The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-26 00:00:00

BADEN.

The Republicans under HECKER have been defeated
Ind dispersed, but not until they had perpetrated one
of the most cold-blooded and cowardly murders ever
recorded in the atinal,. of treachery. General GAGERN,
the victim of these cowardly ruffians, had been in
the service of the Netherlands previous to taking the
command of the Baden troops.
The Frankfurter Journal, under date of the 22d,
gives the following as coming from the best au-
thority :

" Thursday morning, at five o'clock, General Gagern
led his troops from Schlingen towards Kaudern, against
Hecker ; at Kaudern both parties faced each other. A
commissary of the Government again summoned the
rebels to lay down their arms, but in vain. The troops
then marched forward, and the rebels fell back beyond
Kaudern, and took up a fdvourable position. Up to this
time not a single shut had been fired; they made overtures
to the general to have a parley. He, no doubt, thinking of
he importance of the move merit, and the effect it might
hive on the pale hand of raising the courage of his troops,
and on the other hand of saving an effusion of blood,
advanced alone, and endeavoured to save the rebels by
an impressive address ; but the only answer he received
was a direct appeal to treason, made, but in vain, to the
troops. The general upon this turned round and
mounted his horse, and the insurgents immediately
opened a murderous fire, the general being the first who
fell, struck by several balls, Such was the first act of
heroism on the part of Republican Liberty I The
troops advanced at once against these traitors and asses-
sins, and in about halt an hour the band gave way. 100
bodies remained on the field, a fifth part being those of
the troops. The insurgents were pursued and entirely
routed. One part of them escaped to the mountains,
aniither crossed the Rhine. One of their banners was
taken. Colonel Hinkeldy, who had taken the command
of the troops, was not satisfied with the first victory ;
he immediately attacked the second main band of the
insurgents, and pursued them till nightfall."
A letter from the Duchy of Baden, under date of
the 21st says,—
" Heckel's band met the Baden troops near Kaudern,
and a serious engagement took place, which ended in
driving back the insurgents and putting them to the
rout atter a sharp tusillade. A part of the men, armed
with scythes, laid down their arms, asking for quarter,
and saying that they had been compelled by force to
join Hecker. Hecker, from reports, has escaped to the,
other side of the Rhine. The Baden dragoons com-
menced the attack, and fought with most determined
courage. Much carnage took place on both sides.
Gagern, who commanded, was left on the
field, which can be easily accounted for, as iii Heeker's
band there are excellent marksmen."

A letter from Friburg, dated the 20th, at night,
in the Gazette du Haut Rhin, says,—
" Ilecker's baud, having had an engagement with the
troops between Lu 4 and Kaudern, has fallen back on the
latter place with a loss of two cannons, where they have
entrenched themselves and raised barricades, with an
apparent determination to defend themselves to the last.
We do nut, however, vouch for the correctness of this
information."

A letter from Frankfort of the 22d, says,—
"The death of Lieutenant-General Gagern no
longer doubtful. This officer undertook the command
of the troops of Baden, and went to Schlingen on the 19th,
when intelligence arrived that the insurgents had occu-
pied Ksudern. Re personally reconnoitred it during

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the night, and on the 20th, at four o'clock in the morning,
the remit was beat. The troops w. re all en route fo
K.n..wern at fiv, o'clock, which was evacuated by the in-
r
surgents, who had taken up their position near the citlliy.
As soon as the General's troops entered the city, inte-
gence was brought that the insurgents desired to capitu-
late. The Grand Ducal Commissary was about to
repair to them, when they asserted that they would
negotiate with none but the General in command."
General GAGENN accordingly rode to the outposts.
xherted
accompanied only by a few horsemen. e
the rebels to obey the voice of the law, and to
renounce this civil war, and not oppose the national
development by these subversive tendencies, which
the majority of the nation condemned. The chival-
rous warrior addressed a few words of peace and
reconciliation to his misguided countrymen, but
they refused to follow his prudent counsels, and the
generous proposals which he made to them. He
was therefore compelled to return. He remounted
his horse, and at the same moment he was traitor-
ously struck and mortally wounded by three hells,d
two of which entered his back, and the third passef
through his head. Exasperated at seeing their chie
assassinated in so cruel and perfidious a manner, the
troops furiously engaged in combat with the rebels,
who were forced to take Hight, leaving a
great Horn'
ber of dead upon the field. The troops pursued
them, and encountered a second band of insurgents
commanded by STRuvr.. These they also at
and completely routed them, and had not night set
in they would not have ceased to pursue them. The
official report states that the troops had only 35
wounded, 20 of whom were soldiers of Baden, and
the rest of the Grand Duchy of Hesse. They had
not a man killed.

FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAINE.
THE DIET, AvalL 21.--At the sitting of the 190,
the Committee of Fifty were occupied.
lowing proposition for a Committee :
" Will the High German Diet place immediately Of
exercise of the executive power which has devolved
it by the Federal Constitutine into the hands of tbri..
persons, who are to take upon themselves, up to sr_
:eriod of the establishment of a definitive executl
federal authority, the chief direction of the affairs
Germany generally, particularly such as relate to to
of Germ sql
army—not only for the safety and integrity
with the fol-
as regards foreign powers, but also in case of need 0:6
preventing anarchy at home, and for establishing st
diplomatic relations with foreign states in the lisWe.
the German Confederation?"
The Committee came to the conclusion that. A—th teilie
" 1
could not adopt this proposition, but they peee°—
following resolutions :
. To invite the Diet to proceed immediately to trolls,
election of a commandant or federal chief (a case Ault
vided for by the Constitution), and to entrust hiss ^"
the chief management of all military affairs. is
" 2. To invite the Diet to communicate as quicluf to
possible to the Committee what had already been d°rto.
prevent the dangers threatening from without, an sri
wards the concentration and preparation of all nese°
means of delence.
" 3. To nominate a commission to act jointly 11Shu fbc!
Diet, with the view of ascertaining how they con.„,'"o""irsl
teed, as promptly as possible, in establishing s and
point for diplomatic relations with foreign Pcweng of
that th make a report to the Committee of the
this t.egotiation."
On the 20th, at the meeting of the Diet, thel
read the resolutions above communicated to the Ikr
sembly by a letter from the Committee of Fifti•
The Prussian Envoy announced that, °
eb!feieegnc,ttuhcaoelnlyspidtrouersaseibnalfnyorce the Danes to evacuate
A r t•
• troops
n c rea :lee
cia destined foprlacthede dunue.h.nei....;nce
command-in-chief of Lieut.-General the 1.-
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Schlee•

The deputy of Prussia, as also of Hanover' 1:bly
for the opening of the National General Asset,
to be deferred from the let to the 18th of 141,611. the
account of the delay, rendered indispensable, for
preliminary operations of the elections.. Many their
Governments supported this proposition, basing
the
demand on the ground that it was necessalles of
Assemblies should not be opened when dePtitiwere
the more considerable states of the Confederatierz
absent. zing
The Diet reserved to itself the power of hor
immediately the day when it would receive fur •
information, which would arrive in a few days. . 0
sable, t
On the proposition of the special cottage jel°
named at the last sitting, the Assembly delegate', r
special envoy of the Confederation to England,
the purpose of defending the interests of the C°11;
federation as regarded the dangers which threatenea
German commerce and navigation, by reason of the
attempts on the part of Denmark to incorporate.jtself
by force with Schleswig, and for the purpose of
ascertaining, on this occasion, whether purchases
could not be made there of war steamers, and 00
what terms other states, which had hesitated to
allow to the Diet an unlimited credit for the purple
of war steamers, will now give way and consent, by
reason of the decision come to by the Committee
(1.
Fifty, which has removed all scruples on this heal
Bavaria, the Grand Duchy of Baden, as also Brespel4
huve consented.

BAVARIA.
The Bavarian Government, on the 17th ItPrn'
proposed to the Chamber a project for a voluntsri.
loan of seven millions of florins, the whole of whiLlicio
is to be applied to the war department and to pOTOO
works. For this purpose there will be an ella.°sl.te,
of bonds of 20, 50, and 100 florins, bearing on i
four
rest of from 5 to 6 per cent , to be reimbursed in
years. \

SWITZERLAND. e 1011
In the secret sitting of +h
' the Swiss Diet of w•-- de-
inst. the question was discussed whether throe
mand of Sardinia, that Switzerland should ads-000
30,000 men into Lombardy, and a reserve of
tO the frontier, should be complied with. ATtbe,
somewhat stormy discussion the Diet referre' its
matter to a cointnittee, which was to Present ell
report on the 17th. A negative answer Willip°iet.
prubabilLy be given, and be approved by thefor
the
No great sympathy is felt in Switzerland
King of SARDINIA, and though it was essY t°„ri be
100,C00 men against the Sonderbund, It w"
difficult to raise 30,000 for a foreign War• f the
An extraordinary courier left Coire (canton ()Diet
Grisons) on the 6th, for Berne, to inform the°, the
that a strong body of Austrians purposed forcin°
Engaddi pass above Chiavenna. eked
The Grand Council of Berne has been eenv•ects
for the Bth of May. No less than sixty-three ro
of law are on the order of the day for diseussi°ll*