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London, England, 1821-04-28 00:00:00

GERMAN PAPERS.

LAYBACH, APRIL 13..—(Espres&)
•The Revolution in Piedmont deceived the expec-
tations-of its authors at the very beginning. They
had foolishly. flattered themselves that, at the moment
when the Imperial army
.was advancing against
Naples, and all eyes were exclusively directed to the
issue of their operations, their sudden perfidious in-
surrection would confound all the plans of the Allied
Powers, and paralyse all their efforts. They knew
and presaged not that the new crime was also
provided against, and that, in a few days, all the
measures would be taken which must prevent their
success. Their sentence was already pronounced
when, in their first arrogant Proclamations, they an-
nounced the conquest of Italy. The pretext- of an
intended Austrian invasion. was too coarse a.fiction,
and the Proclamation of the Spanish Constitution too
threadbare a trick, to blind the Piedmontese people.
The great Majority of this people, and the whole of
Savoy, were deaf to the voice of the traitors. A few
misled battalions forced the Royal Authorities from
Genoa, but without being able to influence the peo-
ple. The country enjoys the greatest tranquillity,
and longs for the moment which shall again establish
the former happy state of things.
The firmness of the Duke of Genevois, and the last
proceedings of the Prince of Carignan, entirely dis-
concerted the adherents of the Revolution. The Junta
of Government at Turin was sensible that it stood on
the brink of a precipice, and endeavoured to com-
mence negociations, the sole object of which was the
return of—order. The wishes of all - well-disposed
persons attended these negotiations. Only the threats
of some hundreds of obstinate rebels, occupying the
citadel of Turin to use violence towards the inhabit-
ants of that city, and similar danger from the rebels
at Alessandria, have rendered the nesociations so far
fruitless. The Piedmontese troops, faithful to their
duty, and to their ancient glory, occupied Novara.
General Latour received from the Duke of Genevois,
the chief command of the Royal army, with exten-
sive powers.

The Imperial. General commanding in Lombardy,
had, on the first news of the conspiracy against the
King of Sardinia, taken all the measures in his power
to defend the important frontier entrusted to him.
Everything that resolution, military prudence, and
knowledge of the true state of things can effect, was
done by Count Bubna, with the most honourable ac-
tivity, and seconded by his Imperial Majesty's sub-
jects, whose sentiments and conduct in this import-
ant moment put-to shame all the false hopes of the
enemy. In a few days an Austrian army was ready
for any operation along the Tesino.
- The main object of the rebels at Alessandria was
either to seduce or to destroy the chosen body of the
Piedmontese army.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Sardinian
troops had ventured to make an advance towards
Turin. On the 4th, he proceeded to Verceil, which
he found occupied by the rebels. As Lieutenant-Ge-
neral Latour would not engage without absolute ne-
cessity in an unequal combat, he retired to Novara
on the sth. The Insurgents now believed that they
could effect the dissolution of the Royal Army, by
attacking Novara itself with a superior force. At
the moment the Sardinian General solicited the aid
of the Imperial Army, General Count Bubna had al-
ready been applied to by the Duke of Genevois, and
been authorized by his Majesty the Emperor -to af-
ford the assistance asked. On the 6th and 7th, the
two Generals agreed on the measures to be taken.—
The bridge over the Buffalora, which has been broken
down, was repaired in the night of the 7th ; and the
Imperial troops, with their artillery, crossed the To-
sino in the night.

STOCKHOLM, APRIL 3.
As there seems to be some misunderstanding re-
specting the mode in which the late application of the
ex-King of Sweden was made to the Norwegian Diet,
it may be proper to state, that it was inclosed in a let-
ter to Mr. Von Hartsmandorff, Counsellor of the Chan-
cery, which is as follows :

" Colonel Gustavus Adolphus Gustolson, formerly
King of Sweden, wishes that Mr. Counsellor Hart-
mansdorff would cause the proper address to the
Norwegian Storthing to be put to the inclosed letter."
(This was the application for the naturalization in
Norway).--Now the late King Charles XIII. having
ordained, that whoever should receive any informa-
tion in a letter from the ex-King Gustavus Adolphus,
the late Queen, or their children, is to communicate
it to the Minister for Foreign Affairs within twenty-
four hours, if in Stockholm, and if in the Provinces,
to send by the next post, Mr. Von Hartmansdorff
immediately transmitted this letter to the King, upon
which his Majesty forwarded it, with a rescript, so
the Norwegian Diet, which, as our Readers already
know, was rejected unanimously.