The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-28 00:00:00

SAXONY.

The Dresden Chambers have passed a vote of want
of confidence in the Ministry, in consequence of their
refusal to mill the Saxon Minister from Vienna.

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.
lIAMISURGIL APRIL 23.—Yesterday the Russian
Counsellor of Legation, Da aNICOLAY, passed
through this city on his way to Copenhagen, with
di-patches from the Russian Embassy in London.
It is said that the object in view is to renew the
negotiations for peace.
The German troops who took Kohiing chased the
Dan s from that place a distance of one German (six
English) mile. The loss of the Danes is said to have
been very great.
The Ilambargh Borsenhalle of the 24th contains
a most confused account of a battle on the other side
of Kolding. It first states that it was a very serious
affair, then that it was only a skirmish, and concludes
by announcing that Kolding was all in a blaze when
the last advices left; that the battle still continued,
but that the Danes were losing ground. It is diffi-
cult to say exactly whether this is a mere repetition
of what we published yesterday, or whether the
Danes have not made an attempt to retake the town
of Kolding.
The Danish Government has published a procla-
mation, calling on all Danish sailors under 50 years
of age, serving in foreign vessels, to return forthwith
to Denmark to enter the national navy.
A letter from Ilamburgh, Of the 22d, says :
" An extraordinary circumstance has occurred here.
A French steamer, of Havre, under the command of
Captain Vasse, not having been able, on account of the
blockade, to enter the Elbe, was forced by the Danish
cruisers to undertake to return with its cargo to Havre;
but the captain declaring that be had no coals, was
allowed to go to Hamburgh to get some, be faithfully
promising that the cargo should not be unloaded. At
Hamburgh, however, the consignees had the steamer un-
loaded by force Undtr these cirumstances it is ex-
pected that the Danish cruisers will send the vessel to
Copenhagen under sequestration."
The Cologne Gazette says :
" The consent of the King of the Netherlands has at
length been given to the march of the Luxembourg con-
tingent towards the German troops at Schleswig Hol-
stein. The contingent, which is to consist of one
battalion, is to set out from hence in eight days.
" After having concerted in council with the States of
the Netherlands, the King Grand Duke has taken the
oath of the Luxembourg constitution at the hands of
the deputation from the Chambers. He went to the
Hague for that purpose, but ho refused to hear the
address of the Chamber, or to sign the protocol of tak-
ing the oath."—German paper.
Advices from llamburgh mention that the United
States Consul at Bremen has officially notified that
the American steamers trading to Bremen are to be
allowed to go backwards and forwards with cargoes
notwithstanding the blockade. The question is
asked, " Why are the Americans favoured ?" and it
is contended that if one exception be made, the
blockade can no longer be considered to exist. The
interpretation that would suggest itself is, that the
American steamers now arriving cannot be consi-
dered to have had due notice, while in the case of
those departing there has been no time for the ship-
pers to acquaint their correspondents of the state of
affairs, so as to prevent the disappointment that would
take place from non-arrival. This view, however,
sesms to be set aside by the following extract of a
letter from a leading German house, which represents
the exception to be not merely in favour of the
Americans, but also of the French and Dutch ; so
that the commerce of England is that which is prin-
cipally damaged :
"'l'he blockade is rather singularly carried out. The
American steamers are not molested in bringing and
taking cargoes. The Dutch and French steamers are
liken ise excepted, and the English alone must submit to
the severity of the Danish notification. It causes general
indignation that the blockade is not efficient ; the pru-
dent captains, respecting the blockade, keep at the ports
of refuge, whereas the daring ones break it, in the pre-
sence of men-of-war, in tine weather, without being pre-
vented by them."
The advices from Elsinore of the 20. h inst. state
that captures continued to be math by the Danish
cruisers, and that three vessels, unable to reach their
ports of destination, had entered the harbour with
the determination of at once disposing of their
cargoes. It is mentioned in letters from Pillau, of
the same date, that the Danish brig of war St. Croix
had anchored in that roadstead, the commander at the
same time for warding a circular to the Consuls of
neutral Powers, intimating that that vessel had been
appointed to blockade the harbour. A Danish cruiser
was also lying off the harbour of Warnemunde on
he 221 inst.