The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-08 00:00:00

Reply.

Headquarters, Hadersleben, March 2.
In reply to your Excellency's honoured letter of the 29th
of February, I beg to say that the town of Kolding, and
some neighbouring villages south of the Kolding-Au, have
been occupied for the present by the advanced posts of this
army to cover the troops now in occupation of North
Schleswig.

For the supply of rations, in conformity with regulations,
to the troops quartered on Jutland territory, requisitions
are sent to the Hardesvoigt of Folding, to whom it is
left at liberty to decide on the manner in which he shall
impose the requisitions among the parishes of Jutland.
Should your Excellency desire to see the inhabitants of
Jutland relieved from these burdens, which also is my wish,
the capture of German merchant vessels on the open sea
must immediately be discontinued on the side of Denmark.

While leaving it to you to make a report to this effect to
the Danish Government, I have the honour, &c,,

VON WRANGEL, General Field-Alarshal.
To his Excellency Lieutenant. General Von Hegermann
Lindencron, &c.

I am confirmed in my belief that the attempted
Conference has had to do with the slackening of
preparations for prosecuting the campaign by an
attack on Duppel ; but I think you will find that
if in a very few days something has not been
arranged by the diplomatists the cannon will again
begin to speak. The field-batteries, rifled on the
Pruisian system, have been found so efficient that
some persons think it possible they might be em-
ployed against the Danish works in preference to
siege artillery. Without bombarding the place, a
heavy fire might be opened, so as to knock about
the earthworks a little, and the assault then risked.
It must cost many lives, but omelettes are not made
without egg breaking, and whatever may be the
opinion as to the neceesity of beginning this war in
the first instance, the Austro-Prussians cannot be
expected to discontinue it at the point to which it
has come it Denmark persists in rejecting the paci-
ficatory attempts of the other great Powers.
Count de Clermont Tonnerre, who was Aide-de-
Camp to Marshal St. Arnaud at the Alma, and who
is now military attaché to the French Embassy at
Berlin, has arrived in Hadersieben, and has gone
over to folding to-day with Gen. von Falkenstein,
Chief of the Prussian Staff. It is understood that
he will remain at the Prussian headquarters.

DECORATIONS FOR THE SULTAN'S NEW PALACE.
A Paris letter in the Independance of Brussels
says—" The Sultan is now having executed in Paris, by
the most eminent sculptors, 24 animals--lions, tigers, elks,
horses, and bulls—destined to ornament the gardens of the
splendid palace which is being built at the Sweet Waters.
One of the moat highly esteemed French merchants at Con-
stantinople has been charged with this delicate mission. I
yesterday visited the sculpture studios and saw four lions
and two tigers complete, The artists engaged are MM.
Rouillard, Esler, Labruyero, Daumas, and Isidore Bon-
heur. M. Rouillard is charged with the direction of the
whole order; M. Daumas executes two horses, and M. Bon-
heur two bulls. All the animals will be of natural size ; 14
of them will be cast in bronze and afterwards undergo a
bath of gilding, and 10 will be in Carara marble. There is
a particularity attached to the production of the elk. Only
one animal of the kind exists in Franca; it belongs to Baron
do Rothschild, and it has been therefore necessary to apply
to the illustrious banker for permission to visit it. That
was graciously granted, and MM. Rouillard and Esler are
about to proceed to the Chateau of Ferrieres, where the elk
is kept in an enclosed park."
THE RAIL IN CEYLON.—The first 10e0MOtive
engine was landed last month at Ceylon from the ship Pal-
merston. It was landed on a bamboo raft, and was to be
drawn to the railway station by a team of three elephants.
—Rykn aminor•