New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-19
EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.
Denmark and the Dutehies. European Policy. Baron
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Times and me Royal Family.
London Correspondence Of The Tribune

Times and ne eyal Family
London Correspondents ofThe Tribune
LONDON, Friday, Augusta.
Mtssr, Greeley r MeEIrah;
GENTLEMEN AT the same time that the Sc.
cre!aries Of the Peace Congress are travelling ell
around Germany, for the purpose Of securing the
attendance Of the friends Of the cause at the next
Session to be he'd at Frankfort On the Main, War
has broken out between Denmark and Schleswig.
At the date Of my last letter General Wilisen had
published bis proclamation to the SchleGwig army
The two armies have since met on the field, and
the Scheswig men have lost the day at ldstedt
The conHic: was bloody and the number Of killed
and wounded on both sides is considerable. 1t
may be said that more hearty soldiers and better
troops have never faced each other. The bravery
and physical strength Of the Danes is well known.
They had 10, 900 men more than the Schleswtg ar.
my. In consideration Of their interlority in both
those respects the Schleswig men had 10 their favor
the excitement right or wrong ola acknowledged
iar.-lt is On purpose that do not say national
feeing-they had also the moral support Of all the
German party.
The relative positions Of the hostile forces 4"
they now stand, the last news being OF the 29th OF
July chow the Danes remaining At and about
Kropp, and the HolsGeiners behind the Wittenseo,
&, Schlcstedt jast at the junction Of he Eydsr
with the Holstein Canal. Unless an Intervention
takes place from Russia, which would be the case
if the war happened TO last much longer we can
expect at leaG: another bate, bat ending no
doubt, in decisiye victory OF tue Danes. You
know that England, France and Russia have
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mark in conformity with the treaties OF Vioans SIS
Prussia las entered n protest AMI it is believed
that, although in stronger dssenson than ever
with its rising rival power in Germany, Aussris
las protested also, according to her pre;en.ion %
be still at the Head Of { still existing Germ auic
Confederation.
BeEideE the warlike conflict between Denmark
and Schleswig, there is diplomatic conflict be.
tween the great Powers who arc parties to
The treaties Of 1915 The ratification Oi tie treaty
Of peace between Prussia and Denmark, the for
mer Power acting in tie name Of Germany, meets
with difficulties almost insurmoun.able. Prussia
les concluded the peace in her own name and ia
that Of the Germanic Confederation, agreesbly to
the full powers Issued by the then competent
authority, the Central Commission, on the Goth OF
| January last under the express reservation Of 4
consent 10 be procured from all the members OF the
BUnd. The term for the power Of the Central
Commission having expired before the conclusion
| OF the peace, tho Powers hostile to the plans OF
Prussia have declared her full powers invalid.
| Austria and her followers thus pretend that the
Plenum at Frankfort is the only authority that
! give validity to the treaty, while Prussia refuses
70 this incomplete Plenum any legal authority.
The pubic attention In Epgls has been almost
/ Il. 81
Rothschilds admitiance into Parliament Az
said in my last letter, Baron ROthschild presented
himself on Saturday, the 9Th July. at the table
the House Of Commons. He was assisted By hi.
friends Messrs Abel Smith. NJ p. banker 10 III,
City and Oh Wood. The Baron signGed his de