The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-08-22

Howes, Norman, Orr and Hamilton.
THE King OF PRUSSIA ON THE BATTLE ZELDA
letter from IIohcnenanth, dated July g. contains the
following portraiture of the king of Prussia in the
field:
Reused at midnight and Informed of the probable
intention of Benedek to attack the first army at Sa-
dowa, the second being at Koniginbot, and, as was
supposed too far distant to its assistance, his
majesty was engaged from that hour until A NJ in
sending off his dispatches to the prince and
Cen Ierwarth Won Bittenfeld, and in holding
ell with the chief of the general staff At the king
drove to Sadowa mounted his horse at s. and remained
unnterruptedly on horseback until $50 in the even
ing without ceasng to bestow the most eager atten-
ton upon the progress of the fight At l o'clock,
when a slight pause took place, and before the crown
prince had reached the field, the king asked his suite
whether any of them had anything to eat. groom
furnished little wine of the officers bit of
sage and a soldier some bread, with which his maies-
tv seemed perfectly satisfied Much about this hour
the king had a morrow escape of being captured by
squadron of Austrian cuiassierS. AT the village of
Posnitz, the left wing was posted an infantry brig
ade between the first and second divisions of which
lis majesty had taken up his position. Hard by an
encounter took place between Austrian and Prussan
cavalry passing into a handtO-hand fight after the
charge and Of the melee ultimately dashed troop
of Austrian curassiers bearing down in the confusion
directly upon the spot occupied by his majesty. One
the escort but the Austrans either dsordered by the
crenades falling among them from their guns, or
finding they had got into the midst of the Prussan
infantry turned back swept round the left wing Of the
first division and disappeared. The king Lad not
moved from the place. and in fact had hardly thought
the matter worthy of glance, his whole attention
being directed upon the progress of the battle At
the beginning of the fight below the hill the king had
come under the fire of the enemy's grenades, at
tractcd probably by his numerous suite, bnt no one
ventured to request him not to expose himself so
greatly; the suite however, drew back as far pos
sble in order to present less conspicuous mark for
the enemy's fire Later, however, at LISA where his
majesty in person ordered the advance of the enemy
in pursuit, and again come under heavy fire. Count
Bismark compelled to urge upon the king the
cesSty of not exposing himself incautiousy to the
wellaimed fire of the Austrian guns
THE CoSpTToSs OF PEAcE-The latest London Jour
nails received by the China give the following as sub
stsnaly the bases of the treaty of peace between the
great contending powers:
!. The dissolution of the present Gernane 'Confed
Grafton
. The construction Of a Bund, from which Aus
tria is to be excluded.
3. Prussia to annex the Ebe Duchies, except north
Schleswig which is to revert to Denmark. Prussia to
have the entire control Of the military forces of Ger
many north of the Main, and to conclude military
ventions to that end with various States whose
cigns will be restored.
1. The cession Of Venetia to the King of Italy.
The London Morning Post says: We have reason
know that Prussia has accepted the above bases and
that Austria has expressed her disposition to accede to
them All that require further is the positive in
tegence of the suspension of that to precede
the six weeks armistce during which peace is to be
signed"
That positive intelligence" has already been com
municated to the public, on this side of the Atlantic,
by the Submarine telegraph.