was over] tallied by boats of a
French liner off Sassana oaosite .Aviona.

Two French liners and one frigate are cruising
off the Albanian coast.

FRANCE.

PA:RhS, MONDAY.
A meeting of the Privy Council,. and a Council of
Ministers, at which the Empress-IL 2gent, presided,
were held on Saturday at the Tuileries. Prince
Jerome was present.
The Empress-Regent, with her l tc.usehold, yester-
day attended mass in the chapel c►f the Tuileries,
after which the usual presentation; 3 took place.
The Emperor has received the LI ply of the Pre-
sident of the United States to the notification of
the marriage of Prince Napoleon.
During the absence of the Erni) nor, the decrees
published will bear the ordinary formula :—" Na-
poleon, by the grace of God, &c.", !and will conclude
in the following words, " For the Emperor—in
virtue of the powers conferred on. !tine, the Empress."
The instructions left for the Miapress are said to,
have been written by his Majesty himself. They
are drawn up with the greatest clearness and pre-
cision, and provide for all the cas es that can arise
in the relations between her Majesty and the con-
stituted bodies.

The Grand Duchess Catherine of Russia and her
husband, the Duke of Mecklenbi rg-Strelitz, have
arrived in Paris. They have come from the south,
and intend to remain for a few days in the French
capital before their return to St. Petersburg.
The army of observation'under Marshal Pelissier,
with the head-quarters at Nancy, will comprise, it
is said, four divisions of infantry and two of cavalry.
Everything is ready on paper; the generals of
division and of brigades all nam efl. The Marshal
had an audience yesterday of the :Empress Regent.
It is rumoured that four new Marshals of France
will soon be nominated—viz., Prixice Napoleon, and
Generals de MacMahon, Niel, anal Regnault de St.
Jean d'Angely.

The committee of the Legislative Body, on the
bill for ac2ording credits of 90,000,000 f. to the
Minister of War and 50,000,000 f.. to the Minister of
Marine, gravely modified Art. 2 of the bill. That
article enacted that those expen. ;es should be pro-
vided for out of the resources of 1859; but the
committee resolved that not the but all the ex-
penses, ordinary and extraordineaT, caused by the
war in Italy, shall be paid out of the loan. The
committee has also proposed that the sum of
9,900,000 f. destined for the Chinese expedition,
shall likewise be taken from the loan. The Council
of State acceded to the changes proposed by the
committee, and it was in that state that the bill
was adopted by the Chamber.
The Coierrier du Dimanche gives a piece of news
which, although improbable, it retards as perfectly
true; namely, that a secret convention has been
entered into by Austria and the I.E`orte on the sub-
ject of certain eventualities which may arise from
the actual state of affairs. By th:is arrangement,
the Porte undertakes to secure the tranquillity of
to maintain imposing 'forces along the
the Danubian provinces, and Au stria, in return,
mengagesontenegrin, Servian, and Molder-Wallachian fron-
tiers, and further promises the Porte entire secu-
rity, and even friendly dispositi or is on the part of

