The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-07-18
THE DETAILS.

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I-ntu 10 o'clock, \. NJ, the battle was
,.,.rallc to the Austrians, but after that
...r the advantages were with the frus-
4 . O'Clock, =. NJ, after an obstinate
. ,rrr the PrussidnS carried by storm
..-,,r position of the Austrians, after
..E..r ,hc AustranS were quickly driven
~. = o,brr positions, and by O'Clock, p.
Il rr AuStrianS were in full retreat TO
+. ,..rau pursued by the PruSSian
The An>trians were in complete rout.
Tf. rnad was strcwn with baggage which
,.rv threw away.
rt,. number OF killed and wounded on
18th sides was great, but owing To the cX-
..,.ot The battlefield it lad not been as
ur,Aiurd.
The prns>ianS claim to have captured,
~, TO the evening OF the Ath, fourteen
,aur,ard uuwomdcd prisoners, one hun
,rJ and sixteen cannon, and several liagS.
Three Austrian ArchdukcS are reported
~umIrd.
Prince LicItcn>tcin and Prince CndiSch-
q, were taken prisoners.
General Fr>tituS, commander Of an Aus
TITAN corps, lost leg.
General Counthumc was shot III the
lcld, aud Colonel Bender and another
.,aA officer were killed.
TIE EMPIRE IN DANGER.
The London Times OF the 9th Of July
>a>:-Thc Suddcnnc>S and magnitude of
.r Austrian calamity are too "vcrpowcr-
In, iyr any man to speculate OH the posi-
..g Consequences on the dcStinieS of the
Austrian empire. With the exception of
.fw tprtrc>NcS OF no more avail, III mo-
..yN warfare, To- stay the triumphant pro-
.-,>, oi a victorious army than JOScph-
,.i, and TanncugrHitZ have proved 10 be,
b.arlrk has nothing in his rear but open
,a.u,rv: nothing between him and the
,.pllal hut a vast smooth battle field where
,ar cannon, the cavalry, and the dreaded
srrllr gun "f the PruSSianS will have full
lAy. The AuStrians have done enough
a- the honor Of their arms. They must
aow provide for the safety Of the State,
l,l this can hardly be done by prolonged
resistance. The most illuStriouS names
,u the empire are among the dead and
worulcd.
The King of Prussia is in camp, and the
Emperor o. Austria is not very far from
Brnrirk'S headquarters. Let there be at
PariUhl,I or at OlmutZ such an Interview
- there was after Austcrlitz and after
S.nrumo. Better terms than Austria may
obtain now will certainly not be granted
10 her after two or three months protract-
ci struggle has added 10 the eXasperation
q. hostile passions.
The London 1dcWdph considers it pre-
mature to discuss the possibility OF an
crly Dcacc.
TIE London N,rs shows that the Prus-
>.1> not only gained the battle, but stratc-
:rAalyautagcS of the highest Importance.
They have concentrated eight corps Of their
armv, can pour down on an enemy with
pyyrNhclming fury, and have cut off com
mgnrAtion between the Austrians and the
Federal army in the west.
The PruS>ian victories had decided
effect on financial and commercial affairs.
There was Il general improvement in con-
>,i> and other securities at the London
Stock Exchange. There was great buoy
aucy in the Liverpool cotton market, but
depression in brcadstuiiS. On the Paris
Bour>r rrutcS advanced one and half, and
Italian securities four per cent.
Ihc Blyariaus attacked the PrusSian
oupo>,S al Barciicld. There were Sigh,
io>>c, on both sides.
Intense excitement prevailed al Berlin
Wien tAc PruS>ian Victories were an
A"1nccd, with AalyocS OF artillery.
K0UT OF THE AUSTRISNS AT GIT
SClIlN.
NAK>II.L BENEpEK'S RETREAT.
dispatch from Berlin, Of July 3, says:
Authentic intelligence from Bohemia states
Tat Field Marshal Bcncdck has found him
'vIi compelled, in consequence Of the dis
.alIon of the corps Of General Won
Hlh.ru2 aud the retreat Of the Austrian
'at Saxon troops, TO abandon the opera
'o>>lhat he had commenced near Gitschin,
0mt lo concentrate his army in more dis
'aI POSITION.
AZ Ar>TEIAN BRIGADE SURPRISED AND DE-
fEATED.
Ad;>palch from Gitschin, Of July 3, says:
~ ,ir evening Of the 3Oth ultimo Prus-
A4n brigade, composed Of the FIRST rcgi-
urnt u! the Guards and of Il regiment OF
te>lIycr Guards, surprised an Austrian
n'Sadc and captured a tlag and two hun
''cd and fifty prisoners.
iihhhAL GERMANS RAIDlNG on rRCSSlAN
TERRITORY.
AdispS ii from Wetzlar, July 2, says:
About four thousand men of the Army
'oTF>ot Prince Alexander, Of Iesse Darn
,"dt, entered this town to-day. They
f'ieI contribution from the inhabitants
'14 icit this afternoon, taking the direction
VI HiySscn.
-. 'anqr, July 2.-The representative of
"eiinar al the Federal Diet has been re-
called, tie Grand Ducal Government de-
caring that it can no longer regard the
De' as the legitimate representative of
ne GeTmauic Confederation.
TIE POPE MAKES \ CLAIM.
Dispatches from Rome, Of July I'd, say
- lie ceremonies held on the occasion Of
Me Feast of St. Peter, the Pope renewed
",s protest against the annexation TO Italy
~ "e provinces formerly belonging to the
''a'es of the Church.
HANOVER.
''AiiS OF THE PRussIAN OCCUPATION OF
IhI ciTY-TnEIR TREATMENT or AND BY
'hE INHABITANTS.
hanover June 2cl correspondence Of the London
Times.
D. VA sunday evening seventeen thousand
'"SS'ah troops entered and took posses
,''n oi The town Of Hanover. The next
.'o;s "''';'"lhs the Prussian General, Falken-
''iii announced to the Inhabitants that
,,'ai mar, " Ia" was in force, that the govern