The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-24

worked out by the river, al presents singular
adv entages 10 defensive force, but, according
to all present indications, the Prussians may
have the place II they wish.
The garrison of Vienna is being quietly
strengthened, aud the lines at the other side OF
the Danube are not of character to be deepIeed
by any enemy. We have to learn yet what the
Russians intend doing at Josephstadt and
KoniggratZ. Although neither Is Sebastopol,
each is capable OF standing a siege, and s not to
be walke0 over or passed by with 1mpuntty.
The Prusstans must have suffered very much in
the last battle; a heavier or better directed
artillery fire than the Austrians maintained for
eight hours could not easily be adduced from
the records OF any battle, and 1t Is believed here
their losses were at least equal to those OF the
Austrians, though ! am disposed to believe the
beadlong courage OF many of the regiments OF
the Kaiser cost them dear indeed.
THE ACTION AT KoNIGGRATz.
As yet there are no data to 20 upon concern
ing the casualties at Koniagratz but the WeLRer
ZeStang OF today gives list OF officers KILLED in
the affair at Skaitz on the 2Sth OF June. from
which the severity of the encounter may be
estimated. There were engaged on that day the
9th and oath battalions OF Jagers, and the 10Th,
2lst, 800, and 77th Regiments of infantry. The
lst had three officers killed and we may Judge
they had at least nine wounded. The I'd had
one killed, and wounded in the same proportion.
The 10Th had five captains, tour over lieute-
nants, seven lleutenants killed, and probably
tortyeght officers wounded. The 2lst mad our
officers killed. The 32d had seven officers
killed. The 18th had four captains, five over
lieutenants, and eleven leutenants killed. and,
II tine usual proportion holds, sixty officers
wounded
In the fight at wisockow and Podol, the Cui-
rassler regiment, No. (Kaiser Ferdinand), had
Captain Karl Won Klenck Captain Patrick Joun
Murray. Lieutenant Libulsk Lieutenant Gu
deners, and Lieutenant Ritter Won Pttla badly
wounded in addition to the killed, and 80 on
the sad list runs. though it does not appear that
the 18th jaeger battalion was destroyed, as
reported by the Prussians in the night tight
at PodOl, ON the 26Ih OF June.
FIGHTING TO THE LAST
Bleeding at every pore, stricken to her knees,
Austria still holds her sword pointed to the
enemy, and gazes on the threatening front of
his advance with heroic resolve TO die with
nonor.
The appeal of the Emperor to his people will
bring 10th hundreds OF thousands of recruits,
All Hungary, we are told, is rising, and will
give many willing recruit to the leglons which
| are preparing to tight for the Emperor.
SUSPICION OF TREAcHERY.
Some day sitting OF evidence among the
| survivors will enable the historian TO decide
how the Prussians goc into Klum, and there may
| having been driven out OF Klum when they got
in there, but l fear these reasons cannot be
| cIeditable.
DISADVANTAGES IN THE FIELD.
TO my mInd-and be 1t remembered have
only my eyes to assist me, and have heard little
| ply steal disadvantage all day. The Prdss ans
were lightly eqMpped. The prisoners | saw had
| only tner tunics and flat-caps, although l saw
through the glass some battahons with helmets.
| They were IN capital fighting trim. The Aus
| trlans fought in their LONG Tapping great-coats,
| saturated with ram. They had on heavy KNAPP.
sacks, canteens- tlns bread-bdgs, and all sorts
| OF impediments.
Although the Austrian soldier will face any
| enemy, and die with his face to him, must say
the ueeole-gun has given him an idea that the
Prusslans are far peter armed, and are therefore
| superior in the ted-in other words, his morale
has suffered in the late fights There are, it is
| said, forty five thousand neede-guns ip the Aus
| trlarlarsenals, but the Prussians aver that the
| needle-gun Ilself is nothing without the ammu-
| milton, and that the preparation of powder used
| 10 explode the cartridge is a secret known only
to themselves, for that it will keep good any
| length OF time. whereas ordinary Illuminating
| compounds rapidly lose their strength under the
influence of time and moisture. That may or
may not be true, but it is certain that the fire
| of this weapon is terrible in its swIttness. In
the assault against Klum all the leading officers
| and men fell as they pushed up the hull.
With the Prussians.
Trgeio~tSch (Juiy g. Correspondence London Times
| POSITION OF THE TWO ARMIES.
The headquarters of the armies have halted
to-day IN the same positions as they took up last
| evening. The lst Army is here.
The Grown Prince with the I'd Army is al
| Pardubltz, and the King himself goes tnere thu;
| eNeh!iiE' DeJdcnlnelIs nave Oeen puSneu along
| the railway towards Prague, and that town it IL
| expected will be occupied by the Prussians to
| morrow, for the Austrians are reported to have
| evacuated IT, and by so doing to have given VI
| TO the Prussians a Tree railway communicate OF
| with Reichenberg.
AUSTRIAN LOSSES.
The Austrans lost, at the battle of KONG
| gratZ, more guns than stated In my last letter
Their total loss in artillery was one hundred and
sixty pieces, and nearly all the ammunition
| wagons belonging to these were also captured
A number OF baggage wagons have also fallen
into the hands OF the conQuecors, and, after
| beng employed in helping 10 carry the wounded
from the field yesterday Joined IN the long lines
| OF carriages which followed the Prussian army
| They were easily distinguished in the line Of
march by their light yellow color, which con
trasted strongly with the dark blue with whic!
| all the Prusslan military carriages are painted
| Every hour shows how much more severely the
Austrians have felt their defeat at Kong gratz
than was at first supposed in this army.
| Tbe unopposed passage OF the Elbe, the mission
OF Marshal GablenZ, the abandonment of the
country south OF this town, have been successive
proofs of the completeness of the Prussian vic
tory. The morale OF this army'has now risen high
and the soldiers are convinced that the Austrian
troops cannot stand against them-a feeling
which is no contemplate augury of future vic
tories But though the soldiers are confident
| in themselves, their arms, and their leaders
their confidence never steps bey yond Just bounds;
they are tender and KIND to the wounded and
prisoners, not only bYattending to their wants but
by showing them much consideration, and never
eXultmg over the victory in their presence, which
could not be expected from men serving in tue
! ranks.
THE WORK ACCOMPLISHED.
This is the fifteenth day that the First Army
under Prince Frederick Charles has been m
Bohemia, and il has already fought four COM