Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-08-16
THE GREAT BATTLE BETWEEN THE DANES
AND HOLSrEINERS

/ AND IOLSrEINERS
| The following are the details OF this terrible battle as
published in the Hamburg Borscllile, July 70:
The anticipated contest commenced this nlDrnin. al )
O'Clock, with attack by thc Danes both wings n tic
Sci.cswi Iuscin army. The Danes did nof m irsr su-
rccd IN obtaining advantage but in short time they be-
Ia gain ground on The left wing where attempted t
establish themselves, but far driven blck by a ga
liant charge o the rifles and the infantry, hat 10 further
attack was made from this quarter. On the risht wing
they warmly received by the Schleswi. ,oseincrs
that they could not succeed in gaining single inch Of
ground
After this attack both wings had continued lr two or
three hours, the Danes made onslaught the centre
along the Chaussce in The direction of Flensbn, with
iin;rv cavalry and artillery at the same time. The Schs
wigllolstein light infantry retired behind the main posi-
ton s,edt where the advancing Danes were rcccy
ed with shower of balls from the ioications thrown up
there compelling them 10 retire little. The folseiners
n rushed 10 the centre and with such vyacy that the
Dimes were soon obliged 10 retreat into the poplar
wood. This manuuvre twice repeated and twice wa
the Danes. On the cit wing, skrnishing fire
only carried The battle had, bv ths Time continued
nearly eight hours and between and eleven clock
it seemed certain that the eSat c1Gli be- otherwise
than favorable Bur just a, this time il became appi
that the Danes had concentrated their whole force or
| a main Attack centre and right wing.
From tie cmincncc where ! stood, could distinctly
the whole Danish infantry de5ouch from the poplar wood
and form line directly opposite the SchcSw Holsen force,
bringing up nj the time several batteries of field
artillery could also the iage and troops
relieved By fresh batlaons General Wilson also caused
batteries 10 be- forward! wei.
cavalry which had y been partially engaged; and about
eleven o'clock fearful cannonade commenced on ho
sides which kept NJ the pant Of the Schrswig iloi
Stcncrs with great obstnacv for Two hours ana halt. al
though the enelys guns larger and more
Individual inInccs ot courage "erc shown that would ap
pear almost incrcdib!ca small battery o twelve FOUNDERS
charged right into the hcheSi OF the cnenys fire posted IL
self hall distance and greeted e Danes with repeated
discharges from the battery.
II was however. obliged 10 retire in order avoid
charge of cavalry. The determined Of lh
whole was however o avail against tie superior
force The Danes this time brought into action they w.r
also deficient in ammunition. About tTo o'clock Tie Dane
made another attack, but being myself al This Eic oDi,
IL withdraw no longer an eye wtacsS -! WHAT
red. soon after, however, individual soldiers
unnng along The ChauSec IN the direction %! Sclcawis
followed by aracr spreading the moulni
that the Danes had broken through ceu.rc Under
such circumstances there other alternative than
retreat which lnn,ediatcy cnsuc Gca Wiscn gave The
necessary orders, ana the brave tc Itself
PEELED retire from the field oi blt" The genera! himself
bcin. among the last 10 leave:
The retreat made wi:hog, confusion, and In good
der covered By several b,alons under the command
Col Ion der Tam The Danes appear to have been either
ati.Ied INDECENT Ia follow M their a9lanidse
they made no pursuit.
Gen Wiistn left the castle of t1iorp On horseback
abou, O'clock bu. am unable 10 Inform you where the
headquarters established Several blt'! ms received
orders b;youac the fields II. sides o. tire Chlmsscc
Fahior in the direction o Eckcrnioic and others
ware ordered on to Rcndsburg.
The hattie OF Istedt will certainly miiaiin lis place
among the sangunary contests On !cco Inc loss
both sides has been immense; hut thc Danes have suffered
more than the Scheswig- Ho!s,vinf- otherwise with such
prcponderating force they wnnhi not tt' on'cnc them
selves with remaining On The field oi battle Instead ii toll
lowing up ther success by vigorous pursuit According
the reports of the prisoners abont 100 in NUMBER The '
nj force engaged cannot haze been s :han irom bU L"
n does APPEAR mat slg' "ficGr at HE
Schcswg-H Hols,cn stall has been woun !ci. Gen. auis
son has rather severe wound i'll the righ, shoulder and
large proportion other officers said 10 have .allon
One battalion has only officers alive and not more than
100 men, and the other baalons have also suffered severely
OF Tho artillery only gun has been lost.
The Danes marched into Schlc sw2 between and 10 IN
the evening and Eckernf3dc either has been will BE-
Gated as the guns have been withdrawn and the fortified
tons demolished
Another account in he same supplement estimates the
force of the Danes IS 00O and that nj the Schcswg Hol-
steincrs 5000. Gen. Wllsen commanded the centre,
Won der Tam the left wing and Von der Horst The right
GERMAN EMPIRE.
1t is said that the Austrian answer Ia the Pssnn propo
sal that the decision o the Frankfort Congress should be-
held definite arrived Berlin the 9Th 1t reported
that the 4 refusal. From Berlin, I'm der
date of the 9th learn that the Pussan envoy has
I been recalled from Vienna.
The kilncr Xiiuaa publishes clecrapc despatch da TED.
Berlin July 2h stating That the free city otlubeck has has
tened raty the treaty o peace win DenErk ana iit
inmn ted the the Sclcsw:g ioSciEerS The Han
oyerans are however determined 10 side with The Hostein
cira ard inmated their intention Ia ID 10 Denmark.
The destination .he French fleet is said To bc Scheswig
Hos ,en in oTer take part in iic probable intervention
for the settlement Of the Duchi's Ia Denmark.
The weekly ri tlc ban: of France show in
crease 600G00 francs in the precious metals and of
$50 000 francs the discounts. 1ha circulation has
increased about 2U0OO0 francs aud the TO tie ered.
| Of the Treasury aboc! ,5O0.0O0 francs.