The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-07-20
FOREIGN NEWS.
Great Battle at Sudowa.
The Austrians Defeated.
vENErlA CEDED TO NAPOLEON.


The European news received yester-
day by the America at this port, and
the Nova Scotian off Father Point, is
dated to the 9th of July, and contains
matter of the very highest interest
and most momentous Importance.
Our advices announce the complete
defeat of the Austrian army and the
almost certain and immediate cessa-
ton of the great Italy-German war
through the fundamentally of peace
and on the basis of an
arrangement proposed by the Emper-
or Napoleon, apparently of his own
yolition and without consultation with
the other powerful neutrals, England
and Russia.
1t appears that after the successive
defeats of the Austrian troops at
Nachod, Turnau, Skahtz, Trentenan,
Munchengratz and othen points of
minor importance, as detailed in our
news columns, and the effective juno
ton of the two Prussian armies under
the Drown Prince and Prince Fred
erick Charles, Marshal Benedek, who
was forced to give up his strategical
advantages, was attacked by his impet-
uous adversaries ON the 81 instant,
near Sudowa, where bloody battle,
which lasted the entire day, was
fought, terminating in the complete
rout of the troops of Francis Joseph
Great bravery was displayed on
both sides Three of the Austrian
Archdukes are reported among the
wounded, and some of the best officers
in the rank of THEN army were slain.
AS in the previous encounters the
effect of the Prussian needle gun, or
breech-loading small arm, was terrific,
and the cavalry action of the Prussian
troopers overwhelming Fourteen
thousand Austrian prisoners are re-
ported as captured, and the line of re-
treat of their army was strewn with
arms, baggage, and the other debris
incidental to the fight Of vast columns
of soldiers.
The result is not only most disas-
trous to the military power of Austria,
but it endangers the integrity of the
empire, by leaving Vienna almost com
pletely exposed to the King of Prussia,
who was at the headquarters of his
triumphant generals.
Marshal Benedek's rear was most
feebly protected, and it is said that
only two middle rank fortresses.
Josephstadt and Koniggraz, stood to
bar the way of the Prussian advance
to the Austrian capital.
1t had been demonstrated previous
to the fight at Sudowa that Italy alone
could not cope with the Austrians in
the Quadrilateraf Indeed the Aus
trians had invaded Italy, by crossing
to the right of the Mincio, and engag-
ing the troops of Victor Emanuel near
the very battle fields of 1859. Carl
baldi had been wounded in the noun
tains and compelled to fall back,
Reviewing the situation, the En-
peror of Austria ceded Yenetia to
Napoleon; and, prompt as by pre-
science, Napoleon rendered his media
ton to the sbelligerents. Austria ac-
cepted. We are not assured of the
replies of Italy and Prussia; but peace
was regarded as being already effected
in the leading London journals and on
the Stock Exchange.
A Congress, perhaps in Paris, with
the consequences of such a meeting,
may now be looked for, and the magni-
tude of the battles will be equalled by
the serious nature of the assemblage.
M Y. Herald, 16th
LATER.
HALIFAX, July Is.
The Africa arrived at eight A. M.
from Liverpool, July It'll, via Queens
town the 8th.
The latest advices state that Prussia
and Italy have accepted the PROPOSE
ton for an arnfistice The Prussians,
however, had advanced into Bohemia.
Heavy cannonading had been heard
on the afternoon of the 18th, in the di-
rection of Konigratz.
1t was supposed the Prussians were
attacking the Fortress.
The Liverpool cotton market on
Saturday was dull, and the improve
ment of Friday was lost Sales 1000
bales. The decline was caused by a
reported failure of the peace negotia-
tons Middling upland quoted al
about l4p.
Breadstuffs frmer Provisions in
active.
VALENTIA, July 7.
To ID. H. Craig, General Agent of the
Associated Press;
The shore end of the Atlantic Cable
was successfully laid ON the 7th inst.
All well. (Signed)
CyRus w Firm