The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-05-25
LATER FROM EUROPE.
A Great Battle Expected at Noyi.


steamship Canada, from Liverpool, bound
to Halifax and Boston, passed Cape
Race last evening where her, advices were
obtained by the agent in charge of the
News Yacht of the Associated Press.
The dispatches received by the Canada
furnish the following item of intelli
gence:
The steamship Indian arrived out on
the 5,h and the Lebanon On the 4th inst
--latest accounts from the seat of war
state that no serious collision had occur
red, though the Austrians had been re-
pulsed in an attempt to cross the river
Po, at Trassenalto. A dispatch from
Berlin announces the death of Baron
Humboldt .. ... ..- .... -..
1t is reported that the Sandman gov
ernment has seized all the Austrian ships
at Genoa. The French troops are enter
ing Piedmont in great numbers, and they
will soon number 100000. Napoleon
wns to leave about the 18th to take COM
mand of the army. 1t is whispered that
martial law will be proclaimed in Par
is.
The Emperor of Austria is preparing
to take the field. s...
At London, on the 7th inst, intelli-
gence was hourly expected of serious
battle between the contending forces, but
nothing Of Importance had occurred up to
that time. s 90.
The Austrians have crossed the Po
near the Cambis, and advanced toward
Sala. They had also made an unsuecess-
full attempt to cross the same river near
Trassenalto, on the Sd Instant. The Sar-
dinian account of the latter effort says
that the cannonading lasted fifteen
hours. .... -..
1t recommended at four o'clock in the
afternoon of the 4th, and was kept u
during the remainder of the day. The
Piedmontese troops Lad but few wound
ed, while the Austrians suffered consider
ably. -.f E- -........- ...s ,,..- ssh
The Austrians on the Sd commenced a
cannonade from the direction of VaIenza,
without much effect. E ..s. ..t.r ..s.
The official bulletin, issued at Turin on
the 4th, says that the Austrians have in
creased their force at Vereli and con-
structed defensive works. They have al
so occupied Prime and Tobletto, having
their vanguard at Tronzans. ..
They withdrew last night from To:to-
ma, and yesterday burnt seven arches of
tue bridge of SeriYa at Placenza.
The demolition of the houses erected
on the Notifications had also been order
ed, ..- ..-.. ....f-.. ...,-.....
~. A Hamburg telegraphic dispatch says
that England has officially notified that
Government that she will not be able to
protect commercial vessels in case of war
between Germany and France. -.-...'..
The London Globes Paris correspon-
dent says that Queen Victoria has sent
an autograph letter to the Emperor Ma
poleon, expressing confidence in his strict
honor, and that he would not go a step
further than he assured some months
since. .,. ,.-,. ....... .-....., .s..-
The London Ncrs looks for the first
great battle to occur at Novi.
A large portion of the French army
had been unable to cross the Alps in
consequence of the passes being blocked
up with snow.
d. The portion that has succeeded in
crossing suffered terribly.
1t is reported that Prince Napoleon
wi command a corps of 5000 troops
~, bo cho of Tho
The Turin correspondent of the Lon.
don Daily Ners asserts positively thai
France is about to mobilize between sev.
Ell hundred thousand and eight hundred
| thousand men, and that the French army
on the Rhine will amount to 100000, a:
the Emperor fears that Germany will no.
remain quiet. ......
| The. same correspondent. also asserts
that on the day the Emperor leaves Paris
! for the army he will address solemn
manifesto to Europe, espousing the cause
I of the nationaliSts
The Paris Monituer states that Aus
| trian vessels in French ports, or thos
entering in ignorance Of the war, are t,
! have delay Of six, weeks.
1t also states that the Emperor has de
I cided that Austrian subjects may contin
ue to reside in France and the FrencI
colonies as long as their conduct furnishe
no reason for complaint.
1t was reported that the French Gov
ernment was endeavoring to secure tn
neutrality of Prussia, and had promises
on their side not to form an army Of oh
serEation on the Rhine, and that the wa
shall be confined to Italy. ..,.s-..
] The French subjects in Austria place
themselves under the protection of th
Spanish Minister. ,-. s......
! An Austrian corps of observation wi
be posted near Cracow to watch the Rus
slams, who were gathering ON the Aus
trian frontier. ...... .....
, The citizens of Milan had been OF
de:ed to deliver up all the arms in the
possession. ....... ..... . .......
General Wimper has been intruste
with the defense of Trieste and the Illt
: grian coast. ...- ...
The Russian Consul at Venice ha