The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-15
Interesting from Italy.

THE ATTACK ON RoME--rHg ETERNAL cry NOT YET
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF ANCoNA-vENICE
Still. HOLDS OUT, &c., NC.
The Eternal City still held out the 23d inst This
Romans had defended themselves with memorable
ramparts but by numerous vigorous saes On the
18th inst another parallel within eighty metres of the
walls ompleted.
According to despatch received from Gen. Oudinot,
three columns OF French troops penetrated the walls
by breaches made by the ucessant Ore of the
But according to the latest accounts they reality
but little advanced in the possession OF Rome.
So far as can judge writes the Tinss correspon
dent the real power of Roman resistance has not yet
been felt as In truth all that has taken place since
the repuse Of the French the Both of April amounts
to little more than keeping the gates closed aud firing
mt every man they from the bastions Nothing has
been done to prevent the French supplies coming to
hand, or the French army from being masters OF b,th
sides Of the river 10 the walls of the city No sos
OF any moment have taken place Co destroy works in
Of creation and the trenches brought
GO metres of the bastion with only nominal loss In
my opinion we are all at sea AS IN uch rs We were on the
arrival Of the invaders and the question between
Roman and French vslor has yet to be tried "
The Nofisnai publishes the following letter from NJ
Mszzini, refusing to attend II conference which that
journal declares proposed to hu officially by
aperson Of some standing In General Oudnots scamp
Z" RoMs. Juae ID.
"Sin-It Is impossible for me to 90 to the advanced
posts to you. Our conversation besides. unfurtu
nately for us, could have issue favorable to your
views and ours have the conviction that
have exhausted all possible means OF conciliaton,
aud that 1t only remains to US to fight. We VII
do so--wo will do SO you may be assured from wall
to wall from street to street from barrcads bar
rcade. We may be conquered. but not put down We
had fattered oursel yes with the hope that France
would at length feel how much there il noble Sacred
and worthy of herself in atitudc and what there
is-pernit me to be frank-contradctory aud tyranni
cal in the part that she plays here with We have
proclaimed towards France, not state Of war, but
state Of defence; have sent ba "a vaar oris,,ps "a
have rejected "a Occasions which presented them
selves TO us to combat your troops With wa
ptred healthy cabtonment to those who could be
accommodated at Ciyita Vecchia, aud we declared
that we were ready TO coneede all one thing excepted
\ lan mat nnfD AID . Il
CURED france after having fought against block
AIDED u, disarmed US deprived of all resources,
condemned us to see. with arms in hands
rtory invaded by Austria says us, 4 will hare
Rome. | will have it without conditions with nut
programme, or will endeayor to crush It, to bomhard
It's monuments which are yeuerated by all Europe aud
to massacre its brave population To that you must
perceive sir that there is only reply TO make aad
We shall make it. know not whether shall fall; bat
know that there are falls which confer honor have
the honor, &c. "JOSGPH MAZZINIn
The Coacorda, Of Turin, states from Civita Yeccha
the 18th that conspiracy had been discovered the
object Of which was to surprise the citadel and sube
qurnty take possession Of the town II the plan had
succeeded the French general would have been COM
peled TO raise the siege of Rome and return to Ci
The French government has kept secret the news
which IL has receiy.d from Rome and various reports
of the most have accordingly been
circulated For instance, on Wednesday morning. IL
was said that the Triumvrate had capitu,sted. and
that the French troops had taken possession Of the
Eternal tity In the afternoon IL widely reportsd
that the French had suffered defeat, aad that the
1
tain that the progress of the scgng operations
satisfactory to the government
Private letters state that the French troops being
decimatcd by malaria and that the engineering skill
display ed by them not Of the first cabre 1t is said
that the medical sta Of the army will have to be
siderably increased and number of surgeons have al
ready received orders TO proceed to Ciyta Vecchia
Letter, from Toulon Of the 23d instant. announce
the arrival there Of the steam vessel Ariel the pre-
cedng evening, after short passage from Ciyita Vec
CHA, OF twenty four hours At her departure IL
tsd that the besieging party before Rome had effected
three practicable breaches and that preparations
being made for the assault. In addition to the two
regiments q infantry aud four batteries Of arIery
lately shipped at roulon for Italy considerable body
OF troops was expected to BE- embarked for the
destination.
