The New York herald., 1866-07-22

bdsav on the extreme right, ten miles rom Muowltx
ms,csad % Slowly up the gentle hl which leads from
MIowitz 70 The village OF Dub i've miles nearer Kong
graIz.
The corn Law heavy and tangled from the rain upon
the ground the skrmsnsrs ~ crded cc
umns toed hea through the down beaten crops ana
the artillery horses had 10 strain haru on .ner traces 70
so, AZ six The whole army close up to Dnb. but 1t
was not allowed go upon the summit Q! the slope Tor
| the ridee which Dub stands had hidden all its mo-
% h1 S n" Ausrans coud nothing OF the troops
collected beh nd crest and perhaps thought that no
aS anS for the cavalry drtes which had been shed
forward thus far night remained on the top OF the
ridse II nothing were gong on S Denino tnem.
village OF Dub stands the ground slopes gently down
to the river Blstri q which the road crosses at the
v,aco oc Sadowa q m le and quarter from Dub.
From Sadowa the ground again rises beyond the Bis
tritz and to the little village OF Lssa conspicuo by
mile and half from sadow person standing this
| morning on the top OF the ridge saw eadowa below
him. built Of wooden cottages M Dy oIonaas
mills but these not at work, for all the inhabi
tants of the village bad been sent away, and white
coat here and there among the cottages was not
peasapts blouse but was the uniform of an Austrian
soldier three-quarters OF mile down the Bistrz a
IL looked like a manufactory, and some large wooden
buildings alongside it were unmsakably warehouses;
SqSI inc 20 woEmsn employed At the
pleted the village OF Dohilniiz.
little than mile still further down the Bis
trz stood the village OF M0kr0wens like most Bohemian
country villages built OF pnewood cottages enclustered
in orchard trees The chateau OF Doha ha stands mid
way between Dohilntz and Mokrowens as knoll over
Behind D,hnitz and between that village and the
high road which through Sadowa their lies large
thick wood many Of the trees had been cut down
about ten feet above the ground, and the cut down
had been twisted together between the standing
trunks of the which nearest 10 the river
make an entrance into the wood from the front OK
tremely difficult On the open slope between DohiInz
ttaro
dark dotted ine Of stumpy bushes, but the
telescope showed that these were guns, and
Looking to the left up the course of the Bistntz the
ground open between the orchards oil Sadowa and
the trees which grow ronnd Benatek, little village
about two miles above Sadowa which marked the right
of the Austrian position, except where midway between
these villages broad belt Of fr-wood runs for three
Above and beyond these villages and woods in the
course the rver the sptre OF Lssa was seen below 1t
few houses, gardens and patches @ o mrmooa, ana ~.
tages OF the hamlet OF Ciswes The air was thick and
hazy, the rain came down steadily and the wind blew
bitterly cold, while the infantry and artillery were walt
ing behind the brow Of the hill near Dub.
DRAWING FIRE.
At seven o'clock Prince Frederick Charles pushed for
ward his cavalry and horse artillery They moved down
the slope towards the Bstrilz at gentle ro slipping
about on e 1 o be e s t Ss
Tapping heavily against the slaves At the bottom OF the
hill the trumpets sounded and In making their move
ments gain the bridge the squadrons began wheeling
hoyerng about the sdc Of the river as they courted
the FIRE OF the enemy.
TUE AUSTRIAN REPLY AND E1aur.
Then the Austrian guns ope ned upon them from bat
terry placed in field the village at which the main
road crosses the Bsrtz and the battle Of Sadowa began
The Pussian horse artillery, close down to the river
replied to the Austrian guns, but neither side fired
but little more single shots. AT quarter before
eight the King Of Prussia arrived on the field and very
soon after the artillery reinforced by other
field batteries and the Prussan gunners began firing
their shells quickly into the Austrian position.
