The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-02 00:00:00

THE ENGLISH PRESS AND THE
WAR IN DENMARK.

(Front the Tines.)

During the next week the governments of the
two powers will no doubt hurry forward their troops, and
endeavour to strike • blow before the Daises are again
favoured by • thaw. Rumours in such • case are various.
In the opinion of most observers, the province will be de-
fended with spirit ; but some think that, if premed by a
vastl► superior force, the Dios may retire, sad Lave the
two powcrs to CSITy ant their intentions, whatever they
may be. Assuming that the allies pin posseasion of glee-
wig, either by the retreat or the defeat of the Danes, it
will become a wetter of interest to know what canoe they
will take in following up their advantage; whether they
will strictly limit themselves to their programme, and only
occupy Slesir:g until the stipulated conditions me fulfilled,
or whether they will endeavour to coerce Deamark more
speedily by au °ethance into the northern pert of the penin-
sula. . . On the assumption that victory or a military
arrangement gives them and their ally poundal:in of Sloe-
wig, it will be their 1011011 i policy to be content with
the programme alive ly put forth, sad to abstain
from carrying fr•ther this bootlegs war. Baler,
however, unforeseen eircumstenoes intervene it is
likely that the NON will make a stand for the
Duchy of Sleswig, and if the Austro-Prusaiiins can be
brought up in force Infore the frost comes to an end, the
great prepoodersoce of their numbers must give them an
advantage against which patriotism and oourap may par
eibly avail l•ttle. At present there can be little doubt of
the determinative of the Danes to defend the province. I
Bishop Mound, the president of the council, in the speech
to the Rigadag, say.—" I will tell you, patterns°,
for what we s-e about to fight. We are about
to fight to prevent a foreign power forcing itself
into Illeswig , we are about to fight to expel thine
from the province who intrude into it." And, again,—
"Tae programme k not to allow a single German soldier to
peas the Eyder without offering the best resist's°, is our
power, lied to use every effort to expel from Shawls all
who shall venture to intrude." Thin, while the Rigersed is
summoned for the purpose of repealing the common °math
tution. the King and his ministers are omitting nothing
which will enable them to resist the enemy. Whatever
may be the course of event., the courage and resolntioe of
the Danish people are worthy of all praime.
(From the Morale; Post)

Prussia and Austria bare loot no time Is availing them-
selves of the r lvantages of sinter, which favours their
strategy, while it prevents the frimads of Denmark from
hastening to her aid. We have reason to believe that the
German power profess to enter Steswig, not with the object
of dismembering Demonic, hot oely to seize a material gua-
raoteefor the performance of stipulatioes which they pretend
they bare a right toes forte. X von Bismark and she Prtunian
cabinet remain in office, and the ministerial crisis is over,
as the King has consented to consider the treaty of 1852 as
still binding, though we believe this anent is clogged with
cooditiooa All this, however, emanate in reality to mere
emnedy. The Germans have perpetrated an act which can
only be considered, and mat be resented, by this cottony
as an unjurtißable eggreesica. It reosaina to he whether
the gallant Danes will have to succumb to superior faros,
or whether they will be able to bold the Dann/irks till
enistaace can reach them.