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Legislature of Georgia.
IN SENA I E.
. thcrsuat, May 1,1821.
»,fr, Ryan laid on the table tbe following
re*o!«<tion, viz •
Unsolved, That the Treasurer of this
state, b-w and he is lirreby requested to lay
before the Senate with as little delay as bis
convenience will admit, a statement exhibit
ing tin- amount of money in the Treasury
on the 30tii of April last the amount ot war
rants drawn on the Treasury since his last
annual report —the gross amount of the pro
ceeds ; of the sales and rents us all the
fractional parts ot surveys and land reserv
ed or reverted tp the sta'c hy virtue of the
laws heretofore pasted making distribution
of acquire# territory, and also ttte amount
which has been paid into the Treasury in
discharge thereof, and die amount of dis
bursements incident to the collection cud
depositing the same.
Mr. Troup gave notice for the appoint
ment of a committee to prepare and report
a bill to incorporate tno f emale Asylum of
M’lutosh county.
Mr. Harden, gave'notice for the appoint
ment of a comnnllce’to prepare and report
a hill to introduce the rate of interests in
Georgia.
wEiiKjisoiT, May 2.
Mr. Henly, introduced, instanler, a bill to
authorize the justices of vhe interior c .urt
and court of ordinary of Wilkes county, to
hold an rxlra session. Head first time.
Mr. Ryan, introduced iiutanler, a bill to
authorize the grand and petit juroras of Ap
pling county, wlin were; fined al Marcu term,
1821, to render in their excuses on or be
fore the first day of next term.
On motion of Mr. Harden,
Unsolved, That Ins Excellency the Gover
nor, be requested to furnish boih branches
of the Assembly, with a list of Execu.ive
appointments made where vacancies have
occurred since the last session us tiie legis
lature.
Mr. Henley, introduced a resolution rela
live to the 10W. set apart for the benefit ot
the county academies Ike.
Mr. Power’s, gave notice for the appoint
ineilt of a committee to report a bill to al
ter and fix the time of holding the supcriur
conns so far a* respects Ellinghani.
Mr. Jackson, introduced, initanhr, a bill
more effectually to prevent the pratt.ee of
embezzling property, kc.
Mr. Coffee, laid.on the table a resolution
requesting the G ivernnr to appoint three
persons to examine tile country between Oc
mulgt-e and Knot rivers, (in the organized
4 part of the purchase) and report the practi
cability us opening a road, Ike.
Ttiuustiii, May 3,
Mr. Knight, from the conumtiee, report
ed » bill for the relief of Silas Orcrstreet,
tax co It Clor for the eoulity of Tatuall.
Mr. Trouti, from the committee reported
a bill to incorporate the Female As-ylum of
M’lntokh county—and a InlJ to amend an act
to incorporate the h dependent Presbyteri
an Church of Darien.
Mr. Harden, introduced, intlanler, a bill
tn authorize a lottery for the beuetil of the
E.itonton Church.
Mr. Powers fro n the committee, reported
a bill to alter and fix the times of holding
Superior courts so far us respects Effing
ham.
avrcaiur, May 5.
Mr. Troup, introduced, tux! iMe,-, a bill to
cede to the United States’ juristhcuoii over
Marsh Island, for the purpose of erecting
beacons, which was read the first tune.
,Mr. Ilenly. introduced ins tauter, u bill im
propriating the fines and forfeitures arising
from criminal prosecutions m Lincoln, to the
use of the academy of said County,
Mr. Harden from the committee, report
ed a bill to repeal the 4th section of an'act
passed the 19th December, 181 V, to prevent
the circulation of notes emitted by oncliar
tcr d Hanks, and the issuing of due hills of
certain descriptions, &c.
Mr. It. Itrown, from the committee, re
potted H but to authorize tue Inferior court
ot Camden county, to draw grand and petit
jurors mi certain case*.-
The lull to incorporate the M’lntosh Fe
male Assyltim- aml the bid to incorporate
the Independent Pi*e-.hytcn»;i Church of
Darien, were read the third l me and pass
ed.
