The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-05-04

short of ammunition, & were preparing to
return to Wallacha, their baggage
having already left for that pro.
vince. Gen. Bem was there almost un.
disturbed in possession of the whole Of
Pennsylvania, and is preparing to take
Constadt, the last city in that kingdom
which is still held by Austrian and Rus
sian troops.
AUSTRIAN ITALY.-We have detailed
accounts of the destruction of the town Of
Brescia, and general slaughter Of the
inhabitants, after sege of days. Bus,
cia, or rather the ruins OF what once was
Buscia, is in the hands of Austria. The
town was Bombarded for hours, and
the streets were carried at the point of the
bayonet. The inhabitants were driven
into their houses and burned alive.
The Milan Gazette ofthe Sd inst, con-
tains detailed summary ofthe revolt and
capture of Brescia. 1t says that small
detachments were drawn from Verona
and Mantua, in order to save the city
from the anarchy fomented by the Ca
mozzi and the Raimorde, and marched.
General Rayhan also repaired to the
city, and on the 30th ult. set down before
the walls, with 5000 men and 6 pieces
Of cannon. They offered terms Of ar
raugement, which not being accepted,
he divided his forces into FIVE detach.
ments, each of which attacked one of the
gales.
The artillery of the citadel opened fire
at the same time, and the attack was ter.
rlble, but on the 1st inst. victory was &C.
complished. TheConcorJa says the Aus
trians surrounded the town so that es
cape was impossible. The carnage wa:
immense.
AUsTRTAAND HuNGARY.-A victory has
been gained by the Hungarian forces
over the Austrians. The latter lost 800
men, "a pieces of cannon and 40 wagons
AUSTRIA AND VIBNNA.-On the 31s
March the blockade of Vienna, by the
Austrans, was formally announced.
PRussIA AND DENMARK -lntelligenct
has been received that hostilties had re
commenced between Denmark and Prus
sia. A Danish fleet. in attempting t
capture fortress of Eckenforde, on tn,
9th inst. was utterly defeated, and lint
of battle ship and a frigate fell into th'
hands oflhe Prussians. The line ofbat
tleship grounded and taking fire shortl
after, exploded and 700 on board perish
led. ....
DENMARK AND GERMANY. "A despatch
of the Sd instant announces strict block
ade of the German ports of Cammiu
Sevenmunder, Walgast, Griepswelde
Strat, Sciud, and Rostock, by Denmark
Central Germany is in state of con
fusion. the King Of Prussia having refuse,
the Imperial Crown rendered to him b.
a small majority Of the Frankfort Assem-
bly,.
GENoA.-Letsers from Turin of St
announced that after Gen. Maslora ha
bombarded Genoa fol "a hours the cit
had been set on fire in several places. /
deputation from the municipality waite
on him on the evening of the 9Th to re
quest an armistice of IS hours, in order I
proceed to Turin To arrange capitulatior
The armistice was granted, and the depu
tation proceeded TO Turin, where the
arrived on the 9TH. The triumphant
had fled from Genoa with the exceplio
of Areyana. The agitators Accenedi,t
and Missnilon embarked for Leghorn.
ITALY.-A rene wal of distractions hav
arisen in Italy. The people having gair
ed temporary triumph in Genoa an
} Tuscany, are preparing to resist furthe
, incroachments in A Istria.
Rome though quiet, is unsettled. Th
Pope still continues at Gaeta.
NAPLES AND SICLY.-On the 7th inst
Lord Palmerston received notice of tn
blockade of Palermo by the Neopoita
government. The King of Naples is pre-
g pairing for an immediate attack on Sicil,
and has been hitherto restrained by a
E apprehended rising Of the Calabrans.