The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-03
EUROPE.
Military Movements in Germany
Preparations for War-.-GOOd Feel
ing Between the Soldiers Russia
MOying--MatterS at Berlin.

M0ying--Matters at Berlin.
correspondence of the London Times,
Berlin, June 49,
The last preparations are being
made at this moment In Selesla. The
meats of the fortresses are filled with.
water, the aneighborhood of the va
rious glacis stripped of their trees, and
sentinels posted everywhere as in time
of war. In the southern counties of
the Province the authorities have been
ordered to dispatch all their bullion
and important documents to Breslau
and further north-an example imi
tated by many of the wealthier inhab-
itants, who have first sent their pro-
perty away and are about themselves
to follow shortly. The Dukes of Ra-
THOR and Uiest, and the other great
noblemer of the district have re-
moved their plate, pictures and other
valuables to places of security. Those
arrested for debt, and other prisoners
incarcerated for slight delinquencles,
have been set at liberty, as it would
be impossible to guard them when the
country is overrun with the enemy.
Very few wars have been fought in
which the combatants, up to the very
moment of commencing the slaughter,
have found themselves in such excel
lent and brotherly terms as in the
present instance. Both parties had
to leave the Federal capital, to be re-
placed by other parties supposed. to be
neutral. The night before marching
off the future enemies was spent to-
gether in friendly carousal. When
the morning came they shook hands,
drank each others health in a last
parting cup, and separated to- meet
again on the battlefield
z O'Clock. news reaches US
from Carcow The Russian force,
which has been long concentrated in
Southern Poland, and is now slowly
advancing in the direction of the ST.
lesian frontier, will, it is surmised in
Austrian Poland, take up such a pO-
sition as to eventually be at the dis
pOsal of the Kaiser. This may be a
mere report, the ephemeral offspring
of anxiety and credulity; still, as 50
many other things thought to be i'm
possible are On the point of being re-
allied, it is not perhaps i'll advised in
correspondent to repeat the I'M
probable.
The Prussian papers, which under
ordinary circumstances are not mo-
Tested by any restrictions previous to
publication, have been cautioned
against inserting matter calculated to
increase the difficulties of the Gov
ernment during the war.
The Berlin Town Council is in the
market for loan of three millions,
to be issued at discount of full 10
per cent. The rate of interest, which
cannot be reduced during the first
FIVE years, is fixed at 5 per cent The
produce of this operation, the like of
which has not been heard of in the
last fifty years of Prussian history, is
to be employed in public works to be
constructed by the starving opera
tives. WAS Hrta
To relieve the distress consequent
upon the war, half dozen charitable
societies have been lately founded at
Berlin.
THE SITUATION SUMMED UP.
From the London Times of June I6.
The war has now been begun in
earnest. Prussia has not hesitated to
treat the vote of the Frankfort Diet
as a declaration of hostilities on the
part of the States which supported the
Austrian proposal. We learn by tel
egraph that yesterday the Prussians
entered Saxony ON the one side, and
Hanover on the other Hanover has
but its own strength on which to rely,
and we are not surprised to learn that
It's troops we're retreating to effect a
junction with the small Austrian
force which has lately retired from
Holstein. 1t is probable that Prussia
will not have much difficulty in over
running the Hanoverian kingdom. 1t
lies far away from the main strength
of the Austrian alliance, shut In by
the Prussian monarchy, and having
for its other neighbors the little States
which interest or fear caused to vote
on Thursday against the Austrian
proposal. Before the Confederation
has time to muster its forces Hanover
will probably be overrun and occu-
pied, and its resources placed at the
disposal of its eonquerors. Count
Bismark knows the value of prompt
tude. His adversaries perhaps
thought he would allow them to be-
gin. -
The first blow was expected from
Vienna, and the States of the Aus
trian alliance appeared to have as
sumed that Prussia would wait until
their vote at Frankfort was followed
by some military act. Prussia has
however, lost not moment in Selling
what lies in her path, and has proba
oily taken her enemies unprepared
From this time the resources Of tie
Northern States of Germany may b.
said to be in her hands. Hanover
will be subjected by force, and it il
possible that the prospect of German
union may make the people aequiesc'
without much resistance. The LITTLE
States whose groups voted for Prussi;
at the Diet, such as the Mecklenburgs