The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-12 00:00:00

GERMANY.

BADEN AND THE PALATINATE.—The in-
telligence from Rastadt reaches to the Bth inst Up
to that date the bombardment of the fortress still
continued, the firing being duly returned by the be-
sieged.
The town itself had been set on fire in two
or three places by the Prussian tombs.
The Frankturtenlournalbrings, in a correspondence
from Strasburg, under date July 9, the intelligence—
highly important, if confirmed—that the Prince of
Prussia has sent a commissioner to Pans, in order to
beg of the French government to allow of the march
of Prussian troops through the French territory to
Neufchatel.

It appears that the revolutionary authorities in
Constance:are still very active in the republican cause.
They lately resolved to disarm all the gendarmes; but
the latter, having been secretly informed of the plan,
fled into Switzerland, where they will remain until
the approach of the Prussians enables them to return
to their duty.
Rumours are afloat in Nlayence to the effect that
the Grand Duke of Baden, who is still in that city,
will shortly abdicate in favour of Prince Frederick,
his second eon, his eldest one being, as is well known,
non comps metals. This rumour, however, is for-
mally contradicted in the last journal..
Daring the recent contest between two battalions
of the Prussians and some of the Baden forces in the
vicinity of the Raitadt wood, the former were de-
feated, with no slight loos.
The insurgents have abandoned Donaueschingen,
and proceeded to Stuhliugen, a town quite close to the
canton of Schaffhausen. Previou.ly to the leaving
Donaneschingen, the insurgents took away the cash-
box of the salt mines of the neighbourhood, as well
as 6,500 forum from the Prince of Fnrstenberg, and
a fine collection of arms, armour, &c., belonging, to
him. Neither did they forget to empty his wine
cellars of their contents.
A large division of Baden troops, cavalry and
infantry, with six pieces of cannon, early on the
morning of the 7th, was disarmed by Oen. Webern,
and sent under an escort to Carlsruhe. The rest of
the insurgent corps have taken up strong positions in
the mountain passes about Friborg ; while some have
retreated with their artillery into Switzerland, and
others towards Wurtembera. It is possible that
General Peucker may fall in with the latter. The
provisional government of Baden is in the Lake
district. _ _ _

PRUSSIA.—Oar correspondent writes "
BERLIN, JOLT
Colonel Townley, the Qaoen's meseenger who has
arrived here to take the place of poor M. Fricke, and
carry on the government despatches which have bees
lying here some time, to Warsaw, saw Lord Ponsonby
at Ostend. His lordship was about to post to Vienna,

Kossuth and his minis'ers issued, on the 27th
ultimo, at Buda-Pesth, a Proclamation calling
upon the people in the most emphatic language to
rise ha arms against the invader. Toe burthen of
this remarkable appeal is, "Arise, arise, or be for ever
fallen!" The campaign against the Austro-Russian
army is called the " Crusade. It is manifestly in-
tended to work on the r}ligious ft elinge of the people,
and to add spiritual wings to their patriotism.
Dembinski was in Peeth, where be was received
with great demonstrations of soy. But this great
commander seems to have resigned his post at the
head of the army of the north, which has been taken
by Visoczky. The motive assigned for his resigna-
tion was, that he was prevented from carrying into
execution his plan of breaking into Gallium. Perczel
was also at Peeth, and charged with the organization
of the "crusade." The number of people who had
joined the crusade is rip ettd at a figure truly in-
credible.

According to letters from Pestb, Kossuth bad, on
the let of July, announced in placards the retirement
of the government with all the ministerial offices,
&c.,toSzegedin, assigning the approach of the Russian
army as the ground. This change was effected on
the 2ad. Before sitting out for Szegedin, Kossuth
issued a proclamation calling out the landsturm. All
men from 15 to 60 are called upon to meet at the
Rukosfeld, near Pesth, to take up arms against the
Russians. The alarm which prevailed in Pesth was
naturally great, and the Austrian party in the town
were already bestirring themselves. One and not the
least o(the embarrassments after the retaking of Pesth
would arise from the Hungarian bank notes, which
are the only money there, being prohibited from
circulation by martial-law. Raynor, persists in enact-
ing the part of an Attila. Both the towns of Szered
and Czigard, which sided with the Hungarians in the
battle fought there, were, by his orders, sacked and
burned to the ground. Fresh executions had also
taken place in Preeburg. All the members of the
Committee of National Defence of the Debreczin par-
liament, who fell prisoners into the hands of the im-
perialists, are, by a new ordinance of Haynaa, com-
manded to be shot or hanged immediately; and the
idea of Windischgratz, who made the Jewish corn
munities responsible for the smuggling, espionage,
&c., of their single members, is adopted by Haynau.
The attack upon the Hungarian lines at Acs, on
the 2nd inst., has served to give the Austrians nearer
information of the strength and position of their
enemy, whose troops are said to have been withdrawn
from the Waag, and roncentred about Comoro, to the
number of about 50,000 men, under Georgey. The
first and reserve corps of the Austrians will blockcde
Comoro ; while the third and the Russians take up a
position menacing Oren. The second corps in the
Schutt is in communic etion with the main army by
the bridge at Clonyo. Preparations are making for
the siege of Comoro, with fascines, &c.
In the Wzraato Gazette appears the third bulletin
of General Petekiewitch,detailing the operations of the
Russian army in the north from the 20th to the 23rd
June. The chief matter reported is General Ru-
diger's encounter at Szeben, which has been already
described. General Grabbe's operations on the Area
and Upper Waag are also given ; from which it ap-
pears that his head-quarters were still at Ahn-Kubin,
on the Area. lie had made two ricannaisruires in
that mountainnus district, one extending a few leagues
along the road to Neutri, through Turany, and
Zuezan to St. Martin, end the other to Rosenberg,
meeting with barricades of felled timber, defended by
small guerilla bands, with whom a few shots were
interchanged.
On the reth and 6th, sz.veral waggons of wounded
were brought into Freeburg.
The emperor has confirmed the nomination of a
bitch of commanders and knights of the Order of
Maria Theresa. Among the first figure Baron
d'Aspre, Heynau, Jellachich, Thurn, and the Arch-
duke Albert.
Lord Ponaoaby is daily. expected.
The Archduke John, vicar of the empire, arrived
in Innepruck on the night of tho 2nd, and put up,
according to h;s wont, at the Son Hotel.
Reports are in circulation with regard to the occu-
pation of Waizen and Teeth by the Russians of Pas-
kiewitch'e corps.
The minister of finance intends to raise a loan by
lottery-tickets. Each t cket is to c. et 25 florins, and
to bear interest of 51 per cent.
The Lloyd, which was lately a ministerial organ,
and is still mentioned as such very generally, is offi-
cially declared by the Wiener Zeitung to have no
connection whatever with the government, and to re-
ceive no inspirations from ministers.