Greece. The same journal observes that this reci-
procal engagement proves the lamentable illusions
entertained by the Sultan's advisers and their total
ignorance of the real interests of their empire.
General Trochu has addressed the following
order of the day to the troops of his division :
" Being called by his Majesty the Emperor to
succeed General Bouat in the command of the
second division, I fulfil a duty in which you will all
join in shedding well-merited tears for his loss. He
served long and worthily, and manifested great
solicitude in the formation of this division, without,
however, enjoying the fruits of his labour. I will
take care that the precious heritage I receive from
him shall not suffer in my hands. In the campaign
which now opens we will firmly meet the most
difficult trials ; we will prove our discipline and
obedience to the regulations, in the execution of
which you will find me inflexible, and on the day
of battle we will not suffer any brave men to be
braver than ourselves. We must not forget that
the inhabitants are our allies •, we must respect
their usages, their property, and their persons, and
we must wage war humanely as becomes a civilised
nation. In that manner our efforts will be crowned
with success • God will bless them, and who com-
mand you shall consider the title of commander of
the second division as the greatest honour.
" Alessandria, 9th May. " TROCHU.
The Piedmontese Gazette publishes the following
official bulletins :
" No. 27. May 12, Evening.—We learn from San
Germano that this morning a troop of Savoy
cavalry, commanded by Lieut. Spini, having met a
patrol of Kaiser hussars, put them to flight, killing
one, and taking another prisoner."
" No. 28, May 13, Morning.—Last night about
600 Austrians occupied Rivergaro, along the Trebbia,
on the road from Piacenza to Bobbio. It is stated
from Broni that yesterday the enemy's artillery
commenced crossing the Stella bridge, on their way,
it was believed, to Stradella. Nothing new from
Vercelli. Our headquarters have been transferred
to Occimiano. Another large body of French troops
is shortly expected."
" No. 29.—T-unix, 13th, Evening.—The enemy
is collecting a large force at Castel San Giovanni,
on the Piacenza and Stradella roads. His outposts
are near the torrent Bardonezza. He is defending
the Stella bridge with six small forts ; his outposts
in that direction are at San Cipriano and Giesolo.
Two bridges have been constructed at Vigevano and
near La Motta Visconti, to secure his retreat."
(This has been mentioned by telegraph.)--" Troops
and artillery are returning from Lomehna towards
Pavia. Field fortifications are being constructed
at the Gravellone, at Codalunga, Portighetto, and
La Batella. Our troops this morning reconnoitred
the Caseine di Stra in force. The enemy did not
reply to the fire of our guns, and afterwards our
party resumed their former positions."
The 30th bulletin merely relates to the occupation
of Bobbio on the 14th, which, as already stated,
was evacuated the same day. To prevent mistakes,
our readers should keep in mind that Robbio is
situated midway between Novara and Casale, while
Bobbio lies close to the frontier of Parma, on the
Trebbia. Occimiano lies between Casale and San
Salvatore. The Piedmontese Gazette also publishes
the following bulletin from the King's head-
quarters :
" No 7. SAN SALVATORE, May 12.—The recon-
noitring parties sent out beyond the Po report that
the enemy has almost entirely abandoned the posi-
tions held in the neighbourhood of the left bank of
the Po. Vercelli is still occupied by a small Aus-
trian corps. The sanitary and moral state of our
army continues to be excellent.
(Signed) " DELLA ROCCA."
A letter from Ivrea of the 12th in the Courrier
de Paris says:—" The Austrian army made an
attempt to cross a small mountain, the Serra, be-
tween Biella and this place, in order to penetrate
into the country on the other side, but they met
with Garibaldi and his Chasseurs of the Alps, a
band of armed peasants, and 450 pupils of the
military school of Ivrea, who on this occasion fired
their first musket shots. The Austrians were vigor-
ously repulsed and obliged to fall back on Biella,
and thence on the Sesia. While they were effect-
ing this retreat, four regiments of cavalry and
three batteries of Franco-Piedmontese artillery,
which had left Casale, advanced to Cigliano and
thence to Vercelli, which they occupied. The
Austrians had, however, time to recross the Sesia.
The two parties are therefore now opposite each
other at that place, the French and Piedmontese
on the right bank, and the Austrians on the left of
the river."
A Milan letter of the 9th says :—" ITy this time
the Austrians have probably commenced their re-
treat. The commandant of the fortress of
Pizzighettone, situated on the Adda, between Lodi
and Cremona, has received orders to form an
abatis six feet high, with the trees round the for-
tress, which are all to be felled, in order not to im-
pede the fire of the guns, or the view from the ram-
parts. Hence measures are being already taken to
cover the march of the Austrian columns in their
retreat from Pavia to Mantua, Pizzighettone being
the only fortress on the Adda capable of protecting
a retreat. At Milan carts with wounded arrive
daily, and the number of these latter at present
amounts to upwards of 400, besides 2,000 more laid
up in consequence of fatiguing marches, &c. I have
this moment learnt that a convoy of ammunition
intended for the camp has been countermanded.
There are about 6,000 men at Milan."
The Dnke de Chartres is at present at Casale, in
the division of General Cialdini. In the night of
the 10th the young prince made a reconnaissance,
and sent in a report on what he observed. The
Duke d'Aumale has sent two English chargers to
his nephew.
The director of the Post-office at Verona has
issued a notice to the effect that henceforth, in
consequence of the war, money-letters can only be
guaranteed by the Post-office, as regards the Italian
provinces of Austria and the coast of the Adriatic,
with the proviso that the risks of war are not in-
cluded in the guarantee.
Advices from Messina of the 9th say :
" Rear-Admiral Jurien de Lagraviere has arrived
here with the Eylau (flag-ship), Napoleon,
and Impetueuse. These vessels are coaling
for a cruize in the Adriatic, where they will be
joined by others. In the run from Toulon to Mes-
sina, the French squadron captured an Austrian
merchant vessel. which was sent into a French
port, the admiral not being aware of the resolution
come to by his Government to grant a certain
delay to Austrian vessels fOr leaving French ports.',
The Baden Gazette states, on the authority of
letters from Locarno, that nearly a hundred car-
riages laden with wounded Austrians have entered
Pavia.

Marshal Melizer de Kellemes, military governor
of Lombardy, has published a proclamation de-
claring that country to be in a state of siege. This
document contains the list of crimes, misdemeanours,
and contraventions which will be brought under the
cognizance of the military tribunals. They are :
Crimes : High treason ; offence against the
Sovereign or the members of the Imperial family ;
rising, rebellion, and disturbance of public tranquil-
lity ; unlawful detention of arms and ammunition ;
writing or distributing revolutionaryproclamations ;
wearing distinctions or uniforms of corps either dis-
banded or illegally armed; exciting demonstrations,
and particularly singing revolutionary songs in
public; resistance to the armed force by blows or
menaces (the guard is in this case authorised to kill
the offender on the spot) ; malevolently damaging
railways or telegraphs. Misdemeanours : Tumult ;
taking part in secret societies or prohibited associa-
tions, or inducing others to do so ; sedition and
excitement to disturbance; aggression or attacks
on soldiers not on duty Contraventions : Propa-
gation of alarming news; insulting public func-
tionaries in the exercise of their duties ; tearing
down or defacing ordinances or notices publicly
posted up." Gen. Count Wimpfen: it may be remem-
bered, had already proclaimed a similar measure for
all the territory between the Payva and the frontier
of Dalmatia.
The Emperor of Austria," says the Pays, "is
about to place himself at the head of his army in
Lombardy.
Part of his military household and
equipages have already left Vienna. His departure
will take place in great state, and several members
of the Imperial family will accompany him."
A Vienna letter states that the public are every
day expecting the official announcement of a change
in the chief command of the army of Italy, and are
not at all pleased that the fate of the army should
be entrusted to Gen. Giulay, -MI en Gen. Hess pos-
sesses in so much a greater degrQe the confidence of
the nation. A communication from Vienna in the
Courrier de la Manche contains the following on