The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-02
EXTRACTS FROM EUxopEAN PAPERS
War Plans of AustrIa-VaIue of the Cav
airy Arm of PFussia-rhe Grand Mill
tRIy Race for DresdeR-COndItiOn of
the Treasures of the BellIgerents.

KOhltort June 12) Correspondence Of London Times.
Popular opinion has TO-DAY ske ched out
plan of operations Tor General Benedek. 1t Is now
di tinctlY asserted-how the information has been
obtained to whom the Austrian General has con-
fded his plans, cannot be so clearly ascertalned-
that the Austrian Is to advance in force against
Sesa to mask the lortresses in that province press
against the Prussan lett with lis main body, force 1t
into Prussian Saxony, and then, tax ing mp the line
of the Oder to cut on Berlin from the old provinces
of the kingdom.
the Prusslans OF some of their finest recruiting
ground but the steep roads through the narrow val
ley of the Resen Gebirge and the fortified places in
Silesja would reouIe Considerable time to pass
duIlng which the hostile army that is now watching
the issues of the passes cou be largely reinforced by
m ans of the railway transport at ITS disposal.
Nei her could the Austrian by this route avail Inem
selved of their cavalry which tney not unjdstly con-
slder TO be the best in the world. The telegram
which announced that the Emperor had reached
mutz has, afer creating considerable excite
Tevu'sion OF popular feeling, rumOls OF probable
peace being circulated widely this side OF the
front er; but bey ond the mountains II appears that
serious preparations are being made to open the cam
paign.
On the Slesian frontier the Aust.ians are reported
to be cautioned in iorce on line stretching from
ZaI erniR, near the county of Glatz, to the vicinity
Frie sadt, on the road leading on tue Pruss an tor
tress of Ratibor IL Is possible that the collection,
or, more probably, the discovery OF the collection of
large numbers OF Austrian troops In this direction
may have given rise 70 the rumor to which aluson
has been made above but, even II the reported con-
centTation at Ereistadt be fact II does not prove
that any serious attack against any province further
north than SIesla Is contemplated. Many men in
Prussia whose opinions are entitled TO consl terat
have held for some time past tnat in the event of
war the Austrians would cross into 81 esia, but only
with the intention OF oyerrunDing the province and
levying contributions on its inhabitants, while the
man attack would be made through SaXonY Per
haps the result of this opinion beng entertained
may leao to sn attack aga'n't the hne of the Oder
through Siesia for OF course the object OF every
general who conducts an advance Is to burst out
where he is least expected and where his columns
likely TO meet with the least amount OF resist
ance.
In winter or af eI much rain the country between
the Nesse and Elbe, through which run the aiiuens
of the Upper Spree is maTshy and much intersected
with brooks which on account ofthe fatness of tue
ground and the consequent slight fall Tor drainage
| form many ponds and little lakes When the'e are
| filed with water the spreewad is not d. for tue
movement OF cavalry or artillery; but when, as at
present, the weather has been tolerablY warm for
short time the water eyaPoraes and TINS district strict
| arms rhe PrussIan War Office fully alive 70 this
fact, are said TO be massng large force OF cavalry
in this direction, which IS to be organized on dit
fereDt syl tenn to that which is in general in the
| service.
Usually certain number of regiments OF cavalry
| are attached to each corps d'dTmee and follow the
movements OF their corps, except when actually
upon the field of batte exception IL Is said, Is
now atout to be made to this rules only one cavalry
regiment Is 70 be lett with each CORDS and the re-
maDder with strong io ce of artillery to be organ
ized as q larPe independent cavalry corOS, which
Honv S 'Iv Nave any should open on the SIDE o.
That the Ausulans Will make great of their horse
men cannot be doubted; much care has been lately
the service that it viii doubtless have a chance
afforded it of adding TO its already high
an opportuny may be aoTded for arTiviSS az some
decision the question which has for the Last few
vars been rather polemicalY discussed bV many o.
the military aUthOrities-namely, whether arms OF
precision have abolished the necessity OF cavalry In
the fed Of battle II s possible for sqaadrons Z
execute charge under the ire Of riaed artillery,