, 1864-04-08

! pieces uorthward to sweep the grounds n]onu
tie coast At different intervals, as Won pro
coed from the citadel towards the bastion.
croWnirg the city from the northeast to thf
aoutAwtCt, advantage is taken Of all bands
and tnrntngs in the shore to bar the vay by
trenches and palisades, the bastions tt cmsclrGe
:ic 1Iaskte OF carth With moats and csca-:.ei.
constructed viii. solldity which never
saw eqpalled, and tile cannon mounted on
the enib1asures arc Of what was on1v ten
years ugo the Heaviest and moet c;1 cie,,t d. IL.
ecr!rtion. So far ns the frst cursory view
enabled me to make out, all the coutriyauces
| OF oclencc have been concentrated on this
eastern side Of the fortress, because It was
Eatufaliy more vulnerable, and 1t had very
nearly proved fatal to the garrison which de-
iendeo the Place in 1919. Besides the line Of
baet1ons, batteries, trenches, bitches and
| palisades, calculated to hold the ground inch
| o5 inch on the entrance and within the to Hn
up 70 the very furthest point OF the citadel,
the lanes have this year conducted an in.
trenehed camp along the coast, outside the
soWn " On this EASTERN side, stretching Us fur
/ the land side by five basticns.
| MILITARY LINES AND LAND DEFENsrs.
IN 163S INC Germans crept along tic shore
from lEe1de, they advanced upoa and occu-
Plea Inc Danish c>rcter pEct:, or dri!lin.
ground, built there tEcIr own trenches and
drew their parallels, and WHILE bru.inr The
town to the greatest straits tEey turneJ also lao
their batteries upon the Sound, aui greatly
1nter1crred with tho free intercourse of tbs
lanes at sea 1t was to guard aeuipst tic
repetition Of such operations that the Danes
Fosted themsclVts strongly aloag shore
o1tstae I;I the town: on tier old parade ground,
NaIding oil too close an attack u;,on thcir
mann line, and also for Securing the free uari.
gaticn If the sound. Cn the northwestern
ana Ncstern sides Frederick, till lately, re-
LEO Tor her safety first on the 1narsl.y ground
winch extends almost from the immcdiatc
towns Of Erri!so and Stoust1ap; ). then unon
adeep line OF Eaylnes tntersccted by small
lakcs end large sNamps, Which, from tic
neighlorhoo1l Of Gudso, RIM all across the
peek Of the peninsula "a fur as the little
,plet Of. iandsford, or Little Strand, a
oraneh Of the broad bay OF Vellefiorl.
This outer line vas lost on TUESDAY last
MEen the AnstElans, stealth. In through tue
less tnlgcnfly guarded deile of uayreballe-
eIaftl, apd nnklng general onset On the
extent OF tho isthmus with overwhelming
lorces drove the Dimes all the way to Their
1nlIenehed camp on tue north and to aud be-
eond the villages Of Erritso and Stoustrap on
the west On that occurrence, Us have ssid.
their artillery fred a few shells from snoghoi
into ttc opposite shore Of Fupeu. at Mid
oiItort, and Sandal into Strib. Satisfied
with their SUCCESS, the Austrians. with few |
ffussians, who seemed resigned in MI this |
campaign to play the part Of j.ckull to the
lion, fell back from the position ttcy had o. |
cupied, and only theiE patrols arc to be seen |
DON and then about the groudls Of Stous-
trupand Erritso.
On this side, however Fredericia, as have
sa1d, Las little tc fear from the cnen1y's nt- /
tacks. The lands between tLo latter named
villages and the city quito are all 1narsty. ani
rs you near the town you come rpon rill of
no great Importance, but which, being
damned up at its mouth, causes that iuundu.
tlon {.'vy>,oM,sr'a"), defending like Q great
mmoat p the whole line Of tic ~e6tsrn blstions.
10 the north OF this flooded ground, the
:ountry lies bare ind flat, an ea1y field for
.nc practice Of the caunons Of the whole
Inc; and where danger, might a..xIn arise
lga'nst the city on the northeast, the, Daucs
E'ye, IS eaid, provided By their outHork Of
nc lntrtnchcd camp. Notwithstanding. the
3anpy nature Of the grounds to the vest |
nd northwest Of the main ,,astion line; tho
Germans IN 1sl9, prodting BY the drought of
ne summer, advanced from Stou5trup and
'1ancrap, rtared batteries and constructed
|, to within short hall mile nearly
u round ths place. Frederick ran abeut
bat time her greatest danger, and then It
'es that the Danes, gathering courage from: ,
eslalr, Vent1sed on that glorious sally which ,
OF only batIled the besiegcrs in their a.
empts against the town, but inflicted upon ! ,
1c1n that memorable defeat Of tho Ctl &C :,
1n1iuenHn L..
nal Ee1e OF the war.
STRENGTH or THE oUTwoRKs.
Although the season Is now calculated to-
lEc Inc utmost importance to the natural !! ]
a1enses Of Hood and swGmp, and aIthourb | =
&c arEiierE on The bast3ona is of far mera
calibre than TINT which lined | a
'em in 18a9, ths Danes show great unwli.
eness to-al1eW heir Zoe any chance of ap- s
-oachlng their stronghold as easily ag they
d on the former occurrence, as they have
lshed their outWorks on the northeastern ]
dc By their intrenchcd camp, SO they have =
ken up on the side Of fErritso and Stoustrnp
osc ycsJ positions which had fourteen a
'ars a$o'become tho basis Of the enemy's =
>e13t!ons. 4
hare: had no. time as yet to visit these
ltWcEks, but, from what Ihaye seen Of the !
tFn Itself, should say that few places arc
tier calculated to offer stubborn resist
zee agal1Rt superior DSces than Frederick | Il
s now been made to be- And, although the s.
lsh may sound eDmewhat sayage and inhu. | ia
an in the mouth Of neutral, + can hardly ~
lp aympathizing with the 'Dants in TINT III
gerness I" that the Arstrians or their Prus-
u nllles mar be tempted to come and dash, P,
cir heads aseins1 these ramparts, the only 81
ing wanting to make the treat complete T.,
Ing that their Prussf2n md Austrian Ma. OF
'ties should share the wark of their SOL q
ers, and learn at their own expense whit a
to be gained by renewing d ueirhborse NJ
imarks und running the risk Of a general y
l.opean war, in pursuit of ambitious ~
1ses OF national principles which these ;"
'crciEns arc the first to tramp1e upon in OF
eir onn States, end Of treaties which t,,cy ia
Ee violated in D hundred instances when ! II
CT they happened to clash with their :rter- o.
Is orintertere With their views" ~
Inn Respectable Family. =
We rt7;7rt to say that through the b1uudrr a1