Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-07-16

storming of Gitschin the junction of the
! Prussian army under the Crown Prince,
and that under Prince Charles, had been
completely effected. Gitschin was much
damaged. Austrian prisoners were contin-
nally arriving. The Austrian, Hanover,
Ramthihg and MARITIME regiments were
wholly Rnnihilated, and the 18th Jager bat
TALON annihilated to the last man. ,5e ID
| A!Vienna telegramiof the 1st states that
| the First Corps and Saxon army were ref3
! pulsed by the Pr1ssiahs yesterday, and inI
consequence the Austrian army fell back
In the direction OF Konigsgratz. fhuriov9i
a dispatch from Prague of the 30thz fe-
ports engagements on the 29th near Farn0n,
and near KalitE, resulting favorably to the
Apstrians. 1t gives the names of several
places ,eyactiated by the Prussians, The
latter were also defeated while flying from
Flicin, leaving their dead and wounded On
the field. These eengagementsa are probably.
the same as before reported. .-..-.l-,i,, ,
a dispatch from BerhnJuly 1st, gives an
official dispatch from the headquarters of
the Crown Prince. saying the result of the
three days fighting in which the five
Prussian corps haveibeen engaged, cannot
be too. highly estimated. On the 9th It,
| was Opposed by the 9Th Austrian corps, h1si
der General Ramming. A letter was found
addressed by the later to General Benedek,
in ..Proughstadt, which affords complete
proof that the army under his COM
mand were thoroughly exhau ted. He
therein requested Gen. Benedek to send
him two fresh brigades, in order that ,his
TROOPS might biv6uack nnder their protec-
ton, and acknowledged that they would
not be able.to figbtroR the following day.
The Fifth PrussIan Corps was therefore op-
posed, on the 28th and 10Th, by the Corps
of the Archduke Leopold and Gen. Jisteics.
The fighting on these two days extended
over much greater line than on the 9th.
The Austrian Corps under Gen. GobleDZ
was completely broken up, besides iDnu-
| fnerable prisoners, twenty guns, five c0lofs
and two standards belonging to the Corps
of Gen. Goblenz fell into the hands of the
Prussian troops. r.EEL q Ky =
h "A great number Of workmen have left
here for Dresden toerect entFenehments.
/ The Austrians have evacuated Aswiecin.
- The King of Prussia had arrived at Rie-
ebenborg. He was enthusiastically cheered
on leaving Berlin HaA hn.i 10 aIkH'
"a Berlin telegram of the I'd says: Not
| withstaading the recent sanguinary fight
ing the Prussian army is in excellent
| spirits. 30 .
Another dispatch announces the arrival
Of the King at Gitschen, where he was re-
ceived by Prince Frederick Charles. The
streets everywhere showed traces of an OBJ
stinate engagement. The enemy fled in
disorder 7unuer the cover of night. The,
conduct of the Prussian troops was excel
lent. The Corps of Gufa repeatedly re-
| pulsed charges of the cavalry without form-
ing squares.
| The headquarters of Prince Frederick
| Charles have been removed beyond Get
| schin. The JUNCTION of the lst and 81 army
corps was completely effected. The num-
ber of the Austrian prisoners already ex-
ceeds 5000. ..r., .-4tr .tl...
An Italian regiment, forming part of a.
| contingent of Austria, to strengthen Che
sth Federal corps had arrived at Frank
A Getschin telegram of the 3d statesthat
the Verona telegram of the 2Sth ult. an
nOuncing the loss of is guns by the Prus-
SLAMS is officially denied. The Prussians
have not lost single gun, but have cap
! tpred "a Austrian guns and flags. ..fu
| On the evening of the Both, Prussian
brigade surprised an Austrian brigade and
captureda flag and $50 prisoners. nj.
The King left On,the 81 for the outposts
l-of the army under the Crown Prince.
The Duke of Coburghad arrived at Get
schn. .U-r- ... -.r,. ..-.-
! A Berlin official dispatch of the 81 states
that General Benedek found himself COM
| PEELED, in consequence OF the deStltutl0n OF
the corps of General GoblenZ and the re-
treat of the Austrian and Saxon troops, to
abandon the operations he had commenced
| near Gitschin and concentrate his army at
| a more distant point. rra1 ale % 5.-.4r-q
! A Getschin telegram of the ID states 15,-
600 Austrian prisoners have been made by
the Prussans since the 26thS and 10000
| Austrians have been killed and wounded.
\ The Austrian army, has returned to, a
strong position between Josephstadt aud
Koniggratz, and according to the statement
of some CT the captured officers the soldiers
are discouraged and the army is i'll state
OF dissolution. Tho desertion of Italian
soldiers was increasing The retreat of the
Austrians was very precipitate. la' oo .'s.
/ The London Times of the 4th says: Hor-
rible as the carnage has been,- itmust be
| lOoked upon as amere prelude to the pitched
battle now unavoidable, in which a aquarter
of million Of men will probably be
engaged OH either side.
| About 1000 men of federal army corps
| had Occupied Wilzlar, levied contributlon
on the inhabitants, and left in the direction
of Giessen, Italyg The Austrians claim the
capture OF 1900 Italians at Custozza, and
| fourteen guns. ~ 1900