Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1848-05-13

trians still held position on the right oank
of the Mincio, from Borghetta to monaainoa-
NO. but seeing the Piedmontez troops advsnce
towards the former Of these places, they re-
Itired to the left bank and Immediately Oiew
| up de bridge over which they had passed
General Broalia, who commanded the 80
ond corps Of Piedmontese, under Gen. SonnAx,
slenced by his artillery the enemy's battery
which occupied Moule. vseggio, on the
left bank, reconstructed the bridge, and hav-
ing Sfossed the river, put the kustrians 70
Ifieht. The Opsnionne, of Turin, of the nth,
adds that Immediately the Austrians took to
fight. sr -rk.so
The Patria Of the i7th says-A letter from
Venice, which has just arrived, states that
Verona has been taken by Piedmontese army.
The news is since confirmed by the latest ac-
counts. H0hJ 193 iplHlt 3di go roc
| Twelve hundred venetians have been de-
feated at Montebello, near vicenza, by boz
dy of 600 Austrian infantry and Cavalry
The greater part of the venetians were the
students who volunteered from Padua and
Venice Many were killed. ,o-, sd, 10.
| The Provisional Government at Milan are
by no means inactive. They have assumed
the title of Central Provisional Government of
Lombardy, dissolved all the local govern
ments, and have invited deputies to regulate
and conyoke the primary assemblies. The
Neapolitans are rapidly marching norihwards
to Join the standard of Charles Albert, and
already considerable bodies of troops have ar
rived at head quarters
The King Of Naples has published proc
lamation declaring its adhesion to the unity
of Italy, and invites his subjects in the two
Siciles to union and concord.
Tuscany furnishes the contingent force of
5000 men, who are placed at the disposal of
Charles Albert. By the latest accounts, an
attack has been made upon Pescaiera by the
King of Sardinia. The attack was made by
the artillery, the garrison being expected to
surrender The fortress, however, proved too
strong, aud after harassing fire, which an
noyed the garrison, who returned well d.
rected fire, the King, after fruitlessly demand.
ing the garrison to surrender, was compelled
to resume the position we have described.
The croats have set fire TO the village Of
Cassel Neuva, containing two thousand in.
habitants. They formed Gordon around il,
and the villagers were all burned to DEATH
utterng the most appalling shrieks.
Prussia.
The pmssian Diet has been dissolved in
an undignfied manner. The labor question
is the question of the day; and the work.
men debate it at clubs and street corners
Piece-work is proscribed-short time and
high wages enforced. The provinces OH the
Rhine are in an unquiet state. and the people
have attempted to stop the navigation of the
river by steamboats,. The prisoners at Co.
logne, rebelled, on the 1lth, and killed one Of
the keepers with his own sword. The ganrd
were compelled to fire on them before they
would disperse. At Posen, the Poles are in
arms and have erected entertainments. A
battle was fought between Col. Lestock and
the Polish population of Trzemeszno Al
Cracow, the people demanded the dismissal
of all German officials.
| Germany.
1t would be an endless task to ennmerate
the causes and incidents of the present dis
turbances all over Germany. In Baden the
people threatened to rise to prevent the 9Th
corps CT the Federal army entering the coun.
try. In Hesse-Cassel they were by the las,
accounts in open revolt. Everywhere the
fermentation is extreme. Unhappily one Of
the most fertile causes of public discomfort is
sell-supporting, for these disturbances produce
a suspension Of industry, and consequently
want, which again gives rise to more social
disturbance.
HEssE.CAssEL.-A formidable revolt oc.
Cured at Cassel on the 9th instant, in conse.
quence Of the assemblage of a mob to insult
the late ministers, who are extremely unpopu.
lar.
FRANKroRT.-Atth the sitting of the German.
ic Diet, on the report Of the committee or
the affairs of Schleswig- -Holstein being pre-.
sented, that body had decided upon the fol-
lowing resolutions IL. That in case the
Danish troops shall not cease hostilities, and
evacuate the Duchy of Schleswig; it will be
necessary to compel them 50 to do, in order
to protect ths right Of Holstein, whose union
with Schleswig must must be enforced by
the confederation. 2. That the Diet being
convinced that thay shall obtain the suresl
guarantee of this union by the incorporation
of Schleswig with the Germanic confedera.
ton, the Prussan Government be invited tc
offer its mediation to effect this object. g.
That the Diet acknowledge the Provisional
Government of Schleswig- -Holstcin, and thai
the former enforce its rights to the Duchy
in the name of that country; but that it shall
first wait the mediation of the Prussian Go.
vernment. The latter shall protect the mem.
bers Of the said Provisional Government and
its adherents.
From the North of Germany we have sad
accounts of an incendiary insurrection in the
kingdom of Saxony, which the Govemmen,
have not as yet been able to put down.
Denmark and Hslstein.
The accounts received from the continent