The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-17

letters and articles.
The War In schlcswfC.
~orFIcIAL ACCOUNTS OF THE BATTLE or IDsrEor,
BY THE DANISH AND scHLEswIs GgSEaAis--rHE
PREPARATIONS TO IENEw THE STRUGGLE
The Danish and Schleswig war is not over
One battle. although blood, affair, did not end
abe contest. II is Ia b. renewed
The report of Gen Won Wl.isen TO the Stadt-
Moderate, on the subject Of The late engagement
will fully bear out the opinion that great wi. dom
was displayed the part of the general ia causing
his troops TO retire in sufficient time to save his
guns, ammunition, and baggage; and in thi, ope.
ration he doubt favored by thu deaths of
Gen. Schcppe gTsll md some q her officers OF high
rank IN the Danish army, such Ar Coils. Lessoe aud
Trepks, at moment when the left flank of the
Schleswig- II ostein army had been COMPLETELY
turned, snd the rear aud consequently the retreat
of the whole, threatened ny this succe ssfu opera
tion on the part of the Danes There IL no doubt
but that the German officers 10 comm ind of the
Holstein troops, perfnrm-d thrir duty IN a brave
and scientific mID0efi tat with such young lrvies
and with such a wal of officers al the -ad of
companies AID slusdrons, the Gonsrquences were
to have been easily iorrsern by most rneu ac-
1uainted with the details of military operations,
and when such troops were To he brought no AIMS,
no less brave set OF mru Than themselves, bur
commanded By more numerous aud mole expe-
rienced class al Ofiicrrs
PROCLAMATION OF rtig sTADrHoLoEuArE OF scurrs-
wlo.HoIsrEiN.
Fellow Citirens-The fortuns OF is at all times
aneertain In the recent battle 10 hiss not the
side Of our brave army but tn. spirit OF people that
las commenced resoluts contest for ts- .tonce Of
its f.therland is not broksn by . SINGLE defeat The
army has been dir-n back bit not conquered Our
loss ts cobsiderable, but II shall BE- r.pls-d posl-
ton has been lost but be- r-gainrd Our brs.hr.n
In Scblvewg grsanng sud-r che ,ok. OF the enc.
my, but with ths h~lp of God. n secood attempt shall
effect their deliv,fabc. Our army IA nov in n Con.
md mi hal ~pnr
waits &c BE- brought 10 @ sctivn
Fellow citizens! nothing Ia lot " We stand frmly
togeth.f unshakeu 10 r-s'lve aud drtrmin-d risk
everything for the saks OF rights honcr aud
eur freedom suoccss dos not depend on NUN bsrs
hers showed Themselves greater uod.r adverse cir
cumstaDees let hope their will not prove ess
Our hthsrland expects that every N. n viii % his
duty. THr srAu.H0LpE.srE ~ IHE OucHiEs or
ScaLEswic-Hs -srsiN:
kHfENrLON, BEsENER.
IoisEN. FRA sChE KRouN,
RusnuO9Y, roSrENAY.
kiEL- July Ss 900
Trg ScniESvie ACCOUNT.
uusrSAL utLit5Lss uEroEr % rHs HArTLE or irsrtpr
The enemy alter having ooun-uu.,-d hs forces up
to the Esd Instant la the nriehburhOd OF fisnsbug,
tpresentsd himself ia trent of our advanced yuaed,
which had re'r-stcd thc evening oefors from st.ade
feup and steuderpaue to lteilis beck
A smsrtl,h .na,r occurred suh our advanced guard,
which had received orders 10 undertake suytbos
Of eonrrqo-ne-, but merely sodrs'or to draw the
enemy from iher pOaiton. and Ia eAss they declined
pressing forward TO advances la order TO ascertain
whether tb, attsck sAr r"stJ earnest one IL sss
ordered not 90 los. sight OF the .netns.
Resolved to await the eorBy'. stack In position,
and not "a commross thu ole until favorable
Opportunity presru'et itself the army vas disposed Of
The Idvsaee guard. Nth IL. right sing In aud near
idsisdt aud lie ain body On the Chsussos isadag to
TIE Les sris.ds Ia hs rendezvous position of L5hr.
-srhau
The 9Th bs.ds In r,pdezvous position on the south
-rtst poiUt OF the LAtRs--.
The 20 bri, Ac- al sew rem behind the Lanzsss.
a.. ~ -. a.
The let briga &c. With Que dsts n ment % rides hsd
,ccup.d Gsmusluoo, and With another, Bollingstsdt
and Lapsstrit
Oar position had also b.sn further srtiacisliy
strengthened na fuiiop---
At wedslspsng the h-ld-. for thu distance of half
3crman mile, w.te ia nsnn-r stookadcd 60 a. not TO
be passable without Er, at airhoulty.
On the borth Of wedeh psuE two ad-irshly situated
heights vere occUpsd ~ Hrtilrry. tor the purpose
OF serving sort 81 fefs d. rsni, the de-
boUchmcBt OF the troops
Al the Gy id~rho God house th-rs T. ford zsross
che Lsnrsss ana TO ensDl- Ia. 80 brx.- d-boueh
and cOmmenceA's attach puntoon bfiggs vas thro-n
1croe~ ".
This bridge would also be av.ii.bt. t,r tn. seeond
brigade ~ fOuad ocst ADAPTED r,r the purpose
The naiu position NJ Idstedt as considerably
weakened In cuRsrgurnoe 81 tn nna-s in its trout
having accouur ~ th~ crest beat b. evm- pa.sabe
At least for iasLtfy The dryausr wood occupied
81 corps OF tthe- tts'simupDira;tOn sIth our pO-
salon being secured d, soue bd<s b-niad tdst-dt,
aBa By PoD,oon b. Nls, fhrO~n tor ths OCCASION at
the pout uhre the ouk hors from the tast-dt Lake
INT. the Lsugsec. Tht. sod -uud sl'o bv avslsois
fpr the dsbsucb usut 81 the 9th brigade
Wh~n on Toe at~fHssOn OF the xitn. ths action IN
iropt OF pnrittu infUr nHtDn was r-ceiv
I'd that detachment az the suemy's cavalry aud in
faniry had cfuss-d the trrcn. Susrup Haf gained
the rvsr % l.ft sins aud tnst G'tzchncui a
sOth kid.s he'd hrsrvly 0Syo@sd the IN fOr
Adorable TIME. hot t-ngth rrpulsrd. sin
fquadtoua - 80 rc-frf- css.iry four gnns OF
the horse srti.isry. snd The AN battalion, Nth
four guns q loot Hruilegy. -sIe thrretOrs drs-
latohed tossTds tVruiBK. sud 9TH M ciffculty
drove the ruemy ario.s tu- Tr..ne AL thr rrports
drought ~ that the enemy directing lsrSs
proyortiun - is tore Esinst lst ~ing, and this
oeing the SCattt y.rt 81 our yVs,'OA eammenc a,
essDing % the "a b, 10 maze gsmcn,s
summeDctng M stt-ck wIib oar risht s'tg
hut uncinr. during the night mat this i1furms
hon p@t to ~ depeudcd uluu. thu-r rsmens
uere fu-Psaaed, bat could ~ resam-i any at.
With cor srmy the az pu--d On the sisrninf ~ the
18th. se a-titsa ths sit-~k IL common s-t with
Out-po-t-, hat pat three one OF our bat.
tsres 81 ~ pound 10 psitoo aud .aoth.r erected
on preerhus ~ Eruubd 90 he seat Of fd-tedt,
oDsnsd = turiuue o.nnoaags
The eIemy he'd du iag the night AMI the prr,iou,
ming eoBrshtrted the goat 80 psrt of their forces
a Inter btolek $40 Uhvr ctalrH sAa EturEiaad. %
the extent % three hrigsars 1T lrsss rh-r
tack OF any coussgn-Dc- va directed sgsisst our
po.iton in the or, SUR. wcOd .heh IN. sue ~.d-d
IN carrying on the hrst cnsTss tsroagb Q eirsu ~
stance not yet vSplHiued rsirt and hcsvy rata nj
this time rrt6tTed nnOitria tua poo -tb,e
which the euruy de not tail 20 tatr nd vantage %
The 9TH rns cvrls hs~trvr suees-csd On rscspt.riog
the p.siiiou
the - thross oi usrd The greater part % his
str-ush w this vsyy er,ic-l sirvcton induced %. ct
thf. moment, 10 commences our propos.d offensive
The tblsd snd fourth brissl~s ~~re, therefore,
oritrrd 10 y.e.td iNjhajth thrceEh fanL- he