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Receipt of Custom.
The receipt ot customs in the principal cities
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Boston, $2J7,81lG-23: Philadelphia, $8:,500 23;
Baltimore, $G0,774-77 Total, $148,171-23. Near
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tor at Cincinnati. Fractional currency redeemed
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The Atlantic Cable.
New York, July 23. The steamer Great East
em, with the Atlantic cable, may arrive at
Heart'9 Content about Friday, when the Asso
ciated Press will receive by telegraph early and
fall details ot the operations connected with the
laying of the Atlantic cable. The communica
tion between New Foundland and Nova Scotia
is made now, in consequence of a break in the
cable, with a sailing yacht. A new cable will
he laid within two weeks.
St. Johns, N. F., July 23. The weather here
is all that could be desired by the friends of the
Atlantic Cable enterprise, being very clear, with
' light winds. '
Her Maiesty's ships Niger and Liilie left for
Heart's Content this morning:, and arc appointed
to await the Great Eastern off Trintty bay.
The steamer M. Stevens on also left this morn
ing, to put down four buoys off Heart's Content.
The people here are apathetic about the cable,
and very few are going to Heart's Content this
year. The telegraph office was opened there
to-day.
From Fortress Monroe.
Fortress Monroe, July 21. The brig Caro
line, from Matatizap, light, for Philadelphia,
was passed in the Capes yesterday.
The gunboat Agawam, Commander Sartorl,
arrived to-dav from the Portsmouth Navy Yard,
having completed repairs. She will remain here
two or three days adjusting her compasses, and
will then proceed direct to Port Royal.
The steamer Jenny Lini, Captain J. J. Rogers,
commenced to-day running between Old Point
and Norfolk.
From Wheeling.
Wheeling, West Ya., July 23. The exten
sive flour mill of Messrs. Detwller & Co. was
entirely destroyed by fire on Saturday morning.
The loss is estimated at $30,000. Insured for
$20,000.
A married woman named Hi Idle was mur
dered on Saturday evening, near her residence,
by a German named Lukerd. She was stabbed
six times in the neck and breast, and died in
fifteen minutes after receiving the wounds.
The murderer ia still at large.
Loss of the Steamship "Ephcsus."
Halifax, July 23. The steamship Ephesus,
Captain Collins, from Norfolk, Va., on the 1st
hist., with a cargo of tobacco, cotton, rosin,
etc., for Liverpool, stranded on Sable Island on
the 6th.
The crew, forty in number, arrived at Halifax
on the 22d in the Government schooner David.
A part of the cargo was saved, but the latest
accounts represent that the steamer Is break
ing up.
Arrival ot Steamer ''Concordia."
Boston, July 23. The steamer Concordia,
from Liverpool via QueenBtown on the 7th inst.,
arrived to-day with 800 steerages passeneers.
Arrived, United States practice ship Mace
donian, from Portland.
Non.Arrlval ot the Steamer "Hibernian."
Father Point, July 23, Noon. There are no
signs of the steamer JEberntan, now due, with
one day's later advices from Liverpool.
Markets hr Telerraph.
V'ra Von if. .Tnlw on rntinn ia Arm at XAMa
for Middlings. Hour doll, i nd 10(aG cents lower)
let ot 4600 barrels at 56-BOr 66 ior b'tate; 8 10 a
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EUROPE.
LATEST NEWS BY "CITY OF PAKIS."
THE CONFLICT AT SUDOWA
Greatest Pitched Battle of Modern Times
COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE STRUGGLE
Bull-Hun HusbcIPs Breathless Fourth
of July Effort.
TOTAL FA I LURK OF THE PEACE
IXEUOriATIONS.
Napoleon's Sell ernes Unveiled.
PREPARING FOR ARMED INTERVENTION
France to Have Plenty of "Needles."
APPROACHING CONTINENTAL WAR
Italy Making; Another Advance.
GARIBALDI SHROUDED IN SILENCE.
Etc, Etc., Etc, Etc.. Etc., Etc., Etc
The mails by the steamship City of Paris ar
rived here this morning, and in addition to tbo
telegraphic news published in Tiik Eveninu
Telegraph of Saturday, we find the following
important news, taken from journals of the 11 th
of July, latest received :
Battle ot Sudowa Dr. Russell's Letter
Irom the Austrian Headquarters.
In the London Ttmesof the 11th instant, there
appears a classical and complete history of the
greatest of modern battles the Waterloo ot
Austria Sudowa.
After telling us all about the Austrian army,
its position, and commanders, the battle-rield,
the opening of the conflict, and the burning of
Irooloviiz, Sudowa, Klum, Neehanitz, and other
villages, Dr. Russell proceeds to describe the
terrible carnage and the grand raanieuvrcs, an
follows-
CAVALRY cnARGE.
