The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-01
European

| give cOplous details OF Wnat Is now going on Il
Europe-but nothing, of importance, more thai
was printed in synopsis of Saturday. Their
| appears to have been some mistake, however, res
pecting the Prussian revolution Dates fror
Berlin to the 29th of March, leave the King sti
upon the throne, though it is no longer the throne
an absolute monarch. His majesty seems dis
posed rather to Whirl with the storm, than to b
swept out of the way by it, He has, it is stated
''put himself at the head of the movement an
talks largely of constitutions, of the time havin
GOMEZ and so on. We shall see, in due course
whether there is any &C trust in princes" The pre-
verb which cautions against them has rarely prove
unnecessary.
England now seems to be in trouble, too. Tn
following extracts will explain themselves -
A great metropolitan chartist meeting was to hav
| been held on the day the Sarah Sands sailed, ol
kensington Common. Petitions for the charte
were to be adopted and the meeting was 10 repai
en- masse to Westminster, and present them 10 III
| House of Parliament-to reassemble, on TUESDAY
and 90 in procession to ask the Parliament for al
| answer
CHARTIsT MEETING AND SEDITlous SPEECHES les
| On Thursday week Dr. Acknowledgement lee
nre tn the cha at Nottingham. He spoke mucf
,,b;f is to be presented on the 10th inst We're re
! Ieced he would come to Nottingham, though ne
had to come thther barefoot, to put himself at The
| head of the people,
Such was the Organization that they could assem-
BILE all their force in London in two hours. There
was no law against number of men, from every
| city, town and village in the empire, walking
| quietly to London And with SOC, 900 men, eacl
| carving gun barrel, what would Lord John Rus
sell do The people would wait long time, but
not forever.
A Mr.. John Finn denounced the Government
IrSt in IroIa he
signal to Irishmen in this country to take thai
revenge which centuries of oppression and tyranny
had sowed in their bosoms.
On the'motion of Mr.. Sowter, Mr.. Harvey was
instructed to inform the Convention of the country
that this would be the last black and white petit
ton from Nottingham. "a voice. &c Bayonets next -
and great applause) After cheers for the charter,
the Irish patriots and Fergus OConner, the meeting
adjourned.
Ireland is all a-fame. The Repeal papers are
adding fuel to the fires they long ago started. Pixies,
guns and ammunition, are bought up by the COM
mon people, in all quarters. Clubs are formed,
whose members nightly meet for military exercise.
Meantime the government relaxes not an iota of its
murderous grip, but threatens and growls before.
May God stand on the side of the wronged and weak,
when the fight comes!
France is marching forward stately to the de-
velopment of her rational freedom. Who shall
doubt her ultimate SUGGEST
Italy stands like hound in the leash, ready to
spring against the first foreign intruder upon her
seifreform. The Austrian power, through its diplo
matte insignia, is every where insuted and jeered
Modena, Venice, Trieste and Padua, We're in state
of instruction Dukes and Princes knowing not
what they should do to be saved. Milan, with
much blood, has bought the city's freedom, and
aLaxl n
section of Italy, where the Austrian rule had been
imperious for so many years, the deadliest hatred
the accumulation Of those years-now breaks out
against the troops of the oppressive government
If the day of Austrian absoution be not over,
there is no truth in signs. How can it live by the
side of a potent German republic, modelled after
the United States, many in one" -!
Photographed to the Charleston Mercury 18th ultl
Arrival of the Acadia.
Defeat of the King of Sardinia Insurrecton in Lon5nr
dy-Sagoy, Baden, Wurtemburg, and Sa1ony, declared
Repu6tcs-Neettngs Of ChartistS in Engiand-.4gita-
tsonfn Ireland DC, DC, DC.
The steamer Acadia arrived at Boston yesterday
morning, with five days later intelligence from Eng
land. Our attentive Geographic correspondent
promptly furnished with the annexed abstract of
her news:
The Continent of Europe continues in general
The news of the insurrection in Lombardy is
confirmed.
The King Of Sardinia, one of the liberal princes
of Italy, has come in conflict with the Austrians.
His troops amounted to 80 900 men, but they were
beaten at all points, and utterly routed
All the Italian duches of Austria are in revolt.
Radilisk supposed to be an Austrian GeneraD una
Bile defend his position, was compelled to capiuate.
Savoy has declared In favor of Republican
form of Government, as has Baden, Wuremburg
and Saxony.
In Hanover the people have completely tri-
lmphed, and the King has been compelled to &C.
cede to their demands.
France is Tranquil, and Republicanism is pro-
crossing.
Russia is sending armies to the surrounding ma
ions to arrest the spread of Republicanism.
In England the Chartists extremely active, land
ire holding meetings in defiance of the Government
Ireland Is greatly agtated, and is demanding
Republican form of Government.
New York, April 22-Evening.- is moth
ng doing in the Cotton market. Rice has slightly
leclined-Sales at 1926 to $3.50. The Flour mar
let is firm, with good demand for Eastern and
lome consumption. The steamer Washington is
eturning, having broken her piston.
Geographic dispatch was received in this city
yesterday morning from New York, which stated |
hat previous to the departure of the Sarah Sands
rom Liverpool, Cotton had advanced one-eighth to
quarter of penny per pound
FREEDOM OF TIE FRENCH PREss.-Our Paris
an friends do not yet seem to have the clearest |
IDEAS OF tre4hewspaper writing. A mob in Paris, |
ately, came very near demolishing the Presse
fce, because of an article in that print denounc-
ng the Provisional Government The latter put
strong police force in defence, Or the establish.
nent would have been raced.
ENGLISH TROUBLES The Chartists-We do |
lot believe there is any sound reason for antcipa-
ing serious troubles in England proper, from the
jhartlst movements, or any other source. That
here is much suffering, much inequality, much po-
ltical wrong, in England, no true republican can
oubt; but the suffering and inequality have not
ct risen to point which provokes violent revo-
u'lon as the best way of destroying them. Besides
he OllgarchIcal element in ENGLAND is Jaanor roo.