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“ Well, ma'am," replied Jonathan, “ I guess
you’d better buy one that haint got no lookin’
glass.’’
“Can you return my love, dearest Julia?”
“ Most certainly, sir. I don’t want it, I’m sure.”
Valuable Information. —The width of the
United States is twenty-six thousand and fifty
miles.
Its length is three thousand and six hundred
miles.
Area of square miles, three million nine hun
dred and thirty-six thousand one hundred and
seven.
Coast line of rivers and lakes, fifteen thousand
two hundred and four.
It has thirty-three States, of which eighteen
are free, and fifteen slave States, and seven Ter
ritories.
Its population is twenty-three million one
hundred and eighty-nine thousand eight hundred
and seventy-six, of which there are thirteen
million three hundred and forty-two thousand
seven hundred and forty, free at the North, and
in the South, six million two hundred and twenty
one thousand five hundred and eighteen, and
three million two hundred and four thousand
three hundred and thirteen slaves; there are
also four hundred and thirty-seven thousand
three hundred and five free persons of color.
Half the secrets in the world are disclosed
in order that those who possess them may let
their friends know that they hold them.
Young men who go to balls will do well to
remember that a ball should never close with a
red.
It is with the diseases of the mind, as with
those of the body—we are half dead before we
understand our disorder, and half cured when
we do.
A YOUNG London swell, whilst waiting for
the train at York, went into a tavern, and cast
about for some amusement. Feeling secure in
the possession of the most money, he made the
following offer: “I will drop money into a hat
with any man in the room. The man who holds
out the longest shall take the whole and treat
the company.” “I’ll do it,” said an old farmer.
The cockney dropped in a shilling; the farmer
followed with another. “Go on,” said the cock
ney, dropping in another. “ I wont,” said the
Yorkshireman; “take the whole, and treat the
company.”
Austria should pause before pitching into
the Sardines. If the Allies should get Hung(a)ry
she may have "other fish to fry."
The happiest climate does not produce all
things; and it was so ordered that one part of
the earth should want the products of another,
for uniting mankind in a general correspondence
and good understanding.
Pennsylvania, this year, mines nearly a mil-,
lion and a quarter tons of coal.
If misfortune come in your house, be patient
and smile pleasantly, and it will soon stalk out
again, for it can’t bear cheerful company.
A lady being asked to waltz, gave the fol
lowing sensiblo and appropriate answer: “ No,
thank you, sir—l have hugging enough, at
home.”
An old lady was in tho habit of talking to
Jerrold in a gloomy, depressing manner, present
ing to him only the sad side of life; “Hang it,”
said Jerrold, one day, after a long and sombre
interview, “she wouldn’t allow there was a
bright side to the moon!”
PERSONAL
S. Austin Allibone, author of the “Dictiona
ry of Authors,” lately received a complimentary
letter from Lord Macaulay, in which he declares
this work to be “far superior to any other of the
kind in our language."
Old M. Ingres has got the kink in his head
that everybody is trying to give him alms I He
has always looked upon himself as a misused
man, and now he says : “If I had not made a
fortune iu my younger days, I should starve
now ; nobody will buy anything by me now.”
Ho made this remark to Baron de Rothschild,
recently, while the latter was looking at a draw
ing by M. Ingres. He said to the artist: “why,
M. Ingres, I will give you fifteen thousand
francs for this drawing.” The painter snatched
the drawing out of the banker's hands, whining,
“All! M. de Rothschild, I see what you are after;
you seek a pretext for giving me alms !”
Humboldt’s Library.— Mr. Wrigiit, Ameri
can Embassador at tho Court of Berlin, has of
fered fifty thousand thalers for the library left
by Alexander von Humboldt. It is not prob
able that, under the pressure of the present
times, he will meet with many, if any, competi
tors in Prussia or Germany. The inheritor of
these literary treasures is the late valet of the
deceased philosopher, who, from the nature of
his circumstances, cannot be expected to wait
any length of time for tho realization of the be
quest. Thus, it is probable that the tools and
implements, as it were, of the greatest mind
workman of modern Europo will be removed
to the United States.