IIonENMACTn, July 4. The very color of the
ground was c banged and darkened under the
trampling of horses. One column went towards
the Neehanitz road, the other two moved to
wards Klum; but atter a few formations they
halted again, and some of the regiments de
mounted and stood by their horses. The Saxons,
readily to be distinguished by their light blue,
also advanced parallel with the Prague road
towards the ton of the slope. This was some
time after 11 o'clock, when the Prussian lelt
and centre had visibly given way, though fight
in g with extreme tenacity arid fervor. The
light cavalry, at the fame time, or part of them,
advanced towards Klum in the centre, awaiting
the moment to deluge the plain with an exult
ing Hood. But the time was not come.
The Prussians, reinforced, or calling in their
second lino und reserves, came with a desperate 1
impetus uo the slopes on the left and centre,
and also developed a new attack ou the left of
the Praeue road, which looked like a black
riband now and then as the smoke was driven
off by the wind. They were intent on turning
our left if possible, but they met with a stubb ru
ana successful resistance at mat point, soon
alterwaids, iu the midst of a heavy tall ot ruin,
the cavalry made another advacce, and when It
cleared the Austrian infantry were seen to have
moved still further to the lef t and centre, wnile
the sound of ihe cannonade grew so deafenm?
that the Prussians must have been driven back
beyond the position ihey occupied when they
began the action.
nOFE OF THE AUSTRIANS.
Between 1130 and 12 o'clock the Austrian?
were to all intents successful on the centre and
on its flanks, although the fury of the can
nonade and the incessant rattle of musketry all
along the tront Irom the front of Nechunitz to
the plateau beyond Klum attested the severity
of the struggle and the obstinate resistance of
the Prussians. Probbis, another pretty village,
was now in names; three villages burning at
once, farmhouses adding their contingents to
the tire and smoke, caissons blowing up, shell.s
burstlner, and the slopes and bill tops covered
with ercy and blu speck each a man in asony
or in death. Aenin the cavalry moved onwards.
This time one division, in three bodies, crowned
the ridse and tormed near the ironc line under
the church, on the left of Klum, in the centre
and lctt ot tue poinon, ana mere tuey wano i
once more, but now on toe ngtit me action
awoke aaain. and, to our surprise, a very heavy
fire of musketry, comparatively close at hand,
came from the direction of 8mirlintz; the Aus-
trians on the crest ot the nag moved uneasily.
whilo many more stragglers than one cared to
see passed down towards the railroad.
Whatever the cause i me azuauon, me rrus
stans en (he sentre and lett pressed their attaok
with renewed . vigor, and the contest which
ensued was of exceeding derceue-s; but still tba
enemy did not prevail the Austrians not only
held their ground, but repulsed the enemy, ad
vanced aeuinbt them, took their p round, and
made prisoners. From the lelt of Klum to the
Praeue toad, and bevond it, all was fire and
smoke. The tumult of voices was dreadful, ttud
Buch as is never to be heard save in some such
awful aeony ot battle. The Austrians again ad
vanced a little near the big tiee, and two bat
teries of reserve srtillery could be seen driving
fast to the lett to strengthen the attack.
THE PRUSSIAN RESERVE.
But the Prussian reserves were once more
called upon, and from 12-30 till nearly 1 o'clock
there was an artillery tire from centre to lelt for
six miles or more, which could not well hav
been exceeded in any action of which history
makes mention. That ammunition was becom
ing needed In the advance nosltton m, i,in
fiom the motion of tbe trains of supply and re
serve, ana we waicnea mo cavsiry witn Intense
interest, as It seemed to be the time for them to
make an impression. Th Prussians were
waverlne-. At 1 o'clock the PruBians. hownvor
recovered some of tbe ground on the right near
th big tree. The Austrian artillery bean to
fall back over the brow of the hill, and atrain
battalions ol Infantry came in sight and moved
away obliquely towards the centre. SHU, no
Prussians appeared in that direction, but they
were certainly forcing the Am trians back on the
right. It might have been Fxpeded that the
reserves to tie right would have bcn sent up
to bold the top ot the slope, but I could not see
it was so.
Many straggler now appeared on the railway,
the Belds were suotted with them, and now aria 1
then a shell bursting in or ovr tue infantry
marchin? alonir the slope, or the re-erven,
struck them, or lelt a little pile of dead or strug
gling men iu the voids which the opening
column GiFplnvPd. I confess the advance of the
Prussiars in this direction appeared to me Inex
plicable and very serious; tor, although the left
and centre of the Austiiuns might be victorious,
this movement threatened, by forcing back tbclr
right, to cut them off from Konlegratz so, at
k'BBt, was the tltuation as viewed from the
tower; but it is strange how different a held of
action appears from OitlTent points of view, as
one may find out by riding from place to plae
on a held day. However, a soueral who saw
what was visible to tboe in the lowor would
have trlt uneasiness and have turned hU atten
tion to Ml the gap in his line at the centre, and
to drive back the Prussians who were doubling
up his right.
TUE IF.KKim.K CARNAGE.
