Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-08-15
Political INTELLIGENCE.

PoLtTIcAL INTELLIGENCE.
France and Rome.-Serinus dissensions
have broken out among the French Assem-
bly,. The Lesi'imisrs have resolved TO
withdraw from the ranks of the Donarar.
lists, and form a separate party. Suspi.
cions are entertained Of al extensively or.
ganized conspiracy among the Lesilimiss
10 overthrow the existing government.
Rome is Tranquil and the French troops
who had embarked To JUN in Tho siege,
have re embarked for their original desli-
nation. Under the Oudiuot ministry all
public acts are ordered in The Pcpe's name,
he remain ng still at Gae,a. whence he - iii
return 10 Rome 10 resume his temporal
and spiritual authority, after the acccouch.
ment of The Queen of Naples.
Eng giand.-A large and enthusiastic pub.
lie meeting has been held in London to
express their sympathy with the uunpa.
rians, and TO request the English ministry
TO recognize The Hungarian government.
Many Quakers, members of the Peace
Society, participated in the proceedings.
When the speakers proposed 10 ahl Hun,
gary by taking up arms, The meeting rosc
as one man, shouting out for "War," DC.
The Petition adopted by the meeting
was laid before Parliament, and produced
an interesting debate on Ilungarian affairs.
Hungary and .4ustria.-Accounls from
Vienna admit, that Jelachich has been
defeated by Bem, who stormed hi, ell
catnpment at the head of fifty thousand
men. After four days hard fighting, the
lmperialisIs have raised The siege of Pcslh.
(Herc follows something uninellisible.)
A bulletin issued by The Austrian Gov
ernmenl says. that the Hungarian Army
on The 18th, marched upon Wailchen, but
were repulsed by the Russians, who fell
back as the enemy advanced. The nexl
day they attacked Georgey. who occupied
n strong position before Vaitcheu. with
furtY-lour ihonsaud~n,vu1-u
and twenty pieces Of arliIlery.-Cannoua.
ding on both sides was tremendous-lhe
Hungarans remaining masters of The field.
On the 10TH the main body ofIhc Russian
Army was brought upon the l7ih, they
attacked Wailchen, and notwithstanding
the desperate resistance Of The Hungari
ans, they were compelled 10 evacua'e the
town with the loss Of two standards, Two
pieces Of cannon, and five hundred taken
prisoners.
The Sardinians are delaying treaty Of
peaco with Ausiria-and their supposed
object is 10 aid Hungary by keeping the
tsoops in Lombardy.
The Austrian commander had demands
ed treaty in peremplory Terms, giving
them four days 10 arrange the details.
The King Of Sardinia had appealed 10
the French President, TO settle the diff
Guilty.
Venice sill holds out against fearful
odds, with great resolution.
HuSeARY.-We know nothing certain
about The affairs Of Hungary. II is, how
aver. evident that both Dembinski and
Gorgey have adopted The plan Of decli
ming decisive battle. Quo obvious result
Of this plan is that The advancing armies
from The north and west must be reduced
in strength by the saIrisons which they
wil have 10 leave in their rear, and 10y the
ffequen, posts whichthey wifi have TO es-
tablsh TO keep up comnufIeatioH through
:, hostile country with their base Of opera-
lions. Gorgey. by declining battle at
Raab, and continuing his retreat to Gran,
will impose upon The AusIro Russian army
The necessity Of leaving at least 20, ,OO0 men
before Comorn. II is an old maxim in The
long Turkish wars hich have familiariZed
the military reader with The name Of Hun.
gary, that it was country which was
soon won and soon lost. h is not al nil
unlikely that within month fron, the
commencement, Of the campaign the whole
eounlry west Of The Thesis may he subdued
BY the lmperialists. But the tug Of war
will be found to the east of thai river.
The country is there imPrac,icablc for
heavy troops. Dembinski and BEN occu-
py it with large forces, aud there, it is pos-
sibe, will be Il most desperate resistance.
and thence, we think, The tide cf bnlle will
he again rolled hack by the Msgyars and
their Polish auxiliaries upon their Imperial
oppressors. Nor has Austria vet subducd
Venice. The Queen of the Ajrialic. emu-
fous of her byeone fame, still resisls her
bcleageriug enemy; and, although we oc-
casionally hear Of a scarcity Of provisions
and other dishearening circumstances.-
National InlelIsencer
FROM PoRTo PLArA.-Captain Nnrlh-
am, OF the schooner. Camilla Scott. arrv-
cd this morning from Porto Plato. informs
us thai Dominican man Of war brig left
that place on The i6:h ul,. from St. Dom
lingo, with 40 prisoners gu board, taken
at Santiago for re be!Iien. All was quiet
al Porto PLATA. A great quantity of TO-
bacco was constantly coming in from The
country.
ALABAMA AELEcrIoS.-Wek have returns
only from Montgomery county, when
billiard leads Pnch ahoul 200 voies. The