Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-05-16
LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIYAL OF TWO sTEAMERs.
FIGHTING IN SARDINIA.
War Movements Everywhere.
III e Russian Explanatio n
AUSTRIAN MANIFESTO.


Weser and Borussia from Bremen, via South
ampton ON the Sd inst, arrived here at 81 P. NJ.
The screw steamer New York arrived at
Cowes April Both. Canada asrived May ID
The American clipper ship Pomona which
sailed from Liverpool the 9th ut., was wreck
ed off Wexford on Thursday, April 28th. She
had 375 passengers and a crew of 81 men,
seventeen of the former are reported saved and
three of the latter. The rest were drowned.
The ship sunk in nine fathoms water
The War I'm Italy.
In one of the Times leading articles of May
I'd, we extract the following In our long
list of kilograms the public has, we fear, an
earnest of what must be expected for some
time to come. From among all their items,
upon which no absolute reliance can be placed,
one grand fact is involved-Europe has enter
ed into state of war. War is going forth in
his usual guse, and is making himself known
by his ordinary deeds
News from the Seat OF War-RumOrs of
Fighting In PIednOnt.s
The London Times has the following by tel
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Vienna, Fr;day Ecening, april 28-In all
probability there was a sharp action at the
Tete de Pont of Buialora, yesterday. 1t is
reported that the Austrans, after considera-
BILE loss, took it at the point of the bayonet
LII Is Sdlu llldl h1OTlard mas Deen taken To-Day.
Vienna Nay 1.-The Austrians have occu-
pied Intra Pallanza and Aroma, the Sardinians
retiring on their approach. The telegraph
lines to Switzerland have been cut by the
Austrians.
Turin, April 30.-The steamer which arriv-
ed at Genoa on the 9th brought proclama-
ton to the Tuscan army, inviting it to await
the signal of war, and to advance in a compact
body of $1,000 men to reinforce Piedmont
A similar proclamation has been addressed to
the troops in the Romagna.
Turn, April 29.-Gens. Canrobert and Mel
have arrived here and have gone to join the
King. The Austrians are concentrating in
great masses at Placenza, where Il proclama-
ton has been issued by an Austrian commits
sioner extraordinary.
Turin, 29h-11 p. M-Fifteen thousand
Imperial Guards landed tonight, making for
ty thousand French troops at Genoa. The
force at Susa is increasing fast.
Turin, april 30M.-An official bulletin CON
firms the fact of the passage of the Tcino by
the Austrians yesterday. The King, accompa-
MED by Canrobert and Mel visited the line of
the river Dora
Turin, Apd 30h-5.30 p. M-The corps de
Grmee which entered Piedmont by Gravellona
between Vigevano and Vespoate, consists of
twenty battalionS and eight batteries of cannon.
Turin Nay 1-9.40 A. M.-The King has
gone to take command. The Austrians are at
Novara in force, and also at Pavia. The French
infantry and artillery continue to arrive. No
decisive movement has yet been made
BerAe, april 30.-The Austrians have seized
several Sandman vessels on the Lago Mag
giore According to official advces here, the
Austrians, after having crossed the Ticino
yesterday, at 4 O'Clock z. NJ. commenced hos
tilities in the evening.
MarseileS, April 2J.-Advices have been re-
ceiyed from Rome to the 26th. A proclama-
ton has been issued by Gen. Coy, recommend
ing the inhabitants to remain tranquil, disap-
proving any manifestations, even of a pacific
nature, and reminding the populace that the
assembling of street crowds has been already
forbidden. Letters from Ancona announce
the arrival of eight thousand Austrians in that
town.
miscellaneous.
The Prussian government resolved to get
the ARMY in readiness to march.
A great many failures are reported at the
Stock Exchange. Wolf & Co. of Berlin sus-
pended, as reported, at Vienna. 1t is expect
ed that the impoyerishment and ruin at the
Paris Bourse this week will be beyond exam
pie No more failures occurred on Monday.
Cotton market much depressed or lower
England and the War.
A royal proclamation was issued on Satur-
day, April Both, offering a bounty of G10 for
seamen willing to enter Her Majesty's service,
with the intention of recruiting ten thousand
additional seamen. The English naval dock
yards and arsenals are in state OF great ex-
element Preparations for war are being
made on an extensive scale. Admiralty
instructions were on Saturday, April Both,
received at the Woolwich dockyards, direct
ing the acting master shipwright to has
Al al tab Al
petion of the various new class steam frigates
in process of construction. Two hundred adj
ditional hands were taken on forthwith. A
telegram was received on Friday April 20, at
Sheerness to send the Royal George to Devon
Point, and Colossus to Portsmouth. The Ed
has Queen and Trafalgar are to be got ready
Immediately. The Osborne steam yacht is
ordered to be got ready for immediate service
reported for the ELECTROMAGNETIC he placed
at the disp osal of the Prince of Wales.
The English Elections.
The Times of May I'd, in one of its articles,
says April Both was the decisive day of the
present general election. After remains, it is
true, all the country counties and Irish Dor
oughs, but still the day was decisive. The re-
turns, as far as we are acquainted with them,
give the Tories gain of twenty three and the
Liberals gain of thirteen, leaving balance
In favor Oh Iue IOrleS VI zen.
From Vienna and Berlin.
VIENNA, April 29.--The Austrian cores
pondent says that Austria had accepted the
proposed mediation of England, but France
refused it. The article concludes thus: "Aus-
tria put to her mission in the political world
has drawn the sword to defend the rights
which treaties have given her, and to maintain
the independence Of European States"
Vienna, Apra 30.-Count Buol has forward
ed circular notes to the other governments,
stating the diplomatic and political reasons for
the declaration of war by the Emperor. The
official Wilmer Zeitung publishes the following
financial decree: The income tax of the third
class is to be retained by the pay officer imme-
diately upon the interest of the public funds be-
ing paid A loan of 200000,000 francs is or
dered, but as it is for the present impossible to
contract it, the National Bank will advance
twothirds of the nominal value Of the loan in
few notes. The third decree releases the Ma
tional Bank for the present of the obligation Of
meeting its notes in specie payment. The
fourth decree orders that certain duties and
excise dues Tor the future be paid in silver
or in payable coupons of the national loan.
Vienna, May 1.-The Austrian correspond-
ent says that the Archduke Macmillan is
discharged from his mission of Governor
General Of Lombardy and Venice.
Berlin, Nav 1.-The Preussiche Zeitunp
says, in view of the increasing uncertainty in
political affairs, the Prussian government has
resolved upon putting the remaining corps de
arIaee OF the Prussian army in readiness to
march.
Financial AHi,ira.
The following is from the Times city arti
Gle INLAY 2d,--Two more failures are an
nounced and the approach Of the consol set