The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-18
THE VERY LATEST.
The Danish War.
o FFICIAL ACCOUNT or The PRUssIAN ATTACK UPON
DuPFEL.

o FFICIAL ACCOUNT or The PRUSsIAN ATTACK UPON
DUPFEL.
BERLIN, April ! 1854
The Official staatanegcr Of to-day gives the following
Of the engagement in the trenches before puppe
the 2sth ut -
II was Intended TO press back tie enemys outposts
behind his inreDchments in order to make undsturoed
use the ground required for tho siege works Thanks
the extraordinary valor displayed by the troops al
though for the frs time closely engaged and almost
without inermsson exposed to the fire Of heavy arti
lery, the intention was perfectly attained.
At daybreak the Eusileer battalion of the First Posen
infantry regiment No. 49, moved up from the right Of
the road leading to Sonderburg, while the First and
Second battaons or grenadier guards regiment No.
advanced past oster Duppe without firing shot they
rushed upon the enemy and forced him to retreat After
a short but bayonet fight troops established
themselves in the rife pits the foot OF the gacs
The enemy opened murderous fire against this
position from all his works, covering the held with
grape and all kinds Of proectes, while the Rolf Krako
steamed wesnngorod cloee up to the right wing
Of our tkinsnng troops and hred into the nank ans
field battery at the same time came out OF Fort No o.
and opened with grape upon the guards nght-
by columns OF infantry which appeared at the same
moment. Under these circumstances II was thought ad
vsabe give up the and exposed position 81 the
foot OF tue glacis The Eighteenth regiment however
still held the Slopes about three hundred PAGES In adj
occupied before the attack; the
guards partly their original position partly The ground
further Ia advance TO the north Of Duppe This position
is still u,sntaincd Tho BrandsnburR Fusieer regiment
No. IS, which had boon thrown forward to the Buffet
Koppe was not brought into action, the object
already attained and the Danes, after the Rolf Krake
had received four shots from batteries and had with
drawn contented themselves with keeping up the fire
from their works q short time longer.
The troops behaved admirably. They advanced with
great mpetuosty endured the extraordinarily violent fro
with vslor and we're in way dispirited even by
the comparatively heavy loss.
The enelH lost sixty 10 prisoners and consider
able nuneer of killed and wounded tho precise amount
cannot yet DO stated Our loss asOnot yet exactly
certained amounts 10 about hundred and fifty
The tho wounded officers have already been for
warded by telegraph. IL may be added that Lieutenant
kasper Of the Eighteenth stated to be slightly wounded,
is reported missing
HAMBURG, April 2. 1884.
said that the Prussan troops intend TO turn
the position OF Duppe by crossing 10 the island OF
Alsen very shortly by means OF Austrian pontoons.
Everything is said 70 be prepared for an important
action.
The Hamburger ,Ndchricht.n that six thou
sand have beaten the Prussans vee at the
positions lately abandoned by the Austrians.
HANOVER April 2, 1864.
The Minister OF Finance has published notification
nouncng that the Austrian squadron for the protection
OF German merchantmen has received orders TO extend
its operations 10 the North Sea.
BERLIN, April 2, 1864
Prussia and Austria have addressed circular notes
identical IN substance) TO the minor German States with
the object OF inducing them TO send joint representation
TO the conference.