I'he bill to au'horize a lottery for the be
n-fit of the Eatontou Church was read the
3,1 time, and on the question shall tins bill
now pa s } tiie yeas and nays were, y ea* ltj
—nays 21.
HOUSE OF KEPKESENTATiY ES.
■r*i»-ozr, May 1.
Mr. Cary, offered the following resolution.
Whereat doubts exist as to who is, under
the circumstances in which the last legisla
lure adjourned, Speaker of the House of
Representatives.
He it therefore resolved, that David Witt,
agreeably tu the rules of this house, is the
Speaker thereof, which was agreed to.
Notices were given for the appointment of
committees to prepare bills as follows.
Mr Cook— Ik. indemnify the creditors of
for.uuate drawer* in the late l#ml lottery, m
taking out the grant or grants of such lot
or lots Ot laud Us may be drawn by such for
tunate drawers,
Mr. Glenn—To reduce the fees of the
Public Officers throughout the state.
Mr. Monlfort— I’o reduce the fees of
county officers.
Mr. 9unUhd-.ro alter and amend the
•stray iaw as regards neat cattle.
Mr. A- It. Powell—l a repeal the acts of
the LcgiSlalu v. so far as the same secure
to tbe Steam If i*t Company, tbe exc.ustvr
right ot running steam b .at* i tbe Alata
luali* near and ns .ributary streams.
Mr. Scarlett —l\> alter the time of hold
it*g the election of Justices of Inferior
Court m Glynn county.
Mr. Nir. ll To authorize the Trustees of
tbe Independent I’reabyterian Church m
Savannah, lo sell any real estate beioinri.nr
i g to them. .»
Mi . Wrtglit—l’o alter and amend the 42J
sec.nni ot •• an art to revive and consolidate
tue Militia Laws of the state. and to repeal
the Cavalry laws now in force.”
wsiisksost, May 2.
Notices for committee* to prepare niiiv—
Mr. D. G. Campbell— I a legalize a gram
from toe slate to James Cieehoro,
•Mr. Frierson,— I'o alter and amend an act
to repeal the 4th it lOtn sec ionv of an act
ot lofti, organizing 'tie counties of \\ alton,
Gwinnett, tla 1 and Habersham, ike,
M . Scarlett—To repeal an act.to author
ize the Justices Inferior court, to levy an
extra fax, passed ISI9.
Mr. M nifort— 1 o repeal an act to author
ise t.ie iayptj oiF prison bounds.
! ! Mr. Glenn, ay,-cabin to notice, moved
for the appoirtn-. ut of a committee to re
por! a bill to reduce the fees of public offi
cers—which motion was lost—Yeas 28, Nays
58.
Mr. Nicoll from Committee, reported a
bill tu amen-l an act, to establish and incor
porate tbe Marine and Fire Insurance Com
pany of Savannah —read 1-r time.
Mr. Monlfort moved for a committee to
report a bill to reduce the fees of county
officers—lost, Yea* 21, Nay * 61.
Mr. Nicoll from committee, reported a
bdl to authorize the Trustees of the Inde
pendent Presbyterian Church of Savannah,
to sell any real estate belonging to them,
and to amend the act of inc- rporatiou of
the Presbyterian Chureb.
Mr. D. G. Campbell reported a bill to dis
pose of the late cession of territory by the
Creek Indians.
Tni nsnsT. May 3.
Notices for committees to prepare bills—
Mr. Liddell—for a committee on tjn* part
of the House of Representatives, to join a
like committee from senate, to enquire into
the expediency of, organizing the counties
to be laid off, in the l ee cession of Territo
ry by the Creek Indians.
Mr. Allen—To authorize tbe Inferior
’ court of llurke, to sell and make titles to
a lot of land in Waynesboro’.
