New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-28

Negotiations are at end and way Is begun. Long
as It was postponed Il comes at last suddenly that
the actual outbreak of hosties to take Europe
10y surprise. Il Is impossible not 10 admire The "a
pidity and decision which Prussia displays a, the
crisis, and which have given her q signal ad.
vantage in the FIST military movements. The
vote Of the Federal Dict to arm it, forces r.uoyed
the last induccncai for delay on The part Of Prussia
and as there wa. nothing more to be gained by dplo-
macy, B.mark instantly drew the sword. The Die,
voted on the llth On the 18th. the Prlssan arn.c.
had entered saxony and Hanover. The latter state
viii be instantly oyerrn and possessed, and
unless it, Austrian vote in the Diet is dsayoacd,
Prussia will henccforh treat Hanover as conquered
province whose resources of men and money and
supplic are to be absolutely al her disposal Il win
be the same with the other German States in the
North They fall TO Prussia by their geographical
situation, and such Of them rejected the opportunity
to become her allies can have hope Of escaping The
utmost rgors Of hostile military occupation.
But the chief military interest Of this news ccniers
in Saxony. The positions OF neither the Prssan
nor Austrian cops dqra( are so clearly known as to
enable us to say certainly TO which side Dresden is to
fall The kilograms which We reprint in our foreign
news are confused and cannot be taken as guide
They assume that Benedek, the Austrian commander
will seize Dresden, but the two armies are about
equdisant from that city, and if there DO a chance
for the Prussians to get possession Of the Saxon
capital they will try hard for it. Saxony itself is all
for Austria, and will put her railways at Benelehs
disposal while the Prussans must trust TO their own
resources; but as Prussia has clear days start
of her enemy it is not certain she may not
reach Dresden first. The possession Of Dresden, 10
whichever side it may fall, will be a most important
advantage. Just south Of the city lies the ground
which the wars of Frederick made famous, and which
ever since has been reckoned on mpregnable po-
sition. An army once established in it could
not be disodged without long campaign
If Prussia gets it, she will have her grasp on the
neck of Saxony, and that Inflated kingdom may once
more have cause to repent its suicidal procliyty to-
ward Austrian alliances. 1t must be admitted how.
ever that all probabilities point to the seizure and
permanent occupation of this region by the Austrian
forces.
From Italy we have the news that Ciadini was
expected to cross the Po the 14h with so 900 men,
and we presume there is no doubt that military plans
had been perfectly agreed on between Italy and Prus
sia so that the first shot fred on the Saxon or SIZE
sian frontier was echoed back from Venea. Austria
is not less alarmed bya reported movement of an Ita
ian detachment into Hungary Massing the strength
Of her army to meet her antagonist on the North,
Austria is numerically weak against Italy, and plans
for nothing more than 9 defensive campaign in We
META at present How much defensive tactics will
avail against the enthusiasm and mpetuous courage
and overwhelming numbers Of the Italian army we
shall be likely to learn very soon. 1t is scarcely
worth while to speculate on the few hints we
get Of the opening campaign. The one thing
certain is that great European war is TO be fought
and that is results lie beyond all foresight. Already
the German Confederation disappears from tho
political map dissolved by Tie stern ic-
cree Of Prussia. ad lf dependent on the ,or
tune Of war FOX tue ultimate disposition y, its com