The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-07-12
The War in Observation-Disclosures in SaxOny.

sFThe Prussians have invaded Saxony
frC three quarters simultaneously. First
they have entered from Silesia on the east,
making the frontier town of Gorlitz their
base of operations, and seized Lobau, a
town on the high road to Dresden through
Bautzen, where Napoleon defeated the Rus
slams and Prussians in 1918, and about
forty five miles from the capital. From
Lobau another road runs south to Zittau on
the frontier of Bohemia, here divided from
ISaxony by the Riesen Gebirge. The Prus-
Sons have also seized Zittau with the obvi-
Gus l.tcnl.on Of checking the Austrlans
from rushing down these mountains, selzlng
the great road from Gorlitz to Dresden,
and thus cutting off 'the Prussian communi-
cations with Silesia. Secondly, they have
Invaded from the north, ascending the line
of the EIbe from their base at Torgau, and
have seized Strehla, only thirty i've miles
from Dresden along the Elbe, and through
Riesa and Meissen. The assertion of the
Moniteur that they had reached Meissen on
Saturday was probably premature. The
Saxons accordingly tore up the Riesa rail
way, with the view of impeding the descent
on Dresden. Thirdly, they have invaded
from Halle and Schkenditz on the west and
are now probably in Leipsic.
| by these three simultaneous movements,
two propositions are made clear First,
that as the three positions thus taken up
lead from opposite frontiers to the capital,
the Prussians intended to overrun all Saxo-
ny and concentrate their forces at Dresden !;
and secondly, that they relied on being
able to effect this concentration before Mar
shall Benedek could come to the relief of the
Saxons. There never, perhaps, was a great
military movement the complete success or
absolute failure of which depended so much
on calculation of days, and even hours
Assuming that the Austrian General wished
to prevent Dresden from falling into the
hands of the enemy, it would be simply a
race which could get there first. Much de-
pended on the tactics of the Saxon army.
They are twenty five thousand strong, and
though quite unable to meet the Prussians
in general action in the field they might
Especially if well supported by cavalry,
which the Saxon army has always been, }
nevertheless, have impeded their advance,
though at the cost of being, of course, driv-
en- before the enemy Ten thousand men
placed on each of the two routes from which
Dresden is most nearly threatened could
hardly have failed to delay the Prussian ad-
vance. The Saxon army was lately desert
bed as concentrated on the Elbe, between
Dresden and Nielsen, and therefore on the
route of the Prussian advance from Strehla.
''They have now changed their position
and tactics, abandoned Dresden, and
though described as retreatng into Bohemia,
} have probably taken up strong position III
Saxon Switzerland in advance of their allies.
The invasion from the west evidently took
them by surprise, and if they were unable
to defend the road from Dresden to Bantzen
they would have been taken by the Prus-
slams in reverse, and their communications
with Konigstein and Bohemia would have
been cut off.
cit is understood that the Prussian mill
tary authorities have made no secret of the
Importance they attach to the possession OF
Dresden as base Of operations against the
Austrians. Since the latter have not been
quick enough to prevent the Prussians from
taking it, they will probably yet have to
drive them out and we may look forward
in that event to another great battle before
Dresden"
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Provident Life Insurance and Investment Company
of Chicago held their annual election for Directors
in that city on the Sd inst and the Board as now
constituted is composed of the following gentlemen
T. B. BLACKSTONE, Esq, Prest Chicago s. St.
Louis r. r.
JAS. G. FARGO, Esq, Sup't Am. Express Co.
Col. c. G. HAaImoND, late Gen1 Sup't c. B. & @.
r. r., and President Northwestern National Bank.
IRA Y. MUM, Esq Commission Merchant.
H. 7. SARGENT, E'q' Gen'l Agent, Michigan Cen
JoHN f. TRACY, Esq, Vice Pres't Chicago IS
Rock Island r. r.
GEO. F. HARDINe, Esq, Attorneyat-Law
Il G. j. GILBERT, Esq Commission Merchant
PERRY H; SMITH, Vice Prest Chicago & North
western r. r.
CHAs. HOLLAND, Esq, Sec'y.
NJ LAFFLIN, Esq, Real Estate Dealer.
On the adjournment of the Stockholders meeting
the Board of Directors metand organized by elect
ing the following officers
I Ira Mum, Esq, President.
Col. c. G. Hammond, Vice President.
| Chas. Holland, Secretary.
Homer h. Sargent, Esq, Finance Committee.
Josiah Lombard, Pres It Fifth National Bank, Treas
urer.
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