How a Printer Rose. —The Lincolnshire
(England) Times says: William Henry Adams,
Esq., of Boston, in this country, the new Attor
ney General for Hong Kong, has ascended the
social scale to his present position thus: Com
positor, reader, reporter, sub-editor, editor,
and newspaper proprietor; barrister, member of
Parliament, Colonial Attorney General. He is
an example under our own eyes of what a man
of moderate abilities, and a fair share of indus
try and energy, may accomplish in this much
abused aristocratic England of ours.
M. Alfred de Vigny has a trick of asking
everybody he meets: “Well, what is said about
me ?” An amusing story is told of this old hab
it. He met a friend in the garden of the„Tuil
leries the morning after the Revolution of Feb
ruary, while the mob wore in possession of the
palace. He said to his friend: “I have just
reached Paris. What a disaster! What a ca
tastrophe ! Ah I what do people say about me ?”
Os course, Alfred de Vigny was the last person
thought of at that terrible moment.
Horace Vernet has left Paris for Italy, hav
ing orders to paint the battle of Montebello for
the Museum at Versailles.
A report has for some time been current that
Commander Maury is to be detached from the
National Observatory. Those best acquainted
with tho subject say, if this should take place it
would be with a view to place him in active ser
vice as a commander, in which capacity he has
not served since his elevation to that rank, and
that without rendering such service ho would
not be in the line of further promotion.
M. Sainte Beuve just now goes nowhere, and
receives no visitors. Some persons say he has
fallen into a fit of misanthropy; but I suspect
the true reason to be his hard labors. He has
recently been appointed Professor of French
Prose at the Normal School, which must occupy
a good deal of his time; and he is very busily
engaged in completing the history of the Port
Royal, on which he has been working,|more or
less regularly, for a great many years.
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DOMESTIC SUMMARY.
The city was horrified yesterday morning with
a report that an accident, attended with unusual
loss of life, had happened near Mishwauka, about
eight miles from this city, to the express train
on the Michigan Southern railroad, which left
the depot in Chicago, on Tuesday evening, at 8
o’clock P. M., with something near one hundred
and fifty passengers in the five cars—two second
class and three first class cars—of which the
train was made up.
When the train came around a slight curve
to this ravine, the embankment had already
washed away, and tho whole train leaped into
the chasm left behind, which was about twenty
five feet deep, and sixty or eighty feet wide.
The culvert evidently choked up, converting the
embankment into a dam, the water rapidly accu
mulating, as can be seen by the marks of its
rise, nearly as high as the railroad track, and
its great weight at last tore out the obstruction,
and instead of the iron rails, there was wawn
ing cleft or gap, with a wild and angry torrent
dashing through it toward the river. The lo
comotive buried itself in the loose sand of the
bank, and the baggage car, which was torn into
kindling wood, piled its fragments upon it. Oyer
this was the second class car, the only thing visi
ble, so deeply were the others imbedded. The
three passenger cars which followed them, fell
into the torrent below the railroad track. The
sleeping car, which was the last one of tho train,
was but little injured, and no one in it killed.
About one hundred and fifty persons were on
the train; of these sixty have been taken from
the ruins dead, and fifty or sixty more wounded,
or escaped unhurt; the rest not heard from, as
many of the dead were drowned in the ravine.
Chicago Press , June 29.
Loss of the Steamer Aha go.—Safety of
the Passengers and Crew. —The steamship
Arago, which left New York for Galway, Ire
land' on Thursday, the 23d inst., went ashore,
in Trepassey Bay, in a fog, Tuesday night last,
and was wrecked. She had seventy-nine cabin
passengers, and one hundred and seventy-six
in the steerage, of which number at least one
hundred were women. Among those on board
was Miss Haywood, the vocalist, who lost her
wardrobe, as did nearly all the other passengers.
