The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-08-01
News by the Caledonia.

News by the Caledonia.
The Caledonia reached Boston at O'Clock on
the morning Of the 2lst., having left Liverpool on
the 7th. She brought the intelligence which we
give below:
RoMEy
The French army has at length succeeded in
getting possession of Rome. After four day opera
tons, between the 18th and 22d Of June, inclusive,
the French artillerista succeeded in making three
practicable breaches in the walls which, from their
extreme hardness. had been found very difficult TO
batter down. A MI ht assault onthe breaches was
then arranged. No movement having been made
in that quarter for sometime, the Romans appear TO
have been thrown off their guard, and 10 have been
taken by surprise. Covered By the darkness Of the
night, the attacking column moved on in stiffness,
unpereeived by the Romans, until an ifnportantad-
vantage had been gained The assailaDts were
then received by brisk discharges Of musketry, but
the French pursued and gained their position at
the point Of the bayonet, taking a Colonel and l05
prisoners.
otter from Ciyita Yecchia, says Sc Ia fact, The
Romans were taken by surprise. The Roman Colo
mel, Hho was taken on the breaches, was going his
Tounqs, and half the prisoners were common
worl1nen. Il was only when morning broke that
the Bdgement Of the French distinctly per-
ceivsi-but then 1t 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 continual fire from a battery
10 front aud two hanking batteries, and 20 cut of
communications between Tue camp and the breach;
bat 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, des
tined 70 form additional batteries on the captured
basttons, could not he moved, and the necessary
operation was only effected by continuing The zig
gag from the trenches to the breach itself L APP
pears that some artillery officers OF great talent are
in the Roman camp, and nothing, the French en-
gineer tells me, can exceed the rapidly with which
their batteries are constructed or the excellence
and precision Of their fire Il required all The skill
Of pFactsed engineers 20 oppose them and 1t is more
than doubtful 70 which army the palm Of merit in
that department belongs"
Cessation Of 4ostiliiies and Offer b Capitalaie-s
In the French Legislative Assembly, on Tuesday,
the Sd, NJ. Odillon BaTot assembled the tribune and
read Dispatch in which Il was stated that depp-
tation from the Roman municipality had presented
itself TO Gen. Oudinoi, in the French camp, TO pro-
pose a pacific solution Of the difficulties By
decree Of the Roman Constituent Assembly, hos
tilities had been suspended.
The consuls at Rome have protested against the
bombardment Of the city; that is, what they call
so; and what NJ. dc Corcelles does not admit 10 be
bombdFdment at all, although bombsheils Of all
dimensions, even to twelve and fifteen inches in
diameter, have been continually discharged upon
the city.
The following is the dispatch of which NJ. Odil-
Ion BarrOt communicated the contents TO the Lee
gisatye Assembly:
"MAEsErLLEs, July 3, sO'elock, A. N.
IN de coreelles % tGe IiNistsr Of Foreign a8sirs:
Genqfal OudinOt addresses 10 the Government intei,
81 The 10Th uit the teegfaphe Dispatch Of he General
will make known g you The details Of this affair which IS
aud demands to capuae receive this instant from Gen.
staent Assembly made decree eoaehed in these tsSms
The Assembly defence which has become impOs
entdecee Al the time this gsnern chief Of the Ro
and announced Tie depsrufs for he FTeaeh
Of deputaton from NE Roman municipality
Tie Foreign Consular Agents resident at Rome
addressed protest to Gen. Ondinot, making the
most energetic rem lstFances against the lombard
ment of the citY, oeeasioning, il had, the loss Of
many innocent lives, the destrueion Of much prop
erty, and Of many master pieces Of art, and calling
upon the General 20 spare the monumental city
which is considered as under the moral protection
of all the civilized countries Of the world" Gen
Oudinot, in his reply, admits all this, but cannot
renounce an enterprise in which the blood Of the
SONS Of France has been she'd" He adds, with
out doubt the hOmbardment Of Rome will cause
lie effGsion Of innocent blood and the destruction
of monuments which ought 10 be impershable
The longer the surrender Of Rome shall be defer
red, the greater viii be the calamities which vol
justly dread but the French cannot be re
preached with these disasters"
The COateHp0rane0 Of Rome, of the 2OLh, state
that cannon ball has struck the celebrate,
Aurora" of Guido REM, fFesco painting tina
on the same day 36-pounder broke a piece Of tn
coIniee Of the Temple of Fortuna Virlis; and tina
considerable damage had been done bV the Frencl
batteries to the churches Of St. Mary of Trasve
deie, 81, Andrea della Villa, and ST. Charles
Caunarl, wnleh contained some fine ffescoes
DomenchinO. 1t is stated positively that the dc
sire of the Pope is to enter Rome, without an
other intention than to Judge by his own obserys
tons what reforms may be necessary for the want
of his people, and, in their feelings are TO
revolutionary, to establish himself at Bolognf
The Austrians and NeapOlitans are there however
to direct him and every one knows that he onl
sees through the eyes Of those powers. The res
difficulties Of the French at Rome are about TO begir
The following postscript in Wilmer & Smith
Times gives the latest intelligence from Rome:
PARIS, Thursday evening, July San oficis
notification was made to the French Legisahv
Assembly to-day that, in consequence Of the a
Fangements entered into between General OudinC
and the Roman Iriumvirate, the gates of st. Pao,
Portese and ST. Pancrazio had been thrown ope
TO lhe French troops, who were adopting measure
the immediate occupation Of Rome, which woul
take place with perfect quietness and order. III
following are the terms OF The dspateh;
HEADquARTERs or SANTUcc1 J6ly 2 10 A. N.
The GeneraLiq. Ckisf to he Minister IF Var: The
sau during the night of the SOh has produced the expee
Telut OyeItues made to US last syeniug BY the
man Munieipaty. Dor troops occupy the Beston No
opened TO MS and measures are taking o the 0ce patton
Rome, which will be effected with perfect order The dis
pine Of our sodieIy Is equal 10 their valor.
AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY.
Taking Of Raab.-Aecounts from Vienna Of Il
9Th state that on the preceding day the young En-
peror left Sch0enbrunn to place himself at the hes
Of the army The headquarters Of Haynali Il
commander.in-ehief Of the Austrian forces, a
said to have been removed from Presburg to Alte
burg. It added that Paskewitsch, the Russis
General, has divided his army, and was advanciI
towards the Danube in two divisions, one again
Debreczin, the other against Pesth Subseque
accounts inform us that the city of Raab had falC
into the hands Of the AustFia-i1ussan army TIL
event took place on the 2slh Of june, Il was 7