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THE BATTLE OF SADOWn.
tfaph1c Account Of the Austrian Defeat.
lloheumruth (JuIy y C rrcsponocncc Of the Lyn
don I1mes.l

TIE nAIILE SOUND AT HEADQUARTERS.
"as awakened little before SIX o'clock
yesterday morning by heavy, rushing uoise
Hke the march OF men in a cnrudeld. On
looking. out ! SAW the strange elrtcI was
caused BY regular waterspout-a downpour
worthy Of the monsoon, which lasted onl1 %
Tor q few minutes, and then was followed lor
half an hour BY q thick rain. The rain finally
subsidized into gentle drizz1e, which cleared
OIL before eight O'Clock, but was frequently
renewed. The mosnlng was gray and cheer
less, and % We sat at breakfast Eour military
1ncal-we spoke OF the probability OF the
lrussians attacking speedily, because they
knew their needle.gnus would be less injured
than the Austrian muzzle-1oaders, and that
nearly ali tho Austrian army was lying out In
the fields, while many of. their own men we're
speaking, there came through the foe Of the
morning the dull thnddllg sound which really
iesues ouly from the tlroAt Of cannon, but
Which when first heard leaves one in doubt
whether It may not be from the rumbllug Of
carts. the rolling Of harmless barrel, or the
kicking Of q horse On wooden floor near at
hand. We listened. In few seconds there
could be 20 question as to the real nature Of
the tumult. :
'.Thcse they are they are Mt it," The
sound, a low, prolonged rumble IS II under
ground, came from northwards. Ny COM
pdH'Cn'S uOFSc WIS sQou sAuQte0+ anu ne rode
of 10 seek General Benedek's staff, with
whom he witnessed the battle, and the events
ho will recount to You. had not only no
horse, but had not yet received pass to en-
able me to 70 beyond the limits of the Haupt
QUARTER, where my badge Was recognized.
All was commo.ion outside Of tha fortress,
although the city itself was almost silent and
except By the soldiery of tue garri-
son. In the dilemma sudden thought struck
it was very happy one. I
acted On 1t at once
TIE AUSTRIAN AnMT.
The army which General Bencdek had to
defend his position consisted of at least
s225 0D men, but large deduction must be
nade for the baggage guards, the various es-
,Iatz, the SICK and those tired by marching,
ind the killed, wounded and prisoners In re-
cent actfoDs--so that, probably, be had not
more thnn 100 600 or 195, 900 actually in han d.
The ground he had to cover from right to !
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Il Napoleon Na G1etl4

EtoHN tuE AouQCu SPECTATOR JQlr III
Inc Ger1nans have won their unity in sp}te
OF thirty kings; they will win their freedom
In spite Of one kings minister, though be has
eaten up the thirty kings. The plottcr viii
be defeated by the magnitude Of Ills plot md
Its complete success.
sowe believe viii bis ally, Napoleon looked
to partial victory, to. be followed by com
plete exhaustion; but the victory has been
complete, and there has been no exhaustion
at all, The forces Of Prussia arc uubrokcp.
TIC loss being merely one of men, whom the
single levy in the Elbc duchles will replace,
and she Is under no necessity to yield m aero
or man, except at her own discretion. Con.
sequently, IL ne understand tic motives that
govern kings, she will not yield oau acre more,
ot man more, than 1t IL convenient to surren-
der. What is convenient? saarbucke Well,
We aIe Tired Of hearing that "strntcgicai
point" elevated to such prepoatcrous impor-
tanee. Austria bad all the stIatcgical points,
and within ten days had also tic option oil
submission or dissolution. The PalatIn.
ale? Well, the world will not be greatly
hurt or France greatly benefited by the
addition Of few Bavariaus to IN Empire
OF dVe.and-thirly millions. Luxcmbonrge
luxembourg will not scat the Bonapa.te dy-
nasty, nor will aught that the Emperor can
squeeze from Italy, great rs the loss 10 Italy
may be- Though Venice Is worth Sardinia,
it Was the Rhine to which the Emperor
looked the possession Of the Rhine, which
would, as De Tocqueyille said, have dis
armed every French enemy, and enabled him,
ed'fice IN eafety.s And the Rhine he win
not hare, for 1t is not within even Count Won
bisnark's power to give it !; nnd, as to taking
u, one hos brecch.loaders to prepare before
that. There Is Belgium, 10 be sure, but there
Is also England. and Prussia cannot heartily
wish that Belgium should be French, and
Austria cannot love the friend who entran-
cltspd Italy. md. in e11nFt tho EY, 1o,.,. ,tI-.
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4 he Needle Eun-An Immediate Supply
l0r she French Army-ll1.tufY OF Ihc
"cHunn.

