The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-04
THE WAR.

Military Details or the Great War Meve-
meat IN Gern.ny-Geaeral Muster OF
Draft.The First Prisoner Taken
scenes IN Frankfort-The Austrian Pc.
Map Of Europe. &c.
THE rRUssiAS PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
PAIRS. June l7-Eyennx
The following Is the situation OF the troops in Ger.
many, so far as has yet transpired-
The Prussans after entering Gessen, have advanced
from that place towards Frankfort Maine now oc
cupied by Bavasn garrison, supported by the Austrian
corps posted at AschadenDurg little distance above
Frankfort The Eighth Federal corps, commanded by
Prince Alexander OF Hesse, composed of the Grand
Ducai Hesss, Baden and wurtemberg contingents, is
forming round Frankfort to protect the city.
In the direction or Sa1ony the Russians have
pied the Duchy Of Atenbur upon the frontier
Of the kingdom 10 the south OF Lepsc Prussan troops
course Of the Elbe far hessen where they only
q few hours distance from Dresden. Bv this double
movement the city OF Ieipsc, At the northwestern
tremity OF Saxonv. s hemmed in. IL Is probable that
after having occupied the troops from Alienburg and
those following the Ebe will effect junction aud march
the capital which s nj the time threa tened
from third quarter
The socslied Prussian "Aruv OF saxony,s whose
headquarters Gorx has entered axon territory At
iobau and Ztiau upon the eastern frontier, from the
side OF the Bohemian mountains. One detachment has
established its advanced posts Gsrslo close he
Austrian frontier only league from the town of Rum
burg in Bohemia
The Saxon army, unable to defend Dresden has sban
doned that capital, where other troops rema than
the civic guard. The ssyou troops ARE refreshing TO
eject junction with the Austrian army posted at Bo
denbach, upon the Bohemian frontier
Prom the Liverpool Courier June 2ol
within forty eight hours OF The adverse vote OF the
Federal Diet and before formal declaration OF
the Prnssn forces had o,erun tne larger portion OF the
debated ground They had taken possession OF the
oil Hanover driving away he constitutional government,
occupied Hss-e Casse and penetrated far into Sayony
as 70 seize the capital aud place themselves the
fines Of the Austrian empire 10 Bohemia The rival
concentrating In the vicinity al Dresden
scene ~ some military exploit 10 he the
battlefield OF Germany. II seems strange thst
tempt made 10 check the frussian advance The
-rons alone might not have been abe 10 beat hack the
Prussisn hordes hut they might ~ Least have defended
for while Two points ~ such essential importance
Dresden aud I-irsie
TBg FIRST rEisOStK rhrrs ny PRUSSIA.
great combat La not taken rlses between Prussia
ana Austria the army 9th. tfs named Power ian e.
th.es hoast oS having msds ne trst prisoner letter
from The Prus-hn headquarters to the Breslau sGs~i,
states ihst an Austrian d,sss.n mad separated himself
fo,n The small party 70 VII On he helot red snd IN
histane.p IA The ptas.ap ,iisxe IS kruzendorr sur.
pf..d b, prussn fa'ro, he tried 20 e.earc bnt his
lcr.r fel aud h. was taken prscusr Hsvinf been
cent hask 10 he rec m.nt W the Truce E"vs.
sNvtKs prarr ~ rrrssf.
hsrlir Jsn. lel correspondence 81 London TM.s.l
Apparently tis frgssb government ars IN.
cliusd to AXE the busn.ss - the and ire
pare fer meeting g.od many soniberbtrs tlr fe'd
Ihee have iurt skier The extreme step 81 calling aut
nearly the whole second M ~ IN. audw.hr Ihi.
Srsuan measure. when woult L. suo'r,isaa. ~ aav
,ssr rits,d ,sshf ard = fsre rendered possible only
Nv sriirr rssry every shls.,"c,sd nm ~ times o.
psace iases ne army TO- o'sl :" EOS oJ0 p.A ser
The cefn'iien :" rtr..Hh si.r,s tes fghtinp o.
aat12 misrtr,. Io,ass 49,. and 90. turs To
mty siAl ,. ADDED t5tetp tsiued men VINO Tor
ne present sf-s owed e. ''rtnoe - i'ei stversi 70
esiions but lste 70 be nminor.d ~ ang ma s.,m
lsve, hswersr tesrd -e,rnsco that thei. we're not
ofr.i, -uf en- 20 sDhodv hen sn
~ he fresh troops rev rssinf. the rrfssr ptr vii
10 cert oorprss me hstsrisns concentrated 20
nufg, sna ths mitea southern vofrs rfmirE vt narm.
-@c'. trssd, nesriv the ~h,e ~ the ificw.hr re-.
meats which lsfri.ouso Hsrir since ne fsfsrmte Of
the line have i.ft IN ,olthvesi.tn direction.