The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-14 00:00:00

CROATIA.

AGRAM, JULY I.—The Baron BANN JELLACHIGIi
has raceived the following letter from his Imperial
Highness the Archduke :

" i
Dear Baron Jellachich,—l was requested by his
Majesty, n consequence of a petition presented to him
by the Palatine and Minister of Hungary, to undertake
the mediation and settlement of the disputes which had
ari.en between Hungary and its Croatian and Sclavonian
dependencies, in the accomplishment of which I was
called upon to ascertain the wishes of both parties in
order to bring about a mutual understanding. The
greatest speed in carrying out the office of mediator
assigned to me is most calculated to ensure a suc-
cessful result. Hence, I deem it indispensable that
you, as the Bann of Croatia, should respond to
the call to appear at Vienna, as I have re-
quested the Hungarian Ministry to-day, and
expect. them immediately to reply by sending some
of the representatives of their body. So soon as they
arrive in Vienna, or announce their approach, no delay
must take place on your part, and you will be in such
way prepared that y ou can, without delay, take personal
part in the proceedings at Vienna, which will have refer-
ence to the mode and conditions of the mutual under-
standing to be effected. As an indispensable condition
to a permanent understanding, I have, nevertheless,
deemed it necessary to order the immediate cessation of
hostilities and all military armaments during the time of
the negoeiations on both sides ; and I confidently expect
that on your side, as well as on that of Hungary, mea-
sures will be adopted for the careful prevention of any
collision. " JOHN."
On the return of the Bann the Diet was opened on
the 29th June. He was received with great accla-
mations, ani opened the session with the following
speech :
" Having, happily, accomplished my journey into the
bosom of my beloved country, and having now the op-

portunity of greeting you, the honoured representatives
of the people, I will state some facts in reference to my
journey which will greatly tend to quiet you respecting
our reception and the audience which we had of his Ma-
jesty and the Archdukes. M. Zigrorick has already
given you information—it, therefore, only remains for
me to state some particulars respecting my meeting with
the Archduke John. After having parted from him at
Inspruck I received the first intelligence of the odious
manifesto in Linz, whereupon I hastened after the Arch-
duke John, in order to obtain from him, as the mediator
appointed by his Majesty, the requisite measures for
averting the consequences of this manifesto, which would
compromise our whole nation. His Imperial Highness
immediately granted this, and likewise dispatched a
courier to I'esth, in order to prevent the Hungarian Mi-
nistry from taking any further proceedings against us,
and of preventing the decision of the Croatian• Sclatonic
question.
" With regard to the nomination of the illustrious me-
diator between us and the Hungarians, I believe, gentle-
men, that since fate has decreed we must have a mediator,
it would be impossible to find a more suitable one than
the Archduke John. I doubt not, gentlemen, that 3ou
are of the same opinion, consequently, I consider that
we ought not to lose any time, and, since his Majesty
desires reconciliation with the Hungarians, that we
should forthwith communicate with his Imperial High-
ness the Archduke John, and accurately defining the
justice and the urgent necessity of all the steps which we
have taken, request him immediately to commence his
task, in order that we may the sooner understand our
position.

"Every moment is precious, but at the same time I
must state that since we have recognised the wants of
the German nation, the mediation of the Archduke John
must of necessity be extended to these also.
" With regard to the mode of making the representa-
tion, and other proposals connected with it, I consider it
most advisable to reter the same to the great committee,
with a notification that they are to commence the same
without delay. It now remains for you, gentlemen, to
state whether you agree with these my proposals."
After a lengthened discussion it was resolved to draw
up a preliminary statement to the Archduke John, in
which especially the rescinding of the manifesto, the
legality of the Diet, the granting the requirements of
the Croatians and the Servians, the non-persecution of
the Servians and ether Sclavonians residing in Hungary,
the dependence of the military upon the Central Mi-
nistry in Vienna, and the abeyance of every obtacle to
the union of the Dalmatians with the Croats should be
specified. Further, the committee was charged with
drawing up the sketch of the pacification, in reference to
the position of the Servian waywodes as opposed to the
kingdom. It was also resolved to delegate to the Bann,
in regard to the urgent requirements of the times, un-
limited power in the affairs of the Government and the
settlement of the question of pacification; and, lastly,
the Diet shall not be dissolved till the sketch of the pa-
cification of the committee shall have been discussed,
and the redress of the grievances for the boundary and
the rest of the nation shall have been determined upon.
Prussian State Gazette, July 11.