ipars duly 1dsh) Correspondence London Times
On Friday Inst, after q conversation with
the Minister Of War and a superior officer of
artillery, tie Emperor gave orders that the
should Immediately stop, and that eO0, COO
needle guns u an improved kind, that be-
lieve Of III. Chassapet, should be 1nanniac.
tured forthwith. There is only one battalion
at the Camp de Chalons armed with breech.
loaders. The Cent Gardes have been armed
with them tor some time past.
Several Paris papers having attributed to ".
Louis Descoutures the Invention Of the Prus
sian needle gun, he has published the follow
ing letter disclaiming IL: This weapon, of
which am not the inventor, has been In use
lit has several disadvantages, 1t gives, On the
other Lnnd, so many Advantages that even
tue spirit Of routine which rejected the use Of
It can now longer cali them ID question. We
knew for long time past other arms which
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THE RING.

Prize Flight between John EuuIssh. or
New York. and faoratio Bolster. Of
washing ton-EnGA1sh the Winner In
Twenty. Five M9nutes.
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msnt, battery after battery crowned the
hfiehts M ed t.l s5sllsa ths sea5 q the army
the hottest fire Of the FIRST line. The death
Which he sought refused to close bis eyes and
ears to the sights and sounds around MIN nc
could not avoid the task OF directing his
atm5's retreat, which was only effected with
heavy loss IN men, guns and stores. Yet all
was not lost. The rifle WAS not thrown AMY
nor the cannon abandoned 70 long as 1t could
be drawn from the field; the Wounded al
ready On their way from the front to the shell
ter ot fortresses and hospitals were still care
fully carried there was no robbery nor m
bride! license along the roads that led from
the hcld, and eau their Government: but equip
them afresh, the North Army will be readY
again 10 face the terrtb1e weapon lom Ehick
they have fed.
By halEpast four O'Clock the whole army
was in tull rctreat; its rear, hasaased by the
enemy, was protected by the artillery aud
cavalry, who are said TO have made many
than decim..e3. The bridges aero 'tts the
Adler and E1be are few and narrow, aud the
several columns meeting at such points be-
came confused and lntermixed. Guns that
could not be carried away were thrown Oft
their carriages into the river; many were lost
In this manner, but it is said that compara-
who heard me talking about the loss In guns
said, Out of my whole battery have brt
one gun and seven horses LEFT, and many 9TH
crs are in like condition"
Another said, I'VE have no artillery." The
Headquarters staff became scattered during
Wilhelm was wounded Benedek was aepara-
ted from his escort, and no one knew where he
had gore, so aftcr few vain attempts to find
him, all commanding positions being now il
the hands Of the enemy, many
members of : his staff left the
field for IN appointed rendezvous at New
KoIiegTatz. Arrived there after a long ride,
weary horses had about an hour given them
for rest aud refreshment.. Every head was
hung down, every spirit depressed. Il was
not merely battle but an Empire lost, un-
less diplomatists can at last unweave the net
which batted them before, and which tho
sword has failed to cut.
TKAPER or THE ROUTED MEN.
The soldiers knew nothing Of all this their
only tronble was the fatigue nom which they
suffered, or the thought That the days battle
Wou1d have to be fought over again before
they could reach the pleasant plains and reap
the benefits held out to their imagination in
Benedek's proclamation issued but few days
ago. The night was chilly aud biyouac iIIes
lined the sides Of the road at intervals.
Lao IT been an advance instead Of q retreat
We might have enjoyed the picturesque scene.
Round fires Of fir wood, flaming high above
their heads, stood or sat the brave fellows
who had labored 70 hard and fought SO gal
Emily On that day. Some stood warming
heir bronzed faces to Us red glow as that Of !
The pine stems that lowered over them;
oshers sat resting wounded urn or leg on
he bed Of branches plucked for them by their
more fortunate comrades Others, aeain, lay |
'oont IN every attitude OF exhaustion.
HOW Tie e;reata.t Ra,t,e or m..,.r,,
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however, before they had rallied the men
Who startled BY the suddc1ness Of the attack.
were breaking their ranks. The key Of the
position was In the hands Of the enemy, and
CONSERVATION was on every face. No one
was cooler than Benelek himself. ns.
attended by all who caught sight Of him, he
rode oil to bring up some Of the reserves and
retake the position. The bullets still fcil
thiskly as the staff galloped after their CHIEF
onshoa.as on OF a wda hoad ia Sa1a is9 s5ps g
them they were saluted with fresh vo1leg or
balls from the prussian tenants, oua or which
wounded the Arch1nke Wilhelm In the heaa.
but not, believe, seriously.
TUE LAST sTRuGGLE AND RETREAT.
80 The indomftable Austrian arttl-
1ery ftil turned hundreds Of muzzjes on the
encmy,s guns, and girt their men In band OF
nIe. To let slip that cavalry on both sides Of
hlunu, to crush through infantry and guns,
seemed really worth doing, though ailura
would have made the difference between
defeat and rout. It would have been su-
preme deed, fit for such force to accom-
plish, or to perish fo attempting. And there
were no natural obstaclcs visible from the
tower to grand charge. The Prussiat1
right, separated from Its centre and left,
would have been rolled down into the valley
among the Austrians and utterly crushed,
liberated to continue their contest with the
enemy. Moments were precious. The Prus.
sim fire became more severe tho wayerlpe
of the Austrians greater. The falling of trees
on the Prague road. the rush offhcitfYes, the
Dcar approach Of the Prussiau shells to the
place, some OF thin bursting over the rail-
way station, were awful warnings Of The
state Of the battle. All the roads we're
blocked up with retreating trains and wae-
OBS. Men were throwing down their arms
and wading through the inundatious. The
Austrian Eunners on the causeway begun to
catch a sight Of the Prusians near at hand
IN the woods, aud opened on them With
shrapnel and shell.
FROM THE FIELD.
The bnttalions ordered to advance failed tn
retake klum, and the enemy poured IN fresh
troops at The opening 80 fncauitously left, and
IN tew minutes the great army OF The North
found itself attacked In front, fiank- and rear.
It is not merely the actual advantage gained
that renders such condition of things tine
precursor Of certain disaster. To believe that
he enemy are everywhere around, Is excited
lmas nation suggests, produces terrible
moral effect. Get the army behaved Won,
The Cavalry moved forward or wheeled as if
on parade, and could the infantry hut have
succeeded IN relaxing Klum victory might
still have Inclined to our side.
But u Was not to be. Regimen. after regI-
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Fire ut Titusviile, PA

