The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-25
The War in Europe-Napoicen's Present
Position.

1t will be seen by The latest European ad
vices that the German troops have trlumphed
in their engagement with the Danes, the latter
having retreated from their former line Of de.
fence, the Dannewerk, which Is now in pos.
session OF the invaders In Denmark the agita-
| ton of the people is on the increase. Their
| resentment occasoned by the retreat of the
Danish troops was 30 great as to force the King
| to recall the general in command OF the forces.
His proceedings were deemed inexplicablc
from bis having evacuated SchleswIg without
making such defence as should have been at
tempted. Events of Importance must soon
take place in Europe The success Of the Ger
mans will cause the great Powers to interfere
either to compel peace or to take sides in
general war. France and England will now be
forced to act. aud upon them depends tho fate
OF Europe. but more particularly upon France,
as she in reality has the power aud commands
the situation.
England has made remonstrances to the
Pruss;an government, the latter having broken
the treaty to which il was a party. France
can Of course make the same complaints, a. she
signed the same treaty; but she will it is likely,
adopt more serious method Of signifying her
discomfort A French army Of observation"
will march into the Rhensh provinces. and
Germany will lose them. The Confederation has
begun the war. broken the peace Of Europe,
and none can tel where-tho movement may
not extend The Italian journals boast that
they can send into the Geld an army Of two
hundred and fifty thousand troops Kossuth
and Garbaldi will stir up Hungary. while
Denmark, aided by England France and
| Sweden, may yet turn the tables and infict
upon Germany q serious defeat 1t is evident
that the Powers Of Europe are rapidly drifting
into struggle which must become general.
| In all this threatened turmoil France seems
| Napoleon. He was on the brink OF ruin. but
has been saved by the attack which Germany
has made on poor, weak Denmark.
When Napoleon heard Of the commence
ment Of hostilities between the Germans and
| the Danes, he said to his marshals. I" This does
| not concern US. We shall not NEEDLE In this
affair" Like q man rowing boat, the En-
| Germany will soon learn to her cost. The time
seems near at hand when the triumph Of Napo-
leon will be complete. He will increase bis
power, humble Germany, get rid Of Macmillan
and the Mexican middle, act aside Theirs and
the opposition, and make England more than
ever DESTROYS Of an alliance with him; aud all
this because the Confederation have become
too covstous, and by their onslaught upon
Denmark thrown the balance OF power into
the hands Of France.
GENERAL SgERMAs's EXPEDITION Sous DoCBI
AS TO 1rs DESTINATION. find 10 the Rich.
mond Examiner Of the Goth the following para
graph concerning the force Of General Sber-
man which had pushed forward 10 Quitmso
Mississippi, az II moving for Mobile
An oGBcal despatch also 10 the course d
tue day (bs l0b) which tho eoemys demonssra
ton at Quitman 10 very unimpottant Affair. Former
commanding al Mobc) reported yesterday that he had
close Reconnaissance OF the cuemys force AZ thai
point fQutman which about hundred miies from
Mobie-and that IL did bot number more than thousand
men. The whole AFFAIR was probably raid on som'
trestswork Of the Mobile and ONO Railroad
1t probable, therefore, that General Sher
man Is operating in Mississippi to distract and
divide the forces Of Joe Johnston In Georgia
We feel sense OF relief under this impression
for his reported movement for Mobile will
thirty.6ve thousand men, In light marching
order with az utterly destitute country Of a
hundred uoiles heforo him was strongly suRRes