The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-21 00:00:00

GERMANY

AND

THE NORTHERN STATES.

AUSTRIA.

It was reported in Vienna on Sunday evening that
a courier had arrived from the seat of war in Italy
with intelligence of an important victory said to have
been gained by RADETZLY.
Great apprehensions were entertained in Vienna,
in consequence of a meeting of operatives, which was
to have been held on Sunday last. The news of the
ridiculous failure of the Chartist attempt in London
arrived in Vienna on Saturday, and so inspirited the
burghers composing the National Guard that they
turned out in such force as to render any attempt
hopeless on the part of the operatives to create an
emeute.

An address-to the- burghers from the- " Juridische
Politische- serein" has been posted on the walls ; it is
interesting as emanating from a club which took a
very leading part in the revolution; it tells the
burghers, " You have been invited to-day to meet
in masses. What do you want ? Who are the
men who have called you together ? They
would inflame your passions and mislead you. Fel-
low-countrymen, the constitution is prepared, and
will be published in a few days. The freedom of the
press is granted. A numerous National Guard
watches over your liberties; your representatives are
watching them in the German Parliament. An
Austrian Parliament will soon assemble, to which all
your wants and wishes can be referred. In that
Parliament the Imperial pledges must be carried out
by the Ministers. What more do you require ?
What is to be gained by meeting in thousands ? It
is your duty to see that order be preserved. Remem-
ber that disorder has ever been the grave of freedom;
by it you may lose all and gain nothing. Country-
men ! we are on the good road of progress. Liberty
and order for ever! Austria expects that ' every
man will do his duty "
Another address invites the people to beware of
the " foreigners" who are inciting them to evil
deeds.

The basis of the new Austrian constitution has just
been published. The paper states that on the 13th
of April the principles of the constitution to be
granted were agreed upon between the Minister of
the Interior and the Deputies of the several provinces,
and they have accordingly settled the following points
as the elements of the laws to be promulgated as soon
as possible.
1. All the provinces are constituted into one body,
with the exception of Hungary, Croatia, Sclavonia,
Siebenbergen, and, for the present, the Italian pro-
vinces.

2. The division of the empire shall remain as i
exists at present.
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3. The person of the EDIFEROB, is sacred and in
violable.

4. The EMPEROR has full power over the land and
sea forces, and the right of making war or peace.
6. Treaties of every description with Foreign
Powers can only be made with the sanction of the
two Houses of Parliament.

6. The attribute of mercy and the right of bestow-
ing rewards belong to the EMPEROR; but mercy can-
not be extended to the Ministers without the sanction
of the Pariiament.

7. The laws are to be administered publicly in
open courts by verbal pleadings, and trial to be by
jury. The judge s will be appointed for life.
8. All projects of laws are to be proposed as well
as sanctioned by the EMPEROR.

9. The EMPEROR will assemble the Parliament
annually, and he must call them together at stated
intervals. Ile has the right to prorogue and dissolve
them.

10. Freedom of religion, speech, the press, petition,
and public meeting, is granted to every citizen, sub-
ject to future laws.
11. Entire liberty of conscience and religion.
12. The free exercise of religious worship is ac-
corded to all Christians and Jews.
13. All citizens are equal in the eye of the law
and every citizen shall be tried by his peers.
14. The responsibility of the Ministers will be re-
gulated by the Diet.
15. The legislative power is in the hands of the
EMPEROR and the Diet.
16. Two Houses of Parliament are to be consti-
tuted. The qualifications for Members of the Upper
House are birth and large landed property; and
they are to be nominated by the EMPEROR. Members
of the Lower House are to be chosen from all classes,
in order that every interest may be represented.
17. The two Houses have the power to project
laws and receive petitions.
18. All laws require the sanction of both Houses,
particularly those relating to the expenditure, taxa-
tion, finance, and the sales of public property.
19. A law will be framed for the organization of
the National Guard. The law of election is only
provisorial, and will be settled by the first Parlia-
ment. Amendments of the consititution can only be
proposed by the Diet.
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PRUSSIA.
The intelligence from Berlin is to the 18th inst.
Up to the 16th inst. Prussia had forwarded to
Schleswig-Hohtein 14 battalions of infantry, the 20th
infantry regiment, one battalion of the 31st ;thee 2d
regiment of Cuirassiers, two squadrons of 3d
Hussars, six other squadrons, 22 field pieces, and the
3,1 Artillery brigade, altogether 13,000 men.
Counting the Hanoverian, Brunswick, Oldenburg,
and Schleswig-Holstein troops, the German army
amounts to 26,000 men, with 60 field pieces. The
Danish force is set down from 20,000 to 24,000, with
96 field pieces. The fleet, however, of Denmark
more than makes up for the inferior number of its
land army, which is,
moreover, daily on the increase.

HUNGARY.
The Cologne Gazette of the 19th says—" An en-
gagement between Hungary' and Russia, on and
respecting the duchies of the Danube, is considered
inevitable. The independent Hungarian Govern-
ment seems resolved upon the speedy armament of
the people, and extensive warlike preparations;
300,000 fire-arms have already been ordered at
Vienna.