Mr. D’Lyon—tn amend an act to alter tk
amend the several judiciary acts now in
force, so far as relates to Justices court,
passed 1811—and to amend an act to estab
lish a tribunal for the trial of slave* — passed j
1811,
Mr. Long—To define the duties of the
Commissioners of the Town of Washing
ton.
Mr. D G. Campbell reported instanter, a
bill supplementary to an act to dispose of
the fractional surveys in Appling, &.c.
Mr. Wright from committee, reported a
bill to alter and amend the 42<l section of an
act, to revise and consolidate tiie Militia .
law-, See.
Mr. Cook from committee, reported a bill
to indemnify the creditors of fortunate draw
ers in the several land lotteries, for taking
out the grants for the land di awn by laid
fortunate drawers.
Mr. A. B. l’owell from committee, re- j
ported a bill to repeal the several acts of the ;
Legislature, granting to the. Steam Boat j
Company exclusive privileges, so far as re
lates to the Alatamaha—read Ist time.
Yevj Latfc i’rimv Lng\an<\.
Ciublf.ht -7, May 7.
The fast-sailing ship Octavia, Captain (
WiLsos, arrived late last evening, after the :
short passage 0f35 days from Liverpool. She j
brings Loudon dates to the 22d of March, and ,
Liverpool to the 24th. Such extracts of in- -
terest as we had time to make are subjoined. '
The Austrians have not yet commenced the j
w ar, bu'the Piedmontese have revolted, and i
the whole of Italy in all probability will be
on tbe side of Naples.
The Emperor ol China is dead.
The British Parliament is occupied chief- i
ly, it would appear, in discussing the Ca- j
tliolic question*
Tin- Spanish General Mokii.lo, lias arriv
ed in London, on Irs way to Bpain.
An order had been issued prohibiting all i
British Officers from engaging nil either si le *
of the Italian w ar, on pain of losing their
commissions.
We have seen no commercial news later
than the 21st March. A letter of that date, '
state* that Upland Cotton was from 8d to 101
and tilesdes wore brisker for that Weak,
than Tor some time previous.
LIVERPOOL, March 24.
The public mind has been kept in a state
of considerable perturbation during the
whole of the present week by the continual
tide of reports, opinions and speculations, j
which Hawed upon us I'roip France and Italy,
and which were scarcely exceeded in nuni- ■
ber and variety, during any period of the
late war. Fu st in immediate interest, though
not in ultimate importance, is the account of i
n battle, said to have been fi tight on thq \
Neapolitan frontier, the beginning of the T
present month. All the statements hitherto
received, the greater part of which have
reached us through the French journals,
concur in declaring that the result of this
battle was in favor of the Neapolitans, and
some accounts add that the loss of the Aus
trians amounted to not less than 4or 5000
tuen. The latter, it is said, were attacked
by surprise, and before they were at all
aware that the enemy was prepared to re
ceive them. But the whole details of this
affair are, as yet, in a state of absolute un
certainty.
[ Front the London papers of Thurstlag last.]
Pans papers o) tiie 18tli and I9tli mst. ha ve
been received, this morning, intelligence
from Italy, received in Paris on the latter
day. has also reached town this morning,
thus anticipating the Paris papers of Tues
day. They confirm the account of the re
volt of several garrisons in Piedmont, and the
abdication of the King of Sardinia, but not
the defeat of the Austrians and death ot Gen
eral Pepe, ho confidently asserted in the
bulle in from Paris.—These and the other
favorable accounts, including the insubordina
oftho Austrian troops, which .s expressly
contradicted, bad probably their origin in
veculations on • hange. What was said of
the march of the Prince of rarignnit towards
-Milan lias not been o.iutirined. These papers
mention a variety of rumours, upon which
we apprehend no reliance can be placed.
