The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-22

reHua quesuon nad Deen solved by the breaking
Out OF dysentery among the troops which had com
PEELED the commander 70 discontinue the posts al the
city gates, for want of men. This statement il re-
guarded us a very convenient cloak for the contem-
plated retractation
| AT Lucca, the Regency was carrying out the late
concessions extorted from the Duke The Civic
Guard had superseded the old Urban Guard; a com.
mission had been named TO frame n law on the press
and another to take up the question of finance
The Duke OF Lucca has He'd from his Dutchy.-
The hesitation which the Duke manifested at the
commencement of the month, soon returned ; and,
under preext of III health he instituted regency,
and quilted his states sine die.
AT Ferrara the conduct of the Austrians has be-
come less exasperating but their occupation Of the
city has every appearance of permnnence Dissen-
sion had broken out among them. A conflict took
place between the Tyroese troops and the Hmgari-
ans the first crying in favor of the Pope the latter
in favor of the Emperor. Several were killed in
this affair. Two Tyrolese and one Hungarian were
afterwards condemned to death.
Milan remained under the military occupation of
its Austrian rulers
The principal council of Bologna voted, on the
oath ult sum OF 43,00Of. for the armament of the
National Guard. On the 22d, the people of Ferrara
carried in procession to the municipality the banner
presented 10 them by the inhabitants of Florence
The Austrians made no attempt to prevent the de-
monstration. At night the whole town was illumi-
mated and the citizens traversed the streets singing
patriot hymns, ind shouting rrats for Plus TX, and
the independence of Italy.
The Semaphore de Marseiiies of the 29th ult con
tains the following letter from Rome of the 2Sd:
We are here under the impression of Ministe-
rial crisis, which grieves everybody Cardinal Fer
retti manifested yesterday intention to resign,
,,I h. t,u... ~. 4
Amnt, Legate Of Bologna, TO offer him the Office of
Secretary of State. Nothing has yet been decided
POLAND.
THE CHoLEnA-The Journal des Debats publishes
letter, which announces that several cases Of Ash
attic cholera has appeared at Charkow and at Kew
Letters received from Warsaw the 9th ut state that
| the Govemor-Genera Of the kingdom of Poland had
appointed committee of physicians to suggest mea-
sures for the preservation of the kingdom from the
Eruption Of the cholera The Frankfort Journal pub
fishes letter, dated Warsaw, 18th ult., which states
that the utmost CONSERVATION prevails in that city In
consequence OF the appearance OF cholera at Kew
and its rapid progress towards the west. The autho-
rites were preparing hospitals and lazaretto at
Warsaw. The typhus is also raging in the kingdom
of Poland, and carries off whole families. This
scourge is attributed the bad food of the inhabi-
tans. 4
tul#sGs HUNGARY. -tht- n.
PEsrz. Letters from Hungary mention the ad-
vance Of progressive ideas in that country 1t is said
that the assembly Of the County of Pestz has in
structed its members Of the next General Assembly
TO demand several important reforms for more com
plete equality of nll citizens.
The Prince Primate Of Hungary the Archbishop
Of Gran, died in that town. on the 18th ult, In the
77th year of his age. The dignity of Primae is next
to that Of Palatine of Hungary, and it was believed
that the Government would leave 1t vacant during
several years.
NORWAY.
CHRIsTIANA.--A letter from Chrstiana, in Nor
way relates that on the llth September, between A
and in the afternoon, the immense rock which
hung over the vast domain of Hesingeguard, and
which several days before had split in many places
came suddenly down and covered an immense space,
crushing beneath its weight thirty -four dwelling
houses and their inhabitants, supposed TO be two
hundred and thirty In number. Attempts were i'm
medately made for their releases but after hboring
for week, when the letter was written only two
bodies had been reached, one Of woman the other
of child seven years old, both feless. Only thir-
teen of the Inhabitants of the place have escaped
this tremendous visitation. The loss of property Is
estimated ut $4,000
CIRCASSIA.
PRoeREss THE CHoLERA.---It is stated that the
number Of persons who died of cholera between the
10Th October, 1916, and the Nth June l947 In the
Caucasus amounted to Gals. The cholera reached
its greatest intensity in Asracan on the 25th July
On the 3lst of that month l3l persons died. 1t has
now almost entirely disappeared in that quarter;
but mentioned last week, it has renched Riga,
the first Northern city which II showed itself in
1881 u t
The Mussulmans arc said to have suffered less
than the Russians in consequence of their greater
sobriey and Of their being better cladnot bad hints
for us. ~. ...al...4
Accounts from st. Petersburg, boast decisive
victory gained by Count Woronzow over the Cau-
casans at Au Saltz; the Caucasians represented
in the Russian accounts having been put 10 flight
TURKEY.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to the 18th ut. state
that the nsurrecon in Albania hnd been suppressed
by Reschid Pasha.
THE OVERLAND MAIL.
INDIA AND CHIsA.-By the Overland Mail, intelligence
received in london the 18th ult from Calcutta
The 7h Of August from Bombay to the I'll Of August and
Hong kong the 2h of July The intelligence from
India may be summed up four words there sno news
tranquility general the exception being the continuance
ofihe petty warfare In the Goomslir territory.
But the intelligence from China Is interesting Great
plant ia made that Sir John Davis, after decningto receive
the petition from the people Of onan had at last consented
receive it, and had promised that their land (ceded to the
British by the provincial anthores) should not be taken by
force Towards the latter end Of June, there had been
Their attempt burn the boat house adjoining the factories
Canton; but the mob easily dispersed by party Of
marines and seamen, from the Pluto steamer The
ships vutnre and Dedaus at Hong kong besides four
troop ships recently arrived and Sir John Davis had his
command force Of 1900 men.
The commercial news is chequered Bombay the
kets were "gloomy at Calcutta both the export and i'm