The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-16

trans could bring against II; nut they might De
confident that, long they were resolved to be
faithful the sacred cause of Italian independence,
they would find in him leader Who would shrink
from no emergency; the last drop of his blood
should be expended with theirs if necessary.
A printed proclamation, bearing the signature OF
the King, conveyed to the Manese the same royal
faisehODd He with them, and so were his
sons lie trusted in Them let them prove that his
confidence was Just. Heaven would crown the
efforts of heroic people traternaliy associated with
an army whose blood had already been given a
testimony of It's devotion to Italy, and they
would salute together the day of their common de-
liverance And all this time the captuation
not only decided on but the terms were actually
settled!
Meantime the preparations Of the Piedmontese
army for Its departure began 10 be made f.; and,
after waiting as long as possible, Gen. Olivier de-
clared 10 the people that the King had captuated.
and that 1t was their duty, az loyal subjects, to sub
init to his determination. Their rage at this intel
ligence can be imagined. They rushed to the
palace, where the carriage of the King stood ready
for his departure; they seized it to unharness the
horses they were resisted by the soldiers, and
combat ensued, in which the Piedmonsese shot
of the citizens; finally the carriage was libe-
rated and the King and his entered it and
drove turOusly away from the city, which 1t would
have been better had they never entered.
But even yet all is not lost; quick. up with the
barrlcades through all the Streets bring the cannon
from the Notifications and mount them where they
VIII De most ett@ctVe, II tne AilStfld1lS enter IL
shall not be to find us willing capives! Vain
hope The King has not sold you without taking
care that the bargain shall be executed. The bas-
tons are dismanlled and their artillery is in the
Piedmontese camp. Resistance is impossible; there
is nothing you can do but flee If you would not
behold the hated Austrians again masters OF
Milan. Then follows the flight. Short are the
ftrewells given 10 familiar places, to the roofs
known from childhood, to scenes that all assoca
tons consecrate. The whole population forsakes
the CITY any where TO be beyond the reach OF
Radetskv and his barbarans None who can 90
remain behind, except those who are Austrians at
heart and those who seek some personal advantage
in remaining. What sceue Is that when whole
city is thus depopulated
Amid the departure of the citizens, the agents
of the Old Austrian police excite the mob to plumber.
The richest palaces invaded and robbed of their
contents, and no authority nervenes to prevent If.
But there is one word which can check even the
avdity of thieves. A citizen recognizes the lead
ers Of the mob, and cries out that they are Aus
TRANS: " IT IS the CrOats who inclte you to pill
lage :" in moment order is restored, and the
articles that have been taken are carried back TO
their owners the lowest Of the Italians will not be
maie the tools of the Austrians.
The journals in the interest OF Charles Albert
attempted TO defend him the ground that guam
tity of ammunition which he had expected at Mi
Ian had failed to arrive, by which he was left with
enough to serve only for two days. II IS also SAID
that the city was not sufficiently supplied with pro-
visions, and that the inhabitants Were divided into
fac lions, and could not be relied upon. As Tor the
ammunition and supplies, those WeW matters that
in such retreat his should not have been LETT TO
chance, even surprising that the assertions III his
favor are true The charge that the people were
divided, certainly is not true. On the contrary,
every difference had disappeared before the danger
of the city, and there was only one sentiment, one
resoiution-lhe trIlling number who wished Tor the
entrance of Radetsky of course being excepted
And if the people were divided, how were they
made so There division among them
when in March they expelled the Austrians, not
only from the city but from their territory. Ii parties
have since sprung up, whose fault Is IT but his,
who when made the Italian leader, suffered that
magnificent impulse of patriotism which wrought
such trumphs to die out by the weakness and slow
ness Of ms movements, at the same time that ho
smolherng it by his mean ambition
But is not Just to charge the failure of the ltal-
ian movement upon Charles Albert alone. Many
causes have contributed to the result, and among
them the reluctance of the Pope to engage i'll the
war has no doubt, had powerful influence
A war to which the head of the church was OPP
posed, no matter in what cause was Wagcd,
could enlist the support which Italy would have
given had he yielded it his approval. The defec-
ton Of Naples also great gain to the Aus
trans and the jealousy with which the Grand
Duke of Tuscany watched the movements Of
Charles Albert has had another share i'll their
success.
While Radeisky has reconquered Lombardy and
occupied Milan, Weldon has advanced into the
Papal territories as far as Bologna. On his way he
has spread terror and destruction. Sermide, a little
town which attempted resistance, was pillaged and
burnt. Before he entered the province of the
Church, he addressed a proclamation TO the inhabl-
tanls in which he informed them that as he did not
wish TO make prisoners, he should shoot all persons
found with arms in thes hands, but that all who
Were peaceabe should be protected His purpose
in the invasion not to attack the Pontit but
solely to relieve him from fiction which had too
long controlled him, and forced him often to act
contrary to his own wishes.
The redoublabe Marshal reached Bologna on
the 18th inst. On the 9Th he levied on the city a
contribution of 100 900 Roman CROWNS, and required
eight hostages for the payment. This was the sig
nal for a revolt the part of the inhabitants, who
had submitted to his entry only because the author
tiles regarded it as impossible TO defend the city
The tocsIn sounded, the people armed with such
weapons as they could procure, most OF them hay
ing only knives, and led by Priest, fell upon the
Ausriars killed 40 soldiers and one officer, took
- prisoners and drove out of the city the 5000 i'll
fantry and 800 cavalry, that with 10 pieces of ar
| tilery formed Weldens advance :! The Austrlans
| rallied, gained suitable position, opened fire
| from their cannon upon the town, ana did great
| damage. The Inhabitants rushed upon them, car
red their position by assault took 30 additional pri-
sonerg and one banner, killed 40, with the loss of
| only 10 killed and wounded, In the evening the
| civ was illuminated. The next morning the Aus
rians came up in force but the brave BOlogncse
| resolved to defend the city TO the last extremity
| Both the English and French Ambassadors have
| protested against the operations of Weden, and
| may possibly succeed in putting an end to them.
| The Roman Government has invoked the arms of
| France but France has no aid to render except by
| way OF negotiation.
! The excitement occasioned in the Kingdom Of
! Sardinia Ivy the events which have Just narrated,
! is intense. At Turin the treason is charged upon
the officers Of the staff, at the head of whom IS
| Gen Soasco, and their immediate trial and con-
| demnaton Is called for. Their appearance in the
city would most probably be followed by an enforce
| meut Of Lynch-aw.
AT Genoa an instruction is inevitable. IivOrnp
is on the very verge of revolt and report reached
| Paris last evening that the Democrats had taken
possession of the forts and declared that they would
! no longer recognize Charles Albert as King, but
| this morning it is contradiced. The conduct Of
! In. King is violently criticised in nearly all the
! L.