The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-15

garded a. having mu-h intolligon6ey she was always
Jealous OF josephine The small cottage where Bona
parc first visited the future empress of France and
upon which occasion 1t necessary for Eugene the
future viceroy of Italy, TO sleep in chamber the
stable, is still shown To vsiles; an addition has been
made in the of the house. but the entire front and
stable remain uncha nged Wen NAV France love Ma
poleon for he did more in the few years of his reign
to spread the seeds of intelligence through France and
Europe and give glory to the nation than all the kings
that ever sat upon the French throne Every part of
France is marked by the footsteps Of Napoleon and
every where the people worship his memory; they love
the remnant of his guard for his sake and their faith
funess to their emperor. Wherever they moved oven
individually in the day of the fie they cheered
by the army and citizens.
The malls closed to-day OBSERVER
Our Venetian Correspondence.
VENICE, April s, 1S4S
The Revolution in Vence-The Declaration of the Re
pudlie-The Respect for the United States-Speech
Of the .4mercan Consui-The Enthusiasm for the
american Repubic-The Var in Haly &c &C.
The past fortnight has been one of narrowing in
terest to the Lombardo Venetian territory and will
occupy an important page in the annals of modern
history The storm which has been long gathering
has burst at last, and overwhelmed in its fury the
odious oppressors of this brave and generous people
The downfall of Metternich--the hoary old reynard
VINO Tor thirty years had tramped upon their destine
gave the first signal, which aroused the whole coun
try as one man and nerved it for powerful and uni
versal resistance 1t the evening of the 10th
March that the intelligence from Vienna first reached
the shores of Italy, that his gracious Majesty had
deigned most generously (after revoution to grant
to his beloved subjects constitution; and no one
who was not in their midst, possibly figure to him
self the mingled expressions of rage Indignation and
disgust with which this imperial announcement was
welcomed by the Venetians. We will not accent it,,
- We ask no favors from the accursed Austrians''-
Down with the wretches''-" Drive them of the
country were the cries and such the immuta
bic determination Of the entire population.
The following day all business suspended and.
with one accord, all shops closed; and the people
hp has nf
st. Mark, yowing to sacrifice their lives finish at
once with their abhorred oppressors The authorities
were struck dumb with astonishment at this
attitude of the Hitherto peaceable Venetians and at
tempted to them by insulting display of brist
ling bayonets But this expedient of inspiring them
with sanitary terror singular failed in its effect
served only to exasperate, to still greater degree the
maddened crowd. Being; from their aquatic position
(n this respect different from all other cties) totally
destitute OF arms resistance seemed than folly
but the enraged popuace tore the Of the
Place St Marc with lercuean force broke the stones
to pieces. and peed their blond adversaries with
RENTED vgor Several discharges Of musketry fol-
lowed this mad attack and five bodies fell feless and
many wounded in the middle Of the square. The in
furiaed people cried aloud for arms, to revenge the
assassination of their comrades; and the irritation
continued increasing to the most fearful point The
civ governor Count Pafy, seeing the total impossi-
blity OF restraining the popular movement summoned
the municipal council and gave permission to estab-
lish instantly National Guard with the hone of nre
serving the public tranquility. The sight of their
fellow citizens with white scarfs around their waists
and sabres by their sides produced the most nstanta
selves. having now procured several hundred
not less inclined than the mass evacuate the
city of their odious masters The day following, an
attack WAS made upon the r-famed arsenal; which
after the death Of Colonel Marnovitch the officer in
command, was yielded without a struggle. From that
moment the victory no longer doubtful The i'm
mense quantity of contained in that we'll known
repository, distributed to the people, who with
band of music preceding them, marched in triumph to
the square of st. Marc. The Count Palify. and the
military commander OF the city, General Itchy, be-
held this imposing spectacle from their palace windows
and terrified at the menacng attitude of the victor
GUS crowd, they instantly signed captuation, de-
caring that all the imperial troops amounting to FIVE
thousand should be instantly sent back towards Wen
ma; and furthermore that the civil and military 60
vernment of Austria in Venice had ceased to exist'
The effect which this astounding intelligence pro-
duced upon the population, leave you to imagine
At this juncture, jurst of much distinction. named
Da MEL Manin who for the last three months had been
imprisoned by the for demanding certain
reforms. and who was now liberated by the peope)
appeared upon the Place st. Marc, borne upon the
shoulders OF the crowd and having silence
declared that as the Austrian government no longer
existed among them he deemet it advisable in the
name Of the sovereign people, to proclaim that Venice
was again republicn The popular enthusiasm here
reached its acme Long and prolonged cries of Tira
San Marco, Vird la Republica, Tica Mann, rent the
air. aud announced to the asonished Austrans that
their dom nation these haowed laeunes was for
at end, SO it was, that from the vilest and
most odious oppression, the brave Venetiaus found
themselves suddenly in the enjoyment of the greatest
Of human blessings having obtained their political dis
enthralment solely by the with which their moral
attitude inspired their oppressors without having to
shed one drop Of their blood.
