Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-07-18
EUROPEAN WAR.
Ia I t h 9 Z N Q w s =
SEVERE FIGHTING.
TIE PR;ssIiss REPORTED yicr0REors

'tS"thtHS from Liverpool up 70 the 9th
bring an interesting budget of news Of
the progress of the war IN Europe The
Prussians are reported victorious on all
sides, ard the Austrians are said to have
sued for peace. We select from the news
the following facts
The London Times CITY article of Tuez-
/ day evening says that news of the rapid
progress Of the Prrssian army has created
. an impression on Change as to the early
possibility OF negotiations for peace.
The russians in Bohemia were making
/ victorious progress. Gitschin was taken
I by storm. The Prussian loss was not
inconsiderable. The Austrian LOGS was
40.OUo
1t IS announced that the Austrian total
1 losses up to the present time were from
+ 10000 to 10000, IN consequence Of the
/ successful storming Of Gitschin
! The junction of the Prlssian army
1 under the Crown Prince and that under
/ Prince Charles had been completely ef-
/ fccted.
/ Gitschin was much damaged Austrian
/ prisoners We're continually arriving.
/ The Austrian, Hanover, Ramming and
! Marine regiments We're wholly annihila~
/ ted, and the 18th lager battalion was an
{
/ 4 Vienna telegram Of the lst instant
/ states that the First Corps and Saxon
army were repulsed by the Prussians
/ yesterday. In consequence, the Austriaa
I a my fell back in the direction Of Konigs-
I graft
| \ despatch from Prague, OF the Both
I ultino, reports engagements on the Doth
near Tarnan and near Kalitz, resulting
1 layorably to the Austrians 1t gives the
names Of several places evacuated by the
I Prussians. The latter were also defeated
while flying from Plicden, leaving their
dead and wounded on the field These
engagements are probably the same as
before reported
\ despatch from Berlin, Ist, gives the
official despatch from headquarters of the
Crown Prince, saving the result of the
three days fighting in which the Fifth
! Prussian Corps has been engaged, cannot
be too highly estimated. On the 27th it
was opposed by the Sixth Austrian Corps
under Gen. RammIng i letter was found
addressed by the latter to Gen. Benedek
/ IN Josephstadt, which affords complete
proof that the forces under his command
were thoroughly exhausted lie therein
requested Gen Benedek to send him two
fresh bricades, in order that his troops
might biyouac under their protection, and
acknowledged that they would not be able
to fight the following day The Fifth
Prussian Corps was therefore opposed on
the 2Sth and both by the corps Of the
Archduke Leopold and General Testeics
The fighting on these two DAYS extended
over q much greater lire than on the 9th.
The austrian corps, under Gen. Gobleuz
was completely broken up, besides innu-
merable prisoners twenty guns five co.'s
ors. and two standards belonging to the
corps CT General G0bleuz, fell into the
hands OF the frus,iln troops
\ great number of workInen have left
here for Dresden to erect entertainments
The Austrians have evacuated Oswie-
cir.
The King Of Prussia had arrived at
Reichenberg. He was enthusiastically
chccrcl on leaving Berlin.
\ Berlin telegram of the u, says Not
withstanding the recent sauguinary fight
ing, the Prussian army IS IN excellent
spirits.
Another despatch announces the arriy-
al Of the King at Gitchlin whore hu was
received by Prince Frederick Charles
The streets everywhere showed traces Of
an obstinate engagement The enemy fled
In disorder, under the cover Of night. The
conduct Of the Prus5iau troops was cx-
cel.cut The Corps Of Guards repeatedly
repulsed charges Of the cavalry without
forming squares.
The headquarters Of Prince Frederick
/ Charles have been removed beyond Gifts
chin The junction Of the First and Sec
/ ond Army Corps was completely effected
/ The number Of the Austrian prisoner,
/ already exceeds five thousand.
/ IN Italian regiment forming part Of
/ contingent Of Austria t. strengthen the
4 English Federal Corps, had arrived at
4 Frankfort
s Git-chin telegram OF the 81 states
I that the Vienna telegram Of toe 2sth ult.
/ announcing the loss OF Is guns Ivy the
7 Prussjans, is officially denied The prus-
/ slams have not lost a single gun. bu, have
/ captured ; Austrian guns and flags
! ON the 51zh n Hrussian brigade sur
/ pri~eI an Austrian brigade, ana captured
d flag and 30 prison
+ The KIM letton the 81 for the outposts
/ of the army under the Crown Prince
/ The Duke Of toburs had arrived at Git
scain.
\ Berlin official telegram Of the 81
/ states. that Gen BcneJek found himself
compelled. in consequence Of the dissoIu~
I ton 81 the corps of Gen. Gublenz and the
retreat Of the Austrian Saxon troops, to
I abandon the operations he had commenced
near GitscLin, and concentrate his army
/ at moro distant point