The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-22

FAR A. yet Known decisive, and the Danes hold the
works Of the Dannewok really intact notwithstanding
the sudden advance Of The Germans.
THE TOWN OF BUsroRy.
IuE RATTLE FEBRUARY ASp4
The Danish military position OF Bus,orr. or, a. II n
spelled by foreign travellers In the duchess Bristorf is
small fortified town standing about English mile south
OF the town OF schesxg aud right tho great
Danish defense Of It's extre
nifty Bustorf Bristorf may IN fact be termed an ad
be ALREADY ID this war ON the 90 or February the Aus
army attacked Bustorf ~ three O'Clock 10 the after
noon when endsavorine to force It's wav TO and behind
the Daunowerk Here they met by the Danes in .
very spirited and severe fighting continued until
darkness set In and tor some time afterwards. The
held their ground when the latest Dispatch dated
a haf.pas O'Clock In the evening OF the Sd Instant
was forwarded. The King OF lenmark, who was sta
toned Inside OF the walked forth TO witness
the conaist A number Of wounded men were bep.
brought into the town OF Scheswg from Bustorf.
i was expected that another attack would be
made on the place on the 4th Of February; but
our latest reports brought by the Africa " HALIFAX.
dated in London The 7ih instant do not inform Of
a. the battle Of Brstor Il thought 10 England that
tho Prussan commander had prevented the Transmission
Of Geographic messages from the town.
The TOWN OF vRsDKRIcksrADr.
It was expected that tho Germans would attack this
place on the 4,h instant The belongs Denmark
lK
and built % the river Elder, Dear 20 ~ mouth, on tbs
North Sea-
THE RIvsR RIDER
Is one Of the most important rivers in Denmark II
IL rise In the Duchy Of Hols,en eight miles south OF
Kiel. Tue Elder flows TO the German Ocean, keeping
generally vest and passing the and fortress
Of Rendsburg and the fortified town OF In
s The Elder is ninety miles in length "
communication between the Baltic sea and German
Ocean, the tidal action being ie IN At Rendsburg The
A traveller writing from Rcndsourg the Elder on
the 2Sth Jauuary-four days before the Invasion
complee-6sscribes the animated scene then prevailing
on. the banks OF the Elder thus
The bridge over the Elder has particularly warlks
appearance On this sdsthst TO say the southern or
Hostc,n side In the hands OF the federal troops
ntrenchmeuls have lately been thrown all along the
bank the approach TO the bridge defended by two
and provided With oopholes. The bridge itself is
tremey narrow the river Al that place being ess wide
than few hundred yards further up, where u rapidly
expands completely thawed Al present near here,
although the weather 10 bitterly cod; and. rs passed
over the bleak wind lasning the water into NINA
sure waves IL was . curious sight 10 tue German
sentnes this side OF the bridge, the German and
ltty Yards distant, tho opposide side. DANISH
soldiers pacing up and down under the Danish nag.
doubted II nrs whether should be allowed 20 pass over
the bridge into Schlew and to return unmoesoc but
did 30 without question. 10 day - two, ihe Aus
triaps and Prussans commence 10 advance into sches
wig commun caton between the two duchies will, II Is
said be stopped. Nobody, however. seems To know
whether thew 10 not. Last night, al
OF the stations ON my road here some AIsans coming
the train to place In this neighborhood. were
singing roaring most vociferousy. whereupon OF
my fellow travellers remarked that they were SO Joyous
because they knew there would be no lighting.
TIE RIVER scHLEY
is narrow inlet OF the Baltic sea- running twenty
miles 10 length from the soa, and situated seventy miles
north northwest Of Hamburg.
rHs RIVER s0RGK.
When the Danes evacuated the Kronenwerk after the
capture Of Rendsburg by the Germans they fell back be
hind the river Serge. The Serge Is one Of the small
which tributary 70 the Elder 10 she terri.
tory OF schisswig From the Kronenwerk, or "crown.
work. Il spanned BY nne bridge, which
the rereating Danes blew up a. they got over,
thus placing the Serge between their troops and
their enemies. After ths the Prussisn troops
passed she Elder to the east aud took up their
headquarters At Csttorf little town yiug about md.
~sy se ~, enc f " rS Thew
pushed 70 the latter place. and as they entered II the
danes retired me PrussIans then occupied the place
bay
sIcKESrERDE BAT AND TOWN.
The bay Of Eickenfsrde formerly called Eicksnnord
seaport formed by inlet Of the Baltic sea- In this
bay, on The I'd OF February, the DANISH war vessels
Eshenrnare and Thor were fred on BY Pussao artillery
which had been hurried to the little town Of Getorf ~
the Danes evacuated II. The town Of Eckenferds be-
longs to Denmark. Eicksnerde town Is situated ten
miles east-southeast OF the town OF Schleswig.
rHR DANNswnx.
burg Missunde Bustor and In around the town o,
schleswig Of very little avail towards the liberation
a. II Is termed Of the duchies from Denmark long
the Danes can remain onveopsd In their great and hso.
rc bulwark OF the Dannewek This famous line Of earth
work. border wall, which dates It's origin from the
ninth century situate At the extreme southern part Of
the Duchy Of Schleswg and stretches almost across the
entire country. The length OF the peninsula OF scheswg
Hosten the end u Jutand Is about three hundred
miles, that the Daunewek EXTENDS almost far as the
base line Of England from the North Foreaud Lands
knd M bf q n q hut
length and the Dannewerk is fertilization that reaches
very peery across the land from the German ocean 70
The fortress OF the Dannewerk consists II the present
day Of three eartnworks stretching across the
form the neck, or funnel with long outwork 10 protect
the channel through which the troops are ulti
ma,ely Intended 70 DO driven Toward. the Baltic, or
part) THIS lies towards the Eckenforde and Is some
times called the "Came Daunewerk" IL 10 about two
English miles long the earthworks bengfon -four feet
Eve ieet high. yards broad and beset with
dch the depth Of which varies from six ten ee
WHEN IL SO wide that no troops could POSSIBLY attempt 10
pass It. stretching immediately In from, OF .his q the
"kuraraben" which IS upwards Of mile 10 length, De
Twelve broad and from four feet 10 feet high
Behind this lies the great "Dannewerk" itself, which
long. 10 parts Is from thirty feet 70 thirty six
feet high and the rampasts are from sixteen feet TO
twenty fes The whole Of these eaftbworks are
immedstey No connection from one side u the PENN.
eula The other with the river Schey on the eastern
side, ana with the river TreeDe which falls into the
Northern Ocean that the Danish forces have within
their power GOOD NOT less than sixyour square miles
OF land in front the great buiwark OF Schleswig ~
moments notice.
The sluce gates OF the Dannewerk add very much 70
s power OF Defence Just before the prescott invasion
Danish engineers said they had flooded the country with
thnnest peice OF ice and let the water out imme
datey Afterwards that any troops attempting TO cross
the country would be moved down by the artillery like
corn Indeed, there little doubt that forty thousapd
men may hold the Dsnnewsk against hundred thou
Sand opposing troops, and VIII require as strong an
army % united Germany can possibly muster 10 the PIE