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garians. The several fractions of the Chamber refused
their assent to this scheme, and so the Chamber itself
was dissolved.—(oh, oh.) It would be a disgrace if the
fruits of the revolution were lost without a blow being
struck. It would be an eternal brand of infamy in the
history of the German people. He would entreat the
Assembly to give the people but this one vote; and then,
if the worse happened, they (the Deputies) would dis-
perse to their own homes, and each do his duty in his
own place.—(Loud cheers.)
Simon's motion was carried by a very fair majority,
except that 150 was made the minimum complement of
members, in lieu of 100.
It was also resolved that on the motion of 100 Mem-
bers. the President should be obliged to hold an extra-
ordinary sitting.
The motion for holding one on the motion of 50 Mem-
bers was rejected. Noes, 216; Ayes, 162; majority
against the motion, 54.
Wigard moved that the Imperial Ministry be commis-
sioned to bring Prince Windi►chgratz, the murderer of
Robert Blum, to justice, as Windischgratz was reported
to be on German ground, and to have the intention of
escaping to Belgium.
Urgency negatived.
Schoffel moved as urgent that the German people be
called upon to take up arms at once, and pledge them-
selves to the defence of the constitution.
Urgency negatived.

The followiag resolution was then adopted:—
" The National Assembly declares, in the face of the
whole German people, its disapproval of the orders dis-
solving the Prussian and Hanoverian Chambers, as is-
sued by the Governments concerned.
" The National Assembly calls upon Prussia and Ha-
nover to institute new elections with all possible speed.
" The National Assembly expresses an expectation
that the remaining lawful organs of the Prussian acd
Hanoverian States will boldly, undisguisedly, and
promptly proclaim the sentiments and the will of the
people respecting the matter of the Constitution."
The house adjourned soon after one P.M.

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.
FROM OUR HAMBURGH CORRESPONDENT.)
HAMBURGH, MAY 1.
The article in your publication on the 27th instant,
has been read with much delight by all men, of whatever
country or denomination, possessing the feelings of
justice, not only on account of the forcible argumentative
power displayed but for the extremely well- based facts
elucidated in favour of the weak against the strong,
and the judicious ;calling forth of that sentiment with
which every Englishman is born and bred up—" the
honour of his country."
The cause of Denmark is one which calls forth not only
the expression of universal sympathy in her favour, on
the part of Englishman of every class in society who
know what Germany is, and what Denmark has suffered
from her violent aggression, but one may say of equal
contempt of the conduct of the great German Father-
land, which, in the endeavour to establish for itself
universal liberty, and the right of claiming justice
from the ruling Princes for the time being, so long with-
held, commence by an act of infamous conquest of the
property of a neighbouring power, whose rights have
been unquestionably guaranteed to it by " England,
France, and Russia.
The Germans seem to consider that they have no-
thing more to do than to concentrate an army of 65,000
men, with 200 pieces of artillery, in the Danish Duchies
to cause poor insignificant Denmark to quail before this
mighty power, and after a few paltry skirmishes, in
which they cannot fairly boast of any advantage in point
of real military science or bravery over the enemy, bu t
certainly of an overpowering force of arms, to have ac •
complished much more than they have done, to submit to
any terms which the German-bullying-power at Frank-
fort may think fit to dictate. Such are their expecta-
tions at present, but as you have justly remarked, such
is not the view which the weak little Denmark takes of

the matter—very far from it. It is true they have acted
rather incautiously in one or two instances; but what
power, in commencing war, has not done the same, and
has not, through reverses, been taught superior wisdom?
If the real losses of men be considered, the Germans
have lost, in proportion to the troops engaged, many
more in killed and wounded than the Danes (if
we except the unfortunate affair of Ecken-
forde, which was a foul•wind affair entirely),
in every skirmish or action which has taken place—at
Ulderup (where the Germans were beyond any denial
driven back with considerable loss, and in which affair
the left wing of the Hanoverian brigade was in great
danger of being entirely cut off), at Satrup, at Duppell,
and even at Colding on the 23d instant. In this latter
affair, the Holstein troops were driven before the Danes
a considerable distance, and even their entrenchments
taken, as well as the town of Colding, with great loss;
and nothing but the humanity of the Danish General,
Von Bulow, prevented him from following up the engage-
ment—viz., his desire to spare the town of Colding itself.
The Holstein 'mut. _lent Government are positively
alarmed at the publication of the loss sustained, therefore
withhold it from public knowledge. It is said to be, how-
ever, cloie upon 700 men killed and wounded; whereas,
the Danish official account' returns, 'upon surgical
authority, 300. And supposing them to have lost 100
prisoners, there remains one-third more loss
(at the least computation) on the part of the Ger-
mans on this occasicn. The 1,000 killed, wounded,
and taken prisoners, officially named by Bonin in his
dispatches on the 23d inst., is thereby accounted for; and
a general would rather mention less than more.
I will not praise the generalship of the Danish com-

