Italy. 31 August 1848
Italy.
Genoa, 21 August. The French squadron has received orders by telegraph to sail for Venice and, in the event that the Sardinian ships withdraw, to defend that city against the Austrian flotilla. When the rumour spread today that the work on demolishing the local bastilles had been halted by higher orders, extraordinary agitation ensued. An immense mass of people rushed to the forts Castelletto and San Giorgio and demolished, with powder etc., a large part of these fortresses built by tyranny. Towards evening a host of workers were engaged, who will continue the work of destruction through the night; funds to pay them are being collected in public squares. The most respected inhabitants of Parma, Piacenza and Modena have protested against the occupation of their territory by the Austrians and have communicated their declaration to the English as well as the French envoy.
* Turin, 24 August. Yesterday’s sitting of the local political club “il Circolo Nazionale” was attended by most of the former ministers and was agitated in the extreme. Gioberti openly accused the camarilla of treason; he provided several proofs of how the outgoing ministry had been counteracted in every conceivable way. The disclosure was interesting that the ministry learned nothing at all of the offer of Anglo-French mediation, that, on the contrary, everything was negotiated solely in secret by the entourage of the King. Gioberti concludes with the call to the people: To arms! From Genoa we have reports from Rome which speak of the outbreak of a revolution and add that three cardinals have been stabbed and the rest have fled to Civita-Vecchia, where an English steamer took

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them on board. This news is strongly doubted. As for the Sicilian crown, it has, as could now be foreseen, been declined by the Duke of Genoa.
According to the Dieta Italiana, the papal deputation has concluded the following agreement with Radetzky: The Austrian army will immediately evacuate the Legations. It will retain a garrison in the citadel of Ferrara, which remains in the possession of the Emperor.
Several Austrian detachments remain on the banks of the Po until the country is completely pacified.
The Pope takes not the slightest part any longer in any war against Austria.
The deputation which concluded this filthy treaty consisted of Cardinal Marini, the Legate of Forli, Prince Corsini, Senator of Rome, and the Cavaliere Guarini, Minister of War.