Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-05-31
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same kind and on the same scale, the destna'
lions of the supplies being aho< the same -
On the 9Th of the month all the leather in the
town was demanded, as well as an enormous
o,,ntity of skirts and cloth; and not only this
Init a contribution of 500, 0O0E. was imposed
mon the town. The supplies Of provisions
continue to be demanded, and, according to
the latest news, all the provisions in Ferccll
will be exhausted, and the tow will be e1
posed 10 famine.
At Yoghera u daily supply was demanded, to
continue for five days, consisting of 10000 IA
tons of bread, $4,000 of meat, $4,000 OF wine
so. 900 of tobacco, $4,000 Of rice, 1900 OF hay
and oats in proportion. 80.
At Terra Nnova, a mere village, a requisitior
was made for 8 5000 %rations; ut CastelnuoVa
also a small village, for $4,000 %rations; and Al
Oleeyio. another village, for 81 oxen. 100 gum
tails OF hay. and ] 900 rations Of bread during
five days. -,
The demands made at IO.nelline are still
more ey,ortionatc. The exact figures cannot
he stated, as no regular and formal rcqulsitlor
ha, been made. Officers and soldiers are al
lowed to commit excuses Of all kinds. Inc
ncrsons of the inhabitants are respected nc
more than their property, and the municipal
authorities are treated with the utmost barbara
IL. On the smallest prctcXt the Russian OIL
cyrs have recourse to corporal punishment
AZ Scoppiana, the syndic, the vice-syndic and
one of the members of the municipal council,
u.erc arrested and carried of as hostages. The
syndics of Mortara and Media have met WITT
the same treatment.
Deeds of this kind, committed in = country
where the enemy encounters no resistance, arc
too eloquent to need comment Civilized Eu'
rome will pass the judgment which it deserves
on this mode Of carrying on war.
THE SEAT or wAR-LATEsr MOVEMENTS.
TrwIS. Friday, May l3.-The enemy are III
crcasing their forces near Castle San Giovanni
on the road from Piacenza TO Stradella. They
have constructed bridges near Nigevano anu
Motta Visconti, to protect their retreat OF to-day
Our soldiers have pushed forward q strong re,
~connoitring party as far as CaScine oil Sera,
near yercilli, and our artillery began cannona-
ding the enemy, which, however, was not re-
piled to by them. Our troops have rctaken
their former position.
4. later bulletin of the same date says; The
.Austrians on their way to Placenza have occu.
pied Rivergaro on the river Trebhi. The head,
quarters are At hOUDlO. Nv NNu sew
been conveyed to Occimiane."
The Paris correspondent Of the New York
Commercial writes:
ave learn that after pushing their recon-
noissanccs and even offensive movements by
means of bodies Of one, two. and three thou,
sand men, almost up to the entrenched lines
of the Sardinians at several points, they have
retired. and appear to be concentrating behind
the river Sesia, as if decided upon making a
stand there. They arc throwing up defenscs
on the left bank, at points extending over a
distance of forty miles, and as the stream is
not fordable for man or horse, they hope no
doubt to be able to give the French and Sar-
dinians a warm reception if they should attack
them.
This movement Of the Austrian army seems
to have decided the French and Sandman com
mandcrs in moving their troops, which were
previously planted along the line from Now.
past .Alcssandria to Casale. farther north; so
that the right wing of the allied army is now
at Alessandria, and the north on The Dora Bal
tea, and with much reduced garrisons defend
ing Genoa, Novi and Turin. The armies are
thus more concentrated than before, and lie
along in two, long bodies, face to face, at a dis
lance varying from 6 miles, on the south, at
Casale, to 90 miles on the north, on the plain
between the Sesia and the Dora Baltca rivers.
ENGLAND.
Arrangements had been made in London for
holding q public meeting Ito be presided over
by the Lord Mayor to memorabilia the govern
rnent in favor Of the non-intcrvcnton Of Eng.
land in the continental struggle. VI. koSSlith
was expected to address the meeting, and speak
in support of the course proposed.
The volunteer companies which arc to be
formed will he liable to be called out in case OF
actual invasion, or the appearance Of an enemy
in force on the coast, or in case Of rebellion
arisin. out of either of those emergencies, and
while thus under arms the volunteers will be
subject to military law.
The London Star argues that England, by
declaring her neutrality in a struggle, the only
avowc,l object OF which is a violation OF treaties,
that the treaties Of Vienna are not
worth fighting about, and gives them mp alto
gether.
Sir John Lawrence had been formally in
by the Queen with the Order of the
Bath.
Speaking Of the loss of the ship Pomona, a
letter says a portion Of the luggage washed
mas Dccn lucUllIlcu 'o DSlOHS'hS
W. II. Fox, a cabin passenger.
FRANCE.
Something Of the popularity Of the war move
ment in France may be learned from the TACT
that in the department of the Sienc alone,
90, 900 young men have already volunteered,
many Of them of very superior station.
1t is said that more than double the amount
Of five hundred million francs as war loan had
been subscribed for, and that three times the
sum might be had for the same purpose.
The Empress has already transacted business
and was to hold weekly reviews Of the National
Guard.
The Minister Of Public worship had sent a
circular to the ~ArchbishopS and Bishops Of the
Empire, directing that public prayers be OF.
fered up in all the churches for the success and
protection Of France.
PRUSSIA.
A parliamentary commission had been sit
ting at Berlin to examine the exceptional laws
rendered necessary by the present crisis. The
of foreign affairs declared verbally be-
fore the commission that if ever it should hap
pen that the efforts Of the Italians to obtain Il
better administration should degenerate into
revolutionary movements, Prussia nevertheless
WOtlu Scc IO Tcdhoh W giving "ihHN" ~"
ancc to Austria. The report of the commits
sion contains these words.
1.-THE stronger Prussia's interest becomes
by the harmony between the King and people,
the less can she interfere by arms in countries
where such harmony does not exist. England,
it is added. would remain neutral as longas her
interests were unaffected; and Prussia simply
to herself the right OF quitting her
watchful attitude the day on which other pow
crs intcrfcrcd in the war;
THE PAPAL STATES.
The neutrality Of the Papal government had
bcen formally announced to the Austrian and
French governments, and formally accepted.
LATER FROM EUROPE.
New YORK, May 2a.-The steamer New
York has arrived from Bremen. She touched
at Southampton on 18th May.
LIVERPOOL, May l7.-Cotton has declined