But soon as the Prussian nre actively commenced
Austrian guns seemed 10 appear as IL by magic, IN every
point Of tho p6siton from every road from every WI
iage from the orchard Of Mokrowens the prussian
right the orchard OF Bcnatek, on their left, came
flashes of fire and whizzing rife Shells which, bursting
with a sharp crack, sent their splners rafting among
the guns gunners ages and horses often killing
man or horse sometimes dlsmounting gun, bu, always
ploughng up the earth and scattering the mud in the
mems faces But the Austrians did not conhne them
their shells up the slope opposite 70 them towards Dub
ana one shell clap into squadron Of Uhans, who
thld in the ground, It blew up columns Of mud
twenty feet in the air and bursting moment after,
duced the squadron by four Giles.
GRAND ARTILLERY DUEL.
AZ the cannodade In front became serous, the
guns the Seventh division began 10 lombard the village
OF Benatek, the Austrian right The Austrans re-
turned shot for shot, and neither side either gained
lost ground In the centre too the battle was very even
the Prussans pushed battery after battery into the
tion, and kept up tremendous fire on the Austrian
guns but these returned il and sometimes with interest
for the Austrian artillery officers knew their ground and
every shot fell true; many officers and fell, and
many horses wero killed or wounded. More Kranken-
triggers wero down the batteries and always
turned carrying on strcchcrs men whose wounds had
been hastily boundup under fire. but who seemed TO be
| too much stunned to suffer much from pain.
Gradually the Frussian cann0nade appeared to get
stronger and the Austrian batteries between Dohcnltz
and Dohacha retired higher up the hill, but the guns
yc, crossed Bisrz but many guns turned
Mokrowens, and ten O'Clock the battery there
THE PRussrAS INFANTRY Ut.
While this cannoade had been going on, some Of the
infantry had been moved down toward the nver where
they took shelter from the re under convenient undu
laton Of ground The Eighth division down the
left hand side Of the causeway and under the Of
the rising In the ground formed It's columns for the at
| tack on tho VILLAGE Of Sadowa while the Third and
Fourth divisions, on the right hand side Of the road
i prepared TO storm Dohelntz and Mokroweas
i ENCOUNTER IN A BLAZING VILLAGE.
But little before their preparations were complete
fire. and the seventh division made dash IT,,
but the Austrans were not driven out by the flames and
here for the first time In the battle was there hand
Tho twenty seventh regiment led the attack, ard
rushed into the orchards Of tho village the burning
after valley at each other through the flames but the
Prussans found to get round the burning houses
and taking the defenders In reverse forced them
| tire with tho loss OF many prisoners
l THE GENERAL ASSAULT.
II ten O'Clock when Prince Frederick Charles sent
General stuhnap to order the attack on sadowa Dohel
| nitz and Mokrowens. The columns advanced covered
by skrmhers and reached the river bank without much
loss but from there they had fight every inch of their
way The Austrian infantry held the bridges and vii.
lagos in force, and fred fast upon them they ap-
preached The Prussans could advance but slowly along
the ways against the deences OF the houses
and the voeys sweeping through the ranks seemed to
| tear the soldiers down.
| The Prussians fired much more quickly than their
opponents but they could not 10 take their a; the
houses trees and smoke from the Austrian discharges
| shrorded the villages.
Sheltered by this tho Austrian J6gcrs fred blindly
where they could tell by hearing thnt the attacking
columns were, and the shots told tremendously the
Pruesians in their close formations; but the latter i'm
proved their positions although slowly aud by dint OF
sheer courage perseverance,, for they lost at
every yard OF their advance and In somo places almost
| paved the way with wounded Then, TO help the in.
fantry the Prussan artillery turned Its fire. regardless Of
| the enemys batteries, on tho villages and made tre-
| mendous havoc among the houses. Mokrowens and
Dohenitz both caught Ere, and the shells fell quickly
and with fearful effect among the defenders OF the nam
| ing hamets. Tho Austrian guns also played upon the
attacking infantry but at this time these were sheltered