A nong tiie,n are the following : I'liat a
courier had arrived at Paris from .Mayeuce,
bringing information of some revolutionary
troubles having broken out in that city ; ilut
the Austrian magistrates at Yeti ce iiaj been
killed by the people t and that a» Turin, the
.co'oucl of a regiment, wishing to oppose
tiie constitutional movement, a lieutenant
stepped out o) the ranks and shot the colonel
through the head with a pistol, the news
lioiii Piedmont is important. The Kmg ot
Sardinia, it is said, has abdicated, not tn fa
vor otitic Prince tie Carignan, hut ol tup
brother the Duke de Gencvois. The Prince
de Gang.tu is merely appointed Kegeiil uli
t ie arrival of the King’s hr titer, who was
on lus way towards Modena, to meet Ins
father in law, the K.ng of Naples,
It was last nigh; very confidentlr rumoured
that insurrectionary movements lu-J taken
place in Han iver and Prussia. The report
was circulated mquarters sotvspectabie that
we cann >t iel it pass unnoticed.
The lands are a shade better this day. The
fall in the French funds is supposed to have
contributed to their late depression.
In the Hoti-'e of Commons, lu-t night; Mr.
Western Obtained leave to bring hid to
repeal the atkhlioital duty on malt. Ministers
were left in a minority ot 21.
1 'esterday the Mwc:: addressed a letter to
«
the Earl of Liverpool, containing a petition
to liis Majesty to allow her to be publicly
prayed tor by the clergy of tlie established
church—a privilege wnich has been enjoyed
by all her predecessors since the reforma
tion. Her Majesty, it is said, adds, that this'
is ihe only request she has to make.
The Queen has lately presented Mr. (
Brougliam with a splendid edition of“ Dante,’
as a mark of tn»r Majesty’s unabated favor
towards her able and intrepid defender.
ltut.kia, —lt is said, that there are not less
than Ido,(XX) Russian troops assembled in
Georgia, ready for the field. The ambiti
ous designs of Russia become daily more
apparent, and we must not be surprised to
see shortly that couVt openly avow its views
on Turkey and Persia. The Emperor A
lexander, it is said, has been recalled to St.
Petersburg!! by the senate, from motives of
the greatest urgency. Perhaps the Poles
begin to think that, in the present crisis,
they may require something more than the
nominal independence granted to them by
the congress of Vienna.
London, March 20.
The communications with Calais being
interrupted by the weatlur, we have no in
telligence from the seat of war of more re
cent date than that which we presented yes
terday. A pr.vaie letter from Naples of the
2d inst. gives it as die result of the laiest
information then obtained from the armies,
that the Austrians had halted at Monlerosi,
2d miles to ihe northward of Rome. Our
readers will recollect, however, that from
the detail of operations given yesterday, lh s
could have been no more than a temporary
stoppage, inasmuch as tlie division of Suit
* terheirn had on the Ist inst. advanced to
Val-Montone, a day's march E. S. K. of the
“ eternal city.” We have at die sam ; time
good reason so believe, that the forward
movement of the Austrians was really sus
pended at or near the last mentioned posi
tion : whether from causes connected with
■ the open resistance preparing on the Nea
| politan frontier, or w itb that of by no means
; a less formidable character, which began to
I threaten the invading army from behind, a
few hours may pyobafffy determine. The
i extent of the insurrection throughout the
states of Pied Hunt is placed bey uid all
doubt. We have already stated that the
students and populace of Turin weie in
; full revolt on the lOili inst. j and we have
further to state, that at a great distance
from the capital, the courier wiio brought
our last express was stopped and examined
by some of the insurgent authorities, which
| pa dno respect to the royal passport,
j The town duty of Naples was, at the date
I of the last letters, performed exclusively
l by the Carbonari, all the regular troops hav
| ing already marched. It is, indeed, most
j likely, that if the Austrians should continue
i to advance, and disregard the storm which
1 comes from the north to overwhelm them,
j any contest w hich takes place will be con
fined to tire hills ai d broken ground of llie
