The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-05-20
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more and more to complicate the unfortunate
events which have occurred in Holland ant
ISchleswig, with regard to the misunderstood
ing at present existing between these duchie
and their sovereign King of Denmark, as wei
as TO threaten most seriously the peace OF Eu
rope. The whole of the German confederation
is compromised by the injudicious first act o
the King Of Prussia, and are called upon Il
take up arms against Denmark. On the side
| of Denmark no actual collision has yet taker
place, except between the Danish troops anC
the insurgent Schleswig- Holsteiners.
The Danes landed under cover Of their ship:
of war, and after sharp struggle-for the
blood of both nations is thoroughly aroused
succeeded in routing their opponents and ma
king themselves master of the duchy. On the
10th inst, fierce battle was fought near Flens
burg, in which the Danes, having decided
superiority in numbers, as well as in their cav
airy and artillery, the Schleswig- Holstein ar
my was defeated, and compelled 10 retreat tc
Rendsburg. The Holsteiners, 10000 strong,
retired on Bau from Flensburg, dslodged BY
the preparations for bombardment from the
harbour, which was full of Danish gun boats
But the Danes came on in superior numbers,
and drove all before them, despite stubborn
resistance.
Two German regiments were almost ami
hiated, and the killed on each side were more
than 1000; $50 insurgents were taken prison
ers. After their victory, the Danes pushed
southwards, and entered Schleswig at two in
the morning of the llth. The Danish troops
in Schleswig are now 10000. The Prussians
remain on the Holstein frontier, increasing
their numbers. Their force now amounts TO
5000 infantry, to which will be added some
cavalry, SO that, altogether, this contingent
force, when concentrated in Holstein, will
amount to about 10000 men of all arms.
Correspondence from Rendsburg of the 18th
inst. mentions report that skirmish had Ia
ken place at Windebye, and that forty Danes
had been made prisoners. The Danes had
had concentrated at Schleswig amounting in
all TO 5000 men, to Dannevirke, at a distance
of half a German mile from Schleswig, oil the
Rendsburg side. On the 18th inst, the King
OF Denmark, escorted by two squadrons of dra-
goons, and one of cuirassiers, arrived at Schles-
wig from Flensburg, and passed his troops in
review. but returned to Flensburg in the after.
noon. The Danish troops are said to be COM
manded by Gen. Won Hedermann.
A flag of truce, scat to the Danish quarters
by the Prussian Colonel BONN, is stated to
have brought reply that the Prussian troops
might act as they pleased in the territory OF
Holsteln, but that if they entered Schleswig,
the King OF Denmark would declare war. The
Schieswig Holsteiners are stated to be quarter
ed at Schestedt, and The Prussians at Sorgbruck,
a place on the Schleswig side of the Elder, OH
the high road from Rendsburg TO the town of
Schleswig.
A detachment of the Hamburger volunteers
met another detachment of the same corps near
Eckinforde, during the night of the 18th inst,
and In their confusion they fired on each other,
killed one man, and wounded five or six others.
Several battalions of Hanoverians, Bruins
wickers, and Oldenburgers have entered Hol-
stein, and some Prussan reinforcements have
also passed through Hamburg, on their way to
Rendsburg.
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF EURopE.-Not the
slightest amelioration has taken place in credit
or confidence throughout Europe In France
commerce is at complete stand, and the un-
certainty which hangs over the financial posi-
ton Of the republic quite precludes any secu-
rity being felt for the future. The paper cur
rency is gradually depreciating in value, and
gold and silver continue 10 be boarded up.-
At Bordeaux any appearance of reviving con-
fidence is constantly checked by The disturb
ances of the populace; and the same thing pre-
walls In almost every commercial tow n through
out France. ~(s'9
From Hamburger, merchants write with great
dependency. The next accounts from that
quarter are looked for with great anxiety. A
Bank of Discount is being formed at Brussels.
upon the principal of mutunl assistance to all
classes connected with trade. The same prin-
ciples will be brought Into play at Charleroi
and Luxembourg. The capital Is to be guaran-
teed, and Government will be applied 10 to
grant license for twenty five years.
Business is improving in Belgium, and will
increase if the Belgiansare permitted 10 remain
at peace. The last accounts of the Bank of
Discount continue to be unfavorable. The
circu lation shows an increase of 9320, 900, the
specie diminution of flS0,0O0. The Trea-
sury deposits have been reduced Ell, 600 and
the private deposits also less fl48, O00.-
The necessity OF advancing f2,OO0,OO0 TO the
Government has diminished the power Of the
Bank to discount SO large a sum of commercial
bills as before, the present weeks amount
showing diminution of 1888, 900 over the
preceding.
The Finance Minister has not come to any
final determination about the appropriation on
the railways, Paris during the week having
been occupied with more vital concerns; but
the general impression prevails that the Gov
eminent medilates carrying into effect some
scheme of the kind. The five
per cent. rents are about f 81 90; the threes,
f4l rs.
NAPLEs.-Accounts from Naples to the 9Th
inst. have been received. The King, as was
TO be expected, had found himself unable to
resist the popular impulse against the Aus
TRANS, and had issued proclamation on the
7til, announcing his intention, notwithstand-
ing the embarrassments of the Sicilian question,
10 devote all the resources of that State to the
expulsion Of the German army from the soil of
Lombardy.
PoLASD.-The Poles who had taken up arms
had evacuated Schroda, and were shut up, By
the Prussian forces, at Wreschen, near the Rus
sian frontier. They, however, showed no dis
position to yield, and sanguinary conflict was
A letter dated 'Posen, April 18th, :"
contains the following: