New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-23
DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.
zta.. .f The Hsst,Ie Forces.

The hostile armies stlll occupy tho positions
which we defined last week. On the lss, General
Wilisen issued q proclaim alton to the army, Az
noupcipg tina. the extensive defensive works at
Repdsburg Vill be completed in few days. de
anticipates that since the enemy oaly succeeded
In winning bis email advantages with great loss,
he will OF 8, Elk the Scheswig army In It's presen!
entertainments. Ii becomes now certain, from
this d spatcb, that the S.athaterschafs have re-
solved lot TO renew the war by offensive opera.
tions until the complete Reorganization OF she ar
nv Money continues to be sent 70 the kiel con-
mttee 1t 10 computed that upwards OF 81, 700 rix
dollars have already been forwarded from divers
parts Of Germany. Officers arrive In greater nun
bers THAI will be found requisite, unless In Do the
intention OF the Sradrhalterate to organize new
ba aIioDs, for which, apparently, however, thsre
will not be a sufficient number OF men, as hitherto
the number Of recruits arriving from the Interior
of Hostein and Germany has not 1t 10 understood,
exceeded 500 men.
The town of hendsburg presents scene OF great
hustle and activity. In and about the fortlHcatoos
there are encamped and quartered about 81 OO men,
Without the Notifications large bodies OF men are
busy throwing up field. works, leyeng hedges aud
other necessary operations. At some distance TO
the east and " est Of the town are the camps vi
several bat alions, the white tents OF which have
greater reality OF war thsn the snug green huts la
which the men housed II the woods oil lostedt
Rendsburg is very strongly fortified, and would DO
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war bring the Danish arms further soutn.
To meet the addition Of officers from the several
Gefmhn Stat. 10 the ranks of the HOlsteiners the
Danish Minister OF war has published notice tnas
such officers al men will not be treated, II taken
in action. as prisoners OF war. de states shat as
The so-cses SchlesVis Hosteln army Is 10 the held
in OF en- il surecton againstls la pful sovereign, all
pertors serving in its ranks not being natives OF
thtlDuchies in any grade or capacity, are required
ana warned TO quit H. as the service ." not UNDER
the protection OF the law Of nations, and conse-
quenily, II they are taken az above noticed, they
will OF be entitled to the usu. treatment OF prs'
oners from a foreign force made In the held
TIE; K6 ner Ztnuag has telegraphlc dispatch
from 6amburg dated Aug 7, stating that General
Wilisen has declared that he wi1 hold the 500
DsDish prisoners responaole Tor Whatever may
happen to those OF the ochesuig Hosteln party.
With regard to tho battle OF ldstedt, it seems to
be pretty well sscertained now, tna. thirty three
Danish officers including twelve killed during the
battle, have been buried, and that the ndmoer re-
NAMING wounded amount" 10 nloetytnree ine
lss in men amounts, as already known, 70 mile
short Of 1900 killed, wounded and prisoners ls rs
probable that bad General Wlllisen remained 10
lis posit'on this loss would have been more Sc
we're, and bis own comparatively less. The Danes
found a large store Of ,rs'n Ia the magazines oil
Schlesnig smoUntiT 10 9, 600 barrels and also oo'
tAined POSSESSION Of large depot oil pc Tder,
considerable nun Der Of arms, and small military
treasure, with all the papers and archives OF the
HolsteiD Government
The PMis correspondent Of the Daily Nsrs
writ's:
"The Austrian Government has sent note to
Count Thuu, demanding that a commissioner OF the
Confederation should be sent 10 Holstein to i'm
pose truce upon the bellgerent parties and that
this Commissioner should be supported by 40 army
OF the Confederation composed OF Austrlans, Ia
yarians, Wuftembergtrs and Hanoverians. The
cir
wants TO prevent smother battle for II the Duchies
are heater, the revolution will receive trenen-
dJus impulse Throughout Germany: and II the
Danes are beaten, Russia viii intervene.
Heinrich Won Gagerp, the ex Minister OF the Ger
man Empire, hss enlisted as a major 10 the ranks
Of the Schleswig HolsIein army.
1t 10 stated IN the Hamburg correspondence OF
the 4,h intt that the Hanoveran GOyernmen. has
d, cided on sending troops TO the assistance OF the
army Of the DVchies and that great number as
many IS 900 are mentioned, are already on their
way norihwsrd. The Statement. IL much ex'
asgerated a. 10 the number; but il 10 evident from
the appearance at Hamburg, OF parties OF men 10
the Uniform Of the 4th and 5Eh Hanovenan resi-
merits that the Government 10 in some degree
yielding to the pressure OF popular agitation on Whicn
The Ducbiss rely, and mas already granted leave oil
absence o the private soldiers % an unusual ex'
tent or some Cf them, indeed, the term OF SER
vice has expired, and they are tree agents o1t
~HA'~A-~-
on quitting their own regiments, TO enter these oil
Hostein, sufficiently proves that their purpose
tobnived tt by the Government.
The following letter from Kiel, Of the I'd inst.
will be read WIKI interest;
The frst thing that strikes stranger on entering
Hostein 10 the perfect tranquility .oi the poPula
ton. The teeers pbic Intelligence which arrived
here Yesterday, OF the audience which Heinrich
Ven usgern has hsd with the King at Berlin, up
on bis journey hther he has not yes arrived has
rot induced among these prudent people The small
Leaf illusion. They know that even should a gilt
teIir beam OF hope have sprung from this su-
dispct, as matters stand At Berlin, the beam may
warm for q moment but Gao never kindle blaze.
Scarcely any curiosity 10, therefore, expressed a.
TO what may have paued 10 this interview. The
feeling that their cause must stand by luell has
produced q singular effect upoo these people.
There 10 nothing like rage, faosticism, pfesumP-
ton, or any thing akin 10 swagger among them
nothirg but an appearance OF pblegmatic ioditfsr'
epce beneath which turks the calm reflection that
things must tai 0 their coarse. / cannot describe
by SOY ether expression than classic tranquility
the state OF feeling which vas apparent On my
road from Altoona here. One would imagine that
after the loss Of battle, such a. that fought at
Idstedl the whole country, which had Just escaped
conquest, would be thIo N into q state OF alarm,
that old end young would be seen either under
arms or prep airing for imme diste fight dstermin-
ed to stake all in the struggle, or 10 proclaim q
general senne gus pent.
Al The least enc would have expected 10 6nd rest
less goups at every corner discussing the events
OF the cay, and resprocally impariing their hopes
and sppre tensions Nothing of the sort visible
What bad happened they had already discussed,
and what sss expected 20 happen wasiuficisnty
ineligible 70 all Jne 2.stthaiseEschaft and the
Coumsr Ter IL Chief would do al that "a lscss
ssry to he done AID the fGlessconeIence Is plsesi
ia their patriotism AID their eis,smment Win
IN cir Dipts or .sIs La thar mouths thew staLd