The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-30

General zollsr's division posted a Ksssngen=n was
subs quently reinforced by General FEEDERS dvision
but though they made good light Of IT. the al,
but they marched out hghtng-retreated ngnung ~
told such admirable order that one would fancy sne
men trained TO ~ but without allowing sne nnss
70 DO broken They fell back 70 Nudin i,ea
During the retreat General Zoler was killed " me
slams made an attempt to get hold Of the Nudingen
heights which would have enabled them 70 cut on the
Bavsrsns but was gasn. sss I Sroys them Off The
Bavarians slept their lighting POSITIONS Dus tney seem
have thought that 1t would be wise not 20 oes
They retreated accordingly TO Schweinfurt where
| there ID q camp MNM
| The German Press the European Situation.
Referring 10 the preferred mediation of France the
Berlin National Zeiisng employs rather confident Ian
guage 1t says:-"Desirous as we are to hope for the
| best from France still we think Il necessary to
exercised by Louis Napoleon in Fastening TO reap
| the first fruits Of the Prussiau victories, and
procure BY sort Of political farce seeming rght
cros concerted be,rees the Gs iger and assignee
is certainly very promising inauguration Of the new
public law of Europe which Is to replace the treaties
of If Italy content to be held in leading strings
by France Prussia cannot be expected TO submit to SINH
lar treatment Between Prussia and France other
relations are possible than such as independent State
may bear another and will entirely depend on the
attitude OF France whether our former good understand
ing shall continue not In the latter event We and
with all Germany shall be rccd inc the policy Of 1878
against Louis Napoleon and ms 'choe dasy Tne less
speak Of this alternative just now tho better but we
all know what II may become our duty to do under GER
tain circumstances" .
The Cologne Gazette another leading organ OF North
crn Germany, adverts TO the same subject thus
Equally strong as wish to preserve peace
upon honorable terms Is now our desire TO promote is
restoration The sacrifices required by the present war
immense will generations TO come cease 10 suffer
from the consequences The number Of the victims 10
already great and increase considerably before the
last shot exchanged But all the blood tnas
has been she'd all the that have been wep impose
upon the solemn duty Of securing result equvaieM
| to the sorrow endured"
Tho Berlin Kre,s Zet,ms gives key to the feelings Of
the most influential circles Of the capital peen
convinced from the outset that Austria regards the
with Prussia the principal thing and tho loss OF
Venice Of secondary consideration we were not sur
prised by the latest man@uvre of the Vienna Cabinet
| We need not readers that the Prussian
statesmen always wide awake to the notorious pro-
pensites France but deem equally certain that
Napoleon III is shrewd enough perceive the
sity Of respecting the power and avowed interests OF
Prussia We were ready to attend Congress before re-
| likely to have conditions offered US than
would have been the case two months ago. Is there
any one tlmid enough to apDrehend that the Prus-
sian Cabinet will renounce tho reward which is its
dueY The party that has mperillea and compromised
ITSELF the party has again reckoned without its host
Is Austria In the first instance the Vienna Cabinot
having managed TO entaDgle its German allies into ed
eral war. her appealing to France and negotiating for
peace without their assent TO little less than
treachcry; and secondly II Is we'll authenticated fact
that the Pussan government will not be prevailed upon
by any regard for third Power to enter upon armis
tice conclude peace except upon honorable and
durable basis What have gained is alone battles
and kingdoms much moro valuable acquisition is II
that have strengthened our own conviction OF our
power and to Europe that competent
and extent Of our Objects we have not hid them behind
alternative
What the people in the minor States Of the North
think Of the Bohemian campaign and its origin and
sequences be seen from the folio wing article OF the
Bremen Wiser Zeung-Thc full OF the victory Of
Koniggratz is only known TO the Austrian press.
The Vienna papers actually doubted whether tho
defeated army is still able to hold the field. Thoy
inevitable occurrences of the war, and are busily
proving to Europe that in her own interest she
the flight from Koniggritz are illustrated by sig
nican particulars Of which the Prussian papers had
for tho conmunicatveness OF Austrian contempora-
rics. What strange spectaclc For months past Aus
Of S n IN sS aua s hs
Missunde,' term intended 70 deaignate PriDce
Frederick Charles; and now that the first great
action has been fought Is discovered that the bulletins
Of the Prussans undcrratc tho Importance Of their VIC
tory while the Austrans do not ccase hugging them
selves for ther Cusozza though, II hap
pens II benefited them but little. Prussian
pondent referring TO the savage mien Of many among
ihe Austrian prisoner lately mooted the question what
would have been their demeanor had they entered us
STA, as vanquishsd bat vcton. Going step fur
thcr ask what would been the tone Of the Aus
TRAN papers bad their army got the upper hand n the
moro hope Of victory has been Intoxicating enough to
4
virulent abuse for months pastf Nothing would be
easier the ussan papers than to take their revenge
now They need only copy what Austria has said
against them and their task would be fulfilled That the
Prussan papers refrain from anything Of the kind and
even after such OF have wish 10 humble
their enemy proof that however necessary
gsrdcd by them evil which ought not 70 bs aggra-
vated by determinations The objecf Of the Prusans
70 consolidate the nation mot 70 anger the Auetrians
In Berlin the rscostSoson a kh3AArian6 occspta az
heo at Yuma their rAole talk e Of MILITARY Aonov Of
cs cAdnces of uindcamg Aeir reputation and ocmpein0
neir to lick tAe da1 Innumerablc are the nsse
Imperial army all that could be wished Who gain
thisY Tho Austrian troops known for standing
their ground and their fame for gnantry would not DO
impaired by hundred defeats like that OF Konggratz
But IL Is not animal courage that will decide tho
battles Of the nineteenth century; Is the success OF
the Prussans exclusively attributable 70 the superiority
OF the gun the ordinary rife No doubt the
brcech loader Ia tho most important Invention OF the Kind
mere military advantages could have decided tho day.
Austria might have confidently relied upon her excel
lont artillery thcahorsemanshp Of her hussars the ex
perienco Of her gcne.als and troops. the timely con-
ceniraton of her forces and the invaluable privilege
OF choosing her battle ground. But u was not
the needle gun which made the Prussians triumphant
The Prussins carried the day where they could
not bring this weapon into operation The bayon,ts or
thor infantry and the sabrcs OF their horse
tic Austans enccuay the rapidly Of their fire.
Whoever fanccs that personal vaor tho needle gun
determined tho issue Is ignorant OF tho OF this
What really urned tho scale against the Austrians
the moral energy with which the Prussian army In
instinct However the world he asonishcd nj the
Prussan achievements on the battle field, admiration
| Is awarded 20 tho manly resolution which made them
endure the fatguos OF those nternnabe marches that
prepared and Partly insured victory. The basis Of thcr
operations of enormous extent yet every regiment
arrived at the right moment at It's appointed place From
thousands OF soldiers letters despatched home tho future
historian will have 10 calculate the fearful
exertion undergone privaions suffered and lives sacri