The passengers were rescued by steam-tugs
from St. Johns, N. F. The New York Herald
says:
The Arago was considered as a first class
screw steamship, added to the fleet of ocean
steamers which now comprise the Galway line.
She arrived here from Galway, via St. Johns,
N. F., on Monday, the 13th June. She was
sold to the Atlantic Steam Navigation Company
for a very high figure. She was four years old.
ranked A 1 at Lloyd’s, and was one of the
strongest propellers afloat. She was an iron,
bark-rigged steamer, of two thousand two hun
dred and forty tons register, and three thousand
two hundred tons burthen. She was divided
into five water-tight compartments by four bulk
heads, and she was well provided against fire
or any other accident. Her length over all was
two hundred and eighty feet, her breadth of team
thirty-seven feet, and her depth of hold thirty
five feet. Her machinery was massive, and
was four hundred and forty horse power. She
had three decks, and was permitted by the
British regulations to carry one thousand and
forty-five passengers. Os these, her first cabin
had accomodations for one hundred and twenty,
and the second cabin one hundred. Her saloon
was large and well furnished, and provided with
tables at which one hundred and fifty persons
could conveniently dine.
St. Johns, July I.—The Argo’s passengers
have arrived here safe. The steam tugs left
again to-day to bring up the crew and what was
saved from the wreck.
The following are the particulars of the dis
aster:
Between 3 and 4 o'clock, Tuesday morning, the
Argo made Capo Pine, bearing twelve miles dis
tant. The Pilot, Captain, and all tho officers
were called on deck at sight of land, and the
course of the steamer was changed immediately,
and made S. E. by E. This should have cleared
her fifteen miles from Capo Race. About fifteen
minutes past 4 o'clock a very denso fog camo
up. *
At half past 5 o’clock the Captain spoke the
fishing schooner, stopped the engines and revers
ed them, and asked “ where are you fishing ?”
to which the answer was “on tho eastern side
of Trepassey Bay, a mile and a half or two miles
off.” The Captain then ordered tho helm hard
a port and the engineers to go on at full speed,
and to keep S. S. E. by the standard compass.
This should have taken her clear of land.
Tho Captain and all the officers were on deck.
The officers in charge at the wheel gave the
order “ steady” as the ship was brought up to
her S. S. E. At that moment the breakers were
seen and the engines were stopped and reversed
at full speed, but before the ship got stem way
she grounded her bow on the rocks at Fresh
Water Point, eight miles from Trepassey.
The boats were lowered and got ready, when
tho passengers embarked with but little con
fusion, tho women and children first. The an
chors were then passed out at the stern, the
coals were thrown overboard, and the forward
boilers were blown off, and every exertion made
to get her off but without avail.
Tho Captain now sent off the pilot to Trepas
sey to get assistance, when the steamers Daunt
less and Blue Jacket were dispatched immedi
ately. The sails, etc., were sent ashore, and
tents made to protect the passengers, and when
provisions and baggage could be got they were
also sent on shore.
The fishermen soon commenced plundering
the ship. A hundred of them came round upon
hearing her signal guns, and they cut away her
masts, and completely skinned her.
At four o'clock, P. M., the ship filled and fell
on her beam ends in six fathoms water. The
baggage of many of the passengers was lost.—
There was no houso within eight miles of the
shore where the vessel struck. At 5 P. M., a
boat returned from Trepassy with assurances
that two steamers were on the way from St.
Johns to take off the passengers.
Southern Line of Steamships from Boston.
—A meeting was held in Boston on Thursday
last, at which one hundred and seventy-five
thousand dollars was subscribed by the mer
chants to establish a line of steamships to South
ern ports. The stock required is two hundred
dollars. Tho remainder is expected to be sub
scribed at Savannah or Charleston. As soon as
this sum is certain, or its amount supplied, the
Company will be organised and commence oper
ations.
