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BERLIN, March 81, 1884
Tie Artillery Duel at Duppel and Frederieid-Superority
Of TIE Prussian Cannon--0rsat Losses Of the Danes-
A Naoal Engagement, dc.
In the artillery before Duppel and Frederick II
evident that the the worst Of g. Whether II
behat the cabre OF their guns inferior to that Of the
Prussans they less expert in handling them
but comparison Of the official well private reports
from both camps leaves no doubt Of the fact that up TO
the present moment the losses Of the beseged have been
Infinitely heavier than those Of their adversaries.
At Duppe the regular bomDardment from the fTussisu
batteries ct Iwocker commenced on Wednesday the 10Th
Instant and with such effect that the Danes were obliged
70 abandon one Of their advanced Tedoubts after losing
by their own accounts, two officers and sixteen men
killed and one officer and fortynine prvates wounded
while the Prussians had not single casualty. The pro
eces discharged by the latter not only reached every
part the Danish position but penetrated across
che channel Sonderbeg distance Of three miles, The
Danish Shells the contrary either fell short Of their
mark or few over tho heads Of the assailants,
and cropped harmlcssy into the weddingbund, bay or
inlet just In the the Prussan batteries The prac
tce the Prussan artlerymen Is said have been excel
lent. After getting the range they rarely missed
their AIM and every SHOT told Finding themselves over
matched In this exchange OF MISSILES the Danes vcd
upon making attempt to spike the enemys guns and
destroy bis works, and sailed out, about four thou
sand strong, on the morning Of the 18th, but,
after driving in the Prussan outposts wore
encountered by the brgdes Of Roeder and Goshen and
forced to retire without attaining their object The
Danes who towards the end Of the action, greatly
Ousnumbered, fought with the utmost intrepidty and
attacked Prsans the point Of the bsyonet but
here again their losses far than those
sustained by their antagonists The official bulletins
published at Copenhagen acknowledge six officers and
two hundred and fortyfour rank and file wounded,
besides which sixty Danes were buried on the field
Of battle. and between hundred and three hundred
prisoners fell into the hands Of the Prussans. who set
down their entire loss killed. wounded and missing at
hundred TO hundred and twenty including seven
officers The number Of prisoners taken from the Danes
in almost every engagement would lead one imagine
that considerable decentralization must exist in their
ranks indeed. oneof the Danish papers remarks. with
kind Of bitter sarcasm that II things 60 on So In the
course Of . few months their whole army will DO
fortaby lodged in the classmates or Spandau Castrn
and other Prussan fortresses FM
Tho operations against Frederick carried payi
passa with those against Duppel and apparently with
stiil more decided success. After some upmportant
skirmishes, in which few men were killed or wounded
each sde the Of the Prussian batteries
completed on the evening Of the 19th The same night
che Danes made q sally, which was repulsed, ana on
punday, at six A. NJ. the besisgers opened FIRE with
the most destructive effect. couHagraton broke
Out 10 the tOWu, WnlCn CONTINUED 70 rage th6
whole day, and the unfortunate inhabitants were
seen hurrying TO the ships 10 escape with the relics
Of their property from the devouring element The
morning the cannonade resumed with increased en-
ergy, while the fire Of the besieged which had gradually
weakened towards the cose OF the preceding appears
70 have ceased altogether. Deserters from the fortress
state that the garrison have lost no less than two hua
dred IN these days while the Prussans had osy
two men wounded Under these circumstances it seems
Impossible for Frederick 70 hold out much longer for,
though the Danish gunOoa.s may prevent the PrussaDs
from entering the town. or from maintaining themselves
10 IL, the Prussan artillery may easily reduce II
heap Of ruins, which will afford no shelter to the
Gus, the greater portion the troops stationed
Jutland have either withdrawn to the northern
emity OF the peninsula conveyed 10 Asen, and
they have transports In the harbor in which they
embark whenever they please, they will not be exposed
10 the necessity OF surcnderng though Of they
will have 10 abandon the whole ateel TO the beseger