Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-07-18
The Capture OF Gitschin and IFS Re-
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BERLIN, Sunday, July 1.-To-day's Off.
cial kilograms announce the capture of
Gitsehim by the Silesian army. The.
struggles reported to have been again
most sanguinary. The Austrians, who, as
usual, had the advantage -of choosing their
battle field, and, taking supsa strong posi-
tion in that hilly neighborhood, withstood
the Prussian charge with great courage.
1t strikes one, however, as rather eXtraor-
dinary that the signal success obtained by
occupying so Important point is only di-
vulged July l, when the event is said to
have occurred June 20. Whatever it may
mean, this new step In advance has brought
the Si.esiaD and Saxon armies, respectively
commanded by the Crown Prince aud
Prince Frederick Charles into, such close
proximity that JUNCTION may have been
attempted soon atteTi sayyesterday event.
ing or this morning. To preyent1a con-
summation so Improbable to them, the
Austrians will probably lead every man
they can muster into the field, and urgent
call enough they have to do so. The one
great drawback under whiehthe Prussians
labored even after dashing into Sax
ony was that, in order to seek out the en-
eiiiy in his own home, they had to march
on him from different sides at once. Both
Brandenburg and Silesia being exposed to
the Austrian attack, the Prussians could
not afford to evacuate one of them for the
purpose of concentrating their troops in
the other and undertaking a, combined in-d
vasion of Austria. Nothing, therefore, re-
mained but to make simultaneous move
ment in both quarters, and enter Bohemia
at the same time from the north and east, so
as to keep their own territory protected
while advancing into that OF the enemy
The Prussians being thus obliged to divide
theif. forces while facing an enemy, who
had not necessarily this difficulty to con-
tend against might have been successfully
annihiIated by superior numbers. But Gen,
Benedek did not seize his ddodntdge Instead
of keeping his men together, heavoluhtariL 4
ly followed the example invOluntarily set
him, split up his troops intotwo corps, and
thus divided, led them against the foe The
consequence is that he failed to intercept
any OF the various bodies Of the 9Pfhsslans
In their concentric mhrch.q 99ugmTOlr9u rsI
The number of Austrian prisoneTs taken
on the 26th, 9th aud 2Sth has been aScer-
tanned TO amount to nearly $4,000. "A con
Siderable portion OF theuRis 20 be formed
into acanip, Under the guns of the, fortress
of Coiberg, in Pomerania. Many Of them
are Italians, delighted to find themselves
safely located with their allies. 'ii" u 'n8l
While penetrating further into the hos
tile interi6r.ith iPrRssians, being not run-
mindful of the vicissitudes of war, prepare,
for a safe retreat Not only the south, but
aisothe west OF Dresden, Is being fortified.
lrhousandsof men have been set IUnworlS1 /
at once. Both Dresden's beautiful bridges
are ready To be blown, up at the shortest
notice. At Grossbeeren, close to Berlin, !
on tue field OF the famous battle fought
against 10 Napoleon In 9 1918, earthworlssd
aTeYs being thrown lup, seemingly I'M
tended to protect camp, The, Island Of
Wilhelmnsburg,, situated on the estuary
of the Elbe, between Hamburg and Hat
btRg,misl alsol being provided with REQ
doubtssgq sdi ,xnVdgg- sdi .syod vYT4U I'd.
\ ON first teateripg the Bohemian town Of
TTatiterau, the Pfhssians We're tifedaEf from
the windows Of tHel th0usesRby cfViliafss%0
Inanarrowstreetth they were even vassalleElI
with hot watsn and pitch fthrown down u q; ,
on them from above. In retaliation, the
town is said TO have been bombatded..i SYE1