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are not quite so near possession Of the Eler.
nal City as some people imagine:
Interesting from Italy,
THE ATTACK ON RnME-ETERNAL
CITY NOT YET TCONQUERED-CAPIT-
ULATlON OF ANCONA, &C., &.
The Eternal City still held out on the "a inst.
The Romans had defended themselves with
memorable bravery, not only by cannon and
musketry from the rampaus, but by numerous
vigorous salies. On the 18th instant another
parallel, within eighty metres of the wall was
According 10 a dispatch received from Gen.
Ounot, three columns Of French troops pene-
uaIed the walls by breaches made by the incess-
ant FIRE Of the cannon. But according to the
latest account, they IRE in reality but liule ad-
vanced in the possession Of Rome.
$50 far as can judge" writes the Time cor.
respondent, "lhe real power of Roman resis-
lance has not yet been iet, as, in truth, all that
has taken place since the repulse Of the French
on the 30th Of April amount TO litIle more than
keeping the gates closed, and firing al every
man they see from the bastions. Nothing has
been done to Prvent the French supplies com.
ing 10 hand, or the French army from being
master Of both sides Of the river up to the walls
Of the city. No sOrtes Of any moment have
taken place to destroy works in process of crs-
alton, and the trenches are brought up to 60
metres Of the bas,ion, with only nominal loss.
In nv opinion we are all at sea as much as we
we're on the arrv Of the invaders, and the ques-
ton between Roman and French yaor has yet
to be tried"
The National publishes the following letter
from NJ. MaZzini, refusing to attend a confer
ence which that journal declares was proposed
to him non-olfciaIly, by person Of some stan
ding in Gen. Oudinot's camp
ROME, June IS.
"SR:-lt is impossible for me TO 60 to the
advanced posts TO see you. Our conversation,
besides, unfortunately for u.s. could have no issue
favorable to your views and ours. | have the
conviction that we have exhausted all possible
means Of Cancellation, and that it only remains
for us TO fight. We will do so--we will do so
you may be assured, from wall to wall, from
street to street, from barricade to barricade.-
We may be conquered, butnot put down. We
had fatiered ourselves with the hope that France
! would at length feel how much there is noble,
sacred and worthy Of herself in our attitude,
and what there is-permt me to be frank
contradictory and tyrannical in the part that
she plays here with US. We have proclaimed
towards France not a state Of war; we have
sent back your prisoners we have reloced all
the occasions which presented themselves to
us to combat your army with advantage; we
offered caulonments to those who could not be
accommodated at Divila Veccha, and we de-
clared that we were ready to concede all-one
thing excepted-lhe occupation Of Rome. And
yet that is what is required. France, after
having fought against US, blockaded US, dsarm-
cd us, deprived us Of all our resources, con-
demned us TO see, with arms in our hands, our
territory invaded by Austria, now says to us:
"I will have Rome. will have il without con.
ditions, without a programme, or | will endea'
vor to crush it, tobombard its monuments, which
are venerated by all Europe, and to massacre
all its brave population" To that you must
perceive, sir, that their is only one reply to
make, and we shall make it. know not wheth-
or we shall fall but know that there are falls
which confer honor. have the honor, &C.,
JOSEPH MAZZlNI.'
The French Government has kept secret the
news which it has received from Rome, and
various reports Of the most opposite character
have accordingly been circulated. For instance,
on wednesday morning it was said that the Tri-
umvirate had capilulaled, and that tho French
troops had taken possession of the Eternal City.
In The afternoon, it was widely reported that
the French had suffered defeat; and that the
troops had been cut tn pieces. Meanwhile, it
is certain that the progress OF tho sieging opera
tiOns are not satisfactory to the government.
About half the French army 10, it is said.
suffering from fever, and The prisoners who
have been taken by the Romans say that the
troops are almost starving. General Oudiuol
has, il is said, seized British subject, Captain
Knight, who was proceeding from Viterbo to
Rome, 10 join his family, and delaned him in
custody.
The French General is endeavoring to keep
up the dropping spirits of the soldiers by giving
them extra pay and wine.
Letters of the 10Th and 2Oth from the Times
correspondent with the French army near
Rome, give interesting details from every point
OF the lines, and explain The exact position ot
tho army. The las, preaching battery, at sixty
metres distant from the place. was opened on
the 18Th, and the fire was so efficiently kept up
that the walls had commenced giving way in
three places. The whole for agiven distance was
delaced and in iorty-eight hours il would be al
together gone. The Romans had ceased firing
on the baslions, but it was believed they were
preparing second line of defence on the same
hill, parallel TO The points at which the French
will make the assault.
The Weiner ZeIung of June 81, is headed
with a Geographic dispatch, officially announc.
ing the capiIualion of Ancona on the 10Th.
After severe bombardmenl, Ancona capt..
uIaled on the evening of the 18Th. The city
and lors were occupied by our troops on The
10Th.
The Milan Gazette describes The capiulation
of Ancona. 1t took place after we'll sustained
bombardment The conditions Of thar capt.