New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-17
THE NEWS FROM THE OLD WORLD
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IatcN Liverpool aux. D a-onuOu EAll3 Iats
The Niagara arrived at this por. about noon yes
terdsy having made an unusually rapid passage
from Halifax. We give below in fall the ne VS. she
brings made up from the European papers received
by Tie Tribune;
DENMARK AND THE DUcHIEs.
Proclamation OF the stadgh0idoEats OF schies.
wiz Hoistein.
FELLOW CITIZENS; The fortune OF war is at all
times uncertain. In the recen. battle il has not
been on the side OF our brave army bat toe spirit
Cf people that has commenced rQs0late contest
for the existence Of lis fatherand 8 not broken by
single defeat Tho army has been driven back,
bat not conquered, Our loss Is considerable, bat
II shall DO replaced position has been lost, bat
. can be regsined. Oar brethren In Schles wig arc
grooming under the yoke Of the enemy, bat With
The help OF God, second attempt shall efisct their
dellyerAnce. Our army il now In q commanding
position, and, with undininished courage, waits to
be brought into action.
Fellow citizens Nothingis lost IL xe stand fran.
y together mistaken in resolve, and determined 10
sk every thing for the sake Of our rights ou. honor
and our freedom. Success does NJ. de pend 90 mum.
bers alone bot rather on courage and discioline =
Our fathers showed themselves greatsst under ad-
verse circumstances let Us hope their sons viii
lot prove leis courageous and perssyerng
Our fatherland expects that every man viii do
bis duty.
THE SrADTHoLDEsArE OF rae DUcmzs or
scHLEsNtC-HoLSTNiSs
,u soLsss. gslsoEI kaoHs
General winissn'. Report OF the Battle Of
Idstedt.
The enemy, after having concentrated his forces
up 10 the sd inst In the nelghborhood Of Flens.
burg, presented himself 10 front Of our advanced
guard, which bad retrested the evening bs.ore from
SteIderup and Stenderpaue 10 Helligbeck.
smartish affair occurred With our advanced
guard, which had received orders no. 20 undertake
anything Of consequence, bat merely endeayor 10
draw the enemy from their position and In case
to ascertain whether the attack vas really al cam.
est one. IL was also ordered 40. 10 lose sight OF
the enemy.
Resolved to await the eneniys attack IN position
and not 10 commence the offensive until shyorabe
opportunity presented inet the army wu de
posed as follows:
The advanced guard, with lts right wing, 10 and
rear Id,,edt, and It's main body on toe CnausseS
leading 10 Flensb1rg.
The lE brigade IN is rendezvous positon 1t
uhrschau.
The 4tb brigade In rendezvous position on tho
sou IN west poin. Of the Langses.
The 81 brigade q. Behren, behind the Langsee.
The I'd brigade az Wedelzpang.
The Is. brigade, with one detachment OF Rifles
had occupied GammeluAd, AMI vita another BoI.
hngatedt aud LangstedI-
Our position had ,lso been further aE.iGcially
Strengthened az follogs:
AEWedesPang the feds, lor the distance OF
bali German nIe, were In \ manner stockaded,
20 IS not 70 be psssable without great dincalty.
On the north of Wedelspang. Two admirably sit
uate nights were occupied with artillery, for the
purpose o. serving sort Of tie da POM, TO cover
the detachment Of TIE troops.
Al The 6lydcDhOm- wood house there 10 q ford
across the Lsngsee. and 20 enable the third bri.
gade 10 deboach and commence ito attack q bon
toon bridge xas thrown across IT,
This bridge would also be available for the sec
opd brigade ffoupd bes. adapted Tor the purpose
The main position q dstedt was oonsiferably
weakened 10 oonaeq1 ence Of tke morass In its frons
having, on account Of the great heat, become pss.
sable, AZ ess. Tor infantry. TIE Gryaeur Vas oc-
CAPPED BY corps Of rides. It's cJmnunicssioa
with our position being secured by q s.ons bridge
behind ld'tedt and by pontoon bridge, thrown
Tor the occssion. at the point where he brook ao.s
rom the icredt Lake into the L,ogsee. Tais
VOID would also be available for tks deboashreat
oftte fourth brigade.
Whes, 90 The afternoon Of the ei.h the action 10
ront Of os' position vas over, inform s.ios was 70