The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-06 00:00:00

GERMANY

AND

THE NORTHERN STATES.

AUSTRIA.

It was reported in Vienna that the high aristocracy
of Hungary had entered into negotiations with the
Austrians for the betrayal of the national cause.
KOSSUTH was at Pesth, watched by the emissaries of
the aristocracy, who are anxious to deliver him into
the hands of the Austrians.

After the capture of Presburg, Prince WINDISCII.•
GRATZ ordered the Austrian standard to be displayed.
To this some Hungarians objected, and the Field-
Marshal answered—" The Hungarians have them-
selves declared the pragmatic sanction abolished.
They cannot, consequently, be surprised that
Austria should agree to that, and henceforth treat
Hungary, like Bohemia, as a province of the mo-
narchy."
The ex-Hungarian Minister, Prince PAUL ESTER..
LIAZY, 13, it is said, to be appointed Ambassador to
London.

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.
The Schleswig Assembly met on the 27th, and
completed their session on the 30th ult. They had
been convoked for the purpose of authorising the
Government to continue to receive taxes. At the
close of the first days sitting, the President commu•
nicated a letter from the Imperial Commissioner
STEDDIANN to the general Government, in which, in
reply to the proclamation of the King of DENMARK,
the Central Power recognises the general Govern-
ment as the legitimate Government in Schleswig-
Holstein during the term of the armistice, and reserves
to itself to come to an understanding with the other
great Powers on the subject of the recent steps taken
by Denmark. The sketch of the tariff for custom
dues, as proposed by Frankfort, was brought under
discussion, and referred to a committee.
The budget committee gave in their report, upon
which various interrogations were made respecting
the expenditure in the various departments, incurred
by the late war. The Ministers, however, reserved
their reply. The Assembly then voted the budget till
March, and adjourned till that time, with the under-
standing that an earlier meeting should take place if
necessary.
The Danish Government, in a semi-official article in
the Berlinge Zeitung, explains the assembling of the
troops in Alsen as a preventive measure, justified by
the relative circumstances, and protests against all re-
ports which gave any other character to these assem-
blages, or impute to them warlike motives and the
intention of seizing Schleswig. The Government
has doubtless placed the matter in its proper light
before its friendly and allied powers, as well as before
the central power at Frankfort, and these Govern-
ments will have recognised the expediency of the
measure. The Berlinge Zeitung justifies the occu-
pation of Alsen and Arder, again inserts the note of
the Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs to the am-
bassador of the central power, expresses the convic-
tion that every country, except Germany, approves of
this occupation, and believes that the Ministry of the
central power who have just gone out will acknow-
ledge the necessity of the measure, which will doubt-
less meet with public approval, both at Vienna and
Berlin. The Chamberlain is gone to Berlin, ac-
cording to the Berlinge Zeitung, on a special mission
to effect the speedy payment of the indemnification
money comingto Denmark for the requisition of the
Prussian and federal troops in Jutland.
On the Ist of January Prince WINDISCHGRATZ
transmitted to the Governor of Vienna a dispatch
from the BAN of Croatia, reporting the rencontre
of the Bares division with a troop of Hungarians,
commanded by General PERoZEL. Being informed
of the presence of General PERMED'S forces in the
vicinity of Moor, Baron JELLACHICH marched on
the 29th ultimo from Kis-ber upon Moor, where
he found the Hungarians, about 10,000 men,
in an advantageous position. Baron JELLACHICH'S
division is 23,000 men strong ; nevertheless
he thought it advisable to wait for some
reinforcements. At length he ordered the Hunga-
rians to be attacked by the brigade of Grammont,
and by the Wallmoden Cuirassiers, who, with General
TINGER, had joined him from the corps d'armee of
Prince IV INDISCEIGRATZ. The Wallmoden Cuiras-
siers forced the enemy's position, and captured six
pieces of artillery and a good many prisoners. (The
bulletin mentions several thousands.) The Hunga-
rians upon this commenced their retreat, which they
effected in good order in the direction of Stuhlweis-
senburg.