Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-05-21
No Collision yet between Austria and
Sardinia.
THE PIONEER SOLD !
New York. Nav 16.

The steamers WeSer and BorusSa,J from
Southampton to the Sd inst, arrived last eve
ming. I -s....
The details of the earlier movements of the
beligerent armies as they approached each
other on the plans of Piedmont are thus far
exclusively derived from telegraphic de-
spatches. ,ia.F ..f o..
VIENNA, Thursday.-News from the seat
of war must be received with considerable re-
serve, but there is reason to believe that four
divisions commenced operations yesterday
One division, under Gen. Baron Zogil, proba-
bly, advanced from Placenza, and another, ,un-
der Gen. Won Benedict, probably crossed the
Ticino at Pavia.
Gen. Durfield crossed the bridge at Buffa-
losa, and met with little or no resistance. ,r,
The division under Gen. Baron Reisbach
probably crossed the Ticino by no means of a
pontoon bridget.
TURIN, Thursday.-The steamer which ar
rived at Genoa on the 9th brought procla-
nation to the Tuscan army, inviting it to
await the signal of war, and to advance in a
compact body of $4,000 men to reinforce
Piedmont. ..
A similar proclamation had been addre essed
to the troops in the Romagna.
TURIN, Friday.-Generals Canrobert and
Neill have arrived here and gone to Join the
King
The debarcation of the French troops at
Genoa continues A considerable part of the
division of the Alps is encamped at Susa, in
Piedmont
The Austrians are concentrating in great
masses at Placenza, where proclamation has
been issued by an Austrian commissioner ex-
traordinary.
TURIN, Sunday Evening-The following
official bulletin has been published.
Two thousand Austrians occupy Montara,
and 400 infantry and cavalry.
No movement has yet been made towards
Vercilli.
The Austrians in large numbers have quit
ted Placenza and proclaimed a statement of
seige. They appear to have concentrated
their forces on the left bank of the Pc.
Gen. Bonas died on Saturday last at Susa
of an attack of apoplexy.
VIENNA, Friday evening-In all proba-
bi,ity there was sharp action at the Telede-
port Butfalosa, yesterday. 1t is reported
that the Austrians, after considerable loss,
t ook it at the point of the bayonet.
u is said that Montara had been taken to-
day. m
c,n;ed Intra Palazzo and Aroma on the Lago
the Sardnians retreating on their
approach.
TURIN, S 'aturday corps de armie
which entere, Piedmont by Bravellona, con-
ssts Cf2O bait alions and 8 batteries OF can
non. At 1l:3O this morning the advance
posts were at V, V,espolat.,, in the Province OF
NOvara, and still more numerous corps de
armie is on the n ,arch from Vigevaro by
Montara.
TURIN, Saturday evening The following
official bulletin has bee publish I'd
"The Austrians who were con, 'entrated at
Pavia, are marching in large bodies to Mon
tara. Gen. McMahon has arrived at Genoa.
Troops have quilted Genoa en- route for Alex
andria''
TURIN, May 1st-There is considerable
movement of troops to Alexandria, The
hlng has gone to take command The Aus
trians are at Novora in force, and also at Pa.
'ia. The French infantry and artillery con-
nue to arrive. No decisive movement has
yet been made.
RIVER DU LoUPE, May 1G.-The steam
ship Nova Scotian had passed this station on
Ter way to Quebec. Her advices are from
Liverpool the 4th inst.
There had been no collision between the
Austrian and Sardinian army, but one was
expected at any moment
Napoleon had sent forward declaration of
var to his legislatiff, announcing his intention
o head his army.
The French were pouring into Piedmont
The commercial intelligence is the same as
hat by the Arago.
The Dutch government had applied to the
Chambers for credit of e5OO,OO0.
The clipper ship Champion of the Seas had
rived from Melbourne with f92, ,O4O in trea.
ure.
The advance in the rates of interest by the |
tank of England was expected to be made |
~ the 9Th.
BY the Nova Scotian we learn that some
are reported, but they are not |
confirmed, and battle was expected about |
he 9TH.
The French minister at Vienna and the
Austrian minister had both quilted their re-
pective posts.
Napoleon was expected to leave on the 5th
nSt.
Napoleon sent to the corps legislatih on the
ID, strong warlike manifesto, in which he
ays that Austria has virtually declared war
gainst France, and nothing remains for
rance but to take up the sword in defense
lie disclaim all idea of a conquest, and pro-
esses nothing but the purest sympathy for
taly, and says he is about to place himself
t the head of the army and leave the Empress
nd his son to the patriotic care fthe French
eople.
Austrian troops We're concentrating along
he Sessia. and had occupied Vercilli.
Trieste and the surrounding territory had
'een declared in state of siege. Gen. Gen.
ay, the Austrian Commander, had imposed
heavy contribution.
The English parliamentary elections were
PROGRESSING, The government gain, out of
90 returns, is 10 to 20. Many country
nd Irish elections were undecided.
The panic On exchange at London had SUBJ
ided. Business was dull, but consols had
dvanced.
The Swan Lottery Trial.