The Express.
London, England, 1848-07-27 00:00:00

GERMANY.

what hu just put ; but, in cue of his refusal to do so, it
cads for the assistance and protection of Europe.
In Hungary the contest with the Servians and
Illyriaus continuo. Intelligenco receivid at l'esth
on the 15th, was to the effect that the Hungarians
had been beaten on the 13th at Szegedin by the
Croats and Servicing.

PRUSSIA.—The Berlin papers are as late as the
24th. General Von Mull retuttcd on the 21st from
his mission to St. Petersburg. According to public
stab meats the object of that mission suns to induce
Russia to retain its position in regard to German re-
lations, and if possible to 4 fleet a peaceful termination
of the Danish question. It appears that the General
found it most tavourably disposed in this respect, and
cousequ •ntly that there need be tO apprehension of a
breach of the peace of Europe.
The Puke of Brunswich, who had been on a visit to
the King of Prussia, left Putglam on the 20th.
The committee on the constitution concluded its
labours on the 22nd. _ . _

A deputation from Cologne had arrived at Ikelin
for the purpose of inviting the King to be present at
the sixtieth jubilee of the foundation of tho cathedral,
which will take place at Cilogno on the 14th of August
next. 'rho deputies will afterwards go to Vienna aud
Munich, and deliver a similar invitation to the regi nt
of the empire red to the two King, of Bavaria, Louis
and Maximilian. _ _

On the 22nd inst. the assembly at Frankfort dis-
cusied the report presented by M. de Vi) denbrugh, in
the name of the international commixsion, on ad-
dres.es and petitions concerning German rt lotions
with Russia, France, and the United States. The con-
c:usions arrived at by the commi-sioa led to a recom-
mendation to the national assembly to adhere to the
principle of foreign policy here below set forth :
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That our foreign policy should Wore all things welch
over the honour and rights of Germany is a principle which
scarcely needs to he specially and pos:lvely recognised. It
lives iu the bee-st of the enure people, who are happy in
being reunited in a single state, and who are ready to make
any sacritiet s required by the country for the maintenance
of their liberty and unity. But tho COMMiAIIIOII thinks it
right that it should be an eaahlished point that Germany
will never a11..w the interference of any foreign state
in the indopend nt development of its internal affairs,
and that it will never lend aaiistonce in the
struggle of particular states for political principles. In the
energetic execution of these principles, which all civilised
people have adopted or will adopt, lies the guarawee that
the movement which has seised toe moire world, tad which
has searcal any precedent in history, will not degenera.e
into a universal struggle of nations, and that it will not kg •
its tne t. valu ible acqulsition. Let us hope, rather, that use
peace of Euri pe will be estahlisond inns foundatlmi which
will ni ver again be shaken.
The conclusious of the cffamistioa were unani-
mously adopted.
The commissioa then made another motion to the
folloe ine effect: _

The Nati mul Anembly decrees that t) tho eastern frontier
of Germany there shall bo sent O rman 1-sees in sufficient
number to put than in a position to ontaso any hostile
forces. _ _ _

