New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-12

ue Iltut wig they were 80 warmly received BY
ne schlesSig Holsteiners that they could not sue
ceeo 10 gaming Ssng.e inch q erUand After thu
sitsok On both vinss bad cnnti0ued for tEo or
thfee Eourp, the Danes made an uus' aught on ire
center, along the ChaBsGee. Ia the direction OF
Eltn'beIg. with infantry. cavalry and artillery AZ
Ire zane time. The Schles Sig dols,rin light Ia.
ialTy retired behind the main position near
4 losieob where the advancing Danes were rsceiv.
cd with shower Of ba.s ir1m the tort f,A ions
thrown up there, whiCh compelled them TO retire
htt'e.
THE Hosteinors szain rubbed % the centre,
o. with such vivsCity thst the Danes Sere sooa
obliged to retreat an aasse into a poplar wood
lhhs maneu was twice repeated, and twice
VsS cur main position on the rgh wing and cent5r
attacked BY the Danes. On the lei wing mere
/ stnmhhiug FIRE vas on,y carried 90. The battle
Led ~ Ills time continued for nearly eigh. hours
| snd between 10 and II O'Clock il seemed certain
that the result would not be otherwise than favor
| able 10 ss but just ~ this time Il became aD-
parent q at the Danes had concentrated ther whole
I ioToe Tor main Gttscs on center sui right
| wing. From the enineucs where stood could
! distinctly zee the whole Danish llfsotry debouch
from the poolsr wood, aud form liue directly oppO-
| ate the Schlesvig HOstein force, bringing up st
the same time several new batteries OF field sftl-
| lery. cold also distinctly see the fssIgued aud
worn cot troops relieved BY fresh b,ttalions. Gen.
! Wlbisen also caused tis reserve batteries - De
brought forward as well as the cavalry, which had
IS yet been but partially engaged. and abl1t II
/ o'clock most fearful cannonade c0mmencs3 on
! boih des, which was kept up on the part Of the
schiesw q Hostelners with great 0bstnacy for two
I bfurs ard bali, although the enem,'s guns we're
/ lIger and more numerous. Iudvidual instances
/ Of courage were shown that would appear almost
/ Incredible.
"A small battery Of i2.pounders charged right
mo re thckest Of the euemy's FIRE. posted its ef
at ball distance and greeted the Danes with re.
| peated discharges. IL was. however soon obliged
/ TO retire, In order 10 avoid q charge OF cavalry.
/ The most determined courage Of the whole army
| war, however, Of no avail aganst the superior
force the Oar es az this time brought II 20 action.
We were also deficient in ANN 1niiion. About
two o'clock the Danes made another attack, but
beng myself at this time obliged to Withdraw, |
was 20 longer an eyewitness Of what occurred.
Econ after, however, scattered soldiers we're seen
rpnrlpg along the Chausee IL tho direction OF
SoblesHie, followed soon after by larger masses,
| spreading the nournful neTs that the Danes had
| broken through center. Unde, such circum.
Stances there was no ether alternative than 70.
treat, which Immediately ensled. General Wi
isen gave necessary orders. and the brave littlo
army FaW itself compelled TO retire from the field
OF battle, the General himself being among the last
to leave.
The retreat was made without confusion, and
IN good order, covered by several battalions under
The command Of Col Won der Tam. The Danes
appear TO heve been either too fatgued or TOO TO-
dolent to follow up their advantage, as they made
TO pursuit. Gen. Wiligen left the Castle of Got.
torp On horseback about o'clock, but am unable
10 inform you where the headquarters were estab-
h.bed Several battalior5 received orders to bivo1-
a. IN the fields on the sides Of the Chaussee, near
Fahfdor, in the direction Of Ecken'orde, and others
were ordered on 10 Rendsb1rg.
"1he battle Of Idstedt will take it's place ia his
tors - cne Of the most GaDguinary battles on re
r~rr IN both aidpa the has baen immnDae
boz the Danes must have suffered most, other gise
with their great numerical superiority, they would
Tot bhys remained upon the field OF battle They
csnrot have numbered less than from $4,000 TO
0oO men, according to the statement OF the
prisoners who 400 in number were removed, first
10 Schleswig, then to Rendsburg. 6vedes and
Norwegisns are said 10 be among the number, in
Danish uniforms. Twenty officers are among the
prisoners. Report says that not single stad-
officer Of the Schles wig. Ho stein army has been
wounded. General BaDdissin resolved a severe
wound In the right shoude Many officers fall
en-. OF one battalion of Jagers only two officers
and 400 men remain. Many other battali0ns have
bean iesriuly cut up OF the artillery, only one
gun is missing. The retreat took place partly by
SchleIwg, partly by Nssunde. Between eight
ard nine in the evening the Dsnes entered 5ches
wig. Echernforde ha, been evacuated, the bate
ries having first been disman,led.'
The accounts in the Germ an papers, dated az
different periods the day OF bSule, prove that the
fortune OF the day was for time doubtful. Some
Of the earlier accounts reports the Danes as
beaten back On all SIDES but the hopes thus
created were doomed 10 be Of short duration.
letter, dated SouthschleEwig, 25th July, evening,
says
The result Of the days battle has not happily
responded 70 the commencement The Schleswig.
Holsteiners have succumbef 20 the superior mum
bers OF the enemy. After bad sent of my first
letter before nOOn which alluded chiefly 10 what
taking place m the risbt wing | Dur0Oaad
proceeding from ldstedt towards the center On
the road, however, received alarming accounts OF
the position OF the left wing. The left wing had
been considerably repused the line Of the Treene
abandoned, and Gen. Baudssin severely wounded.
Moreover, the firing Of heavy guns in a we,terly
direction made me change my route. The Danes
bad advanced as far as the village OF Schubye.
This was hazardous mnneuver on their part, Tor
II our main body could have advanced and routed
them II would have caused division in the Dan.
ish forces on the other hand, If the Danes main.
tanned the position and forced our center, the
troops thus advanced could attack the main body
Of the Schlesxig- Hostsiners in the flank, and cut
oil the retreat IL il to be presumed, therefore,
hiatt Danes were confident Of their success on
this point. The artillery was brought up, and the
enemy kept for long time Ia check. The light
ing IN 9 center and on the right wing continued
uptba,ec, ard the enemy did not gain an inch OF
ground. At two o'clock, the Danes carried the
coIBe near ldstedt at the point OF the bayones-
This is attributed to our artillery having used oil
their ammunition. From this moment regarded
the day ss lost By the loss Of this cop,e, which
touches the SchlssWig Flensburg high road on the
west, end tie L.ngsee en- the eas5 the position
wa Goa petely broken. portion Of the artillery
baggage was odered TO retreat, and the battle ap
proEcbed nearer the towns fierce contest taking
place at the h,nlets Kait and Hand | now left
The town Of scbleswig observing that division Of
the lst Schleswig JageI had taken up a position
with few guns on the south bank Of the 5chlei
Learned afterE ard that at 5 P n. the enemy was
within half mile Of the town, bat tina. our men
were preparing 20 attack them again"
The writer Of this letter then s2eculstes upon
tie probability of the Danes having entered
Schesgie, which they did between and in the
evening. Re then continues
THE battle that has been fought today has
been even more sanguina-y than that fought IN
der the walls Of Frederica on the 9th Of JAY las.