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the military were so unprepared to resist on shore.
Some Prussian staff officers with whom I have to-
day spoken, and who were present at the whole affair,
declared the defence of the Danes to have been most
wretched, compared to that which they ought to
and might have made. I am disposed fully to believe
this, the more so as tho ie gentlemen would be glad
to show, could they do so consistently with truth,
that their troops had overcome a formidable oppo-
sition. After the fight at Kjar the affair seems to
hava become a mere face; the Danes gave way on
all Odes, and were hotly pursued, losing many pri-
soners. At Ulkebull they made some trifling stand
but the positions north of Sonderborg, strongly pre.
pared though they are for defence, did not tempt
them to any serious resistance, Large bodies were
cut off or gave themselves up on the approach of
the Prussians. There can be little doubt that the
admixture of the Schleswig element in the Danish
regiments greatly impairs their efficiency. An officer
related to me that the body of troops with which
,he was came upon several Danish companies (per.
haps a small battalion), and a number of them threw
down their arms as soon as they saw their enemy
near at hand, while others continued stubbornly
firing, and some of them lost their lives in conse-
quence. It afterwards proved that those who had
so readily given themselves up were Schleswigers.
This poor battered town of Sonderborg has
farther suffered, although to no great extent, in the
capture of Alsen. A few houses have been burnt in
addition to the numbers previously levelled with the
ground by the bombardments from Gammelsmark.
Nobody who had previously observed Sonderborg
only from the opposite shore, even as near as the
tete-de-pont, could form the least idea of the extent
to which it had been destroyed. From Sundewitt
it looked as if only a few houses had been over-
thrown and ravaged by the flames. The northern
part, however, is in pretty good preservation, and
the whole place to-day is a scene of great bustle. The
houses were nearly all empty, little remaining beyond
the bare walls, when the Prussians arrived, but fur-
niture and inhabitants are now pouring in. A pon-
toon bridge has been established, and all day the
passage of troops and visitors over it has been con-
stant, Some of the regiments which took Alsen
are now moving north wards, rejoicing in the confi-
dent hope that they are about to assist in taking
Funen. I met battalions of the 35th and 60th,
looking bronzed and service-like, marching merrily
along the road to Apenrade, on their way to Jut-
land. The campaign has certainly wonderfully im-
proved the appearance of the Prussian troops. I do
not mean as regards their uniforms and equipments,
.which bear traces of rough service in patches and
other makeshift contrivances, but as to their style,
bearing, and alertness. Already one hardly recog-
nizes the rather slow and heavy-looking recruits
who marched across the Eider on the Ist of
February. Hardships and the habit of danger and
of success have transformed them. I doubt not
they would gladly find themselves opposed to a foe
better able to resist them and put their prowess to
the test than the poor, slow, enfeebled, and dis
heartened Dane. With respect to the probability
of their having to follow him into Funen I can say
nothing, and more ought to be known on that head
at Berlin than here. The troops are eager to go
across, end some sanguine spirits predict that
he Prussian banners 'vill be carried to Copenhagen,
but others believe that a naval engagement is
the hel,t event to be looked for in this war.
ilee movement
be taket:
of troops to Jutland need by no
an
as an indication of an early attack
mon Funen. The strong division of the Prussian
Guard and nearly t,'.2e whole of the Austrians are
already north of the Ko.nig's Aa, and, if the attack
is to be „au, they are nie,-e than enough to make
it. Now Aleco is taken ths-qe. is no occasion to
a
rbeie. troops in Jut-
have a powerful force in Schlesvi-lg,nd, of course,
ti-se allies will prefer keeping
in great mea-
sure
land,
ewrthetrieletheeuyunwtirlyl. probably live
It will be an additional
pressure on the Danes, tending to overct:Tne their
obstinacy and induce them to conclude peas; with
an enemy whom they have not the shadow of a
chance of successfully resisting.

Prince Albrecht and his staff were in Sonderborg
to-day, and rode over to Augustenburg, where a
large hospital is established. General Herwarth's
head-quarters are at Gravenstein ; those of Prince
Frederick Charles, who commands in chief, at
Apen rade.
Besides the infantry, a few guns and the Ziethen
Hussars went across the Sound on Wednesday
morning. The Hussars were in boots and led their
horses, which swam across. The artillery wes
conveyed on platforms, formed by connecting
two boats and laying rafters and planks across
them. The weather was perfectly calm and highly
favourable to the enterprize. The loss of the
Prussians in the whole affair is estimated at 300 to
350 men, including, it is said, a larger proportion
of officers than I at Flensburg was led to believe. I
know of three being killed, and I am assured that
upwards of 20 are more or less wounded. The
Prussians account for their heavy loss of officers by
saying that they are easily distinguishable , from
the men, as being generally in front and not carry
ing a musket, and that the Danes are sufficiently
good marksmen to have no difficulty in picking
them off. The Danes are said to have 500 killed and
wounded, but this is probably a mere conjecture.
The Rolf Krake, as a very trustworthy eye-witness
has just informed me, was nearly three•quarters of
an hour in the Augustenburg bay after the cross-
ing began, before she came out, and then she was
received with such a storm of projectiles that she
retired, in a quarter of an hour or a little more, with
smoke seemingly issuing from her deck, which gave
rise to a belief that a shell had penetrated and set
her on fire. This, however, was clearly not the
case, and indeed, from what I hear, the Prussian
batteries were not particularly successful in hit-
ting her. She soon came back again, and had a
smart engagement with the Prussian 24-pounders,
but towards 4 o'clock she sailed northwards out of
Alsen bay, and went round the island. She saw
that her presence in the channel was no „longer of
any use. It is denied that she fired grape, and from
the descriptions I receive of her position I should
think she was never ;near enough to the Prue.
sians for it to be of any use. Upon the whole, I
should say that she did her duty when she did ap-
pear, but was too late and overmatched. Had she
been in readiness, and had steamed down opposite
to Satrup wood when the crossing began, she might
have played havoc with the troops, at the risk of
being disabled by the Prussian batteries; bat that
was a risk, it seems to me. she was bound, under
the circumstances to run. If the Danish 11Ionarchy
falls to pieces as a consequence of this war, the ap-
propriate motto to inscribe upon its tombstone will
be " Too late." It applies with equal truth to its
Government, its diplbmatiats, its army, and its navy.
7 30 P.M.
An officer has just brought news that the Danes
have left Kekenis, which has been occupied by the
Prussians without a shot being fired. I have no
time to verify the intelligence before despatching
this letter, but it appears generally credited, and
is probably accurate.

THE PRUSSIANS IN JUTLAND.
COPENHAGEN, July 2.

Letters received here from Jutland announce that
the Prussians in that province have alremly made
large requisitions upon the inhabitants for provi-
sions. An Aalborg paper states that Gen. Hugo
von Falkenstein has declared his intention to col.
lect the taxes within a few days, and, if requisite,
to levy them by the aid of the troops.
Advices from Viborg state.—.
" The hostile troops which passed through the
town yesterday and the previous day availed them-
selves of the opportunity to destroy numerous
valuable objects, the property of the English con-
tractors for the railway, so as to prevent all traffic
upon the line for a considerable period. They also