The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-02 00:00:00

GERMANY

AND

THE NORTHERN STATES.

AUSTRIA.

The Wiener Zeitung, of the 26th ult., publishes an
important document, purporting to be an official de-
claration of the Government of Austria respecting its
relations with theiCourt of the ex-Pore of Rome.
This manifesto, after a brief recapitulation of the his-
tory of the Papal dominions since the accession of
Pius IX. (in the course of which the worst motives
are imputed to the Liberal party, the POPE himself
being formally exculpated from all responsibility for the
recent acts of his subjects), proceeds to announce the
intention to resume diplomatic intercourse with his ex-
HOLlNESS—seeing that he now once more enjoys the
freedom requisite for the execution of his "apostolic"
office. An ambassador will aecordingly be dispatched
to Gaeta without delay. The name of the party to
be charged with this important mission had not trans-
pired. It is certain that M. VON DIETRICIIiTEIN is
not the man. The Austrian note does not even hint at
hostile intervention in the affairs of Rome.

It states that at the accession of his present 'Tom.
ness, the necessity for comprehensive reforms in the
government of the states of the Church was gene-
rally felt; that the POPE entered upon those
reforms amidst the approbation of ell Europe; that
amongst his most enthusiastic admirers were the
adherents of a party who had chosen the Italian
Peninsula as the theatre of their nefarious activity;
that, in spite of their endeavours, a Republic was
impossible in Italy so long as Austria's might on the
Po and the Ticino opposed their measures; and that,
upon that ground, the party alluded to
endeavoured to bring about a • war between
the Holy See and Austria. It is further set
forth that the affair at Ferrara was 'passed over
by Austria, which did not forget that the head of the
Roman states was also the head of the (Roman
Catholic) Church. Encouraged by that indulgence
on the part of Austria, the Roman agitators offered
—to the deep regret of the Tors—great indignity
to the imperial flag suspended over the Austrian em-
bassy. About the same time the papal troops con-
trary to his wishes, crossed the Po, and fought
against Austria. Under these circumstances—and
seeing that the Holy Father had been deprived of all
power in his own states—the Austrian Government
had recalled their Ambassador. Matters had no w
gone so far that the Holy Father had taken to flight,
and had declared all the acts arising from the cri-
minal proceeding of the 16th of November null and
void. The proclamation concludes by stating that
diplomatic relations with the Porn, at Gaeta, will be
resumed.

The Wiener Zeitung of the 26th also publishes a
manifesto of the EMPEROR to the inhabitants of
Transylvania. It praises them f.or their devotion to
the Crown, and tends to persuade them to throw off
all connexion with Hungary, and to return members
to the Austrian Diet.

The Lemberg Gazette publishes the official report
of Field• Marshal Count SCHLICK of the engagement at
Kaschau

" Head-quarters, Kaschau, Dee. 12, 1848.
" Yesterday I had an engagement with tho enemy
before Kaschau, in which I was victorious, and entered
that town at five in the afternoon. Shortly after my
arrival at Eperies, having received some information
that the insurgents were concentrating in considerable
numbers at Kaschau, I determined to thwart their plans
at once, and with this intent broke up my quarters
at Eperics on the night of the 10th, with the intention,
by a forced march, of having my troops in fine of battle
the following morning at Budomir. The evening be-
fore, however, the insurgents burnt down the bridge at
Somos, which delayed me two hours on the road,
as some time elapsed before the pioneers, though assisted
by the villagers, could throw a temporary bridge over
the Furth. I had ordered Fiedler's brigade, which left
at midnight, to take the direction of Kisfalo, advancing
along the banks of the Hernath, so as to surround
Budomir, and to make sure of the passage over the
Hermit for my division. At 11 o'cicck, my advance
guard, consisting of Pergen's and lleym's brigades, came
in sight of the enemy, who opened a well-directed fire
from their batteries. Major Zimburg bad his horse
shot under him, and two privates and two horses
were killed. I ordered up the six-pound battery, and
kept up so well directed a fire, that the enemy's
guns were soon silenced ; the battalions of Parma
and Mazzuchelli ware ordered to take possession of the
high ground on the right, near the wood. The cavalry
was drawn up on the left in an excellent position. The