The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-06
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Our Berlin Correspondence.
BERLIN, sumo 10, 400.
Succsssfut Operation 81 tie Prisidns Summary IF Their
Mon, n,es.sOccupafio.s If T7Yo> Capitals If the
E'sotr y fese and Of the King If dnoser-Rctrt Of
TIE King n Saro~y 10 Pirna-s0, % Ricanlemd''--pe
sage Of TIC &,ssidn Frontiev By ~ Aurridns--War
Good Geneyalf-tordioS Tnieracnding slh Ftosce-
Dubious ATTITUDE n Rssra-A Gsoa. Ba,s,s ERECTED
Military Orces.
IA usual such cases the accounts frors Of
war rather confused and contradictory hut is evil
dent that far At least tho opsrons Of tho prussan
armies have been attended with remarkable
They appear 10 have SURPRISED the enemy before the
latter had completed their preparations; thoy haze occu
pied the capitals OF the three most Important OF the
neighboring siaios secured their communications by
taking possession u the railway lines 70 Dresden, Lcp
sic and Einden aud win have the advantage N carrying
the war In tho cnsmys country and In positions from
which will not be easy 70 dislodgc thcm. "Ais well
that ends we' s very true provcrb but at any rats
Ia worth something 90 have msce good beginning.
The following brief summary Of the movements that
have led TO the above resulis:--
Tho Army OF the North under General Msntcnffe had
concentrated itself the 10Th inst At Altoona from
whence q detachment sent tho Elbc the same
day 10 occupy Harburg On tho 18th the whole army
crossed pontoons steamers and forry boats and tho
division Of General rakensren Immediately commenced
iis march upon Hanover The Hanoverisn government
had given orders 10 tear up the rails between Hanover
and LunebIrg: but this can only have been done In q
fcw places for by the rapidly With which the Prnssans
advanced 10 thc capital they must have been able 10
make Of the railroad for o considerable distance
They entered Hanover which about eighty miles from
Harburg. the evening Of the 1sth, without nrng
shot, the King and his having quilted IL the day
before leaving the Queen and the Processes under the
protection OF the inhabtants reported tina, tho
King had passed through Brsmerhaven route for Ion
don This, however, TO have been mistake
occasioncd oy tho arrival OF carriage containing the
crown jewels aud other valuables which wero 10 be
ehipped OF 10 England safc keeping The advces
state tina: he had retired with his army Go;tiugcu
where be intended to await the arrival of the Federal
troops; but doubtful whether they will not be anti
cipaicd BY the pru.saps who commenced their march
through Hndcshoirr yesterday morning.
The corps under GENERAL Boyer which was stationed
a. wetzar crossed the Hessan frontier early on tho
Issn occupied GIesscn and Continued march towards
Casse Tho Eector Of she most unpopular princes
in Germany, and probably fears his SUBJECTS more
than tho Prussians indeed Il is confidently asserted
that the citizens OF Casse' had risen Against their govern
ment that tho soldiers bad made common cause with
them. and that the Elec,or a prisoner in his own
palace This also turns out 70 be unfounccd There
was tremendous excitement NJ Casssl, but tho col.
ders remained faithful 70 ther sovereign as became
the descendants Of tho mon who allowed them
rslves 10 be sold by his ancestor TO the English Ia
the American var. end ~ marched mt ~ has bad w