The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-14
Majority against. .............,
The bill was then read third time and passed,
Our Berlin Correspondence

Our Berlin Correspondence.
BERLIN, April II, 1s4o.
Important from Germany-7Ae Critical State Of Things
betreen austria snd Prttssia-The Danish War-zNe
Hungarian War-Nepspapers and Clubs, &c. &c.
The hostility Of the cabinet of Olmutz towards Ger
unity has lately assumed threatening cha
racter. Tive Official notes have been issued by that
government within week, protesting against the de.
and resolutions recently passed by the Frankfort
Assembly. The first note addressed to the Austrian
envoy here, is reply to the summons Of Russia to ell
the governments Of the German States to send dele
gates to Frankfort 1t is stated in this note that
Austria should refuse to send delegate, it con-
sidered that the National Assembly had exceeded its
power in promugating Q constitution without pre-
viously obtaining the of the princes of
Germany. The Austrian government should regard
the National Assembly being dissolved from the pe
iod 1t had passed acts which it held to be illegal and
It had therefore, resolved not to enter upon PROPOSE
tons made by Prussia to the effect Of treating with
that assembly the basis of those acts At the
time the Austrian government should declare that 1t
should enter foru protest against every resolution
WHICH ambassadors Of the other States at Frank
fort should form without its concurrence and that all
the consequences Thereof should DO laid the door of
the governments Of these States This note has again
general impression here at the present moment that
the eordiale between Prussia and Austria has
again been shaken. learn, however, from very good
source that not the least spprehensons arc enter.
tanned by the government here that there will be any
difficulties with Austria the Frankfort question
and am confirmed by this In my opinion that Prussia
Frankfort refuse to give its assent to German empire
and propose directory: As yet the instructions,
Mr. Camphausen who is to be the delegate for
Prussia and who left here yesterday for Frankfort are
not known; but It is stated to good authority
that he has been instructed to give polite refusal
Besides Prussia It is pretty certain Bavaria and
tuition Twenty.eght of the smaller States Of Germsny
however. have already declared that they will adhere
to the constitution Among them are Baden, Bnns-
wick and Oldenburg Wurtemberg, 1t Is believed, will
also declare in favor Of the German Empire. It is
ported that in agreement between the States
should not be brought about the smaller princpaties
of Germany with nuremberg and Baden at their head
will form a union with the exclusion of Austria Prus-
STA and the several other States.
note from the Austrian cabinet has also been ad-
dressed to Mr. Won Schmerling at Frankfort to be
municated to the central power This despatch 10. in
its substance the with addressed to the Prus-
sian government 1t in the strongest language
against the nomination Of the King of Prussia to the
imperial dignity and against the constitution; ana in
acknowledging the merits of the In main
tanning public order In Germany urgently requests him
to continue in his ONCE until n government will be
appointed II further states that In consideration Of
the illegal acts passed by the National Assembly the
Austrian government has thought it recall the de-
have just been Informed by advices from that city will
not be complied with by the Austrian deputies They
have almost unanimously resolved not to resign their
seats 1t In apprchended that the Prussian
will recall the deputies from Frankfort shortly
that the National Assembly will then b. virtually dis
solved.
Intelligence received here yesterday that another
victory had been gained the Danes The forthca-
tons ut DuppeL the island Of Alsen, which
occupied by the Danes have been stormed by the Ger
troops after obstinate resistance the part Of
the former, and considerable loss OF lives on both
sides. The importance Of these fortifcations which
command the island Of Alsen induced the Germans to
venture an attack. though the position seemed ex-
tremely dihicut to take A body Of eleven thousand
troops consisting Of Saxons and Bavarians according
~ commenced the attack the batteries the
ing OF the 18th instant and succeeded In storning the
forttcatons after several hours desperate resistance
on the part Of the Danes The loss of lives Is stated to
be over four thousand. The island Of Asen will now
be occupied by German troops and it Is believed that
TINS decisive victory will terminate the war. The
Danth forces will not be able to withstand the German
troops who are about to advance into Jutand It is
state that the Germans at the present moment will
be able to occupy the whole of Jutland without en-
countering any resistanc IL WAS reported mt the
boursc this morning. that negotiations for peace were
about to be resumed
The war In Hungary has lately been carried on with
out any decisive either side But the Mag
yars have gained several small victories aud at the
preset moment the Austrian army com plctely sur
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