The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-06-30
The war II Enrona

Both the Prussian and Austrian Govern
ments have forbidden the publicatin Of de-
tailed accounts of the movements of troops.
1t is, however, we'll known, says the Nash
vile Gazette Of the 25th, that both powers
have concentrated their main forces along
the frontiers of Saxony, Silesia and Bohe-
mia. Prussia has divided her army In four
grand divisions: The first, the Eastern, or
Army of Silesia, Is composed of four corps
of the line, including their Landwehr )"
this army is Joined By the "Landwehr" of
two other army corps. 1t is under the COM
mand of the Crown Prince of Prussia and
has taken environments IN Silesia between
the town of Joerlitz and the strong fortress
of Neisse, close to the frontiers of the King
dom Of Saxony and the Austrian Province
of Bohemia. The second division, the army
of SaxOny, comprises only two army corps,
and is concentrated near the foFtresses Of
Torgan and Wittenberg on the River Elbe,
near the boundary Of Saxony. She Is COM
manded by Prince Frederick Charles, the
hero of Dueppel and Alsen in the late Dan
ish war These two armies will doubtless
act together against the main army Of the
Austrians under Benedeck in Bohemia and
Moravia; her strength Is not less than 251 600
men, with above seven hundred and fifty
pieces Of artillery. The third division, one
army corps, with two divisions of Land
wehr Is encamped near the great fortress
of Erfurt, in the southwestern part Of the
Prussian province of Sazony, one day s march
from the northern boundary of Bavaria /;
she is under the command of the Duke of
Saxe-Coburg The fourth division, the right
wing of this great Prussian force, the army
of the Rhine, is composed of two army corps
the Tth and 8th-has taken quarters in
and near Wetzlar, little north of Frankfort
on-the-Main and Mainz on the Rhine.
She is commanded by the Grand-Duke of
Mecklenburg-Schw and has not only to
protect the Rhine province, but act together
with the Sd Division against any hOstilities
which may come by an army of the German
Empire (Bundes-Armee.) At present, the
German States south of the River Main
Bavaria, Wuertenberg and Baden do intend
to keep up a strict neutrality, but how long
they viii adhere to their intention, is difficult
to say.
Austria has divided the greater part Of
her forces IN two great armies: l. The army
of the North, under the command Of Field
Marshal Benedeck, to operate against the
Prussian force IN Silesia and Saxony; she
has taken quarters near the frontiers OF
the Kingdom Of Saxony and Silesia. Her
right wing rests on Krakau, the left south OF
| the Pima country on the bank Of the river
Elbe. Headquarters at present at Brunn
! but will shortly be removed to the Fortress
| Of Olmutz, north of Brunn. This army il
at least 100000 men strong
! As our readers perceive, the Prussian anc
| Austrian armies IN Silesia, Saxony, Bohemia
/ and Moravia are In positions which leave i
doubtful whether Silesia, or Saxony, Bohe
mia or Moravia will witness the first battle
] but in either case the movements of these
two armies will be over the same territory
which the campaigns of Frederick the Gres
have made so memorable, and it is not iikely
that the lesson taught by that great ant
matchless leader, in the fearful and tremend
GUS struggle which made Silesia a province
of Prussia, viii be forgotten by either army
1t is given out that Austria hopes to recOve
the territory, for whose loss, Maria There's
wept and fought In vain, but Frederick
maintained it then in his iron grasp agains
all Europe in arms During the seven year
war. the population of Prussia was five mi
lions, while one HUNDRED million of peOpl
were carried against her. Prussia canno
possibly be called on now to face such TIRE
mendous odds.
II The army Of Italy, or the South,
under the command of Archduke Albreeh
This army, which the Austrians have read
to operate against the Italians, is variousl
estimated at from 10000 to 100000 mer
1t is believed that the Austrians, at the on
set, intend to keep themselves strictly on th
defensive The Italians have now In tn
field over 400, 600 men, who are conceTtra
ing along the entire southern and wester
frontier of Venice. 1t Is not expected, HOY
ever that they will make any direct attac
} upon the quadriateral; -four fortresse
: viz: Mantua, Verona, Peschiera and Lei
nagO) but they will most probably invad
{ Southern Tyrol in order to cut the cOmmun
t cations between Inspruck and Venice, lar
: a large force in Dalmatia and advance u
d Trieste for the purpose of cutting off tn
, communication between Venice and Vienn
: end operate by sea against Venice. The i
habitants of Venice are more unanlmOl
: than ever in their sympathy with the col
D mon Italian cause
! The different armies and contigents of Il
States Of the German Confederation ha'
not all vet been mobilized it seems tn
q most Of them are inclined to keep up stri
! neutrality.
T The next steamer viii doubtless bring Il
!. important intelligence that one of the bloc
: lest wars which the world has ever witnesse
4 has actually commenced.
4 British TnUasion Of Vermonk-A speei