AU.AnIA.—Our files of Vienna papers reach to
the 21st ins:. The preparatory meetings of the Aus-
trian constituent assembly have been the scene of
great excitement latterly, between the Sclavonian and
German parties. 'file !twinr had succeeded in re-
tarding the election of president, hoping to obtain re-
inforcements to their party. Their candidate was
Palecky, who is disliked in Germany, and especially
so in Vienna, where he has been insulted by the people
on his way to the chamber. In the sitting of the 20. h,
however, Franz Schmidt was cleated nlmcst unani-
mously as president for four weeks. Schmidt is a
member for Vienna, and but little known,. and
his election would seem to be a sent of
compromise. The real contest will probably
take place at the expiration of his presidency. The
vice-presidents elected were Strobach Prague, and
ilagenau of Trieste. The opening of the Diet by
Archduke John was to take place on the 22nd.
The wile of Archduke John, who is dignified in
the official gazette as the first German lady (Di_
Erste Deatselse F.•wt), made a solemn entry into
Vienna on the evening of the 19th. Crowds assem-
bled
to meet her, and a number of young girls,
dressed for the occasion, formed a procession, after
presenting to the wife of the Archduke crowns of
flowers.
The Vicar of the Empire will, after the opening of
the Diet, return to Frankfort, and the Emperor,
whose health, according to latest accounts from
Innspreek, is improved, will then return to Vienna.
The German Minister of Justice, lerr Heekscber, Las
arrived in the capital.
The A ustriaa Lloyd publishes the following no:e
from the Marquis of Pallavicini, envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary of the King of Sardinia,
to Chevalier Schmerling, late the president a the
Germanic Viet:
Nested, JL•LT 1, 1818.—The undersigned, minister
nlenipmentiary of the King of Sardinia to the Germanic
Confederation, having tr►nsmitted to his govern-
ment the note addressed to him by the president
of the diet on the 16th June, has the pleasure of
transmitting the answer he has reetived thereto.
The government of the undersigned hes authorised him to
declare to the president that is is firmly resolved to dc
nothing which can in any way be offurrivo to the Ger-
manic Confederation, with which it desires to main-
tain the best relations ; and that, consequently, it desires
nothing more mrnestly than to reapect the territory of the
countries which form part of that confederation. The pre-
sence of the Sardinian sluadrun before Trieste,
and the position which Vice Admiral Alhini has
fund it requisPe to assume, was provoked in part by
the blcckade of Venice and the aggression of Chingga, in
part by cth, r acts of hostility on the put of the Austrian
naval tortes, and partly by the unprovoked firing opened by
the batteries of Trieste me the Sardinian vessels, by whom
such tiring was not returned. All this was a manifest in-
trimremeut of the tacit agreement according to which
peace at sea was to be maintained between the belligerent
parties in Lombardy. Nevertheless, the Sardinian go-
vernment still preserves dispositions in accordance
with the ai Ltiments of humanity and gencosity which
had cowed the adoption of this pacific reserve; but
if, despite the just reasons that exist for preserving
it, the government causes the cesaation of the block-
ade of Trieste, it can only be on the assurance that the diet
will appreciate such conduct on the part of the Sardinian
government, and will use its power and right to prevent
Austria from again violating the maritime neutrality, which
can be observed by the Sardinian government only so long
as it is scrupulously held to by Austria.—Signed Faint)
PALLAVICINI.

From Bohemia we learn that Prince Charles Albert,
son of her Imperial Highness the Archduchess Hhde-
garde, died on the 20th, of the small-pox.
The siege of Prague was to be raised on the 21st.
The Wiener Zeitung contains the following intelli-
gence respecting the events which have taken place
in the Danubian provinces:
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It has already been stated that, after hissing received
the intelligence of the entrance of the Russian troops into
Iloldaeia, he provisional government of Bucharest resolved
in the tirat instance to protest against the intervention of
Russia, and 02 us decidedly to oppose it. But the Itussian consul
Von Kotzebue meat the protest back to Bucharest, and pro-
posed to the provisional government an ultimatum in which
the re-establishment of Prince Bibcsco was mace a condition
sine rian net, and in case of a refusal announced the unavoid-
able entry o, the Russian army. 1-he provisional govern-
ment, having resolved to resist to the utmost, despatched
emissaries into the provinces to effect a rise among tho pea-
sante. The latter, however, instead of entering into their
views, fell span theme emissaries and kided several of them.
Oa receiving this intelligence, terror seized the member* of
the provieional government, and the greater number of tl:c
boyars fled. Traortuillity prevailed on the 10dr, aralthc
majority of the population, Bka those of the country, received
the Russians with opm arms. The peasantry of Wallachia
"fall the Russians as th .ir deliverers, for Ituasian policy
his always protected them against the nobkve. A courier
has been deipatkhcd from Jive!), to Crunatadt to announce
the entry of the Russians to Prince Bibesco. General
Dube:Lel has been nonainased consul and intendant general.
The Russians have pitched their camp before Jassy, fur the
cholera now prevails in that city. They will probably reach
Bucharest on the 15th or 16th. It is very improbable that
liar will meet with any resistance.
The Breslau :Lethal!' sass:
The Provisional Government is in 'tome difliculty,
el the great Boyar families have quitted Wallach' t,
sad very few inetriduals of any rank remained. The
Immanent intends to refuse giving them passports, and
c",Pci them to sign an address to the Emperor of Itn,eia,
which they are now endeavouring to obtain
sleatures. In this address reference is made to
.11 ancient existing privilege that the internal affairs
°f the eoutry shall be regulated by itself. It
Ifbestribes tie late revolution as having been called forth by
e oPnression of the people, which they could no longer
°":, and entreats the clemency of the Czar t)recognise

