The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-13 00:00:00

THE SCHLES WIG-HOLSTEIN WAR.

(Front the Times Special Correspondent with the Danish
Army.)
DANISH HEADQUARTERS, SCHLESWIG,
February 3, 3 A.M.

I left Copenhagen only on Monday evening, and
arrived here after 24 hours' journey, to find that I
was one day too late to witness the first outbreak of
hostilities. I was received at headquarters with a
courtesy and cordiality which, I am sure, would
have been nothing surprising under any circum-
stances among officers belonging to the Danish
people, but which may be to some extent, in my
case, prompted by their desire to evince their grati-
tude for the sympathy with their cause entertained
as they believe by the generality of the English
natior.

The King has been here since Monday, at 3 in
the afternoon, and resides at the Castle of Gottorp.
Bishop Monrad, his Prime Minister, is with him.
The head-quarters are in Bjelke's palace, the pro-
perty of Duke Charles of Glucksburg. The Com-
mander-in• Chief, General de Meza, lives close by,
in what is called the Prince's Palace. Every house
in the town is, of course, swarming with officers,
and all hopes for your correspondent to sleep other-
wise than in his blanket are for the present very
faint indeed, as the good Madame Esselbach, the
landlady of the Hotel Stadt-Hamburg, where I am
writing, has herself no place where to lay her
head.

The position of the Danish army, even by the
account of its leaders, is far indeed, from reassuring.
A variety of circumstances contributed to bring
the Danes into the field unprepared ; they avow
that they have not 50,000 men in their lines ; how
much less than that they really may have I did not
inquire ; had I been told I should not consider my-
self authorised to state it. The line they defend is
altogether too long. The central stronghold of the
Dannewerk is, as I told you, more than three Danish
miles (131 English) in length. Its forts exceed 25 in
number. They have, besides their left wing on the
Schlei,24 English miles,and the whole extent between
the Dannewerk and Frederickstadt on the right fully
as long. The Austro-Prussians made their first onset
yesterday (Tuesday), at Missunde, and this would
seem, for the present, their deliberate point of attack.
They came up from Kiel to Eckernforde, the Danes
falling back before them as the enemy advanced and
taking up their positions at Holm, Kesel, Ornum,
and other villages constituting the outposts of Mis-
sunde. Missundo commands the pass on the nar
rowest point of the Schlei, and consists of a group
of forts, four or five in number, rising on both sides
of the water. The Danes had no more than a regi-
ment and a half on the spot, a force of about 2,000
men, under Lieut.-General Gerlach, who commands
the first division on this side, The engagement
began at 10 o'clock in the morning, and the Danes,
outnumbered by the forces which were brought to
bear against them, were compelled to abandon the
outposts, and to seek shelter under the cannon of
their forts. The fire from these forts slackened the
onset of the Germans, and the Danes were enabled
to regain their position at the outposts. The com-
bat was kept up till 4 o'clock in the afternoon—
we may say until evening, as:it happened to be un-
commonly murky and gloomy. We have as yet
no account of the casualties in the rank and file;
of the officers, Captain Schow was killed, Lieuten-
ant Mielengraft severely wounded (it is believed
since dead) ; Capt. Arntz, Adjutant Bleihum, and
Lieutenant Semler wounded. The Austro-Prus-
sians, it is said, left their dead on the field.
There is every probability of a new engagement
this morning, and the army will be in readiness to
march by 3 o'clock after midnight.
To return now to the many disadvantages of the
Danish position, In the first place, as I said, their
numbers are almost absurdly inadequate to their
wants. It is impossible for them to assemble in
sufficient numbers at all the points which may be
menanced by their multitudinous foe, and the means
of communication from one end of the line to the
other are still in a very backward condition. The
railway from Flensburg is entirely placed at the
service of the military, and closed against common
traffic. I could only travel from Sonderburg to this
place in a postchaise. This railway, as I told you,
comes down from Flensburg to Husam and Tanning,
and there,is a short branch starting from Wallbull,
halfway between Husam and Tonning, to Frede-
rickstadt. From Husam, again, the railway line
sends
placeforth a f
ab;nmclillets,o Klosterko, and from this
latter
branch comes up to Schles.
Iwig. But the important junction of Klosterko
lies just out the lines of the Dannewerk, and it is

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:difficult to-say how long it may be held against the 1-
enemy. The whole of the country between Frede-A.,,,
ricksburg and Hollnstedt on the western end of the::
Dannewerk is now a flooded swamp. Behind then S
Dannewerk, from Schleswig to Hollingsted a rail-
way had been projected ; but the news I sent you
from Copenhagen that this railway had been pushed
on with such vigour that two-thirds of :he work
were ready proves, on the spot, to have Seen pre-
mature ; the railway is as yet in a very backward
state. Were it complete, it would hive the power
of actually doubling the Danish forces by enabling
them to gather in large masses on any threatened
locality, but the long frost which fatally retarded
all the labours of the Danes in the trenches, equally
interfered with the laying of the rails; and the
movements of the army are as yet by no means
aided by this contrivance. I left Copenhagen in a
tolerably sharp frost on Monday evening, but found
a thaw and a fog at Sonderburg when I landed on
the following morning. The weather has hien
boisterous, but not cold, the whole of Tuesday,
and it rained, or rather drizzled, in tLe evening
when I arrived, as it still does. The thaw we bad
for the last eight or nine days has not been as
active in the service of the Dines as I believed.
The ice in the narrow or shallow waters had no
time to break up, and the rain which fell upon it
again froze upon it, making with it a compact masa
over which on many points it is still possible for
the Austro-Prussians to march.

TX.

The armament of the Danish forts is by no
means the best. They have not one rifled cannon
in their whole line, and they actually had this
morning no more than 100 charges for each of their
guns on the Missunde forts. Great efforts are being
made at the moment I am writing to send largo
loads of amunition to that place, to be ready for the
expected attack of this morning.
Were all these advantages not sufficient, the
Danes have besides to contend with the evil spirit
of the German population of South Schleswig, many
of whom volunteer their services to their fancied
Austro-Prussian liberators as spies. A flank move-
ment projected against the assailants of 3lis3unde
yesterday morning failed owing to the timely in-
formation the country people gave to the Germans
of the well•combined march of the Danes. Schles-
wig itself, the Danish head-quarters, is almost alto-
gether German by language, and is what is here
called "Deutsch•Gesinnt."

Against all this variety of evils the Danes have
nothing to oppose but their undaunted valour and
the confidence of ultimate success. They see that
they are left alone in the fight, and they know thst
the world is only likely to help them to the extent
of the power they may have to help themselves.
It requires no trfiing heroism to keep up the
morale of an army against the consciousness of such
an unexampled inferiority in numbers, 20 to 1,
which are the odds in the present contest.
As far as I have had time to see yet, the troops
which I met all along my lice of march are made of
the very best soldierly stuff. Tall, strong built,
earnest, somewhat phlegmatic, they are men seem-
ingly disposed to do their duty, evincing no elation
or enthusiasm, but perfectly in the hand of those
who have charge of them. They are well armed,
excellently equipped, well protected from the incle-
mencies of the season, and supplied with all that
may be desirable for a winter campaign. There is
a certain heaviness—l might almost say awkward.
ness—in their movements, probably owing w the
fact that they are for the most part recruits just
called out from the reserve, and taken from the
pursuit of their peaceful avocations. Probably my
eyes, accustomed to the alacrity of the movements of
French, Italian, Prussian, and American troops, are
more unfavourably impressed by their Northern
school of drill than might be the case with any ono
having only the experience of British troops. The
Danes bear no slight resemblance, both in their
physical appearance and in their bearing and gait,
to the English.

FEBRUARY 4.

