Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1849-05-12
F O r Z | G n n Z VS.
BY THE STEAMER AMERICA.

French MferUeattoa IL. Holy-Tbe IF.
fairs Of ihe Continent are still in a yer,,
distracted state, though there are sora
bright spots in the general gloom.
In the National Assembly uf France =,
Monday, The President of the Council ,f
Ministers made communication relativa
to the intervention Of France in Italy. He
stated, in substance, that the counter com,
Of the victories gained by the Austr;ans
over the Pledmonlese would be felt tllropol.
out the whole Of Central italy that cr;.i,
appeared To be imminent in the Rom,
States. and that France would not rem,;a
Indifferent to such state of things. The
Government have therefore determined r.
send an army Of IA, ,0G0 10 Rome to ass;s,
the Pope, Lenol L'Ondinot to command
The cholera IS largely on the increase i,
Paris and many persons of opulence have
become lis victims. Up to the 19,h thera
have been 1862 cases, Of which 1922 ba3
proved fatal.
The German Emp;re.-Germany is still
in a state Of great confusion. The Prps.
sian Government is said to have obtained
the assent OF few of the small States. sucb
as Hesse Ca>sel, Brunswick and Weiman
to lhe assumption of the Imperial dignity
by the KING but these form only small
part of the States Of Germany.
Austria is OF course violently opposed toa
plan which would transfer The Imperial dis.
nifty from the House of Hapsburg TO thar
Of Brandenburg /; and Bavaria, the third
State in Germany, for population and lnhu
ence, is scarcely less so. Both France and
Russia are strongly opposed TO the change.
All these difficulties may perhaps be got
over, if the smaller States of Germany
were unanimous in favor CT the union with
Prussia But this is not The fact. Hano.
yer, whose assent is essential to the carry.
ing out of the scheme, is not likely TO give
il !; and Saxony has so strong a sense Of
what reasons she has against re constituting
the German Empire on the basis proposed
at Frankfort, and even if hey could be over.
come it is doubtful If she would assent.
The Austrian Empire is in as great diff.
icUity as ever. for il is clear from the re.
treat of all the divisions Of The Austrian
army towards Pesth, that they have been
repulSed by the Hungarans. The great
struggle now is for the position ofthe Hun.
car,an's fortress Of ComOrn on the Dan.
ube, which the Austrian have beseiged for
several weeks. and which The Hungarians
are endeavoring TO relieve. lf.hey should
succeed, the cause of Austria will De des.
perate ia Hungary.
Charles Albert, though he could not re-
ssl Radelzky, inflicted great injury on
Austria, by compelling the Austrian Gov,
ernment to detach an army Of 20. 900 from
Croatia to Italy at the breaking out of the
Sandman war. This army is now hasten.
ing back to Hungary, and may perhaps
arrive in time to check the Hungarians.
The Imperial army beseigiDg Comorn is
now exposed to ,hree-foid attack-from
the Norh, the South and from the gaIri.
son OF the fortress itself. The country
surrounding Comorn is all but in the hands
of the Magyars, and Comorn is but TWEEN
ty leagues distant from Vienna. The I'm.
peEial party amongst the inhabitants of
Pesth. are quitting the Hungarian capital
and flying 10 Grau and then TO Raap ami
Presburg.
Vienna papers Of the 4ih, furnish pos.
tive information of the occupation of the
important position taken by The Hunga.
rians. The details of this action are given
by the German papers, and are TO the eff.
feet that, Windischcratz, at the head Of his
best regiment, opposed the progress Of the
Hungarians in the direction of Comorr.
A fierce engagement ensued IN which The
superior tactics of The Magyars proved lr.
resisiible.
AGairs in Haly.-Iisly is still in in.
describable confusion. The Republicans
have been put down in Genoa, after has.
ing had the command of hat beautiful city
for nine days.
In Tuscany there had been a general
rising in favor of the Grand Duke, and the
man who was recently dictator is now
prisoner.
Venice is besieged by the Austrians by
sea and land, and must surrender.
In Sicily the struggle has commenced
with dreadful ieIocily, and desperate bat,
tie took place on Good Friday, between
the NeaPohtans and the Swiss troops and
The people of Catana, which continued all
nigh. and ended in the defeat of the Cat.
an'ans. great number of them were
killed and the city was afterwards sack
ed and plundered. The terror caused By
this defeat has caused the city of Syra'
cuse 10 surrender without resort TO arms
Palermo is now the only place of much
strength IN The hands of the Scilians'
A desperate resistance is expected there
but with very little chance of success.
Denmark and Germany.-The Danish
entertainments next 10 Dupell had been
attacked and carried by the Saxon and
bavanan troops, The loss of the Ger
mans IN this affair is calculated at $50 to
700 men, Several additional captures
haSe been made by the Danish vessels, ond
ii ls stated that German emigranl ships
WI not be exempted.