The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-05-31
Foreign Intelligence.
LATER FROM EUROPE.

By late arrivals from Europe we gather the fol-
lowing items in regard to the war:
It is said that the relations between France and
England are much BETTER and that England and
Prussia have resolved a strict neutrality, which
confines the war to Italy.
An instruction in northern Lombardy is i'm
minent.
A Turin letter states that on the night of the
4th the Austrians at Vercilli were surprised by
Garibaldi, who made 400 of them prisoners. The
Italian volunteers and their chief were assisted by
the Cialdina division. The following is the &C
count of the affair given by the Nord: "Our de-
spatches from the seat of war acquaint us with a
brilliant coup de main by Garibaldi. 1t seems
that this General, combining his movements with
those of Gen. Cialdna, has attacked the Austrlans
at Vercelli, after having made forced march.
He surprised them in that city, beat them con-
siderably bringing off 400 of them prisoners. A
body Of troops sent to support him by Gen Clal-
dina met him bringing back his victorious troops.
An attempt to assassinate President Lopez, OF
Paraguay, had been discovered. Forty conspira-
tors some of the best families had been arrested,
and eight shot.
Position of Russid.-To direct inquiry made
by Lord Malmesbury, of the Russian government
whether it had any treaty with France containing
clauses which under certain eventualties might be-
come hostile to England, the foreign minister of
the Emperor replied, II do not deny that there
may exist written engagement between France
and Russia, but [ you in the most
positive manner that such an arrangement con-
tains nothing that in the most distant manner,
could be interpreted as constituting hostile ALI
ance against England.
LATER
The steamship Asia arrived at New York on the
Goth, with Liverpool dates to the 18th. Cotton
L, AVID
have also advanced.
The Emperor Napoleon had reached Genoa on
his way to the seat Of war, and had issued an ad-
dress stirring up the people on the war question.
There had been no regular battle. England has
formally proclaimed her neutrality.
THE LATE STORM IN YORK DISTRICT
We published last week an account ofthe terrible
storm which visited portion of York District,
S. c., on the 18th inst. A correspondent Of the
Yorkvie Enquirer, under date of the 10th, says:
"The section [ have passed over to-day has
thousands OF wagOnlo loads of hail. scattered III every
direction; and the appearance presented is like that
of dead winter, when the ground is covered with
sleet drihed into heaps to the depth of two and a
half to three feet. did not it, but riding
d horse sixteen hands high | easily lifted up a
handful Of hail-stones without dismounting
"Of course the growing wheat is literally beaten
and ground to atoms, large plots, growing beauti-
fully, almost in instant present the appearance
of stubble field that has been severely pastured
for month after harvest. You can see but little
sign of the straw; it is cut up and mixed with the
SOIL Corn and cotton, too, is ruined, Passing to-
day. you can scarcely tell what has been planted
in any field.
"a log building of considerable size was blown
down upon six persons: Mrs Nelly Alberson, an
old lady, who instantly killed; Mrs Sarah
Henderson who dangerously hurt; and her
daughter, the younger Mrs Alberson, with her
three children. The entire family were over
whclmed in the ruins, and how any of them were
rescued is past my comprehension. The parties
themselves cannot explain their escape, which, as
the whole house is completely crushed, is indeed
miraculous.
''Many other houses were blown down, but no
other lite was lost. At point, crib was
blown away; the corn strewn along in a continuous
heap for more than hundred yards; and a wagon
in shed attached to the crib, unlocked and driven
fifty yards against another clubhouse, and torn into
a hundred fraements! A solid rock, more than
three feet square, carried across hollow, a
distance of twenty yards. A wash-pot was taken
from spring and fragments of it found in field
three or four hundred yards distant"
Bs1~ The Supreme Court will commence its
summer term, in Raleigh, on Monday, the 18th