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

German vessels are at this moment being detained.
A traveller who is well known to us, and returned
yesterday from Copenhagen, informs us that the
feeling at Denmark, although very excited, is by no
means inimical to individual Germans, as is generally
supposed. He therefore travelled through Zealand,
and, although he always spoke German, he did not
meet with the slightest insult, either in the country
or in Copenhagen. On his application to the Ali-
nister of War for permission to go on board
the Dronning Maria, his request was immediately
granted in writing, and on his mentioning the names
of some Hamburghers, with whom he was acquainted,
he was not only allowed to speak to them, but was
Permitted afterwards to send them all that they re-
quired, clothing, books, &c. The prisoners are kept
in strict discipline, but are treated with great mild-
ness. The non-officers receive twelve pence a day,
besides their rations. The major in command fon
board is a very humane man, and is on very good
terms with the prisoners; he even permits them to
enjoy themselves in playing at cards ; smoking is of
course prohibited. A private letter from Flensburg
Pesitirely denies the reports of the bad treatment
"'high the Schleswig-Holstein troops are said to have
Met with in that city. Both the German and
Danish troops are equally well received by
the citizens ; far less excesses were committed
against the Germans on their retreat, and the report
that scalding water, &c., was poured upon them was
quite without foundation. AMILLER, who took some
Danes
under his protection, was seized by the
with all his people, hut was afterwards libe
ilted• The inhabitants of Flensburg hare main-
tained a decidedly neutral position. The wounded,
withbnth
among the Danes and the Germans, are tended
equal care, and honourable interment is given
alike to both.
It"1:412111G, APRIL 21.—Yesterday four Dra-
goons, prisoners of the Danish army, were set at
libert
Y. Last night the long wished-for order for the
Larch of the Prussian troops arrived here, and the
...grment of Guards garrisoned here will depart t0...%!°%%
...%!°%% Prince FREDERICK of Augustenburg has
"jir'ed the army to-day. Husune is besieged by the
apes' A division of the Dragoons, which appeared
there the day before yesterday, was yesterday fol-
ar
' °Y a garrison of 400 men, besides cavalry and tille.
rg-atjacili APRIL 22.—Yesterday afternoon
WRA;!C GEL, from Stettin, set out for Rends-
_,"o. He was accompanied by a young prince
Cunt twenty years of age (Prince FREDERICK
AIL/II of Prussia), the eldest sun of Prince
C4Altees,
s The General in command of Schleswig-Holstein
souchies has issued a notice, calling upon Germans to
lend their assistance in the approaching war, as free
e°rPs.--Harneurgh Borsenhalle, April 22.

RUSSIA.
ST. APBTERSBURGH.—The Hamburgh Correspondent
of the 22d of April, says apprehensions are entertained
at St. Petersburgh of a prohibition to export gold.
Letters of the 15th, however, say that a notice has
Just been received by the authorities of the Customs
from the Ministry, commanding that no obstacle shall
be oPposed to the export of precious metals by sea.—
Eamburgh Borsenhalle, April 22.

ITALY.

LOMBARDY AND VENICE.

The Austrian General NUGENT has crossed the
Isonzo
at the head of 30,000 troops, without any
attempt on the part of Zucca', the Italian General,
to prevent him. It is probable, however, that
Zuccui may attempt to prevent NUGENT from form-
ing a junction with RADKTSLY under the walls of
Verona.

The Provisional Government of Milan has issued
an address to the bankers, merchants, and manufac-
turers of Austria, Moravia, and Bohemia, which it
styles an explanation on their mutual interests.

" The people of Italy," says this circular, " desire a
congress at Rome, a uniform system of commerce and
coinage. No one can prevent us from doing this. Who
wishes to wage war with us? The council of war of
Austria? It needs money to carry it on, and where will
it find any? Your credit is tottering, and you could
scarcely raise a loan at fifty per cent. Your finances
were in a bad state even at the time when the Lombardo-
Venetian territory paid annually twenty millions of
florins into your coffers. That is stopped. Hungary
has no money. The Polish provinces and the moun-
tainous districts have none. The Italian market is shut
to Austrian and Bohemian wares as soon as war com-
mences: Peace alone can keep it open. Happy
will that nation be which will be the first to enter
into a commercial treaty with fruitful Italy I If Austria
does not speedily come to terms of peace, it will be the
only nation which will be for ever and most justly ex-
cluded from all commerce with us. Woe to Bohemia
and Austria if they send a single band of volunteers
against us. Only toward those who are compelled to
take up arms against us will we prove magnanimous.
As long as the war lasts innumerable ships from every
coast of Italy will blockade the Adriatic. Not a single
ship will be allowed to enter Trieste or Fiume, unless
bearing the olive branch. The question of the Indian
mail is in our hands. Urged on by the squabbles of the
Vienna Bourse, and of the Hof•harnmer, we have let
the whole capital of the Lombardo-Venetian and Tuscan
ifailways hang a dead weight on the neck of your com-
merce. This capital is now entirely in our power. We
could repay ourselves with this for the ten millions our
bank has been cheated out of by the Hof-Kammer. The
bankers, merchants, manufacturers, and capitalists of
Austria, Moravia, and Bohemia, are, therefore, entirely
at our mercy, by mighty interests, both present and
future. If they choose to cast their capital into the
chasm of war, so much the worse for them. Their capital
will be lost. the war will not for this reason turn out one
whit the better for Austria, and all traffic between them
and us will be €roncato per sempre, cut off for evermore."
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The Provisional Government has also published
the following decree, altering the import duties on
!ftrious articles. The decree is introduced as fol-
low,:

6`
4 reform of the Custom-house tariff now existing
,r;l° seriously occupied the attention of the Central Pr0r,,,14°41
r,,,14°41 Government. The tariff, based on obsolete
c4lles, now rejected by all civilized people, favouring
interest, to which our articles of consumption
kr,-,re, too long subject, is but little adapted to the wants
cr," intelligence of an era so gloriously commenced. As,
ho intelligence
a complete revision of our Custom-house
cannot take place without careful revision and con-
li!deration, not within the attributes of a merely provi-
sional Power, we limit ourselves at present to partial
urgent• measures, abolishing every absolute prohi-
Zt1"011 for the introduction of merchandise, moderating,
„ t_,llo same time, the present duties which are most
teuensome to the general interest. To that extent only
"I) object of the Provisional Government is now directed,
reserving to itself the ower of making such ulterior mo-
diaelitiona as experience may show is necessary.
DI:CREE.
" 1. Such goods as are named in the present tariff, not
being in the regular course of commerce, shall hence-
forth be freely admitted. on importation duty only, the
following articles being excepted-prepared medicines,
tobacco, salt, gunpowder, and nitre, which shall be ad-
mitted according to existing regulations.
"2. The import duty on goods now fixed at GO per
cent. is reduced to 20 per cent., without distinction,
whether such goods have hitherto been importable or,not
in the regular course of trade.
"3. The impart duty on raw cotton is reduced from
91, 95c. to 21.-from Os. to ls. 4d.; and that of 6L 25c.
(4s. 2d.) for the manufactures of cotton is reduced from
31. (25.), and on Levant and Chinese nankeensis reduced
froni.3l. 57c. to 31.-from 2s. 4id. to 2s.
" 4. The import duty on coloured is reduced per lb.
from 11. 7c to 53c.-from 84d. to 4id.
" The import duty on refined sugars is reduced per
cw t. from 961. 43e. to 501.-from 4s. 4d. to 1/ 10s.; and
that on moist sugar, without distinction, and of every
of sugar in a fluid state nut comprehended
materialunder th e article syrup, is reduced from 801. 35c. to 250.
-from 21. 4s. 7d. to 1/.,
6s. Bd.
follows:-
The import duty on iron is reduced per cwt. as
"Pig iron, from 121. 85c. to 31.-from Si. 7d. to 2s.
"Cast iron, from 381. 25c. to 161.-from 17s. 114 d. to
10s. Bd.
" -from Old
74d. to 84d. broken and old cast iron, from 121. 85c. to 11. 5c
" Raw steel, from 221. 15c.
to 125.t0 181.-from 11, Is. 34d.
" Steel in bars, from 381. 53c.
to 13s. 4d. to 201.-from 11. ss. 3d.
" Cast tempered steel in bars, from 181. 75c. to 121.-
from 12s. 30. to Bs. 4d.
"Blades, cylinders; and screws, from 511. 45c. to 151.
-from 1/. 4s. 3id. to 10s.
" Tin, from 831. 66e. to 151.-from 2/. 16s. 34d. to 10s
" Iron bars, hoops, nails, and anchors remain .
present import duty-namely, 321. 15c.-11. Is. 3ist d. the
" Plate iron rails are reduced from 321. to 201.-from
IL ls. 3d. to 13s. 4d.
"Anchors, common snuffers, iron for rails, chains
without distinction, common iron work used for carts
and carriages, continue at the present import duty of
141 30e.-21. 2s. 10d.
' " Scythes, files, rasps, and ordinary straw cutters,
from 641. 30e. to 151.-from 2/. 2s. 10d. to 10s.
24118, Tho export duty of silk is reduced per cwt. from
. to 1001.-from 71. 7s. 4d, to 31. Os. Bd.
41. Os. 4id. to 11. 13s. 4d.
"Clean, or dyed silk, for sewing, embroidering, &c.,
and raw twisted silk, for sewing, embroidering, &c., from
421. 36c. to 181.-from 14s. 3d. to I Is.
'"Thodu introduction of raw silk shall be permitted, Port
rt Punty and re-exported, free both from
import and ex-