The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-18
Our Berlin Correspondence.

our Berlin correspondence
BERLIN, March 80. 1854.
The Sieoc of Frecercid Concerted into BlockadeBoody
Engagement at Duppel-LoSes Of the Prussians-A Sec.
ond Edition Of Sebaaopol-Tae Peace Confrence-Polii
cal Phanasmagoria, DC, de-
1t s difficult TO got trustworthy information from the
seat Of war private reporters admitted either
to the Austrian the Prussan camp and official accounts
distinguished for their strict adherence to
truth hut from the progress OF events evident at
things not going on so swmmipgy as We werc led TO
anticipate by last woek's kilograms The bombardment
OF Fredericia the FIRST two days was reported as
be ug so destructive that, continued for day two
longer the Danes would either have 10 captuate or 70
evacuate the fortress but since then the cannonadc
has proceeded for several days without making any per-
ceptibe impression. The summons OF Marshal wrangcl
TO the Danish Governor has been rejected with contempt
and we hear that the Prussian corps has with
drawn to some distance from the town, and left the
task OF bockadng It TO the Austrians. The only
eusion to be drawn from these facts that the project
OF carrying the siege OF Duppe and Frederick smua
neously has been abandoned, and that the Allies intend
concentrate thor energies against the former position
while they content themselves with investing the latter
and preventing tho garrison from undertaking such
coup de main as they performed in 1919. By this
change OF plans the Allies will have the advantage
troops in The attack OF Duppo the capture OF which
undoubtedly Of far greater importance than that OF Fred
ERICA but the other hand the Danes relieved from
tho necessity OF defending two forreescs At once and
have congratulate themselves upon the efforts
OF the enemy having been diverted from the weaker Of
the two and directed exclusively against the which
they been doing their utmost TO render mpregnabe
Al Duppc TOO, operations have been languisning for
days The idea Of taking the formidable inirench
ments by storm appears 10 BIO finally given mp,
and the almost total cessation OF hosties after
tho action OF the nth Is ascbed 10 tho preparations
that required before commencing n regular siege
The batteries erected the margin or the wenuiugbrod
kept up nre which returned by the Danes though
with little effect their artillery being neither power
full well served as that Of the Prussns but with
this exception nothing OF consequence occurred I'LL the
morning OF Easter Monday, whom most determined sally
made by the Danes for the purpose OF destroy.
ing the works which tho Prussaus were beginning
arst attack was completely successful tho Prussian
gabions were overturned, and their soldiers driven
from the rine-plts, In which they had enssonccd
themselves but renforcemts coming the nancs
repulsed with the loss of thirty prisoners In a
short tme however, they returned to tho charge with
fresh troops, and des crate hand 10 hand hgh ensued
among the ruins OF the village OF Upper Duppe which
had been burned 10 the ground in previous skirmsh
The Danish roncad Rolf Krake approached the scene OF
action and rcd of single shot with such deadly eject
that no less than twenyonc Prussans laid low by
batteries forced her haul of before she could try tho
experiment o second time. AZ length. aftG the
battle had ragged for nearly three hours, the
Danes retired In good order, having apparently
attained their object, which could consist W
nothing else than in annoying the beseeers aud hng
up their trenches, although. tho Russians remained
masters ofihe aeld they very naturally clam The victory