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ID ties in Bohemia. lpf'o rai "n
BERLIN, June 30.-The following dispatch
has been received here. from his Royal
Highness the Crown Prince: -. .12'2l p. -
E.i,,rf 'taa i5.n,i, REINERz, June. a., /,
/ have most respectfully to report to-
yourMajesty as follows upon the events of
to-day:1g sblGl shi 20 It,Cg. is aHi Tul "a
On the afternoon of the 26th, Gen. Won
Steinmetz had ipushed forward his vap-i
guard under Major Gen. Won Lowenfeldt
toward Nachod. After short engagement
the latter got possession of the pass, which
was abandoned by the Austrians with a
loos of18 killed. The vanguard threw out
skirmisherEin the direction of Skahtz. 95ig
AT half past 9this morning the vanguard
wassharply attacked by two brigades OF the
Sixth Austrian Corps, well provided with
artillery, and followed bya third brigade
as support. The Prince Hostein heavy
cavalry division at the same time appeared
upon the field. By toe efforts of the .van-
guard, which Withdrew slowly skirmishing,
time was gained for the main body of the
corps to emerge from the pass ald reach
the heights Immediately in front. At this
moment L came up in good time. from
BTaunau. AS the troops arrived they were
Immediately, thrown forward to hold the
nearest heights, the Kirchbach division to
the right and the LOwenfeldt division to
the Left Theenti artillery, Eguns, was
brought upinto the line OF battle, to meet
which the enemy was reinforced by the
last brigade, of the Sixth Corps and its re-
serve artillery. The advance of the enemy
was soon checked, and az soon as our corps
strengthened by an infantry regiment
and dreserVe-had taken up its position, we
were enabled energetically to assume the
offensive. The hostile Prince Johns
Cuirassier Brigade was defeated by brill
liant charge of the First Uhlansa aud Eighth
Dragons, under Gen, Won Wnuck. Col.
Won TTeskOw, aud Lieut.. Col. Won Wieh-
mann, the commanders of both regiments
received honorable wounds. E
The infantry, whose fire had been of adj
mirable effect, attacked at various points
with the bayonet, and took possession Of
the advanced woodland and surrounding
ground. In these operations the flag of the
Third Deutschmeister Battalion fell into our
hands.
Towards 8 p. M. all the enemy's troops
were in retreat, followed up by the fire Of
our artillery. One detachment of the First
Uhlans succeeded in capturing two guns;
three others were abandoned in the hasty
retreat The cavalry, supported by some
of the infantry, engaged in temporary pur-
suit, while the Brigade of the Sixth Corps,
that came up towards evening, undertook
the vanguard. l returned to NachOd about
6 o'clock, after | had seen almost all the
troops that had been engaged upon the
field, and ha / thanked them in your Majes-
ty's name. 10 9 # .Ha .- r-.
The battle to. day is an honor to General
Won Steinmetz and the Fifth Army Corps.
cannot sufficiently praise the eXtraordi-
nary GOODNESS of the young troops. All
arms have WED most glOriously in the dis
charge of theirduty. The needle gun eff
feeted considerable slaughter, and caused
the failure of all the enemy's attacks, which
were undertaken with great intrepidity.-
The artillery displayed rare powers of en-
durance in face of the hostile fire, at first
greatly superior, and the cavalry showed
itself more than match for the much
vaunted AUSTRIAN horse. Upon the Aus
trian side 2S battalions were under fire, from
all of which prisoners have fallen into our
hands. The Fifth Corps, on the otherhand,
had only % baJtalions to oppose to this
force, and of these the troops kept in re-
serve only came under the fire of grenades.
The brilliant success of the day has been
purchased with comparatively slight loss.
From all have seen, estimate it from 800
to 600 men, among whom are very cOnsid-
cradle number of our brave officers. In
addition to those already mentioned among
the superior grades, have to mention Ma
jor Won Natzmer, of the Sth Dragons. kill
ed; Major General Won Ollech and Colonel
Won Walther, commander of the 46th Reg
iment, wounded. The enemy's loss is, on
the other hand, very large. Over 1000
prisoners are in our hands His dead lay in
many places in heaps, so that estimate his
total loss at over 1000 men. ID HI
tY,pra No FOL xtgo q
toned five guns one flag and two standards.
shall not fail to forward to your Majes-
ty, as soon as possible, further details and a
special list of losses, together with the
names Of those who had the opportunity of
especially distinguishing themselves. ~
,Dgli.l it ai5W FREDERICK WILLIAM,
Crown Prince, General Of Infantry. and
Commander-in-C Chief OF the Second
Army. .rEsE uteuoB aEE
The following official dispatch refers
briefly to the events ofthe ensuing day.
BREsLAU, June 29.-Ihave to announce
to,your Majesty a second victory upon the
2Sth, more hotly contested and more SAN
culinary than upon the 27thI9 Great loss in
officers and men, though that of the enemy
decidedly. greater. Some trophies have
been again taken, but the number is still
uncertain. Numerous prisoners have been
made. Skaltz Is In my hands. An order
of Benedek's shows that / was opposed to-
day by the Archduke Leopold, with the
Sixth and Eighth Corps. After two bat
ties my troops are full of courage and en-
thusiasm, breaking out intoloud cheers. @
os hg ,9u9das ga.ln.R STEINMETzs
ss3Ir 100 Je1t oi----7--djg q s.VJ vaire
The Battle of CustOzza-Austrian
'h ''' official Account. nI l.1 ~
The Vienna Gbss5te publishes t1efollow-
ing as theJmOst Important passages in5the
official report of the Archduke Albert, re-
specting the battle of Uustozza:
"The cavalry brigade under Col. Pultz re-
ceiVed an order to retire by Villafranca to
Verona, avoidinganylseriou's engagement,
but keeping always in contact with the ene-
my. 1t is known that our adversary did not
observe the delay of three days which he
had himselffixed' for the commencement of
hostilities, for already on the 2lst of June
hehad begun the construction Of a, bridge
at Moline de Volta, near Pezzolo, without
meeting with any impediment from our
side.H On june i22d, he passed, hot without
some eyhesitationstiI . tiIeI River Mihoio, near
G0iSe Pozzolo, Vallegr0 and Monzambano.
On, the. morning of the 23d, the detach-
ments of the Pultz Brigade evacuated Vii
laffanca, after having drawn in all the 9TH
er detachments winohlhad been stationed
southwark. The enemy did not occupy
Villafranea, with his Gersagliert until two
O'Clock In the afternoon, and then he sent
forth strong columns Of cavalry, with ar
tillerys im the direction of Doss0buono,
where about four in the afternoon, some
cannon shots were exchanged with our
brfgadeof cavalry, Which had camped on
thenight of the 23d near Fort Gisela.-I ~