The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-10 00:00:00

FKANCE.

The affair of the seven journals -prosecuted for in-
fraction of the law-requiring the signature of the
authors of articles came on yesterday before the
Cortrt of Correctional Police, for which the summons
had been i.,sued. The preliminary question of com-
petency was fully" and
.ably argued by the counsel
for the defence. Notwithstanding all anticipations
to the contrary, the Court declared that, it was com-
petent. This question being decided, Friday next
was named by the Court to try the merits of the case.
In the meantime the journals were sentenced to pay
the costs.

DENMARK AND . THE DUCHIES.
The folloVving officisl bulletiias, describing the de-
fence of Friederichstadt up to the 2J, have been issued
at Copenhagen, by the Danish Minister at War :
That of the 4th instant states, under date of the
Ist
The movement of the enemy against Friederichstadt
is w.titinued, and appears to assume the form of a regu-
lar siege, as they aro constructing earth works on seve-
ral points, and bringing heavy guns into them. Their
fire is directed against the town, which has partially
suffered. Several of the. inhabitants have Gwen killeu
aid wounded; the loss of the garrison. of which nu de-
tailed account has b,,cti is but trifling. An
att.fdiaps of the enemy to cross the Eyder at Tanning,
has been defeated.'
The report of the sth gives the occurrences of
the 2d—. .

•• The enemy has continued the Cannonade of the I
tocv,; the inhabitants have _quitted the Owe, which is
aim totally burned down. The .loss of the garrison
in these four days' conflict is about 120 men killed and
wounded. The enemy is. continuing his entrenchment
and field works to the east of the town, as well as to the
sow h-eaSt, towards Towing."
The following extracts from private 4tters, written
by partisans of the Schleswig-llolstein cause, furnish
m.ov interesting partiCulars of the final attack on
Fi ie'derichstadt
" Tun EYDEIt, OcT. s.—At six o'clock yesterday
evenmg the storm of Priederien.sta.di was commenced at
all pouts. A heavy cannonade had .been kept up
thrughout the day on the D tniiih works; the cannon-
ed.- was almost uninterrupted frord the Milder dyke,
• from Chan,,se, to Seth, the Drager dyke, and the gun-
boats on the river. At u quarter•past hire, when pro-
bably the decision had been come to that the storming
attack shoul3 be undertaken. the cannonade was fiercer
than ever; the very earth seemed to tremble under the
re ar of the heavy pieces. Suddenly the trumpet signals
for•the advance were Year(' on sll sides—the drums bent
the. charge amid the loud hurrahs of the troops. The
enemy had throughout-the d!,y, as during the 'previous
operations, only fired.a gun now-and theta 'in reply to our
heavy bocaliarttesseet,, and Scarcely a man of the Danish
garrison Wasovisible the whole time; an ominous still-
ness seemed to prevail in the town. -But, as our
c;_ilumns advanced at the prude charge against the works
at the Grave Hof and' the Blockhouse; trom Seeth and
other puitits, they suddenly appeared in the gardens, on
the dykes,. and behind the cuttings; in an instant thou-I
sands seemed to hive ri sera out of the earth to repel the
attack. An unceasing fire of mualt'etry commenced,
through which sounded Xigh the whistling of tl.e heavy
cannon-bal:s„ the hissing of shells and grenades, and
here and-.there the sullen roar of an exploding mice.
Thq conflict became terrible, end as night fell wakcon•
tinned by the light of the burning town, which being set
on fire was lett a prey to the flames, that continually.
spread wider and wider,. , Whole square blocks of houses
of the regularly built streets we could ree catch fire and
e.ineretne, and -• the - place was soon an ocean or
flame. The .bat,..e 'continued. to rage wildly fo-
neary five lours, froth •6 'till 11 o'clotik, arid almost
vent;ity •in one direction. In the first advarice
our troops gct pretty far forward,
,Let were driven
bsck; the stencil' to Mivltnie, vvas sounded three
A
or telex.-.inlet, foci-the 4bialetl; torme.o and Went forward
ag.iu with thti greatva courage, but theY found behind
the wi,Lki,Li there, anti deteace. At lgst, at eievell
the sigzal.to ri,tirc was given; the enemy. was,
to) sr rung. and beiva covered by the dykes and outer-
hon.ar:s and works, could not; be disiodged. We have
turantained our old positions during the ,night ; our loss
is :z..2ea,;.
W hen the troops were recalled from the attack a
En(faeii stillness succeeded 10 the terrific tumult of the
battle; i.ll seemed giud to sick a little repose. The
fluiftes th• burning hold: es spreading over a
wider s Deface." .
"'RE tiDiBeRG, OCT. 6.—Whoever inspired'us with
the idea of-giving up a V084104:60 strong by nature as

CEBAREWITCII.
7 to 4 apt Landgrave
12 to 1 agst Essedarius
12 to I•agst Backbiter- • - -
20 to 1 agst Bolingbroke
25 to 1 agst Lady Eden
30 to 1 agst Russborcugh
30 to 1 agst Mulgrave

CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.
4 to 1 agst Landgrave

CLEARWELL STAKES.
Even on Prime Minister

COMB ik'l' BETWEEN TEN CIRCASSIANS
AND A DETACHMENT OF PRUSSIAN IN-
FANTRY AND CAVALRY.
At the commencement of the Russian campaign in
Hungary, twelve Circassiam- noblemen engaged as
volunteers in the Russian Circassian regiment, and
returned to Warsaw decorated for goad conduct. The
campaign having terminated they wished to return
home, but they were detained, and placed in the same
category as the common Circassians serving in the
army. All their prayers and remonstrances, even to
the Emperor himself; remained unheeded. On Sa-
turday (28th September) they quitted Warsaw,
and passed the frontier cordon, a distance of thirty
German miles, on Sunday, after leaving two comrades
killed by their pursuers. About ten P.M. that evening
the ten remaining arrived, with the two led horses of
their dead comrades, and with plenty of money, at
Chelmse, the Prussian frontier town. On Alonday
they continued their route to Kruziewis, and on
the Ist of October they were conducted before
the door of the Landrath, and-Frontier Commis-
sary Fernow (Grand Duchy Posen) by a gensdarrne.
They there expressed a wish to be conducted to
Berlin and there disarmed, but the Landrath re-
fused, and did not conceal his inteetion of having
them re-conducted to Poland. At two rm. they
were led to the barrack to be quartered there, but
they stopped short, and declared they would not
submit to arrest. They foi boded their fate—im-
mediate deprivation of arms, and there being trns-
ported luck whence they came. The appearance of
these chivalrous and warlike looking men was tragical
and affectieg, as they stood boldly and firm, gazing
indifferently at the gaping multitude, and to the or-
ders of the Landrath, backed by thirty dragoons who
had been commanded to mount. The latter rode up
with drawn swords and cocked carbines. The Cir-
cassians unslung their rifles and drew their pistols
from their girdles. The dragoons commenced the
assault with their carbines—the Circassians replied
with their rifles. The bansomest and most athletic
of the Circassians fell, the others now set spurs to
their horses, and fled to the road to Bromberg, but
from their horses being completely jaded, cculd not
go further than Kruziewis, where they resolved to
defend themselves. Of the dragoons that pursued
them, exchanging shots as they advanced, Corporal
Lyck and one private were killed, and another
wounded in the forehead. The whole squadron joined
in pursuit afterwards, and whilst lam writing they
are seeking to burn down the building where these
unfortunate and desperate men are defending them-
selves. Two of them, it must be added, were cap-
tured on the road, and were much maltreated. The
dragoons have set fire to the outhouses, but these poor
men, who have declared they will not he taken alive,
have retired to the inner building and stable, deter-
mined to resist to the last drop. The heart bleeds to
witness the bloodshed and death of these brave and
unfortunate creatures.
The following is another version of this melancholy
tragedy, in a letter published in the Posen Gazette of
the 2d :
" The squad of Circassians was conducted towards
the barracks of Kruziewis, but nothing could induce
them to enter the barrack-yard. The squadron of
dragoons quartered at that place received orders to
mount and surround them. The moment the dra-
goons arrived, one of them, as the witness B-- can
cake oath, fired on the. Cricaseians. The Circassians,
who were mounted, now galloped out of the town,
pursued by the dragoons. One of their horses, al-
ready nearly exhausted, fell near the Landrath's
office, and a Circassian was shot ; so also was the
dragoon, Corporal Lyck. A little further on two
more Circassians were killed, and two wounded taken.
The remaining five took refuge in the farm-house of
Kruschliewies, after letting loose their horses. The
men refused to surrender, and prepared for defence.
The dragoons seeing this, set fire to the outhouses,
and then to the barns and stables, but the house in
which the poor men had taken refuge could not be
burned, as they prevented all approach with their rifles. I
The other buildings burned all night, but the fivg Cir-
cassians`still held out. At length infantry was sent for,
and during-the nights of the Ist and 2d a detachment
of 40 men arrived by post from Bromberg (a squad-
ron of dragoons and 40 infantry to take five wearied '
burning Circassiansl)
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and brought in here on waggons."
Another account of this melancholy and singular
tragedy, given by an eye-witness, runs thus :—" Only
one of the houses where the Circassians took refuge
remains entire. The value of the same, corn, &c.,
burned down exceeds 10,000 dollars. They are all of
noble Circassian family, decorated with orders, and
in the rich costume of their country (the Russian-
Circassian uniform). One; their leader, could make
himself understood in' French and broken Polish.
They fled from Warsaw (nearly 150 English miles)
in less than forty-eight hours, and insisted upon being
permitted to go to Berlin. The sad affair is all over.
Infantry was brought from Bromberg, which set fire
to and stormed the house wherein the remnant took
refuge. All' fiVe of them fell, one burned, the re-
mainder mortally wounded. One foot soldier had been
killed, and several dragoons wounded, and five horses
killed. An express brought a letter for the Landrath
from Plalerkome, where the colonel of the Circassian
regiment, with Lire effieers and forty men, had ar-
rived in pursuit. Of the ten unfortunate Circassians,
three are killed, three severely wounded, tw o slightly,
end two taken unhurt. The liVing envying their
dead comrades, fur, unless the Emperor, who perhaps
never heard of poor men's application, be clement
and merciful, the fate of the survivors will be worse
than death. The dragoon (Slicer in command of the
squadron reports that his men fired at first with blank
cartridge, and did not resort to-ball until the Circas-
sians used their rifles."
Such are the accounts given by the Posen and
Berlin journals of this melancholy butchery; it can
be designated by no other name. The cartel con-
cluded between Russia and Prussia certainly justifies
the capture by force and mutual surrender of de-