The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-01-19


fleet and has recalled the Austrian Commissioner
| at the Customs Congress in Frankfort. AZ
The Emperor has subscribed the sum of 200, 900
forms &c. NJ towards the relief of the poor in
| Vienna. Ns s6 ~ sfl
The authorities of the capital have issued proc
lamation, setting forth that persons charged with
the following offences, will still be tried by court
martial
Concealing and non-delivering weapons.
Exciting the military to a violation of duty.
Creating or taking part in tumus. N
| Refusing to withdraw from tumultuous assem-
blages at the first summons of the public author-
| ties.
Appearing in arms al any riotous gathering.
native of Vienna, named HeiZerath, has been
sentenced to five years hard work at Notifications
in light irons, for being concerned in the revolt
he was sentenced to be hanged, but the sentence
was committed because he did not take an imme-
date part in the nsurrection with arms in hand
Austrian bank notes have fallen ten per cent in
value on account of the scarcity of silver, and the
Discrimination of the public to take paper money.
On the night of the 18th was heard heavy can
nOnading from the Hungarian frontiers, in the di-
rection OF Hamburg and the next morning num-
Der of wounded were brought in from that quarter
This clearly indicates that an engagement had
taken placeowith the Hungarians. 1t was already
reported by some that Kuthea, and by others that
Presburg, was occupied by the imperial troops
The Magyar army, which was informed by Kos
suth of the abdicaiion Of the Emperor, had every
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pletely surrounded with entertainments. KOssuth's
army amounts TO about one hundred and sixty thou
sand men. e
Cholera had appeared in Ofen, Pesth, and the up
per part and fortress of the Blocksberg. Great
precautions are being used against the unwelcome
visitor
The ex- Emperor wishes to return to Vienna, after
having abdicated. The new Emperor refuses his
permission. The Committee of Finance, from whom
the Minister had demanded S0,00000O, will not
grant more than $4,000, 900.
Ii is said that propositions have come to hand Tor
the surrender of Presburg.
Prague has been again the scene OF bloodshed,
though not to serious extent.
PRussIA.-The news from this county is only
important far as il corroborates the tendency
manifested TO place the king at the head of the
German empire. 1t is well known that negotla-
tons carried on with the king to induce him to
accept the dignity of chief of the Empire and that
his majesty will accept it if assented to by the SOW
ereign Princes of Germany. The king OF Hano-
yer, it is reported will not certainly give his con-
sent, and this statement seems corroborated by the
return of the Hanoverian Minister after prolonged
absence, to Berlin.
Many of the citizens of Berlin had requested
permission of General Wrangel to hold meetings
for the choice of the candidates to the Assembly,
butt reply had been received.
The King was not expected to return to Berlin
till after the siege was taken off This would prob
ably be previous to the elections.
The Prince was to pass Christmas in Berlin.
The magistrates and town councils of Berlin and
Bresau have severally forwarded addresses of graf
itude to the king for the berality Of the new con-
sttuon, and it is generally supposed that the radi
cal party are retrograding. Their vote refusing to
pay taxes is now telling against them.
Prince Waldemar is recovering
A royal decree, published on the 18th, ahoishes,
IN toto, all stamp duties upon the political press ma
tive or foreign. The censorship, however, has been
established in those parts of Silesia which have
lately been placed in a state of siege.
Among one hundred and twenty persons recently
arrested in Westphaiia several of considerable
INTERPRETATIONS of newspapers, members of town
councils, councillors of JUSTICE teachers. clergymen,
and even military officers. The osensbe grounds
of their arrest that they formed part Of Con-
gress at Munster, having in view the carrying out
of the decision of the National Assembly respecting
the payment of taxes but 1t IS suspected that
by imprsoning these democratic leaders, Govern
ment hopes to prevent them from exercising any In
huence on the forthcoming elections. The arrest of
the editor of the Westphalia Mercury, the referen-
dairy Loher, gave rise to alarming riot at Pader-
born. Barricades were erected IN various places,
but chiefly for the purpose of preventing any far.
Their attacks on the part OF the military VINO mad
employed unnecessary violence In dispensing the
crowd assembled before the prison in which Herr
Loher was confined.
Wrangel has prohibited all meetings OF the ex-
Burgher Guard, having in view the election of
deputies to the approaching Congress of Civic
Guardsmen at Bresau.
FRANKFoRT-T The principal feature of news
from the Diet the departure Of the Austrian Dep
uties, who have quilted the Assembly en- masse,
owing to the intrigues going forward with Prussia.
Schmerburg has also resigned in consequence
thereof, and other designations were spoken of.
Won Gazen has accepted office, and the whole Diet
seem Prussian-mad.
"a SpAIN.-By the latest accounts from Madrid, we
learn that preparations were going forward for the
meeting of the Cortes. Enough members had
already arrived to form house, and business would
at once be proceeded with. Count Mirahores was
expected to be President of the Senate.
A postal convention-fs about being formed be-
tween Spain and France.
At Ignalda, on the 10th, an engagement took
place between the Queens troops and 400 or 500
of the Carlists, in which the latter were routed.
II was expected that the Carlists were about to
raise the standard of revolt in Navarro, and that
the Doth of December would be about the time they
would rise
nj. Salamanca was at Bayonne on the 18th.
The Progressistas are not likely to make a move
unless conformity with the Carlists.
Senior Mon is about to introduce tariff bill, In
which reduction of duties will be proposed to
some extent but cotton goods will form an exception.
Some alterations contemplated In the arrange,
ments which at present exist between the bank and
the government.
Cabrera and his forces were at Sabadel at the
last accounts ~
Madrid Boarse-December l2.-Three per Gents,
2OE Five per Cents, lot Exchange on London,
40 to 80.
IrALY.-ln no part of Europe are there more STIR
ring incidents going on than in Italy.
Rome.-The Pope, after refusing several times
to see any deputation from the citizens of Rome at
Gaeia, at last consented, but it was then too late
A provisional government had been formed at
Rome, comprising the Senators for Rome and Bo-
logna, and the Gonfalonier of Ancona.
The Pope has been declared deprived of all
temporal power The Minister, Sterbini, has adj
dressed the citizens He said that the Pope alone,
under the title of Bishop, would have The right to
enter Rome, but that all the Cardinals and Pre-
lates would be strictly prohibited from entering
the city.
The people, in their enthusiasm, ran about the
straats cruina Death To the Pope y, g Death TO the