The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-11 00:00:00

BASK RETURNS.

(From the London Gazette of Tuesday.)
An Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth
Victoria, cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank
Notes of the several Banks of Issue in England and
Wales. in Circulation during the Week ending Satur-
day, the 28th day of September, 1850:-.
AmouAverage
PRIVATE BANKS. nt.
Andover Bank, Andover-Heath and Co 13,945
Ashford Bank, Ashford-Jemmitt and Pomfret 11,261
Aylaham Bank, Aylaham-R. and G Copeman 5,228
Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury-Bickford
and Hunt
Saida* Bank and Baldozit and Bigglessvada
Bank, Baldock-Wells, Hogg, and Lindsell ... 22,345
3arnitaple Bank, Barnstaple-Marshall and Co 12,077
Basingstoke and Odiha"a Bank, Basingstoke--
Seymour, Lamb, and Co. ..... ..... .
Bedford Bank, Bedford-T. Barnard .....
Bedford and Bedfordshire Balla, Bedford-
Trapp, Halfhead, and Co.
B3srtlley Bank, Bewdley-Nichols, Baker, and
12,658
Crane
Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford
Bank, Bicester-Tubb and Co. .. ... 14,226
Birmingham Bank, Birmingham-Attwoc ds,
Spooner, and Co . ...... 23,440
Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Birming-
ham---J. L. Moilliett, and Sons 12,966
Blandford Bank, Blandford-Bastard ana Oak 7,647
Boston Bank, Boston-Garfit and Co ...... 54,890
Boston Bank, Boston-Gee and Co 15,512
Brid,g-rater Bank, Bridgwater-J. &J. Sealey 5,679
. Bristol Bank, Bristol-Miles, Harford, and Co. 33,587
Broseley and Bridgnorth, and Bridgnorth and
Broseley Bank, Broseley-Messrs. Pritchard 19,850
Backing-ham Bank, Buckingham-Bartlett,
Parrott, and Co.
Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, Stow-
Market Bank, Bury-Oakes, Bevan, and Co. 65.622
Banbury Bank, Banbury-Gillett and Tawney. 30,011
Banbury Old Bank, Banbury-Messrs. Cobb 26.025
Bath City Bank, Bath-Moger and Son
Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton
Buzzard-Bassett and Grant 35,224
Birmingham Bank, Birmingham-Taylor and
Lloyds .
Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire-H
A. and W. M. Harris and Co 12,138
Brecon Old Bank, Brecon-Wilkins and Co 62,245
Brighton Union Bank, Brighton-Hall, West.
and Borrer
Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington-
• Harding, Smith, and Co
Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds-
J. Worlledge and Co.
Bromsgrove Bank and Stourbridge and Broms-
grove Bank, Bromsgrove-Rufford, Biggs,
and Co. 11,427
Cambridge Bank, Cambridge-Mortlock and
Sons
Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam-
bridge-Messrs. Fors ters
Canterbury Bank, Canterbury-Hammond and
Co • 26,644
Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen-Morris and
,Sons
Chertsey Bank, Chertsey-Messrs. La Coste 2,683
Colchester Bank, Colchester-Round, Green,
and Co.
Colchester and Essex Bank, Witham and Essex
Bank, and Hadleigh Bank, Suffolk, Colchester
-Mills, Bawtree, and Co 31,066
Cornish Bank, Truro-Tweedy and Co. 34,464
Coventry Bank, Coventry-Little and Wood-
cock
City Bank, Exeter-Milford and Co 16,875
'raven Bank, Settle-Birkbecks and Co.
hristchurch Bank, Christchurch-Tice, Welsh,
and Co
Cardiff Bank, Cardiff-Towgood and Co
Chepstow Old Bank, 'Chepstow Bank, Mon-
mouth Old Bank, Monmcuth Bank, Brecon
-Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank,
Chepstow-Bromage, Snead, and Co.
-Derby Bank, Derby-Messrs. Evans . 8,604
Derby Bank, Derby-Smith and Co.
Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak
Bank, Derby-Crompton, Newton, and C 0..., 23,081
Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes-Hughes
• Lake, and Co 8,862
Diss Bank, Diss-Oakes, Fincham, and Co 10,260
Doncaster Bank, Doncaster-Leatham, Tew.

