The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-29 00:00:00

SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN.

The Statholderate of Schleswig appointed by the
Central German Power has retired to Holstein, after
issuing the following proclamation :

" PROCLAMATION OF THE STATIIOLDERATE.
" Schleswig-Holsteinersl—lt is known to you that
Prussian and Danish Commissioners, under the media-
tion of the British Government, concluded, on the 10th
of July, an armistice, to which were added preliminaries
of peace, and that these negotiations were ratified upon
the 17th of the same month. In accordance with the
10th section of the convention for an armistice, the Go-
vernment of Schleswig-Holstein must be made over upon
the 25th instant to a committee of administration, con-
sisting of Count Eulenberg and M. de Tillisch, tor the
duration of the armistice. The Statholderate has
solemnly protested against the above-mentioned con-
ventions, as being opposed to the rights and welfare
of the duchies. Directions hare been issued to the
Central Powers of Germany, to German Governments
to execute practically the military stipulations of
the armistice. Under the immediate existing circum-
stances, the Statholderate is not in a position to offer
practical resistance to the stipulations of the convention.
It yields, therefore, to the momentary pressure of events.
It will henceforth quit its regular seat (of administra-
tion) in the toy,n of Schleswig, and remove, together
with the Ministerial departments of both duchies, and
the Government of Schleswig-Holstein, to Kiel.
"Whilst the Stadholderate makes this publicly known
it renews its protest against the legality of the treaty of
armistice and preliminaries of peace; it reserves to itself
all the rights of the duchies, and of individual inhabitants
of the land; and protests specially against all future acts
of the Committee of Administration that may have pre-.
judicial effects. The rights of the King of Denmark,
now as heretofore, are limited to the government of
Schleswig, in his quality of Duke of Schleswig-Holstein.
The Statholderate, in virtue of the acknowledged power
delegated to it by the Provisional Central Power and
oalesuktative Assemblyof Schleswig-Holstein thmq
‘
I legtee duchies, under reserves for the rights of the Sove-
reign (Landeslienin)—[what Sovereign?]—until the con-
clusion o' definitive peace. All authorities and functionaries,
spiritual and temporal. in the Duchy of Schleswig are
hereby called upon, and the Statholderate expects from
their acknowledged patriotism that they also will, during
the actual existence of the commission of administration,
continue to perform all duties connected with their
functions, for the good of the land, so far and so long as
they are able to connect this performance with their
duty and conscience. We, however, summon all of you,
beloved fellow•citizens of Schleswig, to support • his
severe trial with all the strength and nobleness of heart
which are hereditary gifts in the Schleswig-Holstein
race. The Statholderate deplores that it cannot longer
conceal these facts from you. Our armaments will be
continued. The duchies will be prepared for war, if an
acceptable peace cannot be obtained. We trust to your
well-tried patriotism and courage. We confide in the
justice of Almighty God, [how will this please democrats
who repudiate God's grace?], that after a short trial he
will accord to a loyal people the full enjoyment of their
rights and of all possible welfare.
(Signed) " The Statholderate of Schleswig-
Holstein.

" REVENTLOW.
" BESELER, &C.

" Gottorf, August 23, 1849."

ITALY.

A letter from Rome of the 20th, says—
" The recall of General Oudinot has produced a cer-
tain sensation. The step is looked on as a certain dis-
grace. The French intervention had three objects in
view—to consolidate French influence in Italy, and to
allow France to be prepared for events; that object is
attained—to deliver Rome from the factions which op-
pressed it, and to open the gates to the Sovereign who
had been driven away; that object has also been attained
—and, thirdly, to co-operate in the formation of a Go-
vernment on liberal bases: that object is pending, and
the honour of attaining it now falls on the successor of
General Oudinot. This latter has effected what he was
enjoined to do. Ought he to be rendered responsible
for the delay which has taken place owing to unex-
pected complications ? No. The motives of this re-
call are still unknown to us. General Rostolan, his
successor, somewhat frightens the Romans. They at-
tribute to him an energy of will and of execution
which would be admirably appropriated to the exi-
gencies of the moment, but which frighten them; Gaeta
will feel the same anxity, of a nature to precipitate use•
ful resolutions. All, therefore, is for the best. M. de
Rayneval, who remains alone at Gaeta (M. de Corcelles
having been °Wig, d, in consequence of an indisposition
of a grave character, to go for change of air to Cas-
tellamara), there pursues with success, it is said, the dis-
cussion of the bases of the Pontifical Government.
Already better selections of delegates have been made
for the provinces, and, amongst others, Monsigneur Pila
for the districts of Viterba, Orvieto, and Civita-Vecchia.
However, I know not what sadness still broods over
Rome. Monseigneur Savelli, appointed Minister of the
Interior and of Justice, has not yet assumed the direc-
tion of affairs, although here for nine days. The three
cardinal-commissioners do not leave the Quirinal, where
they have fixed their residence. Some cases of cholera
are spoken of. The heat is extreme; we have a certain
number of soldiers in the hospital, and in addition there
are flocking in from the provinces a crowd of folks,
more or less estimable, who come and shelter their past
policy under the shade of the French flag. The day
for General. Oudinot's departure is not yet fixed. One
of his aides-de-camp left on the 17th for Gaeta. He
probably awaits his return. Offers of loans abound."
Notwithstanding the vituperation lavished on the
Provisional Government of France by M. DE FALLOUX
and his colleagues, for having organized the Ateliers
Nationaux during the days which followed the
February revolution, they themselves are, it appears,
doing in Rome the very thing which they blamed the
Provisional Government for doing in Paris—they are
actually organizing Ateliers Nationaux.
The Gironale di .Roma publishes a long regulation
for the public works of beneficence, intended to pro-
cure work to able-bodied men without employment.
The measure is declared to be only temporary. The
applicants must be Romans, or persons who have been
unabledtobyweoernkt,raaerte.
a,h excluded.osyst e
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dwdoi
discipline
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to be
followed in the works of beneficence is to be military
as far as possible. The workmen actually inscribed
are organized in six companies of 500 workmen each ;
every company has 1 director, 5 assistants, 25 ser-
geants, and 50 corporals. The other articles relate to
mere details.

It appears from a letter written by the Austrian
artillery officer, UCHATIUS, and published in the
Soldaten Freund, of Vienna, that balloons have been
used for the bombardment of Venice. It appears
that the operations were suspended for want of a
proper vessel exclusively adapted to this mode of
warfare, as it became evident, after a few experiments
had been made, that, as the wind blows nine times
out of ten from the sea, the balloon inflation must be
conducted on board ship; and this was the case on