While the centre advanced slowly, but surely,
a spiici-seemed to be let between tbe giouiid
ttiry had occupied and the left ot th? Austrians,
wl o were continually retiring there. The houses
binning fiercely in Klum emitted volumes of
so oke, which were swrot away towards the
n;:ht. Auoiher village lying apparently to the
kit of Prague road, name'd Gros Uiuritz, or
1 limit z, as well as 1 could catch the name, wa
now in llames. More tumbrils blew up in that
diiection; so that there were now six or seven
villages and hamlets on tire from left to right.
The battle was assuming a more awful and t re
mcnoous hspect, and the lamt rays of sunshine
which shot at Intetvals through the lifting
clouds only gave the cccne gieatcr terror.
Horses without riders caiecrod among the
wounded, who were craw ling all over ihe plain,
dismounted dragoons dracged thenr-elves to the
rear, and men came crawling along in such
numbers that tney appoared lik" a broad fringe
to ihe edges ol the battle. Hut where they mot
swarmed was over the plain, n"ar the bis? tree.
The rolling ot musketry iu ihe hollows beyond
smothered the voice ot the cannon. At lu-t the
r'!-ervcs behind were prcrsed forward with
energy.
GRAND ARTILLERY COMBAT.
Their artilery, immediately unllmbering,
opened some sixteen guns into tbe dens",
bine columns which were driving the Aus
trians beiore them, and checked their
advance, till the Prussian urtillery, getting udou
the small tldse and liring down so as to get a
slight enfilade, bee an to knock over horses and
men. The Austrians, however, nere, us else
where, stuck to their pieces admirably, and it
wnsnott ll the Prussian infantry, getting into
a clump ot timber, opened a sharp tire on the'r
flank that they limbered up, leaving more than
one black heap to mark the position they had
occupied. Meanwhile the Austrians on the lett
pursued their on wind career. The Saxon re
serves pushed up ihe bills in the direction of
Neehanitz, and a great body of cavalry sweeping
round between the lelt and centre,' dashed in
wave-like columns through the smoke towards ;
the Prussians, and menaced their artillery,
againet which somerthirty or lorty Austrian
pit ces in line were directing a steady and rapid
tire.
Prussian prisoners began to arrive at Intervals
between the convovs of wounded winding their
way along tbe Prague road. Most ot these be
longed to the tiih una 31st Begiaients, to jude
irom tbe numbers on their nhoulder-stians, and
among them was an ollicer of treat stature, with
red moustaches aud whiskers, whti bore his
captivity with great sang froid, and walkerl
along like a conqueror. As the Austrian left
and centre gained ground the ri.ht yielded, and
column a1 tor column of the Prussians came upon
the ridge, tiring as they ad vanced, while their
guns on the flanks swent the slo wiy retreating,
but not disorderly, Austiiaus with shrapnel and
shell. At times the Austrians, halting, opened a
bnk tire; once or twice several regiments
formed a square to receive cavalry, but I could
not see any Prussian horse on the slope near
them.
There was a hesitation, both in the Austrians
and the enemy, which was not intelligible, aud
several times the officers at the head of the
Prussian columns riding forward, tired over
their horseB' head3, and stood up in their stir
rups as it to ee into the hollows. A shell burst
close over cue of them, and when the smoke
cleared away man and horse were down, and
never stirred again. The lolds ot the ground
must have hid most ot the Prussians from the
Au-tnan artillery as they got near the big tree,
tor tue gunners principally directed their p eces
agamnt me rrussian guns, wnicn received ac
cessions rapidly, and occupied their full atten
tion. At last the Prussians were perceived, and
live Datiauons oi Austrians irom the reserve,
coming from the extreme right, tried to check
their advance uy a flanking tire. Tbe Pruss ais
baited, and in an instant a tire of surprising
volume and sharpness Hew along their trout.
The Austrians for a few minutes replied
steadily, but they fell fast, and at last two bat
talions, with great vigor, charged up the hill,
but were broken in the run, were shaken by a
rolling volley ana by several rounds from tbe
artillery in flank, and retreated in some disorder
towards the lett behind a spur of the lidge. The
enemy pressed on anew, aud soon gained the
plateau clote by the big tree, where they dipped
into an undulation only to reappear on the other
sde, and then formed up in compact square-like
formations, pushing out lines of skirmishers
towards Klum, from which they were about a
mile diMtant. The Austrians below them and
nearer to Koniggrutz, baited and faced round to
meet a new enemy, for the Prussians now showed
neur the railway, and a sanguinary encounter
took place around some houses in a wood, lu
w hich artillery and musketry raged tor a quarter
ot an hour in a perfect tornado.
