Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-02-22
By Telegraph.
REPORTED FOR THE DAILY EMPIRE
NI0HT TOTES.
European News.

| thb lOIelBh pOHCy VI Tue NONeTumenti Cou-
tendisg ii was injurious and humiliating to
England. The rejection of the Emperor Ma
poleons proposal for European Congress,
and of his invitation to recognize the Govern
ment of tho Confederate States, together with
fruitless negotiations with Russia in regard TO
Poland, aud the interference in the Dano-Ger-
man difficulty, were seyerally referred to; and
although he did not oppose the address, he
specially censured Russelrs foreign policy.
! Earl Russell, in reply, explained the Daho-
German difficulty, and showed England was
quite unfettered IN the matter, never having
given the slightest promise of assistance to
! Denmark.
Earl Grey condemned the bombardment of
Kagasims. aud thought Denmark had been
encouraged to look for assistance from Eng
land in the House of Commons
D'lsraeli spoke, assailing the foreign policy
Of the Government
Palmerston replied vigorously, defending
| the course OF Russell
Gladstone explained the promise Of Eng
land to stand by Denmark was given under
circumstances different from those which CON
troll the present war
The Queens speech is said to have caused
the most bitter disappointment in Denmark,
Lord q. Manners expressed the hope that the
Government would lose no opportunity in
giving friendly advice to the American belig-
ereuts with view to ending the bloody con
test
1T is stated that the Alexandria case will be
taken before the House of Lords, whatever
the decision may be of the EXchequer Cham
bers, it being the wish of all parties to have
the law, on this difficult case, settled by the
highest legal authority.
The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce have
been discussing the alleged system of nomi-
nally transferring American ships tothe Bri-
tish flag and by this evasion OF law, avoiding
risk OF capture. The subject was finally re-
ferred 10 committee, to make report thereon.
Marshal Wrangle has issued a proclamation
to the Schleswigers, saying the civil commits
sioners OF Austria and Prussia will assume the
administration of the duchy of Schleswg only,
and not, as had been stated, of Schleswig and
Holstein.
The London Times says the British Gov
ernment few days since made to the two
German Powers proposition which deprived
them of every possible ground for hostilites.
England Offered to guarantee the fulfllment
OF the required conditions, and to embody
German principles as to the Government of
Schleswig Holstein in the protocol to be sign
ed by the sgners of the treaty of 1912 When,
therefore, the troops of the two German Pow
ers passed the Elder, those Government
knew that all they had demanded had been
conceded but guaranteed by lirstrate power
which had been the chief adviser Of Denmark,
and possessed the power of enforcing its own
opinion. Can it then be said the war on which
the parties entered is lther than useless car
mage. But with the antagonism between the
Danes and Germans, heated by mutual slaugh-
| sa, kav, H..
sells will be listened to by either side The
proceedings on the Sd inst against Schleswig
are reported as follows, in an official bulletin
from Russian Hesdquarter. The Austrian
vanguard, led by Gen. Won Gablenz in person,
with the vanguard of the Russian guards, ad.
vanced against Schleswig; at the third charge
with the bayonet the allies repulsed the Danes,
posted between Latlorf and Guttorf, and
stormed Konigsberg and Olerselk. The at
tacking force captured rifed gun and pene-
trated onward till beneath the fire of the can
non arming the Danish earthwOrks The los
ses are inconsiderable.
Another account asserts that the German
loss was very great The attack was contin-
ued on tho 18th, without making much i'm
preston on the Danish Ines. 1t is positively
known that the King of Denmark had left
Scheswig and arrived at Sonderberg The
loss of the Austrians in the storming OF Jage
is stated at four hundred, including many Of
fcers A false guide conducted the Prussians
against the Austriahs, and they fired on each
other The Danes had altogether about ten
thousand hOrs du combat at Schleswg, of
which three hundred we're killed and wound
cd, aud seven hundred are i'll from Indictment
weather The loss Of the Anstrians at latest
dates was three hundred officers and five
hundred and nineteen men. Ii is asserted
that the Danes have sent oouriers after Rus
sian vessels Duke Frederick has been pro.
claimed at EickenfOrds and Scuranger in
Schleswig. The Austrian ReiohsradLh had
expressed its sympathy for the armyin Schles-
wig, and granted an extraordinary credit Of
four hundred thousand florins.
The buoyancy of English funds under the
pacific parliamentary debates continues, but
yesterdays improvement Of half per cent. in
consOls was barely supported to-day. Amer
lean securities are very fiat and dropping
Generals MsCOOk and crIttendsn Vindi-
Gated.
| LOUISVILLE, February 2l.--Quite a number
of delegates to the Freedom Convention at
Louisville have arrived, and many more are
expected before morning.
| A number Of negroes from Christian county
are making their way towards ClarksVille; to-
enlist under the Federals.
The. Court of Inquiry in the case Of Gsner-
ais McCook and Crittenden will probably Ad-
journ tomorrow Outsiders say both Gener-
ais will be thoroughly vindicated as military
men
Allreports that the Louisville Journal has
been or will be sold to the Republicans, ere