The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-07-29

Samuel Drouthitt, Grcenville G. II.
VIM. Moore, Abbeville C. Fl.
julius Poppe, Anderson O. H.
England and France.
We make the following extracts
from the English papers brought out
by the Scotia. They all seem to look
with interest to the action of France
in the contest.
The London Times, of the 14th,
has the following:
In spite of the different causes in
cessantly at work on the tide of hu-
man events, there is still obviously
singular tendency in history to repeat
itself in its details. Whenever it
happened that the ''Holy Roman or
German, Empire. either owing to or
ganic weakness in its head, or to the
ambition of its members, or, finally,
to the social and moral dissolution of
its body, was divided against itself
in other words, whenever there was
war in Germany-the contest hardly
ever failed to extend to Italy; it
hardly ever failed to lead to the more
or less Immediate intervention of
France. Only two days ago there
seemed to be every probability of a
repetition of this old phenomenon.
It depended on the will of one man
whether or not we we're to see q re-
hearsal of the horrors of the Thirty
or of the Seven Years War, con-
densed within narrower lapse of
time it might be, but with an inten-
sity proportionate to that very limit
alton. So far as the belligerents
themselves were concerned, the die,
to all appearance, was cast. The
Prussian Cabinet called upon the
Italian Government to adhere to the
terms of their mutual agreement. It
rejected as inadmissible an armistice
based simply on the cession of Vene-
Gia, and insisted on its right to CONT
nue. the struggle till Austria was COM
PEELED to submit to the demands of
both powers. For her own part,
Italy testified her readiness
eagerness- acquit herself of her
duty as faithful ally, and hostilities
were all the time pursued on both
sides without relaxation. A Prussian
detachment, 5000 strong, under Gen
eral Mulbe, was close upon the gates
of Prague. The main armies of
Prussia were advancing in three CO.
lumns on Olmutz, Brunn and Iglau,
and the central one had established
its headquarters at Czernahora, three
German miles from Brunn, while its
vanguard was said to have already
reached Znaym Meanwhile, on
their right, the Prussians, after rout-
ing the Bavarians at Kissingen, were
pressing upon them at Schweinfurt,
and, further West, they were threat
ening the position Of the Federal
army in the neighborhood of Frank
fort. South of the Alps, Cialdini was
pushing forward from Rovigo, across
the Adige, up to Padua, where an
Austrian force was supposed to be
awaiting him, and where an engage
ment seemed imminent The King
was reported to have proceeded from
his headquarters on the Oglio to Fer
rara, probably with a view to move
forward the army under the COM
mand of La Marmora to the support
OF Cialdini's operations Telegrams
from Milan announced that two TIA
Ian divisions belonging to the King s
command had entered Tyrol on their
way to Trent, while the Italians had
obtained some trifing advantages in
the Upper Valtellina.
Such was and is the perspective
position Of the belligerents, such the
very plain determination of the allies
TO follow up their advantage, and
allow no respite to their enemy. On
the other hand, it. seemed as if the
Emperor Napoleon had come to an
end of all his pacific exertions. The
mission of Prince Napoleon to Italy
had been countermanded, and the
French squadron of the Mediterra-
mean was fitting out for sea. Two
ships left Toulon on Wednesday
evening, and the rest were to follow
yesterday morning. Their destina
ton was Venice. Considerable ac
tivity, we were told, was also observ
able in the harbor of Cherbourg, nc
less than in the military commands
both on the Eastern and Southern
frontier. Notwithstanding, however