Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-05-26
The proceedings throughout the day were in ev
respect decorous and untroubled.
PRUSSIA AND DENMARK.


The Berlin Official Gazette of the 2sth contains an
official despatch dated Rendsbulg, April -, lOP VI
as follows This morning at ten o'clock, the city oil
flenshurah was taken by the Prusslans. The Danes
are completely routed, and the road to the shlpS ny
way oi llolns has been cut oil. ,r
a letter from Rcndsburg, OF April 30. says Tue
Danes have entirely quilted the continent as lar as
Alsen and North Schleswg
The entire eastern coast of liolstein and Scheswlg
is blockadcd by Danish ships Of war The merchants
interested IN the trad, of the Baltic are more apprc
heeivc than ever, and await with anxiety the inter-
ference OF the English government
llANnuRG, May The present position OF the
Prus-an troops and the forces OF the cnncdefa'iol'
according to the latest details, Is tbs - ne IusSia'i
head quarters are still at Fcn-burg, where General
Wrange remains thence rcnorccmcnis were being
every day sent on to the corps when nave aready
marched towards Apenrade and the island OF Atcn,
which il is determined is to he taken at all hazards
the Danes have taken up their position on inc lsalu'
and the Germans pressing on their preparations 10
attack it.
Treaty Jcttrccn Russis, S,ccdcn and Denmark -
Letters from st. Pctcrsburgh, dated 18th ut, state,
from authority on which can rely, that n treaty oil
fensivc and defensive between Russia, Sweden and
Denmark, is arranged aud will positively be ratiiled
in the event OF an entry Of German troops III 2ch'cs-
wig, in which case Denmark will be supported by the
whole forces OF the other Two powers ms contra
diets TIE Intelligence given yesterday IRON Hamburg
papers, which must, however, be held interested in
/ tins matter IN favor OF Germany
GERMANY.
| The draft of the new fundamental law for the Ger
man Empire was laid before the diet OH the 10Th u
| II carried it will form government more siilar-n
practccto that OF this country, than any winch can
| be formed even by republican France. 1t makes
central government for all with local governments III
| the several States One army, nationality in the
relations the country holds with foreign powers, one
system with regard to the post office currency patents
RAILWAYS and customs, to be established but fof
other purposes the independence othe States is main
taincd and the real rights OF INDEPENDENT tribunals
equality OF classes, right OF eigrauo' eeuoh OF me
press and religion, sacrcdncss oil domG, rsnt OF pet
ton are guaranteed TO the people II is understood
that the head OF the government is 10 be hereditary
emperor.
We are indebted to the kindness of Mr.. A. S.
DEWEY, for the loan of the journal of Com
nercc of Monday, (our n. Y. papers of that date
having slipped through from which we copy
the following Telegraphc Despatch:-
BALTIMORE, May 81.
The city is full of strangers, and more are ar
irving by every conveyance. Great excitement
exists among the I.oco-focos. Cass and Wood
bury stock is in the ascendant. Bets are offer
ing on the former. Dallas and Buchanan :
prospects are growing " smaller by degrees and
beautifully less" Their friends here are in
very bad humor.
The two-thirds rule will be adopted by the
Convention.
The rival factions of lIunkers and Barnbur-
ners from New York are caucusing. 1t is said
that majority of the Delegate, have determn-
ed TO exclude both parties as factionsts unless
they compromise the matter between themselves.
1t is rumored that they haze compromised, and
that the Bdruburners are to have their seats.
pIedging Themselves to support the nominees Of
the Convention.