The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-07-17

me me NUMBER killed and wounded on
ooth SIDES was great, but owing 10 the
SAeeht on the battlefield it had not vet
Inc Frusslans claim to have captured.
up 70 the evening of the 4th. f61Ttee1
thousand unwounded prisoners. one
nu1uFeo and sixteen cannon and sew
era4 nag9. Three Austrian Arch Dnkes
are reported wounded. Prince I,ich-
tensteln and Prince Nudischagas were
taken prisoners.
General Festities, commander of an
austrian corps, lost a leg. General
Counthume was shot in the head. and
Colonel Bender and another staff officer
were killed.
The London Times of the 9Th saws:
me suddenness and magnitude of the
Austrian calamity are too overpower-
ing Tor any man to speculate on the
possible consequences on the destinies
of the Austrian Empire. With the az
exception of a few fortresses of NO
more avail in modern warfare to stay
the triumphant progress of a yictorf-
Gus army than Yosefstadt and
1anmugratz have proved to be.
6enedek has nothing in his
rear out open country; nothing be-
tween him and the capital but a vast
smooth battlefield, where the cannon.
the cavalry and the dread needle gun
OF the RrussianS will have free pfay.
me Austrians have done enough for
the honor of their arms. They must
now provide for the safety of the States,
and this can hardly be done by pro-
longed resistance. The most lluslri-
Gus names in the Empire are among
the dead and wounded.
The King of Prussia is in camp, and
the Emperor of Austria is not very far
from Benedek.
The Daily NeIGs shows that the Prus-
! slams not only gained the battles, but
strategetcal advantage of the highest
importance. They have concentrated
eight corps of their army, can pour
down onthe enemy with overwhelming
fury, and have cut off communication
between the Austrian and federal army.
In the West the Prussian victories
had a decided effect on financial and
commercial affairs. There was gem
eral Improvement in consOls and other
securities atthe London stock exchange.
There was great buoyancy in the Liver
pool cotton market, but depression in
breadstuffs.
In the Paris Bourse Rents advanced
| ~, and italian securities four per cent.
Garibaldi on the Sd attaked the Aus
TRANS at Montee Suello. The Austri-
ans made strong resistance. The vol
unteers finally fell back in good order.
Gartbaldi was slightly wounded in the
thigh. The ammunition of the volun-
teers was rendered useless by very
heavy rain.
The Bavarians attacked the Prussian
outposts at Borefield. There were
slight losses on both sides.
Intense enthusiasm prevailed at Ber-
lin where the Prussian victories were
announced with salvos of artillery.
GREAT BRITAIN.-The second boat
race between HamilI, the American,
and Kelly, the Englishman, on the
Tyne, took place on the fifth, and again
resulted in an easy victory for Kelly.
| For the first time the anniversary of
American independence was celebrated
on the 4th of July conformity by British
and American war vessels in an Eng
lish port. All Her Majesty's ships at
Portsmouth hoisted the American flag
at the main royal mast, and at noon ali
ships carrying over ten guns fired a
national salute of twenty-One guns.
There was a grand fete given the
Americans in Paris in celebration of
the Fourth of July, at which the Prince
Imperial was present.
In Liverpool, the Americans had a
banquet at the Washington Hotel.