The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-12
From the Hamburger Nachrichten, July II

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The Toss on both s,des as pery great Several off,
GERS, "a rough calculation, estimate IL at ab0pc
l0,OOO men. -Four guns tell into The hands of the
Danes, and four of the Danish ti-ld-pieces were
driven into morass, and spiked by the Schleswig-
Hnsteiners. One regiment Of Dtnish hussars is
said 10 have suffered a great loss from the grape
shot of our artillery.
Al the commencement of the engagement the
left wing was very severely pressed. bur the Danes
soon threw all their force on our centre, which,
/ after most Obstinat contest was Al length com
PEELED TO retreat in the direction of Schleswig the
right wing also accompanying IL, but maintaining
the same relative position Ia the centre al o'clock
in the evening as al IN the morning.. After the
retreat OF the centre, which defended itself with
the utmost bravery, the left wing also Commenced
retrograde movemt mt, covering the retreat. The
cavalry is said to have been but little eng aged and
to have lost only three men.
The following infantry officers are among the
ked:-Msjor Brunckhof; Leutenants Ii allers,ein,
Wali-rsdorf, Haselef, and Sander.
And the following are among the wounded
MaJor-GeDeral Baudissin (slightly); Major Lut-
Tow (slighly); Captains Unruh, Bouer, and Car
rel; Lieu'enssts Schnob.l, Higer, budding,
Wildibg, and Jenner.
The infantry took off their knspsacks, &c, to
enable them TO fight the easier, and, having saved
The whole of their baggage, il will at once be
with what admirable order the retreat must have
been conducted.
The troops evacuated Schleswg and commenced
their march towards the south, singing their ma
tionul songs
| tEckcrniorde Correspondence, July 26, IL A. NJ.
The Danes are in full march upon US from the
west, and are already in the imuledllte nel9hb)r-
hood. They are expected 10 enter the iowa IN
short time. | shall OF course leave for the south
| before their entrance. am glad TO be able to in-
| form You that our foTtihcations have been blown
ny, and Of the sixteen guns employed in aiming our
| batteries, two have been removed To Friedtrich-
sort, and the remainder, for want of horses, NC,
have been obliged 10 be abandoned. but they have
| been spiked, and otherwise rendered useless
Danish war steamer has been accommodating
the Geiion which, rs is we'll known, has for some
/ time been MANNED by the Prussans, and Oh learn
ing This iacti steamer l,ft us
The BoTseHhGite, of the 26th says-"The Schles-
wig Holsrein cause is not in so desperate predi-
cement as there was occasion tn believe from the
INST intelligence. 1900 picked Troops concen-
| tated upon Wittensee. Won der Tam has not
t-k-r Hight; bot on the contrary, sat the head of
| 10000 men. The reports of countless number of
Killed and taken On the part of the Schlcswig
liOsteiners have not been confirmed 10 their fall
extent. An escort brought the wounded into
Altona at about O'Clock, and would he followed
! hl The Danish prisoners This night, At bait-ptst
IL o'clock, orders were given 10 ab+ndou EGkorn-
forde, and dismsntle the for,lticauons, which was
already accomplished ~ 8 The artillery arrived
AT Rendsburg. The Geiion is still in the posses
! sion at Prussia, aud appears out of danger Among
The Dauish prisoners IS his Excrliency Baggesen,
aperson of considerable Importance"
The War Between Denmark and schisswis-
| HOtsueio.
