The New York herald., 1866-07-13
English Opinion.
THE CONTRADICTORY DISPATCHES.
From the London Times June 30

English Opinion.
THE CONTRADICTORY DISPATCHES.
From the London Times, June 80
Unless the from BerAn srepresents greatly the
81 e asa Two ras ,se r,usSan arms save
litz which dc crbcd by the Austrians a victory
of their own Is now claimed by tho Prnssians 1t is i'm
possb % rc,nciLe he op opposite dccans, and we must
leave the truth TO be determined by the great purifier Of
history-tme. Vienna oiie ally announces that in the
battle the Prussans were completely repulsed from
Skalitz and that they lost number of prisoners and
eighteen guns According TO another narrative they
treated hasi, that they left their dead and wounded
behind them. on 9th hand il is announced from
Berlin that in Two DAYS engagement on the 9th and
2sth the prussians had the ADVANTAGE We can only
conclude that has been sharp fighting two
days between tie frontier and Josephs.adt To whom
the victory 10 be adiudged, hsher tire as Uic
tory a. az zoe hdre as yet no means o. decrdlng
But elegraphic dispatches, however partial they may
be- elem Mt whic enables the reader 10 form
for himself some noiion OF what has been done Unless
they absolutely false, they give with tocabe accu
racy The position OF the armies And though an advance
Is not necessarily the OF success yet when
hnd army maintaining its position in All enemy's
country and gradually moving forward, We have reason
suppose that 1t cannot have been worsted Tried by
this test the Prussians are at least gcinng grand
The positions they occupy must either have been
from the enemy or abandoned by him through weak.
ness, or for strategoal purposes The Prnssian
dispatches TO the effect that the 2sth the
Guard defeated the tenth Austrian army corps under
General GabeDz after an obstinate engagement in VIII ch
the Aus lost several thousand prisoners several
field pieces and iare quantity of materieL The Aus
loss in killed and wounded is placed at between
three and four tho sand On the same day Prince Fred.
erck Charles, in conjunction with General Btterfcd,
captured Muuchengraz after q successful engagement
with III enemy which he took eight hundred prison.
Tie Austrians retired to Fnrsenbruck with the
loss or two thosand men These encounters prove that
tho Prussians had advanced considerably beyond the
frontier. s.
EurtcnbrJck to which the Austrians said have
retired some twenty-five thirty miles from the
frtnter, the direct road 10 Prague and
cude tina, the main body Of the Prussan army has
far found the open 1t in its invasion OF the
tran err tory But is not in this line alone that the
Prussans are advancing Whatever may have been the
result til battle of the eth at skalitz the Prussians
appear be still full force between the Silesan from
tier and Josephstadt The Prussan Firth corps which
Is said 70 have been successful AGAINST the Austrans
in the battle Of tn 9Th, was again opposed the
2stn to the sixth and Eighth Austrian corps under the
Archduk Leopod and is reorted to have gained signal
established the Bohemian territory, after hgh ing
three severe actions Whatever may be tho wisdom of
their in aston of Bohemia the enemy has no, as yet
shown the ability drive them from it. Field Marshal
Bencdek Commands Of te largest and fnet armies In
Europ and would be hasty to suppose that because
the rs fortnight OF the war has not witnessed any extra
ord nary achievement his part his resources there
fore, are at an end and his reputation is diminished
We can quite believe tina. the ba ties which have been
fought a'e ony the beginning Of 1erccly contested
campaign. and that Pfuss u must put forth all her
strength If she would hold what she has gained, not
merely in Bohemia, but in Germany proper The
Austrian government Is bringing into the field every
whom u can muster througtout its extend @ pirc.
The discipline of the army and its organization
celient and the soldiers are like soldiers all over the
world somewhat inclined TO complain when
newly conscrbcd but after few weeks zeal
Gus for their flag Their general, and
their cause But though this war, If 1t continue.
will probably give the world some OF the boodicst bat
ties OF the age there Is 10 believe that
Austrians have any chance Of accomplishing The desga
vlIh ph tasy ut 0tthe invasion of the Prussian
ritory, the capture OF Pcrli and tho restoration of
scheswig Hoseiu to Independence. The promrtude
OF the Prussian government rs deranged the Austrian
and Fed raj plans, and tho psowess Of the Prassln
army entirey to desgat them. The Austrians be-
gan with the belle that they possessed the soil
OF Saxony their own, and could advance
from a splendid military position over The Prussan
plains, They also iarci5d they had allies
fho mid Hzt fp
Hanover the Hesses Br irswck the Iockcnbnrgs, and
number OF other soyerei mt es wonld harass and
completely the expectations have bcen d,sap
pointed ne d not &c sai1 The u.dle haste Of
austria IN demanding Federal execaton from the
pet has gwen All hes allics as prey u nd
threatened enemy. Fhc plans Lor general hag been
deranged, the passes through which he an
invader are In the hands or the prussians wlo,, n,
finds now on the imperial soil, .wasa.s 1t aiy ratio
prevent atDvHr from invading ana spoHng Their
own territory. The fortene Of war must chaige very
much indeed before any OF tho objects for wnicl, tho
German poientates began this contest be accom-.
pshed. As CARDS the military Qualities OF tie two
armies they are probably aneqnaliy mat he'd Tha
Austnans are more thoroughly disciplined soldiers and
animated oy more professional spirit; but their op
ponens are more edeCatcd ana in'eGea aud haze tho
material advantage Of yo cssiaG a leapon geas h
prores sts supeforiy on eOsry feia. In tho ensuing
will b. terrible neither Power viii gain any s,an de-
cided advantages a. WI approach to conquest We do
reach Vienna; there ia little probability that the strians
will take Berlin. lead back tho King OF Iianoyer 10 his
hlNe Tn 70 TIER then
the Two Powers remain nj the close of tn. war slbsan
tally as they at present the gains will be on the sde
or the bogerent VIII ch has obtained the earliest adyap
tages PRUSSIA has only TO keep what she has already
acquired, and she Will be the real victor in this war
Al other points the good fortune OF Prusans does
not seem TO fail The King of Hanover has rcaped the
reward OF his obtnacy In refusing accept the alliance
which was offered him few days since lie might thon
have sdrd h HroHe and transmitted to his srcn tho
inheritance OF bis fathers. IL would be unreasonable
70 believe that ne has dRg niger such hope lie has
maintained tho Austrian alliance 10 the last and within
lortyeight hours after rejecting tho Prussan his
sKmy has surrendered at discretion. The Hanoverian
Of the King OF Prussia aud may henceforth bc looked
upon rs part Of his doninons by this surrender the
Prussans freed from the necessity OF keeping any
troops in the north OF Germany. They may turn
their whole strength against the Federal army. And tho
levies OF the minor States under Prince Charles OF b.
vara make up form dabe foco Tho last news is that
they arc advancing from Frankfort doubt wiis inc
tpenton OF occupying Hesse Casse aud .a AN engage
rent Is expected To peci these designs. Prussia
pas decided on ssi~.aing another blow and the
Duko V' N~ au is TO be the next vicum Tho Cover
s.o ~ " ~ Rhine provinces announces that Ia ocnse-
the acts Of the federal government, OF which
n ally, he shall be obliged TO consider the
y hostile territory So~does this great national
drama unfold itself. The immediate future may DO
ing the Of its generals the discipline OF It's
soldisn But the ultimate future only be tho union
OF Germany and eventual victory must be the SIDE
OF the Power which supports so benenc al q cause
Tho Loneon Post believes the rejocngs ut Berlin are
premature.
time for Bcnedok TO show whether or not
he is q general
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