394

1,565

6,356

and. Co. .—
Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster—
Cook and Co.
Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton-
on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse, &Co 69,953
Devonport Bank, Devonport—Hodge and Nor-

9,782

man
Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank,
Dorchester—Williams and Co.
East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Foster,

and Co.
East Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower, Hall,
and Co.
Essex Bank and Bishops Stortford Bank,
Chelmsford—Sparrow, and Co. 46404
Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co 23,456
Fakenham Bank, Fakenha.m—Gurneys, Birk-
beck,. and Co.
Farringdon Bank and Bank of \Vantage, Far-
ringdon—Barnes and Medley 5,460
Farnham Bank, Farnham—Messrs. Knight 11,201
Faversham Bank, Faversham—Hilton and Co 4,528
,Godahntng Bank, Godalming—Mellersh and

95,129

4,924

Keen
Grantham Bank, Gran tham—fiewney and King
Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon.. 7,811
Grantham Bank, Grantham—Hardy and C 0.... 23,085
Hastings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, Milder,
and Co. 21,330
Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford—

Matthews and Co.
Hertford. and Ware Bank, Hertford—S. Adams
and Co 11,141
Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull
—Smith, Brothers, and Co.
Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting*
don—Rust and Veasey
Harwich Bank, Harwich—Cox, Cobbold, and Cc 4,841
garnet Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead—
Smith, and Whittingstall
Honiton Bank, Honiton—Flood and Co.
-.Hert for 1 shirellitchen Bank, Hi tchen—Sharples
and Co.
Ilereford, Ross, and Archenfield Bank, and Ross
and A rchenfield Bank, Hereford—Morgan,
Hoskins, and Co 17,164
Ipswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co.
Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk,
Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley
Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich—
Alexanders aril Co.
•Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall, -
- and Mercer
Hinton and Radnorshire Bank, ICington—J
Davies and Co
Knighton Bank Knighton—J. Davies and Co
_ Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank,
Knaresborough —Terry and Co
Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefiald, Crewdson,
and Co.
Kettering Bank, Kettering—Goh and Sons., 8,432
Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C.
Harv..,y and Son
-Leeds Bank. Leeds—Beckett and Co 53,133
Leeds Union Bank, Leeds—W.Williams, Brown,

and C 3.
Leek and Staffordshire Bank, and Leek and
_ _

19,631

36,443

Congleton Bank,Leek—Fowler,Gaunt, and Co.
Lei,tester Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby... 23,991
Lewes Old Bank, Lewes—Molineux and C 0.... 27,374
Lichfield Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Green... 14.682
Lincoln Bank, Lincoln—Smith and Co 72.152
Lampeter Bank and Llandilo Bank, Llando-
very—Da,vid Jones and Co.
'Loughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle-
tons and Cradock
Lymington Bank, Lymington—C. and S. St

5,460

Barbe
Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis
—Gurneys and Co.
Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis—
Jarvis and Co. . 11,847
Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Brooklehurst

3,600

33,43

15,544
5,258

and Co
Manningtree Bank,Manningtree —Nunn and Co.
Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts
Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl-
, borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank,
and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough—Tanner
and Pinckney
Marlborough and North Wiltshire Nev Bank.
Marlborough—Ward, Merriman, and Hillier 1,765
Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Jones and
Williams 8,365
Miners' Bank, Truro—Willyams and Co 12,553
Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial
Bank, Abergavenny—Baileys and Co 26,281
Monmouth Old Bunk, Monmouth Bank, Brecon
Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank,
and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth
—Bromage and Snead 15,040
, Monmouthshire Newport Old Bank, Newport
—W. Williams and Sons 7.988
. Newark Bank, Newark—Godfreys and Hutton 18,319
Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and
Newark Bank, Sleaford—Handley, Peacock,
. and Co
Newbury Bank, Newbury—Bunny and Slocock 22,567
Newmarket Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham•
mond. and Son
Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Diss—Taylor and
Dyson
Norwich Crown Bank, Norwich—Harveys and
Hullsons . 47,670
Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur-
neys and Birkbeck
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not-
tinghe,m—Hart, Fellows, and Co
Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddock and

Co
Naval Bank, Plymouth—Harris, Mudge, and

60,515

7,233

3,003

21,930

I CO
New Scram Bank, Sarum Everett, and
(Jo
Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—Smith and Co 27,988
Oswelitry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os-
westrir Croxon and Co
Oxford 'lank, Oxford—J. and R. Morrell
Oxford Old Bank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons,
and Co . 24,754
Old Bank Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Tonbridge
Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge
• Wells and Bevenoaks Bank, Tonbridge)
Beeehing and Seas_ 6,410
Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witney—.Clinak,
and CO 5..:.,

