, 1866-08-18

OuL ALSO had tde bold design OF cutting of
part of the defending force and ali their A.
t1lery. and in all human probability he
would have done so Ind not. the good for
tune OF Austria brought the combat TO pre-
mature close
Gen. Bose was directed to take two recl-
ments, the TEeuty-frst and Eerenty-flsst,
Of under 5000 men, for these resiments have
Ind their ranks thinned by the war, by the
mountain path. leading from Bystenltx, and
gain the rear Of the enemy near the Gansen-
Berg, 80 as 70 cut of their retreat to Preg-
burg, while Ftankskey himself determined.
the petition In front. About $50 this morn
Ing, Bose's men began their march, and, dis
appearing into the wood to the leH, began
their ascent Of the difl1cult mountain path.
Their way was long and rugged, so that
time had TO be allowed them to gain The
that Frankskey gave the signal for the ad-
brfskly forward, and the rest Of the little
army followed IN battle array. Slowly aud
very hiient, for they all felt that stern, sub
ducd excitement which always appears to
peryude every breast when battle Is close
at hand, aad the sound of the measured tread
ofthe battalions and the heavy rumble Of the
guns rose tnto the air almost unbroken- The
advanced guaIa approached to within {, 900
PAGES Of the point where the rail*ay, marked
by tts loug line OF spectral telegraph posts,
could be seen closing into the road from the
right, and where the dark green Or woods
behind it showed That there was the Aus
could be seen except two equadrons of Lan-
GERS, one considerably In rear Of the other,
which stood on level ground to the right Of
the road In front Of the railway. motionless
as statues, with tho pennons -of their
!Hnses Sss a1ntY aqtte,inG pa IN the hrsszs e
white smoke which shows where gun has
been fred, rose from the raised ground be-
tween Blumenau and Ealtenbrlu, and a
whizzfng whistline ahel1 suahed through the
air over the heads Of the Hussa1s On the
right Of the soad. The Prussinn guns
spot where the cloud Of smoke had risen,
and where In few moments repeated flames
Of lire and many more clouds OF heavy hang
ing smoke announced that strong Austrian
battery had its post While th6 artillery
fight was going OF, the dark green Hussass on
and rushed in full career against the fore.
most squadron OF Austrian lancc11- These
did not stand notIonless now. Slowly 1T
fist, and then Ecore quickly, they began to
advance agatnst the Hussan, and when the
yards Of each other, both urged their horses
to their utmost speed, and With mighty
clatter dashed together.
The rough embrace lasted but for .: mo-
ment; then the 1ancets scattered and fed,
mounted, and their mere weight smashed the
!ancer's ranks. These pursued short dis
lance, capturing scyerni prisoners; but they
could not follow far, for the other sqnadrun
oflancers looked threatening, aud the hus-
ears had no reserves near at hand The
val HA% r.
many men were down on both sides, and
Major Won Hymen, commanding the hussara,
had the whole side OF his fsce laid open, but
refused to quit the felG, and commanded his
squadron throughout tie Gay.
in the centre, more Prusalan guns were
brought. Into action, and more Austrian
pieces were firing between Blumepau and
ha!teuhrun, and at eight o'clock, whtn the
ection had lasted abont an hour, forty Ans
pounding against each other. Casualties be-
Icu1af was rapidly being unhotaed, Tor the
Austrians were making good practice, and
their shells vera generally bursting at the
proper moment.
Hs1f m hour later an officer arrived from
Prince Frederick Charles to announce that an
armi6t1ee WIS agreed upon. and that Il was
to commence at midday; but Efauakey
could not stop the tight, for Eose was with
h!s brigade committed In the mountains, and
II the grand front attack ceased he would
probably before noon be captured. Brt no
infantry wns sent: hrward, and the combat
vas confined to artillery fire a1one for more
thaN two hours,
Then Franskey, fearing for Bose, deter
mined to attack the Austrian position with
energy, and made his dispositions for gene
!al eayance- General Gordon, With fous bat
talions, VAS ordered to move BY mountain
path, Whlch, leaving the read near where the
artillery wss Ut present, FINS lower down the
! hllls than tho Fay taken BY Bose, and comes
be felt the austrian right he waa to attack
II with Ttgor and occupy the Village Of Biz
EaeuAu- At the came time two battsllous
were sent against the fir woods near Ealten-
bzun to attack the Austrian left, and, II poa-
sinie, to seize that village, while the n1ai1
agalnst the 'front.' >
The guns were Numbered up; the two hat
taltons began moving over the plain toward
the wool Of kaltenbrun; Gordon was al
ready on the'htll side, and the main body ad-
vanced for about ], 900 PAGES, when the guns,
neTcd their fire on the Austrian hxttezieA.
