Telegraphic despatches with the "latest news," from various quarters, are
given in the morning papers.
Dantzie, Friday.—" The frigate Desperate, Captain D'Eyncourt, has ar- rived here. She left the fleet on the 7th. After Hango had been bom- barded, without success, the fleet proceeded to HelsinglOrs."
Hamburg, Friday.—" It is reported here, on very respectable authority, and generally believed, that Sweden has declared openly against Russia, and has recalled her Minister from St. Petersburg."
Vienna, Friday.—"It is credibly rumoured that the conference with the King of Prussia is held because a negative answer is expected from Russia, and the Emperor of Austria is unwilling to renew the summons.
"The Oat. Correspondenz states that it has intelligence from Czernowitz, in the Bukowina, by which it becomes evident that Russia meditates an attack upon Austria.
"The position of the Austrian Embassy in St. Petersburg was painful in the extreme."
Czernowitz, June 7.—" Marshal Paskiewitsch transfers his head-quarters to Jassy on the 12th. The Russian infantry regiment Marousky, with three batteries and the brigade staff of the Tenth infantry division, has been ordered from Firgut-Formos to Bokani. The Second regiment of Lancers has been counter-ordered from Waslin and Berled to Firgut-Formos, via Jassy ; and one regiment of Rifles, one battery, and one company of Cossacks, from Westin to Roscbietry, via Leova."
Hermanstadt, June 9.—" Cossack pickets occupy the mountain passes on the Moldo-Transylvanian frontier.
"The Russians withdraw from the Aluta to the interior of Larger Wal- lachia. The Turks retire again from Lesser Wallachia to concentrate at Ralafat."
Berlin, June 6.—" The Due de Cobourg has returned to his residence. The intention of his mission was to make the Cabinet of Berlin perfectly un- derstand, in the name of the Austrian Government, that the latter was re- solved, in the event of an unsatisfactory answer from St. Petersburg, to have recourse to such coercive measures as should give effect to the political con- sequences involved in the Austro-Prussian treaty. The Duo de Cobourg acquitted himself of this duty in the course of several conferences with the King of Prussia and his Ministers."
At a sitting of the German Diet on the 24th May, the representative of Bavaria declared that his Government recognized in the Austro-Prus- Bien treaty a union which can alone guarantee German interests. A re- solution in the same sense was adopted by the Diet, and it is declared that "the confederated estates will remain faithfully united together" in any future trials.
The King of Greece has granted an amnesty to all the officers who have broken their leave and taken part in the insurrection, and to all officers who have left the service in compliance with a request preferred by them in consequence of recent events, provided they surrender within a month. The latter class of officers will be restored to their rank.
It is reported on the authority of letters from St. Petersburg, dated June 1, and from Itostocic, dated June 4, that English vessels of war have been seen taking soundings near Cronstadt ; and that the French fteet were in sight off Wamemunde, steering towards the North-east.
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