l Abni/.zi. The great road of direct commit
i location with Route lias, by the Neapolitans,
been destroyed so completely, that the En
glish who were desirous of quitting Naple,,
■ had no means of access to Leghorn or to
Genoa, but by water. It is difficult to ascer
tain the views of the British Government,
from their conduct in regard to the sejuad
\ ron under Sir Graham .Moor#. While the
j councils of our ministers were enveloped
j ill mystery, or rather, while they allowed
the world to conclude shat a perfect union
existed between the pselves and the liny
Alliance, on the question of Neapolitan live
l iloin j and so long S, by a necessary conse
quence, Naples couhl be deterred from re
i sisti.ig her oppressors by a belief that Great
( Britain was a party to their schemes, down
■ to that pertod a strong sqm Iron of men of
war was stationed in the Bay. N.nv that
the artifice, it it was one, hash ecu frustrated
—now that tile parliament of Naples has de
fied its enemies, and the English Ministers
; on the eve of encountering another Parlia
ment, have been compelled to sptcily the*
policy by which they must abide, there is
no further end to serve by the maintenance
. of a fleet at Naples. As a squadron of ob
j serration, it had nothing to observe : a. a
< squadron of discouragement, it failed of its
j ob ject. The foreign {secretary admits that
j the plan for the settlement of Europe, by
i the subjugation of her people, is no longer
tenabie in sober sadness lie acknowledges
that the injured Neapolitans have, on tins
occasion, been neither deceived nor intimi
dated ; the men of war he therefore com
mands to set sail
“ Sicfutur Licßxirasrs —elassique iy ninil hn
beu<t>.' >
The pretence for a squadron, as a means of
saving British lives and property in case of
danger, is pretty palpable, which, as soon as
the war approaches Naples, and the danger
actually begins, the Consul in whom our
countrymen might have found a protector,
and the ships in which they might have ta
ken refuge are ordered off together.
Our-previous columns contain a copy of
the Manifesto published by the Neapolitan
Government, in answer to the Declaration
of the Austrians and the Allied Powers. It
is a moderate and candid statement of the
principles that governed the revolution, and
confines itself to defending and justifying
the conduct of the Neapolitans, without un
necessarily charging the Allied Powers with
the injustice and cruelty of their proceed
ings.
A letter from Naples, dated the 3d inst.
states that appliva'ion by the Neapolitan Go
vernment had been made to the English
merchants resident there, for a loan of three
millions of ducats, which after a long con
fer re nee, they had been obliged to decline.
The cm: equeuces of tills refusal were not
then known; and it is represented that-the
Bank of Naples had very little ca»ii, nor had
they the means of obtaining any.
Upon this subj et w e think it right to in
form the British p?.\ic, that we have re
ceived various letters recommending a sub
scription for the Nt ;.-*»>litans in this country.
One letter oven contained a sum of money
for a beginning. We merely notice the
fact: our couiun im n will act upon the oc
casion as they think proper ; a subscription,'
if commenced, shall not want our Warmest
support; but we confess that, in tire pre
sent slate of national finances, it is some
what painful to propose the measure.
Oil Sunday morning a messenger arrived
in town, with despatches from Naples : the
Earl of Liverpool had a consultation with i
several of the Cabinet Ministers, at bis j
house, in W hitelull, in consequence. The •
noble Earl afterwards wave directions for
summoning a general CaCtnet Council, which 1
assembled yesterday at two o’clock. Ihe !
member* continue lin deliberation till about j
half past four o’clock.
The-fe'rve frigate has arrived in 16 days J
from the Bay of Naples, bringing papers and
letters tc the Vu inst. Sir 11 1 ushinjrtcn,
the English Consuls General at Naples came
home in her.
Letters from Naples, dated 26th February,
state that an official document had been pub
lished, sequestering all Austrian property
in the Neapolitan territory ; and also, that
letters of marque had been issued against
all vessels under the impel ia! flag.
Pabis, March 15. .
