Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-05-13
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From the New Monthly Magazine for March.
MARIA LOUISA,
EMrREss OF FRANeE-pucHEss OF PARMA

The annosiy between the Duchess and her
subjects was, unfortunately, al the moment I'M
bounded. The public revenue being exhausted,
the successor Of Neipperg had recourse to a paper
currency. A tremendous riot of the working peo-
pie forced the government 10 abandon that despe-
rate measure. Tumuts anc disorders brokeout in
the University, and several young men of the best
families were hurried to fortress in the heart ofthe
Apprentices. The pride ofthe highest, and the in
terests O. the lowest classes were thus wounded
when the na;iona tri-co'or standard appeared on the
bridge of the Enzl, on the Modenese territory five
miles east of Parma. All classes, all ages, hurried
TO the bridge 10 hail what they termed the ranJo,c
oflibefty. The young women cut up green, red,
and white ribands to adorn the young men, who
loaded their guns and sharpened their ponards -
Maria Louisa armed her twelve hundred soldiers,
eveed her six pieces of cannon. and harangued her
troops on the square of her palace. Her dragons,
with drawn swords by day, and lighted torches by
night, galloped mady through the streets to clear
them They succeeded dead silence reigned
in the city, no persons were to be seen. After
three days of vigorous patrolng, men and hors-
forcement of the Austrian garrison at Placenta,
but France and Austria had not, as yet, come to
perfect understanding as to their relative posi-
tons, the Austrian commander replied, He had
no orders
The Austrian answer became known; the win
dows Of the houses gently unsased, the people
peeped OUT gun fired from one, Dragon
fell more firing followed, more soldiers were
killed. The doors were then opened, the people
sailed out into the Streets and, joining in bands,
drove the weary squadrons before them; square
after square, street after street, passage after pas
sage, the troops lost ground they fed to the pal
ace, the insurgents pursued. Before it's gates
the combatants paused, each party rallied, and
formed into order, and prepared to decide the
chances of the day. While gazing for a moment
at each other, in dreadful suspense, the windows
| OF the palace balcony were seen to move and then
open Maria Louisa terrified and in tears appear
ed she stretched forth her hands as if appeal
ing to the generous feeling Of the multitude
The sight of her produced Il wonderful sensation
but not of generosity the people rushed mas
Sc against her guards and artillery, and drove
them against the palace walls. Her army was
dsarmed and dispersed, without firing a shot or
dwelling bayonet, under her eyes; she was at
the mercy of her subjects, a prisoner.
The day won, national guard and provis-
ional regency were organized; the state prison
ers were liberated the Austrians prescribed, and
Maria Louisa was obliged to sanction these
measures. Alternately in paroxysms of tears and
fainting fits, the chiyalrous hearts of the youth
who governed the insurgents, were not proof
against the aspect Of female sorrow and, on the
third day of her confinement, they released her,
in spite of the remonstrances of the Carbonari,
whose shrewd policy taught them to appreciate
the value of such an hostage, in of Austrian
interference A squadron Of national guards
drawn up, one of her carriages was brought for
ward, and surrounded by armed citizens in for
midable array, with tri-coiored banners waving
around, and national songs resounding through
the air, she was escorted to the banks of the Pc,
and there hidden farewell.
For month, JOY and gladness rioted in her do
minions order was taken no laws violated
public faith and honor plighted for public
tranquility. Meanwhile, Austria and France
had leisure to come to an arrangement; and the
ministry ofLous PHILIPPE explained, that their
declaration was not intended, as the Italian In
surgents had construed it, to bind France to any
active measures to prevent Austrian interfer-
ence while Austria declared that her only wish
was to march into the disturbed districts to put
down the instruction that she had no desire to
continue to occupy them.
The Austrian troops crossed the Pc in the be-
ginning of March. One division proceeded to
Parma and Modena while Baron Frimont, the
commander-in-c chief, advanced at the head of
about 10000 men against Bologna The first
blood was shed in the territory of Parma. A de-
tachment Of its national guards had advanced
far Fiorenzuola, little town ten miles distant
from Placentia. 1t consisted of two hundred
students from the university, half soldiers half
demagogues, sent to rouse the passions of the g-
norant peasantry. They were attacked while
asleep by Hungarian regiments supported by
artillery; surprised drowsy, and in disorder,
they fought for two hours with severe loss to
their enemies and themselves. The survivors
then surrendered, and, with ropes round their
necks, were led to Placentia, to which place Ma
ria Louisa had repaired, with the remains of the
court.
The news of this breach of non intervention,