The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-03-28 00:00:00

PRUSSIA

The struggle has ended, and has been succeeded
by universal joy, caused by the formation of a new
ministry and the establishment of a Burgher Guard. The
past is forgotten, and the King is incessantly cheered
whenever he shows himself. No private property has been
injured, and the people exhibit no spirit of revenge ; they
even praise the bravery of the troops, and cheered them as
they left the town with flying colours and the music of
their military hands. The " United German Fatherland"
was enthusiastically proclaimed by the citizens. The only
political motive in the late dreadful excitement was the
King's backwardness in taking the lead in that movement.
The old Imperial colours are worn along with the Prussian
white and black. Thousands and thousands thronged on
the afternoon of Monday towards the Palace, and, with
one voice, all at once began to sign the German Te Deunz,
" Now let us all praise God." The bodies of the fallen
were carried to the churches in solemn silence, nucler the
intonation of the celebrated popular hymn, " Jesus, my
Redeemer, liveth," the King, bareheaded, like every one
else, seeing them pass from the balcony. The enthusiasm
of the inhabitants of Cologne when this news arrived from
Berlin on the 20th was indescribable. The great Imperial
standard (black, red, and gold, with the double eagle) was,
with the sanction of the Archbishop, hoisted on the top of
Cologne Cathedral, and is now proclaiming to the Ger-
mans on both sides of the Rhine the regeneration of
Germany. •

BERLIN, MARCH 19.

At seven o'clock this morning the following appeal from
his Majesty the King to the inhabitants of Berlin was
published :
" To MY BELOVED BERLINEns.—By my patent of convoca-
tion rids day you have received the pledge of the faithful sen-
timents of your King towards you, and towards the whole of
the German fatherland. The shout of joy which greeted me
from unnumbered faithful hearts still resounded in my ears,
when a crowd of peace-breakers mingled with the loyal throng,
making seditioas and wanton demands, and augmenting in
numbers is the same proportion as the well-disposed w thdrew.
As their impetuous intrusion to the very portal of the Palace
caused a just apprehension of sinister views, while insults were
thrust upon my valiant and faithful soldiers, it was absolutely
necessary to clear the court-yard by the cavalry at walking
pace, and with their weapons sheathed. Two guns of the in-
fantry went off of themselves, without, thanks be to God 1
causing any injury. A band of wicked men, chiefly consisting
of foreigners, who, although searched for, have succeeded in
concealing themselves for more- than a week, have perverted
this circumstance by palpable lies to suit their infamous de-
signs, and have filled the excited minds of many of my faithful
and beloved Berliners with thoughts of vengeance for supposed
bloodshed ! and thus have become the revolting authors of
bloodshed themselves. My troops, your brothers and fellow-
countrymen, did not make use of their weapons till forced so
to do by several shots fired a t them from the KOrrigs•strasse.
The victorious advance of the troops was the necessary conse-
quence.
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" It now rests with you, inhabitants • of my beloved native
city, to avert a greater evil: Acknowledge your- fatal error—
your King, your truest friend, conjures you by all that is most
sacred to acknowledge your fatal error. Return to peace.
Remove the barricades which are still. standing, and send to
me men filled with the genuine ancient spirit of Berlin, speak-
ing words which are seemly for your King to hear, and I pledge
you my royal word that all the streets and sauares shall be in-
stantly cleared of the troops, and that the military occupation
shall be confined solely to the most important buildings, to the
Palace; the Arsenal, and a few others, and even to those places
only for a brief space of time. Listen to the paternal voice of
your King, ye inhabitants of my faithful and beautiful Berlin.
and forget the past as I will forget it, for the sake of that great
future which, under the peace-giving' blessing of God, is about
to dawn upon Prussia, and through Prussia upon all Germany.
" Your loving Queen- and truly faithful mother and friend,
who lies suffering on a sick bed, joins her heartfelt, tearful
supplications with mine.
Written during the night of the ISth-19th of March, 1848.
" FREDERICK WILLIAM."

The King of Prussia has published an address " to his
people and the German nation," in which he says that
Germany is threatened with external danger from more
tjagdi one side,- and that-safety can only be attained antler
direction of one, by the complete union
.9f.the German
people • ,:•; t ;
This airection.7l64:tipon.ulyself (continues the'aci,
dress," Outing then -tianot of chiniFr. 247 ITople who