Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-20
VOLUME XXXIII.

ing him a visit His Majesty opened the
window Of his room, but twelve feet above
the pavement, and in a few cordial words
thanked them for their patriotic sympathy
with the achievements Of the army. Count
BISMARCK, on leaving the palace also be
came the object Of a regular ovation, and
Herr Won ROoN, the Minister Of War, had
people shouting and hurrahing in front Of
his hotel all day long. In the evening many
thousands congregated in front Of the palace,
with banners bands Of music, and other de-
monstrations Of joy. A deputation, hastily
formed, took the liberty Of demanding an
immediate audience, and were most gra-
ciously received by the King. To convey
his reply direct TO the people, the King
stepped on to the balcony, thanked them
again, and begged them 10 stand by him to
the end, as they were only in the beginning
Of the campaign. To the most skeptical OBJ
server il must have been obvious that the
military instincts Of old Brndenburg had
been aroused, and that the people, glad TO
forget the Parliamentary quarrel on the de-
tails Of their military institutions, were hap
by TO be able TO feel proud Of the army, and
regard IL as the cornerstone Of the State, as
in the days Of FREDERICK III. and BLUCHER.
l know not whether this military enthusiasm
will be permanent enough 20 dispose the
people to assume more conciliatory atti-
tude in the constitutional difference when
the war is over; but this much is certain,
that those we're in the right who predicted
victory in the field, not in the Parliament,
would be the aim and purpose Of the Prus-
sian yearniEg while the war lasted.
THE HORRIBLE SLAUGHTER IN BOHEMIA.
From the London Times, July A.
The war in Bohemia Is awful work. The
Austrains, we are told, lost 1900 men in
their various encounters with the army un-
der the Crown Prince of Prussia; they had
$4,000 put lhOrs de combat in their vain at
tempts to arrest the progress ofthe army UNI
der Prince FREDERICK CHARLEs-altogeth-
er $4,000 men in five DAYS. The prisoners
are computed at 1900, leaving $4,000 for
the dead and wounded. Whole battalions
have been annihilated whole corps-the
Clam -Gallas, the Gablenz, and the Saxon
corps, no less than the Kalick brigade-are
50 utterly broken up as 10 be unable 70 re-
appear in action for some time. BENEDEK's
army has fallen back behind the Elbe, tax
ing up its position between the fortresses Of
Josephstadt and Koniggratz, greatly dis
heartened and disorganized, according to the
account of Austrian officers prisoners in
Prussian hands. The desertiOn Of Italian
soldiers from the Austrian ranks is on the
increase.
These are merely Prussian statements;
but however much we may feel disposed to
charge them with exaggeration, however
much we may wonder why the Prussians did
not rather give us an account Of the casual
ties among themselves, we have no hesita-
ton in believing that the havoc has been ire
mendous on both sides. Indeed, every bull
letin or letter proceeding from either camp
bears witness 10 the extreme valor displayed,
and allows that success was in every instance
purchased at a very heavy sacrifice. And
yet, horrible as the carnage has hitherto
been il must be looked upon as mere pre-
Jude 20 the pitched battle now unavoidable,
in which a quarter Of million of men will
probably be engaged on either side. The
vast strength to which modern armies are
swelled by CONSUMPTION, and the means Of
destruction and locomOtion which attain
every day greater efficiency, have a tenden-
cy 10 condense into few months and into
one or two Titanic actions, all the horrors
which in former ages stretched over years
Campaigning, though we have the recent ex-
perience of America to convince us that the
magnitude of astruggle is no security against
its continuance.