I have not much to add to the hurried telegraphic
account I sent you last evening at 6 of the attack
of the afternoon. A large force of Germans, obiefly
Austrians, attacked the outposts of Bustrup, about
one mile and a half from this place. After the
affair at Missunde, on Tuesday, the Danes expected
a second attack yesterday morning, and were out
on their lints full two hours before daylight in a
cold, pitiless rain. Tne whole of the wet, sad morn-
ing passed off quietly nevertheless, and just as some
of the drenched officers rode in between 2 and 3 for
a hasty meal the sky cleared, and immediately the
din of battle began. And there was " mounting in
hot haste," galloping of orderlies to and fro, march..
ing infantry, trotting dragoons, rattling carts—all
that hurry-scurry which is most marvellous order
and method to the initiated eye. As I walked
leisurely past Castle Gottorp towards the suburb of
Fredericksburg, a group of officers passed me, and
the personage at their head was pointed out to me as
King Christian IX., King of Denmark, a spare thin
figure, in the unform of a general officer. I had
onip a side view of him and a hurried one. I saw
a middle-aged man, a very little above;the middle
size, With brown hair, light beard, a thin
somewhat sharp, ,yet benevolent, chatingui face.
He had three or four aides-decamp with him,
his " Hof-Marshal," as they called, him, and behind
him trudged, rather, heavily, his Excellency
Bishop Monrad, the President of the Council of
Ministers—the only wan in plain clothes. The
Royal party, ourselves, and a few of the idlers about
town, went as far as the barrier of Fredericksburg,
an elevated spot, whence—nothing could be seen.
The sound of cannon and rifle was, however, clearly
distinct, not only to us, but to the whole town,
which shook with it. All along the road strong
pickets of infantry were drawn up in reserve.
Squads of ambulance men bearing long poles went
forward on their melancholy errand, singing and
rollicking, the wretches "as merry as undertakers,'"
while the :really fighting men maintained a quiet
demeanour, resolute, but silent ; heedless of danger,
but not unaware of it. Soldiers get used to stand
to be shot at, I believe, but the best of them don't
like it. The day came to an early close, however,
the firing slackened between 5 and 6 till it came to
a sullen grumbling end before we had reached our
quarters for the night.
All that we could learn,with tolerable distinctness
about the fight was that the Austrians had pushed
very boldly between the trenches of the Bulstrup
outposts, and the Danes had gallantly stood their
ground, till night parted the combatants. The affair
was not very serious.

PROPOSED INTERIOR DECORATION OP ST. PAUL'S
CATIIEDRAL.—The proposal for completing and
adorning the Cathedral is at present limited to the choir.
Six of the windows will be filled with stained glass, executed
either at Munich or at Glasgow, from the designs of
Schnorr, in illustration of the 12th verse of the Litany : the
Agony, the Cross, Death, the Grave, the Resurrection, and
Pentecost. It has been determined to employ mosaic as
being the most suitable material for the decoration of the
wall spaces usually appropriated to frescoes; and the three
compartments over the windows in the apse net will con-
tain mosaic pictures of our Lord, Moses, and Elijah, executed
from the Baron de Triquett's designs, which were approved
last year by the general committee, under whose direction
the works in progress are carried on. The decoration of the
choir has been given up to M. de Triquetti, who. has also
made designs for the intaglios below the east winaows. To
the preference given to this artist's designs we will not at
present advert, except to remark that the reasons assigned
for preferring them to those of Messrs. Watts and Leighton
were, that, though inferior in artistic merit and more feeble
in character, they were eminently fitted for execution in the
intended material. Coloured marbles will be introduced in
the panels, and the intermediate spaces filled by mosaics.
Generally, the effect will be a glorious combination of
coloured marbles, mosaic, and gilding, yet without con-
fusion, because subject to a carefully-matured design ; the
decoration of the vaulted roof is Mr. Penrose's own work;
and the effect of it, as seen in the model, is extremely
beautiful.

DTSCOVERY OF A VEIN OF IRONSTONE ON TEE
SANDRINGIIAM ESTATE.—A discovery has been
made of a valuable stratum of ironstone on the Sandring-
ham estate, recently purchased by his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales. The discovery has been effected by Dlr.
J. Wright, merchant, of Lynn, who has sent samples of the
oro obtained to some analytical chemists in the north of
England. These gentlemen state that the ironstone
found contains nearly 41 per cent. of metallic iron, so that
the orb appears to be even richer than that of the Cleveland
distridt. It is believed that the deposit covers at least 500
acres.' Mr. Wright has communicated his_ discovery to the
Prince of Wales through General Knollys, and has
applied fur permission to work the ore on payment of a
royalty.

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ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA,
(',OVENT-GARDEN.
Under the Mai Istgement of Miss Louisa Pyne and
lir. W. Harrison.
THIS EVENING. (3rd time) a new Opera, founded on
Goldsmith's Comedy', and to be called SH t,; STOOPS TO
CONQUER. Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. `V-
After
After which, the B3irlesque Opening of the Grand National
pantomime,
HARLEQUIN ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON.
Doors open at half-past Six—Commence at Seven.

