The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-12 00:00:00

GERMANY

AND

THE NORTHERN STATES.

AUSTRIA.

The following bulletin from Marshal RADETSKT
gives the Austrian version of the late battle :

SIXTH BULLETIN.
" Field-Marshal Radetsky communicates the follow-
ing from his head-quarters at Rivalta, under date the Ist
June:—The day before yesterday I assaulted Goito with
the first division of the army, but as this tete de poet was
very strongly defended by entrenchments armed with
16-pounders, and the enemy offered a stout resistance,
the army being besides not sufficiently concentrated to
continue the attack with effect, I thought it better to
discontinue the action and spare tile brave troops and
distinguished officers, who would have beets sacrificed
with little probability of an advantageous .result. The
division of Prince Felix Schwartzenberg, who received a
shot in the right arm, was for a short time in possession of
the suburb of Goito, but on account of the superiority of
the enemy's artillery, could not hold it. We have to
lament the loss in this action of the brave Colonel DOH
and Lieutenant-Colonel Freysauff; who were both se-
verely wounded by one and the same cannon-ball. The
enemy had upwards of 15,000 men within his entrench-
ments, and even made offensive attacks from his right
wing; but the first division maintained itself against him
in the position they had taken up, with the most deter-
mined valour.

" On yesterday I had the whole army united at Goito,
and I should have commenced offensive operations but
for the rain, which fell in such torrents in the afternoon
and last night, that all the communications near the Po
and Mincio are in such a state that the artillery cannot
be brought up, and I must wait to-day, and perhaps to-
morrow, before I continue operations. The enemy is in
a similar impossibility of moving.
"In this position I and my army await with impa-
tience the moment that will allow us to renew offensive
movements. _ _ _

" According to accounts just arrived from Paiva, the
brave garrison of Peschiera was obliged to capitulate on
the 30th ult. Further details will follow.
(Signed) "ARCHDUKE JOHN."
VIENNA, JUNE 6.—The Diet has been summoned
to meet in Vienna ! The Burgher Committee have
issued numerous proclamations and addresses to the
workmen and the citizens and various classes of the
inhabitants. They commend the workmen for the
moderation which they have manifested, and state
that numerous grievances which have been laid be-
fore them have been investigated, and that all per-
sons who are unable to obtain employment, either
in agriculture, manufactures, or private occupations,
shall be furnished with the same on the public works.
They must, however, bring certificates from their
former employers, stating that they are unable to
give them work any longer.
The Committee also state that they have minutely
investigated the charges brought against Count
lloyos, Commander-in-Chief of the whole National
Guard, relative to the transactions of the 26th May,
and the result of these investigations is that no charge
whatever can be brought against Count lloyos for
having now, or at any former time, violated his duty
or overstepped the laws ; and the less so since, in con-
sequence of his mission to Inspruck, on the 17th of
last month, and the furlough then obtained, he no
longer had the chief command of the National Guard.
Signed, Vienna, May 30, 1848, by the Committee
of the Vienna Burgher and National Guards and
Students for the maintenance of peace and order, and
for securing the rights of the people.—Wiener
Zeitung, June 6.
It is said that the Eurzaon has sent to Vienna a

proclamation confirming the co ncessions of the 15th
of May, and offering to return. to Vienna on the 26th
June to open the Assembly in person, if he can have
his personal security and the, maintenance of peace
and order guaranteed to him.
Another rumour current in Vienna was that the
EMPEROR had expressed a desi r e to abdicate, in which
case the Archduke CHARLES rould succeed him, who
it was said had determined als c, to renounce his rights
in favour of his son FRANCIS ;JOSEPH.

PRUSS

The Prince of PRUSSIA has arrived at Potsdam.

POSEN, JUNE 6.—lt is sc a:rcely possible to con-
ceive the state of fanaticism and violence which still
prevails here. Numerous act:e. of the most barbarous
and inhuman description are: continually being per-
petrated. The authorities e ndeavoured to repress
them by every means in the power, but the deep-
rooted hatred which subsists. between the Poles and
the Germans bursts out on. every occasion. A few
nights ago a journeymen t: tilor coming home from
a journey, being a German,, was refused admittance
into the public• house. At ii ;ngth he succeed in find-
ing a lodging. Unhappily a fire broke out in the
middle of the night. The P oles instantly seized the
unfortunate man, fanned the! fire, and threw this un •
offending stranger into the midst of it. Scenes like
these will never suffer ;the national hatred to
expire. It is asserted that Russian agents are
very active in widening the• breach between the Ger-
mans and the Poles. The 13ity of Posen itself was in
a very perplexed state. B y the division of the Polish
province it has become, ins tead of a provisional capital,
a frontier fortress. It the German part of the coun-
try be added to the neighbouring provinces its com-
plete ruin will be effected.

It appears that there is a division of opinion,
whether Posen can be regarded as German or not.
The Communal authorities, .have in consequence drawn
up a petition from which the following data are ex-
tracted :

1. From the last official census, it appears that the
city of Posen contains about 42,000 inhabitants, ex-
clusive of the military, of these 24,000 are Germans
and 18,000 Poles.

2. Posen contains 1,191 real estates, of these 783
of the value of 6,934,000 dollars, are in the hands of
the Germans, and chiefly in the provinces, the re-
mainder, of the value of 685,000 dollars, are in the
bands of the Poles.

3. The civil right, according to the revised state
ordinance of the 17th of March, 1831, is vested in
1,030 persons, of these 720 are Germans, and 330 are
Poles.

4. The number of burghers eligible as representa-
tives is 430, of whom 315 are Germans, and 115 are

Poles.