A range of Wildings near a large factory
chimney on the verv banks of the Elbe, as it
seemed" to me, was the scene of another very
severe struggle. Another village, Trothina,
burst into llames, and Irom under the very
smoke appeared the Prussian skirmUhers, ou
the very extreme right, followed by more
iutantr.y. The enemy were, indeed, quite inex
haustible in number, though still he could not
hold his own on the left. Saddenly an Austrian
buttery, galloping from the lett centre, began to
mow down the Prussians on the right. Tbev
were retiring behind tbe burning Trothina. But
their artillery was at hand again. From a lane
above the village a battery opened on the Aus
trians, and, at the same time, another battery,
wheeling over the slope below the big tree, crossed
Its tire on the devoted Austrians. "Kin Kreuz
jeuert Ein Rreutfeuerl" exclaimed the ofli
cer "Good God, where do they come from V
Where, Indeed ? This combat now assumed
larger proportions. The Prussian right showed
in great force, and the bills were covered with
their regiments in the roost pertect order. All
over the field were hundreds of wounded limp
ing away, and piles of dead lay in rows along
the lanes in the thick corn. - The enemy, whose
strength had been hidden Irom us by the hills, now
displayed numbers whlcu accounted for the
retreat ot the Austrians on the right.
TH DEFEAT.
The Austrian gunners could not hold up
against the cross-tire, and the weight ot pieces
opposed to tbem. What avail was it that they
were winning on the centre? Through the
glass they could be seen pressing on Irom point
to point in a tempest of smoke and flame. It
was now near 2 o'clock. On the left aud centre
there could be no hesitation in declaring that
the Prussians were all but beaten. It seemed as
If a charge en mottt of the horse deployed tor
miles rn the jlitcau could roll up their centre
on their le't, or crumble the left into pieces.
'ihe hre at runm, in the centre, wnca had dici
out. broke forth with tresh violence, and all the
village began to burn. The Prussians in the
centre made another grand etfoit,and it would
cnlv be a repetition of adjectives, utterly fecblo
at the strongest, to endeavoi to give the smallest
conception of tne ronr ot cannon which an
nonrictd and met this tresh attempt to change
me lortunes ui me nay.
The strong wind could not clear awav tbe
fmcke, which poured In banks as agitated as
the sea itself over the battle-field, now con
tracted to the centre and right, lor ail towards
tie Prague road the tight had apparently ended
in the discomfiture of the Prussian left. As it
contracted it heated up, and the caissons and
tumbrils blew up repeatedly. The movements
of tbe Austrians Irom the right centre to oppose
the last cllorl of the Prussians in ?rcaed the open
interval beteen the centre and the extreme
right ietirlng on the lower giouna near tbo
river, but the Austrians did not perceive it, or if
tney aid, coum not prevent tne sdvanco ot tne
enemy along the plateau by the big tree towards
Klum. The Austrian right and reserves become
more unsteady, but their artillery contests every
foot of ground. Suddenly a spattering of mus
ketry breuks out of the trees and houses of Klum
rihl don on the Austrian gunners and on tho
columns of infantry drawn up ou the slopes
below.
The srunners fall on all sides their horse are
disabled the tire inrrenses in iu'.ei,sity the
Prussians on thendire press ou over the p'ateaur
tms is an awtui atawiroplie two columns ot
Austrians sre led against the village, hut they
cannot stand the tire, and alter three attempts
to carry it retreat leaving tne hillside coveted
lib .he taiicn. it is a terrible moment. The
Prussians see their udvantae: they here get
into the very ctntre ot the position. In vain
the staff otlicers fly to the reserves and hasten
to pet bnek some of the artillery Irom the front.
The dark Hue regiments multiply on all si les
and from their edges roll perpetually sparkling
muekeirv. Their guns nurrv up, ana irom tne
slope take both the Austrians ou the extreme
neht and the reserves in nanK. Tney spread
away to the woods near the Prague road and tire
into the tear of the Austrian gunners.
CATCniNO AT STRAWS.
Hvcn vet there was hone for the Austrians !
Theie on the lYussiau irout wheeled a loroe of
horse with which a Murat or a Kellerman or a
Seidlitz could have won a battle and saved an
empire. There, still unshaken, were at least
40,1)00 men, of whom scarcely one had ever
nred a shot. The indomitable Austrian artillery
still turned hundreds ot muzzles on the enemy's
guns, and girt their men in a band of tire. To
let slip that cavalry on both sides of Klum, to
crash through infantry and guns, seemed
really worth doing, though iinlure w uld Kave
maoe ttie ditlerenco between a defeat and a
rout. Ic would bave been a supreme deed tit
ior sucn a lorce to accoiuplisn or to periih in
attempting. And there were no natural ob
stacles visible from the tower to a grand charge.
The Prussian right, separate ! from its centre
ana icit, woum nave rouea aown into tue
val'ev among the Austrians and utterly crushed.
and the Austrian centre and left bavo been
liberated to continue their 'contest with tho
enemy. Moments were precious. The Prussian
nre became more severe, the wavering ot the
Austrians greater.
Tho 'ailing of trees on the Prague road, tbe
rush of fugitives, the near appioach ot the
Prussian shells to the place, some of them
bursting over the railway station, were awful
warnings ot tne state oi tne battle. All the
roads w ere blocked up with ret .-eating traius
and w at otis. Men were throwing down their
arms, and waaing through tbe inundations.
