The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-07-14
The War I'm Europe.
Our last weeks record mentioned the ac'

al commencement of hostil;ties in Germany,
by Prussia having put her armies route
for Saxony, Hanover, Hesse, &C.. These are
German States bordering on Prussia which,
in the German Diet had voted against the
Prusaian d proposition that the German states
shetll rem ain neutral, and in favor of the
Austrian proposition, to mobilize--that is,
get ready for action-thc army of the Diet.
The defamation of the Diet WAS thus equiva
lent to taking sides with Austria against
Prussia. The promptness and energy, with
which Prus sia met this adverse decision show
at least that she was prepared for it. The
Diet had sclrcsly voted, befare a Ptussian
army appeared on three sides of SaScnJ, and
in day or two more its occupation OF Dress
den, the capital, is announced while the poor
King John, with his frightened army. is max
ing the bes kind of time for the Austrian
fas.ness in the mountains Of Bohemia. At
the same time, with another army, Prussia in
like manner enters Hanover, and here also
nothing was left the King and his army but
to fly. They took a southern direction, to-
wards Gettingeu, proposing first to unite
with the Hessian forces and then, following
the Fulda road, to find safety in the Rhon
Gebirge Bat the Prussians were close after
them. At Fredberg tley came down upon
Hesse- Darmstadt regiment and annihiiated
it: them pushing on they succeeded in head
ing off the Hanoverian army in that dircc>
tim, and compelled them to change their
route into an attempt to escape into the ter
ritory of Meiningen. Here sgain they were
headed of by the Prussians, and completely
surrounded and hemmed in. On the 10Th
ult., the whole Haaoverian army ras eoit!>
PEELED to surrender at decre'icr 10 the rus
SLAMS, the officers beng allowed to retain
their side arms, and officer" ana men, after
giving their "sroi, tsinS dismissed to their
homes.
The Austrian Gcseral Benedek, with his
army concentrated in the Businesses of b.
hernia, seems to have pail no attention to
these preliminary movements OF Prussia but
quietly to have awaited the movement
OF he: army IN that direction. lie hah
not long to wait. fru'''a having 41'e'e'
Saxony, Hanover, and the iie'SeS' no" UNI,
ted her three arn'e5'--i" AL some : 49,
men, On ING = orIh Eastern o''''iS u %
hernia, and then moved forward upon Prague,
the capital. The latest steamer from Europe,
which b:i-g dates to the 5O,h June, has
accounts of a desDerate battle fought on the
I'll Vi june
Russians and AustrianS claim the victory
Dispatches from Berlin to the 18th also say
the An,tr;aus were def,a,e, on the 25th near
Will ID -, T-a,,,,, o,1 E,..bs,
90,
srahz GA ne -''n' al 'He'S are points III
Bohemia in the vicinity OF PragIe, and re!er
n onar;tioos of the same Grand arrnie, At
49, o.-.-...zl 70 L.,a
lost from J,VJO - i,oUo' the russians ABOUT
1000; at NuncI.engrIuZ the Austrian loss
i pI,ceJ a: . Gao and il all ooe-atioos tho
p.-: -, ,.,.,- . on, ..u;.-
0'-'''' ~
ers- Ing Austrian accounts OF The same
battles, however, give them a very different
colo.inr and claim The victory rs on EIair
;,
Inc h1stIe movements CT I:Cssi! IN the
north were the signal for the con- mencereut
.cl.,-..I;.;.- ,,.,r., = vt -
the ltaHan
lie 1-0''No'. 5''f-' si'e' ~ .-H--;-,
summary Of movements in Nene;ia:
The allan army, divided into three corps,
and reserves, making up q force OF from
50 OO0 to 10000 cornbatants. after crossing
the Mincio a. Goito and other points 0
Saturday afternoon. and sending reconunite-
inc n,rtia, toward Pes.ki-ra and Vs-,,f,.
encampAd for the pigbt bavcnd PnyephpTia
,ton, from, tho tyyo f.--,rs..c,,
On the ansriny r,o+,,ipy an attscl; was
maSc u,,or7 -hc5a k-sh Eos-tiops ~ eo,,
Son,ro Ca,nnogra and SAINT, Gu;.ti,.
yb:,b command. ,I,s f,tecy ,r;las ~ r,;l,v.v
limo i,ining the two srrorrb,ld.
which rIaved a consn+cnons mart in the cam
| 81 ISIS rha oI,;..t 81 ~. i,.I;,rs
was evidently to take possession of the rail-
way, so as TO isolate ana secure base OF
| oPgr i''ors a. 'I"SI 'eio""
!, ,,raat ro-.,. at Varono soII;ed f,r,b e.,
the place at davbreak. and. anticipating the
Italian movements, took up their position on
.noae n!!,' "u:cn we're no" ettFy "here prs
looked upon as mere oatworks of the two
| ci,aGe!s, extending from the gates of one to
those OF the othor: After severe and
$500 strr+as wb;ch ias,aT $3.50 49, -, 1t
whole day-,hat longest of summer iays-
the Imperial army was victorious along the
"nole lipe' Ihey stoFmeI tAe S.mWt G.
iaO%e., .Hd .,I,nc clos. ~ Ic 49, ,"s
at ) P. NJ they also carried tie POSITION Of
Custozza, spot fatal to the Italian arms in