The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-06-09


aud will soon be completed
1t is reported that General Gyulai had sent
word to the Austrian Government that the sup
ply OF provisions was beginning to fail in Pied
mont, and that he would be unable to retain
the position he occupied more than fifteen days.
The French Government, it is said, has re-
ceived information that four Russian corps
d'armee had moved towards the Austrian
frontier.
A Norwegian barque bound to Venice had
been stopped by French frigate, and informed
that all the Austrian ports, except Trieste and
Ancona, were blockaded The commander of
the fortress at Venice had received no notice
of the blockade.
French feet was before Venice, and had
already captured twenty vessels
Fifteen French men-of-war had been seen
near Cattaro, on the coast of Dalnatia
The London Times correspondent in the Aus
trian camp says that a naval attack on Venice
would have no chance of success - every
channel to the port being quite blockaded by
sunken vessels, ships laden with stones lying
close by, ready to be sunk at few minutes
notice, and thus close up the small remaining
passages. Guns of large calibre are placed in
positions to command the channels thus OBJ
structed.
The Paris correspondent of the Times saws
that the French squadron is not to attack
Venice, but merely to blockade the port for
the present.
The Liverpool Post, in its article declaring
that the passage of the Ticino by the French
and Sandman armies would be the signal for
an European alliance and the march of the
Austrian troops on Paris, says also that Russia
is to join Austria, and her reward for what
looks like -treachery is to be the cession of
Moldayia and Wallachia.
The shipping interest of Great Britain is
greatly agitated to the conveyance of art-
cles contraband of war.
Lord Malmesbury, in his reply to a special
inquiry, says: That the neutrality proclamation
was not intended to prohibit the expectation of
coal or any other article, but he warned the
subjects of Great Britain that they do not car
ry for the use of either one beiligerent articles
which are contraband, as the Government will
not interfere in their favor in case of capture
An imperial decree of Austria increases the
direct and indirect taxation.
In the Federal Diet, Prussia declared that
though adhering to her protest against the
posting of the Federal corps on the Rhine, she
did not object to its being established as a
matter of FORM The proposal was referred to
a commission.
There were inclinations on the part of the
to stir up revolution in Lombardy. Their
efforts were put down by the Swiss troops, who
seized quantity of guns and powder.
Great Britdin.-The Queens speech to the
new Parliament is not expected to be delivered
before the 10th of June.
The London Ne,os SAYS that the Liberals will
insist on taking up the Reform question where
it stood at the dissolution.
The eight large steamers of the European
and American Company have been bought on
speculation by Messrs. Lever Howard, OF
Manchester.
1t is said that the English Government will
shortly invite tenders for a monthly mail to
| Australia, via Panama
| Twenty thousand landsmen have been en-
rolled in the British navy.
| The chartering of vessels to France as troop
or store ships was regarded as illegal.
| France.-Baron Gros and the French feet
have been recalled.
The Corps Legislatif has been prorogued to
the 18th May.
Switzerland.-The Swiss Federal Diet has
resolved to prohibit the expectation of arms by
| the inhabitants, to places in the vicinity of the
| Italian frontiers.
| Fugitives and deserters able to bear arms
are to be forbidden to pass from the territories
of one beligerent Power into the territories o.
4 the other.
| London, Satarday.-The Times city article
under date of last evening, says that complete
| stagnation continues at the Stock Exchange
| Gold continues to be taken from the Bank
/ for export.
| Liverpool Cotton Market, Nay 2O.-There
has been decline in all qualities of cotton
since Tuesdays report amounting to sd(G Id
On fair and middlmg qualities, and still more
| on Inferior
Liverpool BreadstufS Market.-Messrs Rich
ardson, Spence, d Co.'S Circular reports-tha
the breadstutfs market opened on the week
with an advancing tendency, and all grades
were better, but subsequently -four fell Sd. ca Adj
from the quotations of Tuesday, the market
closing dull at Is. (d9 las. 81.
Wheat also fell Id, closing very dull and with
out buyers at the following quotations West
ern red, 49, GO los. 3D.. do white, Os cd. Ca
U.s. 3D.; Southern, l0s. 3D. (o9 l3s.
! LATE AND INTERESTING News FROM EU
ROPE.-The English steamer City of Washing
ton arrived off Cape Race on Saturday last
with Liverpool dates to the 18th ultimo The
ship was boarded of the cape by the news boa
| OF the Associated Press, and We have received
by telegraph the interesting news that serious
and obstinate battle took place on the 2ls
ultmo, between the Austrians and the allies
| near Montebello. Montebello is not to be found
on the maps, but is a village of Piedmont
twenty-three miles from Alessandria. victor,
gained near it over the Austrians by the French
Marshal Lannes, obtained for him the title O
Duke of Montebello
The following is the summary account brought
by the telegraph
| A battle was fought on the DIST of May, nea,
Montebello. 1t is stated that the Austrians
fifteen thousand strong, attacked the position
| of Marshal d'Hilliers, and after four hours flu
rious combat were repulsed, with very heavy
loss in killed, and two hundred prisoners. The
allies carried MontebelIo, hut did not pursue
the Austrians further. The French loss is re-
ported TO have been seven hundred killed. The
actual number of the French and Sandman:
engaged in the battle is not known. The al
lies lost many officers, and one Austrian Colo
mel was among the captured The Austrian
account of the battle, however, differs widely
from the foregoing. r|
The Sandman bulletin ANNOUNCES that the
extreme left of the Sandman army, under Gen.
Baldini, had forced a passage over the river
Sesia, putting the Austfians to fight.
Gen. Garihaldi bad entered 0aSen with six
| thousand men fol-. revolutionary purposes.
| 1t is rumored that six British men -of.war
| had entered the Adriatc
Revolutionary movements are reported in
Lombardy.
The King of Naples is dead, and Francis II
| has assumed the Government
The English Admiralty have invited propo-
| sails for a monthly mail to Australia, by the
| way of Panama.
A general meeting Of the Atlantic Telegraph
| Company had been called, to sanction the agree
ment with the British Government and to issua