Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-06-05
Baltimore, May 5.
"CREAT AND GLORIOUS NEWS lp'

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"CREAT AND GLORIOUS NEWS Il"
| After this days REGISTER was yester-
day prepared for the press, we learned
that there was an arrival at New York,
bringing London papers of March 24-
but the departure OF the mail from that
city admitted of time only to tell US that
there had been battle between the Au-
strian slaves and the Neapolitan patriots,
in which the former were defeated
This was mentioned in short postscript
But after the sheet was at press and
many copies Of this number printed, the
arrival of the ship Athens, at this port,
from Cork, was made known to US,
bringing papers of that city Of the gath
March, containing notices of the follow
ing important rumors and facts:
All Italy is in flame Carignan, heir
apparent of the king of Sardtni~, hao
headed the chief part of the troops, be-
tween 80 and 10000 strong, in favor of
constitution-the king appealed to the
remainder of his troops, but they refused
to act against their comrades, and cried
out the constitution OF the cortes )" Oh
which it seems that he abdcated in favor
Of Cargnan, and was prepared to retire
again to the island from whence he re-
ceives his tile !. The renown of these
proceedings had reached Milan, the
capital Of the Austrian dominions in TIA
ly-the Piedmontese patriots marched
for that place, and expected to enter it OH
the 5th of March, without opposition
the people being in their favor, and the
Austrian officers disguised with the cruel
war upon Naples. In this CITY immense
supplies Of the munitions of war were
deposited. At Turin, Alexandria, Mi
Ian, sc. the cry was for the constitution !.
Tuscany is reported also to have de-
clared for the Neapoitans-one paper
says the report may be premature, but
that such thing was " in the chain OF
events" Another paper confirms the
report as beng true. Genoa is also up
in arms for CONSTITUTIONAL the north
of Italy seems like disturbed sea, and
even the Pope himself appears actually
to have prepared for flight from his
capitol, his states being filled with revo-
lutionary principles. "Death to the
Austrians," is shouted every where !!
The English travellers and tourists were
hurrying out of Italy with all possible
speed!
| One account mentions that the Aus
TRANS advancing against Naples were
surrounded by the Italian patriots-cut
off from their supplies and resources
later intelligence has an imperfect &C
count of battle (though it seems evil
dent that one has taken place. between
the Neapolitans and Austrians, near RE
ia, in which the SLAVES were defeated
with the loss of from to 5000 men killed
and wounded, besides many taken pri-
soners-the patriots lost general Pope,
killed-which of that name is not stated.
The people of Naples were rushing to
the frontiers to meet the invaders on the
threshold of their country.
There was report of an instruction
at Venice-but the truth Of it was not
confidently stated. There was also a
rumor that the English admiral off Ma
piles, had presented 1000 muskets and
500 barrels OF gunpowder to the patriots,
but the English papers discredit it,
: Their regular troops arc now estimated
: at 100000 men.
} The news of the revolution in Pied
mont and the other continental dominions
J of the king of Sardinia, has struck the
ultras of France with panic. 1t was
, spoken of by the lberales in the cham
] Der of deputies, but the ministers avoid
{, ed the subject.-There are reports OF
riots in Paris-and all eyes were turned
r to Dauphiny and Lyons, expecting revo-
5 lutionary movements. Eight expresses
had arrived at London from Paris in "a
: hours
The best proof of the general accura-
: cy of these reports is the sudden tall of
> the British and French funds. In the
: stock markets of the former, there were
J no sales of foreign funds, and great sacri-
fees of the domestic funded debt-all
was in confusion. The French stocks
were not selling at any price. A British
administration paper has issued what is
, considered as semi-oficial paragraph,
assuring the people Of its determination
to remain neutral,