Washington, July 2.— The Post Office De
partment has made arrangements by which the
mails hitherto conveyed by the steamship Isa
bel between Charleston, Savannah, Key West,
and Havana, will hereafter be sent via Fernan
dina, over the Florida railroad, and Key West to
Havana and back. The contract with the pro
prietors of the Isabel expired on Thursday.
Bloxdin’B Great Feat at Niagara Falls. —
Blondin accomplished on Thursday tho great
feat of walking across the Niagara river, on a
tight rope, in the presence of a crowd variously
estimated at from five to ten thousand persons.
He first crossed from the American side, stop
ping midway to refresh himself with water
raised in a bottle with a rope from the deck of
the steamer Maid of the Mist The time occu
pied in the first crossing was seventeen and a
half minutes. The return from the British to
the American side was accomplished in twelve
minutes.
The rope was made in New York to order,
and is over one thousand one hundred feet in
length. As something like one hundred feet
covers the shore, we may safely say that the
part covering the gorge is at least one thousand.
This rope is a trifle more than two inches in di
ameter, and was drawn with the blocks and
windlass as tight as it could be without risk of
parting. The depression was perhaps sixty feet
below a true line, and as the Canadian bank is
some twenty feet or more higher than the Ame
rican, the greatest depression was nearer the
latter than the former. This rope was stayed
from side sway by small guys of half inch rope,
of which two thousand seven hundred feet we r e
used. They were fastened to the main rope in
pairs, about twenty feet apart, ran diagonally to
the shore on either side, where they were made
fast to trees. Only two guys ran down to keep
the rope from an upward movement. The rope
and guys cost six hundred and fifty dollars, and
purchased chiefly by subscriptions made at the
Falls.
St. Louis, July 1. — The first grand experi
mental air voyage to the seaboard took place from
Washington ' Square this evening, Professors
Wise, Lamountain, and Gager having made a
successful ascension in the mammoth balloon,
“Atlantic.”
At 6:40 P. M., the inflation of the balloon was
finished, having been witnessed by thousands
of citizens, while the square on the side of the
enclosure was thronged with excited spectators,
and the voyage was commenced.
Wm. Hyde, reporter of the Republican , accom
panied the ieronauts, but should his weight
prove an obstruction to the passage of the bal
loon, he will be landed at a favorable point, and
this course will be repeated, if necessary to'the
accomplishment of the end in view, until all the
party excepting one, together with the boat are
landed, Mr. Wise being determined to reach the
Atlantic coast, if such a thing is possible. Its
course was East by North.
The Troy Whig, July 3d, learns from Mr.
Gager, one of the passengers by the Atlantic,
who arrived in Troy this morning, the following
particulars: Saturday 1| P. M., St. Louis time,
were abreast of Rochester, over Lake Ontario,
when the altitude was increased on account of
the wind, which was blowing a perfect hurri
cane, unaccompanied by rain. The supply of
gas was small, consequently, the balloon did not
reach the altitude above the storm. The vessel
was immediately headed for shore. When the
storm was highest the vessel was only about
thirty feet above the level of the Lake. We
reached land in a few seconds in the town of
Henderson, Jefferson county, with all hands on
board. We landed in an edge of woods with the
basket swinging to and fro, making rapid evolu
tions among the higher branches of the trees,
the passengers clinging to tho rigging.
The strength and general excellence of the
arrangement of the balloon basket probably
saved the party. The balloon was left in a high
tree, swinging above the boat and much dam
aged. The whole distance travelled is eleven
hundred and fifty miles; we started at 6:40 P.
M., on Friday, from St. Louis, and landed at Hen
derson, Jefferson county, at 2:20, Saturday, P.
M. Mr. Lamountain remained in charge of tho
balloon ; Mr. Wise, Mr. Gager and Mr. Hyde
will come on in the East. A grand reception was
given to the parties at the village cf Adams,
Jefferson county. Mr. Gager, will come on to
Troy, Mr. Wise to Albany and Mr. Hyde to New
York.