officer again visited him to urge fulfilment of his promise, reportnig
the intention of the steamer t, await the arrival of his party, at the
same time displaying the fitted civility on leaving. Upon this menden
he was more lumbar and polite, making many Mguiries, taking down
the name of the vessel, ofrers, &c., and expressing his regret and
eurpriee at the 1111.11 stay iminempLated. Assuring him that the eh
loco and stock should leave the neat morning, the boat at once re-
turned to the slap, arriving at 9 p.m. the name evening, add neat
morning proceeded to the bland, having been absent rive days, during
which time oathitg had been seen of the guilty parties. Active mea-
sures were again taken : the following day every available prison on
hued was smitten -bore, formed into party, s in charge of ottleers, to
hunt, and proved their roulette exertions by taking six and view-
ing four ethers the first day; the next was not nu successful, one
only bring seen and secured, they having again contrived to c fl-
oral therevelves. The ship's timepiece was, !Lawyer,
dleeo-
vernl under a tree, carefully preserved In a blanket and covered with
leases. This constant search was hit: up five days without soca.%
• n a second ruse was tried : the steatin•r anchoring ih the opposite
side of the island, and the village being -abandoned, leaving directions
with the inhabitiotte, wit a eiprowed great alarm at our departure,
should any appear, to elm image them, and domatch immediate In-
telligence. 'this emceed,' ; the second moining informatiutt was
brought that smile of them had ventured down to got rico ; turtles
wore. sent quietly through the jungle, mid three captured, two
making Komi their swap,. (lii this effi ay one villain, in muldeg
resi4anee, got hi+ kit mm broken.) 'rho hamming day Nor other..
' were reporle Ito have ahown thentalves. A party of six, disguised
As Cochin-Chinese, secretly entered the village, with directions to
secure without noise nil that approached; but during two
days only one appeared; he was, however, persuaded to
show some of their hiding platen by which means two
others were taken ; thus staking the number 20, including o•e
▪ Tweve days having now elatwed niece the interview at
Canoe end no siglma at the protons d assistance, the provisions
uoirly exhausted and none to be proctirol—four offiaers and twenty-
tour of the ahip'n crew suffering from jungle fever, were dream-
stances,, however unfortunte, that renehred the return of the
steamer imperative ; at th rime time knowing four or five were
;eft, the itiltahitanali tviag decamped to the main land the same day
aid, tee if:tamer, there is little chance 44 their reaping immediately
tailos they have money secreted to pay their pass.are in mum of the
trading bouts that eminently call fey fresh water. This is nut likely.
none having ben found on their peones. They might also he taken
away by the piratical junks that infect the island at this meason. Two
very suspicions craft appeared during the stay of the steamer, bid
immoli.tely decamped; the sill ig--ra report that not lean than 70
trading vo-sels wire cut off last year within siesta the i.land, sod that
they are obliged to la ep all vatted& it burled, or they weld lose every-
thing. Upon rarefullye anparingevidenae,the fallowing acdount uppea a
most to be depended evil. They wire about seven days at sea, sod
arrived at Pula lily early in hi hruary m two boats. After sailing
:.hout the oland t i reedanoltre, Lain hotel well armed at the village,
and immediately took poetic salon. The ir.babitants, about thirty in
manta r, fled to the jungle ; they belied themse.yea to everything.
The largest boat, in which it in mappensl most of the valuabh s and
treasure wets deposited, they move lea without a cling guard, '
arrhoring in 'levy w der every night; this hat they &eked over and
otherwise disfigured in the night; with &Omit twelve of their number
they led, promising to vend a intik for the remainder; the other brat
was -nub on the appearance of the Celerity; others have my left by
variowt opportunities. rl,7lene of them, Aare, maid to be the ring-
leader, we learn the following molt: drownol at Netunm, 15;
captured by the patties, IS; gone to China in long bait, 12; gone to
atom in puLat. 1S; pow to singapote iu pukut, 3; gone to Hain am
in pukdt, 3; gone to thincliew iu putiii! 2 ; Captured by the Phlege-
thon, 10; Left an hey Oar, 5; total Chinese eenvieta, 11$. Two hav-
ing escaped from the village there is realon In r oppnoc they gave the
others information of the dingerthey were In by exp.oing thematic,.
In illustration of the doge rate, riekb..4, and determuud characters
now brought within the pale of ju.tice, we aced wady ti mark that to a
of their number, Wil:141. 011 boil the steamer, were twirbeard inciting
an attempt to take the vessel; (wok:mord overkeiril in the China sea,
one of width got struts% by the paddle-win el and eerished, the other
was saved; a third nearly succeeded in hanging himself.

M. Biederman proposed to add an amendment to
the effect that the abeve.mentioned measure be left to
the province of the central power, who should carry
it out with duo regard to the eugmentution of the
army, already resolved upon by the •assembly. The
original motion, as well as the ntaendment of M.
Biederman°, were agreed to.
Lastly, the commission made the following motion :
1. The assembly whi pass to the order of the day on pro-
positions for the cmclua..nt of treaties offm‘ive and &rewire
with different states. 2. The national assembly &clues levees
nothing hut what is natural in the rec"gnition of Franc: u a
republic, and the tending to Paris of a ministc r for Germany
at the time of the approaching regulation of the legations for
Uermany.
This motion was unenimonsly adopted.
In the course of the debate, the Mittister Schwerling
announced that the ministry of the empire, es soon
as is was completed, %soul(' publish a programme
concerning the external policy which it proposed to
follow, and would submit to the National Assembly
the mode of carrying cut the principles set forth by
the commission of political economy.

HOLLAND.—THE HAGUE, JULE 23.—The go-
vernment has withdrawn its project nt law relative to the
mortgaging the puhlic debt of ISI7. The Duette-es of Saxe
Weimar, Prince Edward, end the Princesses Emma and
Amelia, arrived here on the 23rd frcm London. The
Nieue liotterdamische Courant states that disturbances
took place at Clear on the 17th. They were occasioned by
a slight circumstance, namely, the stopping of a turf watmon
by the authorities, aho deeired to MIT the driver's lieeuec
A commotion was immediately excited among the people,
who ill-treated the ultimo, and serious consegm.nces would
in. vitably have ensued it the hurgomaster had not imme di.
at, ly interfered and called out a detachment of dragoons,
who succeeded in re-establishing the peace.

