Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-06-03
CAPTURE OF AUSTRIAN VESSELS.
Cotton and Breadstuffs Declined.
The War.


ton the morning of the Both Among the pas
sengers is Gen. Williams, the hero of Kars,
Commander-in-C Chief at Canada.
The War.
A dispatch dated Paris, 18th, says that the
head quarters of the Austrian army had been
removed to Garlasco. Great movements of
troops had taken place, and collision was ex-
pected to-day or tomorrow. Rumors in other
quarters also state that battle was considered
imminent; but the London Times, in a sum-
mary of the position of affairs, considers it
almost certain June will have begun before any
great blow is struck. The following official
French bulletins appeared in the Moniteur:
From the Seat of War.
AlesSandria, Nay 1.-THE Emperor went
yesterday to Vaenza, to view the position of
our vanguard and the course of the Po He
paid a visit to the King OF Sardinia this morn
ing at Occimiano. The weather has become
better.
AteSsandria, 18h.-The organization of the
army is going on actively. The repair of
damage done by the enemy to bridges, roads,
and railways, is approaching completion.
The Austrians continue their exaction from
the Pedmontese population. Vercelli is filled
with CONSERVATION and quite out Of condition
to satisfy such demands.
During the night of the 7th body of Aus
trians several hundred strong escaaded the
bridge Of Valenza through breach, and made
truitless attempt to take it,
The following official bulletin is issued by
the Sandman government
Turn 17h.-The Austrians occupy the
right bank of the river Pc as far as castle San
giovanni, $1,000 strong. Notifications on the
bridge of Stella, for the purpose of protecting a
a retreat Of the Austrians, still continue. An
order of the King has been published, men
tioning the names of those who sgnalized
themselves in the first military operations.
Evacuation of Verceni.
Turin, Enthusiastically, several detach-
ments of Austrians advanced to Caprino near
Sangermano driving off cattle and firing at
peasants. Our troops, desiring to fight, await
ed the enemy at Sangermano, but they with
drew to Vercelli, which they evacuated, after
blowing up two arches of the bridge on the Sc
zia. Our troops occupied Vercelli, this af-
ternoon. The Austrians with their artillery
are still on the left bank of the river
When the Austrians withdrew from Vercelli
and blew up the bridge, it is reported that
Guyalai has sent word to his government that
provisions are beginning to fail in Piedmont,
and that he will not be able to hold his present
position more than fifteen days longer.
War IEumors.
The French Government, it is said, had re-
CelF6u lulOTlHdIlOH llldI IOur RuSSldL corps
d'armee had moved towards the Austrian
frontier.
1t was asserted that the Emperor of Austria
arrived at Milan on the 10Th, and departed di-
rectly, for Pavia, accompanied by General
Hess.
The official Weiner Zeitung announces that
the Norwegian brig going to Venice was stop.
ped by French frigate, and informed that all
Austrian ports, with the exceptions of Trieste
and Ancona, were in a state Of blockade. The
commander of the fortress i'll Venice had re-
ceived no notice of the act. The French fleet
before Venice had already taken twenty YES
sells. Fifteen French men-ot-war had been
seen near Cittara, on the coast of Dalurita.
The Times correspondent in the Austrian
camp says naval attack on Venice would
have no chance of success; every channel has
either been blocked up by sunken ships, or
vessels laden with stone moored close by.
ready to fill the remaining passages at a few
minutes notice, and guns Of large calibre COM
mand all these obstacles But the Paris cor
respondent of the Times says the French
squadron is not to attack Venice, but merely
to blockade it for the present.
John Bun Discovers Plot.
The Liverpool Post processes to have reliable
Information explanatory Of Anstria's mysteri-
Gus proceedings. 1t says the moment the
French troops cross the Ticino the Austrians
will march direct on Paris. difficult march
that. Russia will then join Austria, and the
reward of what looks like treachery is Molda-
via and Walachia. The crossing of the Tici-
no will be regarded as an invasion of Austrian
territory, and on that conviction Prussia and
the rest of Germany will act. The Post then
proceeds to show incentives for European
league against Napoleon, and says it is dispos-
ed to place implicit faith in its information.
Great Britain.
The Parliamentary elections are completed.
The total Conservative Ministerial gain is % !;
about so independent members, ultra Liberals,
who hold the balance of power. The Queens
speech was not expected to be delivered before
June Z.
The Daily News says the Liberals will as
sist in taking up the Reform question at the
point where it stood on the dissolution.
The shipping trade was greatly agitated, as
to conveyance of goods contraband of war
Lord Malmesbury, in reply to special inquiry
whether the neutrality proclamation contem-
plated coal as contraband, says that passages
in the proclamation referring to contraband
goods are not intended to prohibit expectation
of coal or any other article, but to warn her
Maiesty's subjects that if they do carry,
for the use of one belligerent, articles which
are contraband, and the property be captured
by another begerent, her Majesty's govern
ment will not interfere in their favor against
said capture.
The Shipping Gazette suggests that the gov
eminent should call on belligerents to specify
BY proclamation those articles which they are
resolved henceforth shall be constituted as con-
traband of war.
The chartering of vessels to France as store
or troop ships was regarded as illegal.
The eight large steamers of the European
and American Company have been definitely
purchased on speculation by Messrs. Lever and
Howard, of Manchester.
The Daily News says the government will
almost Immediately invite tenders for monthly
delivery of the Australian mails MA Panama.
10000 landsmen have been enrolled in the
British navy in few weeks.
France.
Orders have been sent to Baron Gros,
French Ambassador to China, instructing him
to return to France The French fleet is also
recalled from China. The Corps LegisIatif
had been prorogued.
Austria.
An imperial decree has been published in
creasing direct and indirect taxation. Mo
nopoly of tobacco and custom duties not in
cluded New financial measures were compile
ted.
Germany.
In the session of the Federal Diet, Prussia
declared that, although she still adheres to her
protest against the proposal OF Hanover to form
a federal corps d'armee Of observation on the
Rhine, yet she did not object TO its being es-
tablished as a matter of form. The proposal
was accordingly referred to a commission for
the managementof military affairs.
Switzerland.
Inclnations manifested by Italian refugees