Washington telegraph., 1864-03-30

EUROPEAN ArsAlRs.-Austria and
Prussia have taken ground sgreeably te
the Diet in the fulfillment of the threat.
ensd execution, and blood has been shed;
blood of Austrian, PrussiAu and Dane, 10
the trst real conflict of arms Il tM nev.
ertheless still believed, notwithsta pding
this first belligerenI demo onstration, that Z
settlement of the dispute about the dutch.
les will yet be made. and this belief is
strengthened by the declaration of Earl
Russell, that British armed interference
in the embroglio, was out of the question,
and OF all omission, iu the speech from
the throne, of reference to the fact of war
existing. 1t is probable that the debate
on the address, in answer to the queen s
speech, will throw some light on the
whole subject which, as at present situa.
ted, is far from being iutelligible. Much
stress is laid on the expressed or presumed
resolution of Bonaparte to withhold his
cooperation from England in the settle.
ment OF the vexed question; thus, as it is
made to appear, embarrassing that power
in her desire to shelter Denmark from the
effects of the formidable invasion now
upon her froutiers or on her territory.
We cannot perceive anything very oh.
structive Of British. policy in these repre-.
sentations if absolutely true; for the value
OF French cooperation in such complica-
tions as the Schleswig- Holstein could only
be in'the event of Eusland's contemplating
active hostlities on the part Of Denmark
contingency the evidence to show the
anticipated occurrence of which is no.
where to be seen. On the contrary, the
Inactivity Of Bonaparte's government, SO
much dwels upon by letter-writers, is
rather Inferred than shown, aud we shall
not be surprised to hear, IN spite or all re-
ports aad rumors to the contrary, that the
msgnate of the Tuileries is more watch.
ful and sol .citous, about the situation in
the dutchies than his friend Palmerstoo
eau possibly be. Let US look at the in.
terest of France aud Great Britain in con
nection with this disruption. The frs,
has military objects and territorial designs
which make it indifferent, comparatively,
to the maintenance Of peace with the two
great German powers; Britain, on the 9th.
er hand, has no objects of the sort to be
promoted; why, then should ber states.
Danish commotion with France, when nc
advantage would accrue to them in their
endeavor to compel Austria and Prussia
to accept q settlement unless they were
prepared-which they declare they are
not-to enforce them by military means!
British states men will never be willingly
found ON the side of Frar ce in war with
Germany, no matter how grievously the
latter may offeud her; ard Napoleon will
be the oldest man on earth if he lives uu.
til British army assists him to the acqui.
si,ion of the Rheuish provinces OF Pru=.
sia. But Britain, on the o:her hand, eau
NOT fail to be pecuniarily large gamer
from the war just commenced; for should
she not be able to induce Austria and
Prussia to accept moderate views and
adopt a conciliatory policy towards Dem
mark, all the marSti,ne commerce of the
German empire will necessarily pass into
her hands. 1t will not be loug before a
maratime power like Denmark will make
her strength on the ocean felt, and Daut.
zic aud Trieste will no longer enrich Aus.
tria and Prussia by their foreign commerce
This important matter is entirely over.
looked or ignored by the letter writers,
who, in pursuit of mares nests, utterly
disregard all common sense considera.
tious. For these and other reasons which
will present themselves to every reader OF
history, nothing is more improbable THAI
war of any magnitude,o ,or indeed of more
Importance than few indecisire out.
post skirnishes between the troops OF
Denmark and their powerful, or, as We
may without exageration say, their over
powering invaders; aud We, therefore,
continue of the opinion We have hereto.
fore expressed, that nothing more serious
than ruffling of the military surface OF
Europe need at this time be apprehended
New Orleans Delta.
Cairo, March 2-C. L. Irous, clerk Of
the steamer j. S. Pringle, informs me
while that steamer was on a foragiug ex-
pedition at Johnston's plantation at Tecu.
mach landing, five miles above Graud
Lake, Mississippi, on the 14th ultimo, a
band Of sixty wel[mounted guerrillas,
dressed in Federal uniform, made dash
upon aud surprised one company of the
lst Mississippi infantry (colored), who
were standing guard about mile aud q
half from the main bsdy of the foragipg
party, capturing aud disarmiog them be.
fore assistance could be rendered, and all
were killed or mortally wounded, excep,
two who feigned death.
Lieutenant Cox and Sergeant Spencer,
white officers, we're ordered to strip, and
then shot. Some of the negro soldiers
were pinned to the ground with bayonets
thrust through them. Others had their
brains Knocked out, and others again
we're shot through the top of their heads
while on their knees begging for quarters
The guerrilIss made their escape without
losing a man.
After our dead were buried, the princely
mansion on the abandoned plantation
around which the guard had been plsceG
and no one allowed to enter or iojure pre-
vious to the slaughter of our troops, wa,
now fred, and the new and elegant fur
niture, bills Of which, alone, found in tn.
houae amounted To $4,000. vaa CON