The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-20
THE WAR IN BOHEMIA.
THE BOHEMIAN CAMPAIGN

Reichenberg dune 23,) Correspondence Of
the London Times.
MARCH OF THREE CoLUMNSINTO GLAT2
sioe COUNTRY.
Last evening intelligence came to
the headquarters of the First Army al
Grafenstein, which told that at the
same time as Prince Frederick Charles
of Prussia was crossing the Bohemian
frontier of Austria with his army the
Austrians were preparing to cross the
Silesian frontier of Prussia, and had
yesterday forenoon pushed three col
nms into the country of GlatZ. =
These columns advanced by three
roads. That on the right by Alstadt
on Wilhelmsthal; that of the center
by Grulich on Mittelwalde; that OF
the left by Brannau on Wursehelburg
The commander of the first Prusslan
army had calculated upon the posi-
bility of an inVasian of Silesla by the
Austrians, where the second army is
ready to meet them; and the news
that they were in the Glatz district
availed nothing to shake his resolve
of pushing into Bohemia. On the
contrary, it seemed to accelerate his
motions, for he had intended to halt
to-day in the position of Grafenstein;
but as soon as he heard of the Austri-
an advance, aids-de- camp were dis
patched to the different divisions with
orders for them to march early this
morning.
MANEUvERING FOR REIcHENBERG.
A combat was expected at Reichen-
berg. Three Austrian cavalry regi-
mentsALitchenstein's hussars, Rad
etzky's hussars and the hussars of the
regiment of Hesse Cassell-were
known to be in front of the Prussian
advance, and it was anticipated that
In the fine strategical position of
Reichenberg the Austrians might
stand to fight; for this town covers
the junction of the roads which lead
over the mountain by Gabel, Grottau,
Friedland and from Hirschberg. But
the Austrian cavalry retired through
the town, and it was occupied about
ten o'clock by the Prussian advanced
guard, and Prince Frederick Charles is
now on the south side of the noun
tains and commands the issues of the
passes. 5n9b s4sI Isl -,....--.fti g .i
Reichenberg was in the hands of
the Austrians this morning, and was
duly occupied by the Prussians about
10 o'clock. d9 3slt3l itth
Since that time nearly the whole
army, attended by artillery and wag
ons, has marched through the narrow
winding streets of town which, to
these artificial disadvantages for free
locomotion, adds the natural one of
being built upon steep hill. Still
there has been no confusion in the
marching columns, and, although the /
troops had to move by different streets,
and were sometimes obliged to march
in and out of the town by country
lanes and narrow paths, no. column
took false direction or made an un-
necessary halt; yet the Quartermaster
General Won Stuhtnahl had only
few minutes allowed him in which he
could arrange his plans.
THE FIELD TELEGRAPH AND POST
OFFICE.
Two excellent institutions of the
Prusslan army have been quickly es-
tablished and put in working order at
every hating place-they are the field
telegraph and the field post office.
AS soon as it, is determined where
headquarters are to be fixed for the
night, the Field Telegraph Division
start off to the nearest permanent
telegraph station where the line can
be fixed In working order; from this
starting point they carry a single line
along the side of the shortest road
to the headquarter house, and gener-
ally by the time the Chief of the Staff
arrives at his headquarters he finds
the telegraph ready by which he can
get information or send orders.
The field postofice, to which / am
indebted for being able to send my
correspondence to you since we cross
ed the frontier, is established also at
headquarters, but has branch offices at
the headquarters of each corps d arneee.
1t carries the private letters of sol
diers and officers, as we'll as official
dispatches, and sends ont small mail
nearly daily. This is a greater cenve-
nience than the field telegraph, but
the latter is one of the neatest appli-
ances of modern science to the art of
war which it is possible to conceive.
The whole of the apparatus is carried
in two light wagons; one contains the
batteries and needles, and is used as a
small room in which the telegraphist
works; the second wagon carries the
poles and the wires, with the imple-
ments for putting them up. The wires
are coiled round revolving discs, which
re fitted in the wagon, so that the
ire can be passed as the wagon goes
ong, or the disc can be transferred
stretcher carried between two
p, so that it may be laid off the
in places where it is desirable tC
SSAh corners. The detachment who
AYE lines are all instructed in re-