The Austrian gunners on the cause ay began
to eaten a stunt ot tne i-russians near at ban.l
in the woods, and opened on them witn shrapnel
and shell. It was now somewhere about 2-30,
but it was not rossibie to noto time when such
things were going on so near. Scarce could
the glass bo directed to one point ere an ex
clamat on from a bystandingotiicer, or an awful
clamor, carried it to another. Seconds were of
inestimable value not only that hundreds were
liiliiny, but tnat they were tailing in vain
that all the issues for which an empire had
summoned its might and the Kaiser bis people
to the field were being decided, and tht the
tolls of generations of emperors, warriors, and
statesmen were about being lost forever. Tho
genius of the Prussian was id the ascendant.
BISHARE THE VICTOR.
The spirit of Lismark, or hU genius, ruled the
baitlc-beld. While the Austrian was hesitating
tue Prussian was acting. The lines otdark blue
which curoe in sight from the right teemed from
i ha vales below as if the earth yielded them
They filled the wbole background of the a vtul
picture of which Klum was the ceutre. They
pressed down ou the left of the Prague road,
lu square, in column, deployed or wheeling
hither and thither every where pouring in
showers of deadly precision penetrating the
whole line ot the Austrians, still they could not
force their stubborn enemy to fly. On all sides
they met brave but unfortuuate meu ready to
die if they could do no more. At the side ol the
Prague road tbe right went on witn incredible
vehemence. Tbe Austrians had still an immense
force of artillery, and although Its concentrated
tiie swept the ground before it, its effect was
lost In some degree by reason of the rising
ground above, and at last by its divergence to so
many points to answer the enemy's cannon.
Munv Austiians must have fallen by their own
artillery.
Once an Austrian column, separating itself
Irom the great multitude below, with levelled
bayonets, led by its otlicers in trout waving caps
and sabres, went straight at the wo id around
Klum, and drove back the Prussian Tirailleurs,
but were staggered by fearful volleys ot mus
ketry. Their otlicers were all killed or wounded.
They fell sullenly back. Down came the Prus
sums, tut they were received on the bayonet
point and with clubbed muskets, and were
driven back to the shelter ot the wood, and some
were carried off prisoners in the retrea'ing
column. Indeed, handfuls of Prussians- wera
coming into the town behind us all the day,
showing how close tbe fight was, and a consider
able body of the 27th Regiment, with some
officers, are now in the Grosser Ring. Chesta
and Visa were now burning, so that, from right
to lett. the flames o' ten villages, and the flashes
of guns and mubketry. contended with the sun
that pierced the clouds tor the honor ot iilumi
nutitg the seas of steel and the fields of car
nage. It was 3 o'clock. The efforts of the
Austrians to occupy Klum and free their
centre had failed, their right was driven
down in a helpless mass towards Konig
gratz, quivering and palpitating as shot
and shell tore through It. "Alles ist ver
lorenV' Artillery thundered with a force and
violence which might have led a stranger to
such scenes to think no enemy could withstand
it. The Austrian cavalry still buug like white
thunder-clouds on the flanks, and threatened
the front ot the Prussians, keeping thtni in
square and solid columns. But already the
t ins were streaming away trom Koniggratz,
placlog the Elbe and Adler between them aud
the enemy. The grip of tbe Prussians could
not be shaken. Word was brought to me to
leave at once, for the city gates were about
being closed, and the gunners on the walls were
layiog their pieces to cover the inundations and
the causeways. One more glance showed a very
bell of ore cornfields, highways, slopes, anil
dells, and hillsides covered with the slain tbe
pride and might of Austria shattered and laid
low.
What happened more I can only tell from
hearsay; but I am told that at the list the
Austrian horse saved all that was not lost and
in brilliant charges rolled back the tide of
Prussian infantry; that the gunners threw their
pieces into the Elbe and into the inundated
fields as they retreated; that the meu were
drowned m hundreds as they crowded over
Eon toon bridges hastily laid, and sunk or
urnt ere the columns could cross over; that
luggage trains, reserve ammunition, guns, and
crooners, tbe spo is of thtt enormous host,
fell into the hands of tho vicors, who remained
masters of that hard fought field, covered for
nitie miles with mtrlads of tbe si tin. Well
might Benedefc exclaim: -"All is lost but my
life. Would to God I hud lost that too !"
TIIE LATEST WAtt NEWS.
Berlin, July 11. The Prussian headquarters
were transferred to-day at 12 o'clocK to Zuit
tanin, Moravia.
Eisenach, llth July. The Prussians, under
the command of General Falkensiein, are
matching towaids Pranklort-on-the-Main. ,
Kerrara, 11th. Less important concentra
tions ot troops have been mhdo in Bardolina,
Captina. and Monte Bello. There are very tew
at Peschiera and Verona. The destruction ol
tons at Kovigo appears to confirm tho persr tent
rumors of the departure partly accomplished
and partly protected of Austrian troops tor the
interior of Austria,
Vienna, 11th Tho Archduke Albrccht has
been unpointed Commander-in-Chief and Lieu
tenant Field Marshal, and Huron John Chief ot
the Genetal Staff of the whole Austrian armies
now In the field.
