The national Republican., 1866-07-30
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.
THE CONTINENTAL WAR.
PRUSSIA STILL VICTORIOUS.
Several Small Battles Fought.
The AUSTRlANS STILL RETREATING.
ITALIANS PRESSING FORWARD.
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A NAVAL BATTLE In PROSPECT,
Russia Opposes French Interfe rence.
THE ENGLISH PARLIAMENT.
PRUSSIA STILL VICTORIOUS.
Several Small Battles Fought.
The AUSTRIANS STILL RE7REATING.
ITALIANS PRESSING FORWARD.
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A NAVAL BATTLE In PROSPECT,
Russia Opposes French Interfs renee.
THE ENGLISH PARLIAMENT.
FOREIGN NEWS.

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FOREIGN NEWS.
Movements Of Prussia and Austria-Ths Re-
form Excitement In England.
NEw YoRK, July 29--Ths steamer Paimyra
from Liverpool, on the 17th, has arrived.
The Prince of Wales and the Duke Of Ednbu rgh
paid visit to the Misntonomah on the 14th inst.
The Miantonomah and the Augusta are expected
To sail for Russia on the 18th inst.
The London Tsmss, commenting on the subject
Of monitors, urges complete reconstruction Of the
British navy, and says the present ships are en-
tirsly useless against monitors Of which the Milan.
tonomah Is the precursor.
Parliament rsasssmbled on the 10th. The bust.
me-" was unimpertant.
Mr.. Gladstone gave notice that hs should move
an order for the Committee on the Reform Bill to
be discharged.
Arrangements are being made to wind up the
| session.
Five cases Of cholera have appeared in Liver
pool.
The Prus,ian headquarters are still at Brunn
Troops ere still arriving, Two divisions are march.
ing on Landsnburg to break communication be-
tween 0lmutz and Vienna.
The Austrians are falling back on Presburg. Tho
Austrians had destroyed the Communication be.
tween Dresden and Prague. That tetween Zeitlan
and Prague Is being re-sstablishsd. 1t is stated
that negotiations are Ia progress for Q three days
truce, but not for an armistice.
The Austrisns, Ietreating upon Vienna, had dc.
stroyed the bridges and tho Lombard and ventian
railroad.
Nothing has been hoard Of peace negotiations,
the profered mediation Of Napoleon being practi.
oally disregarded by PrussiaIand Italy.
The Times thinks that the last days Of the Haps.
burg have come. The Emperor is busy packing
valuablss ready to be sent to Comora Tho same
paper says whom Austria osases to be German she
must become Hungarian or cease to exist.
m: Russian y, paper. q speak strongly against any
Russia officially denies an intention Of annsxing
Bohemis and Moravia. Such annexation would
only place obstacles In tho way Of the assembling
Of the German Parliament.
The levy ordered throughout tho maritime region
Of France has been countermanded and the arming
Of the French feet suspended
The Vienna journals deny the reports Of disaffsc-
tion in Hungary.
A preparatory motion for levy en- auas,s In
Hungary has been made In the event Of Prussian
invasion.
The discount rate Is moderate; rates arc uu-
changed; the funds and United States Gve-twsnties
are frmer.
In the House Of Commons Gladstone announced
the withdrawal of the compulsory church rate abo-
lition bill for the present. The elective franchise
The chief Of the London police has issued an
order forbidding the proposed reform gathering In
Hyde Park on the 2ad Instant, declaring II illegal,
and stating that mea sures would be taken TO pre-
vent the assembling Of the meeting
The Prussians entered Darmstadt on the 18th
instant.
Tho Prussian General Paikenstein had estab.
lished his headquarters at Frankfort, and Issued
proclamation announcing the assumption Of tho
government Of Hasshua and Frankfort. The Prus-
=. has Al. ptad If rio arA
Darmstadt.
Several Frankfort journals have been suppressed
Professionally. The Frankfort Senate has dissolved
In Southern Germany.
The military correspondent Of the London Time,
with the Prussian army says another Prussian
reserve Is about to be formed which will raise tho
army to 500, 600 men, exclusive Of the reserves In
the garrisons and fortresses.
The Times correspondent with the Austrian
army says the resources Of Austria are not sapped
and although the army has lost much of Its conf
dsnos, It has not lost Its courage.
The Austrian army In front Of Vienna and In the
field is now, for the first time, numerically greater
than the Prussian grand army, tho latter be ro-
duced as Ia supposed by th. necessity Of Its posi-
tiOn, in keeping open communication and occupy.
ing captured places.
On the l7th the Italians In force, attacked Horgo
Forte. Tho oaunonading lasted several hours.
During the night tho Austrians withdrew and aban.
donsd their guns, ammunition, and provisions. The
Tste Du Pont, at Mottegiona, and Forts Rochella
and Bocca De dardo were destroyed by the italian
artillery. The Italians occupied Borgo Forte, and
were enthusiastically received by the inhabitants.
The italian loss was slight.
The Austrian commander in Tyrol claims to have
driven the Italians across CoHord river. Garibaldi
Is said to have been present In this affair. The
Austrians took two hundred prisoners.
The following Is summary Of tho news BY tho
City Of New York. from Liverpool on the 18TH
In the House Of Commons Lord Stanley gave q
contradiction to the rumor that England would not
allow Prussia to seize Hanover.
An engagement took place before Olmutz on the
18th. The Austrians were defeated with loss Of
sixteen guns
Tho Austrians arc making rapid retreat out of
Monrovia.
18th, outing communication between Omutz and
Vienna entire.
The federal army Is greatly dsmoralized.
LONDON, July 20.-After the engagements be-
tween the Austrians and the Prussians at Trobit-
schan, on Sunday, the 18th inst, some cavalry de-
tachments Of Gen. Hartsman's division charged
and defeated several Austrian squares Of the First
and Eighth corps, and captured three hundred
prisoners.
The Prussians have commenced q regular siege Of
the Fortress Of Mentz.
Boats on the Rhine are no longer permitted to
proceed past that fortress. Railroad communica-
tion with the town Is suspended.
The anticipated truce between the Prussinns and
tho Bavarians Is not yet definitely concluded, the
Bavarians declining Gen. Fakensteih's conditions.
The Federal troops defeated at Osohafenburg are
forming junction with the Bavsrians.
A battle between the Austrians and Prussians 10
expected at Flarsdorff or on tho field Of Marohon.
On Wednesday tho italian feet, consisting Of
some iron clad vessels and several steamers,
opened an attack on the island Of Lessia on the
coast Of Dalmatia After several hours Of obstinate
fighting Admiral Persano, with eight iron.cad
vessels, silenced Fort st. George. The magazine
In the fort was blown up during the engagement,
Vice Admiral Albano Joined the squadron of Ad-
miral Persano, who was about to give him orders
for Decentralization when he was apprsed of an
Austrian squadron approaching to prevent this do.
sign being carried out, and tho italian feet were
soon afterwards preparing for an engagement with
the Austrian squadron
From Charleston.