New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-20
LETTERS FROM SCANDINAVIAN I.
Ths Plains OF -RsndsburR and the
Army-The Position OF Atinirs -Things in
Iubcck- View fra the Hill of Segeberg,

Correspondence OF lie Tribune.
LUBBOCK, Monday, 18th Aug 1850.
10 tle Editors Of Yhe Tribune!
left Altona on the twenty.second. Tho iron
track rsn through land clad in the rich habil
meRta Of harvest. time, and beautiful with Rcenes
incident TO the seaaon. Women and grIa were
gathering the golden storas for their husbands and
brothers were on the banks Of the Eyder fighting
for 3 htherlanda honor. They wore the romantic
looking peasant costume familiar to Americans
only on canvas and the stage. The red kiItIeE
strikiDgy contracted with the yellow corn, while
the caps of the maidens and the hoods Of the ma
irons were equally neat and tasteful The feldG
were broad and the land level, and for long dis
tance saw the grain moved by the wind in length
ened wayea and above it the heads of the fair Il.
borers and the occasional CLEAN OF the sickle.
Sometimes we crossed tho highway, aoag which
horses were dragging wagons heavy with tae
heaped-up corn, driven by little boys whose shoul-
ders were yet too weak to bear the burden OF the
weighty nusket-whoae arnls were yet too feeble
to wield the sword.
Inierruptng these scenes OF harvest beauty
were redrooied visges-the homes Of farmers-
where, as the srsin stopped, men bowed by age or
limping with wounds, came from the snug orlck
dwellings, and with feeble voices sent up q Shout
for 8chleswig. Hostein, which was returned III
heightened huzzas by the strong lunged volanseo'S
in the cara. At length we passed beyond inc TO-
gion Oft the acke into the land Of the sword 4nefe
were no more picturesqueyclad maiden'' Dull
their stead stout men with iron helmets ana pon'
deroua weapons of death-reapers in field whefe
Ell I'll. Il al
are cut down With az much Indifference. "a
reached Rendsburg Since the slaughter Of Io1s1I'
and the consequent retreat to the t1mf' oi - H.
stein this has been the chief fortified '0wN :. IL
insurgents Il is place Of ten ShouSana p 80,
built uuon the two sides OF the Eyder, ana S'f'"es
defended by huge bastions and vast ramP@% ~
which the quick tread and hurried 8anoo "a ,via5
sen!inels, and the long rows Of oann'" ravorksd
fearucertainsy the nearness OF 'onen at.ayIsg snd
far many roiIea up the Eyder, past ~ tba Bal
o,Onnds until saw TIE sun aaA tbo vbIta
camp 't"e1 =, 5oovs thickly filed wi'N
tents Of the aD y tho two begsrent pst,,'s nns
ahe position '. s,ncs the rssreas-'n' LIB"
remained sne me- ~ sncountsr again eno nup.t.os
gents nos oafino ofthe opposing army ana sus
strength ana TO command the march OF nis
King Duke nes..,, the soil Of Germany TIE deet
Danish troops nrs upon the coast, conveying tho
of Rus'iA - captured to Copenhagen or Bringing
wounded ~ Of merit from Nicholas to the
Russian # the Danish sodlery. The conduct OF
DFa,sr IN contracting the late Treaty Of Amlsy
I.s to.sy the least, been ungeneroas and disgrace
rnI. After netting the Duchies to rebellion and
Encouraging them by sympathy and aid she has, at
be decisive crisis Of the dispute, ahamsfully de-