The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-07

the report of the deputation committee of thirty
members to be chosen by the sections of the chambers
the necessary to be taken for carrying out
the constitution This decision of the Assembly may
be set down the rejection of the claim set up by the
respective princes of Germany for suspending veto
with regard to the constitution
At the conference of the German plenipotenares at
Frankfort on the 18th ut the central ministry express
ed their determination to uphold and promugate the
constitution voted by the National Assembly
The plenipotentares Of twenty eight German go
venments agreed and signed reply to the Prussau
note Of the 4th Of April by which they and the
ments they represent assent to unconditional ac-
ceptance Of the constitution of the German empire as
voted by the parliament and to the hereditary
macy being conferred on the king of Prussia. The
whole Of the German States have thus agreed the Ger
man kingdoms alone hold back No one doubts at
Frankfort but that the plenipotentary of Saxony will
soon sign the joint declaration of the German govern
ments
Several of the Austrian members of the National As
sembly have already left Frankfort in obedience the
order Of their government
The Chamber Of Commerce at Hamburg had pub
lished the following notice.
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man advanced posts at Nude where the Danes are
in possession Of the Entertainments, but their principal
forces have retired to Alsen.
The German troops and the Schlcswig .Holstciners
are now on the Jutland frontier. Considerable rein
forcements of troops from the interior of Germany
continue to pass through this city and Altoona for the
Duchies.
, Hamburg letters and papers contain some further
particulars of the at Eckernforde in which
the loss of human life is asserted to have been very
great though no positive statement of the number of
the Danes missing has come to hand OF prisoners
there less than $50 officers sailors and marines
Accounts from Copenhagen say that the Danish minis
try are deterned to use all available means in their
power to make up for the Eckernforde disaster
On the 18th the important intrenchments on the
Duppeler heights stormed From 41sh. to och,
A. M, the Germans played upon them with their light
feld-pieces ; the Danes replied both with heavy and
light artillery. The Danish superiority in weight of
metal exposed troops to considerable loss About
10 A. NJ, two columns of Bavarians and Saxons
formed to assault the heights. They moved rapidly
and steadily the steep and broken ascent the summit
OF which was crowned with breastworks and cannon.
Notwithstanding the incessant firing made lanes
through their ranks they carried their point aumbcr
OF prisoners were made and the captured
turned against the cnemys ships in the Bay of Alsen
ana their nrenchments on the island The retreat of
the Danes was effected in utter disorder The Danes
ana Their conquerors rolled in one confused mass to-
wards the bridge of boats which connects Alsen with
the main TO Alsen being also carried by storm
the Danes fired upon their troops This occasioned
the taking of a greater number of prisoners by the
vctors but added considerably to the loss by killed and
wounded on both sides. When we take into account
that the combined German and Scheswig. Holstein
troops did not exceed $50 and the Danes posted
in the strong position the Dppcler heights number
ed 10000, the affair must be admitted to be highly
credtable to the former General Bonin who is further
north with 10000 Schleswig Holsteiners endeavored,
but in vain two successive days to induce the Danes to
give him battle near Holding.
Affairs In Prussia.
The first distinct answer to the requison issued by
Prussia to the Of Germany has been given
by Austria 1t is total refusal to join in the confe
Of states asked for by Prussia and denial of the
right of the Frankfort Assembly to elect emperor
all and 1t declares that that body, having contempa
ted ITS task of drawing up the scheme of constitution
has at last openly declared The answers Of the other
large powers still waited for.
The tone Of the various German journals is gloomy
and responding They consider the refusal of the king
fatal to the best form of the German unity and fear
that 1t will give impulse to the democratic movement.
The position of the King of Prussia is unparalleled
If he holds firm to his refusal of imperial crown he
is menaced with republic.
The government have seized another occasion to
evince their anti-German policy They have refused
to recognise deputation of the Scheswig Holstein
Assembly who arrived at Berlin express the salts
faction of the Duches at the imperial election having
fallen the King Of Prussia After the delegates from
from Count Arnm TO their application for audience
with his Majesty they were told by the minister Of
Foreign Affairs that the king could not receive the
dcputation as SUCH but would be happy to give them
audience private individuals and them at dinner
The deputation wrote ut once in answer to Count
Arnim declining to divest themselves of their official
character by being presented to the King in private
capacity and left Berlin to return to Schleswig.
The central committee has decided by majority Of
four against three in favor Of Waldecks motion for the
suspension Of the state of siege.
Turkey and Russia.
The Cologne Gasee publishes letter from Jassy, of
the 26th Of March, which states that the relations be-
tween the Russians and the Turks becoming every
day more hostile. The Turks appeared to expect a
war
.augsbvg Gasee, the populations Of Turkey pre-
senting themselves to the recruiting officers with
customed zeal, their being districts which offered to
supply double the contingent demanded At Bucharest
there were almost every day collisions between the Rus
sian and Turkish soldiers, and the luminosity even
tended to the superior officers On the other hand the
Russians arming with vigor. Their forces In the
Danuban principalitics amount to v7,0O0 men, and
manded from the Forte the period liked for the
cuaton of the prncipaltes by the Russians should be
prorogued to tho LIST of May,
March, orders the ordinary levy Of troops for so in
the western government. The operation is to be ter
every 1000 inhabitants. The ukase says that tho
Emperor has resolved on account Of present crcum-
stances to maintain large portion Of the army
war footing.
Affairs I'm Egypt-Insult to Americans.
1t is stated from Alexandria under date the 7th of
April, that Abbas Pacha has given some hopes that
when the barrage Of the Nile and other great works at
present in course of construction completed, he
will think of the railroad between Cairo and Suez but
French influence is still active against it, The Vice.
roy's finances in very low state, and the pay of
the troops is than twelve months in arrear
Swarms of locuss have made their appearance in
parts Of the upper country and the Delta but the
there Is scarcity of grain The United States frigate
soldiers and watercarrers who had nsuted the boats
still UNPUBLISHED, Notwithstanding the
monstrances Of the American Consul In consequence
of the last advices from England crops had fallen.
Stocks getting short but the produce would
soon come in. Freghts were unprecedentedly low.
The exchange on London was 9s1s pastres per pound
sterling.
Affairs I'm India-The Victory OF GOOjerat.
Dispatches in advance of the overland mail, which
left Bombay the 1th have been received by express
from Marseilles. They contain full particulars of the
decisive victory achieved the Skhs the 2st Of
February last, brief announcement of which arrived
by the last mail On this occasion, doubt can be
tertained Of the decisive character of the the
enemy having been completely routed with the loss Of
his guns, ammunition, and camp equipage.
Lord Coughs army, which amounted to nearly Is 900
men, with 100 guns encamped the GOTH in order Of
battle within four miles of the enemy whose force
estimated at GO 600 men, with 60 guns They occupied
the ground around the village Of Gooerat in position
well chosen the nature of the country permitted
The British army moved to the attack early the
morning of the 2lst in line nearly three miles from
right to left. The action began with heavy cannon
ade in which the artillery did such execution that the
enemys guns speedily silenced. The infantry
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