New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-24

CoyegREING PR0BABILITfgs-THE CohMUs'OA Ti0Es--
THE STRATEGY Observation-Disclosures IN
HATFs-THE KIEG-THE cRowE PRISCE AND STAFF.

CONSERVING PR0BABILITfss--TBE CohMUNiCATioEs-
THE STRATEGY PEAoB-HIKoIsBUBG-THE IN
8ATEs-THE KIEG-THE eRowE PRISCE ANDSfAFF
r'o" Our Special C'e'PS9StS Noravia Aug 1896
After dilatory journey from Berlin on the 10Th,
Nkolsbng the headquarters oil the Pfusan army
to-day Ny eIrand-to that the interests OF lHE lRIB
UEE Be not neglected in the contingency Of further mill
tary operations before Vienna.
Tho railroad from Berlin TO Brunn or rather to Linden
burg near Vienna appeared 20 managed very defect
lively by the PussaIs 1t is the most slender miserable
threadof railroad communication that ever knew what
ordinarily requires less than 20 hours travel now takes
three 10 five days. Night travel is suspended altogether
unless some heavily-eden train gets sle Inc austrian
railroad officials retained in their old uniforms and do
their duty WE'LL bs the chief direction Is Of course, done
by Prussan officers who constantly disageeng as TO
whether trans shall stop or proceed a,S.hce OF oOV
Gus unconquored, largely garnsoned iorlhcsuons OF te
enemy within striking distance Of the railroads, and not
looked after in the least the danger OF interruption IS
really great One is obliged TO think that if the Austrans
had had moety Of enterprise the commu2ica lions with
Berlin might have been utterly destroyed long snce ana
maintained impractical from almost any hour DUNG the
late brief campaign. II was not TIL Fnday evening
have the satisfaction of having got over the
route safely the same day. that the garrison
of Theresienstadt sailed out - two weeks " after
the fair'-and burned the Elb bridge between Prague
end Rechenberg, thereby seyering the last link
but violating the truce ana only when peace was virtually
accomplished. At this moment every telegraph wire IS
cut but one. Trains stop half an hour at every little
station. The object Of which, confess 10 not under.
aand Between Pardubiz and Brunn the train waited at
every station ti free locomotive could go on to the
next and then return, to report everything clear The
business is done very sleepily.
Rut one is very speedily convinced that the railroad has
accounted no essential pari in the Prussan plan Of opera
tons Their tactics enabled them TO have with
IL at sl Sine for week or two AS the Austrian TAR
duess illustrates their pnme defect and cause OF failure
40 wa NAV trace the railroad management OF the
Prussans their general sraegcal idea me simplicity and
novelty of which are perhaps after all the mein cause OF
their extraordinary Three facts may MAKE this
clear: l. The Government, consisting or King BIS
mark and principal ministers accompanies me army. =
The army depends avowedly altogether on the enemy
harvest fields and cattle for food its rich cities for pocket
money &c. g. Having occasion to keep open It's rear
ward Communications tho army laughs at srongholds
\ aud strikes directly st the enemy's heart.
II Inca; everything IS duh and sompiferous Flouy anC
cattle en- asspost not TO be SEEM far as my obser
walton goes Medicna and cigars amount 10 con
adorable sent by the Joaanner Ogden, Prussaf
Order Of the Knights Of st. John the members OF which
have to be born noble Everybody indeed smokes cigars
and( many of them, more than half are derived non
\ the Austrian Government manufactures.
This IA Grim. grand old castle, standing high rocks
which are surrounded BY lesser rockyegulsnties sopnI
away rather abruptly except on one side and covered by
struggling, quaint ancient low honsed
Architectural crooks and turns numberess arches pas
sage.ways and stone steps, the INHABITANTS striking on
AZ frat "a belonging in Appearance and manners ABOUT a.
far back as Wagram and Austeriz fckng your way VI
aud down the stony streets yon can feel at home yer
comfortably under the hypothesis that this the year
grace 1906 pat T. not NsPo,soh,s enormous cn'PSa'
"Bismark and the King bad scarcely taken their quart
ers In the ouookng aide Of the immense old barn. wher
foregp representatives from every land In Europe began
II ourneyini thitnerwsa the most varied missions
hissdcri tho owner OF ts tAstIs Formerly Cssalor o.
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