The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-20

as to how to lay it on effectually. To
indulge their battering inclination,
the Prussian soldiery formerly used
to reverse their muskets, and belabor
the foe with the butt end, a process
far too energetic to employ with so
delicate an instrument as the needle
gun, which would fall to pieces on the
second blow. So nothing remains but
to draw the sword, and although it is
said to be little too short and great
deal too light to suit the taste of the
men, still, as it is the nearest approach
to club within their reach in this
civilized age, they prefer it in an emer-
gency to Brown Bess. In the present
combat Its efficiency in their hands
was fully proved After few mo-
ments slashing right and left, the
Sclavonian bayonet yielded to the
German saber. On the evening of
that day the Prussians were no
further than ten miles from Joseph
stadt.
REPORT OF. THE CROWN PRINCE OF
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1.-THE following dispatchThas been re-
ceived in Berlin from his Royal High
ness the Crown Prince:
lRENERz, June ~, 1866
I have most respectfully to report
to your Majesty as follows upon the
events of to-day:
On the afternoon of the 26th Gen.
Won Steinmetz had pushed forward
his vanguard under Mai. Gen. Won
Lowenfeldt toward Nachod. After a
short engagement the latter got pos
session of the pass, which was aban-
doned by the Austrians with loss of
eighteen killed The vanguard threw
out skirmishers in the direction of
Skalicz
At half-past nine this morning the
vanguard was sharply attacked by
two brigades of the 9th Austrian
Corps, we'll provided with artillery,
and followed by third brigade as
support. The,Prince Holstein heavy
cavalry division at the same time APP
peared upon the field. By the efforts
of the vanguard, which withdrew
slowly skirmishing, time was gained
for the main body of the corps to
emerge from the pass and reach the
heights Immediately in front. At this
moment [ came up in good lime from
Braunau As the troops arrived they
were Immediately thrown forward to
hold the nearest heights, the Kirch-
bach division to the right and the
Lowenfeldt division to the left The
entire artillery, ninety guns, was
brought up into the line of battle, to
meet which the enemy was reinforced
by the last brigade of the 9th Corps
and its reserve artillery. The. ad
vance of the enemy was soon checked,
and as soon as our corps, strengthen
ed by an infantry regiment and re-
serve, had taken up its position, we
were enabled energetically to assume
the offensive. The hostile Prince
Johns cuirassier brigade was defeat
ed by a brilliant charge of the 1st
Uhlans and 8th Dragons, under
General Won Wnuek, after most
desperate hand to- hand combat A
hostile standard was captured by
each regiment. General Won Wnuck,
Colonel Won Treskow and Lieuten-
ant Colonel Won Wiehmann, the com
manders of both regiments, received
honorable wounds. ras - .lsf4ea.r.
The infantry, whose fire had been.
of admirable effect, attacked at yari-
our points with the bayonet, and took
possession of the advanced woodland
and surrounding, ground In these
operations the flag of the Sd Deutsch 81
meister Battalion fell into our hands.
Toward three p NJ. all the enemies
troops were in retreat, followed up by
the fire of our artillery. One detach-
e Az 81 TIL
capturing two guns; three others were
abandoned in the hasty retreat. The
cavalry, supported by some of the in
fantry, engaged in temporary pursuit,
while the brigade of the 9Th Corps
that came up toward evening, under
took the vanguard. l returned to
Nachod about six o'clock, after [ had
seen almost all the troops that had
been engaged upon the field, and
thanked them in your Majesty's name.
The battle to-day is an honor to
Gen. Won Steinmitz and the 9th Army
Corps. [ cannot sufficiently praise the
extraordinary GOODNESS of the youn
troops. All arms have We'd most glo
riously In the discharge of their duty.
The needle gun effected considerable
and caused the failure of
all the enemys attacks, which were
with great intrepidity.
The artillery displayed rare powers Of
endurance In the face of the hostile
fire, at first greatly superior, and the
Cavalry showed itself more than a
match for the much vaunted Austrian
horse .pl4e
Upon the Austrian side TWEEN ty-
eight battalions were under fire, from
all of which prisoners have fallen into r