Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-01-27

Death of Duchess Of Parma. The Archduchess
Maria Lo1isia, widow of the Emperor Napoleon, and
Duchess of Parma and Placentia, expired at Parma
on the 18th ult at the age of 56. By her death the
duchies of Parma, Pacentia, and Guastalla devolVe
upon the abdicated Duke of Lucca who has thus
been speedily restored to sovereign power. The sud
den death of the Archduchess Maria louisa, may
produce a complication in the affairs of Tusca-
ny.
The Austrian troops still continued to advance to-
wards the Italian frontier. Field-Marshal General
Radetzky, commander-in-chef of the Austrian forces
in Lombardy has been invested with additional pow
ers, and the army under his orders is to be increased
Immediately to 60000men.
AUSTRIAN. The Austrian Cabinet appears deter
mined to interfere by force in the internal affairs of
Switzerland. The official article published in the
austrian Observer of the 18th ult amounts nearly to
declaration of war; and has produced an immense SEN
saton, not only amongst the high arstocracy of Aust
tra, but also amongst the friends and partisans of
Prince Metternch, who were little accustomed to so
violent language on the part of the Chancellor Of
State.
TURKEY. The Arabs of Tripoli are in revolt. At
Gherean and at Gebe they rose en- massc against the
Turks, and killed the Governor of Gebel, Ahmed Eff
fend and above hundred of his people.
The war-schooner Sajah Cattera, has sailed for
Malta, with dispatches for the Sultan, in which the
Governor requested the Sultan to send Immediately
five or six thousand troops to extermnate the rebels.
The Porte has officially announced the entire paci-
fication of Albania
CAPE OF Coon HoPE. We have Cape of Good
Hope papers to the end of October. The latest and
most important from the frontier is, that Sand
a and number of his followers have surrendered to
the British forces, the simple condition that their
lives shall be spared, and that, far as he and his
tribe are concerned the may be considered to have
terminated
PATIO, the other leader of the turbulent aborgines
was yet in the field bnt expectations were entertain
ed that he would speedily be brought to terms.
INDIA AND CHINA BY the overland mail, dates
from Bombay to the 18th of November, and from Hong
Kong to the 30th of October have been received.
Sir John Davis had Just returned to Hong Kong
from mission to Cochin China which was wholly I'M
successful so far as the opening Of commercial associ
atons was concerned. He could not even procure an
audience of the King, though in all other respects he
was treated with the most punctious courtesy by the
authorities.
Later from .4htca.-By the arrival of the brig Ho-
lander at New York. 80 days from Monrovia, Liberia,
the New York papers have received the Liberia pa
pers to the 18th of November
An unusual drought is said to have prevailed at
Cape Pamas, cutting off the rice crop almost entirely
and seriously affecting other crops. Rice was selling
at two dollars bushel double the usual price.
Miss Brush, one of the missionaries; has been very
sick, but her health well all laboring in conneX-
ion with her was at the latest date good usual,
except Mrs. Wilkins, who has been very much pros
trated by excessive care and labor,
There had been revival of religion among the
Congoes, and many youths of that tribe had been
converted to Christianity The Schools are represen-
ted as generally prosperous.
From Central .4nerjca.-The schooner Exit from
leaa5 on the llth Central America was in pacific
state All intention of carrying out the proclamation
in favor of assisting Mexico against the United States
had ended. An election for a new President is spo-
ken of. There are several candidates.