The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-18 00:00:00

PRUSSIAN MILITARY MANOUVR.ES.

The operations of the Bth Army Corps against a
supposed enemy took place on the morning of the
14th inst., in the neighbourhood of Kirdorf. His
Majesty arrived about 11 o'clock, dressed in the
uniform of the King's Hussar Regiment, and cor-
dially saluted the troops, who, on the preceding
day, had performed the manoeuvres entirely to his
Majesty's satisfaction. The Queen was on the
ground in a carriage; but the Crown Princess ap-
peared on horseback, accompanied by a lady of
honour. All the other members of the royal family
and the foreign dignitaries whose names have been
already mentioned were in the suite of the King.
The operations commenced by the vanguard, con-
sisting of three regiments, being placed in two lines
near Kirdorf, and to these were added three regi-
ments of cavalry. The cavalry opened the attack
by some skirmishing manoeuvres, and after several
attacks and firing several volleys, they made a rear-
ward movement, during which the main body of
the army corps, drawn forward by a feint, advanced
towards the heights of Millendorf and Etchendorf.
During this offensive movement the advanced guard
formed themselves into a reserve. The advantages
of cavalry were particularly manifest during these
operations by the manner in which the light cavalry
made the attack at the commencement, and by the
attack of the reserve regiments just before the close
of the day. The King a
movements of the troopsnd
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occupied, and were on the ground until two
'o'clock.

Fortunately the weather cleared up just as the
manoeuvres began ; but some of the men, who in
the morning had marched from distant quarters,
were drenched with rain. The health of the
troops is said to be most satisfactory, however,
and the field hospital established at Bergheim
contains but few patients. Only two deaths have
occurred since the men have been assembled, and
accidents have been rare. Further manoeuvres of
both army corps against each other were to take
place on Monday, and there was to be a bivouac of
four days' duration. Through the concentration
of so many troops, amounting to about 50,000 men
(as each army corps in the Prussian service com-
prises 25,000 troops), and particularly as the mho:
are drawn closer together, the villages in
been
neighbourhood of the field of operations have
so crowded that in one small place. containing
less than 90 houses, 600 men and 50 horses
on
are
quartered. The manoeuvres will terminate nt
Friday next.

THE PRESTON TRAGEDY.—The inquest was re-
sumed yesterday at three o'clock. At the conclusion of the
evidence the jury, after a few minutes deliberation, returned
a verdict of .‘ Wilful inure4er against Patrick MacCafferay.'
The prisoner was comm4ltted on the Coroner's warrant, to
take his trial at the neat Liverpool assizes, which Will be
opened in December neat. On being removed he skipped
up the steps leading from the Governor's office, and seemed
altogether quite nn.toncernecl.

_Twenty thoushnd muskats sold by Prussia to
the United States of America have been supplied
depot of Stettin, au el. are now being removed to Hamburg
for shipment.