Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-10-31
FOREIGN NEWS.
Arrival Of the Asia.
EvENDAYSLATER FROM EURO

The Asia arrived at New York at 1919
o'clock on Wednesday morning, with I65
passengers. She Ieti Liverpool OIL the 18th.
The Asia arrived out on the 9Th at mid.
night after splendid run; and the Pacific
on the 10Th 10 less than VI days
An effort was about to BE- made to connect
Canada and Great Britain by lire OF steam
ships.
Franco Crisis = A ielegraphic despatch
from Paris says it is stated as positive that
decision respecting the Holstein question has
been come TO by France, England, Austria
ana me German states in favor Of Denmark.
and that the Duchies will be informed Ihat
they must refrain from further hostiliIies.--
The president of France has determined to
act in the affair in concert with England.
At the review on Thursday there was
grand military spectacle OF an extraordinary
character; and il is impossible 10 conceal the
fact that good deal of uneasiness prevail
ed lest Napoleon should place himself at The
head of the troops and march to the Tuile-
ries. There were $4,000 troops present,
and cries of 'Viye lie President were beard
frequently, but the republic was not cbeered.
The breach between the president and the
! assembly is widening; and that body will
! probably be called together al an earlier day
than was intended.
| That crisis OF some sort is imminent is
apparent from the decline in French funds,
Inc sudden arrival OF a large number Of dep
u'les IN Paris, and the undisguised manner
10 winch Napoleon avows his in,ention.-
whenever he appears in pnblic Two cuiras-
s!ers with loaded pistols preceGe his car
rage.
Step by step Louis Napoleon appears TO
be advancing in his ambitious career. One
splendid review succeeds another. Vast
masses OF troops are brought together
Wine, cigars, sausaees. seasoned with Quasi
improved smiles aud affabliiy, are dealt on,
to them with profusion, and The Bonnparlist
journals, with grenl simplicity. say they see
nothing unusual in these proceedings.
Hoaand.-The states general was opened
at the Hague by the king in person on the
Ith. The speech was of a favorable cIiarac-
ter.
Portugal. The rumors of an intended
military nnsurrection had died away. Com,
Martins squadron was in the Tagus on the
; Goth.
| Hdiy.-On the 30Ih September Dr.. Wise
man was named a cardinal at a copsistory
at Rome, under the title Of archbishop OF
Westminster. The ceremony of investing
| him with the cap was performed with great
pomp. Ten out of the fourteen present car
dlnals have been chosen from foreign states.
Germany continues excited, while Austria
! and Prussia are Oh the verge of civil war
, The commission of iesse Cassel renders
the German power everywhere precarious.
Al Hesse Cassel, desPotic measures were
used 10 irriiate the people TO deeds oi
I violence, and as pretextto, Austrian and
Pruss'an interference. Gen Haynau is I'M
der arrest i'll his own house al Cassel.
Austria, Saxony Bavaria and Wiriemburg
have entered into an offensive and defensive
alliance. Bavaria is TO assist the eleclor
HesSe Cassel with troops by order OF tie
Frankfurt assembly. Thus II is the fnten-
lion OF Prussia to resist. Ii is thonght this
affair will bring the German question to a
crisis.
E Denmark and the Dltchies'-The HoIstein-
|. ers have failed in their attempt TO take Fred
= erIchstadt; but they have been repused in
!, such decisive manner, with the loss Of be-
sieglug guns and al least 600 killed, thu,
+ their cause now seemed hopeless.
q Gen. Willisen and Col. Vantann, after j
: days lneffectua, bombardment, during which
: time the Danes most gallant defence, al
length advanced by regular parallel and
I trench The Danes appeared TO slack and
HE and allow The enemy 10 advance, wien
, the besieeed opened Il terrific line of bate
ries, which spread universal carnage, and af-
, Ter some hard fighting the Holsleinrrs we're
Obliged TO retreat.
, General Wlsen writes his dispatches in
a very dispirlted tone, and the Hulsieine Us
now md that they want funds and have
made most unjust appeal to United Ger
| many.