The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-07-26
Additional from Europe.

~ AAI l. i-pI LIS. L fIC uSuN HIS
fortune which has befallen my army
of the North, notwithstanding it's
heroic resistance to the enemy, the
increased dangers thereby menacing
the latherland, the calamities of war
with which my beloved kingdom of
Bohemia is being dcsolated, and
which threaten other parts If my
empire, and the painful and irrepara-
bile losses sustained by so many thou
sands of families among my subjects,
have moved to its utmost core INV
heart, which beats with so warm and
fatherly Il feeling for the good of my
peoples But the reliance Which 1
expressed lii my manifesto of the
18th of June-:l reliance on your I'M
alterable and faithful devotion and
readiness for any self-sacrifice--;t re-
lance OF the courage of my army,
which even misfortune cannot sub
due--a reliance upon God and my
good aud sacred riSht--this has not
wavered for Il single instant. Il have
addressed myself to the Emperor of
the French respecting his good offices
for bringing about an arnistice with
Italy. Not merely did the Emperor
respond to my demand, but with the
noble intention OF preventing any
further bloodShed. he even. uf his
own accord, offered to mediate with
Prussia for a suspension of ho>tilities
and for opening negotiations for
peace. This offer I have accepted. I
am prepared to make pence upon
honorable conditions, in order 10 uut
an end to the bloodshc,, aud
rava9es of war. But would
never sanction treaty OF peace
by which the fundamo ntal conditions
OF Austria's position as Il great power
would be shaken Sooner than that
this should be the case. l am resolved
to carry on the war TO the utmost ex
tremlty. aud in this am sllr,. of nv
people approval. All available
troops are being concentrated. and
the gaps IN the ranks Of the army are
being filled up by the conscrintion
which has been ordered, and the large
enrolment of volunteers called to
arms by the newly awakened spirit
OF patriotism. Austria has been So
verely visited by misfortune. but She
is not Inundated or bowed down.
My peoples, have confidence in'>our
emperor. The peoples OF Austria
have never shown themselves greater
than III misfortune Will follow the
example of my forefather>, and will
lead yon on with determination. per
severance, and unshnkcn confidence
in God. FRANCIS JOSCpH
Given at my residence in the ra),i
tai at Vienna. this lUtl. .Ilv ,,f .juiy
1866.
The Times remarks:
we have never read SadIcr words
than these which the Emperor of
Austria addresses to his people. The
reverses Of his army, the occ,u,ati,,n
of one of his kingdoms. the danger
of lis capital, have almost bo ved
down that proud and confident spirit.
knowing what manner Of man Fran
cls Joseph is by nature, We NAV Judge
of the humiliation he must have felt
in doing what he has ,tunr. and saw
ing what he has said.
The London Times corrtspoulcut
writing from the Prlssian hcalo,,ar-
tcrs, gives II long description of the
great battle of Ladowa. We have
only space for his account of the rout
OF the Austrian> and the scenes after
the battle:
On cunning the top of the I.ipa
slopes, the retreating battalions of
the Anstrians were seen running
across a hollow i'll the ground. which
hes between Lipa and the village of
StresclltZ, which lies about two miles
further South. The Prussial artillery
halted on the summit of the Lipa hill
and fired shells rapidly, which burst
with terrible precision over the heads
OF the fnSitivc> The cavalry flew
forward III pursuit. Dllt the Prince.
after leading n short way, had to 90
to superlhtend the general movement,
Tor the Austrian batteries had taken
post in the Streselitz ridge, and were
firing heavily against the pursuing
Pr,ssians. Then the cavalry got ont
OF hand, and by small detachments
rushed on the Austrian battalions, bnt
these, though retreating fast, were
not routed, and in many instances
beat Off the cavalry, who also suffered
much from the Austrian artillery. for
the Shells burst repeatedly among the
ssqnadrons, and killed many men and
horses. But the Austrian guns were
driven off their ridge by the heavier
hre OF the more numerous Prussi;m
batteries, and then the pursuit was
renewed.
Some of the retreating Au:,tiians