The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-05-19
EUROPEAN NEWS.
War Actually Commenced.

nSsuoAy SoH1iucucCu.
Two DAYS LATER-Ne,o York, May l5.-
The steamer Weser, from Bremen, and the
| steamer Borussa, from Hamburg, arrived here
this evening, with Liverpool dates to the I'd
inst, having called at Southampton on the Sd
instant
The steamer Canada arrived out on the I'd.
The steamer Pacific arrived at Galway on
the 30th
| April Both.
The American clipper ship Pomona, which
sailed from Liverpool on the 9th ult., was las
reported per Adelaide) wrecked off Wexford on
the 18th, and, sad to say, no less than 386 lives
were lost.
France refused the proffered mediation of
England, for the reason, that after accepting
Russia's proposal for holding a Congress, it
would be an insult to the latter
The Var COmmenced-The First Battle
The news by this arrival shows that the war
has actually commenced, and that a battle has
been fought between the Austrian and Sardin-
ian forces.
The latest accounts from the seat of hostili-
ties indicate that there was sharp action at the
famous bridge at Buffalora, crossing the river
Iicino, on Thursday, the 2Sth ult. 1t was re-
ported that the Austrians, after considerable
loss, took the bridge at the point of the bayonet
1t was reported also that Mortara had been
taken. This city is the capital of the province
OF Lewelina, on the river Arlogua, only some
twenty-five miles from Alessandria
| The Sardinans are reported to have retreat
ed from Buffalora and Mortara before the Aus
TRANS, to point near Lake Maggiore, but as
the telegraph lines had been cut to Switzerland
by the Austrians, authentic accounts had not
come to hand when the steamers sailed.
Austrian troops were concentrating in great
masses at Placenza, capital of the province of
that name, thirty-six miles from Parma, and
near the river Po
Forty thousand French troops were in Genoa
at the latest advices.
The King of Sardinia accompanied by Gen
erals Canrobert and Mel, of the French army,
had visited the line of the river Dura, an i'm
portant tributary of the Pc, one branch of which
joins that river near Turin.
| The Austrians on reaching Lake Maggiore
are reported tie have seized all the Sandman
vessels on its waters.
| Austria is endeavoring to raise loan of
f2O, 100000 sterling.
The Emperor Napoleon was expected to join
the French army on the Sd inst
The Prussian Government had resolved to
put the Prussan army in readiness to march.
Count Won Buol, the Austrian Minister of
Foreign Affairs, has forwarded circular notes to
the Foreign Governments, stating the diplomat
&c and political reasons for declaring war by
the Emperor against Sardinia.
! The Vienna Zeitu,g publishes Austrian de-
crees, ordering an increase tax of the third
class to be retained by the pay office immedi
ately upon the interest of the public land being
paid; ordering loan of f20000,000 sterling
to be raised, but adding, that as it is at present
impossible to contract it, the National Bank
| IL. L q II
the loan in new notes.
The third decree releases the National Bank
from meeting its notes with specie payments.
The fourth decree orders duties and excise
dues to be paid in silver, or payable in coupons
| of the national loan.
ERgtdnd-The note of preparation for war
was sounding in England. A royal decree has
been issued, offering bounty Of fl0 to sea-
men, with the intention of recruiting ten thou
sand additional men. There was also great
activity in the dock yards, and England is evil
IDENTITY preparing for war.
A great number of failures we're reported in
the London Stock Exchange.
Messrs. Wolfe Co., of Berlin, had suspend
! ed
considerable failure was reported at Wen
ma, and it was expected that the impoverish-
ment and ruin at the Paris Bourse during the
week would be beyond all example. No new
failures were reported on Monday.
Consols closed at 500 Gag 9Oi.
The cotton market was depressed at Liver
pool on Monday Id. per pound.
Vienna, Nay 1.-The Archduke Ferdinand
Macmillan is discharged from the Governor
Generalship of Lombardy and Venice.
Berlin, Nay 1.-The increasing uncertainty
of political affairs has caused Prussia to resolve
to put her remaining corps d'armee in readiness
| to march.
Mayisettles, april 26.-Adviees from Rome
to the 26th have been received. proclama-
ton has been issued by Gen. Goyon, recon-
mending the inhabitants to remain tranquil
disappearing of any manifestations, even of a
pacific nature, and reminding the populace that
assent bling in the street in crowds was already
forbidden.
Eight thousand Austrians had arrived at
Ancona, a city of the Pontiical States, about
| l34 miles northeast from Rome.
Turin, Nay 1.-The King left this morning,
to take command Of the Sandman army
The Austrians in large numbers have Quilted
Placenza, and have proclaimed a state of siege.
! They appear to have concentrated their forces
on the left bank of the river Pc.
| Trieste, april 30. The Austrian Lloyds
| Company have discontinued their ships to for
eign ports
Be,ne, Nay 3.-The President opened the
Federal Assembly with patriotic speech after
which, the Council moved the following de-
mands for the consideration of the Assembly
"To sanction the declaration of neutrality
which accompanied the recent calling out of
the contingents by the Government; to author
ize further defensive measures to open credit !;
not to be limited to contracting loans; and to
appoint a commanderin-chi of the Federal
army"
| B1rie no Of por
ma left, after insttuting Council of Regency,
and the new Government has expressed its ad.
hesion to Piedmont.
Turin, Nay 2.-The King has accepted the
military dictatorship of Tuscany as rendered to
| him, to facilitate the cooperation of the Tus-
cans in the war of independence, and to pro-
tect public order
| The Sardinians in Venice have placed them
selves under the protection of the Russian con-
| sulate.
Stuttgart, May 1.-The Wurtemburg Cham
| bers have unanimously voted for the Govern
ment projects for calling out the Landwehr,
for forced levy of horses, and for opening a
war credit of seven million forms. In the de-
bate on the propositions, sympathy was ex-
pressed with Austria.
Paris express an anticipation that the new
French loan will be offered in a three per
cent stock at 6lf being about four per cent
lower than the lowest price fixed in the loans
during the Russian war.
The Paris correspondence of the Times says
it is rumored that De Langle leaves the Cabi-
net.
declaration of war against Austria on the
part of France was expected to appear in the
Moniteur on the Sd.
The Austrian Ambassador had left Paris.