New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-28
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, SEPTEMBER %

,peaki1 g. highly respected ard no kind oil hsla ia,
bor is undertaken. Tbs soldier however, kno*s
in war 70 Sabhatb, and bis sudden movements
specify brought HE and milton into the osh9fFlSe
silent village
Ina ve5y few minutes the artillery had put TO,
ncun.ed 6Dd was on the road to is position 20 Ens
RI hi s11 lei. Of the mill ST Sendsen, which lies on
tie Serge brook, and has been convertedinto per
fct fort since the Danes succeeded ia crossing the
SYook exactly a month ago Tbs sole ansWer re-
reved TO ali inquiries was, that the Danes we're 10
Great Breckendorf village about four miles and
q hslf to TIE north of the mill at Stendten. Pas'os
we're sent ous in all directions on both sides oil tha
NutteD.biJls, a low range of downs which run IN
rue northerIv direction from Duyensiedt to Brock
endorf and with slight intervals to the Dame gerk
At Schleawig The patrols advanced some da-
farce On boya sides without meeting the enemy.
Presently, however, Danish patrols were 1 saen
to mount the opposite hillOcks, and were speeouy
follow ed by dense bodies of infantry and cavalry.
until whole colpmna were seen to hsit IN several
ulacex Meanv bile, several companies OF rlhe.
men and Infantry, together with detachment OF
cavalry and half battery of three FOUNDERS, had
been thrown across the Serge. on she western
tide Of the Dutten-hills. Similar mes Sures had
been taken On the eastern side. These were or
de7ed to advance. Tha staff Of the Grant gdrde,
with it's gallant commander Colonel Gernardt,
also advanced, in order to reconnoitre and endea-
yor to discover the designs Of the Danes
While doing so squadron OF cavalry, with iour
tw Give FOUNDERS " s seen to take up its position
coma fifteen or sixteen hundred yards in advance
The two three Founders were at once ordered up,
and commanded to open fire on the hostile cav
airy and artillery. Two shots had been hred from
them when the enemy, for the first time, ehoW ed
signs of life. The twelvepounders on sne h'ii
sent in q fey shrapnels among the staff, With toll
erably good aim. without, no weyer inHctlng any
other loss than that of one horse. The firing from
the Danish battery soon became too heavy Tor the
troops, supported only by two three FOUNDERS, ana
orders were given to retreat slowly upon the po-
sition al the Steneten mill
The retreat had already commenced when the
Danish troops we're suddenly observed to CON-
mence similar retrograde movement, without
any apparent cause. Smart musketry firing on tue
Fight however, aeon dispelled all doubts, and or
ders were instantly given TO advance. me al
vance was made as rapidly as possible, and having
reached the end OF the chain OF mounds called the
Dutep hills il became clear that the other section
of The aUant gdrde had advanced into Brecken-
dorf and had succeeded in driving the DanGs out
Of it, The two corps, which together did nos
smount to more than 600 or 100 men, then pro-
crossed steadily forward, driving the Danes before
them without the later even attempting to make
stand In fact, notwithstanding the superior
nuDbers-for they had a force OF as least 4O0O
men on the ground-their retreat was so rapldshat
it was moro ke fight than ything else The
tirailieurs who pursued them followed them at fell
speed, bat without bringing them to stand.
The firing from small arms too continue at inter-
vsls in Ibis way until 3 o'clock. when We were
within FIVE miles Of the town of Schleswlg, and we
had the camp On the Dame Werk and lis crnhca'
tons plainly before At this moment orders
we're given slowly to retire, but the more adyanc'
ed Of the rihemen we're so obstlnatey oent on pur-
ening the Dane that they could only With great
dfficulty be brought to turn their backs upon him.
j he forces were much too dsproportionate to haz'
ard anything further, and the Danes having been
driven OUT Of Great eckendorf, nothing further
could be gained by advance but loEs OF life.
Tbs object of the Danes in advancing 80 far TO
the southward is not quite clear. They either IN
tended to forage or to reconnotre. II the latter,
they failed completely, and il the former, they were
too soon repused to enable shem to forage with ell
feet -Four or five Danish sodiers were taken in
the course of the day, together with drummer,
p hose office it will henceforth De to drum the staff
OF the avont gdrde TO dinner with Danish march
60 far as could learn on the spot, not single man
IN this side was lost or wounded during the whole
flair though the rss shot fired by the Anlsh ar
iiIlery killed one horse on the spot The loss 70
the Danes is unknown bat cannot be much, since
they so clever upon their legs IN retiring.
The Danish arms suffered severe defeat in the
course Of the day in the western extremity OF the
two armies. Early this morning they advanced
oat Of Friedrichstadt with whols battalion and
four Founders, with which they attacked the two
companies lying at 6uderstepel. The position oc.
cuped by the 5cheswig Holateiners az Suderstape
il most favorable ore. Tbs ground RheIves grad
ually down toward the chduSSfe 10 Fredrchstadt,
hot, With good cannon, can be bombarded from
suderstapel Unluchily, however no artillery was
ia the immedistc neighborhood when the Danes
advanced to the attack and the troops n that posi-
ton were oppo.ed to a calling ire of grape, with
out being able 10 answerit
Neither grape, shrapnsls, nor round shot succeed
ed in draalpg tlem out, and the Danes therefore
ordered pa oaet s,ttch. This was at once at
t4mp,eF, but without succesg, the Danes being
driven back with erea. loss. second attack
rueeting with 8 similar result, The Danes marched
Of in high dudgeon. At Suderstspa ak wounded
md five unhurt Danes were taken; about eighteen
or twenty of the SchIeGwlg Hosteiners were
wounded There does not Reem to have been the
lightest connection between this movement in the
west and that in the north, but they both serve to
keep the people awake and in good spiTll1.