TGTUsvILLE, Pa, July S.-There was a
great fire on Bennehof Run last night.
During the thunder storm the lightning
struck the gas pipe in the Western Union
Telegraph Office, and the fire was com.
municated to an oil tank, which explQd.
ed, and the oil ran down the Run and
communicated the fire TO several other
tanks, which in turn exploded and caused
one of the heaviest cOnhagratlons that
the oil region has ever experienced.
We learn that between eighteen and
twenty large producing wells were burnt
up, including two OF three large flowing
wells, among which were the Sheridan
aud Western Union Teleg raph wells,
both of them large flowing wells. The
Sheridan had nine tanks filled with oil,
all of which were destroyed.
As far as we can learn some 10000 bar
rels of oil we're destroyed, aad some par
ties estimate Il much larger figure than
this. The oil was foot deep as 1t ran
dowg the run to Oil Creek. There were
also between twenty aud thirty derricks
DESTROYED, the wells of which were in
various stages of completion The loss
cannot be estimated at present, but Is
very heavy.
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Sou,h American News.

New YORK, July 9-The steamer New
York from Aspiuwall, brings Panama
dates of the lst, and 81 ,4e0, 900 in gold.
Chill, Peru, Bolivar and Eucador are
said to have formed league to free Cuba
from Spain. and an application was
made to Venezuela and Colombia to Join
the allaiance. The three first named are
TO furnish the mon.y, and the others are
to furnish the men, while hopes are en-
tertained of help frou the United States
by the emigration of Southerners
through Florida, w..
Advices from Bogota announces the
installation of the new President, Mos
quera. He disapproved the act OF Con-
gress making certain annuities to nuns
in consideration of the coniscation
of their property. The Senate insisted
on carrying out its measure, and the
result was that an armed mob paraded
the streets, entered the Senate Chamber,
and by threats compelled Congress to
sanction the veto of the President. This
was thought to be the first step towards
Mosquera's declaring himself permanent
dictator. H.. O. q.
y Everything denotes speedy revolu-
tion throughout the Republic, but If
Masquera does not die he will probably
fight his way through.
Matters look gloomy along the south
coast. Great dissatisfaction exists in
Chill aud change of government must
soon take place.
Peru seems on the verge of a revolu
tion.
r. The Isthmus is quiet, ,-but change in
the goVernment-is aaxiously looked for.
The early rainshaSe caused much dysen-
.tarv~ 700
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Mexican News.

