The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-06
SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 6, 1849

| by the which it's commander, General Wohl-
gemuth, was obliged to send to General Ramberg. who
endeavored to oppose the approach Of the Hungarans
from Waitzen to Gran is exposed to three fold
attack from the north south and from the garri-
Comorn Is all but in the hands of the Magyars and
Comorn is but 20 leagues distant from Vienna.
The of the death of the Austrian General Gotz
Is confirmed by this day's post He was hit by bullet
in the streets Of Watzen and died at the of almost
Of Pssth quitting the hungarian capital and flying
| to Gran, and even to Raab and Presburg.
The Bombardment of Genoa.
In Genoa the reaction has been plete Avezzana.
with his eleven chiefs kept the city Of Genoa in
plete state of anarchy during absut nine days. How
ever General Marmora having invested the city, and
the English ship of the line, the Vengeance together
with the American steamer Princeton having taken up
position close to the that the friends order
could not be plundered by the convcts and rufhans
who proposed to be let loose upon them the rebels
had alternative but to surrender Avezzana, (who
gether with his eleven comrades permitted to
cape on board the Princeton and all parties seem to
concur in ascribing the salvation Of Genoa from page
to the udicious conduct of the English and American
commanders Marmora entered the city after the
render Of the rebels; order has been reestabshed,
and the trade Of revolution has been put stop to for
| some time to come. The bombardment which took
| place has not done much injury The Dorian palace
only slightly damaged and the presence of the for
egn vessels has eectuay protected the property Of
the merchants.
The Canadian Troubles In England.
From the London Chronicle, April POI
When first announced the Canadian Indemnity
BILL and deprecated its probable consequences, were
twited with having discovered mares nest. 1t
said to be nothing than the revival of former
measure not at all favorable to rebels in the slight
est degree calculated to ALLEVIATE the affections of
hearted coonists from the crown Let those who held
this language read the extracts from American and
Canadian papers which reprint to-day, and declare
| canddly whether We were Observation-Disclosures what
they mstook for summer cloud, passing shower,
has not turned out the forerunner Of hurricane 1t
has proved vain to say, that there intention to
grant money to dsafected persons 1t has proved vain
to say that the Governor anxious hold the scales
and abide by the srictest rules fmpartiaty 1t
has been useless to explain that the bore re
renee to races and that 1t matter of supreme ndf
ference to Earl Grey the Earl of Elgn whether the
French or the Angio.Saxons maintained or retained
the supremacy. The Anglo-Saxons knew better; they
distrusted the allies of their natural and avowed ad
versaries; they were guided as loyasts by their in
stinctve repugnance to disoyalty and the result is
logged determined defyipg reckless almost rebelious
opposition to the indemnity
You may pass this odious tax is the language of not
few amongst them, but so long there is a
rifle on the frontier and Saxon hands to WELD them
not sixpcnce shall be paid You may pass it. but be,
wareinced per ignes-before the royal assent can be
notified on this side of the Atlantic Lower and Upper
Canada may be numbered amongst the United States
North America and the Stars Stripes may have
replaced inc Lion ana Unicorn in Quebec We will not
! tom our honor as Englishmen as men of YOUR own
blood, faith and country is at stake and come what
come may we will not be robbed of it by the mistaken
candor Of conservatives the pseudo-liberaty Of
wings ,... 49,
United States unjusty and untruly attributed to
them by Lord Durham in his time, Gospel
u
their leading newspapers and we trace in all of
them abundant indications Of its truth. Our good,
Illuminating, shivering, growing, grnning and every
thing but barking. They say they must have
ton for they cannot and viii not do without it,
old tory heard, the other day. who, after coming
home full Of indignation, id the Queen and Lafon-
tame and swore he could stand it no longer" The
said old tory gave, 1t must be owned very good
son, assuming his calculations to be correct, for he
computed that annexation would add tenfod to the
value of his land The opposition is not confined to
sure have been hung in egy the utmost cxerons of
an armed force have been found to
the rudest ebullitions of popular feeling. When the
mob act upon purely mob impulses, their violence may
excite only transitory alarm but popular move
is the outward and visible sign of ncpent agitation
and deeply rooted discomfort In the community. We
would fan indulge In another reflection II is both
wise and to trust to the unaded operation
Of creeds principles and legisate upon the convic
whatever pressure may be put upon him. or to what
ever temptation he may be exposed Let every philo-
Ireland have gradually been aenated from that respect
for order and almost servile obedience to authority
which religious teachers Of the persuasion have
on their ocks In every other quarter Of the
world in all ages. Men the slaves Of Giro umsances
and we very much fear, that when the Canadians
compelled to make their choice between Great Britain
and the United States, they much likely to be
influenced by resentment wounded self-love aud self
interest, than by historical "reminiscences country
consangunity, or the more exalted motives of pure
patriotism.
We need hardly say that the Americans evident.
on the look out and prepared to profit BY the op.
orciby dspossess Of the Canadas but they may fan
the fire Of rebellion by their suggestions and enforce
the policy Of annexation by their arguments "f the
Canadians suggests the New York Heral do not get
up respectable revolution in less than nine months
We shall consider them noisy empty set Of fellows,
who deserve encouragement at all from this side of
the border" The american Gazette with less appear
of mschievous intention and infinitely more point
and argument comments upon the conduct of the Ca
madam government as THE strangest example Of infat
uation aud want Of prncipe-for we hold ngratitude,
in I'm hn Va hQ
occurred in modern times new political morality
to be introduced into the world. England improves
upon the Christian preceptshc not only fogives her
enemies, but she abandons and outrages her friends
49, The Governor General of Canada has
in his hands awaiting the decision Of his wisdomor
his foly-a far more momentous issue than that OF
mere rebel compensation question. a question
OF rebellion and revolution in British America"
By strange coincidence, Lord Egin has resorted to
the same expedient Harley in I'LL. He has added
twelve members to the Upper House We are not in
formed whether they were asked by any Canadian
Wharton If they voted by their foreman; but
with this reinforcement the Governsrs majority only
amounted to four In this state of things it is said he
has suspended his until her Majestys pleasure
shall be made known. In other words he trembles at
the responsibility imposed upon him. and waits to hear
whether the English Cabinet will confirm the rumored
decision OF Earl Grey Judging from recent specimens
of vacation should infer that they will not. Lord
when Sydney Smith described him Ms prepared at
moments warming, to take the command of the Chan
Chatham himself would hesitate, when a single false
step might dsmember the empire aud permanently
Crown.
The Navigation Laws of Great Britain.
In the British House of Commons, the 10th ult.,
on the motion that the Navigation BILL as amended, DO
considered,
Captain HARMS moved the insertion Of the following
cause-And be it enacted that the master Of
ship belonging to any subject Of her Majesty and
Of the burthen Of 80 tons and upwards Except pleasure
yachts shall have board the time Of her proceed
ing from any port Of the United kiagdom and at all
times when absent from the United Kingdom navi-
eating the one apprentice more. in the follow
proportion to the number Of tons of his ships adj
according to the certificate Of registry
that to say for every ship Of eighty tons and under
three hundred tons, apprentice at the least; for
every ship of three hundred tons and under six hun
drcd tons two apprentices Mt the least and for
chip Of six hundred tons and upwards three apprentices
st the least all of whom at the period Of their being
bound respectively, shall be subjects OF her Majesty
and above twelve and under seventeen years age
be duly bound for the term OF four years least and
II any such master owner shall neglect to have on
board his ship the number Of apprentices hereby
CURED together with their registered linden