The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-09-05
FOREIGN NEWS.


Halifax on Thursday last. Annexed will
be found an abstract of her news:
Engla1,d.-Amongt the important bills
introduced by the Ministry, which have
fallen through, is the Jewish Emancipa-
tion bill, the Savings Bank bull. and the
Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland abohtition
bill.
Alta concert given at Liverpool, on
Friday, by Jenny Lind, the house was
crowded 10 suffocation, and tickets sold at
a high rate of premium. She is said to
be more beautiful and accomplished
than ever.
Fance.-Accnunts from the Provinces
state that me weather is exceedingly wei
and unfavorable for harvesting, in conse-
quence Of which there had been an ad-
vance of 2s Cd the sack. The commerce
of Paris still continues 20 pro gress favora-
bly,. The manufacturers nave sufficient
orders on their books TO occupy all their
hands, while some branches find a diff
Guilty in procuring operatives to supply the
demand.
Denmark and the Duchies.-One &C
count from head quarters represents that
slight engagement had taken place on
the Sth. 1t was mere affair of outposts,
though at first it was supposed the whole
DANISH line was IN motion. The attack
on the part of the Danes was preclPlta~
ted on account of an explosion OF the lab
oratory of the artillery of Gen. Willisen,
by which there was great loss of life and
property; 81 persons killed by the exPlo-
sion have been buried, & 35 were wound
ed, some severely, and IL put down as
missing. Many bodies were so mangled
that they could not be Identified. Twen-
ty-two cadets of the Artillery School
are among the killed. Scarcely house
in town has entirly escaped faom the con-
cussion. The effects of the catastrophe
on the public mind had been very depres-
sing
About noon on Thursday, the day on
which explosion took place, the Danish
General advanced large bodies of men
to the very verge of the right wing OF the
Schleswig Holstein position. The latter
retreated to the main body, behind the
bridge, and a sharp struggle ensued,
which gradually extended itself along the
right wing to the eastward as far as the
Davens.edt. IL lasted for some hours
The Danes outnumbered the Schles swig
Holsteiners, but the latter advanced upon
the Danes with fixed bayonnets. and with
loud hurrahs drove them from their
shelter. The Danes fed in such hurry
that they left behind their killed and
wounded, which is, with them, most
unusual circumstance.
Dates from Hamburger, OF the 18th,
state that it has been determined to re-
move the Department OF War from Rul
to Renssburg. Intelligence from the seat
of war is to the effect that cessation Of
hostilties has taken place between the bel
ligerent parties, and that negotiations
were on foot at Schleswig, between the
English and French and Russian ENJOYS,
In order to put an end to the effusion o!
blood.
From Copenhagen, it is stated the King
of Denmark, amid all this broil & trou bic,
has been pursuing his usual amours and
dissipations, and that denouement has
been his clandestine marriage with
lovely and fascinating dress-ma.ker of
that city.
Russia.-From St. Petersburg and
Cracow We learn that the population Of
these places were actively engaged in re-
pairing their respective cities from the
effects of the late confagration. The
demange done has oeen found to be
greater than was at list reported.
.4ustria-The news fIom Austria pre-
sents little of genera! interest. The Court
OF Vienna appears to be struggling how to
gain preponderance in German affairs,
but as yet without much success.
The butcher Haynau has retired from
the Austrian dominions to join the trail
tor Gorgey in his exile.
Spai..-The Cortes mas been dissolved,
and new elections will take place. Lord
Howden, the English Minister, has been
we'll received by ihe Queen. Her Majesty
has completely recovered
Hau.-It is said that the whole of the
great powers recommend the Pope to
grant a constitution to the States of the
Church on the model of that one Austria
given to the Lombard Venitian King
dom.
We have nothing new from Portugal
or other parts of the continent.