The news of the revolution in Piedmont
was communicated to the Chamber of Com
merce lat'- last night. It is l-ecoming gene
ral, and extending over all Loinbaruy, so
that even the Austrian officers, who were
marching with reluctance, have declared
that tliey will not proceed any further a
gainst Naples, and declare for the constitu
tional system.
The Emperor of Russia is recalled to Ids
dominions by reasons oi the greatest import
ance.
A commercial courier, who left Naples on
the /in, and passed throw, **l the position of
b' Ui armies, says that no hostilities had tak
en place as late as the 6th, but it was sup
posed the advanced posts would meet the
following day.
Venice, March 3.
Proclamation.— News lias been received
from Naples that tlie Neapolitan Government
has placed under sequestration all the Aus
trian ships in the d.fferent ports of that king
dom.
Although the Austrian Government does
not consider itself in any manner in a state
of war with the Neapolitan Government,
nevertheless, to guarantee as much as may
be in our power the property of Austrian
navigators, we are compelled to have re-
course to reprisals, and therefore ordain |
that the Neapolitan vesseis in our ports be
put muler sequestration.
Nam.es, Feb. 27.
NATIONAL PARLIAMENT.
Sitting of the 25th,
The Minister tor Foreign Affairs trans
mitte 1 to the Parliament 150 copies of the
manifesto issued by the government ag bust
the invasion of the kingdom.
S. Ma-sone read a motion -for requesting
the Prince Regepl to remain near the par
liament, for the purpose of giving his .sanc
tion to the decrees ; and that be should not ■
ex lose himself on the frontiers, or repair j
thither, except to animate the troops, and to i
return immediately- Tlie motion was sup
ported by several Deputies, but vehemently
opposed by S. Borelli, who observed that it
was not uue of the prerogatives of Parlia- •
nit ut to limit the will of him to whom the !
constitution.had confided the supreme com- i
maud of the army. The motion was referr
ed to a committee.
Many offers of voluntary aid were read at
this sitting. Among ihein was one from an
actor name Calyarola, of the Theatre San
Carlos, who tendered to the State the amount
of the receipts at hia bent fit, to take place
on the sth March, and which was expepi'd
to produce not less than 1,300 or 2,000
ducati. The offer Was accepted with honors
| hie mention.
Among the letters addressed to the Far
liameiil, several were uioiced signed by
Austrians and Prussians.
LiTKnrooL, March 24.
The most important article, however, of
j the great mass of foreijr i intelligence which
! ha» lately arrived is sufficiently ascertained)
—the revolutions of Spain and Naples have
extended t > tlie government of Sardinia.
No .sooner had the Austrian armies quitted
the centre of Italy, on their march to the
south, then the garrison* of Piedmont, act
ing no doubt, oil plans previously concert
ed, declared themselves in favor of the Nea
poht.ins, and demanded, like th in, a const!
tution of the Spanish model. Tlie aged
king, finding no compromise woyld be’lis
* tened to, wisely quitted the sc* ie of con
test, and resigned the government into the
hands of tile presumptive heir. No doubt
is entertained that the whole of Italy is or
ganized i»i the same system, and that the
whole is under the direction of the councils
of the Carbonari. Austria must now per
ceive the mischiefs of the rasli step she has
undertaken, and that foreign interference,
as is uniformly the case, serves only to acce
lerate and exasperate the commotions wuipli
it cannot controut.
