The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-04-29


risons in Upper Italy have surrendered to the
people, who received grent reinforcements
ormen, arms and ammunition from SwilZer-
land g. the Tyroi. A London paper predicts
that Austria before many days will be com
petey driven ont Of Italy, and that the army
will be forced to retreat either by the Tyrol,
orby Fione. For the moment, Italy may be
said to be lost TO Austria. 1t remains TO be
seen whether the Emperor will quietly sub
nit to his fate, or attempt to regain his in
nuencc. In the present state of his German
dominions, and ofHungary,it is hardly prob
able he will enter upon n struggle, which he
sides that the success of it is very doubtful.
can meet with but very little sympathy from
his German subjects.
ROME.
The Pope, in decree dated on the 18th
of March, has promulgated his long promised
constitution. Large bodies of troops had
left for the frontiers, and the civic guards oc-
cupied all the posts The Austrians were
said to have evacuated Ferrara and the Jes-
us were leaving every day.
NAPLES AND SICILY.
Advces from Naples TO the 10th ut., and
from Messina to the 7th, brought the unpleas-
ant intelligence that.owing to the concessions
ofthe King not having yet been communca-
Ted, the contest between the people and the
Neapoitan garrison was still going on. Up
to the morning of;he 7lh, the bonbardment
from the citadel and Fort Salvatore had
continued, at intervals, night and day; but
being principally directed against the forts
on the heights, the town had not suffered to
any great extent. The Salvatore Fort had
been carried by storm,and $50 soldiers made
prisoners.
1t appears that the Sicilians, exasperated
by the cruel devastation ut Messna, have re-
fused the terms borne to them by Lord Mimic.
They now demand perfect independence but
are said TO be willing TO have the second son
of the King ofNaples for their monarch. On
the 18th ult. they were pressing hard on the
citadel of Messina, which had been on fire in
several parts for some hours; and their sue
cess against it seems drawing near. A letter
from Naples of the 18th says: "Exorbitnnt
as are the conditions required, they are mod
crate compared with what were AT first insis-
ted upon. Some declare the King has con-
coded everything; others that he will aban-
don Sicily altogether" In the meantime, the
Official Gazette says that the demands are
under consideration.
Intelligence had been received ofthe opening
orthe Sicilian Parliament, at Palermo, on the
25th Of March, the circumstances in conncc-
ton with which had caused the highest eX-
element. The ceremony was performed by
Dyu Ruggiero SETTING, the President of the
Provislonal Government. In his speech he
ailuded TO the objects of the revolution, the
rights of tue SIclians, their negotiations with
Naples, the mediation of Lord Mimic, ending
in total failure, and, lastly. to the sprotest OF
the King against oil future acts ofthe Sicili-
an Governmental proceeding which, he all
legged, should he treated with disregard, and
which would be best answered by the open
ing of the general Parliament. which he was
then addressing. In conclusion, he resigned
the functions ofihe Provisional Government
into tho hands of the Chamber, and ut the
same, time, in very decided and warlike Ian
guage, pointed out the plans Of defence that
should forthwith he adopted.
SPAIN.
The Duke Tnnd Duchess de Monipcnsier
embarked from Ostend OH Dutch steamer.
md arrived in SpniG on the Cd inst; where
quite n sensation had been created by the re-
iusal of Queen Victoria 10 receive them at
Buckingham Palace, Queen Isabella slam
ming her door in the face ofMr Bulwer, and
threatening TO declare war for the insult. Ac-
counts say that Queen Victoria made them
wnit until she had consulted her Foreign Min
iser, and nj last sent message by an usher,
10 say that she would receive the Itfrntn Of
Spain, whenever the latter chose; but could
not receive the DIXIE and Duchess of Mont
pensier except in presence of her Minister.
mere has uCeH another outbreak, caused by
dissolution of the Cortes on the Odd ult
which frightened away the Queen Mother.
This instruction occurred in Madrid on
the night ofthe Goth ult.
1t would appear that plan had been form
I'd TO overthrow the Ministry by means ofan
insurreciionnry movement, of which it was
expected the military would have remained
passive spectators. The leaders of the move
ment, having subsequently discovered that
the troops were determined to resist coun-
fernandez the orders they had given 20 the
people. The latter, however, who had been
wrought up to the highest pitch Of excite
ment, DECLARED that they were betrayed, and
that they would fight even without leaders.
They accordingly assembled about 6 o'clock
IN the afternoon of the 26th,and commenced
erecting barbados, which were completed
in an incredibly short space of time. The
fighting commenced at Z o'clock, and contin-
ned without intermisson until 2 O'Clock in
she morning,when the military were success
full on all points, and number of insurgents
were captured. Two hundred persons, civil
ians and military.are said to have been killed,
and vast number wounded. 246 arrests
have been made by order of the Council of
Of War, and prisoners were condemned TO
death, but the Queen pardoned them
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