Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1848-05-20

ment Lord Palmerson has addressed lei
ter through MIR. Bulwer to the Spanish minis
try. 1t will be seen that his advice gives
such umbrage TO the Narvaese cabinet, that
the Duke of Sotomamon sent the letter back
to Mr.. Bulwer, with strong expressions of
rudeness and contempt; and there can be no
doubt that every intrigue has been set on foot
TO remove Mr. Bulwer from his post at Ma
drid. The advces from Madrid indicate |
that the month will not expire before serious
outbreak. All business is at a stand.
Portugal, by the last accounts from Lisbon,
of the 19th seems on the eve of some serious
movement, Publications have been recently
circulated, in which are openly canvassed
the abdication of the Queen in favor OF her
son, new dynasty, and even Republic
The latter form of government, after discus
sing the question in very inflamatory Ian
guage, is declared to be the best and that the
nation desires it.
Denmark and Prussia.
A BATTLE-THE DANES DEFEATED.-Alto-
ma, Monday, oath April.-By the noon train
from Readsburg, intelligence was received OF
the taking of the town of Schleswig by the
troops of the confederation, after an engage
ment which lasted from three o'clock in the
afternoon of Easter Sunday, until eleven o.
clock. The fortification called the Danne-
yirk, on which the Danish artillery were
placed, was taken by the Prussians at the
point of the bayonet After the battery had
been sienced by the field pieces of the Han
overians, Schleswig then fell into the hands
of the confederation. The conflict was
bloody one, the Danes having strong posi-
ton, and doing great execution with their ar
tillcry and riAemen before they were carried.
The Danes had from ten thousand to twelve
| thousand men; the force of the Confedera-
ton was the greatest, but was not all engaged.
! Four Prussian regiments of the Guard and
! line formed The bulk of the attacking army.
! The loss of the Prussians, so far as can be
gathered from the unauthenticated accounts,
is about three hundred men killeda and wound
ed, principally of the ID and 20ih regiments
! Up TO Monday morning. one hundred and
fifteen wounded had been brought into the
| Readsburg hospital. The loss of the Danes
isnot yet known, but probably: having fought
comparatively under cover, it is not great.
The Schleswie Territory has been the scene
of another action by the Free Corps, the
bands of Prussian and other volunteers, which
have crossed the river, came into collision
with the Danes on the highway, between
Kiel and Ekenforde, in the wood of Schnell
Marker, on the morning Of the 2lst inst, and
after a battle of five hours duration, the Free
CORPS were driven back with the loss of 90
killed and so wounded, but to what extent
the Danes suffered, as our advices reach us
from Hamburgh, is not known correctly. a.
bout 500 men, were engaged in the action,
supported by a small body of cavalry and IA
couple of field pieces.
The regular troops of the Confederation,
Prussian and Hanoverian, do not appear TO
have been engaged in this affair, which ap-
pears 10 have been provoked by the rash, I'M
disciplined courage Of the raw volunteers
from various parts OF Germany, who accord
ingly have suffered defeat The Danes, as
expected have exercised their rights os bel
ligeren,s-have laid an embargo on all Prus-
sien, Mecklenburg and ilanoveran ships, in
the port of Copenhagen. The vessels of
Hamburg and Lubec are only respected as
long as they abstain from joining any attack
on Demark
Authentic rumors have been circulated in
London, of an ad justment of dispute, and the
Germans complain of the barbarious mode o
warfare adopted by the Danes, in stopping
commerce, but they forget their own unjust
iiable commencement of the affair. Cheva
lier Bunson the Envoy in London, and Mr.
Grin Lehman, who represents his Danish Ma
jesty, have exchanged not over civil cores
pondence. The disposition of Russia on the
quarrel remains profound mystery.
FROM BADEN,-We have the most deplora
, bic accounts from Baden, the insurgents hat
intimated that they wished to capitulate t,
the force sent against them, but would trea
with none but the General in command, un
, less General Gagern advanced from Schlien
, gen, which the insurgents had evacuated Il
Gaudern, which they occupied, and the Gen
eral stepped from the ranks to parley will
, the rebels, the chivalrous warrior exhorte,
the rebels 10 obey the voice of the law the,
refused to listen TO his counsels, and as he re
p tired he was treacherously shot at, and NOR
= tally wounded by three balls,
/ The troops eXasperated TO see their chic
II thus slaughtered, fell upon the insurgent:
r. and completely routed them, leaving grea
n number of dead upon the field The troop
g kept up the pursuit, and encountered anothe
Il party, headed by Strive, which they also al
l. tackled and routed when night came on an
i put stop to the engagement. The troops
which were of Baden and Hesse Cassel, ha
o not one man killed, but twenty were wount
= ed.
= The rebels suffered greatly. The Prov
~ sional Government of France will now d
q. pcrse the armed bands,
IA Lombardy and Austria.
It Continental politics still continue of an e,