Democratic banner., 1849-04-30

~tfsafe feii into the hands Of ths victofs
former having grounded and taken FIRE,
hortly after exploded and 700 of the crew
we're lost. M
A victory has been sbtsinsd BY the Hun.
lgarians over the AnstIians, Ia which the
latter lost "a pieces Of c~annon, 40 Wagons
and 1900 men.
On the 9TH inst. Lord Palmerston gave
notice of the blockade of Palermo by the
Neapolitan government.
Ga the 3lst the blockade of Venice
by Austria was formally announced. Cen.
trail Germany appears to be in. a state
OF confusion. The king of Prussia has re-
fused to accept the imperial crown Of Ger.
many, which was rendered him by such q
small majority of the Frankfort Assembly.
Renewed disturbances have occurred in
Italy. The people in Genoa and Tuscany
having gained a temporary triumph, are
preparing to resist the further encroach-
nepts of the Austrians.r =, 1l,iar,
Nome, though quiet, is unsettled. The
Pope still continues at Gaeta. The King
or Naples 10 pssPorod fsv es aaussdasse<st
tack on Sicily. Hitherto hshss been re.
strained by an a%PPrehendsd rising Of the
ICalabrians.
France is tranquil, but all parties are
preparing for a great election struggle.
England is quiet. 80.
The prospects Of a speedy revival of trade
are somewhat clouded. stf
Duffy's trial is still progressing, and the
result will probably be known tomorrow,
The Constitutional States, on the authori.
ty of a letter from Perpignan' that a san.
Culinary battle had been fought in Catalonia
between the Royalists, Carbists, Vendelal
and Cabrera, in which both generals were
killed, another account says that Cabrera
who had been wounded in the action, tool
refugein a tavern where he was discovered
and put to- death. f't s''
In France the cholera il making fearful
havoc among the troops quaItered on tn,
Temporary barracks erected about Paris
1t is believed that the dsmpness Of thu
weather contributed to the development o.
this dreaded scoufge. Measures have beef
taken to have the troops removed TO more
healthy quarters.
Letters from Duuillen dated the 9Th, say
that the prisoners Of Bourgos, had arrived
here under a strong guard.
Letters from Turin, the 9Th inst, an
%nounce that after Gen. Mostoria had bonn.
lbarded Genoa for "a hours, and the city
lhad been set on fire in several places, {
deputation from the municipality waited OF
him on the 9th, to request an srmistice, II
order to arrange a capitulation. The armistice
was granted, and adaptation proceededto Turin
i,rhara fh,-, ar-sl - A. RtI IT, f-s--h,1t
lhad fed from Genoa with the exception o.
Areyena. The agitators, Accenedetta and Mos
selin embarked for Leghorn.
AUSTRIA.
The Vienna journals contradict the report o.
Gen. Bene's defeat by the Austrians, and th'
flight of his troops into Wallachia. It appears
THAT the Austrian General, surrounded by a hos
tile population, had thought proper to resign hi
command, and place himself under the protection
lof the Russians in WallacEia. Three otheI
IAustrian generals followed his example.
The Hungarians were in almost undisturbet
possession Of Transylvania, the last city in thai
kingdom, which is still held by the Austrian
troops. -.,l.a '.'-
! IRELAND.
The reports for the last year from the distric
lpoor-law inspectors tcthe commissioners at Dub
lin, record wlumes of misery. Every page o.
This book teens with evidence Of the exemplary
patience of the peasantry Of Ireland, under sui
I~ierings that have had no parallel in the annals o.
the civilized world. A clergyman from a parish
lin Connaught says this whole district is now al
most a wilderness. But ola population Of twelv'
Thousand, four years ago scarce one half now re-
main; so that creatures that still live here may
|be termed rather an accumulation Of dead ant
dying humanity than what is generally meant b!
a population. .
~ AUSTRIAN ITALY
Brescia, or rather the ruins Of what was onc'
|Brescia, is now in the hands of the AuStrians
THE town was bombarded for six hours. Thu
streets were carried at the point of the bayonet
and the inhabitants were driven into their houses
and burned alive, y1 .ia.sH T. e.. 80 81.
The Milan Gazette of the Sd instant, contain,
a summary of the revolt and capture Of Brescia
On the 30th ult., the Austrian army, 32OC
strong, with six pieces Of cannon set down before
the city. r 80
The Austrian General offered terms of capitu.
|lation, which not heing agreed to, he divided his
force into five detachments, each Of which at.