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vent of his refusal, Provisional Government was
be Immediately appointed.
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be Immediately appointed.
ITALY.
The eternal city is in high insurrection Rome
may be considered in a state OF siege. Plus TX
whose name was lately the symbol of Italian e.
niancipa ton and who was personally the idol OF the
people and, pronounced reactionnuire, is left
nothing but the name Of the sovereignty oi Rome and
scarcely even that.
JVhat appears certain is, that when the declaration
of the Pope against proclalming war against Austria
and disapprovng OF the passage OF the Pc by the Pom
tical troops became known, the population of the
Holy City rose as one man--he nation guard took
possession OF all the gates sentinels were placed at
the doors of the residences OF all the cardinals, who
were detained prisoners committee, of which the
celebrated Cicero Nacchio President took posses
sion OF the post Office where all the correspondence
seized the letters addressed to the cardinals
opened and read.
A letter from Rome, dated the Ist inst. says that
the moment the declaration of the Pope above mem
toned became public deputatons from the munich
paty, the clubs and the civic guard, proceeded TO the
palace, where they remained for nearly four hours IN
conference with his Holiness. 1t was during this
ference that the gates OF the city seized. The
result Of this conference was whit has been already
announced, that the Ministry was retained in office.
receiving full powers to exercise government in all
temporal affairs without the sanction or sign manual
of the Pope. The Ministry thus became provisional
government.
! A letter from Leghorn dated the ith aiiirms that
a republic was proclaimed in the Roman Suites. 1t
is added that the people proclaimed temporal for
fixture of the Pope, named laicn provisional gov
eminent, and proclaimed republic with accaina-
ton
| The contre coup of these events Says this writer
was felt at Leghorn. Numerous groups OF people
formed in the streets. Republican placards were pos
ted the wall. The crowd masse' uttered shouts
of Long live the Romans, death to iyranis and trail.
tors" Before this evening, perhaps, the Tuscan dy-
nasty might have survived Another letter mentions
report that the Pope had been obliged TO leave the
Quirinal and retire into the castle of St. Angelo.
| From Venice we learn that Zucchi, being summon
ed IN b pl,nrup
OF cannon, which made great carnage among the body
| of the enemy who had advanced to Pamanuva The
enemys wounded are stated to have filled l6 wag-
CONS
The military precautions on the Russo Polish from
tiers continue undated. No one is allowed an en-
trance or an exit At karwach large force of cos
sacks is Stationed and nrheriorce OF hussars at the
extreme frontier town. Between kash and perserl
there are $4,000 with three batteries OF artillery
The Emperor Of Russia arrived Unexpectedly at Tils
on the %, and proceeded thence to Poland
1t appears that there 100000 Russian troops in
the kingdom OF Poland, and 40, 900 in Samoglia
PRUSSIAN POLAND.
| The Cologne Gazette confirms in correspondence
from Posen, the intelligence OF the general rising OF
| that duchy. All the men capable OF bearing arms
have abandoned their homes which are now all bat
exclusively occupied with old people women and chill
dren.
1t appears that the insurgents assemble wherever
they have any chance OF defeating the Prussan troops
IdltHcT utldllS arr plNtll W I4Il al "
where the Poles defeated General llirschfied altho
he had four cannons which increasingly played upon
the enemy and committed the greatest havoc in tneii
| ranks.
| 1t is admitted that of the Prussan troops
probably those of Polish origin have gone over to the
insurgents or patriots.
DENMARK AND THE DuCIIIES.
| According to private letter from Grnvensten o
the 9th inst, the Danes crossed the Straits OF Alse
during the morning, under the protection OF heavy
| fire from their ships.
An engagement was expected Gen. Won Wran-
eel had Withdrawn his head quarters TO Holding An
order OF the day issued by the general declares that
after the nkng possession OF Frederick there should
| be n cession OF hostilitlcs.
a private letter from Copenhagen intimates the ex-
pectation OF speedy settlement of affairs.
HUNGARY AND BOHEMIA.
All the accounts from Hungary and Bohemia rep.
resent those Kingdoms complete victims of anar.
chy. In the former, particularly the peasantry arr
in open revolt, and the MOBILES have ranged them
selves on their side