New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-23

skeleton sketch IN my last letter The fight lasted only
few hours but most obsuldtey contested, aud sdr
culinary in the exIeme About Jl,V" Austiians ere
opposed twice The number Of tie enemy WHO, more
over, hal greatly tho advantage ) pn..uoh Inc SIKH
army eorps had 20 fight up hill uni thoy at ongth sue
coedcl IN carrying Skllz, and diving me Iiusahs IN
the direction of kOnirinlOf Never battle fought
with intense bitterness of feeling on Doth sides
One regiment of Austrian cuirassies Literally cur " pieces
three regiments of Prusan infantry Some OF the Dataos
did great execution with the bayonct, and WIN their
dubbed muskets. Several of the neighDorng yhlSges
wrapped IN flames Ninety pieces oil artillery on Tue
PTussln side in operation az once In many places
the battle was regular handtoh hand night Every rus
sian regiment took stand of colors from the enemy
Both sides evidently fought like tigers ana tue carnage
was terrific The Pfussans, though claiming the victory
admit loss of about 1000 men, including large nunDer
of their bravest officers. The Austrian loss cannot be
estimated at much lower figure According 10 the inest
accounts the first army corps OF the Ausran ana the
Saxon army corps forced 10 fail back In tne diec
ton Of konlgsgz on the SOtn 81 1ung VIM Ro
hema. On Tuesday, July 5, We have the teiegrapnie
account of battle the road between kongss aI ana
osephsadt which first favorable to the Austrans
but after conflict of eight hours resulted In
decided Prussian victory The Prlssan loss was about
1900 During the week the Austrian loss Is estimated at
over 40 000
Affairs on tho Rhine, which have been comparatively
quiet until within days past appear to be coming TO
a crisis. The railway and steamboat communication has
been suspended and in many places the rails have been
torn up The postal and tecgaphic intercourse by the
usual routes cut off between Stuttgart Frankfort and
other cities of the Confederation, and the Prussian
power of the Prussan whose outposts extend to Kemp
ton On Saturday night attack fully expected on
Manz the scat OF the principal fortress OF tho Confeder
alton. The Prussans threaten to be IN Frankfort within
q week. The headquarters OF the CommandeI-in-Chief
Of the 9Th Confederate army corps, Prince Alexander
have been removed from Frankfort to fredberg little
town in the vicinity on the railway to Giessen.
An admirable provision for the care Of the soldiers
wounded in battle found in separate corps detailed
for that purpose. Is commanded by an officer OF high
rank and is furnished with complete equipment OF every
thing necessary to the effective discharge OF the !iOOd
Samaritan duty with which it is intrusted In the Con-
fedeate army tho corps distinguished by white pads,
with red cross instead of the national c0Ors OF black
rcd and gold similar corps attached TO the Prdssian
regiments and accomplished excellent service in the re-
cent bloody conflicts.
AUSTRIA on HBR KSEEs-APPEAL TO LOUIS NAPOLEON
PUBLIC oPIYION-PR0sPEoT OF PEACE.
From an Occasional Correspondent
BADpS BADEN Friday. July 6. l566.
The lotus-eaters of beautiful Baden were pleasantly
aroused from thor dreamy repose yesterday by the an
nouncomcnt of telegram from Paris which long before
this has made the tour of Europe Every recent step of
Austria Las been attended with signal disaster The
growing battle on the 3D. Of which the details have not
been published appears to have crushed ont all hear
and hope Gen. Benedek tcegaphs to the Emperor that
the ammunition got damp, aud they wore compeiled 10
WELD 30 the terrible execution Of the PrlSsan needcus
lbeechOadlng rifles not even OF the most approved cs
strucOn Bat it was not merely that they wer. uhsoo
To keep their powder dry that the Ausans lost the day
There are not wanting strong suspicious OF eachey on
the part Of several of the leading Generals three of whom
have already been arrested the charge and sent to
Vienna for trial Benedek himself is not free from CEN
sure and if guilty of treason he has at least lost his
reputation for military capacity The Austrian ranks nave
been thnned by frequent desertiOns especially among the
Italian recruits whom the rigor Of Austrian dis-
opne has not been able to quonch the fires OF parrot
sn. is no wonder that the Emperor Francis Joseph
found himself dilemma and despaired Of relieving his
ruined fortunes. 1t must be q bitter repast OF " humble
pie" that he is forced eat. He fully accepts the
ideas Louis Napoleon expressed in the famous letter OF
June II Drouyn de Lhuys, oiors 10 place Nenetls al
the disposal OF the Emperor Of the French, and socts his
mediation for the establishment Of peace between the bel
gerens. The Emperor hastens to accept the oveures
Austria and at proposes an srnistice to the Kings
OF Prussia and Italy. Whatever may be the result Louis
Napoleon will doubtless get large slice of the loaf and
butter his bread both sides The effect the Ger
mans in this vicinity is certainly exhlaratng though
they have suffered too many disappontments to be conf
dent much less sanguine. Everybody signs for peace.
The war dctestcd the game of politicians, and it
hard task German goOduature to shed faternal blood
m contest which TO them unworthy Of the saeri
fee have no doubt that, at the instance of Louis Ma
polcon shall have temporary cessation of arms, but
TO look for settled peace immediately appears to be
premature.