The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-08-03
EUROPEAN WAR.
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The Arrival Of the Scotia.
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Napoleon's Armistice
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The Disadvantage Of the AuSlriauS at the
Battle Of SadOwa.

TFroni the letter of Mr. Russell from the Austrian
Headquarters to the London Times.l
To my mipd--hnd be il remembered have
only my eyes TO assist nc, and have heard little
or nothing-ihe Austrian soldiers fought under
a physical disadvantage all day The Prus-
STATS were lightly equipped The prisoners
saw had only their tunics, aud fiat cars, al-
though saw through tie G nss some battalious
with helmets. They weie 10 capital lighting
trim. f.....f 81
The Austriaus lought in their long Tapping
great coats saturated with rain. They had
on heavy knapsacks. canteens, tins, bread bngs
and all sorts Of implements. Although the
Austrian soldier win lace nny enemy, and die
with his face TO him, must say that the
needle gun has given him nn idea that the
Prusdans ore far better armed, and is theirs,
lore superior in the fed-n other words, his
morale has suffered in tue late fights. There
arc, il is said, 1000 needle guns in the Aus.
trian arsenas, but the Piussiaus aver That the
neelle gun iisell is nothing without the ammu
milton, und that lie preparation OF powder
used 10 explode the cartridge is secret known
only to themselves, Cor ttat It will keep good
any length Of time. whereas ordinary iulniina.
ting compounds rapidly lose their strength
under the influence Of lime and moisture. That
may or may not Lo true, but it is cprtaiu that
the Gre OF this weapon il terrible in lis swift,
ness. In the assault against X lum, all the
leading tllicers mud men fell Us they pushed up
the hill J have been told that a cavalry regi-
ment, breaking into charge at the distance
Of six hundred yards, had been so pelted with
the huil Of these balets that more than one :
third Of every squadron in front, horses and
men, were down before they could deliver q
suber cut; end the second line, iumbling about
over the men and horses Of the FIRST squadron
were similarly smiticn with annbilatipg fire,
and wien the regiment withdrew on the TANKS
in disorder, the plain over which they had ad-
vnuced was piled with their co!pses.
! Gen. Gabenz arrived 10 Vienna last night
and ii is Thought by scne that he ought to
succeed Foldzeugmeister Won Benedek, but it
is onlydue 20 the latter TO state that officers
aud men still cling to him with passionate de-
votion, and that they still believe in his "to-
morrow" Not yet my childreui wait till to,
moirow!' were the words he add essed to bis
cheering tioops, as they were advancing to
what they thought All assured victory on the
AFTERNOON OF the 90 Of JAY And they will
wait still, innd trust on, aud dc II need be-
though lle worst use TO be made of soldier
is 10 kill hm usclessy. There is an iresisti-
bic sympathy between the soldier and Beue-
dek, and some men will sooner be beaten under
lhose they love than they will under those
they hate.
rRusslAN MARCH on PRAGUE.
ThesGm dispath says; Cen Mulbc, with
6.ooO mon, is niarchihg Upon Prague in order
TO occupy that city, ci 2Jila rs1i
The Burgomaster Of Prague has Issued !
Proclamation. urging The inhabitants to be
calm, audi meet the Prussians in friendly
spirit. Ul.
The Governor Of Prague has lett for Pilsen,
ENTRY OF THE rRUssIAEs INIo Prague.
The occupation of Prgue by The Prussiaus
took place on Sunday, July s, On the pre-
yious eyeningSgrince S schwartz ,nberg, Cardi-
nal Archbishop, the Mayor and several Of the
Common Council Of the city went to the ad~
vance guard OF the Prussians, about two
leagues distan', command by Lieut. Colonel
Ramsch. They were received in friendly
'pirit, and Informed that Prussia wonld put a !
garrison OF 600 men into the town.
The troops were to march the next day nt
'ix o'clock to take possession. ''-' q I
Correspondence Of the London Tmes.l :
NAPoLEoS's PROPOSALS pIsREGARDED. s.7
4g PARIS, July IL. s66. '
The Emperor Napoleon must now feel that \
loweycr fauerng to national self esteem, and a
loweIer lofty the position Of arbiter Of Eu, a
ope, II is not exempt from haTassing cares and L
cVnuot say whether he regrets c
having announced in the Slonileur the cession Il
II pPn' tia and the acceptance OF his mediation o
y Au'trii butt may safely affirm that he was "
y no means satisfied with the manileslali il
hat immediately followed il. Those lnaniles, d
ations on the part Of the French population, {,
be banners ahd OriflOmmes which Aoalod froln m
very window IL Paris and ii tlle great and II
mall towns Of Tie Empire aud ,he lpmina- Al
Yns could not have been more brilliant had Il
rance herself just closed hard fought cam. al
a'gn by glorious victory. They were, 10 ii
lot, mean! to be unmistukoble prolesiations m
an entire people in layor Of Peace-oi.a peo. A
le who were naturally proud that the able til