THEATRE ROYAL DR U R Y-L AN E.
Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and
F. B. Chatterton.
THIS EVENTING, the Performances will commence with
the New Serio-.Comic Drama, by Edmund Falconer, entitled
4 IGHT AND MORN. principal characters by Mr. Phelps,
supported by Messrs. Ryder, Raynor, Fit zjames, and Misses
R. Leclercq, Atkinson, and Heath.
To conclude with the new Grand Christmas Comic Panto-
mime of SINBA.D THE SAILOR; or, The Seven Wonders
of the World. Clowns, Messrs. H. Boleno and C. Lauri ;
harlequins, Id essrs. J. Cormack and S. Saville ; Pantaloons,
Messrs. W A. Barnes and J. Morris ; Columbines, Madame
Boleno and M isses Gunniss.
prices as usuaL Box Office open from 10 till 5 daily.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter.
BEL DEA,DNIO (a Triumphant Success) will be repeated
llvery Evening during the Week.
THIS EVENING, the performance will commence with a
w and Original Farce, entitled THE LOST CHILD:
Yelsrs. IL Wicklicombe, Shore, Garden, F. Charles Collett,
iumeland; Misses Percy, Pauline Leclereg„ Wood, Mrs. Lee,
and Miss E. Lavenu.
ALlter which, at Eight o'clock, BEL DENIONIO, a Love
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rihronicle," by Mr. John Brougham. Principal charac
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:;otlett, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, Miss E. Lavenu, Mrs. Lee,
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Box-o Mee open daily from 11 to 5. Commence at 7.

firHE AIME ROYAL HAY NI ARKET.—
sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone.
THIS E'TENING, LITTLE DAISY.
Followed by SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER.
Atter whi ch, KING ARTHUR ; or 'the Days and Knights
of the Rom td fable. Messrs. Cliipnendalo, Compton, Braid
Clark, Rogvrs, Tilbury, &c. ; Mesdames L. Keeley, Brough,
:Wright, Try, Lindley, Rogers, &c.
Commence at 7.

11 OYA L PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-
Sale Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining.
THIS EVENING, DONNA DIANA.
After which HARLEQUDI LITTLE TOM TUCKER;
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who Lived in a'. Shoe and Had so Many Children she didn't
Know what to do.

STEW (EATRE-R0 ICAL, ADELPHI.-
dole prcp rioter and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
A.l
THIS EVEN-DG, THE PRETTY HORSEBREAKER.
Miss Woolgar.
41 I to Eight, the New Drama of LEAH : Miss Bate-
man, supported by Messrs. Arthur Stirling, R. Phillips, Bil-
Ington, Stuart, Stephenson, Eburne; Miss H. Simms, and'
Mrs. Billington.
To conclude with. LADY BELLE BELLE; or, Fortunio
and his Seven Magic Men. .viessrs. J. Clarke, it. Phillips,
Stephenson ; Miss Woolgar, Miss K. Kelly, Miss Patti
Josephs, Miss L. Laidlaw, Miss Seaman.

Commence at 7.

LEA H.-EVERY
MISS BATEMAN.

NIGHT.

MISS BA I'EMAN.—LEAH.—Tnis EVENING,
' the 115th. appearance of the great Tragic Actress, Miss
BATEMAN, in the character of Li4;A.FI. In consequence of
the unbounded success with which Miss Bateman's imperso-
nation ot' the pr itacipat character in the new Five Act Drama
ot 141A1E1 has been attended. Mr Pirebstei. begs to announce
that it will be performed EVERY EVENING- until further
notice.

ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. nader the
Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER.
CroA ded with rank and fashion.—The New Comedy of THE
SILVER LINING every Evening.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Mathews, Mrs. Stirling, Dirs. Frank Matthews, and Mr. J.
L. Toole every evening. The following eminent artistes are
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Mathews ; Mrs. Stirling, Miss Herbert, Mrs. Frank Mat-
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THIS EVENING, and during the Week, at 7 o'c'ock,
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Mathews, Mr. Frederic Robinson, Mr. Ashley, Mr, John-
stone, Mr. bior,tag-tie ; Mrs. t harles Mathews, Mrs. Frank
Matthews, Miss Cottrell, Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirling.
To be followed by Mr. Charles Mathews just translated
from the Frencli)in his characteristic character of lUn Anglais
Timide, entitled COOL AS A CUCUMBER.
To conclude with 1863 ; or, THE SENSATIONS OF
THE PAST SEASON : Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Paul Bedford,
Mr. A. Cottrell, and Miss Fanny Josephs.

"ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough.
THIS EVENING, UNLIMITED CONFIDENCE. Mr.
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