The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-06-09
FOREIGN SUMMARY.

THREE DAYS LATER FROM EpR0PE.-RY THE
AMERICA, AT HAIIFAx.-The dates from Liver
pool and London are to the 2lst ult.
General Dodge, Minister to Spain, and lady,
are passengers by the America.
| The latest news from the seat of war states
that no collision had occurred but that the
| positions of the troops were such that battle
might be expected at any moment. Retrograde
movements were still the order Of the day with
the Austrian troops, the headquarters of which
! had been removed to Benasco, q point not more
than ten miles distant frnla the Ticino river,
and about twenty miles from Pavia.
| There was q vague report that the Emperor
of Austria. accompanied by General Hess, had
reached Milan, and had departed from thence
| on the route to Pavia. 1t was expected that
the Austrian troops would remain inactive
until the Emperor reaches headquarters to as
sumo the command
The Liverpool Post publishes, on what it
calls reliable information, that the passage of
the Ticino by the French troops will be the
signal for an European ALLIANCE against France,
and for the Austrian troops to march on Paris.
| The Bulletins from the seat Of war are unim-
portant
All the channels to the Venitan capital are
! blocked up, and all the ports on the Adriatic
are blockaded by French squadrons, large
number of vessels being engaged in enforcing
strict blockade.
The elections in England for members Of
the House of Commons were concluded, and
| the Ministerial papers claim that the Derby
party had been strengthened by the addition of
| twenty-three members.
| The overland mail from India supplies Bonn
bay dates to the 26th of April, and later ad-
vices from China
| The insurgent Tantia Topee had been tried
and executed.
| The death Of the former Chinese Commits
! sioner, 4eh, is annaupeed:
| At Bombay exports were inactive and i'm
ports firm.
The Udr.-Prior to the retreat from Vercelli,
| the Austrians continued their exactions on the
inhabitants, filling them with CONSERVATION, as
they were not in condition to satisfy the
demands.
During the night ef the 18th, party of 100
Austrlans escaladed the bridge at Valenza
through breach, and made fruitless attempt
| to take it.
The official Sandman bulletin says that the
Austrians occupy the right bank of the Pc as
far as the Castle Of San Giovanni with 10000
troops.
The Qualifications on the bridge at Stella, for
the purpose of protecting the retreat of the
Austrians, are continued
Turin, Nay l9.-Yesterday several detach-
ments of Austrians ADVANCED to Caprisco, near
Sangermund, driving Oft the cattle and firing
| at the peasants. Our troops anxious to tight
assailed the enemy at San Germano, but they
withdrew.to Verceli, which they this morning
evacuated, after blowing up two arches of the
bridge over the Sesia. Our troops occupied
Vercelli this afternoon.
The Austrians with their artillery are still
on the left bank of the river.
dispatch from Pavia, dated the 18th ult.,
says the headquarters of the Austrians is re-
moved to Benasco. Great movements of the
troops have taken place, and collision is ex-
pected to-day or tomorrow.
Rumors from other quarters state that
battle is consisered imminent, but the London
Times considers il almost certain that June
will have begun hefnre any great blow is struck.
The following Is the official French Bulletin:
Alessandria, May 1.-THE Emperor went
to Valencia yesterday, to view the position Of
the vanguard and the course of the river Pc.
He visited the King of Sardinia to day. The
weather is now better.