'This momentous subject was brought dis
tinctly under the no'icn of tlie House of.
commons Oil Tuesday night, by a motion
of Sir It ibi-rt Wilson’s for the production
of the letter writte i by the British envoy
at Naples to the ministry of that govern
ment. It was very consolatory to observe,
that, with very few exceptions, tlie views o(
most of the leading members, on botli sides,
were moderate and rational. Ail wish of
actual interference in the fearful struggle
which is impending, was so openly disclaim
ed bv all parties, that even the violent en
thusiasts, such as Sir Robert Wilson, did not
go to the length of recommending a direc
participation in the war. Mr. J. S. Ward,
who ala us appeared to us to discover a
sounder judgment and a more accurate ac-,
quaintance with the great principles of po
lttical science, that almost ahy other man in
the house, contended That such of the great
powers as are not parties to the dangerous
and fatal aggression of Austria, ought to
have used their utmost influence to prevent
it. The friendly but earnest remonstrances
of Eng and and France might, he observed,
have had an important effect, if they Jiad
been offered at a proper time. Mr. Can
ning, in a speech of much brilliancy, and
vecy acute observation, ma ntained that tlie
digmty ut this country would not admit ot
any interference by remonstrances, unles-:,
we were prepared to follow up the rejec- t
tion of our advice by direct hostility. The
real question at issue, therefore, he main- 1
ed, was peace of- am, and the arguments'
of the opposition, he said, went to non* ig j
le-s than this dreadful alternative. ,y? i
have frequently heard this argument ■ »,j
before, and it always seemed to us to rest n j
an assumption not warranted by rcaj'-n of '
experience. Is any tiling more usual, ei- j
ther in private or political affairs, than to of- '
fer advice, and even to press remonstrances,
in the hour of preventing mischief, and I
v.nh the view- of benefiting tlie party advis
ed ; Is not history full of such instances,!
and even in many cases, such counsel has i
i been firmly but respectfully offered bv a ;
| smader power to a greater. ’ When was' it !
j ever beiore Heard of, that the neglect or !
j J'rjcohon of such advices must necessarily 1
be by a jteclaratiun of war? It 1
j m >ght, with just as much propriety, be ar- !
J gued, that you ought never to oiler vour '
I counsel to a friend, unless vou have p’revi- j
| ously made up your mind' to knock him | ■
■ tlyivn «« U C rvfuics to accept of it ! j J
Adve-tiser, 1
StiW Lot ex fi’omThnto-jfc,
From late London papers, received by the
ship Georgia, captain Varnum, from Lj
verpool, via Savannah.
From the London Courier, 23d .'March.
Battle between the Jiastrinv-9
and Neapolitans.
Our anticipation that an engagement bad
taken place at fciiti, is folly Confirmed by
the following intelligence, which we hasten
to lay before our t eadcrs, and which wo
have from a source in which the most im- •
plicit reliance nay be placed. A letter has
been received Iront Paf,s this morning bv
express, written on Wednesday morning,
communicating the important event of *4
battle between the Austrians and the Nea
politans ; the former ha * been completely
successful, and have taken a great minified
of prisoners. The Austrians w ere on their
march to Naples, where they expected to
arrive without further fighting. The Nea
politans commenced the attack; the en
gagement took place at Rieti, on the 7th!
t he French funds, which had been 73f. im
mediately advanced to 77 f. 60c, on the in
telligence reaching Pans.
'1 he following appears in the second edi
tion of a morning paper.
“ The following Is a copy of a notice
posted on the Exchange at Paris, in the af
ternoon of Vi cdnei.day last, by order of M ,
Hoy, the minister of France i—■
“ There has been on the 7th inst. an en
gagement between the Austrians and Nea«
i pohtans. The latierhad advanced on Hieti,
which was occupied by the Austrians.—They
‘ were repulsed with considerable loss. The
Austrian army has entered the Abruzzi -
many prisoners have fallen into their hands;
and the gieatest disorder appears to reign
in the Neapolitan army.”
The news from Italy since our last is of
considerable interest, especially that portion
of it which relates to Piedmont, The first
act of the revolution in that country is com
pleted, and we must wait to see hoc. tire
drama will proceed. The act of abdication
01 the late King; ot Sardinia i& now before;
the world, and who will not smile at its in
troductory declarations > « lV f / iave y rt .
