The Express.
London, England, 1849-04-11 00:00:00

lewd, took up a position "pante the southern bat-
tery, and claming upon it poured out volleys
of shot. This manoeuvre was decisive ; the battery
begin to fire red-hot shoo, whilst the Nassaurn of the battery
played with admirable precision upon the ste
vessel. The northern battery wee, meanwhile, en-
aged with the frigate, the war-steamer Geiser, being',
damaged to a cmaiderable extent, having-been taken
in tow by the Skirner, and carried out of the fight.
In order to escape the incommoding fire of
the field artillery, the Christian VIII. veered round
again, and, as it appears, very clumsily, for it ran
aground a second time, and got into such close
quarters erlth the southern battery, that every shot
told. As the vessel caught fire almost at the suns
time, ail prospects of prulonging the fight were
gone. Thus the Christian VIII., a man-of-
war of eighty-four guns, the finest verse'
of the Danish navy, and the pride of our arch-enemy,
was compelled to strike to a Schleswig battery of
four pieces, commanded by two sergeants; and it was
not long ere the frigate followed the examp'e. It was
now 7 o'clock. An immense hurraqig from all the
they batteries greeted this event, re-echoed by the
citizens of our town. Duke Ernest fer hwith dispatched
boats •to receive the prisoners and the wounded
of the enemy. The victory which is gained has no pa-
rallel on record. Duke Ernest, deeply affected, ex-
pressed his thanks to Capt. Tungmann, and embraced
him before the whole people.
Ten o'clock, p.m.—l open my letter to say a few words
about the conclusion of this dreadful drama. Boats are
con,tantly coming in with loads of prisoners. Their
number amounts now to 760, about ten times as many
an there are victors. Citizens and soldiers struggled
bard to save the Christian VIII. ; however, all their
efforts proved unavailing ; at eight o'clock the vessel
exploded. The glen illumined the country many
miles round. 200 Danes found a watery grave, and
among them, I am sorry to inform you, a Schleswig
sergeant who had commanded the southern battery.
We noble-hearted man bad remained on the vessel,
exerting himself to save the enemies of his country.
The German flag is hoisted on the frigate. Schleswig
mariners are sent for to man her. The commander of
the Christian VIII., Capt. Peludsn, surrendered his
sword to Duke Ernest, as well as dept. yer, of the
°teflon. The people, assembled in large numbers, by
respectful silence paid the tribute due to the misfor-
tune of these men, although they had come to throw
their country into misery. Better fur them if they
were buried with their comrades in the deep.
The loss of the Danes is 250 kulle3, 200 wounded,
and 760 prisoners. Among the latter all the officer'', I
the commander of whom (Paludan) ranks among et
the m-st distinguished of their navy, besides their
only vessel of the line and their best frigate, in all
130 guns. We have one dead, thirteen wounded, and
two horses killed.
It is impossible to ascribe this immense success to
human wisdom. However valiant the email band of
the Schleswigers and Nassaucrs have proved, it was
only by God's help that they could go forth victo-
rious from such an unequal struggle. This battle is
the judgment passed by God on an overbearing na-
tion, which came to bring perdition over Schleswig-
.".tein. God has defended the right !