5. Seventy-six different kinds of trades are carried
on in Posen, of which 32 are not followed by Poles,
There are in Posen 2,133 mechanics, of whom 1,442
are Germans, and 691 are Poles.—Colognc Gazette,
June 10.

FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAINE.
The German National Assembly met on the Bth o
June.

The PRESIDENT called for the heads of committees to
bring forward their reports.

Hecksher (of Hamburgh) was the first. Many
members (?) from North Schleswig, he said, were there.
The anxiety to hear the matter he knew to be im-
mense. Motion on motion was handed in to the Presi-
dent, but perhaps those regarding Schleswig-Holstein
created the greatest interest of any. He begged, there-
fore, to be allowed to enter upon an historical review of
the relations of Denmark and Schleswig. This he did
at considerable length, but his speech seemed to make
but little impression. In the year 1721, he said, in
which that transfer of territorial possession was made,
which seemed to give Denmark its present claim, Schles-
wig was not incorporated with Denmark. It merely
devolved to the reigning Ciynasty, but never became
a rightful part of the Dani sh domain. The grant or
treaty, however—such as it was—was ratified both by
England and France. In regard to the present truce, he
declared it to be the opinion of the Committee that Jut-
land embraced it gladly from political, and Schleswig
from strategic reasons. He then adverted to certain re-
solutions drawn up by the Committee for considering
the " rights of nations and international relations, as also
for deliberating on questions of internal policy." They
were as follows :—" The German National Assembly
declares that the Schleswig affair, being the concern of
the German nation at large, comes within the sphere of
its operations ; and demands that when peace is con •
eluded with the Crown of Denmark, the rights of the
Dukedoms, Schleswig and Holstein, and the honour
of Germany, be preserved entire. Moreover, the Ger-
many National Assembly expresses a confident expecta-
tion that in the supposition that the retreat of the troops
of the German Confederation towards the south of
Schleswig, is to be attributed to strategic reasons, speedy
and effectual measures be taken, both for the neces-
sary recruitment of the confederate army in Schleswig-
Holstein, and for the security of North Schleswig,
which, by the aforesaid retreat, may have been lett
exposed to hostile incursions." The first of these
resolutions, he insisted upon, should be carried out with
all the power the Assembly possessed. The second was
of less moment, and indeed partly rendered unnecessary
now by the resolutions of the Diet of June 5, but still it
might stand. He would not, however, put beyond a doubt
the right of the Confederation to associate Holstein to
itself.

A very long and Warm debate followed this, relative to
the suspected ill intentions of the democrats, in bringing
their societies together at the coming Witsuntide. No-
thing resulted from it of importance. Some members
were for applying to the city of Frankfort for protection.
Others deprecated such an application as unworthy of
the Assembly, and too indicative of cowardice. One
member even ventured to hint at the calling in, if
necessary, the aid of extraneous troops. This produced
a warmer. The question was referred to the order of
the day.

BAVARIA.
CLOSING OF THE DIET.

MUNICH, JUNE s.—Prince LEOPOLD, as the repre-
sentative of the KING, closed the Diet with the usual
solemnities this day. The acts of the present session,
which have passed almost unanimously through the
two Chambers, and received the sanction of the KING,
have met with very general approbation. Two amend-
ments only in the new electoral law did not receive
the Royal sanction. The reasons which the Govern-
ment urged could not be gainsaid, and it is expected
that in the next session the Chambers will employ the
right of investiture accorded to them, and will pass
resolutions relative to the active and passive electoral
liberties of every Burgher, and that the National
Parliament in Frankfort talso will make resolutions
on this point, which will he applicable to the whole of
Germany.

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.

GREAT BATTLE IN DENMARK.

The Cologne Gazette of the 10th inst. announces
that a great battle was fought between the Danes
and the Germans on the 6th inst., in which the latter
were victorious. The battle took place between
Gravenstein and Sonderburg, and the contest was
most fierce. The Danes were driven back to Duppel
and Sonderburg. The battle began at daybreak and
lasted till nightfall. General WRANGEL commanded
in person. The Danish forces are given at 16,000,
and were supported by a well kept up fire from their
gun-boats. Two of these were sunk by the fire of
the Prussian troops, and 120 Danes are reported to
have found a watery grave. The loss of killed and
wounded on both sides is reported to be very consi-
siderable.

The Schleswig-Holstein Gazelle of the Bth con-
tains the following military command :

"Head-quarters, Uderup, June 6, 1848.
" To the officers and soldiers of the army I express
hourly my warmest thanks and sincere acknowledg-
ments, not only for the valour and bravery with
which they drove back the enemy into his entrench-
ments in the reconnoitre of wounded at the engage-
ment of Sandewitt, of yesterday, but for the en-
durance and discipline with whichp they overcame the
difficulties of a long march, and a terrain in which
it was excessively difficult to get forward.
"We shall bivouac on the conquered terrain to-
day, and to-morrow proceed to our cantonments,
which have been advanced nearer the enemy.
(Signed) " WRANGEL."
According to the report of the surgeons the number
of wounded is very great ; 246 have been carried to
Flensburg. General HAMLETT lost eight privates
belonging to the Hanoverian corps, and had fifty-
three wounded, among the latter are ten officers.—
Hantburgh Borsenhalle, June 10.

INTENDED CHANGE or TIIE UNIFORM FOR TIIE
ARMV.—We have heard, from a source upon which we
can rely, that it is in contemplation to discontinue im-
mediately the blue frock coat worn by officers in un
dress; and that a shell jacket is to be substituted,
which, with the white sword belt, is to be used on all
occasions on which the present frock coat is now worn.
Changes are also to be made in the full-dress coats of
the officers.—United Service Gazette.