The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-06 00:00:00

GERMANY

AND

THE NORTHERN STATES.

AUSTRIA.
The Wiener Zeitung of the 31st ult. publishes the
following official communications on the subject of
the recent advance of Marshal WELDEN into the
Roman:States :

"In the beginning of August the Royal Imperial
Field-Marshal Walden felt himself compelled to cross the
Po, with a corps of troops, in order to disperse volunteer
corps, which were forming themselves in the Papal Le-
gation, and threatened the Venetian provinces with a
renewed attack. This circumstance caused the Papal
Government to enter a protest, which was communicated
to the members of the diplomatic body of Rome on the
6th of August, and at the same time made publicly
known to the Royal Imperial Government, who received
this protest with a note from the Papal Consul at this
place."

"NOTE OF NARON TON WESSENBERQ TO COUNT MON.
TANI, AUDITOR OF TUB PAPAL NUNCIO.

" Vienna, Aug. 28.
" The undersigned has the honour to acknowledge the
receipt of the note addressed to him by Count Montani
on the 24th inst.

" This note was accompanied by a copy of the protest
which the Holy Father entered against the advance of
one of the Austrian corps of troops into the Legation
under the command of Field-Marshal Welden. The
undersigned feels happy in being able to give Count
Montani the positive assurance that the difficulties which
ensued from the expedition of the said Austrian General,
between him and the Papal authorities, seem to have
been set tied in a mutually satisfactory manner, in the
conference held at Rovizo, between the Plenipotentiary
delegated by Baron Von Welden and bis Holiness.
" Under the supposition that Count Montani may not
yet have been made acquainted with the results of these
conferences, the undersigned hastens to forward to him
the accompanying transcript of the explanation which
Baron Von W olden has given on this occasion, and after
the receipt of the note which was addressed to him by
the Papal Plenipotentiary, which I transmitted to him.
In this declaration the Austrian General has explained,
with equal candour and exactitude, the motives, the
circumstances, and the object of the military operations
which gave rise to the displeasure of the Holy See.
A perusal of this declaration is sufficient to show
that nothing was further from the intention of
the General than to infringe on the integrity
of the States of the Church. His simple object was
to prevent a fresh invasion into the Austrian territory
confided to his charge. If we bear in mind the circum-
stances to which the undersigned had recently to draw
the attention of Count Montani, on occasion of his
protest against the occupation of Ferrara; if we consider
how the supremo authority of the Holy Father was
from the first insufficient to check the irruptions of the
free corps, and the regular regiments of the States of
the Church, in the bordering Austrian provinces; and
if we further consider that, at the time that General
Walden was in quest of the free corps, who in direct
opposition to their legitimate Sovereign, were engaged
in recommencing hostilities, several thousand Papal
troops and privateers continued to remain in Venice,
and were making common cause with the enemies of
Austria; it must be admitted that the conduct of the
General was by no means deserving of that severe
judgment which has been passed upon him on the part
of the Holy Father.
" After the explanation which General Welden gave
of the motives which actuated him, the undersigned
flatters himself that the explanations of the Geueral
will suffice to allay the displeasure which, to his sin-
cere regret, his expedition to Rome has unhappily oc-
casioned.

(Signed) " WESSENBERG."
This note is accompanied by a supplementary note
rrom Field-Marshal Von Welden.

SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN.

LUBECK, SEPT. I.—The three armed Danish
steamers, the Skirner, the Waldemar, and the
llertha, having on board the Danish Plenipoten-
tiaries, anchored in our roads before six o'clock this
morning ; two of the steamers are to leave at day-
break to-morrow to raise the blockade in the different
harbours.

RENDSUURG, SEPT.—To-day the first of the Fede-
ral troops (Hanoverians) arrived here from the north.
During the next few days the movements of the
troops will be very animated, which is confirmed by
accounts from Apenrade.
FLENSBURG AND SCHLESWlG.—Yesterday a depu-
tation of Rendsburg burghers waited upon the Pre-
sident BELELER, who informed them that although he
was yet unacquainted with the conditions of the con-
cluded armistice, he fully expected to be Able to au-