The republic having been proclaimed. Joy and glad
ness beaming upon every countenance, dense
proceeded towards the American consulate to testify
their admiration for government. Assembled be-
meath the windows, reiterated and prolonged cries of
Long live the United States of America Long live
our sister republic from the joyous crowd, and
these demonstrations increased tenfed when the
sui accompanied by several of the national guard APP
peared in their midst bearing in one hand the flag of
the Union and in the other the ricolor with the winged
lion, emblem Of the fraternity which should ever
exist between the two governments based they
were upon the same just and eternal principles. In
responding to this out burst of peoples sympathy Mr.
Sparks thanked them for the kind feelings they mani
tested for the government he had the honor repre-
sent among them. for the they exhibited for him
personally and expresseda hope that by their dgnited
and tranquil demeanor they might give proofs the
world that they capable Of governing themselves
and that they Compensated the full import of the
important step they had taken. He assured them in
advance that when the intelligence had traversed the
Atlantic. that the ancient queen of the Adratic had
thrown oil the yoke of the stranger and again pro-
claimed herself republic there would be stimuli
taneous outburst of joy from extremity of the
u MON to the other. He wished them prosperity and
happiness and trusted they would dement, their
capabty Of enjoying the blessings of free and enght-
ened institutions. These words received with
immense satisfaction and the crowd then quietly with
drew giving vent to their JOY in prolonged vrats the
consul and to the American republic.
The day following. the imposing ceremony OF conse-
Grating the tricoored banner, by the patriarch Of
Venice took place in front of the church CT St Mark
The French consul being absent. the only
of the corps who received invitation to assist at this
spectacle After the benedcton. the ma
tiona guard service, amounting to between
three thousand, were ordered to form into two lines
leaving vacant space of forty feet in breadth and ex
tending from extremity of the Place to the other
The General-inchief then gave the word Of command
Intention! Honor TO the flag Of the United States Of
.4mericd and in moment the entire body presented
and the dense of spectators burst forth in
the most deafenng shouts Of applause with cries OF
Long live sister republic - Here followed in
terestng and moving spectacle. The people, Of all
classes and cond lions, soldiers and civilians, threw
themselves in the arms of the consul embraced him
"A he ar ~ In
heir hearts while many, with moistened eyes, reaching
their hands through the dense crowd merely to touch
it. could just but artculate, pira console !rira eli
Sat Unii !-rird la gran repubiica !! ~ Had ! not
been eyewitness of this touching scene could
have imagined so thrilling proof of the great respect
and almost alteration with which nation regarded
by this generous and noblc-hearted people. In the
evening the theatre Of the Fenicc brilliantly illu-
minated gorao, and filed to ovcrfowing, but only
with Halian beauty and fashion for by this time ali
the Austrian society had vanished, like the bascles
fabric Of dream Our nation was again destined to
"A of the snrna