Hchemiacth, July 11. The Prussians will
shortly tulce possession of Prague, tue occupa
tion of that c ty beine, however, a secondary
object. The day before ye-terday, an encounter
took place near Zuittan. resulting in favor of
the Prussians, who cut off a large Austrian pro
vision train, numerous prisoners continue to
be brought in. The Grand Duke of Mecklen
burg-Schwerin, comminder of the second reserve
coips in wuise ol foimatiou at Le'psie, has been
appointetTIVide-de Camp. Herr Von Schewintz
has left Pardubitz for St. Petersburg. The next
advance of the Iru8sians will oe in the direction
oi Brunn. There are no Austrian troops on the
lrontier of Southern Bitesia.
Florence, July 11. The new plan of opera
tions which is beine carried out by General
Cialdinl, is said to have been ad vocatod by Baron
Von Hicusoli, in opposition to the views of Gene
ral La Marmora.
Vienna, July 11. By an imperial decree, dated
7th inst., the Minister of Finance is empowered
to raise 20,000,000 florins, either by voluntary
loan or an Increase in the issue, of bank notes
until it is possible to raise the amount. The
Bunk ot Austria is to advance the same provi
sionally; however, only 60,000 florins in bauk
notes will be u quired. The loan is to be repai I
at farthest within ore year after the conclusion
of peace. As security the salt mines ot Wiliezita
have been banded over to the bunk, and the
resumption ot ca-h payments by the bank is
suspended until tne wuoio amount advanced to
Goverrment be repaid.
TUB PROPOSED GERMAN PARLIAMENT.
Berlin, July 11. In reply to the Prussian
note, calling upon the German States to make
preparations tor the election ot Deputies to a
German Parliament on the basis of the electoral
law of 1849. most of the Governments allied to
Prussia have promised to take the necessary
sters for that purpose without delav. The
replies trom the Governments of Saxe-Weimar
and Mecklenburg have not yet been received in
Hanover, Saxony, and Electoral Hesse. Th
preparations tor the election are being carried
out by the Prasslan Civil Commis doners. With
retard to the elections in the Prussian monarchy.
the bill to be laid bclore the Chambers on tne
subject by the Minister of the Interior is now
being drawn up.
A VA8T WAR IMMINENT.
The Globe, referring to-day to the new aspect
of the European situation, says that we seem on
the brink ot as vast a war as any which has been
waged in this century. Prussia refuses to yield
1'rance must strike in as a fourth colossal
power on the battle-field with a httb ftom the
north hovering on the border.
MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN SPAIN.
Madrid, Juiv 11. The O'Donnell Ministry re
signed otlice last night, and has been succeeded
by a Cabinet composed as follows: Marshal
Nnrvaez. President of the Council and Minister
ot War; Senor Arrezola, Minister of Justice and
ad interim Minister of Btate; Senor Banzallararo,
Minister of Finance; Gonzales Bravo, Interior
Colonge Marine: Orovio, Public Works; Berme
dez de Castro, Colonies. The Duke Sesto, Pre
fect of Madrid, has tendered his resignation.
Senor Mou, will, it is believed, return ti Paris
as Ambassador at the Court of the Tuileries.
FRENCH NAVAL MOVEMENTS.
The Globe's Paris correspondent savs that, in
addition to the sailing of the Toulon fleet, the
Cherbourg squadion of evolution has been
ordered to hold itself in readiness to start for
some destination unknown.
THE PROPOSED ABMI9TIC3.
Paris, June 11 (Evening). The Moniteur du
foir says the belligerent powers have accepted
in principle the mediation offered by the Emoeror
Napoleon. The French Government is making
every effort in favor ot the conclusion of an
armistice, which, by rpeventing further blood
shed, would allow of negotiations being opened
lor the restoration of peace.
The Falrie of this evening says? "The nego
tiations tor an armistice have been delated by
the necessity of taking into simultaneous con
sideration both the conditions of the armistice
and tbe preliminary basis of a future treaty of
peace, if Prussia wishes to know beforehand the
advantages which will be definitely assured to
her. Prince Napoleon was present at the Council
of Ministeis held to-day. The French fleet at
Toulon is getting ready to leave, but up to the
prsent have received no orders to put to sea.
Baron Von Beust arrived this morning in Paris."
The rresse of this evening publishes an article
signed by M. Cucheval Charigny, in which it
says: "Yesterday, after the audience given by
th Emperor to Prince Von IIcihs, a meetinu
was held at the Tuileries, in his Majesty's pres
ence. Prince Metternieh and Baron Von Olten
burg represented Austria, and Count Von Goltz
aud Prince Von Reuss, Prussia.