The New Hampshire House of Representa
tives have passed a bill, by a vote of one hundred
and thirty-four against ono hundred and one,
punishing any body aiding in the rendition of
persons claimed as slaves with imprisonment for
five years for the first offence and for life for the
second offence.
Runaway Slaves.— The Hartford Times says,
on Saturday night last, some eight or nine slaves
ran away from their owners at Perrymansville
and that vicinity. It is stated that at a party a
few weeks ago, held by tho blacks in the neigh
borhood, they were persuaded to run away by
two white men who were present at theflr party.
FOREIGN SUMMARY.
New York, July 2. — The steamship Bavaria
has arrived with London papers of the 18th of
June.
The latest intelligence from Turin was to Fri
day, the 17th. It was officially communicated,
on the day previous, that tho head-quarters of
the Emperor Napoleon was at Cova, on tho road
from Bergamo to Cremona.
The King of Sardinia was at Castagnole.
Several of tho Papal States had pronounced in
favor of the national cause.
Ten thousand Tuscan troops had joined Prince
Napoleon’s division.
By the Arabia. — London, June 18, A. M.—
Kossuth has left London for Paris, with French
passports. On Monday next he will arrive at
Genoa, where a becoming reception awaits him.
He will have an audience of Napoleon, but no
grounds exist for the report in circulation as to
his plans.
The French army of observation on the Rhine
frontiers, numbers seventy-one thousand.
The London Times, in its City Article of last
evening, quotes advices from Frankfort, which
state that the German Confederation are un
derstood to have resolved that eighty thousand
men, namely, forty thousand Prussians, and for
ty thousand Austrians, shall be stationed on the
Rhine.
There were also strong rumors that Prussia
will issue some decisive announcement in tho
course of a few days.
According to tho prevalent conjectures, peace
is to be proposed to the Emperor Napoleon on
certain conditions, and if these are refused, Ger
many is to enter into tho war. Under these
circumstances, there is great anxiety, and stag
nation in all commercial cities.
Tho London Times also says that Russia is
making vast warlike preparations at all the naval
depots. The Neva division of the fleet is report
ed to number eighty-eight first-class ships, and
the Baltic fleet thirty-five sail of the line, of which
fourteen (screw) are at Cronstadt.
The Battle of Melegnano. —Verona, June
10th (via Vienna.) —The following is official:
“On tho Bth of June, Gen. Urban, at Canonica, and
the Bth corps d'armee, at Melegnano, were en
gaged in sanguinary fights. The enemy-, in
greatly superior force, appears to be advancing
from Milan, and tho Austrian army has therefore
passed tho Adda in good order, and is nearing
the reinforcements in reserve. The courage of
our troops is unbroken, and they are longing for
a decisive battle.” •
Colonel Paulzeivoi was killed, and five hundred
Zouaves were put hors de combat. The Aus
trians, who were thirty thousand strong, suffer
ed a loss of fifteen hundred killed and wounded,
and twelve hundred prisoners. The battle last
ed nine hours. At 11 P. M., a battalion of Hun
garians and Croats, intending to surprise the
village, were surrounded and defeated. >
Vienna, June 13. —The Austrian Correspond
erice of this evening contains the following :
The Austrians at tha battle of Melegnano yield
ed only to the decidedly superior force of the
enemy, and retired unpursued in perfect order.
