The New York herald., 1864-05-04
THE DANISH WAR.

Details Of the Fall OF Duppei-The kim 3
sf Prussia Gone 20 the Seat Of War.
Further details OF the fall of Duppe are received
One hundred dead and eight wounded Danes
veyed 70 the Island OF Asen.
Nothing Of importance occurred .. the seat Of war
yesterday. Hostites were suspended for six hours.
Among our killed are one general Of division and two
commanders Of brgadoe flag OF truce was sent TO the
enemy obtain intelligence Of officers. wounded aud
prisoners Two hundred Of our killed have fallen into the
A Prussian telegram dated Gravenstein, April 90,
says-Our loss on the 1syh, In killed and wounded,
amounted TO sixty officers and upwards Of thousand
men The Danish loss inclusive OF prisoners least
four thousand men, Eight hund ed and eleven Prdsans
many Of whom are severely wounded. aud twenty onc
Danish officers and Eve hundred and eighty men, are now
in our hospitals. 3 -tfes st.r
The King o. Prussia had gone to the seat Of war He
passed through Flensburg and Rendsburg the 2s OF
April and was received with demonstrations OF eushu-
siasm IN both places tsr0
Duppel The troops deed before him. and be salued and
thanked those whe stormed DuppeL
RdsSnr9 is reported to have ss cause Of the
Duchcs is sacred 10 me- The work which have CON-
manner The people may he assured that the blood OF
my children has not bcen shed In vain"
Il said his visit 70 the duchies Is sound the popua.
views OF the Prussan government.
IL is also said tha, the Emperor Of Austria vas ex-
Military operations on she alss Of April were unlmpor,
ant. W1te1s s~e t..H
Summary OF the Fag gAting at Dappei.
From Galignani's Messenger, April 23.1
The government OF Copenhagen does not attempt 10
extenuaie 10 any way It's defeat The conflict was ad
mited 10 have becn tcrrbe but the disaster n every
respect hop0rabi for Denmark.
6enaral Dupiat and the other field officers who were
either killed or badly wounded belonged the left wing
OF the Danes That part OF the defending force being
deprived Of s CHIEFS aud opposed 10 enemy far sope
rior 10 number was Obliged W effect ts retreat under
murderous fire from the Pru ssian artillery.
The right wing was taken the flank and over,
whelmed by the besiegors 10 made ite retreat but 10
In the enemys hands gret number OF prisoners nde.
pendcntly OF the de ID ana wounded Y who srewed the
ground AZ length the remnants or the small Danish
army succeeded in reaching the fee de cn OF pder.
burg IN that place was renewed the sacrifice ef Over.
see AS time pcccssary tor the different regiments
W 10 the island OF Aiscn two three btl
lions hastily assembled aud sustained the shocs Of the
enemy Il Nl* .llt hta s1sNnfF f#M..#
The remains OF the Danish army found refuge In ,hs
island but with dreadful loss; the Copenhagen DESPATCH
With tel ribc painuc declaring that the greater part
Of the First brigade had disappeared and half u the
Eighth had been aestrsyed.
according 10 the Information received from botn SIDES
there aprssrs % be douht that the anaek was rs
Gkiully organized tbe defence couralsDos fhc
fusstns had apinted lprcc of twenty i've Thousand
men for the assault nfteeD Thousand picked men rom
the re-iments of Br ndsbura aud westphaa were "
form ibs atnGktng party. thc remaining ten th usans
constituting tho The Prussians took tncr inca
sures 30 veil th,t their 10 ses were relatively snaer
being sixsy olccvs wounded, elk os seven Killed ana