New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-02
EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.

&u6oFE2N aEtA1bsS.
The details of the news fl, m Eur ,pe nv the
Gernania and the New York i stiff, the concise
announcement of the telegraph. that war could
not be much longer ayerted. Theoretically hos
tilities had already commenced. The formalities
which terminate state of neaoe and which are
the evidences of a state Of war had already been
observed and only the actual collision was neoes-
sary to give effect to the picture. Ihad been sup
posed that the first aotuaI clash of arms would oc
cur in Holstein; and Prussia, in fact selected that
point for her initial demonstration. The Gastein
convention, entered into few months ago. pro
yi5ed that Austrian troops should professionally.
oeoupy Holstein, whilst Schleswie should remain.
for the time being, under the protectozate of
Prussia. On the llth inst, Prussian force
under General Manteuael entered Holstein.
The Austrans unable to resist, retired before the
invaders, and General Manteuffel arrested the
Holstein commissioner, and dispersed the estates
of tie duchy, then in session. These proceedings
settle the vexe question for at least a time.
Henceforth, unless Prussia shall be forced, either
ty war or diplomacy, to reliuauish her grasp upon
them, the Elbe duchies will constitute portion of
| the Prussian monarchy. Count Bismarck has gained
his point without even battle The coveted States
IN YlYnt
| pore, achieved the object for which her minister
has so long sehemed and fought and intrigued. But
this victory the greater that it is. will the more
| arouse the animosity Of Austria, and rritate the
minor German States, which had hoped for the
accession to the Bund Of Schleswig and Holstein,
as independent powers 1t is extremely probable
that the determination of the Diet to mobilize the
federal army was precipitated by the Prussian
movement on Hostein and that it involves a
strict alliance between Austria and the confeder
alton. The very day before the motion for
mobilization was made Prussia had addressed a
dispatch to the German governments nro.
posing a reform OF the Bund. The most
important suggestions were The Austrian
provinces, and likewise those beIonoinr IL
the Netherlands, no longer 10 form nart
of the Germanio confederation: the consent of
the German sovereigns, and Of at least two
thirds of the population, to be necessary before
war can be declared by Germany the naval forces
Of Germany III the North Sea and Baltic n IA
placed under the control of Prussia. KEEL and
Jahde to be declared federal war ports. III 81.
eral land forces to be divided, and the Northern
army to be placed under the command Of the
kings of Prussia and Bavaria as federal comman.
dersin-chief both in times of war and peaae the
FeidtiuuS Oh AuSITlh TO tl6 confederation
to be adjusted by German parliament.
These proposals illustrate the domineerinr ana
arro,spt snirit ne p;s,,oro1 o,7 49, 80.
$50 ttlt -. CIV Al"'o"'9 pieI'y
oIe"it tnas = ussla hau ihaue up her MIND to
dissolution Of the existing confederation even
before her formal notice was riyen IF ia not 1ila1
+ba+ tbasa rro,osals ,;i1 III. =. .,:-.-,.,
80 80 ~ 10 ui9'usSeu' VI
even taken INTO consideration The result of the
war will, probably settle the questions involved |
n, -
,,o,,, ,;II $1,000 -, IT :. -
navy "HL pe aoquiFeu NY FFussla In the North sea
ana the baiuc, or thaf the kings of Prussia and |
Bavaria will be oommanders-in chief of the armies
of Northern Germany
a. a coroIIarr 70 fbo ,,roooo7;,,,. H.. -
- ! :, y II PooeouinsS aooNe neh-
eioHeu' fIussla was ABOUT 10 send an utlmatum to
Austria but the Imperial government anticipated
the missiye by withdrawing their ambaesador from,
Berlin nrocaa5;nr "a tbis I,i,7
.-,-if1 49,? A+4N u"'' nv Heees-
safliy Imply war but IN this case it seems to be
actually the coneomitant of hostilities The armies
are in motion and at any monapt 7ve NOV l,oon
tbo4 A7,,+r;o,, 60 49, may ne@l
a. italian ann, as in,ao5 49, iiu 'n"'
T., tbis co,rso+o1, . -,
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NanoIson mo ~ of 1T " rue hlgeror
r,,tiio. l'''ei nas lo' Deen
gboIv tlo+ Tronoo oluon seems TO
sbe will bs called on ~ ta1. tie onlens "hen
Had tbs conforeroa s ~ Jug oonlilct'