The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-08 00:00:00

DENMARK AND TFIE DUCHIES

ading Kiel, to the application from the Swedish and
Dutch Consuls. It is polite, but decided ; he has orders to
bar the passage of the Holstein Canal by all vessels,
be they of what nation they may; and those orders
he will carry into effect at all hazards. It is reported
that Prussia has received from private parties in
England offers of several completely armed steamers
for sale ; some attempts are really being made for a
sea defence of the coast. Travemunde is also being
fortified. At Dantzic on the 28th two Danish

frigates were observed cruising in the distance.
The following is the Danish account of the taking
of. Schleswig :

(Copy.)

" Copenhagen, 29th April, 1848.
" Last Sunday we fought a glorious battle at Schles-
wig, with about 12,000 men against upwards of 31,000
or 32,000 Germans, from nine o'clock in the. morning
till seven at night, when our army was obliged to give
up the place. It bivouacked the night without being
pursued, and marched the next morning to Flensburg,
irom which place it has retired over to Alseu without
losing a single cannon, although the German papers
falsely say the contrary. The carnage has been dread-
ful on both sides. We have lost in killed, wounded, and
missing 2,000 men, and it is supposed the Prussians
nearer 4,000, us they were the attackers. Never was a
more glorious battle fought in the annals of Denmark.
Since the commencement of hostilities we have had forty
to fifty officers kilted or mortally wounded. England,
if, as does not appear to be denied, really pledged by
treaty to assist us, cannot much longer look calmly on
this butchery. Give in we wiil nut, for at sea we are
equal to 70,000 men on laud. We have now upwards of
tiny Prussians, and the inhabitants of the ports from
the Memel to the Weser will be forced to inquire into
the true merits of the battle Denmaik is fighting for her
existence.
"Send us wealthy volunteers. We are getting up
subscriptions for our widows and orphans. England
will fulfil her pledge for the honour of the country and
the cause of humanity.
" We have several Norwegian and English volunteers.
A Mr. Plantagenet Harrison, a powerful man, seven
feet high and thirty years of age, who has served in the
Caucasus, in Abd-el-liader's forces, and has been a
General in South America, has now taken service with
us—as the weaker sine. Such h..:s been his constant wish.
" Use all y uur influence in the newspaper world to
rouse the public opinion to move for us shortly. It is
glorious to live among a people who love their country
and will die for it."
Since toe above was in type, we have received the
Hamburgh papers of the sth. The folluwing are
extracts :
FROM THE EXPEDITION OF THE HAMBURGH
AND ALTON A TELEGRAPH.
" AL'fONA, MAY, FOUR,
" The Blankenese pilot boat Tiled, announces having
seen a Danish frigate south of Heligoland, arid that the
Hamburgh schooner Charlotte and a Bremen brig was
detaineu by the frigate.
"CUXHAVEN, MAY 4.—The Hamburgh schooner Cito
returned yesterday evening, and put to anchor here.
" SWINEMUNDE, MAY 3.—(Froai Messrs. Me!zl.m. and
Company, ship-agents.)—The number of vessels de-
tained in our roads by the Danish frigate Ilarfruen
now amounts to 25, including the English, besides tne
Mary Shelly and the Exquisite, which we announced
yesterday, are the following:—
Name of Ship. Name of Captain. From. Cargo.
Indian
Rapid tainrup ... Newcastle ... ci'ala
Jane
Lively Banibro Stockton ditto
Maid
Quarry Maid illiams ... Port Madoe slate
Vesper
Patriot
Rosebud Boalls
Pyreenes Scott Sunderland... ditto
" The commenuer of the Danish frigate has informed
the Danish Consul at Altona, that he will not hinder
any vessels belonging to the neutral powers to sail from
here to any foreign harbours, in consequence of which
several English vessels will put to sea to-day. We have
received an official confirmation of the report of the
detention of the Hamburgh ship Charlotte and a Bre-
men brig by the Danish frigate off Heligoland.
" COPENHAGEN, MAY I.—Several other Prussian
vessels have been brought in—the schooner Hoffiing,
from Stettin; the barque Diana, from .Memel, with wood,
for Dublin; schooner Maria Petersen, from Sunderland,
with coals; brig Hortensia, from Bordeaux, with wine."
CONSTANTINOPLE, APRIL 12.—At four o'clock this
evening a Swedish barque, which attempted to pass the
Dardanelles contrary to existing orders after sunset,
was shot at irsin the castle, by which the rigging and
tackling sustained serious injury.
A formal blockade of the Elbe has been announced
to commence on the 10th instant, which will cut off all
supplies of goods. For the present we have a good
selection of the greater part of staple articles of com•
merce, the possessors of which, however, already take
advantage or it. The state of the money market con-
tinues satisfactory.
CORN MARKET.—In consequence of the depressing
reports from England, and the present warlike relations
with Denmark, together with the approaching blockade
of the Elbe, put almost an entire stop to business.
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT.—The German flag is no
longer free, and the German harbours are closed by
Danish men of war against every commercial inter•
course. Germans rouse yourselves, and take the means
to throw off a yoke and fetters which the German flag
cannot endure, and which it ought not to bear. Arm
steamers and merchantmen, and man them with crews
resolved to deliver our flag from the degraded outrage,
and, eveu if it should be dearly bought, let victory be
ours-

