Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-06-30
EUROPE I'm ARMS.

The armaments for the impending conflict
continue throughout the whole of the Eu-
ropean continent. According to the latest
statements we have been able to gather IRON
our European papers, the military situauon
was about as follows;
d'armee, numbering no less than o4t,VVo
men. In addition to these, municipai GUARDS,
composed of volunteers, were forming In tue
southern districts of Brandenburg ana
Silesia, and the tenth corps dd'mee was
organizing. Prussia has concentrated one
main army in Silesia, under the command of
the Crown Price, and another in the pro-
vince of Saxony, extending from the neigh
borbood of Gotha to the Elbe, under the
command of the Crown Prince, Frederic
Charles, nephew of the present King.
glance at the map which the Tribune pub
lished few days ago, will show that the
| kingdom of Saxony is most troublesome
barrier to communication between the two
armies. AS Saxony is the frmest ally of
Austria and will undoubtedly at once join
in the war, the occupation of Saxony by the
Austrian troops will be very dangerous
flank movement against the Prussian army
in Silesa Already the Southern corner Of
Silesia (south of Oppelcn) has been left un-
protected against an invasion Of the enemy.
The two armies in Silesia and Saxony to-
gether are supposed to number about 300,
900.
Against them Austria had concentrated,
upon an unborken line, extending from
Cracow to the western frontier of -Saxony, a
force estimated at 100000, which, by com
lnunications with the center of the Empire,
not easy to break, can more safely rely on
necessary reinforcements than the Prussian
army. This force is under the command
of Gen. Benedek. The Austrian army in
Italy, which is under command of Arch
duke Albrecht, numbers more than 100000
men, and can, within q short time, if neces-
sary, be largely reinforced. Its position is
at present purely defensive, and arranged
with a view of meeting an Italian invasion
of Southern Tyrol a march upon Venice, or
landing in Dalmatia. 1t is confirmed that
the aggregate number of armed men in
Austria does not fall short of 100000 men.
The Italian force which has been collected
all along the southern and western frontier
of Venetia was, at the date of our latest ad-
vices, supposed not to fall short of 400 900.
The regular army is commanded by Cialdini,
while the volunteers, whose number is in
creasing with amazing rapidity, follow the
leadership of Garibaldi. The plan of at
tack, it is still believed includes both an
invasion of Southern Tyrol and a landing on
the eastern shore of the Adriatic, each move
ment having for its object to cut the CON-
munication between Vienna and Venice, and
thus isolate the Quadrilateral and compel
the garrisons to surrender.
The more important among the minor
German States, as Bavaria, Wurtemberg,
Saxony, and Hanover, have their full con-
tingents of the Federal army, or even a
larger force, under arms. After the prepara-
tions already made, it would not take long
to have the whole contingent of the minor
States, which amounts to about 10000,
ready to march. The Austrian army on the
frontier of Saxony and Silesia could easily
receive from these contingents an addition
of more than 100000 men, whose efficiency
will, however, be found to be vastly inferior
to the armies of either Austria or Prussia.
Altogether, it is probable that when the
impending war between Prussia, Austria.
Germany, and Italy begins, more than 1000
900 well drilled and disciplined troops will
be hurled upon each other. Nor is this all
Russia seems to increase with great rapidity
her concentration of troops in Poland and
to prepare to throw her vast power into
the scale. The Danubian Principalties will
have an army of $4,000 men ready to dis
pute the invasion of the Turks. The latter
in their turn, are concentrating large forces
to prepare not only for war in the Danu-
bian Principalities, but for general rising
in the Christian provinces.
France is keeping her armaments and
military movements more secret than any
power in Europe; but it is known that all
the preparations for concentrating force
of at least 100000 on the Rhine have been
completed, and the latest declaration OF
Louis Napoleon again indicates that France
will not remain neutral if her interests de-
mands it..-N Y. Tribune.