The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-24 00:00:00

GERMANY

AND

THE NORTHERN STATES.

AUSTRIA.

The EMPEROR returned a most ungracious answer to
the deputation from the Diet, which waited on him at
Schoenbrunn, to congratulate him on his return.
" Gentlemen," said the EMPEROR, " you have deemed
it necessary fur me to come here: I have done my duty,
and here I am." With these words he turned his back
upon them, and retreated from the audience chamber to
his private apartments.
In the sitting of the Diet of the lith several important
announcements were made by the Ministers.
The Minister of War was called upon to say whether
the contingent of troops for Sclrleswig•fiolstein, de-
manded by the Minister of War of the empire, had been
set on foot. The Minister replied in the negative, and
excused himself by saying that the Vicar of the Empire
had expressed the hope that, in consequence of the ar-
mistice which would now be speedily concluded, he
should not require the said 8,000 troops.
It was further asked why Prince LEICHTENSTEIN had
entered the states of Modena; and whether the Duke of
MODENA, contrary to the assurances given in the speech
from the throne, was to be imposed upon the-duchie3 by
the Austrian troops?
The Minister of War declared that the march of the
troops against Modena was a needful military step. With
regard to the return of the Duke of MODENA, he added
that the Duke bad arrived only a few days before at the
head-quarters of the Austrian General; that he had
then repaired to Mantua, where he remained fire or six
days. On learning that the inhabitants of the Duchy
everywhere received the Austrian troops' with joy, and
earnestly desired the return of their ruler; the Duke
repaired to Modena.

A Deputy then inquired how far the proceedinis
against the ex•military Governor of Venice, Count
ZICIIY, relative to the evacuation of Venice, had been
concluded?

The Minister of War declared that there had been an
unavoidable delay, as it was necessary to forward the
deposition of Count MARTINI to 01111tlitZ before a sen-
tence could be passed.
With regard to the proces verbal of the civil Governor
of Venice, Count PALYFY, the Minister of Justice de-
clared ho held a special commission under the former
Ministry ; but that a special commission should be ap-
pointed to decide whether, like the military Governor,
he was amenable to a strict examination.

With regard to the war in Italy, the Minister of War
made some statements which were rather important. He
stated that he had received by a courier explanations
from General WELDEN, which placed the whole affair
in a different light. The General had advanced to Massa
in order to reach the left bank of the Po; he was obliged
to occupy Sermide with a small detachment, when they
were suddenly fired upon from all the windows, in con-
sequence of which he sent some hundreds of men, but
these were obliged to withdraw, as they were fired upon
from the houses and barricades. Two days after
General WELDEN felt himself compelled to attack
the place with increased force, as its possession was in-
dispensable to his crossing the Po. Grenades were used,
and the place was soon in flames. The inhabitants had
all withdrawn, and the Austrians had the satisfaction of
delivering from certain death 24 persons who had been
shut up by the insurgents in a church, which had been
set fire to. This fact has been grossly misstated. He
would like this occurrence to answer another interpella-
tion. General WELDEN, with his small corps of 4,000
men, had crossed the Po, to cover the movements of
Count LEICHTENSTEIN in the flank and rear. They fell
in with a body of 14,000 Croatians; but these the
General's small knee scattered like chaff, and pur-
sued them to Bologna, where he received orders
from Field-Marshal RADETZEY not to enter that
city—to evacuate the Legations. He had, how-
ever, already entered into a convention with the
city that the Croatians
atiiaf needfulnsshoulfdor notthe hAaultetriinaosßtoo-
logna, in order
pass through, they might do so without molestation. On
the evening of the 7th General WELDEN quitted, after
having taken up a military position, and even erected
batteries, in the event that the city should not accept
these moderate demands, On the morning of the Bth
several officers, in reliance on the concluded conven-
tions, repaired to Bologna. Three of them were assas-
sinated, as were also several soldiers. Upon this an
armed mob rushed out of the city, and fired upon the
advanced guard, by which five were killed and sixty
wounded. PERGLAS, had been left in command by
WELDEN, with orders to march on the Bth to the Po;
to fire upon the city. Bologna was bombarded, and
PERGLAS immediately after commenced his counter-
march to the Po. These were facts, and when soldiers
were assassinated, and when troops were attacked, they
were bound to defend themselves, and to punish every
act of treachery. Field-Marshal WELDEN had crossed
the Po and evacuated the Legations.
Lord PONSONBY arrived in Vienna on the 15th.

SAXONY.
Letters from Dresden, of the 19th, announce the ar-
rival of the Sing of PRUSSIA in the city.
In the same number of the Deutsche Allgemeine Lei-
lung, which announces his MAJESTY'S arrival in Dres-
den, apprehensions are expressed of the approaching re-
signation of the' Liberal Minister OBERLANDER, in con-
sequence of the intrigues of the re-actionary Camarilla,
who completely govern the King of SAXONY.