| (From the LoDoeu fines. July 30)
| Since the f,TtuDe of war and sdnguinary con
filct Were al Hast TO terminate the dispute between
the crown Of Denmark and the part, which had
/ sought To throw OF the allegiance OF the Duchies
OF Schleswig and Holstein, never Was the just
4 cause of authority more triumphantly drfrnded,
never Did people rally with more gsllruiry round
their sovereign and then standards, never were the
| Dtneues Of n foreign faction, which had fninenied
| civil war IN The domlnons OF a neigbboriDg aud
ihofitDeive state, more sisnally defeated and
punished. The battle OF hs'edt, fought the
25Ih At July between the Danish army commanded
by lie national chiefs, and III. usnrgent army hight
| Ing under the orders at irs German Officers, WIS
accomraDied 10y every circumstance which cUuld
enhance the glory at that hard fought day to the
Dsnifh nation. The ranks OF the ea,m, were
| swtlled 10y volunteers from every part at Germany,
and led into action with all The experience OF a
| vcll known PrusSisn General aud thr ,mprtuous
bravery Of the Bavansn Won der Tala. The
| Danes stood alone in defence OF their severe i'm
and their country Uappil, for that spirited people,
no Russian or Swedish military auxiliary shared
! the homer al the victory Their triumph and their
| thanh sgivines are uDalloyed BY the harden Of an
obligation even TO those who wished them well
! The moral support of Europe, which has fifth
fully attached it, ELF 10 their Cause, H. all that they
! needed to enable themselves 10 vind'cats their
| righ hts; and in defending the southern portion Of
| their territories from Invasion, they have shown
that the dignity OF nation, the enrrgy OF pro-
| pie, and even the brancy of lie military exploits,
are not measured by the space II covers on the
surface Of the globe. Although, therefore, this
battle demonstrates the entire failure Of the medi-
alton which WAS intended Ia bnBg the di>puic % "a
cuse by pacific means, and although the treaty of
peace just concluded in Berlin has had the immc-
diae effect OF stalking the whole contest On the
\ issue Of one herccly contested struggle Denmaf k
comes victorious out of this stern ordeal, and -
1 more than probable th.t u she had been relieved
| from the interference Of other powers she would
lorg ego have terminated the whole quarrel.
In one respect ihis occurrence ~ N IepeulOn OF
the error committed in Italy after The hest defeat of
, Charles Albert II Radically had not breu pre-
! vented from debating peace by an imperfect ar
uistice, imposed him by other powers. after the
NJ he &tr mi mr.
| second campaign would not have been open"d,
and The baule Of Noyara would not have been
fought. 80, likewise, II the Danes had not been
prevented, by iliimed negotiation, from following
! up their victory at Fredencia the burdens Of the
intervening period, ADD the frshiful caInag- ofhs
last contest, would hsye hreo spared The only
! ssrice rendered io Denmark by tie neg station
has been the Withdrawal of the Pfussian rrgi-
ments, and the exclusion at Germany from this
quarrel; that, indeed, was b, come inevitable. un-
lees the allies of Denmark and guarantees of her
territories were 10 have taken active part IN her
support
been conducted by thr Danes with equal SKILL and
] vslor and although the field was nIost holly Goa
I truope The defeat 81 the Ilnls'eIn army seems
| TO have been rendered inevitable by the inferior
7 judgment of their German lrHdrrs-ihe Nrry mrn
| ON " HON they most relied The position Ot the
I Holstsiu army 10 the southeastern corner ~ the
7 Ducby of Schleswig, extended irun Eck~rniurde
and Schleswig en- the coast 90 sfn ~ rseT died
. The irene. UoWrE w Vfft'i"us Nni'tl
bounded their extreme len. The Germ ms had
shown 10 deposition 10 aitemm the occupation of
the dispu,rd Duchy hey"pd th--. limits But no
soon,r he'd the Danish c., pfnindefii-chief, Crur-
raj Won krupb ssctrsihed the tact OF the rene we'd
invasicp If Schirrwg by the insurgents, than he
proceeded silently and sd,y to execute the plan
/ ~ y campaign which ssems io have been mepar,d
! with COZ summae ability. and prrtormed with equal
prstision end enccess. One lanish corp- ucculGsd
the Itle ~ Fshman on the cast coast 81 Hols'cin,
! IN Keep the attention of the enemy directed to
that eide, and possibly 10 cfirct landing "a case
, Of need on the iirht Bank II the ilol-t~in army
I The e-iIene right 81 the Dsnes advanced the whole
leppth Of the Dushy without oppnsition The
main body m-sntme took the high r"sd mid
I way hctwsen the two coasts Of the i-thmus In
| uadersl, n, Az nfadr and FleusbuTg, The Danish
culors ~trr halted with enthusiasm rnd from The