GALVESTON, July 6.-Caraboialr in his
proclamation, said: :" am happy to
salute in peace, the people; aud the mis-
ersbles who sustained the so-called Mex
lean Emperor, ] admit to the maternal
bosom of the country OF Hldatgos
Queen"
NJ Novas aud other Matamorss mer.
chants were not imprisoned, but sent
back By Escobedo with assurance that
their captured property would be salts
factorily adjusted. The train at Rajan
sana has q wagons for his share.
Laneo Cordos left all and escaped be
yond shot by swimming the river
Meiias divisions left Bagdad on tho
Goth in two chartered steamers and three
schooners. A blockade was expected
the same day. ........
All Catholic clergymen were put IN
prison, but were released by Carabojal,
who agrees TO consider them non-com.
batapts.
Bagdad letters say the Imperial troops
were taken off by French men. of-war.
The officers wore their side arms at Bag.
dad. The Liberals were occupying Mat
amoras and pursuing the specie train to
Monterey.
Advices from ST. Domingo, dated tie
3Sd ult., states that the Liberal policy
of former administrations towards for.
eign enterprises viii be continued. The
country is quiet except at Segio, where
Guillimo, one OF Bailey's guard, raised q
rebellion, which was expected to be
easily quelled
San Francisco, July 9.-A letter
from the Imperial Governor Of the de
partment of Tepie, Mexico, states that
the Liberal General Corona had with.
drawn to Caleon, leaving small detach'
ment near Mazatlan, TO annoy the
French, and had made no offensive
movement since the 5th of May.
The Imperialists have received orders
to commence an active campaign IN
Sinola and Sonera.
Some Juarists had appeared at several
points in Jslaiz county, but were easily
repulsed.
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N.w York News.

4 New YORK, July 9.-The thermometer
again reached 90 deg yesterday. Thirty
three cases of sun-stroke were reported,
twenty seven of which resulted in
death. '-' '.' -
| Copious rains fell yesterday. zl.o' 2a
Nearly all the bars were open yester.
day, Superintendent of Police Kennedy
thaving issued orders to make no moro
arrests for violations of the ex-
else law, the constitutionality of which
viii be determined by the Court of APP
peals. u o. 2 a-~' 1
7 Two deaths from cholera were report
ed yesterday - ~
/ A collection was made in Beecher's
church yesterday for the Portland suf-
ferers. -' 81
/ George Peabody arrived at Montreal
On Saturday. He was warmly welcomed
but declioed public reception. He will
remain in Canada about ten days, visit
ing various points of interest. -
APorto Riceletter says the population
is rapidly diminishing by emancipation.
The sugar and coffee crops are not
more than average. ~
The weather is rather cooler. The
thermometer this morning stood "a deg;
sky overcast. ~ .@ I'D ~
One case of cholera was reported in
New York last evening; "also one in
Brooklyn. ..7ia- -o- .sl .''
This afternoon boy fourteen years of
age, named VI. ". Cooper, employed by
BY Messrs Congrire, Stuart d Cooper,
had bag containing 81, 100 snatched
from his hand while standing in the
cashiers ofiice of the custom house by an
unknown man. He pursued the man,
but soon tell senseless in the street from
the effects of chloroform. 1t is thought
the man escaped. The money belonged
to Messrs. Jaussin, Schinell and Ruperti,
and was to be paid for customs. go.
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Poreigu News.

New YORK, July ga Telegram from
Berlin says it is officially announced that
the Prussian alliance has been accepted
by all the Northern German States with
theexception of Saxony, Hanover, Hesse
and Nassau.
Hungarian deseIters have come into
the Ptussian outposts with their horses
and sccoutremeats. a depot has been
formed Of them at Glogon. Hungarian
officers are expected 70 arrive IN order 20
organize them -,
The Mecklinburg and Oldenb.rg al.
mics have been modified. They will
torn A Reserve Corp with the other
troops Of Northern Germany, near Tor.
gan. Io,.L
: A telegram from Florence, June 2ith'
saws Baron Ricasoh received a deputa,
tion to-dsy of citizens OF Trieste and
IstTam, who presented addresses express
ing the wish Of these populations to be
united with Italy.
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PATS Potatoes.