The government expects that much effect will be
produced upon the Romans by the ssgs, not aloae
from psris but also from Lyons respecting the failure
OF the insurrectionary movement
IL appears that the funds voted for the sustensnce
OF the French army have already been spent, We shall
see what will be said Of this expedition when the
French are called on TO pay for a. Already 200 900
francs are SPENT and government II h said Is about
to apply Tor 20 or % millions To defray
The bank Is said to be affected by this stats Of
Affairs inasmuch as II must get credit the twenty
i've millions necessary for the expedition We cannot
fall q hearing government shortly asking tho Assem-
bly, for more money. Here would have bsen a chance
Tor the minority had they not thrown IL away la in
senate attempts at reb, lion.
In the last sitting Of the National Assembly the cor
respOndence between NJ de Courcelles the Trium-
var Mszzini was read. Aiazxini concludes thus:-
1t is melancholy page of history you writ
ing iron france-it L. n mortal blow To the Pspscy
would sustain by Drowning in blood 1T
botomless abyss you are digging between two nations
disposed for TO lend the hand 60 other it
deep step to the morality Of our common relations 10
the common fath that ought To guide aud 10 the
holy cause OF liberty which subsiss by that faith IL
IL not Italy that VIII really sur but France for
present suffering VIII prove the baTs.m " progress
tor France cannot hold first rank n she sb1caes ths
manly virtues Of belief, and the integen Of liberty
The Coneordia Of Turin, says that the plan {. seize
Cerita Vecehia, was revealed to General OuIinot by
traitors.
The latest from Venice Is the expressed deter.
minston Of Aanin TO resist TO the last the last
beat and the lat wall Either Venice shall xist WITH
out Austria or not NJ all Z"
About half the French army g. 1t Is said, suffering
from fever and the prisoners who have been taken b
the Romans cay that the troops almost starring
General Oudinot has. II Is said seized British sub
iect Captain KING ht Who was proceeding from Vit.rbo
TO Rome to join his family aud HIN Ia custody
The freuch General Is endeavoring to Keep up tue
droopir. rprit Of the soldiers by giving them
ray and wine.
Letters Of the 10Th and cOth from the Tins CORES
pondent wth the French army near Rome "a e int9.
restng details from every pou u the lines aud sxpan
the exact position q the army The last breacninx
battery az sixty metres distant from the place was
opened on the 18th aud TIA. TIRE efficiently Kept
up that the walls had commenced giving way In three
places he whole wall tor given distance defac-
cd snd in fOrl eight hours 10 sOud be altogether gone
he Roman. had ceased firing the ba-tions bu, IL
was believed they we're preparing second line Of d.,
fence on the same hill parallel To the points witch
the French will make the a"sult
The WtiH,r Z,sHg Of June ~ it headed with teis.
graphic dispstch. officially announcing the cstua.
tioD 81 AncOns un the lsth
Alter severe bombtrdmcnt, Ancona caPitulated
the evening OF the 18TH he city and forts were
occupied by our troops on the l9th.
The Milan Gassue describes the capt. of An
IL took place after we'll sustained lombard
ment. The conditions of the cap,tulsfiou according
To the same journal political amnesty t. the 10.
habiiants. the dissolution II the csrps forming the
present garrison aud the occupation Of the fortress and
part Of Ancona by the imperial troops IN the of
his Imperial Majesty.
The Austrian Minister. notifying officially tina.
measure 10 the French charge a Anat-s AZ vienna,
added that the sole object Of the Au.risi goyern-
ment IL 10 cooperate In the reestabshfn 81 the
Pontincal authority tAucnna bcing occupied by
TRAN ruept in tn. OF Ills HOines and that the
blockade shall be raised when that Oh cot shall have
b en- Effected y
The Genoa Gqsen. has the following from Venice,
14th instant -
After several attacks made by the enemy on the
eide 81 tbs BroudOo and Chioggis aud n fierce eau.
nOnade on the bridge OF the Lagoon for the purpossof
denoiishing our works OF defence, the Austraus
have this morning disappeared, aud are to be
seen neither at thioggis noe ut Brondolo A
few troops were seen marching tosards Com
patio Ibis il said TO be owing to the intel.
teligerce officially received that about 10000 Hunga-