The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-17
5 FOREfGN NEWS.


,g FARTHER POINT, July 15.AThe
steamsip Nova Scotian, from Liver
pool July 9th, via Londonderry July
9th, passed this point this evening.
The steamship Scotia, from New
York, arrived at Liverpool on the
Both qlt. gms3 Is alaa HL
LATEST VIA LONDONDERRY.
BY telegraph.
LONDON, July 6.-The Prussian
and Italian sreply to the PROPOSED
armistice has not yet transpired '@ss-t
The Morning Post thinks Congress
will shortly assemble, and chat. the
French Government viii propose a
general disarmament 5A
In the commercial circles of London
peace is regarded as virtually con-
cluded.
The Prince Imperial was present at
the fete in Paris Of the celebration of
American Independence q
III . LATEST VIA LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, July ), Evening. = A
great battle took place on the 3D. near
Sudowa, resulting in the Prussians
a great and complete vic
tory. The Prussians took 1900
prisoners, Yhere were great losses in
killed and wounded, but no estimate
is given of the numbers. 5s'ie
The Austrians sent in a flag of
truce. Austria has agreed to cede
Venetia to the Emperor Napoleon,
and accept his mediation Napoleon
Immediately communicated with the
belligerents. le 81
The Paris Moniteur of the 5th
makes the following announcement: (:
An important event has just occurred.
After having maintained the honor of
his arms in Italy, the Emperor of
Austria, concurring in the ideas ex-
pressed in the Emperor Napoleon's
letter of june 11th to his Minister of
Foreign Affairs, cedes Venetia to the
French Emperor, and accepts his me-
diation for the conclusion. of peace. s.f
The Emperor Napoleon -hastened to
respond to the summons. and imme-
diately communicated with the Kings
of Prussia, and Italy in order to OBJ
tain an armistice. As
The Austrian Field Marshal Won
Gablenz arrived at the Prussian head
quarters, at Horitz, near Gitschin, lon
the evening of the 4th, with flag Of
truce Ne
The battle of July Sd, near Sudowa,
was a great affair. Itresulted in the
complete defeat of the Austrians.
The Prussians were commanded by
the King in person. They met the
Austrians, under Benedek, between
Horitz and Konizgratz. The battle
lasted twelve hours. Until 10 o clock
A. M, the battle was favorable to the
Austrians, but after that hour the ad
yantages were with the Prussians.
At 2 O'clock P. NJ, after an obstinate
defense, the Prussians carried by
storm the strong position of the Aus
trians, after which the Austrians
were quickly driven out Of other po-
sitions, and by7 p. NJ. the Austrlans
were in full retreat to KOnizgratz,
pursued by the Prussian cavalry.
The Austrians were in complete
rout. The road was strewn with bag
gage which they threw away. The
number of killed and wounded on
both sides was great, but owing to the
extent of the battlefield it has not yet
been ascertained.f
The Prussians claim to have cap
tured up to the evening Of the 18th
14,000 unwounded prisoners, one hun
dred and sixteen cannon, and several
! flags. Three Austrian Arehdukes
are reported wounded. Prince Lich-
tenstein and Prince Undischoes were
taken prisoners. Gen Testities, com
mander of an Austrian corps, lost a
/ leg. Gen. Counthume was shot
in the heart, and Col. Bender and an
The London Times of the 9TH says
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