The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-04

battalion dAnthon Of the italian Genadiers and battalion
Gpart attacked St Lucia in the 'front.' and the brigade sasodo
The enemy resistance. troop,
s a % sns Ss c Of the and even
'Ia 70 e so%n Sr the IA battalion Weller soa
renewal Of the attack and finally evacuated St. Lucia having
Ills rest from ST. Lucia had rather the appearance of
flight many military accoutrcmcn drums knapsacks &c
1.-THE engagement lasted from nine the morning till five in
Thaye to amen. loss Of many officers Lieutenant
Colonel lcuzcndo fell at the head Of his O. Baron
5os Of Count was wounded Prince
oeycd eontus head Of Major sshmerinss horse
being & did ps.%%; Of our
therefore not position make many prisoners but great
number Of wounded whom the were not able to carry OIL
have qualification in being able announss tina. his
in the thick Of ire and exhibited cocnss and
composnrc myself ewness Of the fact that can
betmying the slightest emotion .'''
mane ra and the SraYry and devotion Of the troops
In conclusion must call the attention Of the Ministry to one
Of the hostile force which Lucia which
In the Venetian territory General Durando, tho Ro-
man general, had u battle with the Austrian
general, Count Nugcnt the latter was driven back
with loss
The Pope has not been deposcd but has been de-
eared against AustrS and the ministry forced up
his Holiness very patriotic The last advices from
Rome to the 9th May. The imperial city tran
quill Piacenza has been annexed to Piedmont, and the
annexation of Lombardy will follow, probably; but
this is conjecture supported, however, by facts.
Madrid is quiet. Narvaez has had above sixty mon
shot The Union Bank has been declared bankrupt.
Austria proper is internally tranquil but Hungary
Bohemia, Moravis, &C., ready to throw off the yoke
Prussia is in most unsettled state. The accounts
received in London, to-day, are most alarming. At
the time Of the revolution, the Prince Of Prussia,
you will remember, flew to London; he Is said
to have given the order to fire on the people
when the horrible carnage cnsucd. The King
has decided recall him, and decree to that effect
appeared in recent number of the Stats .4nzeger.
The excitement this produced amongst the good Ber-
liners, is indescribabe. In the twinkng of eye.
they all streaming, If by tacit
to the Zelten, their favorite meeting placesome Of
them armed About 20 900 proceeded to the house Of
Camphausen, and demanded the resignation of the mi
nisters and the revocation of tho obnoxious decree
The Prince Is not now to return till after the Odd on
which day the Prussan Parliament is to meet. Fred
crck of Prussia, is playing a high game and as En-
of Germany he should like to the heir to the
is in the meantime here, going to operas, dinners &c
and hearkenng to the silver notes Of the Swedish
nightingale, who fills the theatre every night.
would not give two dollars for the life of the Prince
Of Prussia, If he returns to Berlin. Metcrnich has
taken fine mansion in Eaton place, close to Begrave
square, aud is going up to the dolce far nene
oll siken cushions and feast like Lucullus He will
however, have to pay duty on his Johannisbcrger
Louis Philippe has taken small house on the banks
of the Thames; and Lord Clifford has placed country
house at the disposal of the general of the Jesu who
was compelled to quit Rome.
The insurrection in Poland notwithstanding the
surrender Of Meroslawski is carried by guerilla
warfare
Mer0slawski Is to be allowed to leave the country
The war in Denmark Is defensive both sides.
All the great powers arming. Sc ris pacem para
be,ium.
LONDON May 10, 1875 Night.
The PrYsress Of the Reform Morement-Ihe Navigation
LaHs-Faiiure of NJ Juiien-The Queens Leree--
The Irish Trials, &c. &c. &c.
The Reform League, to which pointedy alluded in
my last letter. is progressing with great success and
will soon become fully organised. Tho provisional
r.
the FREQ traders, containing detailed account of the
principles Of the movement, and requesting
ply. In nearly all the cases, the have been
most satisfactory only few refusing to cooperate
with the reformers In addition to the questions it
embraces, in political point Of view, 1t will endeavor
to make equitable taxation grand feature. AS yet
nothing else materially important has been executed
by the Reform League While upon this subject, it
will not be out Of place, and at the time may
useful of your readers give the amount
Of income and expenditure Of this country for the last
seven years - Net Net