Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-05-04

owns, as well as on tnc HCios
The Liberia OF Naples states from a'e, NV nn
-, 80, n,.,,,,,ions for war were Seihs on
moro The Sictlian amy 10 10 auioun' ~ -,
onn mon. an n,drance mandatory is e>'do'isneu
=, Palermo which furnishes Ten '~e've-puunI9 :,
n.r ,-,o,Ib Large French ordnance j. pi"eeI ~ "
',a,.na me non. The iurihcalions aiouhu d
80 are ACTIVELY carried on pi'cheS, Pdi a
80, moe and barricades are constructed unu ao
-, ,d,rscnon Of The military engineers. Az ooo
osrsons Of all ranks, peasants as well as nooieS'
men a. well as women, are al work there.
rHE BLOCKADE OF VENUE
The Paris Non,,-uT announces the n.ocAdue "
Venice by Inc Austrian naval forces Inc o'0.A
AIDE was established on the 3lsi OIL
l,e,,.ls ton Venice Stale mat skfni'si' ,"oA
place on the 18th uil, between a parry ', 49,
trans, who had occupied The CaVdlu..ne'," a,
,yh.re they wanted 10 impose coniriou'ion VI
4 n0o ,iv,es and party OF Venetian troops, VINO
came up JUS, in tune 10 sop their proceedings
r,e ansltians had several men wounded, ana
were forced 10 retreat.
The las, accounts from Rome, oil Inc ~ UT,
staie ina, ALI communication was interrupted ne-
tween me Roman dominion and Naples. Inc
rrnmyifale inlended al one moment 10 transfer
mo seat Of their soyernmen, 10 Ancuna; but as
Rome wonid inevitably declare against them II
abandoned 10 ilseI lney had renounced MAT IN
len,ion. a
THE WARE SCHLESwIG.
AMERICAN NAVAL OFF Frs IN THE GERMAN
Sss.Icv-Oo The - Instant, the Danes renewed
N. Scnieswic- Ioisein war, without any inIlma
lion TO the mcdiatng parties but their hist enoi
was disastrous. On the 81 inst The Daii>h snip
OF war began to capture German vessels; wa, y,
dod eros Ell over from the island OF Al>rn, int
Scnleswig, driving before them The Schleswis.
Hos,eIn Troops by whom il was occupied bu
on the approach OF large bodies OF Prussian anc
oiher German troops, they appear 10 have sns.
pended their advanre; and those which had eros
sell over from Al,en are stated 10 have returned
10 that Island.
Meanwhile, an expedition, undertaken by the
DANISH navy, against The poTt oil Eckernorde
near The Sou,heIn extremity OF the duchy, mas
mad very disastrous termination. The ha boz
ut EckefnrurGe is one 81 the numerous esIuaIies
on he Eds east OF Scheswig, about ten miles
north vi the t der; the Town lies OF The South.
-ru >hure, upon promontory which closes ia
he eXuemny VI the inner mar, or. Into this very
awkward position The DANISH squadron deliberate.
ly sailed on TIE morning OF The l4;h instant, with
an easlefly or uorn-sasIery wind, which render
I'd il extremely difficult iur large sailing vessels
u
@nicn asiei IT five hours, in he course OF which
no gfea, mlschlel seems 10 have been done IL
the insurgents or their German auxi.iaries; bul
he Christian VII, ran aground, and the frigate
had her ruItsf >nut away. la ,his critical STU.
alton, a truce Of iwo hours vas granted 10 The
Danish adm,ra! by the German Commander; bul
lie Danes stem - have been unable IL quit the
narbof, and the Germans e,npoyed thai III ervol
81 Zine IL prepare batteries or hot shot Ter the
les ruciion al the vessels. In this enterprise
iuey wrie, Of course, successful, The ships oeins
j orally enlrappcd and accordingly, the Danish
man-u;-war was SCI on FIRE, All al last exploded
Win irehiul loss oil lie A portion Of the
crew were saved by The humane exerlions uf The
Duke of SAKE Cpburs
A rvemenl on land also failed and hese de-
'eais will, II IS supposed, insure negotiation Tor
Eeace.
rines, has accepted me post declined by Commo-
dofe Parker al Commander Of The German Ma
w. A number ol American naval Officers ale
ready 10 enter the German service.
