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dhysl Brescia, or rather the ruins Of what was
Brescia are ia the hsnds Of the Austrnns.
The iown was bombarded for hours and the
streets were carried al the point of The bayonet.
The inhabitants were driven into houses and bur
ned alvel
The Milan Gazette Of the 81 instant, contains
a summary OF the revolt and capture Of Bres-
cla.-lI says small deIachmenls were drawn
from Manlua aud Verona. ia order to save the
city from The anarchy founded by the Camogga
and the Ranodo.
Rayhan also marched 10 the city, and on the
30Ih ull., sat down before It's walls, with $500
men and six pieces Of artillery. lie offered
terms Of arrangement, Shien, not being accept.
ed, he divided his forces into FIVE delachmenls,
each Of which attacked one Of the gates Of the
city. The artillery Of the citadel opened It's
fire ui the same moment. The attack was ter.
rble as each house was taken BY assault On
the lst inst, victory was accomplished. The
Concordla says, the AusHlans surrounded the
town so thai escape was impossible. The car
mage was immense.
AUSTRIA.
The Vienna journals contradict the rumors Of
General Bins deleat, and the fight Of his ar
my.
Ii appears, on the contrary, that the Austrian
General, Pueknar, who was surrounded by a
hostile population, has thought proper to resign
his command and place himself under the pro-
lection Of the Russians at Wallochia. Three
other Austrian Generals accompanied him. His
troops were left under the care Of Col. Zilland
Ay,- ~ IL Il E
ammunition and were preparing TO return to
Walochia their baggage having already left for
that province. General BEN was left in the al
most undslurbed possession Of The whole Of
Transyvania, and was preparing to take Cfon-
stadt. the last city in that kingdom which is still
held by the Austrans.
IRELAND.
The reports Of the Poor Law Inspectors Of
last year, to the Commissioners at Dublin, re-
cord a volume of misery most dispiriting. To
him who gances over the pages Of this book,
every one Of which teens with evidence Of ex-
emplary patience on the part Of the unhappy
peasantry Of Ireland who have undergone sufe.
rings unparalleled in the civilized world, il will
be gloomy picture.
A clergyman from the parish Of Connaught,
says his whole district is now almost wilder.
ness. Out Of a population Of Twelve ihous-
and, four years ago, scarce half remain, so
that creatures who still live and move here may
be termed either an accumulation or dying hu.
mainly, rather than population.
The Rev. DR.. Cool, R. c. Prelate, died at
Drogheda, on the 9th inst. He was highly es.
teemed by all religious persons.
FRANCE.
The Cholera is making sad havoc among the
troops quauerod temporarily in Paris.
1t is believed that the dampness Of the wealth
er contributed greatly to the development of
this disease. Measures have been adapted for
the removal Of the troops TO more healthy quar-
ters.
Letters from Perpignan state that Count Mont
melin and his companions had been betrayed by
a guide, whom he had largely paid to conduct
him into Catalonia. He was taken TO French
village and handed over to The authorities.
A letter from Dublin, dated 9th, states that
prisoners Of Borokese arrived there under a
strong guard. Barbes and Albert were placed
in the same cell; Blanqui Flocci in another;
Raspail Sobrer and Quents in a third. The
discovery has just been made that the club men
had organized TO act as military.
GENOA.
Letters from Turin of the 9th, announce that
General Mustora had bombarded Genoa for thir.
ty-fonr hours. The city was on fire in several
places.
A deputation from The Municipality waited on
him on the 18th, requesting an armistice Of 48
hours, in order 10 proceed 10 Turin, to arrange
for captulaton.
The armiSIce was granted and the deputa-
tions proceeded 10 Turin, where they arrived on
the 7Ih.
The triumPhants had fled from Genoa, with
the exception of Areyena. The agtatofs, Ac-
olnedeIta and Mizelin embarked for Leghorn.
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