Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-19
Venetia Coded to France.
A FLEET SAILED TO TAKE POSSES
SION OF VENICE.
AN ARMIsTIOE CONCLUDED.
Proposals for Peace.

proposals lOf I6dC6I
New York, July 1.-THE following arg
extracts from the news brought by the Pierre:
VIENNA. Thursday, July 5.--Gen. BENZ
DEK addressed the following dispatch to the
Emperor yesterday, at o'clock in the
morning:
After brilliant contest Of FIVE hours du-
ration before Konigsgratz, with our center
at Lippan, the enemy, favored by the rain,
succeeded in establishing himself at Chin
meez. Our lines being thus broken through
we were compelled to retire. The retreat
was effected cOmposedly on Pardubitz. The
losses are not yet known, but they are con-
siderable.
Vienna, July Sit is announced that
Gen. CLAW CALAIS, in command of the first
corps Of the army of the North, Field Mar
shall Baron HENCKsTETN, chief Of staff, and
Mai. Gen. KEYsNIARTZ, will be brought be-
fore court martial.
TRATTENAU, July 5.-The army under the
orders of the Prince Royal, although distant
from the field, succeeded, by the greatest eff
forts, in entering into line in time to direct
the attack against the right wing of the Aus
TRANS, which act decided the victory.
The King decorated the Prince on thefeld
of battle with the order of military merit.
GICzIN, July Am official dispatch re-
ceived yesterday morning at 9 o'clock, says
the Prussian army, under the command of
the King in person, encountered the Aus
trians under Field Marshal BENEDEK, be-
tween Horitz and Koniggratz. The battle
was bloody and lasted twelve hours.
The enemy maintained his position behind
the river Bistritz with great Obstinacy for six
hours
Toward o'clock p NJ, the position was
carried by assault, after which the enemy
was repeatedly driven from other positions.
In the evening, about o'clock, the re-
mainder of the Austrian army was in full
retreat. The route Of the enemy was COM
plete.
MILAN, July ga corps of the Bayarian
army has entered the Austrian Tyral, NOV
ing towards Italy. 1t was stated positively
that the Austrians have abandoned all posi-
tiOns recently occupied on the right bank of
the Mincio The public journals declare
that if the Austrian troops evaeuate Venetia
to march against the Prussians, the Italian
army will pursue closely until junction is
effected between the Italian and Pussian
armies. They believed in an immediate re-
sumption of the campaign, which will be
continued until the Austrian monarchy is
dismembered.
A Cisenach dispatch of the 9Th says:
Some detaehments of Bavarian troops have
been driven from Heusfeid.
& Vienna dispatch says that the Italians
lost 500 killed and wounded in an attack on
Monte Zuello.
Anxious is being decimated by the cholera.
H. l. !
ed to the armistice proposed through France.
He elleges as the reason, he has to consult
with his ally, the King of Prussia, in con-
sequence. The Italian Government has
been advised that it will have to cease i'm
media.ely every act of hostilities against
Venetia, it being French territory.
The cession Of Venetia to France is COM
plete and definite, and without any other
condition en- the part of Austria except to
withdraw the guns armies and all NUM-
tions of war found in fortified places.
Within 4S hours the whole of Venetia will
be French territory, and it will depend on
the good will of France either to keep or to
part with it.
1t is the intention of Austria to continue
the war against Prussia, if she perseveres in
her pretensions, as asserted in her project of
federal reform communicated to the States of
Northern Germany.
The Emperor FRANCIS JOSEPH declares
his resolution to transfer his capital to Pesth,
should he be unable to defend Vienna, and
to call to arms the whole population of his
States.
New YORK, July lS.-The following are
additional items of foreign news.
BREsT, July PRUSSIA and Italy, though |
L. - -, ,,.,lo ,,,,IIs,
refused the armistice and CIALDENI has |
crossed the Pc; while on the other hand the |
Austrians have recrossed the Mincio, and |
have decided to evacuate Lombardy and |
Venetia.
The French iron-clld feet was to have
sailed from TOulOn for the Adriatic this
in order to take possession of
Venice. Public sentiment approves of the
Although Italy has refused an armistice,
she has appointed the Marquis de PlPPALI,
Of the Government, to trans
act the negotiations in relation to the annex
alton Of Venetia to the Kingdom of VICTOR
EMANUEL.
Great activity prevails in the French
irsenals. New experiments with the needle
gun, to which arm the Prussian victories are
attributed, are being made at Vincennes.
The public generally do not believe in
peace, and look upon the Intervention of
France directly in the contest as inevitable.
The Paris La Presse Of the 9TH says
Prince METrERNICH arrived at the Tuileries
It 9 P. NJ, and announced himself fully
to treat upon the basis as sent TO
Vienna in the morning. The interview
asted an hour and a hall, and when he left
Emperor, turning to the Empress, said
EUGENIE, this is good day for France;
'Ou at Amiens, at Paris, have done to-day
good work"
The La Libertie of the 9Th says: The
ierman Federal army is not trustworthy.
1t Mayence a portion cheered for the King
# Prussia"
HALIFAX, July 1S.-The Africa arrived
It A. NJ, from Liverpool, July Z, via
queenstown July S.
LIvERPooI, July THE latest advices
tate that Prussia and Italy have accepted
he proposal for an armistice The Prus-
ians, however had advanced further into
Bohemia. Heavy cannonading had been
card on the afternoon Of the 9TH in the d.
ection Of Koniggratz. Ii was supposed the
russians were attacking the fortress.