There mas rreD serious affair IN The Sunde-
wit, al Ulaernp The German account is very
short. Ii states that QUO German troops, most
~ Hanoverans, were opposed 10 double the mum.
Der Of Danes, bu, on which side Inc Victory was
IS not SAID.
THE LATEST.
The news III the defeat Of III Germans by the
Dates is c,Efrmed. The former are even said
L" have lost sixteen pieces OF artillery, and many
s3li erS as PRISONERS
The English >'eamcrs from HrII would no
b. allowed entrance into Hamburger alter l2ln
April.
fhe Danes are stated 70 nave captured twenty
eigh, German SHIPS
From the London Times, April Is.
THE CAUSE OF The RENEWAL OF
THE WAR IN SCuLESWlG.
A story is cuFlenI III the diplomatic world,
wi h tele ence 10 Ire immediate caGs. OF he IT,
>umpiion OF hps.ries by IN. Danes, and the
proclamation OF the blockade OF the German
rofts, which admirably illustrates he mode in
winch these important duties ot mediator have
been discharged. The armisice between Dem
mark and Germany mad already been denounc
I'd, and was 10 terminate on the 2n 0f April
Wnen d courier iiom Copenhagen arrived in
London on The 70 OF March, VINO was the brar
ef OF The ina propositions Of the Danish gov
IN answer 10 he conditions offered by
the German pienipo;eGtiary. THIS communal
non was Immediately forwarded 10 line British
Secretary Tor Foreign Affairs as the medialins
power, and il was oi The more iinpor ance, not
only from the nature otis contents, but because
the Danish coulter was strictly ordered 10 leave
London with or without an answer 81 as 10 reach
Copenhagen again before The conclusion o. the ar
mislice. THIS period OF time, Short IN Itself, and
decisive as 10 Inc settlement OF the question, grad
uaiIy passed away. The courier lei, London no
notice having been taken oil the communication,
AID his return 10 D-nmatk was The ,gnal Tor he
nreciptate departure Of that expedition, which
has Cost In. lives VI several hun..red brave sea
md hp haf sch Hoe ~ ~ ,tS
Al lrne b, On The 18th March, me Queen happen.
ed 10 hold adfdwiDg-IOom, a; which some sort oil
personal explanation took place between the Mi
aisler> and he Diplomatsis. 1t was then ascer.
'ained lha! The ai-imponant despatch CT the Da-
n!sh Government, upon which he question VI
peace and war tur.>r has - been opened or
gcdG Y ! ii Pa',n-rsor ..dtlug the interval OF
TWO q! three days allowed iUf the answer No
answer a, all was therefore given. The German
remained in loa Ignorance that
any such proposals had been made as, on The
other hand the Danish Penipotenliary does no,
seem 10 have been clearly aPprised Of the extent
u the concession maze IN his favor. Thus tht
messenger OF &C ual war was allowed 10 leav,
his couniry, because i, had not suited The conve-
nience Of an Eosish Minister 10 read letter.
) large part mas inaivrrtence" play in the
affairs 0. Ea'io,s.
HUNGARY AND AUSTRIA.
VIcroRIoU, PRoaREss OF THE INSURGENTS
The vienna journal. Die PreSse, contain. po-
sitive contradiction Of the rumors Of Gen Bem's
defeat BY the Russians, and The flight of his
troops into Wallachla. Il appears on the con
trary, that the Austrian General, Puchner, sur
rounded by hostile population and hard pres
sed by the Magyar irregular forces, has thought
proper TO resign his command and place HIN.
sell under the protection OF the Russians in Wal.
lachia. He was accompanied BY three other
Austrian Generals and his troops were left 10
the care Of General kallani. The Russian for
ces at krnnsladt were very short of ammunition,
and preparing TO recross the frontier and return
10 wallachia. Their baggage had already left
for that province. Gen Bem was almost unds.
lurbed III the possession of the whole ofTransyl-
yania and preparing 10 take kronstadt the last
city IN that Kingdom which is still held by the
Austrian and Russian troops. Gen. Dcmbnski
has led his troops across the Danube, and threat.
ems The city OF Welssenberg, on the high road TO
Oien. In short, The positions OF the Austtians IN
Hungary aud the Crownlands is "a desperate as
il can be, and The Brestauer Zeitung asserts that