The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-04-18 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

On the Bth instant another " demonstration" took.
place at Vienna, which fortunately passed off with toler-
able tranquillity. It was the object of the mob to reta-
liate on the Papal Nuncio for the affront offered to the
Austrian flag in Rome.
The question of the compulsory celibacy of the Romish
priesthood has been mooted in the Diet at Pressburg. by
an ecclesiastical member. M. Kossuth replied that he
was rejoiced to find the subject discussed in such quarters,
and that he had received innumerable letters from the
cherry, vmplaining of the prohibition.
The sfatc of trade continues most unsatisfactory. The
funds have again fallen, even below the former level ;
some failures have taken place, and more serious disasters
are anticipated.

HOSTILITIES BETWEEN DENMARK AND
SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN.

The " Ihmburm," Captain Brown, arrived at Hull from
Ilamburgh on Friday. She brought letters and papers
to the 11th instant.

Extract from a private letter :—" Hostilities commenced
between the Danes and the Schleswig-Holstein troops on
Sunday, the 9th inst. A very fierce battle was fought
near Flensburg, and the Danes being much stronger
in number, and having a great power of cavalry and artil-
lery, have defeated the Schleswig-Holstein army, which
has retreated towards Rendsburg. The loss of life has
been very great on both sides. but the details are not
known yet. The Danes have entered the city of Schles-
wig. A great number of students who had volunteered
their snvices have been put to death without mercy by the
Danish soldiers. The Prussian and Hauoverians are
pouring in masses of troops to assist the Schleswickers.
The Duke of Augustenburg and Prince Waldemar of
Augustenburg have passed through Hamburgli and one to
Rendsburg, being bearers of orders from Berlin, for the
Prussian troops to advance on Schleswig." Another pri-
vate letter states two thomand men to have been slaugh-
tered on each side.
'rho forces of the Danes are said to amount to nearly
20,000 men, with fifty pieces of cannon : the men are full
of zeal for their cause. If the Prussians pass out of Hol-
stein, the Danes will no doubt attack them.
The result of. the collision sufficiently proves that all
that is needed to bring this knotty question to a final set-
tlement is to leave the King of Denmark to settle his own
affairs with his own subjects. We entertain no doubt
that the sturdy little Danish army is more than a match
for any force the disaffected party in the duchies can mus-
ter; and in the first action which has taken place the lat-
ter have been effectually defeated. _ _

It is generally rumoured at Hamburgh that the Prus
sians are to advance against the Danes in earnest ; but it
is said that the object of the Cabinet of Berlin is only to
prevent the Danes from acting on the offensive until the
various governments have had an opportunity of maturely
considering the question of peace and war.
Affairs in llamburgli still bear the gloomiest aspect, and
credit has sustained a shock from which it will not speedily
recover.

A telegraphic report was received from Hull on Sunday
night stating that the King of Denmark has replied to the
Prussian deputation that if they entered Schleswig he
should declare war against Prussia.
Auxiliaries have already entered Schleswig, a detach-
ment having been stationed at Sorgbruce. The Danish
detachment stationed there, on perce►ving the Prussians,
immediately ran away, leaving their arms behind them,
which were taken to Konsbcrg. At Glyksburgh, on Sa-
turday, a skirmish took place, the 14th Cars►llion with
t►wo eannon having attempted to prevent the landing of
the Danes.

This was successful, and the steamer Gayson was almost
disabled. The Rendsburgh daily paper states that the
number of Danes in the battle was B,oooinstead of 18,000.
Ilambur,gh, 13th April.
The early train from Ronflshurgh brings news that the
Danes have again evacuated Eckerford and iCaveen, and
confirms the news that the Danes had advanced into
Schlegswig with 2000 men. .

Copenhagen, llth April.
The insurgents stationed at Ban and Kinsau, numbering
about 1000 men, were attacked and compelled to abandon
their po.Lition and retire to Hinson, whore a hot conflict
took rlace. They suffered dreadfully from the fire of the
Danes' gun-boats. They then occupied the iron-foundery
in front of the town, and, tiring from the windows., did
serious damage to the 6th Dragoon regiment. The gun-
boats then directed their firing to the building, and 0010-
pelkd them to leave it, and t hose who did not fall were
obliged to surrender. At half-past three o'clock the
Danes entered Rends.burgh amidst general acclamation.
The surrender has caused the destrit:qion of the enemy's
advalml card. 714 men w: re taken prisoners and the
rest lined: On the Dania!: side, by official reports, there
were about 100 killed and wound Pd.

The Cologne Gazelle of the 15th publishes a long ac-
connt of the battle at Bau, between the Danes and-the
inhabitants of the two duchies, and concludes as follows :
—" The duchy of Schleswig, from the Eider to Konigsan,
is in the enemy's hands. The country is open to the
Danes, even where they have not yet taken possession.
The Duchy is no longer a field of-battle : there are none
hut congnerors, fugitives, and an insulted population.
The loss of human life is not yet accurately ascertained :
it is said there are about 1.100 killed on both sides. The
noblest families hate lost their sons and. brothers. The
corps of students from Kiel, 150 young men have been
altogether cut up. The number of the Prussian troops
now assembled in Rendsburg is 8700. No Prussian,
cavalry has as yet arrived in the duchies.

Lieut. Colonel Dedes died of fever at-Gibraltar, on the
',)7th ult., and was interred with all the honours due to his
rank. Five of the men under him have also fallen vic-
tims to the fever.
PORTUGAL.-011 the ftth inst. Lisbon was perfectly
tranquil. The Cortes had not then interpreted the I;:ird
article of the Charter, nor had the Ministry made direct
elections a cabinet question, although favourable to that
system. No progress had been made in financial mea-
sures.

The Archbishop of Canterbury remained over Suaay
last at Osborne liouse, on a visit to the Queen.
SUSPECTED MURDER. —On Sunday, a woman was
found in a dying state near Vincent-row, Westminster,
and on being lifted up, a wound was discovered just above
the kit breast, three quarters of an inch in length end
two and a half inches deep. She was not able to speak. and
died iti a few. minutes. A man was seen in her comrany
I- a short time previously, and on being arrested a very for-
Imidable clasp-knife, stained-with blood, wag found in his
pocket., and there were also marks of blood on his kit
i hand. This man was also identified by a gentleman as
; the person whom he had seen running away from the spot
I with a large clap-knife in iii.-., hand. Tim der,faScd icLII
12j) years old, and the aroused is In. There is every rea-
son to believe that an improper intimacy existed between
them.