The following despatch, from the Major Gen
eral of the French army to the Minister of War,
has been published in Paris:
“Milan, June 9. —After the victory at Magen
ta the Austrians made a precipitate flight from
Milan, leaving in the citadel forty-one brass can
non, a great quantity of amunition, and provi
sions in abundance, retreating towards Lodi and
Pavia. On tho Bth, his Majesty the Emperor
gave orders to Marshal Baraguay D’Hilliers to
occupy the position of Melegnano, (Marignano)
whence we menaced at tho same time two of
the retreating columns of the enemy; but the
Austrians, who fully comprehended all the im
portance of holding Melegnano to cover tlioir
retreat, taking advantage of the remains of the
fortifications surrounding the town, had strong
ly barricaded themselves therein. Marshal
Baraguay D’Hilliers, who arrived before the
place at four o’clock, immediately gave orders
for the attack in front by the divisions of Baz
aine and Ladmirault, while at tho same moment
the division of General Forey was ordered to
turn the place. The battle lasted at least three
hours. The enemy opposed a most energetic
resistance to tho efforts of our soldiers, and were
dislodged by the bayonet from intrenchment to
intrenchment, and from house to house, and
only withdrew at seven in the evening, leaving
the place covered with dead, one of their can
nons in our possession, and about a thousand
prisoners. This splendid result, however, has
been dearly purchased, our loss amounting to
fifty officers and eight hundred men killed and
wounded.
Louis Napoleon and the Papal Authority.
The Times' correspondent remarks that, as Lom
bardy and Tuscany are occupied by the French,
the summoning of the Italians to arms by the
Emperor's proclamation, doubtless applied to
the Pontifical States and the Neapolitans. We
may, therefore, expect to see, before long, the
Papal authority circumscribed to the city of Romo
and its immediate suburbs. Parma has demand
ed French troops. The reserves of the Im
perial Guard leave on Friday for Italy. Two di
visons of the army of Lyons are also preparing
to leave.
Expected Battle. —The last accounts from
the French Imperial headquarters in Italy stato
that the Emperor was concentrating his forces,
in order to attack the Austrian army with an
overwhelming force. It is believed in Paris
that a decisive battle will be fought in the
course of next week.
A Turin journal publishes a proclamation by
General Klapka, drawn up for distribution among
tho Hungarian soldiers in the Austrian army.
The Vienna correspondent of the Times says
that Garibaldi's corps, which daily becomes
more formidable, now threatens tho southern
Tyrol. The German population of that district
are seriously alarmed. The writer describe*
the southern Tyrol as extremely impatient of
Austrian rule.
The Austrians have, for strategic purposes,
perhaps, retired to the Mincio, and the allies,
we are told, are in pursuit of them; but their
whereabouts is not exactly indicated. The Em
peror ard the King have certainly removed their
headquarters from Milan; but obviously delay
is considered necessary by both armies. Francis
Joseph has ordered the despatch of all available
troops from Austria to Lombardy, and Louis
Napoleon has already received a portion of one
hundred thousand, to be immediately sent from
France to Genoa, and across the Alps. Accord
ing to a Vienna account, a great battle is to
bo immediately risked; and, as General Gyulai
has hitherto teen a total failure, tho command
has been taken from him and given to Gen.
Count Scldick. Garibaldi maintains his ground,
according to one account, and has teen repulsed
according to another; but circumstances were
not very urgent with him, for he had time to
pay a visit to the King at Milan. It does not
appear that he had an interveiuw with the
Emperor, and it is now pretty well known that
he is no favorite with Louis Napoleon. On his
part, the feeling is very amply responded to.
The first detachment of the siege flotilla
which is intended to reinforce the naval squad
ron in the Adriatic, has sailed from Toulon. A
landing on the coast between Venice and Trieste
is said to be contemplated.
“We learn at this moment that tho Austrians
have evacuated Pavia and Lodi, and re-crossed
the Adda, destroying the bridges.”
Austrian Accounts of Melegnano, and Eva
cuation of Piacenza. —Vienna, June 12. —An
official detailed report of the affair at Melegnano,
and the evacuation of Piacenza, is published.
It shows that the French force was greatly supe
rior to ours, and that the enemy’s loss was con
siderable. Our retreat was effected in perfect
order. General Boe was killed, and numerous
officers died a heroic death. The evacuation of
Piacenza was performed in connection with tho
movements of the army on the 9th and 10th insts.
