The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-10


The republican in this country. the accounts
show has received blow kom its Austrian OPP
posers The following is given the bombardment OF
Genoa:
In Genoa the reaction has been complete Ayezzana,
with his eleven chiefs, kept the city OF Genoa IN com
pete state OF anarchy during about nine days However,
General Mamora having invested the city, and the Eng
lsh ship OF the line the Vengeance, together with the
American steamer Princeton, having taken up position
close to the town. that the friends OF order could not
be Numbered by the convics and ruhans who pro-
posed to be let loose upon them the rebels had alter
native but 10 surrender. Avezzana--who, 1t appears,
was formerly merchant in New York-together with
his eleven comrades, permitted to escape board
the Princeton and all parties seem to concur in ascrbing
the salvation OF Genoa from page to the ludicous
duet of the English and American commanders. Mar
entered the city after the surrender OF the rebels
der has been re-eslabished and the trade of revolution
has been put stop t. for some time to come The bonn
bardmen which took place has not done much injury.
The Dorian palace is only slightly damaged; and the
presence of the foreign vessels has etecuay protected
the property of the merchants.
The CAPTURE AND DESTRUCTION OF CATANA.-The iol-
lowing from letter dated Catana, April 7th SAT an
early hour on the morning OF the 5th, the Neapoll-
tan squadron, consisting OF seventeen vessessieamers
frgaes, and gun boats-took up position to lombard
the city, The firing lasted all day, with much damage to
the city, and but little to the vessels. The following
morning simultaneous attack was made by sea and
land. The Swiss to the number OF $780, led the van
and supported by two regiments OF cavalry, and ol
lowed by army of 10000 men, with forty pieces OF
cannon After brief bu, obstinate resistance, the Gaia
nese ovepowered and the troops OF Ferdpand en-
tered the city, which then became real held OF battle
As the troops advanced the resistance became more OBJ
stinate. The assaants were fired on from windows,
houseops and barricades The city, bombarded by
and land, compelled to surrender and on the morning
of the 7h portion of the garrison and great number OF
the inhabitants retired to the mountains IN perfect order
abandoning the city to fire and plumber The greater part
of the houses sacked and destroyed: The public
library, the palace of the Marquis San Gullano, that Of
the Prince OF Carac and many other edces, were burnt
About 100 Neapolans killed. and great number
more of Scilians Such has been the fate OF this fine
city and It's inhabitants Flangeri has wen up the city
to sack and fire. 1t is in flames in many parts. The
soldiers prowlng about, plunderlng houses, violating
women, and sabbing all who oppose them"
The conduct of the Neapolan troops is represented to
have been atroclous in the extreme. They massacred
thousands OF the peaceful inhabitants after the troops
had retired from the city The general pIllage lasted
from the dawn of the nth instant until the afternoon OF
life and property carried to the most fearful and
wanton excess, especially on the 7th when the most
atrocous massacres cOmmed and neither age nor
sex was spared by the unbrlded soldeTy An attempt
was made the second day to put end to this bloody
work on the inercesson of the British vice consul and
and their Iemonsance, 1t would appear, had some effect
in saving life but the town had been utterly wrecked,
and scarcely of houses remained standing in the
principal street
The LAST sTRoNGHOLD.-The latest accounts from Pa
ermo that the courage OF the inhabitants rises
proportion to the desperate character OF their cause Ii
is confirmed fact that ladies' OF all classes, including
Processes counesses, and other women OF rank, have
been working in the trenches and the Notifications
each man and bore themselves if the success
of their depended upon single arm Palermo
well supplied with efficient ordnance and excellent
ammunition and MI desperandtm was their motto.