The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-08-11
The European War.

The uropc war;
The news from Europe is stirring, and orr
summary ON the first page reports several en-
gagcments between the Prussians and the Aus
TRANS, in which the former were, for the most
part, victorious, and advancing into Austrian
territory.
\ warmly fought engagement took place on
the 3rd Of July, at " Sudoa,' as reported by
the telegraph. which is probably Il mistake.
The battle was fought near IIorzitz, and prob
ably the place referred to is LaR>choIc, about
five miles east Of Tlorzitz, and some ~fity-fve
miles east of Prague in Bohemia. The Aus
TRANS were commanded by Gen. Benedek and
the Prussians by the King in person. In the
early part Of the day the Austrians were VIC
toriuus, but the tide turned about noon in favor
of the Prussians. and they carried by storm
every position occupied by the enemy. till the
battle became Il perfect rout-a Bull Run stam-
pede-the Austrians leaving arms, baggage and
whole battalions being captured by the Prus-
slams. The vanquished army retired to konigs-
gratz to await achievements, and Gen. Benedek
has been superseded. 1t is stated that the Prus-
slams had captured, up to July Sd, over 100 600
of the enemy's forces, and that 20 900 had been
put h0rs du combat. The captures include the
HanoverIan army, which was last week reported
captured. On July 9th, the main Austrian army
was at Konigsgrarz, and the Prussian army at
Iorzitz, about ten miles apart. On the 10Th Ju-
~, the PrussianS had advanced TO Pardubitz, and
held possession of the railroad to Vienna, while
the Austrians were precipitately retrcating.
The Austrians acknowledged their defeat, and
had consented to the mediation of the French
Emperor, to whom also the province of Venetia
has been ceded by Austria. France has accepted
the cession, and sent a Commissioner to raise the
French flag at Venice and take formal possession.
The Austrians agreed to withdraw all forces and
munitions of war within forty-eight hours after
the occupation by France. Thus the whole of
Nenetia becomes French territory without France
having fired Il gun. Italy will, of course, have
to cease her warlike operations.
Nenetia, says a contemporary, is a province
seventy miles long, lying between the Alps and
the Adriatic Sea-. 1t includes the great fertile
plains of the Pc and though it has not the classic
sites and grand old monuments of Rome, nor the
brilliant skies of Naples, the globe scarcely con-
taius a territory of the same extent. equally fine.
The luxuriant fertility of the soil and the almost
magic landscapes which diversity its surface,
make it one of the most desirable countries in
Europe. When Europe began to emerge from
the darkness of the Ecudal Ages, and civilization
commenced to reduce the chaos of barbarism to
order, Venice stood forth in the character of a
mighty Republic, and as such continued for a
long time the peer and rival of the grandc~t mon
arches. From this proud position. however, it
gradually racedcd till. when subyerted by the
revolutionary forces Of France, it was but a phan-
tom Of it its former self; a state of which the
French thought so little that they delivered 1t
entire to Austria. The baSencss Of the surrender
i excused in history on the score of the pusilla-
nimity Of its people. Subsequently, during the
ascendency of Napoleon Bonaparte, the whole Of
LoInbardy was absorbed in his Kingdom of Italy,
and Milan made the capital. 1t again reverted
entire to Austria, and in 1915 that Power erected
the whole into what was called the Lombardo-
Venetian kindom, with a kind Of representative
Constitution for its Government, with u Congress
of representative land-hOlders in each, one meet
ing At Milan. the other at Venice.
Veuetia proper can boast Of several cities of
renown. Pudua. a few miles west of Venice,
founded by Antcnor, was a city Of considerable
magnitude before the founding Of Rome, and in
modern times has become celebrated as Il seat Of
learning. Its grand University attracted Is. GOO
students, and was rivalIed only by that Of
Bologna. Calico was one of its professors:
Ivy was born there and at Argua, in the
vicinity. i the tomb of Pcrrarch. Verona at
tracts attention by its magnificent amphitheater,
inferior to the Coliseum in nothing but size.
Bre>ica and Bergamo are cities of considerable
magnitude. and still retain notoriety for their
extensive manufactures 80 far as the territory
and cities are concerned. therefore, France may
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