M. Drouyn de Lhuys communicated the views
of I ranee, and drew up a report of tbe proceed
ings at the meeting. The following are the
basis of the negotiations suggested by Franco,
and communicated to Count von Goltz and
Pilnce Metteruieh, by whom they bave been
transmitted lo Berlin and Vienna: The Ger
munlc Confederation to be dissolved, andanotoer
confederation to be establ shed, of which neither
Prussia nor Austria should form part no terri
torial cession to bo demanded of Austria; the
abandonment by the latter ot ber rights on the
Duchies, and to' replace tbe war indemnity at
first demanded by Prussia; Prussia to incorpo
rate Schleswlg-'Holstetn, Ilesse-Cassel, Hesse
Darmstadt, and Brunswick. The population
of the Prussian kingdom would thereby be
raised to 25,000,000: the Rhine to constitute the
western frontier of Prussia, and the province
between the Rhine and Mense to serve as an
Indemnity to the sovereigns dispossessed by tbe
Au exchange of territory to take place between
Baden and Bavaria, which would give the
former nearly the whole of the Rhlnisb Palati
nate; Saxony, Hanover, and tho Duchies or
Saxe to conclude military conventions with
Prussia. The inhabitants of Landau to choose
aoihcr thnv shall helonr to France or Baden,
and tbe people oi the Valley of Sarre to choose
between r ranee and the new Rhinish sovereigns,
The Liberie of this evening denies the state
ments of the Vienna Abend Font that General
Troissard had gone to Germany aud that the
Fren ch fleet had lett for Venice.
Bmlih.Jcly 11. The Official etaattanMieoerot
to-day says, we are authorised to nuke the fol
lowing declaration: Treaties existing between
Prussia and Italy render an, armistice or tbe
conclusion of peace with Austria im possible.
without the mutual consent ot Italy ana
Prussia. Italy is therefore unable to accede to
Austria's wish for a one-sued peace, by accept
ing Venctia, and thus putting an end to the
war. Europe Knows tnct it was do sordid 10 vc
ol conquest that impelled Prussia to go to war.
rrugsia Ogbts lor the highest national alms.
She demands for herself guarantees lor territo
rial security, and for Germany the establish
ment of its unity, embracing at least the ma
jority of its States. -
Herein rrussia has me support or most ot mo
patriotic Princes ol Germany. The people of
Prussia are sacrificing their blood and treasure,
and her eons are inspired by the holiness of the
conflict, as were their fathers in 1813. Every
where the lTussians give proot that tney are
fighting, not against the pcopld.'tmt against the
Governments which vainly attempted to Incite
the former against Prussia, in all parts tbe
teellng of hatred gives nay to more noolc senti
ments towards us. The army, sustained by the
consciousness of their lotty task, will conquer
or die.
Paris, Jolt 11. La France ot this evening
says: ' Fresh incidents bave retarded the de
parture ot the Prince Napoleon. The Prnsslan
conditions contained lu the letter of Prince
Reuss are stated to be as follows: 'The exclu
sion of Austria from tbe Gef manic Confedera
tion; ihe exclusive commani ot the military und
navai forces of the Confederation by Prussia;
the diplomatic rcpresenta.ion of Germany
abroad, and the annexation to Piussla ol the
Duchies and part ot the territory already oceii
pied.'" La tronce further states that "it
has reason to believe thJt the Emperor imme
diately despatched to London aud St. Peters
burg the importnnt communication of Prince
Reuss as raising questions ot European interest,
which can only be settled by concert ot the
great powers."
Berlin, July 11. According to Intelligence
published, the Austrians have not yet agreed to
the Prussian demand, that the preliminaries of
a treaty of peace should be settled before the
conclusion ot an armistice. It is believed that
unless Austria accedes to th s proposal no ar
mistice shall be accepted by Italy.
Chronology ol the War tn Germany.
The following calenJar of events, published
In the Memorial Diplomatique, shows with
what rapidity great military results are achieved
iu tho present day:
"Juno 14 Federal execution decreed by the Ger
manic Diet.
"Juno 16. Entry of the Prussians into Leipsic,
G iessen, and Cassol. Occupation of L3bau.
"June 17. Jtntry of the l'russian Geueral Vogot
into the Hanoverian capital. a
"Juno 18. Occui at.on ot Mar entha , Ostrlts, and
Lauban, in Bohemia, by two Prussian regiments,
and occupation ot BernsUat by Prussian cavalry.
Ocuupaiion ol Dresden ly tho Prussians.
"June 19. Evacuation ot Fort. V ilholm by the
Htnoverlan troops. Pnuce vt n mm of Uaoaa made
prisoner. Cavalry enconuter betweuu the Austrian
and Prussians uuon the Humuurg road
"June 22. Mixdort occup.eu by seven thoniand
Prussians.
"June 23. Occupation of RumDurg by the Prus
sians. "June 24. Armistice hot ween the Hanoverian and
FrusMan troops.
"Juno 25. Action near Jnngbunz au between tbe
Aastnans and tno Prussians. Tne Prussian troops
occupied lteioheuberg, Trautenaa, .and Alcha (Bo
hemia). "June 26 Engagement near Turnan.
'June 27. The army , ot the t;rown Prince of
Prussia foupht the i-aitlo ot Naoaod. Engagement
at Oswiecim. FU'ht between tho Prussians and
Hanoverians near Lanireufisizs General Stcnme i
throws back the Austriau corps d'aruiee ( Ramming)
upon Jusephstadt Enftapemont of the same corps
wnti the 6 in and 8.h Austrlau Corps, under the
Archduke Leopold.
