The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-03


me sseamship Damascus. Captain Brown. whiek IN
liverpool halfpass swo O'Clock the afsornoc ofths
18th and Londonderry the 10th ut arrived Il Port
land ten minutes eleven O'Clock yesterday mofne.
Tho steamship EtnA Captain Mccuigan. which ~
Liverpool at three O'Clock On che Asrnooa W The I'M
Queenstown che 18TH Of February arrived q Neg
York last night. sa IS s4r4 f.fsi .3 I'll
Her news and newspaper dies have been ansclpassls
Parliamentary proceedings the 18th were unin-
pcrtant. Mr.. Sands bin for moro efficient mods n
testing anchors and chain cables The ssrvos
passed its second reading In the Commons aftsr iopG
discussion.
The Great Eastern was knocked down q auction y Ne
newly formed Great Steamship Company for oaV
twenty FIVE thousand pounds sterling. 1he company
had. however, previously purchased bonds o. Ne %
company tho oxtent or seventy thousand pounds sss
ling which must be added TO the above purchase easy
Another person claims 70 have bid twenty-five easAnl
pounds at auction, aud demands the ship. Na
The Manchester Examiner believes the government b
resolved 70 terminate the Galway contract .s
The Spanish government has chartered stcasFs
10 convey four thousand troops to reinforce the Army
the Antilles 3et
The Schieand palace at Rotterdam containing picture
gallery and museum, had been burned.
The Kedar reached Liverpool carly the morang q
tho 18th Of February.
The Nova scotan, from Portland, arrived at London
derry at nine O'Clock on the morning Of the 18th.
The SchIcsvvtg IIoisteln War.
The Prusslans continued their operations against Ne
intrenchments ct Duppc: but the thaw retarded the
movement OF their heavy artillery and delayed the attack
Il was stated that Prince Frederick Charles Of Prussia,
will command the attack.
s asserted at Rendsburg that the Prussau commanA
or has summoned the 70 evacuae Dupps and Ne
Island OF Asen, giving very short delay Failing 70 reply
the Prussan army would Immediately occupy Jutlaad
TIE paues were Strengthening the derenoes Of Duppd
and Alsen sN@ 81
Thirty thousand Prussians are concentrated In the Dis
trict OF Sundcsitt.
Copenhagen paper says tho Danish government 30
received no proposals respecting an armistce.
The --latest News.
CorExHAaES, Feb ls-sP
The Danish Monitor onclad KroIkraks had attscke1
she attempted 70 destroy bridge erecssa
BY the russians In the Braassr peninsula but
could get ear enough 70 do go owing 10 the shallow
water She fred shots. and the German 49,
teries fred hundred and nfty. One Shot wsoe
through her funnel.
The Germans drove the Danish pckets from ths 6tsa
drur aud Nubel woods Tho Danes subsequently, rallied
10 force when tho Germans resrsatsd without orias
any resistance.
The position Of Ii Germans 10 Braazsraad = vssv
LoSpoy, Feb 10, 1884.
An attack On Duppel BY the Prussian sod Ausrian
forces is imminent; but no news Of It's commencement
has yet been received
stated that tho pace is defended by 900 Danes.
The Defensive Positions OF the Danes.
The reports from the seat Of war in the D1chies Of
olstein brought By the Bremen and Dcsas-
selves very strongly position a. Dupps tbss ~
question Of mode Of sssans them wi.b ,hs p.oba:
manders.
possession o. other strong places as well as DuppsL
description Of these viii prove 70 our readers tbat Nc
last extremity sbe war may 30 pro,onssd Ter vssy
heightened period.
THE POSITION or DUrpEL
consists OF the redoubs OF Duppe and the Island OF AZ
Between the Strait Of Apenrade the north, ana
psnsuis Of unds~s separated only from The Island q
Alsen BY the Ascnsund varying IN breadth nom 800 70
sva on Inc mananS sde ana orms he POSITION p"O
Seven independent works upon the coast Of these
heights present formidable front towards the west,
leaning II their extrcmcs the sea, which 10 sun
GENTLY deep at this spot to permit Of vessels Of war being
These works are armed with one hundred cannos o.
the largest cabre Their distance from the works the
Alseusund 10 thousand ave hundred 10 two thoussna
PAGES this extent Of ground being we'll asted 70 serve e
.
two bridges, defended BY tets de-pons
THE POSITION OF FREDERrCrA
s ID It's general features entirely analogous 70 that o.
Duppel with the exception that there thQ well fortified
town secures the passage 10 the Island or rusen.
THE ISLAND or ALsEN.
This island, which forms part OF the Danish Archipo
iago the Little Belt Is separated from the mainland or
Scheswig by ong and channel called the Ason-
sund and winch has still less width opposite Duppsl
Everything leads 10 tho superstition that General de Mes
In quitting the line OF the Dannewerk and Missunde had
already made up his mind 10 conduct c Danish army "
Duppel, and thence across TO Assem- ~ sure point q
refuge. ..s..IN nNE-
against an ensny h the city q Copenhagsu, - -
emporium for the ssmy the net and I'll The matesarse
war From the Is entirely out Of reach OF asackf
but N III defended upon the land side WHARF, sertee q
detached forts had been projected These forts, how
ever not having yet been created Copenhagen Possesses
no military importance IN In qualify Of chief deps1
for the army anA the 6eet.
France.
n An stated that the arrangemens for the dapart0gs e
the Archduke Macmillan for Paris, rous 70 sxicos
The RsvsH de- Dear Nondss coacnds that Psanss snA
England By want OF cooperation, urges ~ ~
establishment OF active alliance avert tAA casao-
trophs which menaces Denmark. NyNA t~Ff
The Skcie tliberal osgau) demands The support -
France for Denmark, 30 shamefuSy abandoned ~ n.
land.
fishing Prince Napoieons aniSEaglish sDsssch = shs
Sues Canal celebration. II sQ II.
The Bourse was Arm. Rsptss COZ. roo. ssa