Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-05-12
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THgpc,yt
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS
Defeat Of Charles Albert.--His GgR and
fion from Venice Hungary.
PARIS, THURSDAY, APRIL ;

PARIS, THURSDAY, APRIL ). I0
The most Interesting and exciting even, /
has transpired i'm Europe. since the deparmr
last steamer from Liverpool for the United
has been the utter aud crushing discomfitura
Sardinian army under Charles Albert. his
ton and flight. and the compile mastery
Radetzky has obtained over Northern IiaIr
The full particulars Of the short but lerrH
astrous campaign, which sent the Sardinas
forth wanderer and placed the KEYS Of III
the hands Of the old Austrian commander. Il
find in the papers which forward. Wheth
iI-conceived plan Of the campaign was $ .
by the Polish officer Chrza nowski. or whe
was forced upon Charles \ bert by crcums
he could not control, all military men sayI
was perfectly suicidal. The object undoi
was. in spreading his line over so vast au
that II was drawn down TO q mere curtain,
the populations of Tuscany and l.ombari
give them every chance and inducemenl d
forward in aid of Italian independence; b
gave Radelzky the very opportunity for VI
sought-io concentrate his own army. and
heavy blow upon line too weak 10 whist
shock. He knew that he left n hostile por
IN his rear vet at the same time. with 8
amounting almost 10 prescience. he oppe
divine that the Sandman commander woS
him the opportunity already alluded 10, ao
his own well-drilled legions he knew thai b
annihilate his opponents in detail.
The weight ofaIl the fighting. on the lIa
fell upon the Pedmontese and Sardinia y
Lombards, for whom Charles Albert Lad
much in order TO gain their active support
ANONYMOUSLY almost at the first brush Nd
Tuscans. with all their vaunting. come for~
stand up to their work when the hour Of "a
Every account agrees in ascribing TO CharI6
himself, to his son the Duke of Savoy 4
favor he has abdicated. and to the troops D
mont and Savoy under them, the mos
courage. They batted until the Iast. an
gave up the contest when farther res,tanc
entirely hopeless.
The report is. thai Charles Alber, I'D
here in Paris. On the 29th of March the Ilc
of Sardinia, Victor Emma nuel. look the q
oath in presence of The Climber Of ID p
Turin. Many OF the mere violent member
Chamber-and especially those who had q
active part-were for refusing the term
armistice; Radeizky was willing 10 conce e1
for continuing the war. The new King e
that If they could find soldiers enough &c
staEd he was willing to head them; ~
conhdent that farther resistance was UNI
NENlcE.-Of all the States which ID
struggling TO free themselves, and to
Austrian or other domination, we find ,ha
occupies the most exalted and honorable
With little assistance from without. am
crippled trnde and q commerce almost
cut off, the Nenetians still hold out brave
their oppressors. An intelligent Office
own army. who left that city a few wee
and who has travelled pretty much all
informs me that among the best and mos
soldiers he has seen are those who are
the ancient city of the Doges, and there
80 900 of them in all. They spend the
working, drilling and for,ifyiug, instead
patriotic chorusses, and evince n settled
nation to defend themselves TO the last
manifested by acts instead of words.
the Austrian navy is as weak as at pr
Venetlans will most likely hold out.
HUNGARY.-The state of the war
has not materially changed since = IT, IT,
last steamer for the United Stay " -"
rles have lost nothing-have ".. s"e' go
otherwise. and AT last accoys, W. 49, -
IN the vicinity of Pesth N5 Of 80 noo % RI
rumor has II that c9bd, and v H., ,bs
moving upon HernYas enracsd % ' ,hs A"s' A.
his soldiers by Ba be severely feII by
uesree wnche Austrians, when the
sa,'aus. tsoa ~ exhausted even before the
aS .o,uea IN October, now find means
''O" oO "a, a, Extensive military operations, un
a.. \" - supplied by Russia, is mystery.
@ opens, the campaign in Hungary 4
),uen' 10 a close, and tho news from that
now watched for with more in,eres, ,ha
Yours. &C., .. G..