New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-25

LOssEs-BARBA ROUS CRUiLTiEs--BATTLg or 10
NGGRATz--CESsION oF vENETIA.
Efom Our Special Correspondent
BERLIN July @ 1866.
During the fourteen fifteen days Prussia has SGT
tho world in astonshmcnt is armies have performed
series Of feats than which mlitar! history has none
moro brilliant to odduce They have operated with
speed decision bodness accuracy and foresight beyond
all Praise. 1t will interest your readers If briefly sketch
the course Of the campaign to the present date On the
18th o. June the German Combination was broken up
on the 18th the Pussan troops were everywhere III no
ton-especialy on the frontiers Of Bohemia. you look
Mt the of Northern Prussia You will find that tongue
of Bohemia stretching into the province of Sesa leaving
The fortified Of Graft the right aud reaching on
toward schweiduitz another Pusln fortress. OF this
district Baunau is the principal pace. 1t is supposed
tsat Field Marshal Bcncdcks original plan was to pene-
taie Sosa from Braunau and to aim in the first instance
ct Bresau Nor could he have taken better couTse-9
no had taken time by the foelook but these sad is are
always peoples way As in many other cases. so
in this the AustraDs have been too slow To the right
from Braunau lay army of the Crown Prince Of Prus-
sa with its headquarters first in Ncsse and aiterwafd IN
Iurscnsten To the left at considerable distance lay
the army Of Prince Frederick Charles with It's headquar-
ters at G0z Obviously BcnedcRs course was to move
rapidly ia between the two, inst TO attack he 1Io"h
Prince and open SleSia and then to prepare for Pnnco
Frederick CHARLES But he did not do ana what was
for him, the Pssians did moss boldly and rapidly
tho 18th of June commence marching from three dircc-
tons into Bohemia. Gen. Herwarh, who led the dlys-
ions destined TO occupy SsAony si'eT securing Dc'
pressed onward via Schuekenau, Hanpach ana humDuIs
into tho enemys country. Amer gaining success III
Hdhncrwssser, lie joined the central army OF Prince
Frederick Charles and coOperaed with nm ~ inc Oa es
which ended in taking possession of interchangeable
Meanwhile Prince Frederick Charles had oeen working
ms way from G0ritz via LObau, Qttau and RCh2nbeTg
toward the same goal Ipasscd over this line Of country
few days ago. aud was perfectly as0nshed on the one
IND =; the Ioldress and slil OF the Pssans; on the
fffVff1t fx gf he
bau TO Qtgau the country is rolling round Qttau ne III
semicircle the mountains that form the Bohemlah
fontcr; beyond Qttau tie line OF rnii winds through
series Of dees most dangerous Tor invaders mOs easy OF
defense attacked. sixty thousand men posted here
go But no hiuderance OF any moment put in their
way; they were in fact not expected IL vienna people
characterized the Pnssian advance n n cer a.
sApe+ke speed but such contempt Iecohs Oh s eIel.
sAinors. Within few days Prince fredenek Chaless
aoadquaTter established N ReichenbOrg neat owh
of 1900 Inhabitants. At the same time the Crown
Princes army made its way fOm Schweldnlt2, via Lie.
tau aud TIautcnau and from Gatz, via Keinerz ana
Nacbod toward JOsephstadt, the first Austrian fortress.
