Year: 1866

must judge that the Prussians did not win the day
merely BY the possession Of SUPERIOR arm. Through
superiority. Tho Austrians protected BY the
Of their position, and musketrv re useless against
them. The capture Of The wood above Sadowa
complished by real hard fighting The Ausirians would
not retire, but waited for the struggle "The Twenty
seventh Pruss regiment went nearly 5000 stror
with 90 officers and came out the further side wisn
only two officers and between 800 and 400 men, standings
all the rest were killed or wounded" Again, when
second wood opposed their progress. they advanced
against H. but did not n first make much impression;
for, the Austrans being here again concealed
the FIRE of the needle gun did not tell.
aud whole battery placed at the far end Of
the wood fired through the trees and told on
the Prussian ranks with awful eecn These and other
incidents make clear that the greatest battle OF tho
present age by tho superior prowess Of the VIC
tors and was not the consequence of merely mechan-
ical advantage The needle gun added no DOUBT 10 me
completeness OF the victory but II the Prussians had
possessed such weapon the spirit Of their onset and
brought to the flank and rear Of the enemy
would have eectuay dlslodged the Austrans from their
position


Prussinn Movements After the Fight.


headquarters Prussian Army puly o correspondence Of


the London Post


Preparations are now making TO transfer the royal
headquarters henco to Pardubtz-a highly important
town-ying seven miles 70 the south. 1t is not likely
they will arrive at their destination until very late
tho roads In the vicinity Of the battlefield are blocked
by almost endless trains OF provision and ammunition
wagons field hospitals and telegraph apparatus. Fire
has been this morning upon Koniggratz,
after having been broken of yesterday, upon the an

The conditions asked by the Austrans however appear
TO have been such as coud not be granted The bonn
barden of the fortress Is bong carried by hun
dred and twenty. ono gnus collected from the various
Prussian army corps, already three miles beyond the
place.


An offer made by the commandant Is said to have been
acceded TO- He proposed 10 hberlte 200 Prussans
fined in the citadel provided in Of the lombard
recommending As superior Austrian officers several
very badly wounded, should be permitted TO return to
Vienna The King has given orders that all wounded
imperial officers plodgng their word of honor not to
N
get themselves restored TO health wherever they please
Unwounded captured officers have also in some cases
been released upon giving similar promise. The
bcr of Austrian flags taken has now been IL
amounts TO eleven three Of which kept in the Kings
apartments at the Castle OF Hortz The troops report that
many might have been captured had not the ensgns
when il became evident defeat inevitable, in many
dcavorcd to make their escape with the colors hidden
underneath their coats The fullest justice, indeed, IL
done by 10 the bravery OF tho Austrans in the
field and especially in hand d-to-hand hghtng


The best proof Of the enormous progress made since
the crossing Of the Bohemian frontier is afforded by tho
transfer OF headquarters Pardubtz lies farther south
than Prague and that city does appear be thought
worth attention IL IS reported. however, that few
regiments of Iandwchr Guards have been detached 10
observe H. The capture OF Prague wonld not decide the
possession OF Bohemia, but the expulsion Of the mpc
rial army from the province would entail the speedy fall


Tho headquarters Of Prince Frederick Charles al
ready at Preiauc, a small town the Elhc, with
bridge that river just halfway between Pardu
bZ and Elbcteiniz, from which latter place Prague s
only days march to the westward BY the possession
OF IOTtrcsseS OF JOsepnsLmL ana honlR
gratz are completely isolated and hardly worth special
attack at any rate their observation and siego will cer-
tainly not arrest the operations of the army.


The presence Of the King with the forces Is Of
extraordinary Importance, because 1t facilitates mill
tary and III pomatic action His Majesty Is in
constant communication with tho chief of the
staff and the War Minister, and receives direct
reports from the commanders OF both armies; that
the entire chief direction of affairs is hand I'M
fortunately telegraphic communication with Berlin
not be SO REGULARLY kept up as the extraordinary zeal and
selfsacrfcing activity OF the field Telegraph staff would
like 10 bring about Even the march o own troops
and the endless trains Of vehicles often nure the lines
and when the damage done In the evening the remedy
cannot be applied until tho following day


Tho fugitive Austrian telegraph officials roaming
about the country without occupation. and probably
without means OF subsistence are In especial the most
dangerous enemies OF provis oaal lines.