The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-06-30
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earnest, between Prussia and Austria, excites
universal attention. Italy, beyond doubt
will become involved against Austria; and
France and Russia, besides other powers,
may also join the contest before it is ended
The termination of war which threatens to
become so complicated, no one foretell.
The present troubles have their immediate
origin in the Schlesweg- Holstein war of
1868 or 1864, we believe, when Prussia and
Austria united to separate those German
provinces from the kingdom of Denmark, to
which they had hitherto belonged This
being accomplished, Prussia and Austria
failed to agree as to the disposal of the pro-
vinces. Austria contends that the Diet. "a
body composed of Representatives from all
the German States to preserve the unity and
peace of the German nation, and the boun-
diaries of the present States SO far as the
German people are concerned,) shall settle
the question. Prussia seems determined to
annex the duchies. Upon this the war has
commenced RS .,-r.-t-.
The minor German States sympathize with
Austria, because they believe that her cause
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ems ito absorb them but Prussia. However.
a great many of these States are lukewarm,
and perhaps only Saxony will be involved
in the contest. - ,.'-..t ~
Italy has marshalled her armies She de-
sires to liberate Venetia from Austria. Carl
baldl has taken the field, and the Italian
army and fleet hover on the Austrian Dor
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said, could not if he would avoid the con-
1ict, being impelled by financial distress as
well as the public sentiment of the Italian
nation to draw the sword.
Before matters came to such crisis Louis
Napoleon called for an European Conference,
which was about to assemble at Paris. Aus
tria did not decline the Conference. but stip-
ulated that the Powers engaging in it should
renounce all pretensions to territorial as-
grandizement This stipulation prevented
the conference, and the last reasonable hope
of peace was dispelled.
Recently Prussia marched her troops into
Holstein. She now occupies the whole of
that Duchy. The Austrian troops, in Hol-
stein, quietly withdrew. But this act of
Prussia was looked upon as virtual COM
mencement of the war I--''
The Austrian army now amounts to $780,
600 men, of whom $50, 900 oppose the Prus-
slams and 100000 the Italians, with reserves
for either. Gen. Benedek, who commands
on the Prussian frontier, has strictly forbid
den army correspondence. The army oppo-
sed to Italy, commanded by .Archduke AL
brecht, consists of infantry of the line, 1885,
600; riflemen, 10000; Croats 5000; cav
! airy, 5000; siege artillery, 5000; coast ar
| tillery, 1000; field batteries, 1900. The
Austrian navy in the Adriatric now consists of
SO vessels of all classes, 10, 900 men, S26 guns.
1t is reported that the Turkish navy will
also defend the eastern shores of the Adriatic.
The Prussian army is the largest that
country has ever set on foot and it is armed
with very superior rifles and artillery. The
rifles are among the most rapid used in war,
and the cannon of superior metal The Prus-
sian army consists of 452 battalions of in
fantry, 521 squadrons of cavalry, 1856 field
pieces, Y companies of fortress artillery, 9
battalions of pioneers, &c. Prince Frederick
Charles has left Berlin for his headquarters
in Silesia, the Royal Body Guard has left for
the front, and the old King is ready to fol-
low them. Silesia, a province of Prussia,
borders on Austria. -....
The Italian force il is supposed will not
fall far short of 100000 men, Their plan of
attack seems to be an invasion of Southern
Tyrol, and a landing on the eastern shore of
the Adriatic, each movement having for its
object to cut off communication from Wen
ma to Venice and the Quadrelateral, four
strong fortresses possessed by the Austrians
in the South.
Saxony lies between Austria and Prussia
Dresden, its capital, is regarded as an i'm
portant strategic point The Saxonians
favor the cause of Austria, and have an
army of 10000, full of pluck and fight
Prussia had entered Saxony at last accounts,
| the object being to. seize Dresden. 1t remains
to be seen whether Prussia will succeed, or
whether she has been forestalled by Austria.
Silesia, province of Prussia, wrested
during the wars of the great Frederick from
Austria, will doubtless be the object of at
tack and recovery by the Austrians. Along
this border the opposing armies are massed.
= The Federal Diet of Germany has adopted
| the motion of Austria to mobilize the whole
Federal army, except the contingent of Prus-
STA. The Prussian representative warned the
Diet that Prussia would regard every gov
eminent that voted for it as an adversary
The minority. which voted against themotion
of Austria, was unexpectedly..large What
effect this movement will have, remains to
be SEEM The vote stood nine to six.
| The Austrian Ministerhas been withdrawn
from Berlin, and the Prussian minister from
Vienna. The Emperor of Austria is reported
to have recently said in public address, that
he was compelled to resort to the sword
This, up to last advices, is the situation of
4 two great European powers. Warnow seems
to be inevitable. The next steamer NAV
bring the news Of battle Those of us who
have experienced war; wish for peace
not only here but in Chrome IT. isasad