The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-07-21
The European War.

4th, says:
The war IN Bohemia is awful work.
The Austrians, we are told. lost
$4,000 men in their various enco1n-
ters with the army under the Crown
Prince of Prussia ;Fthey had 25. 600
put hors re combca in their vain at
tempts to arrest the progress Of the
army under Prince Frederick
Charles-altogefhcr, 40, 900 men in
five days. Fhc prisoners arc com
puted at $4,000, leaving $1,000 for
the dead and wounded. Whole bat
talions have been annihiE4ted; whole
corps-thc Clam Gallas, the Gahlenz
and the Saxon corps, no less than the
hailck brlgasle2arc so utterly broken
up'as to be unable to rc-appear in
action for some tine. Benedck's
army has fallen back behind the
Elbc. taking up its position between
the f"rtrcsses OF Josephstadt and
konlGeSratz, greatly disIlcartcned and
d!S"rSanlzcd, according to the -ae-
count of Austrian officers prisoners
III Prussian hands. Fhe desert;ot Of
lt"!ia1 soldiers from tht. Austrian
''.i'NN - oll 'tlS l1CIctSt.
These are merely PruSsian state
mcnts; but, however mncl, we NAV
feel disposed 10 charge t!.nn With
eXagScration, however much we NAV
wonder why TIE Prussians did not
rather give Us an account Of the
CASUALTIES among themselves. VIC have
no hesitation i'll believing that the
havoc has been tremendous on both
siles. Indeed, every bulletin or let
ter Proceeding from either camp
bears witness to the extreme valor
displayed, and allows that success
was, in every instance. purchased at
n very heavy sacrifice And yet.
horrible rs the carnage has hitherto
been, it must be looked upon rs
mere prelude to the pitched battle.
now unavoidable, in which 30, 900
men Will probably be engaged on
either side. The vast strength to
which modern armies are swcllcd bv
conscription, and the means Of de-
Structlon and locomotiom which at
tain every day greater efficiency,
haze l tendency 10 condcnse into Il
few months, .;sn into one or two
INV iN'ioilS, sill tllt WHICH,.
IN former ages, stretched over wears
campaigning, though we have the
recent experience OF America to con-
vince us that the magnitude Of !.
struggle Is n" security against It's
continuance.
The London 7tu1es, OF tie 5th
says: The suddennes:' and magnitude
OF the Austrian calamity are too
overpowcrlnS for any man 10 specu-
late on the possible consequences on
the destlnlcS Of TIE Austrian empire.
With the exception Of u few fortress
cs of no more avail in modern war
fare 10 stay the triumphant PROCESS
OF q victorious army than Jose.sCG,'-
and Taunengratz h"ve proved to L
Btncdck has nothing in his /, az h.t
o:'cn country. Nothing bctwv4u liun
and the capital but a vast. smooth
battle field, wherc the cannon. the
cavalry, and the dread needl, yu;, of
the prIlssians will nave free play.
The A"s,rians have done cunug, fur
TIC honor Uf their arms. They
mus; BOW proviia for the safety OF
the State. and this can har,u., be
dorc by prolonged resistance.
The most iliust:ious names in til.
Empire arc among TIC dead and
wounded. Tlc King Of Prussia J., in
camp, ..al the Emperor oi Austria
is not very f:.r from Benedci:'S 5 head
Qitnrters. Les there be ut pardubliZ
or ~ OlinutZ such an intrrv!ew -
there was after .Austcrli:z and after
Solferlno. Better terms than Austria
may obtain nov viii certainly not DC
granted to her aftc: two or three
months protracted struggle has added
to the evaporation OF hostile pas
sioMS
The De"iy Ta,graph considers it
premature to discuss the probability
OF an carly peace.
The Uuly Ne,ss shows that the
Prussians not only gained the battles
but stratcgetical advantages Of the
highest importance. They have con
centrnted cight corps OF their army.
can pour down on their eMc!Ay with
overwhelming fury, and have cut OF
communication between the Austrian
and Federal armies in the West.
The Prus,ian victories had !, de-
cldcd effect on financial and com
mcrcial affairs. Thcre was a general
Improvement IN consois and other
securities 1t the London Stock E.x-
chanGe. There vas great buoyancy
IN the Liverpool cotton market, bat
u depression IN brcadstuns. On the
Iarls Boursc rcntcs advanced ] !, and