About eleven O'Clock the two bzttallpns
came within easy distance OF the wood near
haheabrun, and Ne1e received by biting
good, while to the rear Of the guns between
Blumenau and kaltcnbrun they could see
heavy masses Of infantry reedy to resist the
front attack- The Trrs.iau battalion fmne-
dtafely opened out, and began to dre against
tho Infantry In the wood but the trees hid
cause much diuninutlon of the d1e from the
forest
In the meantime message came from Bose
to cay that he had dehouchtd on the GamSep
\ Berg, and had there met the celebrated Aus-
tltsn sehwasz and Gelb Brigade- A severe
gfs ng6s sooa E.aee, here; II Aash;ans Peorea
column as It attempted, TO come out Of the
trees, and 80 tangled was the jungle that the
Eruassan matketnEu could hardly force
through It in order to spread out On elthes
Edc, and open fire against the Austrisns.
Ing through the thick trunks aad infesHoven
branches, and the P1ussizns debouehed and
+ deployed on the GaRsen Berg. Still the fight
went on, but the Aust1ians we're drive2 hsck
step by step, and at last Bose seized the
:Eater mslls, and planted his brigade aesosa
the rr.d nnd railway to Presburg, sending a
messenger to General F1xoskey to say thaf
the enemy's retreat Has cut Of and that row
the front attaek might be pressed hard Il
WIS The receipt Of This message that caused
fI5ars anzksy e. to % osasF The ggnssM sdyaase but
| re!s that be would hare gained By tho cap
ture Of the enemy, which would almost cT.
tain4y have been the resnls Of his skilfal
dispositions, were anatehed from his grasp
TINE Tss getting On, and before tbs front
up In the heavens, and directly south,
ehowed that midday had arrived. In 4 few
| minutes an Austrian officer came ont hom
| the Blunaenau position with flag OF truce,
| and advanced IoExrd the Pznssian Line. HI
xas met BY = Prnse1.n oHeez, to whom HI
upon, to data from midday and that It rAs
already past tat hour. In few minutes hi
signal to cease firing Us sounded a1oug thf
Ptussian 1a1kE, and The combat broken of
The sudden silence was curioas and abrupt
there were none Of the dropping shots o.
single occasional reports in which Z cannon
ade generally dies away In a moment ths
,she tosE CT the artillery aDd the pstlef 0
sraaH afms ceased, and curious hum O
conversation rose Com the astonished sol
At first the Anstriaas woald not belies,
that their retreat wss cut oil, end that the,
had BEEN IN such imminent danger Of bein;
captured, for no report had been sent up fron
i thefrfe and they stin thought that the,
commanded The rnaa to Pteso6zg. But the:
su1rouE led when, on sending back, it ~
fonnd that Pruesdau troops were d1dwn d
across the only ltns Of retreat fn their arti
1eIT. .,,s -.
$50 and GOD men, Of whom 100 were take
| prisoners and orer 500 were wounded II
Prrssfan loss is reported to be only 100 kille
trand wounded. =, --:. ~-|
t. Then occurred curious scene. The me
| Of Bose's Pzuszian brigade, who had bee
pInted across the PrSbuSg road, and . fe'
hours before had bcen standing ready, ri
IN hand, to firc upon tha ret1eaSirg AEstzziia
bnttAliuns, were; surrounded by, groups
those very Austrian soldiers whom 1heF ha
been walang To- destroy The mcnof the tn
nations mingled toseiheE. exchanged toss
:. 20, drank out Of esSh othes's daska iaIkt
: md 1aughed over the war In groups cqr,2l!
composed Of bfrt and white unffUs ms cooke
their rntfous 1t the sxme nres, and to-uIel
Aukt1{ans and PIussians viii lie down bIyp1
: Arkea rloee together, without Tar a11d In Pc
fect security.