Up then and form a marine for the defence of the
German flag. Hasten to the work, and the result must
be success.
We the undersigned hereby summon a general
meeting for Saturday, 6th of May, at two o'clock,
in the Great Hall of the Borseuhalle, when we shall
be ready to submit our plans.
J. C. GODEFFRY and Son.
1.1. M. ilamburgh, May sth, 1848. SLOMAN.
SCHLES WIG. HOLSTEIN, KIEL, ]JAY 4.---(From an eye
witness).—None but those who have witnessed the des-
truction lit the palace at Gliieksberge the seat of the aged
Dowager Duchess of Holstein Glueksburg, can form any
conception of the deeds committed.
The Danes, among whom are three officers and, many
students, not only dragged thither the young women
from the neighbouring villages, to desecrate Good Friday
with dancing, &e., but they took the altar-cloth of the Pa
lace chapel, and having cut off the fringes, used it for a
tablecloth, and the cup was made to serve for their punch-
liu'lrienyitubrreu,ketzfaia►
pieces the greater part of the most
gm ot mirrors couches, '
cables, &c., were strewn out in nts
the greatest, contusion.
The coverings of the furniture and the hangings of the
apartments were turn tu shreds, while the portraits of
the Ducal family were decapitated, and the budies of the
same served as marks for the Danes to shoot at. Every-
thing that could be demolished was destroyed in the most
reckless manlier, and the most 'valuable articles were
carried off to the Danish vessels early in the moruing. ALTONA, MAY S.—SIEGE OF FREDERICA.—InteI
Home has this morning been received trout the head-
quarters at Yeile, the scene of war. General Wrangel,
in a report to the Provisional Government, states that
the German troops under his command crossed the
boundary of Jutland on the 2d, and on the evening of
the same day besieged the fortress of Frederica. The
enemy made no resistance on the frontier, and a patrole
opened the gage of Frederica. All the Danish troops,
and the greater part of the amunitiou had been shipped
to Fahnen. General NN rangel ordered the destruction
of the fort, and at three o'clock this afternoon the Ger-
man flag was hoisted at Seeforts, and saluted by 101 guns;
o r,e
as long us thisafitlisigagwtahveesLhiteirlee nßoodc.u_tyllwamillbubrevii
demanded
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from vessels p
halle, May 5.
The King of DENMARK has issued the fallowing
proclamation :
" We, Frederick VII., by the grace of God, proclaim
that, in consequence of the hostile act committed against
us by the Kings of eirthsia aid Hanover, the Grand
Dukes of Oldenburg and Mecklenburg, as also by the
free Henze towns of Lubeck, Hamburg, and Bremen,
we find ourselves compelled to declare the harbours,
coasts, and rivers, belonging to them (as also such of
our ports as are in their possession) in a state of
blockade. We have directed our ships of war to carry
these measures into eta'e and to prevent their ships
from entering into the blockadedports and harbours.
" Published at our royal city of Copenhagen under our
hand and seal.

(Signed) " FREDERICK REX ."
SWINNEMUNDE, MAY 2.—Yesterday the Danish
frigate Ilavesvert, of 42 guns, came to anchor, nad
blockaded the port; and in the afternoon the follow-

w;5 r:ceivej at llidnburgn on the
of the crossing the Danish frontier by the Prussian
troops, who entered Jutland at six o'clock in the
m-,rning of the 2d instant at Konigsau, near Folding.
General WRANGEL immediately issued a proclama-
tion, which had been previously prepared, in the
Danish language. A force of 5,000 or 6,000 men
and some of the Free Corps are advancing on Viele
under the Duke of AUGUSTENBURG ; at this latter
Place it is stated the Prussian head quarters will be
fixed. The report of a Russian envoy having urived
in the Prussian camp is confirmed; he was accom-
panied by a Hanoverian officer.
The telegraph at Altona has just notified to the
authorities of Hamburgh that a Danish frigate was
cruising yesterday (3d inst.) between Heligoland and
the Elbe, and that several vesFels were detained by
her during the (say. The Danish blockade is in-
creasing in severity every hour. A communication
from Swinemunde, dated the Ist instant, states that
in the afternoon of that day, at three o'clock, the
Danish frigate Harfruen appeared before the port,
which is now completely blockaded. She compelled
two English ships, after firing at them, to anchor
close to her, not permitting them to enter the
harbour. Their names are the Exquisite and the
Margaret Skelly.
The Schleswig, Il ol.tein Zeitung publishes the answer
of the captain of the Danish frigate Galatea, now bloc