The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-29
Naval Engagement on tho Coast Of
England.

"A FHUebIAN VESrEL GAfTUhkD bANish hhNeOr-
IGrsa. Yarmouth Feb. I2l correspondence Of London
vailed this port In consequence Of ruors that several
Danish vessels OF cruising outside for the pur
POSE OF nterceptng Austrian and Prussan merchant
sells trading 10 English ports. On Monday the sound OF
distant cannonadng At sea ds,incty,heard loves
tof, and confidently stated that naval engage
ment had taken place between the hostile Powers Ths
report though confirmed hss received somo support
from the fact that large Danish frgac accompanied by
This coast on wednesday These vessels turned
the Danish corvette yes Juo 400 men and guns and
powerful iron clad gunboat According 70 Official intel
ecnce received here this morning they capt ured yes
tcrday evening Prussian vessel and, having removed
her crew and put prize crew on board proceeded TO
orfordness, with master OF nshipg smack az pilot
Lord Palmerston ON Eng lands Position.
on the 18th instant Lord Palmerston In reply to ques
lion in the House OF Commons, said II think We seem
70 be getting very much into special pleading Cheers
adhere entirely 10 the statement which the honorable
gentleman has read, and adhere 70 tho plain gramma
cal meaning Of the words OF that statement. (Hear,
hear) What We proposed was that there should be q
protocol signed in London, In which protocol Denmark
should give diplomatic engagement which might be more
satsfactory 70 Austria aud Prussia than the direct pro-
misee them which they appeared TO think were not
sonicenty s.'Opg.tha. n that protocol penm srs
Prussia, taken 10 the presence OF The other Powers,
70 revoke the constitution ~ 5000 az the Rgsraad
We proposed that England, France, Russia and
being witnesses TO that engagement Austria and
Prussia should accept that diplomatic security IN lieu Of
gave no guarantee. (Hear, hear.) England gave no
guarantee other than beng witness TO the engagement,
which vcsld have been more binding upon Denmark
than simple assertion made her part 70 Austria and
Prussia. We thought that reasonable proposal, and
We thought that very sufficient security bsu Austrtd
and Prsaa being tsu UPON o6atnSg great and
treat m,ary glory and thinking that hat 10 BE- got BY
attacking the snail State Of Denmark (boar hear do.
cned that proposal and said that u was TOO late.
never said that gland give any other guarantee
Than the security which Austria and Prussia would have
obtained by The formal and diplomatic engagement OF
renmark made the presence Of the other POWERS VINO
we're Witnesses to H. and the consequent greater moral
obligation on the part OF denmark TO make good than
would otherwise have existed, -,
lord CrcT, asked tho noble lord whether he could
give the House any Information az statement whch
had appeared ~ newspaper which was supposed 70 DC
welt informed that armistce had been proposed by
the British government upon the basis OF the evacuon
VI Scbeswg barring tho island o. Ascn, by the Danes.
lie wished 10 know whether any such proposal had
ernanssed from The BsitIsh go,ctnmont
Lord PAtnRRsroa-- Her Macetvs government, n con