New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-23

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agsiaat e village. bat hey cannot stand ne ny 4 ID
h.9e ~, t 70 Iy tr M moment The Prn.sians
their advantages they here get into very center "a t
position. In vain tho staff officers fly 70 tue IteI,'
hasten 10 ret hack some n the artillery from the mont
ron petpetusy spanking muskery Their guns u.I w ua
as NE reserves in flank They spread away TO the woods
near the Prague road and fire Into the rear OF he Austrian
A WEDGE FORCED INTO THE AUSTRIAN ARMY
Thus wedge growing ader and driven in more deeply
army sepaatng at the heart md dividing its ct and
Ter from The rg6t The troops in the center and left dis
myed hearing the eemys guns N their rear ana are soon
exposed the fire which most Of oil destroys the morale 81
broken up and discounted hurry toward the Prague road
something like confusion and spread alarm among the reserves
center and f. The regular lines Of the columns De0W
gradually bu Gag out and at last swallowed Up 10 as
ordered multitude. Officers gaop about trying 10 restore
men In Fps every instant The left wing arrested in Its
The Prussian i in front ofhem ana
tsOns against and their artey to fresh
so D sn,1sac overwhelmingly on the part OF The Prus
sian right whom ling continued hshtos ana neaV! losses
must have somewhat eneivated
A LAST HOPE.
Even yet there hope for the Ausiaus There on the
Kclerman or ssidtz could have won battle and saved
empire There st unshakcn at least 50 200 of
whom scarcely had ever fred shot The ndomnate
Austrian art ery still turned hundreds Of nuzes on the
enemys guns and girt their in band Of fire To let
slip that cavary on both sides Of Kun to crash through ~
fsnry guns seemed really worth doing though failure
wou1 have made the difference between defeat and rout II
would have been supreme deed fit for such force to accom-
ptsh or 70 perish IN attempting And there were 10 ha'9a
obstacles visible from The tower to grand charge The
Prusan sht separated from its and left. would have
been rolled down into the valley among the Austrian ana ut
sery crushed and the Austrian center aud left have been
liberated 10 continue their contest with the enemy Moments
Tb prsn 6rc hacare p,orc scvoro che overng NJ tho
Auaus greater The falling Of trees on the Prague road,
ne rush Of fuFtves TIC ne approach OF the RUSSIAN shells
awful warnings of the state Of the battle All the roads
blocked up with retreatng trains and wagons. Men
throwing down their and wadng through the nun
daoDs Tie Austrian gamers on the oduseway began TO
catch sigh; Prpsians hand in woods and
opened them with shrapnel and sto. 1t now some
where about q oclck bur it possible 70 note time
glass be directed point ere exclamation from by
sianding oheer or an @Siul eamor CARED 10 anohe
fling. but that they f.ng in yainhlt all the
Kqser people to the field were being decided aud that tie
tolls OF seneraons OF emperors warriors aad statesmen
the asoenda t.
Tic spirit Of Bsmark bis genius ruled tho battlefield
WHALE tue AustIia was hesatng the PTnssian was acting
The lines OF dark blue which in sight from the right
They filed the whole background of the awful picture which
Kum was the center They pressed down Oh the left Of the
hhe and thithrsver pouring IN showers Of deadly
they met brave but unfortunate men ready to die they
could do At side Prague road the fight
with incredible vchsmeuec The Ausrians had still
force OF artillery end although its concentrated
fire swept the ground before it, its effect lost in some de-
gree by Of tie rising ground above and at last by It's
divergence 10 so many points to answer the enemys cannon
Many Ausirlns must have fallen by their own artillery
Once Ausnan column separating Itself from the great
multitude below with lesed bayonets led BY Its Officers N
front waving caps and saber went straight at the wood
around Kum AM drove back the PFusSian TraleuIs but
staggered By fearful voeys Of mnsketry Their officers
were oil killed or wounded They fell sueily back Down
came the Prnsau but ihy were received on The benet
point and with dubbed musSets and driven back 10 the
shelter Of wood aud carried or prsOnes
rereanG column. Indeed Landus Of Prgssians
fight and considerable body OF the 9th Regiment with
some officers, are now in TIC Grosser Ring.
Clesa Visa Burning that from tight 10
n con,ep5eg S s nD that ereS tho on5. uS
The honor o. III mning the Of steel and the h'ls Of
clrnsgc 1t was o'clock The eff rs o. tie Ausirans 70
occupy aud free their confer had failed their right
driven down in p.ess toward Kdniggaz quverine
aud paii ang as shot and shell tore through IT. AHes is
rrlos" Artillery still Numbered with force and violence
which might have led stranger 20 such scenes to think
psm on The aSa iSe TKs
of the Pruar keeping them in square and solid columns
placing the Tbe and Adler between them and the enemy
The snip Of Pussans cosld lot be shaken Word
brought leave for the city gates about
being closed and the the walls were laying their
pieces to cover the uundaons aud the eauseway One more
and del and hisdes covered with the slanthe pride and
might of Austria shattered and laid low. What happened
only tell from hearsay. But told that the
last the Austrian horse saved Ell that was not lost and in
that tie euaners pieces Ebo and into The
inundated fields as they eeaed that men were drowned IN
hundreds they crowded pontoon bridges hastily laid
ard sunk or columns could that lug
spe Of a, enormous host ie into the hands Of the vcior
who remained masters Il that hard fought Held covered Tor
nine mil s with myrads Of the slain. Well might Banedek
sxcan All is lost bat my life Would to God had lost
that. too :! 80 ...
notes taken while the battle ragged in the town of Konesa1
IN afforded by depressing etreatn forced
halts amid choking dust roads-by The sides Of
corn6eds-n rooms in country villages every OF
Al teegraphs and mails and trains are stopped. and
vhenf those ine ma see
TIE RETREAT.
shall oontinue story was in sorrow il not In 81
K3rgg1az In the midst Of nconoeivabe ciamor Of art
iery trains horse and foot and WAGNER Tho saes
the roar stopped Tor moment Tor me Aus
TRAN gunnes OUTSIDE aud inside covered the retreat TIL TIE
Our route lay toward the southeast through New KONG
eva Hole and other small towns and it much
sres eo1d do TO work through the stream Of sSr and
men Fugvcs told the left had TO abandon all their Mu
erV and wade through the foundations The retreat was not
rout thanks 10 tao cavalry. at 3. We hailed GUY y
at Hohenmaulh Gen. Benedek and his stan came an sone
What se having haiti :, i s hS O. command The staff
Officers deected all t more peense the day was
oor which was so 6nsccoan,aby len nnguarded Bene
Se has covced retreat With powerful rear guard Cav
nance nat the Prussians ay in line by
road ard the strong guard With US constantly on the alert
o country people gathered tho streets and ct the cross
reals watch the eadless stream with dismay.
There railway station nine miles away from this but al
the carriages and engines been sent There Is no
post the telegraph Is officially occupied AT D. M our re-
treat was continued left Hohenmarh. Our journey
was painful and Wounded all Sides Fragments Of
regiments oldsdes lined with soldiers
.seep dressing their wounds or cooling Their ieet on boh
uuearans Croas Italians For nine miles we trayersed
charming country 70 Lonisch considerable town WHICH
entered early In the evening The streets were hled VITA
the army Fortunate FOR US the Prussan had re-
seved suoh wholesome lesson nom the Austrian cavalry
There is no pursuit
Wsw the Creates Battle Of Modern Times
was Won.