New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-24
DENMARK ARD TIE DUcHIEs.


SIRIUS Of ascending to liE.
DENMARK AID TIE DUC5IES.
Latc7t from Tic seat al war.
The Schleswi- Holsteiu Army attempted to
tske Fnedrichstodt b. Storm 1T P. NJ on the TN.
but were repulsed by the. Dlges Ina tfmfo
the Duchcs is in position at ST1dcrStaPei is
less is considerable particularly III officers.
Our duties trem tie seat a war are - eiia il5Il-
ing OF the 9Th inst After boEbardias part OF the
town during the preceding day and alter destroy
ing the large block house c-usa 10 tbe ro7fi, th7
town was In the evening attacked By two batta!
ions OF infantry aud detachment Of riemaa.-
The principal church WIS burning at the t.me aad
enc end OF the town was one complete mass Of
fame. After desperate struggle, III whcb 6ot1
sides must have experienced very heaYE losses
the Danes gave way little, but only to seek the
coverof new entertainments ana barbados thrown
uu in tic middle OF the town The resistance
which they met with here 50 violent aad t1-
ter1nined that notwiths landing the most brilliant
bravery the Schleswig Hulsteiners we're c3a2 el.at
10 retire from the town at midnight Ile. COX
up 2 new position somewhat Ia advance Of the
old and the conflict was to be renewed on the fol.
lowing morning. The losses sustained ii the
| Scheswig- Iolsteiners are as yet 0akaowA.
Both sides behaved extremely We'll, according
| to the accounts.
General WiIlisen issued the following report on
the first assault OF FreiGuchstadt: 1t Is dated
| Suderstapel, Oct. +, P Nj.
Having completed the necessary preparations
! iorStoriuug Fricdfichstadr, the attack took place
| this evening and has been conducted Vth So
much bravery by the troops that, under less dis.
! advantageous circumstances, success must nave
been inevitable. The troops, however. fell in large
numbers, partly in the trenches, which it was
| necessary to bridge over Just under the enemy's
! fire, aud partly among the haltruined works. be-
| hind which the enemy sheltered himself, and kept
| up discharge OF shot upon our columns so that
in spite OF tie brilliant yal0r OF our men, 1t was
! impossible to obtain possession OF the place The
! enemy persist in the defense with consistency. 1t
has been impossible to avoid burning large por
! ton of the city. These events WiH not exercise
any decisive influence upon the progress OF the
war Our loss | estimate attrom 200 to 300 men,
| killed aud wounded. Further intelligence shall
! be communicated on this subject as soon as the
necessary lists can be prepared. Atpresent can
only say that the loss has been greatest proper
tionally in officers The 9th battalion left all It's
captains dead wounded on the enemy works
This result has not acted injuriOusly on the spirit
OF the troops, and hope with as little influence
on that Of the nation. WuLlsEN, Com, IN Chief
AtCna letters state that the loss above spoken
! Of was nearer 500 than 300 men.
" { have the following cores pondencc relating
to the second attack, dated Hamburgh October T.:
| The Schleswig Hostein corps has again made
an attempt to storm Fredrichstadt, and with no
| better success. The troops retired last night to
! position between Suderstapel and Sethe, with a
| loss OF SIX hundred men. The withdrawal was
covered by the Christensen battery, and lighted
| by the flames of the burning city ! talked today
with soldier who was one in the assailing corps
| He spoke of the block-houses and entertainments
! which the Danes had constructed at Friedrich
stadt rs bulwarks so impregnable that the can
| non shot had no effect upon them. After stormng
one breach, the troops would push on, believing
I that the way was clear when suddenly Il whole
succession of new works became visible. The
drum was ncessantly beating to the attack as