Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-05-04
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE
Further ExuacL from tate Foreign Papers.
ITALY.
An mn ecTIoN IN r.oME. aDy-rRE ncsTarrTto,


ITALY.
iH,uRRecTIoNIN LonBARDY DESTRUCTION OF
BREsCIA.
Before The defeat II Charles Aiberl's army al
insurrecllon nda .roken cut a. biescia, The tipes
city 10 LumbaIdy aaer Milan. The cuatel fired
upon the lowe during the "a h and 25lh, but on
the 26.n II was taken by storm, aud the garrison
put to the sword. The AusltIans have taken d
terrible revenge. The Opinionr OF Turin, OF The
6th inst, states it is now heap o; ruins.
rhe population ned Out Tor eight days. Gene
raj Hayneau arrived there On the 30n ult., irom
Padua. he gave the citizens Two hours 10 SUI
render. Al the expiration Of that time, he COM
menced UombaIdment which lasted six hours
The resistance OF The people was OF the mos
desperate character. The Town Was covered with
Darricaoes raised TO The second s,ofy Of The hou-
ses. Those barricaces were succesSiyely carried
BY the bayonet alter saneuinary contest. Ev-
ely ipcn Of ground was disputed with fury. The
MASSACRE on bolh sides was enormous. The in
haoilants who survived enIenched themselves in
some houses. Those houses were set FIRE to- and
The Inhabitants were buried alive. Bresca has
mol suffered so severely since the year 1872, when
II vas carried by assault oy The French under the
comma@d OF Castor de Folk
The OpiRione, Of Turin Of the 9Th inst, says
that the AustrialS nave taken lnrly Of The most
Camuzzi Chief OF the Instruction, has retired m
10 the mountains with a few Of his fellow Cit
zens, Carrying with hun the Austrian comman-
ddnt VI the tort as d prisoncr.
The inhabitants ui Cosnr, on hearing Of the
disasters Of Brescia, hac laid down their arms.
Bergamo, alter a resisaa.s u some aoyS ads CD
pitulxted. The inhabitants had been condemned
to pay 6ne OF two millions oi dollars.
THE REVOLT In GENOA.
A popular movement having reference IL The
armis,Icr commenced al Genoa Oh TIE 25.h un
The people resisted the entry Of an approaching
Piedllonless Corps undel General La Marmufa;
and the lnuvenent was succumbed 10 by the au.
thori,ies who allowed the National Guards Il
take possession vi the Two principal ious. TIE
people sc zsd upon General FeGrelti, The govern.
or, ana imprisoned MIN, Because ne endeavorec
10 suppress the instruction. For tour days iht
city was entirely IN the hands Of Inc pcru.ace
A committee ot defence was formed, and luyes.
ted win unlimited powers. rney pub l,hcd an
address 10 the deputies, lately dismissed al Turin
TO resume their siIt'ngS al Genoa. They de.Iar-
cd their determination not TO separate from Pied
mont, but that they would not recognise the ar.
mistice concluded win Radelsky.
On the 2ad, after mufderous combat which
lasted Tor several hours, The Piedmonlese General
de Azarla. who had command OF The garrison
menced ON the evening OF the Isl, and Continued
without interruption during the whole Of the
night, the Inhabitants having been forced by Ihe
insurgents 10 illuminate their houses IN order Il
enable them 10 cary on their operations. Boh
SIDES seem 10 have fought with great energy; and
IN consequence OF the sroog positions held by
The troops the result was for long time doubl
fuB bur alengtb towards ten 10 The morning
General de Azara, folding that the strength oil
the Insurgents vas rather increasing than cimin.
ishine, while ne himself, being cut Of from all
hvpe of teinforcemenls, was obliged 10 capiu
late. The lives OF the troops we're spare, anc
the hole OF the men were allowed 10 quit The
place with heir arms, and with all the hunors oil
war. Lord Hard woke is spoken OF with praise
by the Genoa papers, as having contributed in
obtaining favorable terms for the troops, and
having prevented the horrors and excuses which
might De expected as the consequence oil the
popular triumph.
A royal ordonnance, dated the Sd, declared
GENOA IN stale OF siege and appointed Genera
La Marm0ra 10 the command OF the place with
al authority, civil and military.
Letters from Genoa, Of ire An April, announce
that on That cay General La M4rmora arrived
before the city with force oil "a, 900 men, anC
that be had established blockade Of The place :
On the 6th The city was attacked, and, after q
SduSuiudiJ COuutCt SICCteS
Private leuers add that com promise or capiiu
lation had been previously agreed upon between
the provisional governmen, VI Genoa and the &c
neral II is said. however, that the report OF The
complete cap'ure OF Genoa was premature.
rae PREPARATIONS PoR war BETWEEN NAPLES AHr
SICILY.
Mr. Temple and VI. de Rayneval returned to
Naples on the 2S.h..March, with Tie ullimalum
OF The Siciiian Council; the council rejecied the
proposed offers, and gave notice that the Govern
ment OF Palermo, considering The armistice al
an end, would itself commence hos,ililies on the
9Th.
The Official Journal OF Palermo, of the 26lh
uli, contains proclamation from M Calvi,
Minister OF Public Worship and Justice, announ-
cling The ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of aostilitles, and ,u-
wing the people TO pray 10 The Almighty tor sue.
cess 10 their arms. Il also publishes letter 10
the said Minister from the President Of the Ec.
clssiastical Assembly, announcing that the said
body has divided itself into tour commillees-the
6gss TO direct preachers 10 animate the people OF