A certain Lady Middleton, contrary tC
her most earnest wishes, was unblessed
with any children, After an absence Of
several years with her iege lord in
England she returned with him to reside
for a short time on one of their Irish
estates. AS the carriage drove up to the
mansion, she noticed several fine looking
children about the gate, and having
learned that their mother was the wife
of the gate porter, she determined to
interrogate her relative to the cause OF
her fecundity she, therefore, next made
her way down to the porter's lodge, and
commenced her inquiries:
Whose children are those, my good
woman e.
They are all my own my good lady"
What three infants of the same
age" -"
"Yes, my lady had three the last
time" -l
How long are you married 2"
Three years, your ladyship."'
And how many children have you ~
Seven"
At last came the question of all ques-
tions, how she came to have all the
children. The poor woman, not knowing
how to wrap up, in delicate words, her
idea of cause and effect, blushed and grew
confused and at last, for want OF some
thing better to say, replied
| Il think it must be the potatoes, my
lady" -..---
This unfolded theory of population
was quite new to lady N who eagerly
asked: ~r-- ~ =
them 2p -- a-, -..>-.-
30 yes, lady; very seldom we have
bread, and SO take the potatoes all the
year round" --r-.-
Greatly agitated with her new in
formation, the lady continued her qnes-
tions: .--
"And pray where do you get your
potatoes?' .a -
To this question she received salts
factory answer. Es..
Well" said Lady Middleton, send
me cart load of those potatoes, and the
steward shall pay you well for them"
Shortly after her ladyship rose to leave
the house, and indeed had left it when
the matron ran after her, and blushlng
as she put the question: asked:
"Ah, then, my lady, is it to have
children that you waat to get the pota-
toes ?" -.--.
1t was the lady's turn to blush, aud she
confessed that it was.
Because, I'm thinkin', my lady in
that case, PAT HAD BETTER TAKE THE 20
TAToES HIMSELF"
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Ramsred Revelurien in Cnba:- !

BALTIMORE, july 9-TheA Sun pub
fishes an accounts of a rumored revolu:
tion in Cuba, brought by the Captain OF
a steamer which arrived from Havana on
the 4th. ~ 1 Al. : Z
/, A revolt is 5saidS to have occurred at
Porto Principe, the news of which ca1s-
ed intense excitement in Havana. The
authorities at Havana paid no attention
to the rumors of the revolt until news
came that portion of the population
had declared for the Independence Of
Cuba and separation from the Spanish
Government. .oesl +E33y q, ~ =
On the first inst, a military force, con.
sisting of five companies, stationed al
Porto Principe, was sent against the IN
surgents to bring them to order. A hght
ensued in which the Colonel was Kllied
and two othor officers were mcrta!iy
wounded, while three Of the companies
of the Spanish soldiers went over TO the
insfirgents The latter thus reinforced
and numbering some seven Thousand
proceeded to the mountain regions, The
moment this was known in Havana,
three steamers were dispatched with
troops to the place of revolt, but before
they were fairly on their way, which
was on the Sd, the startling Intelligence
arrived that four steamers with two
thousand troops on board made their ap-
pearance near NuYias, having the Chill.
ian flag and effected a landing In the VI
einity. ..--..-1...
ceeded to the place of rendezvous, and
it was believed revolt had its ramitica-
tion throughout the whole Island
Among those who left Porto Principe,
were about one thousand negroes, who,
it was asserted, were ordered by their
owners to join the Insurgents. The
whole affair was looked upon as gen.
eral revolution of the natives to free
themselves from Spanish rule
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From Washington

WASHINGTON, July S.-Southern pa
pers received to-day exhibit very
general disposition on the part of the
people to respond to the address from
the Philadelphia Convention. State and
District Conventions to nominate dele
gates have been called in, Alabama,
Georgia and South Carolina.
T The Idea, liberal, of Puebla, June 9th,
shows that letters from the United States
are required to be opened and read at
the postofice, by the person to whom
they are addressed, in the presence of
Maximilian's agents, who afterwards
examine them Matters considered OBJ;
iectionable are sent to the Imperial
Commissary, who submits them to the
courts martial for such determination as
may be thought proper
Letters received here from Vera Cruz
under date of the 25th of June, from A.
Walls Imperial Commercial House,
state as follows:
There are many here who believe that
the French expedition will not be Win
drawn as announced, for reason that
General Bosuine, who is protecting Ger
tain commercial houses who are import
ing in his name without payment OF du-
ties, he being interested, therefore his.
influence to delay the departure of the
troops. Itappearscertain, however, that
arrangements have been made with the
Transatlantic Company for the trans
port of the forces, and that, the hrst
steamer for that purpose is shortly ex-
pected. The late measures OF the lmpe-
rial Government are extremely severe
upon the commerce of this port; The
latest tax is in the shape OF license
which obliges every commercial house
to pay from one to three thousand dol
lars per annum for the privilege OF doing
business.