The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-13 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FRO3I OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Thursday Evening.
An uneasy feeling about the war is again preva-
lent in Paris, for although it i 3 announced in the
Moniteur that the belligerent Powers have accepted

the mediation "in principle," yet it appears that

Prussia has resumed the energetic hostile attitude
which she has displayed from the first, and which
has been suspended for a week, in consequence of
the heavy losses which her victory at Koniggratz
cost her. The movements of Prussia in Bohemia
seem to indicate that she intends to push on direct
to Vienna. The occupation of Iglau is confirmed,

and the head quarters of the Royal army will be
transferred to Zwittau, a town of Moravia, on the
Vienna Railway, to the north of Brunn, but to the
south of the junction of Bcehmisch-Trubau. The
illonitcur, after some further elucidations drawn
from the facts, says it is obvious that the Austrians
could not maintain their position at the latter place,
and if the Prussian information be correct, they are
retreating further from the invading army. The
moral and material state of the Austrian army is
not known, nor is the exact route which it has
taken. On the northern frontier of Bavaria mili-
tary events are taking a serious aspect. It appears
that the Prussians, in their turn, are now entering
the Bavarian territory. The troops of Prince
Charles of Bavaria have taken their position on the
heights of Kissengen. The Prussians penetrated by
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Bruckenau, and it was between Bruckenau and Kis-

singen that on the oth a rather serious engagement
took place. General Vogel von Falkenstein, who
commands the Prussian troops in that region, ap-
pears to have obtained an important result—that of
obstructing the junction of the Bth Corps of the
Federal Army, commanded by Prince Alexander
of Hesse, and concentrated round Frankfort,
with the 7th Federal Corps of the Bavarian Army.
In Italy General Cialdini advances against Venetia,
which now appears to have scarcely any Austrian
troops remaining there, his operations upon the
banks of the Po, to the source of that river.
The result of the steps taken by Prussia to obtain
the acquiescence of the Northern States of Germany
to the Prussian alliance is now known. The Moniteur
cites various States which agreed purely and simply.
The Grand Duchies of Mecklenburg Schwerin and
Mecklenburg Strelitz place their contingents at the
disposal of Prussia, but they decline the project of
Federal Reform, and repel particularly the convo-
cation of a German Parliament. 'The Grand Duchy
of Saxe Weimar, or the principality of Reuss (elder
branch), have consented to be no longer represented
at the Diet of Frankfort, and are disposed to adhere
to Reform. The Duchy of Brunswick, and the
Hanseatic city of Hamburg, have accepted the
alliance, but without according them military co-
operation. The Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, or the
principality of Reuss (younger branch), have en-
tirely rejected the propositions of Prussia, and the
Duchy of Nassau has joined the States of the South
now in arms against that Power. The Government
of the South are still faithful to the Diet of Frank-
fort, and in their turn have announced military
operations. Bavaria, Wurtemberg, Baden, and
Hesse Darmstadt do not desire war. All their
efforts have been made with a view to prevent it.
There was a Cabinet Council yesterday at the
Tuileries, presided over by the Emperor, at which
the Empress was present.
To-day and yesterday the Temps and the Consti-
tutionnel had articles of warlike tendency, although
the Temps heads them "Bulletin of Peace." To-day
the Moniteur quotes from the Gazette de Baviere
an account of an obstinate battle near Kissingen, of
which the telegraph has possibly given you some
particulars. The Prussians attacked the bridge of
Saale, but were several times repulsed by the can-
non balls. Shells fell into the town and the church
and some of the houses received much injury. The
struggle between the Bavarians and the Prussians
was not yet over The number of Bavarians was
estimated at 54,000 and that of the Prussians at
60,000.

The bellicose hints of the Temps and the Con-
stitutionnel would lead to the belief that in spite of
her late defeat Austria will immediately become
herself again, and will soon be able to concentrate
at Olmutz an army of more than 400,000 men.
Notwithstanding all this, however, the feeling at
tvhaene Bourse was better to-day, and the Rente ad-
d a lit
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organisation under the fire of the enemy, the regu-
lar army continues to form in mass upon the Oglio
before Creinona and Placentia. These movements
of concentration are nearly finished, and news of a
grand attack may be expected immediately either
upon the Mincio or the Po.
We are now told almost officially that Prince
Jerome Napoleon, who was about to start for Italy
on a special mi'sion, has delayed, if not postponed,
his departure altogether. This change is said to be
caused by the facts stated at an interview which the
Prince de Reuss had with the Emperor, when he
delivered a letter from King William, stating the
conditions under which Prussia would accept the
armistice, conditions said to be inadmissible.
A pleasant anecdote is told of two commercial
men who met on the Boulevards. " How goes
business ?" said one. " Are you doing much busi-
ness with Marseilles just now?" " Enormous."
" What do you call enormous 2" " Why, to give
you an idea of the extent of our correspondence,
I may tell you that it costs our house 2,500 f. a
year for ink." " Why is that ?" replied his friend ;
" I have economised 4,000 f. a year in ink only in