The greater part of the cannon was stowed away
in vessels, and the few remaining spiked. The
forts, and block houses, and two arches of the
bridge over the Trebbia, were blown, up. Fiz
zighettone was also evacuated, with similar pre
cautions, and in perfect order.
Evacuation of Piacenza—Destruction of
the Fortifications. —Piacenza has been evacu
ated by the Austrian troops, and the walls aud
citadel have teen blown up. The garrison
was successful in joining the chief body of the
army.
Turin, June 12.—A telegraphic dispatch an
nounces the Austrian evacuation of Lombardy.
Turin, June 13.—The Austrians evacuated
Reggio and Brescello, last night, and are prepar
ing to evacuate the other part of Modc-na. A
deputation from Modena has arrived at Turin.
Victor Emmanuel and Garibaldi. —Tho
Piedmontese Gazette publishes an order of the
day, published by the King at Milan, recapitu
lating all Garibaldi’s exploits in Upper Lombardy,
and expressing his satisfaction at the zeal and
bravery displayed by that bold leader, and tho
officers and n.en under him. The King awards
to Gen. Garibaldi the gold medal of military val
or, and confers various other decorations on of
ficers and men. Twenty-two officers and men
are besides honorably mentioned.
New York, June 3.—The steamship Vander
bilt arrived this morning from Southampton, with
Liyerpool advices to the 22d of June.
Victor Emmanuel, the head of the Sardinian
government, lias officially declared that he will
not consent to the annexation of any part of the
Roman States to Sardinia.
The Austrian headquarters had been removed
to Villa-franca.
The Austrians have abandoned Castiglione,
near the Adda; Montochiaro, in Northern Italy;
and Lonato, near Lake Gardo. These positions
were recently occupied by the Austrians in great
force; and their positions were strongly fortilied.
The Emperor Napoleon left Brescia on the
20th of June, to advance upon the Austrians.
The allies now occupy Brescia, situated about
sixty miles from Milan, and on the railway line
from Milan to Venice.
Many other Italian cities have pronounced in
favor of the national cause.
The official Austrian account of the losses
sustained at Magenta, state that sixty-three
officers and one thousand three hundred soldiers
were killed; two hundred and eighteen officers
and four thousand one hundred and thirty
soldiers were wounded, and four thousand were
missing.
Paris, Sunday, June 19.—The Moniteur of
this morning recapitulates the French loss at
Magenta—namely, three hundred and twenty
three killed, two thousand one hundred and
sixty-five wounded, and four hundred and seven
ty missing. The French loss at Melegnano was
ono hundred and fifty-four killed, seven hundred
and twenty-five wounded, and sixty 4bur miss
ing.
The Paine publishes the King of Sardinia’s
speech to the Commissioners from Bologna.—
His Majesty refused the military dictatorship
offered him, and will disapprove every act sub
versive of or contrary to equity and prejudi
cial to the cause of national independence. The
King has sent an aid-de-camp to the Pope to as
sure his Holiness that he has nothing to fear
from the events now happening, and that the
independence of the Peninsula would be a
guarantee, and not a menace, to the neutrality
and integrity of the States of the Church.
During the last few days eighty thousand
Austrians, with six thousand horses and twelve
batteries, have passed through Monteehiaro.
On the 17 th ult, the allied army of Italy made
a forward movement.
The Austrians in great force have occupied
the pass of the Stelvio, blown up the Devil’s
Bridge, and brought up their artillery into the
pass.
Yeroxa, June 18 th, (via Vienna). —The Em
peror reviewed this morning the and Bth
corps d'armee at the camp of Lonato. He was
most enthusiastically cheered. The confidence
of the troops has reached the highest point.
Turix, June 21.—According to the advices
from Brescia to the 18th inst, the Sardinian
army preserves its position before Brescia at
Rezzato and Castenedolo. The French army
occupies Brescia and its environs in line with
the Sardinians.
