Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-05-05


frigate; the Christian was an 81 gun ship of
the line OF the Gefor the compliment was
900 men, of whom 100 are prisoners and
200 have fallen. The Christian had 300 men
on board, of whom nearly 700 are prisoners;
the remainder fallen. II was one Of the most
brilliant affairs on record, in the result, 1913
guns, and 100 men striking the Danneboige
to the German colors, three batteries, to-
ge,her with 20 pieces of cannon. lmmedi-
ately after the landing Of the men, the Chris.
tian was in flames and blew Up.
We have accounts from the army TO the
4th inst, On the Sd Gen. Rye crossed the
Kongsen and entered Schleswig by three
different roads. His division was in all $500
men, of different arms, in three separate col
umns, marching towards Hadersleben, con-
sistng OF about 2,5oo men, fell in with the
Schleswig Holsleiners and Gallans, from
1900 TO 1900 men strong, who were attack
ed, and driven through the town after some
little fighting, whereby the Danes lost some
4 killed and 10 wounded.
The Danes on the 4ih had possession Of
| Hadersleben and sent an advanced guard 10
Marons 10 open road. On the Sd, in the
morning, another Danish force left Alsen,
about 5000 men strong, and landed on the
Sumdcrict. They took two different routes
TO cut of an advance corps Of Schleswig Hol.
stein troops who had some artillery consisting
Of 1000 10 5000 men.
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Aecnsand, near Grarens,ien al the same mo.
meni, bu, as they retired rapidly from both
places, the Danes returned 10 their position,
and remained there unmolested OH the 4ih.
Some few of their men were killed and about
twenty wounded, and some few wounded
Germans fell into the hands Of the Danes
Although the loss of the Christian and Gefor
is deeply felt in the capital, yet there is no
despondiug.
AUSTRIA.
The Vienna journals contradict the rumors
Of General Bem's defea, by the Russians, and
flight of his troops into Wallachia 1t ap-
pears on the contrary that the Austrian Gen.
eral Buckner, surrounded by hostile popu-
la,on, and had pursued the Magyars irregn-
lar, has thought proper to resign his command
and himself under The protection of the Rus
sius In Walachia he was accompanied by
three other Austrian generals, and his troop
were left TO the care or General Kalliami.
The Austrian forces al Crons,adt were very
short Of ammunition, and were preparing 10
recross the frontier and return TO Wallachia,
their baggage mad already lief, for thai province
Benz was then almost undis,urbed in the pos
session of the whole of Pennsylvania, and
preparing 10 take Cronstadis, the last city in
that kingdom, which is still held BY the Aus
trian and Russian troops.
AUSTRIA AND ITALY.
Destruction Of the Town Of Brseia-Slaughter
Of the Inhabitants.
After a siege OF eight days, Bresca or ra.
ther the ruin Of what was once Brescia is in
the possession of the Austrians. The town
was bombarded for six hours, and the steets
were carried AT the pon, of the bayone,, and
the inhabitants driven into the houses, where
they were burned alive.
GENOA.
Letters from Turin, of the 9th instant an.
nounce that after General Della -Marmora
had bombarded Genoa for twenty-lour hours
and the city had been set on fire in several
places, depulation from the municipality
had waited Oh him on the evening of the
9th 10 request an armistice Of forty-eigh,
hours, in orders to proceed to Turin TO arrange
capiiuation,
The armis'ice was granted. and the depu
,aton proceeded to Turin, where they arrived
on the 9Th inst. The ,riumviate had fled
from Genoa, with the exception OF Avegana
HENRY CLAY OUT AGAINST SLAVERY Hen
ry Clay addressed a meeting of the citizen,
OF Fayctte county, KY, held last week, a
against perpetuaiing slavery in that state
The resolutions offered by the Rev. R. ]
Breckenridge declared:
"That as hereditary domestic slavery, as j
exists amongst us, is contrary to the rights o
mankind-opposed 10 the fundamental prin
ciples OF free government-inconsisten will
a state Of sound morality-hosile TO The pros
pcrty of the commonwealth, it ought not tt
be made perpetual and that the convention
about 10 meet 10 amend the constitution O
this state, affords proper occasion on which
steps should be taken to ameliorate the con
diton of slavery in such way as shall b.
found practicable in itself, just as regards the
masters Of slaves, and beneficial 10 the slave.
themselves"
Mr. Prentice, the English traveller, whc
recently visited Canada and the United State.
makes this remarkable distinction between
the two. In Canada, settler may be al
successful as in the United States, so far al
individual exeriions go, bu, in the latter h,
gains not only by his own exertions but b,
the activity of those around him, How tru,
this is. Many man has grown rich by
merely holding property in an active neigh
borhood.