menders on the occasion, nor inquire into the necessity
of his fighting the action at all—on the contrary, be is
to be much blamed for such an operation, notwith-
standing h• was almost compelled to enter into some
sort of defence of Denmark Proper against the inva-
sion, and to show the enemy that his troops were wil-
ling to perform their duty towards their king and
country when called upon. The troops did perform their
duty nobly, and would have gained the victory had they
not been made aware in time that by a further continua-
tion of the same they would involve the destruction of the
lives and property of their friends in Colding, when they
very reluctantly retired in the most excellent order, and
without the least attempt being made by the " said-to-
be" victorious troops to molest them. To any military
man this fact alone speaks volumes in the matter of
Colding ; nor does it appear that General
Bonin wishes for any further victory until his
troops shall have had some extra refreshment.
The German hospitals are crammed full in
every place (where they have established any) of
sick and wounded, with a great lack of surgeons
and medical men in general to attend upon
them, and a great want of all that is necessary for the
relief of the poor misguided ♦ictims of the Frankfort
policy. As fast as subscriptions come in here, the neces-
sary things are forwarded on to the sick and wounded;
but if the war continue long, those continual demands
upon public charity in aid of the Fatherland's military
operations, independently of other calls of patriotism
upon the personal purse otherwise, will dry up those
sources of relief.
To give you an instance of the real effect of the late
action at Colding upon the Holstein troops, which were
16,000 strong, and the Dares, only 12,500 infantry,
cavalry, and artillery, although the German papers stu-
diously put down (for General Bonin), 18 battalions of
the former, with three regiments of the latter, with a
mass of artillery, I need only quote from the Altona
Mercury of yesterday, the information sent by its cor-
respondent from Hadersleben, which says—" General
van Prittivitz appeared in the midst of his officers, after
having inspected his troops on the northern side of the
town, and spoke as follows:—' The Prussians will advance
into Jutland! The command for this purpose has ar-
rived from the King! His Majesty wishes that the
Holstein troops, who have fought like men, may be
spared as much, as possible; they shall not be driven out
of their position, it they do not wish to retire of their
own accord; but be spared they shall be.
This is the language said, upon the authority of a
Holstein journal, to have been spoken by the very officer
who commanded the Prussian Guards in Berlin during the
18th and 19th of March, 1848, in opposing the rebellion
against the King of Prussia! now supporting the insur-
rectionary operations of the legal subjects of the King
of Denmark. Having then commanded the Prussian
militarye a n o only
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he now appears applauding the rebellious conduct of the
subjects of another King, with the sanction of his Sove-
reign even to spare such worthies. This is " doing
unto others as they would be done by" with a vengeance
indeed—a miserable and abject excuse for a mighty King;
yet such is the fact. In the meanwhile, the brave and
heroic Danes are not only being grossly calumniated in
the German papers, but personally bullied by at least
one round dozen of German sovereign princes, at the
command of the German central power. Thel troops
possess possess all the provinces of the Great Father
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ping, when occasionally
will, I fancy,
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many of IP:las:mu) become
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- le expect it. The Danes have only to purse
them little of disunion are being prepared quietly where most of
their present blockading system to make
theirvel. n
boastingin
from its eff•ct upoit their trade. They wish to make
out that the Danish blockade is, however, ineffective;
but such is not the case, unfortunately for them—the
loss to German commerce is estimated at about one
wither. of Prussian dollars per day (150,0001.), and
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has, no doubt,
Having resided here a few weeks, I have witnessed
sufficient to saiLly my mind in regard to German inten-
tions in the miserable intrigue they have wrought against
Denmark in the Duchies; but they will not succeed
after all, and will find "honesty the best policy," if they
if at all.
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LErtwax, APRIL 30.—A large copper buoy was
picked up at Noos Island, with the word " Humber" on
it, supposed to have drifted down from the river Humber.