June 28. Action near Trau'onau. The troops of
Prince Fiedi-rick Charles engaged near .'dunchen
frulx. "June 29 The Hanoverian army surrendered at
discretion. Capture of Gttschin Dy the Prussian
army.
"June 80. Actions at Kort near lur nan. and at
Chwalkowitz between Kaliiz aud Konloshof. An
Anstriau army corps under t.enorai Clam-Uahas
compelled to retire upon iionugrau.
"July 1 Action ai Gitschin.
"July 2 Arrival ot King William at Gitscbin,
Junction ot the Crown 1'rince's army with that ol
l'rince Frederick Charles. '
"July 8 The battie oi Sudowa."
. The Battle of Cnstozza.
OFFICIAL RErORT OF GENERAL LA MARMORA.
Florence, July 7. General La Marmora has
forwarded the following report of tho battle of
Cnstozza, on the 24th ult., to the Minister of
War:
Ueadquartbrs San Loreszo dei Pioenardi,
Juno UO Although a i the delated reports irom the
commanders o. tho various army oorps whion took
part in the military operations oi the 28d and 24th
oi Jane bave not yor readied tne general hoad
quaiiers ot the army, it is nevertheless possible,
irom tbe first information reoeived, to give an imme
diate summary account of tne mauner in which tho
operations in question were oonduoted.
i he complete absence of tbe enemy's forces trom
the plain of Verona confirmed tbe general tenor ol
our information, accoidmjr to which tbe Austrian
troops were principally conoentruled behind the
Adie-e, aud that they had abandoned any Uea of
doiending tbe territory between this river and the
Mincio. L'onseauentlv the chief commando! tbe arm v
advanced boldiy into Ihe teiritory between the
f ortresses of Verona, Peschiera, aud Mantua, sepa
rate one from tbe other, and take up a strong posi
tion between the plain ot Villalranca and the group
ol hills between Valeggio, Komma Campagna, and
C astelLUOve, which would assist the suocessivs de
velopment of the projected operations.
Orders were therefore riven that on the 24th inst.
the 1st Corps, leaving tno fiaueili division upon the
ntrbt bank of tbe Mincio against Pescbiora, sliould
proceed with its headquartois to Castcluaovo, ob
serve frschiera and fasirengo, and occupy the
heights Bit ween bona and Han Giuslina. The 8d
Corps was to prolong th line to tne south of
rtcmma L'ompagoa and Villairanca, the cavalry
division snppon ing the right at Quaderri ana Mm
reciine. The 2d Corps was to leave tho tnree bri
gades beiore Mantua and wi h toe Anft oletri and
jUinvoui divisions support t ie idt, cross the Mincio
at Ooito, and oocupy Goito ns"if, Marmirole nod
Uoverbella as the geueral reserve of tbe forward
movement ot tbe other two corps, and the comple
ment of tbe ononsive occupation projected against
Itantua. The principal headquarters weie to be
established in the central posifon ot Vaieggio.
1 be fixed bridges over tne Mindo, ol Monzam
bano, Borgheiti, and Goito, that were thrown over
on the 23d, and Molini di Volta ami another to be ,
ibrown over on the 24tn, t ftrre di uoito, were to
le secured by teten du pont.
But this lorward movement which appeared to
be simply an occupation ot positions, was onanged
soon aiter it commenced In o a serious engagement
aoug the whole lront ot our columns.
On tbe alternoon ot tbe 23 I, and during tha fol
lowing night, the powerful masses of tbe enemy left
the positions they occupied along the Adlge, at
Pastrengo, Chlevo, and in the intrenched camp at
Verona, and by an oblique march towards the
southwest prepared to dispute on tbe following day'
the occupation that bad been projected. Almost
the whole of these toroes oocupied sliong positions
on the beirbts between Oiiosi and tSotnwa Cam
pavna, while imposing bodies ol cavalry prolonged
and supported ihi movement It maron ng towards
Vidairanca. Thus the heads of our columns, wbiob
inarched inversely, were everywhere aud almost
simultaneously arrested, in the p ain aud on the
hill, by an energetic resntauoe, which was shortly
transformed into au attack.
The 8d Corps was the fir-t that entered action It,
marched with three divisious of I'rinoe ilumlert,
Bixio, and Cuyia (from rignt to 1' ft) beyond Villa
franca, in order to execute tbe operations whion had
been entrusted to It that is to say, to occupy tbe
Villalranca and Somnia Campacna lne. The Go
vone division aoted sa its rest r. little beyond
Villalranca tbe Prinoe Huiijpertand Bixlo divisions"
met the enemy's cavalry, wmcb several tims vigor-'
ously attacked them; bat tbe Urm resistance of tueae
divisions, and the exoclient arrangements made by
their chiefs, enabled tbem to bold the position oefors
Villafranoa during the w hole aay.
The Prince's division was momentarily obliged to
form square, and In a sqaart) tormea by the itnh
I VonimM on the Eighth i'fljfi.