The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-08
TWO CENTS.

aware sir Of all the circumstances that have occurred
since the French inva'ion. Our territory has been
violated ty the King of Naples. 600 Spaniards en-
barkd on the 18th, directed to coast to invade
the Austrans after having overcome the heroic re-
sstance Of Bologna have advanced into the Romagna
al ore now in full march for Ancona
We hsveb aten and expelled from our territory the
with those of Austria If the position Of the French
army does not interfere with our operations.
II iswth regret that We thus speak but it must be
known cir, how much the French expedition to Civita
Nccchia costs us at present.
1t is painful to affirm these things but we state that
OF all the interventiops by which
that of France has been to the most fatal Against
the soldiers OF Naples and Austria, we can freely
fight ard God will protect the Just cause but we do
not wish to fight against the Freuch We are as
respects France in n state Of war but of
But this position the only one we wish to maintan
when We meet Frenchmen-has for all the ncou-
venenee without any of the favorable chances war;
The French expedition, Sir in the first instance,
competed US TO concentrate troops which has left
our frontier open to the Austrian invasion Bologna and
the towns OF the Romagna have been and
eight days Of heroic defence sustained bv the popula
ton, Bologna fell We purchased in France arms to
have been seized between Civitia Vecchia and Mar
settles By one blow you have taken from us 10 600
soldiers for every armed man is soldier against the
Your forces still under our walls almost within
gun.shot, disposed for an attack You compel us to
keep the town in state Of defence which Injuries our
finances. You force us to keep in Rome that portion
Of our troops which might be we'll poyed in ga
wing cities from the patton ravages of u.s.
tIia You impede provisions, circulation aud
our courers You keep our city in state of excite
ment which, If our people were not SO prudent nd SO
wise might occasion evil consequences Reaction or
disorder cannot be produced for both impossible in
Rome but irritation against France is kept alive and
this is an evil OF the frat magnitude to those who loved
and expt cted good from her
Sir we are beseged--besieged by France in the
us the King Of Naples though flying from us, takes
hostages from our towns and the Austrians murder
You have, Sir, presented to us three propositions
which were deemed inadmissble by the Assembly, aud
therefore we have nothing to say with respect
them. To-day you add another to those that
jected This last proposition declares That France
will protect from all foreign invasion such parts of the
must yourself Sir know that proposal In no res
pect changes the Lature Of things The part of our
States occupied by you Is in fact protected but it is
only for the present. and you insinuate that for the
future We have no other means Of protection open u.s.
but by placing all our territory under you
ARRIVAL OF GOLDEN LETTER. A RrGur
CoNsTRrcrIoN AT LAsr.-Captan Hoyer who
arrived here day or two since from San
francisco, via Philadelphia, was the bearer of
piece of pure gold, weighing nine and half ounces,
in its natural state las taken from the miaes valued
at about $50. Ii Is crescent shaped, ABOUT five IN
ches in length. and evidently of volcanic origin. Ii
was accompanied by a letter of some what question
able chlrography: which gave rise to report that
the precious ore had ceen sent home by a runaway
whaler as a concaoIy offering TO his shlpmastcr,
Captain Edward Gardner of this port, and accord
ney, after IT had gratied the longing gaze of hun
dreCs OF our citizens the gold and accompanying
letter were cent TO his house and placed in the
hands OF his lady, the captain being still at sea.
In a painstaking perlsal of the letter, Mrs G..
discovered that it was addressed to Mr. Edmund
Gardner, another valuable citizen, and after fair
public exhibition, Both the letter and gold were
transferred to Its new found destination, and the
gold was again exhibited in feeling III honest
pride, az a present TO Mr. G. from an old and faith
full family servant, but who had within the last
twelve months, wended his way to the new III Do
RADIO, and had shared bountifuly in its treasures
report says to the amount Of more than 100000.
A more thorough decypherng of the almost unin-
tegible letter, however, at length revealed the
profound fact, that the gold had been sent, bona
fide, from the faithful attach6 above alluded to, not
however, as present 10 his old master, but in trust
to be transmitted by him to some place in the west
ern part OF Tire Empire State, for the use and be-
hoof Of certain relatives of the successful iior-
Man and II has been dispatched accordingly
New Bedford (Diass) Aercu-y, Juiy2.