On the 17th ult., the Austrians re-occupied
Monteehiaro with a considerable force.
Fano Tribino, Fossombrone, Sesi, and Ancona
have pronounced for the national cause.
Marseilles, Tuesday, June 21.—Kossuth
embarked here this morning for Genoa.
The Parma Gazette publishes a proclamation,
issued by Count Pallieri, Governor of the Par
mese Territory, in which he officially announces
that he has taken possession of the latter in the
name of King Victor Emmanuel, and exhorts the
people to neglect no effort to ensure the efforts
of the national cause.
St. Johns, July C. — The steamship Adelaide
has arrived, with Liverpool accounts to the after
noon of Saturday, June 25th.
The Emperor Napoleon had telegraphed to
the Empress on Friday evening, the 24th June
that another hot and terrible battle had beeD
fought, and that a great victory had been
achieved.
The whole Austrian army had formed a line
of battle extending five leagues.
The battle commenced at four o’clock in the
morning and lasted until eight o’clock in the
evening.
The French had taken many flags, cannon, and
prisoners.
A Vienna dispatch says the battle was still
progressing, but no details were given.
Previous accounts state that the Austrian
force on the Mincio was fully two hundred and
eighty thousand men.
The entire French force passed Monteehiaro.
They had pushed their reconnoisance as far as
Catee in Piedmont, and advanced towards Pea
chiera.
Napoleon demanded permission of Hanover to
march thirty thousand men through that country
to the Rhine. . .
It was believed that the basis of mediation
proposed by Prussia had not proved acceptable
—France thereby involves Prussia in the war.
It was rumored that Prussia had threatened
to assist in suppressing the meditated insurrec
tionary movement in Hungary.
The Swiss troops had been sent from Rome
to suppress the rising at Perugia, where a des
perate encounter between the troops and people
had taken place, the shooting being indiscrimi
nate.
Parma. —The journals from Parma of the 11th
announce that a Government commission had
been formed there, composed of M.M. Cantelli,
Bruni, and Armini, which, after ordering the
Italian tri-color with the cross of Savoy to be
hoisted on the citadel, issued a proclamation
announcing that the inhabitants had nothing
more to fear from the Parmese troops, who had
preferred going over to Austria rather than
serve the national cause. The document Con
cludes with a recommendation to preserve pub
lic order, and observe the laws.
Ravenna has pronounced for the national
cause, and a manifesto has been published de
claring the adhesion of that town to a central
established at Bologna, which is to
be placed under the dictatorship of the King of
Sardinia. The manifesto also expresses the
unanimous wish to be enabled some day to fo*n
part of a monarchy worthy of the gratitude of
the Italians.
An amnesty has been granted to the politi
cal prisoners at Naples, on the strong remon
strance of Mr. Elliott the British Minister.
Tuscany. —The Sardinian Commission Ex
traordinary in Tuscany has issued a decree
opening various new ports in the reception of
breadstuffs.
Russia and* Prussia— A letter from St.
Petersburg says that if Prussia allows herself to
be goaded into menacing steps, Russia will con
centrate corps of troops on the Prussian fron
tiers and in GaUieia, and detachments of the
Russian fleet will be sent to the Prussian ports
in the Baltic.
The accounts during the week from Prussia
have been very contradictory. It is stated that
the mobilization of the Prussian army indicates
an intention of operating in favor of Austria,
and that the allies, on crossing the Mincio, will
precipitate the German and Prussian army into
the field against them. This, however, is denied;
but there can be no doubt that there is a terrible
excitement in all the German provinces against
the French Emperor. Whether it will manifest
itself in action remains to be seen.
Turkey. —The Porte has given an evasive
reply respecting the election of Prince Couza.
The Sultan asks for guarantees.
It is said that the 12th of June was the day
appointed for the rising in Europoan Turkey.
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