The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-17 00:00:00

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Prussians may find that history repeats itself. But
in every line of this manifesto we discern traces of
the sad yet resolute courage which hopes against
hope, and from the depths of despair strains the eye
as it were to catch a gleam of sunshine. The admis-
sion that the contest has been unequal is, perhaps,
the most gloomy part of the story. It was not
anticipated, and it could hardly be foreseen. The
Prussian needle gun did fearful execution, but the
circumstance that Austria was compelled to risk
everything in a battle forced on her requires some
further explanation. This fact alone, bearing in
mind the numbers and the character of the Aus-
trian army, must be regarded as significant. It is,
however, idle, except for military instruction, to
criticise the action and the inaction that allowed
the Prussians to concentrate their forces on the
field of Sadowa, and equally vain to speculate on
what might have come to pass if Benedek had
hurled his splendid cavalry on the faltering enemy
before the junction. What is done cannot be un-
done. . The actual situation now claims con-
sideration. Prussia evidently purposes to negotiate
from Vienna, and her progress can only be arrested
in one of two ways. As to the first way, much may
depend on the moral condition of the Austrian sol-
diers. Those brought from Venetia will be flushed
with success, and the Hungarians, if they come, and
come in time, will be prepared to fight hard to
maintain their
martial reputation. But until the
army is again in presence of the victorious Prussians
its temper can hardly be ascertained. The second
way seems to be well-nigh abandoned. The neutral
Powers are averse from adopting the measures by
which Prussia might be restrained. The objections
to interference, and the objections to an abstention
from interference, are almost equally balanced.
Decision in either course is at once difficult and
obligatory. While the case admits of no delay,
ther is a natural indisposition to meet its require-
ments. That therefore which Austria must most
desire is that which would most tend to relieve the
anxiety of the neutral Powers. The repulse of the
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