Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-05-18

Advices from Madrid indicate that
month will not expire before serious out
break will take place. Business was COM
pletely at stand.
Portugal seems to be on the eve of some
serious movement.
In Prussia public attention is absorbed in
the Schlesswig- HoIsiein war, and the sp-
preaching elections were not expected to
pass off peaceably.
The intention Of the King of Sardinia 10
abandon the war of independence rather than
consent to the establishment of Republic
in Lombardy. is confirmed by despatch
which arrived at Milan on the 2OIh from
the head quarters Of The Piedmontese army.
This despatch bring the news Of an attack
directed by the King in person, against the
Austrian army stationed in the neighbour
hood of Mamua. The Duke Of Savoy was
also present at this affair. The account
states that after very warm engagement the
Austrians were compelled to retire and shut
themselves up in the fortress. Another at
tack was to be made on the fortress of Pes
chieria, and the Piedmonlese army was
bnsily engaged in terrifying the bridges Of
Critic, Ballagio and Moyambano.
An engagement, has likewise taken place
between the Italian corps under Gen. Zuchi
and the Auslrians at Visco, village situated
on the frontiers Of IIIargia. The contest
lasted four hours, a, the end Of which the
Italians succeeded in gaining possession of
The village.
IRELAND.-.Nozi prosiquis having been
entered upon the bills Of indictment against
Smith O'Brien, Mitchell, Meagher, and 9TH
ers. on account of informalties, but new in
dic,men,s are to be made out against them.
The following address has been issued TO
the friends Of Ireland in America, dated
Dublin, April 22d.
You have recently resolved to convene
Convention oe the Irishmen of the United
States and the two Canadas, to be held at
Albany on the third Monday of the month
of July. approve en,ireI y of that Con-
ventIon, and look to it for results Of the
most imporlan, character to this nation, but
10 be too late, and the plan proposed at New
Orleans as defective. Events in Ireland will
not allow us 10 wait for your aid until late
in August, as wait we must Till then if YOU
do not meet before the end of July. The
Government by which we are cursed and
destroyed are using every art and arti6ce to
drive us into premature revolt. While we
do not intend to yield them the advantage
ground by rashness, neither mus. we lose it
by re'reallng. Every event apparently goes
to prove that they will not yield peacefully
the demands Of this Kingdom, which are
self-legisla,on and seIf-laxalion. Ireland
cannot, must not yield.
This is the real position, which expose
to you thus plainly because desire you to
he equal 10 the occasion now to be present
o''7venIToH, summon it quickly, and organ
ze the contribution you propose to levy for
IreIand-Iose not day IN this good work;
remember, for every hour YOU lose Ireland
may lose a generation. We do not want
YOU TO fight our battles-we have men e.
nough still left for that, but nnhesitsting-
ly ask you to p ace whatever share of your
worldly goods is superfuous to you at the
service of Ireland.
THOMAS DARCY McGEE.
P. S. The Council of Three Hundred.
which will assemble here before many
weeks, will constitute power with which
you can properly correspond.