PURSUIT AND CAPTURE OF THE GENERAL

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WOOD CONVICTS.
CAMBODIA.—Twi Singapore we have intelligence
from Cambodia, or the gamboge country, to the begin-
ning of May. The valuable product which gives DIM]
to the country has, for more than thirty years, been the
subject of rival claims by Cochin China and Siam. At the
southwestern extremity cf the country is a small island
called Pulo Obi, to which place Om greater pert of the
Chinese convicts had escaped who teole part in the General
Wood catastrophe. To this Wand unit the coat of Cambo-
dia the Hon. Company's steamer Phlegethon was despatched
by the senior naval officer (Captain MacQuhae H.M.S.
Dmileli.s) at Singapore; Vie Phlegotnon returned at the
latter part of May after a most succepful search. From the
Strait, Times, ef 'May 10, we abridge the particulars of the
Phlegethon's mission :
The liblegetbon, after a pleasant run with fine weather, sighted the
island on the evening of the 11th. At 11.30 p.m. lowered tao cutters,
the tint in charge of chief °Meer with haatamtin, eirpenter, and 14
European and Malay seamen accompaniea by the doctor and purser
' olunteersi, also the mate of the Celerity. as gunk; the other bliets
with second officer,
.midshipman, and gunner, the same number of
men, and chief engmeer (voltintere, nil armed. Urn having the
Trawl it wan anompereeiveal the teak would he no (may one, a ntrong
current running two and a half knots to the S.W.. Wis. however, did
not dirapirit the me.., who pulled manfully, anal reached the S.F-
point of the island about half yeast 2 A.M. of the 12th. At -1 am. the
spirits began to loose virmur, tearinz tie d iy would break mid defeat
a!! eltets ; anon finding the current iu favour, it was rightly concluded
the pnint had been rounded and the work must be more
mealy accomplished, hoeing all eady gone two-thirds round the island.
Upon opening the bay the sight of two boats, at anchor cleared all
doubts; orders were passed for perfect silence is the oars muffled
but :tautly nulled. At 5 a.m. the boats grounded some distance from
the shore; it being low water the landing was etfectivi with difficulty,
many severe cuts were gut on the rocks, the lain c taming them to
Merril very uncertain fooling. In a oh art time the village (which
consists of a few mat buts and a Jess house of the fume materials',
was surrounded, but in eonacquenoe of the over c! al of the guide the
deepen were diotterbel hefore plans were quite mature!. There find-
ing tint kora: guarded. they rushed through the mat work on every aide,
anal thus only eight of the right men were secured, about the same
number making their crape into the jungle. One man got dal germ isly
pricked in the lungs with a bayonet, upon his making re istance, butte
now recovered.l.k. tech was inatantly maile for artkles that Verna dentify
them : these were not long wanting; the tint being a laity's e ird case,
encloain..... a nete addressed to Miss Burton, Mrs. deymour's maiden
name; algo a lady's work-boa that lad been converted into a recep-
tacle for opium. Uove rnment blankets, marked Victoria gaol, an
English toe 's rudder, manta, and sails, there, with the wounded
man's contrition, confirmed their guilt. Parties were immediately
despatched to scour the jangle, and a guard left in the village. The
psi suers were secured with their bandit tied behind; several of them
with the Use tails they had on dill not stand the test of Jack's atewly
andt. pull, n thin condition they were sent to the bent. At R a.m.,
finding the steamer slot in sight, it was concinned she had uno
mistaken the situation, and she bat with prisoners was
sent to look out. (In fanning n -me rocks they observed two China-
men bone from a Cave, ceideolly unconscious or what had occur-an
to their companions; being hailed and desired to stand they coolly
returned to the arc, secured weapons and clothes and took to the ,
jungle. Two or three from the boat immediately Ended to give the I
alarm anti one wan taken by the la le out, but upon mating resistance
with a knife and bayonet he received a thrust from a boarding Mae
that tainted through he abelemen, cawing his death in four hours.
In this cave the chronometer was disoovered with a large quantity of
fish Ittcll rice. TIM, steamer now came en eight and anchored in the
hay at 8.30. Prisoners, nine in number, including the two wounded,
were sent on board thus ended the first night's el-aerie.. During
the day a mond Jar I.IIAI, was din:overeat en the hills, and one or
two other large fish and rite depots; it was also anaTtained from the
inhahitantn, who bad regained confidence, that there was a third
Jews hour on the opposite side of the is and, much fro.
quented by the Macao men, and they volunteered to
guide. Two parties were made for the night; one by water,
and the other through the jungle to meet before daylight; at 2. um.
they Markel, the boat i,earening the cast, the other the jungle. The
Jos.-bouse wan surrounded at 4.345, but the birds had flown, leaving
evident signs of their having recently decamp d. here were Mem-
rerrl, n.creteel in the lung grave, a number of ship's carriages and
bayonsita, a large China boat, undeegoing repair, and a quantity of
salt fish, molting utensils, he., all of which were nestroyed, the but
mid boat burnt; tiro remainder of their effects they had contrived to
gory to the jungle. The only hope now was to regolarly hunt them
out, no easy tank with so few men on such extensive and suitable
ground for concealment, the island Lying one mew of granite,
mountainous, and tea or twelve nines in circumference,
with numerous caves and almost impenetrable jungle.
A 0,,e,a1,- yitetre was tow attempt, d; the steamer pmecesled to Cant-
)), Ilia, loving a guard seerett it in the village with orders to remain
quiet, in hives they might venture from concealment. On arriving
at the entrance of the Camoo liver it was considered not prudent to
take up the Idennter, in consequence of a bar at the entrance, having
only oat fathom at high water spring tides ; enrequently the ni.lt of
ceremony was performed in a cutter fully manned, which left the
chip with the captain, third net: r, and doctor, at 3.30, a.m., on the
morning of the 22nd, and succeeded by great efrocte In reaching the
limn at 4, p.m., the name day, having to pull a distance of not leas
lbw fifty miles. The mandarin was prepared foe the reception, a
boat having beri eleapatchol the previous day, intimating the ap-
prnych 01 strange s. Invenciblm lined the lauding, the court, and
audience chamber a, the palace, with drawn Pa ord. and pikes. Alter a
little delay tai eacelle.ney appeared in consider:tale agitation, doubt-
ing our p,aeeful intenalons ; but upon ascertaining the minion was
merely to request his alsktance in capturing murderers, he regained !
eonfidefice, and order d the maul luxuries of betel net, tea, Mirada,
tut.; at Mot he affirmed his watouty to comply without reference to
the king, tom dries, be was wade to understand, would not answer
tha puri use, and his reply could be forwarded to the Quote of Eng-
land. 'ft& Froduced the des.red ch.vct t a consultation wan bed with
his ruttier., and atter acme controversy it was agreed that a boat
with thirty men should proceed hi Pub Oby immediately, and remain
to occur°. any convicts not taken; at the *nine tia.e he would
write for permission to send two or three hunired noire to sa arch
the jungle. Ile wan than requested to trent is procuring lire
stack, and afford shelti r fur the night, the men being much fa-
tigued: the audience ebember was then rotated oat as the met
suitable dormitory; but this was not accepted ; a small
house near the boat bi Mg preferred, which he ordered imme-
diately to he prepartd, and the interview ended at 3p.m. The third

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 27, 1848.