BAVARIA•
The Cologne Gazette, of the 14th of April, gives
thefoleloz-wKinigngaccoofußntAvofAtuhleA ,:n_os,itKeclicig Louis had entric of mortals
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re-
solved, as is well known, to proceed, in the first
instance, to Switzerland, and afterwards to Aschaffen-
burg: It was stated that it was the royal intention
to fetch the Countess of LANDZFELD, and to take

her to Asehaffenburg. When this was found to be

the case, several of the chief officers in the service of
King Louis declared they would sooner take their
leave than accompany their Royal Master on such
an errand. The travelling-carriages were all packed
—nay, some of them had even started, and relays
had been ordered on the road. King AIAT.IMILI &N
now spoke decidedly to his Royal Father, and at this
juncture succeeded in producing a decisive impression.
King Louis will not go to Switzerland; for although
guarantees would be given for his return, under cer•
tain circumstances it would be very prob lematical."

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES•
Our intelligence from Copenhagen is to the 15!Ii.
An official report from Commodore PALUDUN to the
Minister of the Marine, announces his arrival off
Eckernforde, and his demand to the city to withdraw
the troops, to hoist the Danist. flag, and to send the
burgomaster and two other members of the magis-
tracy on board, and, in case of refusal, threatened
to bombard the city. As the whole of the irunicipal
authorities and troops fled, the city was garrisoned
by. the Danish marines. The report further states
that a communication is open with the Danish
battalions at Missunde. None of the enemy's
soldiers were to be seen. Fredericks Ort was wholly
ungarrisoned, and Kiel but very weakly defended.
The KING was said to have left Flensburg for Ap-
penrade on the 15th.
The latest accounts from the seat of war are to be
found in the Hamburgh Borsenhalle of the 17th,
which says "that the report of the skirmishes at
Eckenforde and Konigsfords have not been confirmed.
" Another account says that the King of Den-
mark remained at Schleswig only two hours—that
the inhabitants maintained a neutrality—and that
the King returned to Flensburg after having in-
spected the fortifications at Dennewerk. The Danes
seem disposed to take up their position at Schlei.
The dam of Eckenforde, opposite Schleswig, is
planted with cannon, and the ferry-boat has been
sunk. On the whole very good discipline is dis-
played. The palace of Prince Frederick in Holstein
has been totally destroyed. Great excesses are also
said to have been committed, but these are probably
exaggerated. Danish ships of war are everywhere
cruising in the East Sea, but it is not probable that
they will land their men, as this would divide their
forces.

" This morning a deputation arrived here from
Flensburg, which had travelled under the protection
of a pass from the Danish Ministry. They came
with proposals of peace, limiting the Danish de
mends, which had hitherto extended from Denmark
as far as the Eider, to Denmark as far as the Schlei.
The deputation, however, was not received either by
the Prussian Colonel Bonin, or by the Provisional
Government. On the contrary, it was commanded
to leave the fortress within an hour. The deputa-
tion was, however, verbally informed that there
could be no question of negotiation till all the
Danish troops had quitted the soil of Schleswig,
and the Danish ships of war had withdrawn from
our seas. Although the deputation did not bring
any credentials, there can be no doubt, says the
Borsenhalle, that it was sent by the Danish leaders,
who are probably beginning to be rather doubtful of
their cause, and to suspect the sentiments of the
soldiers. Another object of the deputation was to
molify the inhabitants of Flensburg respecting the
treachery which had been practised there towards our
troops. The Luckner volunteer corps, which con-
sisted chiefly of young men of Schleswig, had gone
to that city after the skirmish at Krusan, where
several men of the corps remained when the Dunes
entered. Three agents of the Danes are mentioned
who betrayed these young men, nearly all of whom
were taken prisoners by the Danes.
" The commission appointed by the King of Den-
mark, for the maintenance of order and the adminis-
tration of Schleswig, endeavours to ascertain the sen-
timents of the civil officers of the different districts
by putting seven questions ; and, according to the
answers returned, they are continued or displaced
from their posts.
" The Danes, so far from pressing the inhabitants
of Eckenforde, as has been asserted, to enter the
Danish fleet, or using any violence to the inhabitants,
behave with great moderation. It is true there was a
threat to bombard the city, if the flag with the
Federal colours was not removed within two hours,
and replaced by the Dannebrog flag. The Danes
honourably paid for everything that they required on

shore.
" The Duke Von Augustenburg passed through
Hatnburgh, on his way to Hanover, for the purpose of
hastening the approach of the Hanoverian troops.
" The Prussian courier, who was carrying dis-
patches to the Danish camp, was detained by the
Danes for several hours on the road. He then tore
up the dispatches himself, and returned without
having effected anything.
" We are assured on the best authority that only
the King of Prussia and M. Von Arnim were in
favour of speedily rendering assistance to Schlesvk ig
Holstein, but that the other Ministers demurred for a
long time.
" The Duke of Brunswick arrived at Altona yes-
terday afternoon, and will set cut for Rendsburg to-
day. The chief quarters of the Hanoverians will be
provisionally at Neuminster.
" The suggestion that Schleswig should declare
itself either German or Danish, originated in the
first instance during the late ministerial crisis, at
Copenhagen, when it proposed that the votes of each
parish and district should be taken upon the subject,
and that the boundary line should be drawn ac-
cordingly."