, 1866-07-26
now The PFuss1ans Turned the An
stFIA0 flank.
From the London rtmes1

THH GROWN PRINCE CoMrSa-TuRy1Sd TuE
| FORTUNES or TIE DAT.
1 But he soon returned, and brought the in.
telliEence that the Grown Prince was form.
on the Austrian right had been drins agsinst
| his troops. Then the First Army took heart
again. The 6adowa wood was carried, and
the battery beyond it was stormed By the
Jugefs. At S}5 the Grown Prlnce's columns
Wsle seen moving across the slope against
Lipa, Tor his artillery had silencei the Au-
strian guns, and uerWarth was again pressing
forward against the Austrian left. In quar-.
ter OF an hour the Grown Princes tuEintry
was engaged at upa, and their quick vol1eys
Of mutketry, rapidly advancing, told that
the Austrians were IN tun retreat. The First
llmberad up, md galloped up the slope, COM
Ing into action on every opportunity to send
lts shells aGainst the retreating battalions,
the infantry, emerging from the woods,
formed and pressed at the double. Prince
Frederick Charles put himself ut the head of
bridge and up the road, followed By III his
light cavalry.
THE AusTR1ASs RETREAT.
On gaining the top Of the Lipa slopes the
retreating battallons Of the Austrians were
seen running across hollow in the ground
which Hes between Lpa and the villace Of
streselitz, which lies about two miles further
south. The Prussian artillery halted on the
summit Of the Lipa hill, and fred shells rap
idly, which burst with terrible precision over
the heads Of the fugi.lyes. The cavalry few
forward In pursuit, but the Prince, after lead-
tns short way, had to go 10 aupcrinsend
teries hai taken post IL The streseli.z rtdse,
and we're firing heavily at the pursuing Prus-
Sims. Then the cayalry got ont of hand.
and by small detachnents rushed on the
Austrian battalions, but these, though re-
treating fast, were not ro1ted, aud In many
instances beat Of The cavalry, who also sui
the shells burst repeatedly among the squad.
rons. and killed many men and horses. But
the Austrian guns were driven OF the ridge
by the heavier frc Of the more numerous
Prussian batteries, and then the pursuit was
renewed. Some Of the rstreatins Austsians
for Pardubitz, and troops were sent in pur-
suit along both roads,
THE WOUNDED.
The wounded who were lying on the ground
shrieked with fear when they saw the cavaIry
galloping down toward them, but Prince
lie avoided, and ut one time checked the pu1-
suit, in order to move his squadrons around,
md not 60 thtoueh patch Of standing corn,
where several wounded Austrians had taken
refuge. These, Wheu they say the Lancers
coming, thought they were going to be mas
sacred, and cried piteonsly, waving white
handkerchiefs as sign Of truce; but they had
no cause to fear. Large numbers Of prisoners
were taken, for the pursuit was continued to
the Eibe, and 1t was not till o'clock that all
firing had ceased, but the main body of the
army halted about seren- As the Princes re-
turned, the battalions chcered them
for their victory; but they LEFT the
pursuit Of their enemies md the cheers
Of their OWL victorious troops to look after
the hospital accommodations provided for
the wounded. These Lay In immense numbers
in the field; the dead too laid thick, Int all
that they require will be done tomorrow.
Every cottage In the neighborhood that has
not been burnt is full OF wounded. Austriaus
and Prusaiaus lie side by side, but the Kraua-
kentrager are still out, aud aIl will not be
collected till lato tomorrow morning. Con-
splcuous In the hospitals, working diligently
il their voluntary labor, are the Knishts Of
st. John Of Jerusalem. This order Of Knight
hood, renewed lately for the succor Of the
weak apa suffering, has sent hero large hos