ltogether new
aspect:--Austria wishes to enter the Germanic Confederation with all her
vast and heterogeneous population; thus binding all Germany to assist
her, in the event of any new Hungarian or Italian outbreak. She also
wishes to secure the Federal Executive. If she succeeds in these
projects, the weight of her foreign possessions gives her the
preponderance in Germany, while Germany secures to her the control of
her foreign territories. The interests of the people and princes of
Germany for once coincide in opposing this claim. The vacillating policy
of Prussia has arisen from doubt, whether more could be made out of
Austria by putting herself at the head of the German States, or out of
these States, by joining with Austria. The ultimate decision of this
question is more likely to be effected by accident than by settled
policy.

ITALY.

The feelings of uneasiness, and vague apprehension of insurrection
throughout the Italian Peninsula are nowise abated. Austrian troops are
concentrating within her Italian territories. The railroad across the
Milan Alps, from Cilly to Trieste, is advancing with great rapidity. The
completion of this road will enable Austrian troops to be sent from
Vienna to Milan in twenty-four hours.

The Austrian Government has issued an ordonnance directing that in those
parts of Italy which are still considered in a state of siege, no
journal shall mention in any way, directly or indirectly, the titles of
the prohibited revolutionary books and pamphlets which are in
circulation among the people.

Radetzky has issued a proclamation, under date of Feb. 21, from Verona,
directed against revolutionary proclamations and pamphlets, threatening
death against all who are engaged in circulating them. Every one into
whose hands such a pamphlet may fall is directed to deliver it to the
nearest person in office, though but a gendarme, and at the same time to
declare how it came into his possession; the punishment for failure to
do this is imprisonment in irons for a period of from one to five years.

Washington's Birthday was celebrated at Rome with great enthusiasm. At a
public dinner, Mr. Cass, our Charge, presided and made a speech. Two
odes, by Mrs. Stephens, were sung. Among the guests were Archbishop
Hughes, and Mr. Hastings, the American Protestant Chaplain. The report
that the American Protestant chapel at Rome had been closed is
authoritatively contradicted by Mr. Hastings, who speaks in