12,326
6,807

Average Amount.
Pease a Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and
Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and Co . .
Penzance Bank, Penzance—Batten ant C 0.....
Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank. Peter-
borough—Moms. Yorke
Peterborough Bank, Peterborough—Simpson
and White
Pemorokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest—J. and

W. Walters
Penzance Union Bank, Falmouth Bank, and
Truro Bank, Penzance—Rickets, Enthoven
and Co
Reading Bank, Reading—Simonds and Co.—
Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens,Blandy, and
Co
Richmond Bank, Richmond—Maxwell and Co
Ringwood and Poole Bank, and Town and
County of Poole Bank, Ringwood.. Ledgard
and Sons
Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds,
and Co
Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank Roches-
ter—Day and Nicholson
Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons
Rugby Bank, Rugby—Butlin and Son
Rye Bank, Rye—Pomfret and Co.
Reigate and Darking Bank, and Reigate, Croy-
don, and Darking Bank, Reigate—Nash and

39,280
10,290

7,818

Co
Ross (Ad Bank, Herefordshiro, Ross—Pritchard

and Allawc.:,,
Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron

Walden—Messrs. Gibson
Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—Burton, Lloyd, and

. -
Co' -
Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborough—Woodall

and Co -
Shrewsbury Old Bank, and Shrewsbury and
Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury—Rocke, Eytons.

11,690

27,649

25,308
5,198

9,666

9,242

7,836
10,044
10,176
12,260

4,303

22,842

11,682

23,190

and Co
Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourna
—Valiance and Son
Southampton Town and County Bank, South-
ampton—Maddison and Pearce 11,064
Southwell Bank, Southwell—Wylde and Co.
Salisbury Bank, Salisbury—Messrs. Brodie —
Shaftesbury Bank, Shaftesbury— Brodie and

29,054

2,585

-
King . • —
Southampton and liampshire Bank, Southamp-
ton—Atherly and Fall . 2,895
Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore 1,315
Stourbridge Bank, Stourbridge —Rufford,
Wragg, and Co 10,344
Stafford Old Bank, Stafford—Stevenson and Co 10,582
Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton,
Cayley, and Co. ~.
Stourbridge Old Bank, Stourbridge—Bate and
Robins
Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury
—Beck, Downward, and Co. 20,009
St. Alban's and Ilert3 Bank, St. Alban's—Gib-

son and Stuart .....
Taunton Bank, Taunton—Messrs. Badcock 20,883
Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gil, Rundle, and

Co
Thornbnry Bank, Thornbnry—Rolph, Yates, and

$,962

6,814

Parslow
Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton—Duns-
ford and Barne
Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton-
shire, Thrapston—Yorke and Eland 11,618
Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But-
cher and Son
Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—J. and S
Percival
Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and
Co.
Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith,
and Co.
Wallingford Bank, Wallingford—Allnatt &Co 6,796
Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick—
Greenway and Co.
Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox
Brothers
West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract
Bank, Wakefield—Leatham, Tew, and Co.
Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap-
man, and Co 10,473
Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win-
chester—Bulpett and Co.
Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester
—Wickham and Co 5,467
Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank,
Weymouth—Elliott and Pearse
Wirkesworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank,
Wirkesworth—Arkwright and Co.
Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech—
Gurney and Co.
Wivelisco:ube Bank, Wiveliscombe—P. and W
Hancock
Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—Good-
ricke and Holyoake.
Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Lavender,
and Co. 7,640
Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank,
Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co 67,426
Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Early
and Turner
Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—Charles Foster and
Sons
Warminster and Wiltshire Bank, Warminster—
Everett and Co.
Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—
Messrs. Fryer
Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth
and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurney,
Birkbeck, and Co.
Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great
Yarmouth—Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co
Yeovil. Old Bank, Yeovil—E. and J. Batten
York Bank, York—Swann, Clough, and Co

8,265

8,562

8,793

4,765

40,560

6,973

13,601

1,295

13,500

11,433

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Bank of Westmoreland, Kendal
Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley
Bradford Banking Company, Bradford
Bilaton District Banking Company, Wolver-
hampton
Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven
Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Brad-

37,952

ford ...
Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union
Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent
Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking
Company, Chesterfield
Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work-

ington .
Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com-
pany, Cheltenham
Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company
Coventry
Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry..
County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel-

