The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-08 00:00:00

GERMAN Y

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From Frankfort we learn that a Prussian Corps of
Observation is concentrating on the Nassau terri-
tory in the immediate vicinity of Frankfort. This
corps consists of three battalions of the 28th Regiment,
of two squadrons of the 6th Lancers, and of one bat-
tery. These troops have been marched up from the
Grand Duchy of Baden. It was intended to quarter
them on Frankfort in the course of their march, but
the Senate refused to billet them. Other Prus-
sian troops are concentrating at Kreuznach.
The Prussian and Bavarian outposts are at a
very short distance from each other, near Flie-
dern and Neuhoff. It is stated that General
von der Groben has declared that he thinks only of
occupying the Etappe roads, and that he would not
attack the Bavarians and Austrians unless they wen+,
to ende,avour to push him out of his positions. No-
thing of the kind is likely to be attempted, for both
the Prussian and the Bavarian Commanders have re-
ceived orders from their respective Governments to
stay all proceedings, and not to advance. It is also
stated that Count Thun, the Austrian agent at
Frank Fort, was w9ll informed of the impending re-
signation of Baron Ridowitz as early as Saturday
last.

The Austrian army against Prussia is to be in-
creased until it musters 180,000 men, and among
them 130 squadrons of horse, at 140 each. This may
appear extraordinary, as certain conciliatory procosals
have of late been sent in by the Prussian Court, but
it is stated that these proposals cannot be accepted by
Prince Schwarzenberz, since Prussia insists, in the
Hessian question, to protect the Electorate against
the intervention of the "Federal Diet." The ques-
tion as to peace or war will be settled by the manner
in which Prussia receives the propsals which Prince
Schwarzinberg is now making. The Oesterreichische
Correspondentz states that Austria and Russia are
completely agreed as to the German question.
The Breslauer Zeitung states from Vienna that the
financial apprehensions which at an earlier time were
thought to stand in the way of an energetic progress
of Austria in the German question have n,w been
conquered, and that men of influence do not hesitate
to declare that Austria ought not to allow herself to
be hampered by financial tears and the panic of the
Exchange • but that, on the contrary, she ought to
establish her credit by proving to the world that she
fears no danger. These men protest that the credit
of Austria has been shaken by the very prejudice that
the Austrian empire is unable to afford the expense of
a foreign war. This superstition of the money
market ought to receive an official and practical con-
tradiction, and the " sword ought to cut in twain the
lying accounts of the Stock Exchange."
In spite of the late injunction against the publi-
cation of military details, the Deutsche Wehrzeitung
contains a full account of the strength of the Bavarian
army. The infantry consists of 26 battalions, with a
total of 17,400 men • the cavalry of 4,800 men, is
divided into 32 squadrons; and with the addition of
the artillery, this army numbers 23,000 men—that is
to say, 7,000 less than Bavaria is bound by the treaty
of Bregeoz to supply to the Federal army. But the
number of 30,000 which Bavaria promised to place
at the disposal of Austria is the more out of the ques-
tion, since from her army of 23,000 she must have
four regiments of foot and one regiment of light horse
in the Bavarian Palatinates, which reduces the army
at her disposal to 12,600 foot and 3,900 horse. The
Bavarian Artillery has 48 field-pieces.