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

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.

We have received our Hamburg papers and corres-
pondence of the Bth inst. We learn front them that
on the Bth inst. two skirmishes took place in the
Sundewitt, between the Germans and the Danes,
though without a definitive result for either party.
The following is from our correspondent :
"HA BURG, Aram 9.
"Lest night's train did not bring any news from
the seat of war, except that a Danish steamer had got
into the port of Eckernforde with a flag of truce, to
ascertain the name of the vessel blown up on the sth
lust., the number of prisoners, &c. After having re-
ceived proper answers to those inquiries she went
back to sea. The prisoners amount to 611, in:lading
40 officers. Coesiclering the Christian VIII. was an
84 line or-battle ship, and the Gefion being a 42 gun-
frigate, they must have mustered together, if com-
pletely manned, more than amble that number ;
eoesequently the loss of life is no doubt much larger
than was supposed at first. Their plan was, as now
stated, to bombard the town, and, when that
job was dons, to go round to Kiel and reeve
that town the same, for which pions work Good
Friday was fixed. At the same time troops from the
trumpets were to be landed near Balk, which is
eituated at abut an equal distance from both towns.
But, in consequecce of the diameter, the latter part of
the combined plan was not executed. People
who were et Kiel on Friday say the town was quite
deserted, and uo conveyance to be bad either for love
or money, every one going to Eckernforde. The road,
they say, looked like a crowded promenade. Those
who were not so fortunate as to get a seat on a vehicle
or animal of some sort, girded their loins and went
on foot, though ;he distance is about twenty English
mike. The G. fion was, according to these Fo-1
winders, moved into the inner port, the guns, &c.,
taken on shore, for the purpose of examining what
damage she had suffered, and repair her if advisable.
0 A regiment of Prussian infantry arrived yester-
day from Berlin, and marched out at five o'clock tide
awning, to b 3 forwarded by en extra train from
Alton* to the north. They carry percussion muskets.
es
most of the Pi ussisn infantry I lately observed de.
By this morning's train I learn that 611 primers
were meet from Eckernforde to Rendsburg; to what
number the wounded, the sick, and those who re-
maned behicd for other reasons amounted to is not
mentioned.
" The town of Hadersleben was evacuated by the
Danes the day before yesterday, and taken possession
of by the Germane.
From Flensburg they write, under yesterday's
date, that the day before two skirmishes took pleas
off the Sundewitt peninsula; one near Uldernp, and
the other Dm Bittup. The German troops engaged.
cousin' dog of several battalions of Hanoverian (the
Gaoler rifleman amongst them) and the Badness,
mustering together about 6,000 men, while the Danes
had about double that number. The fightinurere
very hard, bat without important reunite.

were, however, some Danish taken prisoner', and
amongst them two officers. Other cunaltiss are not
stated.
" AtAltorta they're expecting the Eckernforde pri-
soners. Such iek soldiers as could be removed from
the hospitals near the seat of war in Schleswig were
sent there last week sad the week before. Our neigh-
bouring town is making heavy sacrifices in the oom-
mon came, besides the injury done to its trade in
various ways. As far as the latter gees, our city and
all the commercial places of Germany are fetlow-
sufferer", particularly seaport towns. I need not add
that England is materially injured, though in an in-
direct way, by this unfortunate wart and until it
broke oat again we flattered ourselves that she would
have sufficient influence upon Denmark to prevent
" Letters arrived from Copenhagen yesterday con-
tradict the rep-at given by a newspaper that captured
German merchant vessels had been brought up
there."