The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-08-03

from center to left for elk miles or more,
which could not have been well exceeded
in any action Of which history makes mem
ton. That ammunition was needed in the
advanced position was evident from the mo-
ton Of the trains of supply and reserve,
and we watched the cavalry With great in
terest as il seemed to be time for them to
make an impression. Tho Prussians were
waveriug. At o'clock the Prussans how.
ever, recovered some of the ground on the
right near the big tree. The Austrian
artillery began to fail back over the brow
Of the hill, and again battalions of infantry
came in sight aud moved away obliquely
toward the center. Still, no Prussians ap.
peared in that direction, but they were GER
ainly forcing the Austrans back on the
right. 1t might have been expected that
the reserves to the right would have been,
sent up to hold the top of the slope, but
could not see it was so.
While the center advanced slowly but
surely, a space seemed to be left between
the ground they had occupied and the left
Of the Austriaus, who were continually re-
firing there. The houses burning iercely
in Klum emitted volumes Of smoke, which
were swept away toward the right. Anoth-
er village, lying apparently to the loft of
Prague road, named Gros Baritz or Hiaritz,
as well as could catch the name, was now
in flames. More tumbrils blow mp in that
directions; so that there We're now six or
seven villages or hamlets on fire from left
to right. The battle was assuming more
awful and tremendous aspect, aud the faint
rays of sunshine which shot at intervals
through the lifting clouds only gave the
scene greater terror. Horses without
riders careered among the wounded, who
crawled all over the plain, dismounted.
Dragons dragged themselves to the rear,
and men came crawling along in such mum.
bers that they appeared like broad fringe
to the edges of the battle. But where they
most swarmed was over the plain, near the
big tree. The rolling of the musketry in
the hollows beyond, smothered the voice
of the cannon.
CRITICAL SITUATION FOR THE PRUssIANs.
AT this time the Austrian artillery were
making splendid practice, and about one
q clock the whole battl, Line of the Prussians
could gait no more ground, and was obliged
to fight hard to retain the position it had
won. At one time it seemed as if itwould
be lost for guns had been dismounted by
the Austrian fire, and in the wooded grouud
Tile needle gun had no fair field, and the
infantry fight was very equal.
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9Th and 9th Divisions forward. They laid
down their helmets aud knapsacks on the
ground, and advanced to the river. The
King was near to Bistritz, and the troops
cheered him loudly as they marched into
the battle. They went over the Sadowa
bridge, disappeared iuto The wood, and soon
tue increased noise told they had begun the
fight but the Austrian guuners sent salvo
after Balvo among them, aud they did not
push the battle forward more than a few
hundred yards, for they fell back themselves,
aud they could not reach the enemy. Not
| only did the fragments of the shells fly about
amcng them, scattering death and awful
gashes among their ranks, but the portions
of the trees, torn by the artillery fire, flew
thcllly about, huge ragged splinters, that
caused even more frightful wounds.
THE PRUsSIANs DRIVEN.
Herwarth, too, seemed checked upon the
right The smoke of his musketry and ar
tillery, which had hitherto been pushing
forward steadily, stood still for time,
Franskys men, cut to pieces, could not be
sent forward to attack the Sadowa wood
Cor they would have exposed themselves to
be taken in therear by the artillery on the
right of the Austrian line formed in front of
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! eight batteries, and these had to be retained
in case ola reverse for at one time the
! firing on the Sadowa wood, and of the Prus-
sian artillery on the slope, seemed almost
as if drawing back toward BiStritz. Tho
LIST Army was certainly checked in its ad.
vance, if not actually being pushed back.
Then the Prussian commanders began to
look anxiously to the loft for the coming Of
the Crown Prince. Some Austrian guns
near Lipa were seen to be firing toward the
PruSsian left, and twas hoped they might I've
directed against the advanced guard Of the
| I'd Army, but about 3 o'clock there were no
signs of Prussian columns advancing against
! Lipa. The Generals became maniteStly un-
easy, and they drew the infantry out of the
battle; cavalry was also formed up, so that
it wouId be available for the pursuit Of the
Austriaus, or for retarding their pursuit.
aud General Won Rheiz himself went off TO
look for the I'd Army.
20 THE AUSTRIAN RIGHT wAvERING.
| As the Austrian left and center gained
ground the right yielded, and column after
column of Prussians camo upon the ridge
! firing as they advanced while their guns
on the aanls swept the slowly retrealing,
! bnt not dsorderly, AusLrians with shrap-
mel and shell.
TheSncmy was indeed quite inexhausti.
BILE in number, though still he could not
hold his own OIL the left. Suddenly an Aus
trian battery, galloping from the left center,
began to NOW down the Prussians on the
right. They were retiring behind the burn.
ing Trothinia. But their artillery was at
hand again.
THE CRITICAL MOMENT,
! From a lane above the village battery
opened on the Austrians, and at the same
| time another battery wheeIitg over the
slope below the big tree, crossed its fire on
! the devoted Austrians. This combat now
assumed larger proportions The Prussian
right showed in great force, and the hills
were covered with their regiments, adyanc-
! ing in the most perfect order. All over the
| field were hundreds of wounded limping
away. and piles Of dead lay in rows along
| the lanes and in the thick corn. The enemy,
whose strength had been hidden from us
| by the hills. now displayed numbers which
accounted for the retrea! OF the Austrians
on the right
The Austrian gunners could not hold mp
! against the cross-iire and the weight OF the
pieces opposed them. What avail was it
ihat they were winning on the confer
Through the glass they could be seen press.
| ing on from point to point in tempest OF
smoke and fame 1t was now near O'CLOCK.
On the lett aud center there could be no
hesitation in declaring that the Prussians
we're all but beaten. 1t seemed as if a
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