Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-03-03
EUROPEAN NEWS.
New York dates of Feb I'D, furnish the following
THE WAR IN sCHLEsWIG.

EUROPEAN NEWS.
| New York dates of Feb nd. furnish the following:
!. THE WAR sCHLKswIG.
The London Times says:
The British Government, days since, made to the
saR which them
guarantee he fuflment Off required conditions
81 a to the ne ito she
Of the 1862 When therefore, the troops of TIE
knew that all Ge had bad BEEN eoncaded and
only conceded bat ga raneed BY frstrate power,
lad been the s9 M and s
said that the war VIII Cd they have entered is OF
De and German, heat By mutual we have
little hope that moderate csu1seas VIII be listened to by
| NAPOLEON NOT TO raTRREkHE.
| The Paris correspondent of the Le1don Times save
group Of rahals and generals appears they have
began the exchange OF anntn shots in the north Let them
go gentlemen Let hem go on Is no affair OF OURS
J Our policy should be non-interv ention.',
Those whom he addressed seemed to agre NJ it'll him.
THE BATTLE AT MIsUNDE
Additional details the attack MisuHde give the toll
| lowing particulars:
$50 to 200 The Pfusian oss s yariousy esnstsd
from $50 to &c., killed and wounded some gay that the
The Prss force nubeTed nine thousand and that OF
the Danes about two thoussnd.
they were rep 'sed the Danes maintaining heavy fire
against the storming party, ...--.
totally destroyed by the fire OF the Danes The prussans
Bistorf, mile south OF schlesWig There sharp
firing until after dark, but the Danes held their own,
wounded. attack expected on the 4th
SIS well on Ere derickstadt:
An @he DsDsh from nisnnde to
Jage expected 10 take place on the 4h inst.
The Ptusian headquarters were at kropp.
| ADVANCING scHLEswIG.
The proceedings the Sd Instant, against schleswg,
are reported follows III Official from the Prussisn
headquarters
The vanguard led by Gen Won Gabenz in per.
son. with the vanguard of the Prussian gusrd advanced
against echeswg At the third charge with tbs bayonet,
the allies repused the Danes, posted between oter and
lacking force captured rifle gun penetrated onward,
until benz ath the fire Of the aiming the DnnerWeke
The losses are incorsderRble.
Another account that the German loss very
The attack continued the: 4h instant, without
ing much impression the Danish lines. grenade
fell into the town of scheswig, but the town itself
barrcaded az ainst coup de main.
The Danes had altogether about thousand hors d
and seven bundled i'll from ncemen weather The loss
ofthe Austrains at the Latest date thirty officers and
SIG men.
How GEN. Polk GOT INTO INDIANA REGIMENT.
Col FreeuantAe the English officer who has returned
home from the Confederate service to write volume
the war; reiates the following story which be SAYS
was told him by Gen Polk hiusaf
DWELL sir, it at the battle Of Perryville late 10
the evening-in fact it almost datk-when Lin
dawp's battery Toto action. Shortly after the
arrival observed b~dy OF men, whom l thought to
be Coaede,ates standing at angle to this brigade,
and firing obliquy at the newly arrived troops said,
Dear ma, this is very ad, and must be stopped
turned rouDd al could fod none of my young men;
80 determined to ride myself ard settle the matter.
Having eanered up the Colonel OF the regiment that
firing, asked MIN in angry ones what he meant by
shooting his oWn friends.
"He answered with surprise, Il don't think there can
be any mistake about 1t, sure they the enemy.
ENEMY" said "whyl have only just left them MY
Self. Cease firing, sir, " hat is your nare?" IN
lis Col--of ihe-Irdianna; pray sir, who are you2
Then saw to my asonishment, that WAS in the
of q regiment OF Yankees. We'll saw there was no
hope but brazsn it OUT nay dark blouse add the in
creasng obcurity befrended me; approached quite
clce him, shook my fist in his face, saying I'll show
you who en-, cir Cease firing, sir, at oncei l then
turned nv horse ard cantered slowly down the line
shouting in authorltiva manner to the Yankees to
firing; at the came time experienced disagree
able sensation, like scre1ng up my back, and cacala-
ting how many bullets would be between my shoulders
every minute. was afraid to increas my pace till I
got to small copse when put the spurs in and gal
loped back to my went up to the nearest Col.
aud said: Colonel, have rcopn0ered those fellows
pretty closely and there mistake who they
you may get up and go at them And | assure you,
sir that the slaughter of the Indiana regiment TIE
greatest have in this war;
The DAILY PREss--AN ILLUSTRATION Seine OF
the letter writer's say that the present Cangrss op
posed the newspaper press and would be glad to
Il struck out CT xistence We do not believe it, and
yet must say that, in our poor Judgment legsla
tive body which could pass the currency and tax bills
ought to be held excused tor any ments OF opinion
they NAV entertain. But let take these same bills
usra te the value of the Confederate daily press
hare is law i undhe Treasury notes forty days
which the daily press puts in every mans hand twenty
four hours aft it had passed But for the daily pr
venture to s.y, il would not be published in Rich
mond short of forty days, and would not get to the
knowledge of the pee pie of the Conede:acy in general
within thirty days after funding day had passed. 1t
true the government would have saved by the opera
ton, rat, perhaps, equally true that even Congress
would have hardly been prepared to pass such law ii
it did not know that the fleet messengers of the daily
press would disseminate among the people in the space
of twenty fur hours I he truth is 10 the newspaper
press is the only organ OF communication between the
Government aid pse2iek We have never yet seen but
one copy OF the a. Congress il pamphlet form, and
that was in the ha 81 lawyer-E9. Paper.
DRIED PoTAToEs.-We ha We been shown some DO.
tatoes of the yam species, and crop of 1861 Which
in perfect state OF preserva ton, and though hard
tain all their sweetness and nutriment. They were
baked years ago, and then dried. Apparent
y they will remain sound for indefinite time. Fhe
experiment is suggestive in this time Of scarcity and
perhaps could be turned to good sccount bali bushel
of potatoes thus dried, could be carried readily in sol
diers hayerssck and little hot would doubtless
soften and prepare them for food.
hetrena who exhibited these specimens to Us sug-
gests that cake made Of potatoes rice and parched
corD and well seasoned with pepper and salt would be
excellent for long march.-SaUdndh Republican.