The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-06 00:00:00

BRUNSWICK.

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.
The Assembly of the Danish States has been
opened at Roeskilda by the Royal Commissary,
Count SPONNACK, who declared the resistance of
Schleswig to the proposition of an incorporation
with Denmark as nothing less than open rebellion.
Addresses to the KING and the army were proposed,
and unanimously adopted by the Assembly.
aße-
monstrances were made by several of the Members
gatnst the conduct of the Minister of Marine in not
havingnii blockaded the mouth of the Elbe. In answer,
out with that ob.
assurance was
given that two frigates are fitting
Two pct.
Elbe, thel)
one
elsh vessels have been captured in the
alit a distance offby the Hanoverian brig lying off Stade
who fired into her. The other vessel was captured
amburgh steamCeruaGhuatveennbebryg.the quasi-Hanoverian-
We have nothing particular from the seat of war.
The Prussians will march into Jutland and Seeland,
and attempt the Belt—this is the plan laid down, and
preparations are made for it. The island of Alsen
will be the next place where hard fighting is expected.
The place is entrenched on all sides. The bulk of
the Danish troops are already there, supported by
several armed steamers, brigs of war, and upwards
of Sixty gun-boats ; the life and death struggle of
Denmark will be here, and the allies know well the
strength opposed to them, as they will not attempt
any attack before the heavy artillery from Hanover
gets there.

It is expected that Denmark will proclaim the
blockade of the Elbe in a day or two.

A letter from Hanover of the 30th ult. states that
General HALKETT had written to the KING, an-

flouncing that, on his arrival on the coast opposite the
island of Alien, the Danes quitted their entrench-
ments without firing a shot. He took possession of
these entrenchments, but states that tl:e attack on the

island would be a work of great difficulty, as it is

Well protected by artillery and Danish ships of war.

POLAND AND POSEN.
Affairs continue very unsettled in Pcsen.
The Breslau Gazette of the 30th of April reports
that partial fights between the troops and the in-
surgents are occurring every day throughout the
country. An encounter took place at Strzelno, in
the district of Znowraelaw, between a hundred
soldiers and six hundred Poles armed with scythes.
The military resisted until the arrival from Moglino
of 500 infantry and 100 Hussars, but were unable
to prevent a great number of the German inha-

bitants being killed by the insurgents, of whom
fifteen lost their lives, and thirty were taken
prisoners. A letter from Posen, of the 28th of April,
states that a portion of the Polish party have sent to
the Emperor of RUSSIA an address, in which they
entreat him to proclaim the Duke of LEUCHTENBURG,
King of the whole Sclavonic people (Bohemia in-
cluded), under the sovereignty of the CZAR.
The deputation from Warsaw to Petersburgh has
/net the EMPEROR on the way, and returned with him
to Warsaw. News from Russian Poland is very

scanty, as the regular communications are inter-

rupted. Commercial letters received at Posen state
that an insurrection had broken out at St. Peters-

burgh, amongst the troops of the Imperial Guard, but
bad been speedily suppressed. Wolhynia and Po-
dolia, it is said, are ripe for an insurrection, and await
but the favourable moment.

RUSSIA AND CIRCASSIA.
A letter from Constantinople, of April 17, says
Russia is concentrating considerable forces in the
Crimea and in Bessarabia. All the fleet of the Black
Sea is ready to quit Sebastapol. Prince WORONZOFF
bas made advantageous propositions to the Circassians :
be has gone so far as to consent to withdraw all the
Russian army from the Circassian soil, and not to
leave any garrison except in a few forts, provided
SCUSMYL would recognise the soverignty of the
CzAa• The Cabinet of St. Petersburgh was anxious,
above_ all, to render the army of the Caucasus avail-
ale for other purposes. But SCHAMYL has refused
tb
.o enter into negotiation, and has declared that be-
tween Russia and Circassia there should never be
either peace or truce.

On the 30th ult. the State Assembly was pro-
rogued to the 20th of June, on which day it is to
meet again to discuss a law concerning the modifica-
tions to be introduced into the constitution. The
son of the ex• Minister, Count of VELTPEIND, having
caricatured some of the most popular men in the
town, the mob gathered, and broke some panes at the
windows of his house. The publisher of these cari-
catures was saved from the hands of the people by
the civic guard. Some other persons had their panes
broken on this occasion.