The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-19 00:00:00

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LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1848.

Notwithstanding the mediation of the English
Government between the belligerent forces in Jut-
land, the war of dismemberment is still continued
against Denmark. An implacable resolution is visible
on the part of the Germanic League, and a no less
determined front is presented by the outraged fol-
lowers of King FREDERICK. Every day shows only
with greater vividness how sweet and palatable is
revenge. Reprisals are the rage of both armies ;
vengeance and retaliation, however inglorious, seem
to be the ambition of both, an ambition, too, of a
more attractive and irresistible character than either a
successful bombardment or a triumphant pitched battle.
In this manner a detachment of Schleswig-Holstein
troops, under Major ZASTROVI has just returned
o
from a foraging excursion int Silkeborg and
Skanderborg, bringing back sutEcieat provisions
for supplying seven thousand men with rations
a
for a fortnight. Uponsimilar
te a
s much
principleas
debilitating the energies of their antagonists
as possible, by frequency of assault, Danes
nes are
incessantly harassing the forces of the
Confederation
of
by maritime attacks directed against the ern
shores of Schleswig from the impregnable retreat
the archipelago. In their labyrinth of islands, the
men of Denmark possess a guarantee of their ulterior
superiority, and not only in their islands, but
in the vigour of their naval power, in the courage and
experience of their mariners, in the justice and sanc-
tity of their cause, and in their certainty of being
soon aided by an enormous accession of auxiliaries.
Denmark in this latter respect is now beyond our
commiseration. Overwhelming as have hitherto
been the successes of the federative army, those suc-
cesses sink into insignificance when contrasted with
the stupendous amount of assistance which is pre-
paring to carry back the glory of triumph to the
banners of the Cimbri and the Scandinavians. What
though General HALKETT has established his
head- quarters at Ulderup—King FREDERICK of
-.DENMARK is establishing a counterpoise in
his diplomatic Cabinet at Copenhagen. What
though the invading Germans have comfortably estab-
lished themselves at Kolding and Fredericia—there
are
engines powerful enough to effect their expulsion
beyond the Eider in the harbour and arsenal of
Stockholm. What though the assailants have pene-
trated as far
their northwards as Horsens and Aarhuus—
the signal for
precipitate and disastrous retreat
has been already
tlnia. Of this S unded in the dockyards of Chris.
eienia. Of this
no longer remains a question.
Sweden has pledged herself to participate in the
perils of Denmark for
the integrity of her dthe vindication of
ominions. She has
pronounced herself definitively and determinedly
as inimical to the shameless pretensions of Prussia,.
and has resolved to prevent, .
distinctwarlike inter-
ference, the amalgamation of theey
and the incongruous races ofSchleswig
duchies
and
-Holstein. OSCAR has arrived at this (1,6,74
importance of
;f and
to afford an adequate idea of the
Swedish
arthat,
decision to the Danish cause, we may observeo his
exclusive of the landwehr, the
exceeds 140,000 in number, while the Norwegians
muster as many as 24,000 fighting men. In the navy
of Sweden may be enumerated as many as 28,000
seamen, and ppwards of 2,290 iftuis and carroaadek