New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-01
The Recent struggle In Germa ny l..

ers. also that a. the latest agvces i had bee
nearly suppressed. being confined % Rastsdt
which was vigorously besieged by the Prassisas.
The intermediate occurrences have not be Z s.
clearly narrated, ard We are much obliged o q
friend in this y ior the following private letter
from New Yorker now in Germany, giving a
vivid aud graphic account Of the Military opera
tons which resulted IL the wreck Of the RePuoli-
can cause:
HErDELsEEo. June 80 l-+9
DEAR Ny last leiter Of the 9th Inst. sd-
vlsed you Of the first engagement which had tax.
en- place between the insurgeDt troops IN Baden
and the forces sent by the Reichsvenyeser = put
down the Revolution. IS before suggested to
you. the defeat the Badensers was attributable to
heir lack Of officers Of military requirements. and
the result Of the late encounters proves clearly the
truth OF that supposition. Aware ofthis weakness,
the Pro, isional Government took immediate steps
TO supply ss far as possible this deficiency, and
a Committee was sent 10 Paris clothed It'll 70 b
power to make the necessary selections. The
command was finally rendered to MlereslIrsky a
Pole, who arrived IN Heidelberg on the 18Th inst
and formally took the command If the military
forces Of Baden and the Rhein. Pals the troops o.
the latter having been united 10 the Badesche
Arnie, for the purposes Of this struggle at least
On the 18th inst. the first regular engagement
Of any consequence took place at Ladeabrr, a
small town about ?. or miles distant from Hei
deberg Mieroslavsky commanded In person
against the Hesslsns and Meckenburgers who com
posed the force sent by the Central Government
The. may have been $4,000 OF both parties in the
field, and after hard struggle the Reichstrup-
pen" were defeated with considerable loss on their
side and were ged TO retire 70 WeiuheIm, a
small town some miles from Ladenburg. The
contest commenced early Ia the day, and lasted
with inlermlsslon, until very late In the night.
y hen the MeckeIbuTgers, who had clt into the
town, were driven out.
Contemporaneous " ith this, was an attack made
by the Prusslans on the Badeusers, at or near Lud
y Igshaveu, q little town on the hnine directly op
poslte Mannheim. The Insurgents here met with
the same success and tie Prusssns were com
pc led 70 withdraw, keeping possession, however
Of Ludwigshsven, from which latter place they
commenced an irregular bOmbardment OF Mann
helm. The town, however, suffered lttle or no lu
Jury by this. either IN property or lie.
By looking at the map You Will see that Mann
helm. Ladeuburg and Heidelberg were al upon
tue Inc OF operations Inssmuch AS at these places
are the only bridges over the Rhine and Necksr.
These towns thus command, Rs Il were, the en-
trance into Baden.
A general attack at different points, had been
arranged as we have since learned tor the above
day. the 5tb, and 70 the Bavsrisn and Written
burger troops had been assigned the DUTY OF ap-
yruaching from the northeast through the 80 len
valid" 50 as u get possession of Heidelberg, the
tnird point upon the line OF operations, and thus
take tue insurgents IN The rear.
Meeting. however. with strong resistance, this
potion OF the plan not carried through, and
The insurgents retired from the first real field the
vctors and elsted beyond all description. On the
M ght OF the 10Th general Illumination took place
ia this town, by order OF MIerosawsky, and Ms a
special privilege every beer-bouse was TO be kept
.pen TIL 2 o'clock. The loss Of the B ldensers
according to their account, was but four killed
aud d prOportiousteiy small number OF wounded,
" he the loss OF the enemy Is stated 10 have
been considerably greater-a difference which can
only be accounted for Ia THIS way. that the Ba-
iensers had Ia the field several batteries OF ar-
tilery, which were exceedingly well served,
and the Reichstruppen were not so ell supplied
n that branch Two days after MIeroslawsky
Mold n review OF all the tr' ops stationed here, and
at least 5000 men, all armed and equipped, were
upon the ground. Tnis number includes the regn
Ar military. the " Aufgeb0t or persons between
the ages OF and 80 and beside the F,ei Schaaren,
With which astmsy also be counted the" Schweize
Compsgnie" composed not exclusively Of Swiss, as
the name would lead one to INFER, but of political
refugees OF different European countries, Poles,
French, &c altogether as lar as their character Is
concerned set Of Socialists ami Communists.
This great force, with but little exception, re-
NAMED stationed IN our sma city until the 2Oth
lust awaiting the further movements o the enemy.
On the day last mentioned they took up their line
Of march toward Phhpsburg, IS or l6 miles south
south west Of thlswhere the Pruss ans were said
10 bo encamped they having succeeded Ia crossing
over the Rhine az that place. The old position al
Ladenburg was again occupied by the Badensers,
aud a strong guard wds LETT IN possession OF our
city. To render the attack upon cur city more
difficult, the bridge had been " unterminert lun-
derminedl aud was ready u have been blown up,
the instant the enemy should appear.
At about o'clock on the morning OF the 2lst,
the gre at battle OF this Revolution commenced,
both at Pnilipsburg and Ladenburg.
In the early portion OF the day the Badensers
drove the Prusslans back toward the Rhine, and,
nad the regular troops been well supported by the
Frel Schaaren, they would have undoubtedly gam.
ed victory over the Royal Troops, as they are
called by the Democratic papers here, II even
that victory should have proved only Temporary
one At II O'Clock, the Badensers the regular
troops had already made the fifth charge upOn
the Prussisns, each successive tlme driving them
from their position, but were So inettciently sup
ported by the Irregular troops that they
could long hold any Advantage they had gained
and IN tie afternoon o. the same day. the Prus
SLAMS, being reinforced by some corps tl then kept
In reserve succeeded In gaming all their previous
positions, and finally in driving the Bsdensers
back. That night and the next morning witnessed
the return OF the remains OF that little army which
only few hours before. flushed with recent VIC
tory had gone forth with flying banners. conquer
lne but not to conquer On the morning OF the
2ad ult the troops In Heidelberg, passing up
through what is called the Neckar Valley, and
taking the direction OF the "Odenwald' toward
Rastsdt leaving the "Schweze CCmpagnle 20 IN
possession of the city. On the morning. of this
day Mierowlawsky, the General, had laid down
ms and, and "Siege,' a lieutenant IN the
Badscher army. under the Grand Duke and who,
since the Revolution here, has once been Minister
| OF War, aud then, under Mieroslswsky. Adjutsni-
General assumed the command
We mad heard rumOrs that the Prussians intend
ed 10 lombard Heidelberg and 10 quiet the fears OF
the inhabitants. SIese before mis- de parture, issued
notice 10 the BEcgermeister OF the city. assur
ng him that he would do al In his power 70 pre-
vent any such thing, VIZ by not attempting TO de-
Tend the city, but Withdrawing bis troops. Before
nis departure and by his orders, the or 500 lo,.
| OF powder put IN the bridge was removed but
| no sooner were the the troops away, and the
| Swiss Company dressed in their brief authOri-
y masters OF the town, than they caused Il 70 be
rep aced, and thus raised al Undesirable alarm
| throus hOut the city.
Such was the fate Of that portion of the army at