Renedeks prpcpal opposition directed against The
Crown Prince whose army accordingly had 10 make ana
,Tstain bloody attacks, both in Trauenau and in
karsho9re Tie main work OF the INST IrlssIah army
under Prince Frederick Charles lay At Iurnau Le9ehau
blbnchengatz and Gitschin; OF ne second ann
tbe success at Gtschin the two armies united IN Iau
,enau where part of the Crown Prlnces forces had TO
rbt against and for time to recede before three tunes
,be, number treaeheTy also played part The Prusslans
had sent an advanced guard into lautenau 10 ascertain
NUhether the AueiTans were lueIc TAulub uoAc
selves and being socnnly assured by the Bugomas'er
tbst there were in the neghbOrhood the next day
larger number marched into the town But they were az
once greeted from windows and al available openings WIN
mufderous fire, and compelled 10 retire IL turned out
that tbe AustranS in strong force In the neighbour
nod and the Pussans had here brief but desperate
sngcie The town, with its lying Mayor fell INTO their
hands the former was terribly desolaed INC atef mss
row time TO reflect on The a6onineilon OF ylng IN I"
Pussian fortress. The soldiers were WIN oihcLlty pre-
xepted from at beating him 10 death. III Nachod
zoo whish was very important poinnt' tne
IrusaD Fifth Army Corps fought WIN nIoe
scveraI Austrian corps the 9TH 18th and 18th Of June,
S they finally gained possession OF skaliz Key point
ahont half way between Nach0d and Josephstadt. a
glance OF good map will show You III moment te IN
5oanee OF these points both for tie Ausrans aud the
1rUssanS Gen Won Seinmelz, an ola /" aleIloo nero
conducted the Firth Corps above referred TO- and per
formed TIE task appointed him With almost unexamped
courage and briancy. Officers and soldiers alike seem
q have done all that men could do. MeanWhIe fihee
Erederek Charles had driven ali before him at Lcbenau,
Turpau Mhncheng az and finally al Gischin where the
Ausans nut forth desperate effort 70 prevent the juno
siop of the two armies being effected At this point the
King resolved to put himself at the head OF tne forces,
and accordingly reached Reehenbeg on The JUN OF june
may here observe that the real leader OF al inc opera
aon has been Gen Moltke the Chief Of the Royal stall
With regard to Prince Frederick Charles, have been tOd
on yery good authority that he spent two months IN the
early part of this year in wandering through me yanous
valleys and de6les Of the Bohemian ifoner disguised as
common wagner. At all events he was conscience
time away irom Berlin, and no one knew whther ne hsd
gone IL this be the case and it is very possbe, one
must say be deserves to gain victories lie would get on
ANYWHERE in fact he would get in America Ibe losses
Of tbs Austsns in the battles around Trautenau and SKA
t arc said TO have been 2 men, IS guns FIVE flags
aud two standards Those who fought against Prince
Froderick Charles lost altogether 5000 men killed,
wounded and prisoners saw myself some IOO pnson-
vrs chiefly Italians and HuDgarans confined at the ra
way station at Reichenberg 1t is said the Italian and
Hungarian soldiers very ready to surender and we
can scarcely wonder at It, They are no ger what they
once were In point OF intelligence far md the PTus-
san soldiers but still longer stirred by the deep IN
reasoning devotion to the Kaiser by which the latter e
pecay were characterized They, too begin TO feel
desires for national independence and freedom THESE
remarks refer of course soldiers not 10 Ita
Ian and Hungarian leaders
cruelty which occurred In Bohemia In Trautenau
Damber of wounded Prussians had been placed in man
ufaotory and two villains old Of 60 years OF
nee the other about 49, the place fire. In smother
blace Bohemian enticed some soldiers 70 enter spirit
fault then let the spirits out OF the casks while the men
were drinking set fire 10 the whole AND shutting the doors
te them 70 burn TO death In several instances arsenic
had bean mixed with the water which was offered 10 the
thirsty men to drink Almost everywhere the wells we're
6lled up and pumps destroyed. "a, =. ,,..
,hn the Austans retired under shelter OF the fortress OF
gosephadt As mentioned before, AFTER the two armies
had effected junction In consequence OF the success a.
he proceeded al once from Rechenbeg 10 Gschn, and
Pm the Sd Of July It resolved 70 attack the entire
Austrian army, which occupiedH very strong position 10
the north OF Pardubtz and slightly to the LEFT OF KONG
yrgz The Prussan attack took place from three direc
lions. Gen. Herwarth advanced from Neu Btdgezow,
email place almost In straight line TO the left Of K3plS
xrgts the center under the King from Hoztz-the King
look up his position on bill between Hozitz and KONG
Ats near the village Of Sadowa the Crown Prince from
kbni9zhOf almost due north from the Austrian position.
he battle was commenced By Prince Frederick Carl about
oclock N but nothing decisive had been effected at
10 Al that hour the Crown Prince and Gen. Herwarb
brought their forces up and then the whole Prusan line
gnoYSd forward The King himself was under fire part Of
lie day. From this moment The Austans began TO give
Vu though they fought with desperate yslo aad before