New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-02

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF THE fEuSSlAN ARMY
--oCCUPATIOY OF DARMsTADT.
From sn Occasional Core pondeni.
baden BkDEN Friday. JAY 20 ls6s.
II is Just Eve weeks to-day since The campaign
menced hy the entrance of the PIussIan troops into
Hanover ard Saxony Not - hours from the disastrous
vote Of the Federal Diet. Frankfort permitted TO
eapse before the Pssan armies on the road TO vic
tory The events that have followed in such apd success
sion fairly take away the breath of the most codbocded
observer. History has preserved record OF such series
Of brilliant trumphs No fail to look with admi
ration the nvincble march of Prussia and the modera
and clemency with wh she has used her victories
whatever NAV be his opinion Of the policy AID principles
which led 10 the In fact public sentiment has been
greatly modified within the last fortnight We hc-
now or ambition Of Bismark, the upuionsne''
of Prussia Even those who cherished ihe wanest syn
pahics with Austria disguised al the want OF .Ohuu
though not OF courage which Is the secret OF heT III uck
And Austria thoroughly humblca the smaller edera
States are in despair Prussia mas mem ~ ne manu. auu
any further resistance in this part OF 1emahy pelos
telos in the extreme This no" the voice On 'he most
intelligent Journals well as OF The streets ana me saU
What terrible execution has followed the step OF TIE Iru-
san armies within the space Of q little more than
four weeks Vienna stretching out her hands IN supplca
ION TO the foe before her doors after his erwheming
victories In Bohemia and Moaya. Saxong Hanover and
HeSseC assel taken possess2n Il WIN 9nt me shaloW OF
fesIsial5e. Nassau 'Eld Hcsse-D1ndsadt oyeruh with
Prussan troops and their capitals threatened every mo-
ment with occupation. The King Of Saxony iuguIe
The King Of Hanover exile from his country by tho
terms of capitalization: The Hector OF Heste sai s
rrsoner Tie Grand Duke of BcsSc Darmsiadt and the
Duke Of Nassau fed from their domnions. The remains
of the Federal Diet in flight. The seventh ana eShth
army eos driven beyond the Main and not hostile foot
TO be found in Prussia from Cologne 10 kongsbcrs Such
q condition Of things, doubtless, presents stronger AS
Of speedy peace than all the diplomacy oil Inc
Still the negotiations with regard 20 the armisiice
supposed to be in progress although the reports on the
subject matters OF conjecture rat her Than OF knoWedge'
The secrets Of Cabinets, Of COURSE arc reVeaeu DO
little as posi- &c TO the public gaze. More remains
behind the curtain than is brought forward to feed
the curiosity Of the people me statements
of the uewspaycrs are 20 be accepted with e1-
treme reserve They aTe founded chiefly on teeeraphc
DISPATCHES Iurposely made imperfect, Inconsistent with
each other and taking back to-day The announcement o.
yesterday. The London press, 10 particular, presents
curious exhibition Of dscOdan and hopeless dognatism
on the subject. Al this moment may perhaps, be safe
10 assume that tie Emperor OF the FTencb Lao gwen
favorable reception &c The terms insisted by Prussia. II
this be the case Austria left in the lnrch and has ony
choose BET seen carrying on The war aud swallowing he
dctaon OF Prussia with the best grace she can COM
maud. In counting the aid o. France a. consequence
of suIrendeng Yeneta, she has reckoued without her
host and must now have recourse TO another pohei'
Meantime there is little doubt that she Is coqneit ING win
Prussia oil her hook ~ Vienna. In conjunction with
Bavaria Whose troops, on TIE whole have been Daay
beaten although they we're rot molested after rsunns
from X siugen 10 Schweinfr she seems 70 have been
busy IN negotiating The terms al peace, without regard 70
the French Intervention IL is even stated that me pre-
hmlaes have been settled, and that Austria agees 10
the most extreme cCncessions such an arrangement
would doubtless be welcomed joyfuly by The "erman
States IL general which have tfe stomach for The inter-
ference OF the Willy NsToleon Ill IN their domestic IN
sututiOps" 80,
since Friday the 18Th OF july there have beer bloody
dupcs al As.hahcnburg which the Pussanh, AS usual
were slguay victorious Instead OF umng thc battle
with the Bavarars % ShwciufIrt, expected, they
arpear TO have withdrawn 10 Gemdnden by way Of Ham
melbure with view 70 active operations against rshh
fort On the 18th they met portion Of the et Federal
army cofps In the vicinity Of Aschalenbnrg Bavanan
civ Of about 1000 inhabitants, for many centuries the
summer residence OF the Electoral princes OF MoyeIce ~
is situated on the Frankfort and Munich RaWsy on me
north bank OF the River Main, and about - ,tnglshj
miles from Frankfort The Federal troops engaged were
chiefly from the contingent of Hesse Darmsad VINO had
been reinforced by small body OF AustiaIs ne en-
gagemen the Inst day merely pTel mineTy SIX nsb,
but the fight renewed with vgOr Saturday Prince
Alexander Of Hesse, the commander Of the sth arm
corps having Just arrived the field from his rolling
hesdquarteTf The Hessians were exposed 70 severe
ire from the needle-guDs and suffered heavy loss.
Before night the PrnsSsIs were IN possession Of Asehai
fer burg and Oshem, although the Federal troops did rot
that they beat II supposed that the
battle wes continued sunday the 18TH but account
of the interruption of intercourse with Frankfort since
that time accounts are too vague and inconsistent 10
! be relied on
l.. Meantime. the Federal Diet had passed vote on
Wednesday, the tn u their the ancient
cy of Augsburg in the Kingdom OF Bavaria about 500
miles from Frankfort and 40 from Munich. They TOOK
leave of the municipality Of the free city Of Frankfort IN
formal address thanking the worthy old Burgomaters
for the patriotic spirit which they had displayed through
cat the charging fortunes OF Germany and pedgng ht
devotion of the different governments represented In The
Diet 10 the cause of their common Fahefiand and o.
iusf,os IA aiust secession aud Violence On tho iftl