9,75

tenham
Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company
Carlisle
Carlisle City and District -Bank, Carlisle
Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company,

39,624

8,300
8,928
47,360

9,570
25,990

19,21

39,63

9,747

27,115

9,204

11,306

90,010

23,783
18,859

38,901
18,435

Dudley
Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby
Darlington District Joint-Stock Banking Com-
pany, Darlington l6 080
East of England Bank, Norwich
Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester. 128,425
Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, Halifax 18,652
Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 35,274
Hull Banking Company, Hull 22,620
Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Ha-
lifax
Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com-
pany, Halifax
Helston Banking Company, Helston 1,460
Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford 14,555
Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company,
Knaresborough 23,015
Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 2,316
Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster
Leeds Banking Company, Leeds
Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester
Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln 46,143
Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking
Company, Leamington Priors
Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 9,382
Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank-
ing Company, Nottingham 30,505
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking
Company, Nottingham
Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland Union Joint-
Stock Banking Company, Newcastle
National Provincial Bank of England, Birming-
ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street,
London
North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham
43,698
Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 62,578
Northamptonahire Banking Company, North-
ampton
North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool 26,054
Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Lei-
cester
Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth... 2,901
Sheffield Bankiiig Company, Sheffield .......... . 36 368
Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Corn- '
pany, Stamford 52,956
Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset-
shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang-
port
Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall ...
Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com-
pany, Stourbridge ... 55,711
Sheffield and Hallamshire Banking Company,
Sheffield ...
Sheffield and Rotherham Joint-Stock Banking
Company, Sh.dli,:id
Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company,
Richmond ..
Storey and Thomas's Banking Company
Shaftesbury .. . 10,026
Sheffield and Retferd Bank, Sheffield ... -
Wolverhampton ao,lStaffordshire Banking Com -
pany, Wolverhampton 34,607
Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wakefield 12,665
Whitehaven Joint -Stock Banking Company,
Whitehaven , 22,070
Warwick and Lowaii_gton Banking Company,
Warwick . 25,833
West of En,glat..-! and South Wales District
Bank. Bristol .... 75,057
Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 71,910
West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud-
dersfield
Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company,
Whitchurch
Worcester City and County Banking Company,
Worcester..... , 3,895
York Union Banking Company, York 64,836
York City and County Banking Company, York 87,461
Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds
117,718
P. DEANS, Registrar of Bank Returns.
Inland Revenue, Somerset House, Oct, 5, 1850.

1,270

3,075

rTne following appeared in our Third Edition of
last night :—]

PRANCE.

The affair of the seven journals p:osecuted tor in-
fraction of the law requiring the signature of the
authors of articles came on yesterday before the
Court of Correctional Police, for which the summons
had been issued. The preliminary question of com-
petency was fully and ably argued by the counsel
for the defence. Notwithstanding all anticipations
to the contrary, the Court declared that it was com-
petent. This question being decided, Friday next
was named by the Court to try the merits of the case.
In the meantime the journals were sentenced to pay
the costs.

