Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-22
TbsImpend,nr war in Europe.

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It seems to be conceded that the step
Prussia has taken in marching a division
Of her army into Holstein amounts to
commencement of the war, although ac7
tusl hostilities did not Immediately follow
the movement. Holstein was occupied by.
Austrian troops for the reason that sitter
the Schleswig-H olstein war, the treaty Of
Gastein was concluded by which HSlstsin
was given over 70 the tendaEmareieLnf
Hnstfia, and SchlesWlg to Prussia Alter
wards, Prussia desiring to monopolize
both duehies, Austria referred the matter
10 the Congress or Diet o sthe German
States. Prussia claimed that the German
States had nothing to do with it, and I'm
der this pretext has declared the treaty of
Gastein at an end, and marched her troops
into the domains set apart for Austria.
Austria must of course regard this as 3
war-like step, but no collision that will
amount TO anything between the forces of
the two nations is likely to occur in HOl-
stein. The war will be carried on else
where.
Every steamers news will be looked for
with interest, as Intelligence of the com
mencement of hostilities may be furnished
by any arrival. A glance at the resources
of the powers which will be involved in
the wal will therefore be instructive.
Austria has thirty-fve million inhabi-
tsnts, speaking a variety of languages,
a~ntagonistic in religion and race, and ever
ready for revolt. Her empire consists Of
kingdoms, duchies, principalities, etc.
Hungary, Venice, and Bohemia, are I'M
der the rule of Austria. She can raise an
army of 500, 600 men, but has no Generals
of note. To take the field again, she has
no other Generals than those that were
beaten at Magenta, Solferino, etc. She
cannot concentrate for active operations
more than three hundred thousand men,
being obliged TO have the balance of her
forces distributed in different portions Of
the territory over which she has juris lie
ton, in order to prevent revelations and
Instructions
HThe Austrian navy consists of one
hundred and twenty vessels of war, o.
which seventy only are steamers. In all
one thousand one hundred cannon. The
merchant vessels of Austria consist OF
about ten thousand ships"
'The population of Prussia is eighteen
millions and a half-all united by bonds
of race, religion and language. In times
of peace the army consists of two hun.
bred thousand men. At the present mo
ment it has four hundred and fifty thous
and men under arms; besides a reserve
well drilled and diciplined, called Land.
wehr. The Prussisns have all military
instincts-they are brave, sober and indie
fatigable. The artillery is one of the
finest in Europe, with fine cannon and
admirable and intelligent officers. The
generals are formed in the school Of Fred.
erick the Great. One ofthem was Blu.
cher, the eonqueror of Napoleon at Wa
terloo. It's navy, limited to eighty YES
sells of war, is in far better condition
than that of Austria, the four hundred
and ten cannon they carry being all OF
the latest modern models. The merchant
vessels are about two thousand in num-
Denmark has a population of three
millions, a national debt of fifty million
dollars, an army of fly thousand, and a
navy of a hundred vessels of war and six
thousand merchant vessels.
The Confederation of Germany consists
of thirty-fye states. each of these diff
ferent states has an independent Govern
ment of its own, but are all united in re-
pelhng an invasion on any of the Confed-
Grafton, and bound TO assist in all q~usrrels
with foreign powers The legislative
power Of this Confederation is called. a
Diet and is held at Frankfcrt-on-the-
Main, a so called free city. The total
population eff the Confederation of Ger
many consists of forty-fve Millions