Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-07-06

FoREIcN.-The steamship Hibernia arrived
at New York on Friday. the 29th -ult-, with,
seven days later news from Europe. Inc most
important of which seems 10 be the details OF
late attempted instruction in France, which
took place on the 18th Of last month. II con-
sisted chiefly of a demonstration made by
portion of the National Guards, and several
bodies of students, in opposition to the action
of the Legislative Assembly. in sustaining the
movements for the restoration of the Pope -
The avowed object of the supposed insurgents,
was to march in procession 10 the House 10
present a protest agains. the war in Italy. and
to petition for the recognition OF the Roman
Republic They mustered about twenty five
thousand armed men. and attempted TO march
on the hall of the Legislative Assembly, but
were dispersed by the troops of the line, with
very little difficulty. By the next day, the
Legislative Assembly declared Paris in a state
of siege Ledru Rollin made bis escape from
Paris, but has been arrested at Lyons. The
cholera is abating somewhat OF its violence in
Paris. .--.--..-
RoME,-Actual hostilities have again COM
menced between the French and Romans, in
which the French have so far been success
full, though meeting with the most determined
resistance. letter from Rome says that as
many as thousand men have been killed and
wounded on either side. The French have
forced the outpo>ts. of the city, and obtained
a position from which their cannon can sweep
its whole extent. The blood of both parties
is now up The French excited by the oppo-
sition they have encountered, and the Romans
encouraged by their success in being so far
enabled TO keep the invaders out of the city.
Many of the finest buildings in Rome have
already been much injured by the lombard
ment of the French. who were to make an at.
Tempt at storming the city on the 11ta of June.
From the spirit manifested. and the ga!iantry
already displayed, it is thought tina: the resis-
lance will be as desperate as that Of Sarragos-
sa in the Spanish war of independence.
AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY The Austrian
army is totally broken and scattered, and If
the contest depended upon that alone, it might
safely be considered at an end. So far. the
Hungarian troops have been so strong on the
frontier as TO prevent the Russians from adj
vancing into the interior of the country, but
this cannot long continue. The vast numbers
of their assaiIants will again render the con-
test doubtful, and the Austfians having time
to recruit their strength. will again be ready
| TO take them in the rear.
The whole of Germany is in a ferment.--
The struggle between princes and people hav-
ing fairly commenced, how or when it will
end, God knows. During all this the position
of France is most anomalous. AT the rerolu-
ton of 1880. and al that OF 1913, the principle
of non intervention was laid down as fun
damental rule of The foreign policy of France
She announced herself as the champion of the
doctrine that every people has right &c
! choose lis form of government. and model its
] institutions to suit itself, and vet we now fine
French Army encircling Rome, with thu
avowed object of imposing government up
on the people of that Republic. We find he
government in state OF cordial understanding
with that ot Russia, while the semi barbarian
horde< OF the northern despot are pouring in
to Hungary 10 interfere with the domestic ar
ransements of that country, and crush th'
gem of liberty among her peope. Verify
the times are out of joint.