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.
The following official bulletins, describing the de-
fence of Friederichstadt up to the 2d, have been issued
at Copenhagen, by the Danish Minister at War :
That of the 4th instant states, under date of the
Ist—
" The movement of the enemy against Friederichstadt
is continued, and appears to assume the form of a regu-
lar siege, as they are constructing earth works on seve-
ral points, and bringing heavy guns into them. Their
fire is directed against the town, which has partially
suffered. Several of the inhabitants have been kilted
and wounded; the loss of the garrison, of which nu de-
tailed account has been received, is but trifling. An
attempt of the enemy to cross the Eyder at Tonning,
has been defeated."
The report of the sth gives the occurrences of
the 2,1
" The enemy has continued the cannonade of the
town; the inhabitants have quitted the p'ace, which is
almost totally burned down. The loss of the garrison
in these four days' conflict is about 120 men killed and
wounded. The enemy is continuing his entrenchment
and field works to the east of the town, as well as to the
south-east, towards Tonning."
The following extracts from private letters, written
by partisans of the Schleswig-Holstein cause, furnish
many interesting particulars of the final attack on
Friederichstadt
THE EYDER, OCT, s.—At six o'clock yesterday
evening the storm of Friederichstadt was commenced at
all points. A heavy cannonade had been kept up
throughout the day on the Danish works; the cannon-
ade was almost uninterrupted from the Milder dyke,
from Chaussisa to Seetb, the Drager dyke, and the gun-
boats on the river. At a quarter•past five, when pro-
bably the decision had been come to that the storming
attack should be undertaken, the cannonade was fiercer
than ever; the very earth seemed to tremble under the
roar of the heavy pieces. Suddenly the trumpet signals
for the advance were heard on all sides—the drums beat
the charge amid the loud hurrahs of the troops. The
enemy had throughout the day, as during the previous
operations, only fired a gun now and then in reply to our
heavy bombardment, and scarcely a man of the Danish
garrison was visible the whole time; an ominous still-
ness seemed to prevail in the town. But, as our
columns advanced at the pas de charge against the works
at the Grave Hof and the Blockhouse, from Seeth and
other points, they suddenly appeared in the gardens, on
the dykes, and behind the cuttings; in an instant thou-
sands seemed to have risen out of the earth to repel the
attack. An unceasing fire of musketry commenced,
through which sounded high the whistling of the heavy
cannon-balls, the hissing of shells and grenades, and
here and there the sullen roar of an exploding mine.
The conflict became terrible, and as night fell was con-
tinued by the light of the burning town, which being set
on fire was left a prey to the flames, that continually
spread wider and wider. Whole square blocks of houses
of the regularly built streets we could see catch fire and
consume, and the place was soon an ocean of
flame. The bate continued to rage wildly for
nearly five hours, from 6 till 11 o'clock, and almost
wholly in one direction. In the first advance
our troops got pretty far forward, but were driven
back; the signal to advance was sounded three
or four times, and the soldiers formed and went forward
again with the greatest courage, but they found behind
the works a brave and skilful defence. At last, at eleven
o'clock, the signal to retire was given; the enemy was
too strong, and being covered by the dykes and outer-
houses and works, could not be dislodged. We have
maintained our old positions during the night ; our loss
is great.
" When the troops were recalled from the attack a
sudden stillness succeeded to the terrific tumult of the
battle; all seemed glad to seek a little repose. The
flames of the burning houses were still spreading over a
wider surface."
RENDSSURG, OCT. 6.—Whoever inspired us with
the idea of giving up a position so strong by nature as
Friederichstadt to the enemy without a blow must have
been ignorant of the military advantages of the
marsh districts, and must have believed that it
is actually what it appears to be on the map,—all
flat and even surface. What the reconquest of the marshes
will cost us we have now proved in two attempts
to storm a single town, with no other result than the loss
of many lives on both sides, and reducing at least halt
the town itself to a heap of ashes and ruins. The thou-
sands of cannon we have fired at the works have most of
them sunk harmless in the soft clay dykes, without mak-
ing breaches in them; while the slippery surface of the
steep banks and walls made the ascent of the storming
parties, under the heavy fire of the enemy, excessively
difficult and on some points impossible; and scarcely was
one wall gained before another wide ditch filled with
water was discovered behind it, over which it was not
easy to throw a bridge when the enemy's cannon were
especially pointer;, so as to destroy every work of the
kind. Whoever duly weighs these difficulties will not
be surprised that the operations of our left wing before
Friederichstadt have not been attended with more bril-
liant results, and that the repeated attempts to storm
such a place in the face of a garrison of four battalions
have not suceeded.
" Yet in spite of all these obstacles our soldiers did at
one point penetrate into the town, but could not advance
far. From the windows of the houses they were re-
ceived by a heavy fire of musketry; burning beams and
rafters were hurled down upon them; in the market-
place a grim blockhouse, threatening destruction if
they proceeded, stood before them; barricades in the
streets stopped their way; they were compelled to
retire from a place that promised to be for all a den
of death, especially as even some of the inner works
had been undermined by the enemy and were blown
up during the conflict. It was an obstinate and
bloody struggle, and the enemy as well as our own troops
fought with unusual determination. The 6th battalion,
which formed the principal storming party, has suffered
the most; all the commissioned officers were killed or
wounded in the attack. When ordered to advance the
battalion placed its band in the middle of the column and
moved forward to the music of the national air, Schles--
wig- Holstein, Meer-umschlungen. The storm of the
burning town by night was an awful spectacle. The
place has suffered immense damage; the Catholic and
the Reformed churches are both burned down.
" The enemy is drawing reinforcements from Husam,
as well as fresh supplies of ammunition."