; quenUy contemplated the abdication of the
; throne"—" Tint idea, -winch we have aheai?
j Patertained etc." We do not mean to say thaf
it is impossible Vjctoh Emaxcel may ' have
| contemplated a retirement from the care?
| ot monarchy, hut certainly the intention ha?
j * ,cetl disclosed under circumstances which
entitle it to very little confidence on llie
j score of sincerity. It is remarkable that je
yen in the solemn act of abdication,
i i? no mention of the persotj in whose favor
it has been made,
We learn indeed from the declaration?
and proclamations of the Prince de Carig
nan, that he holds the reins of goyenimenj:
| only until the late King's brother Churlef
j helix, duke de Genevois, can arrive to as
sume them. This Prince is in his 56th year,
and has been married 14 years to a daughter
of the King of Naples ; but lie has no chil
dren by her. The Royal Family of Sardinia
is (divided into tw T o branches ; the reigning
one which is that of Savoy, and that of Sa,
voy Cariguan. The next in succession to
the Duke de Geucvois is the Prince de Cw
r.gnau who i- m l.is 2jd year. Ife is marri
ed to a daughter ot the Grand Duke of Tus
cany, but is also without children.
The Spanish constitution has been formal,
ly promulgated by the regent, and a provi
sional junta of government appointed, con
sisting of 15 member*
The intelligence from Naples is to the
6t!i, but it does not add much to our pre.vi
ous information, except in what relates tp
the termination of the sittings of the extra
ordinary parliament, and the opening of the
ordinary session on the Ist March,
Piedmontese Revolution.
(Prom thp .Ifjniieur of Tuesday last, receiv
ed by Express.)
A letter from Turin, dated the 15tb, con
tains the following details :
On the 13th of March the Regent, Prince
of Cariguan, after having taken the counsel
of the municipality of Turin, proclaimed
the Constitution of tl*: Cortes of Cadiz 4?
the law of the state.
Next day (the 14th) the Prince orgaj»ise4
a junta of government. We have no other
information respecting the affairs of
oiout tnathat w hich may be collected from
die following official documents, printed
‘■ltd published at Turin on the 13th and
14th '
** Charles Aebeut or Savor, Ppixcs pr
Cahioxav, RxoiuiT. | ' ‘ »
" The urgency of the circumstances ip
which his Majesty the King, Victor Emanu
el, has appointed ,us Regeot of the Kingdom,
though the right of succession does not be
long to us—the desire, so strongly manifest
ed by the people for a constitution conform
able to that which governs Spain, induce?
us to satisfy, as far as may depend on u?,
a hat the tjliief safety cl the kingdom now
evidently requires, and to adhere to the ge
neral wish which has been expressed with
unspeakable ardor, lu u crisis so difficult
it does not appear to us possible to consider
precisely the ordinary limits of the author
ity of a Regent. Our respect and our sub
mission to ii’is Majesty C.iarles Felix, tp
whom the,crown lias devolved, would have
induced us to make no change in the funda
mental laws of the kingdom, or at least to ,
wait until the intentions of the new Sover
eign- should be known.* Put as the exigen
cy of the circumstances is manifest ; as it is,
' above all, important to present to die iieiv
King a nation, safe and secure, happy ansi
undisturbed by factions and civil warfare.:
having maturely weighed ail these reasons,
and acting with the advice of our. Council—
besides persuaded that his Majesty
the King, moved by the same considerations,
will invest this decision w ith his sovereign
approbation, we have resolved on what fol
lows :
“ 1 he Spanish Constitution shall be pro
mulgated and obse: red as the law of the
State, with the modification, which may he
made by the national representation in con
cert with the King.
“ CHARLES ALBERT,
“ MaNGIAUDE.
Civen at Turin, March 13.
Copy of the declaration of the Magistracy
of the city of Turin, and of the generals
and commandants of the corps compos-
« r ig the garrison.
We the undersigned in our static;** as
added below, being summoned by h* jjoy.
at Highness the Prince Regent, decluro.-v-
I'hat, the present circua.-lances are of se