The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-25
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DEFER1ED ITEMS or EUROPEAN
iri 1itS NEWS.
The steamship Caledonia, Captain Leitch, with
dates from Paris the 5th, London 70 the 9th, and
Liverpool TO the 7th, arrived at Boston on Satur-
day. t no
ia England.
| The marriage bill, after an Intellectual attempt 10
exempt Scotland from its operations, has passed
through the committee in the House of Commons.
| On Tuesday, O'Connor brought forward his mo-
ton in favor Of the peoples charter. His speech
full of invective especially in his alluson to
the Irish members, whom he styled slick spittIes''
of the treasury side of the House He was sup
ported by Mr.. Hume and twelve others, in a house
Of 1876.
| Lord Brougham gave notice on the 5th that, on
| the following Monday week, he would submit a
motion 10 the house relative to the Intervention OF
the French at Rome.
| A subscription in behalf of the Hungarans has
been started in London, which is being literally re-
sponded TO-
English papers state that Jenny Lind will visit
the United States professionally before she retres
from the stage
Italy.-surrendcr OF Rome 20 the French.
1t will be seen that the army of France has at
length succeeded in getting possession of Rome.
After four days operations, between the 18th and
22d of June inclusive, the French artillerists sue
ceeded in making three practicable breaches in the
walls, which, from their extreme hardness, had
been found very difficult to batter down night
assault on the breaches was then arranged. No
movement having been made in that quarter for
| some time, the Romans appear to have been thrown
off their guard and to have been taken by surprise
Covered by the darkness Of the night the attacking
column moved on in stiffness, unperceiyed by the
Romans, until an important advantage had been
gained The assailanls were then received by brisk
discharges of mnskctry, but the French pushed on
and gained their position at the point of the bayo-
net, taking colonel and los prisoners.
letter from Civita Vecchia says 6 In fact the
Romans were taken by surprise. The Roman col
onel, who was taken on the breaches, was going
his rounds, and one-half the prisoners were COM
mon workmen. Il was only when morning broke
that the Judgment of the French was distinctly per-
ceved but then it was too late; the three columns
were fully covered, and even battery Of four pieces
was in position. All that the Romans could do
was to keep up a continual fire from a battery in
front and two Aanking batteries and to cut off COM
munlcations between the camp and the breach but
the position itself was won The firing swept the
ground between the trenches and the breach |; and
until the night of the 23d the artillery destined to
form additional batteries the captured bastions
could not be moved, and the necessary operation
was only effected by continuing the zigzag from
some artillery officers of great talent are in the Ro-
man camp, and nothing, the French engineer tells
me, can exceed the rapidity with which their bat
teries constructed, or the excellence and prec
sion of their FIRE. 1t required all the skill fpractised
engineers to oppose them, and it is more than
doubtful to which army the palm of merit in that
department belongs"
Cessaiion of Hostilties and offer to capii,lae
the French Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, M.
Odilon Barrot assembled the tribune and read de-
spatch, in which it was stated that deputaIion
from the Roman municipality had presented itself
to General Oudinot in the French camp to propose
pacific solution of the difficulties. BY decree of
the Roman Constituent Assembly, hostilities had
been suspended.
The consuls at Rome have protested against the
bombardment of the city-that is, what they call
SO, and what M. do Corcelles does not admit 10 be
bombarJment at all, although hombshells of all
Dimensions even to twelve and fifteen inches in d-
ameter, have been continually discharged upon the
city IL such arguments these are requisite to re-
vive the love Of priestly dominion amongst the
Romans, what will not be necessary to maintain
the Pope in quiet possession of his temporal
thronei
Cannonading also continues in the direction of
the Janiculum, and at intervals, towards the Pin
clan hill. Esl
The following is the despatch Of which M. obi.
Ion Barrot communicated the contents to the Legs-
| latve Assembly:
"MARsEuLLEs, July 8, 8 O'Clock in the morning.
"Civita Vecchia July l, 10 O'Clock.
an. de Corcelles to the Minister of Foreign AT.
fairs. -
General Oudinot addresses to the government
intelligence of the carrying of new bason, No 8,
In the night of the 18th ult. The telegraphic de-
spatch Of the general will make known to you the
details of this affair, which is, perhaps, decisive.
The enemy has lost good many men, and demands
to capitulate. receive this instant from General
Ondinot the following: On the 30th ult the Roman
Constiiuane made decree couched in these terms:
The Assembly ceases defence which has become
impossible. Ii charges the triumvirate with the
| execution of the present decree At the same time
the generaln-chief Of the Roman army demanded
(at seven o'clock) suspension of hostiities, and
announced the departure for the French head
tiers Of depuation from the Roman municipality !
| am about TO start for headquarters, which efi
yesterday afternoon at o'clock, with Messrs.
d'Hnrcourt and de Rayneval. Not knowing the
resolutions of the Roman authorities thew left for
Gaeta in the morning. have caused them TO be
informed by an advice boat.
"P. ST. have received intelligence from head
quarters that the genera-in chief has received the
Roman municipality, and begs Of me to join him.
| leave this instant"
The Foreign Consular Agents resident at Rome
addressed protest 10 General Oudnot, making the
most energetic circumstances against the lombard
men Of the city, occasionIng it had, the loss Of
many innocent men, the destruction Of much pro-
perty, and of many masterpieces Of art and calling
upon the general to spare ''the monumental city,
which is considered as under the moral protection
Of all the civilized countries Of the worldn Gen
eral Oudinot, in his reply admits all this but can
not reDounce "an enterprise in which the blood Of
the sons of France has been shed ~ lie adds:
without doubt the bombardment Of Rome will
cause the cffusion Of innocent blood, and the de-
struction Of monuments which ought TO be imper-
Ishablc. The longer the surrender of Rome shall
be deferred, the greater will be the caIamities which
you so Justly dread; but the French cannot be re-
| preached with these disasters"
The COME importance OF Rome, Of the 10Th.
states that cannon-ball has struck the celebrated
Aurora Of Guido REM, frcsco painting that
on the same day l6-pounder broke piece off the
cornice Of the Temple Of Fortuna Viriis and that
considerable damage had been done by the French
batteries to the churches OF St. Mary, Of Trasde-
we're, St. Andrea della Villa, and st Charles OF
Catinari, which contained some fine frescoes Of
| Domenchino.
Just after Gen. Bedcau's departure, the govern
ment received the news that the more vigorous
| measures of C,en Oudinot had forced tho por,.n.