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

There loss however, ia more considerable than In any
snsaeemens during the whole war sase reglmentE
the Brcden burg Grensders, who service IN the
Wenoheshad fourteen killed, nifty. three wounded and
seven missing and altogether the casualties estimated
10 the official bulletins have always underssted their
losses 10 the 6ret instance. AZ Missunde the
corrected returne showed two hundred and nf-
teen. instead OF hundred v hundred and
twenty as originally announced; and In the action
q the l7th inst 10 which the loss was SGT down at less
Than ono hundred Is admitted that II amounted 70
thirty two killed and hundred and Ave wounded To
judge from these precedens, therefore we may take .
FOR granted that the casualties OF tho Prussians In this
last encounter did not fall much short OF two hundred
and fifty which proves that Danes have fought
WE'LL and that the stories which have gone the rounds Of
the German papers about their being thoroughly demo
Salized and depirned, bosh. In fact, even
:. this early STAGE the siege Of Duppe reminds one orc
bly, Of SebaspoI the lanes stand TO their guns "a stub
borply as the Russians, and repair tho damage
inflicted their ntrenchmcnts with the rapidty;
and consider that poor Old Wransel 10 no Pessier,
and that the young Prussan c1nscripts, though brave
enough 10 all conscience, and ready TO do anything they
are ordered are not equal 70 the zouaves or the Chas
de vincennes We might be justified in entertaining
serious doubts Of the result the Danes in
sion Of the almost unbounded resources in men and ma
terial which enabled Muscoves resist the assaults
Of the Anglo-Frcnch host for 30 many mouths.
Bat this Is not the case The troops tina.
sondsrbeg canno. be replaced by fresh svss sod their
losses at all in proportion to those Of the allies they
will finally be obliged 10 give 10 from exhaustion and
want OF men TO defend their impregnable positions
Ia possible that the unexpected difficulties they met
with before puppel has Induced the Prussan govern.
ment 70 a9!eo 70 ne proposed coneronce AFTER having 80
long turned deaf the persuasive eloquence OF
Earl Russel but the London fines either misiniormed
wiuiy incorrect in asserting that the conference is
to take place N the basis OF the treaty Of 1882 Prussia
has refused decidedly 70 bind herself BY such provso
and - Austria, though anxious for peace At any price,
cannot separate from Prussia In this question without
losing German Power tho conference has only
been accepted the understanding that 10 to meet
without programme OF any kind and without interruption
OF the hostes that being carried on by land and
sea- II s easy to oresee. therefore, that unless some
great military success is obtained BY one party or the
other the negotiations will lead practical rceult, as
the very Hast that Prussia and Austria DO satisfied
with 10 the autonomy and legislative anon OF the
Uuchies, which the lanes. Bishop Menrad
says, will never consent 90 while they have
rx dollar left Indeed the whole conference may be
garded q political phantasmagoria, got up by tho
British Cabinet iamuse the people and Parliament. who
are beginning TO murmur ct their rulers having made
old England cut exceedingly ridiculous u figure, and
whose wrath they hope to oppose by pointing to the
Of their abors persuadng all parties TO meet at
peace congress.