The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-02 00:00:00

GERMANY

AND

THE NORTHERN STATES.

AUSTRIA, _ BOHEMIA, AND

HUNGARY.

We are still without any direct accounts from
Vienna. At Breslau accounts bad been received from
Vienna to the 27th ult., which stated that there had
been some smart skirmishing between the troops and
the citizens, and that a partial bombardment had
taken place, but that no decisive steps had been taken
byWlNDiscuGnkrz to compel the surrender of the city.
By the way of Berlin we have received more de-
tailed accounts of these transactions. The Prussian
Staats Anzeiger, of the 30th ult., publishes the fol-
lowing :

"Intelligence which was received in Berlin on the
29th ult. from the environs of Vienna, by way of Bres-
lau, is positive that no attack had been made upon the
town up to the 27th at noon. On the other hand, the
Viennese had made several attacks upon the imperial
troops, and a great deal of fighting had been going on
in the Brictensee, and the faubourg of Larchenfeld. In
cons' quence of the continual repetition of these attacks
a portion of the Moravian corps d'armee had been im-
pelled to advance, and had fallen upon the city with a
brisk cartouche fire, at the Schmilzer churchyard, against
which a battery was directed, and the churchyard taken
by the fusiliers ; but they subsequently retired in conse-
quence of its exposed
.situation. On the Missdorf side
the citiz-ns completely forced the ranks, and beset all the
points in the environs, as well as Funfhausen and Sex-

hausen.
" TOrince Windischgretz bad given the command that
the firing should be every where suspended, wherever it
wits not unavoidably called for by an attack from the
city itself, and no bombs whatever had been thrown
into the city.
" The Ban had garrisoned the Luathaus, in the Prater,
and likewise the powder magazine, and was resting on
the Danube, below the city.
" The water and gas conduits had been cut off from
the city. The former had been taken on the Missdorf
site by a most energetic attack by the citizens, but was
afterwards retaken by the Imperial troops. It was
stated that six steamers, with Hungarians, had come
down the Danube, but had turned back again, as
the foremost of them had been received with a very
brisk fire.
" Deputations from the city were continually coming
to Prince Windischgratz. In consequence of one of
these, which was headed by a Deputy of Pillereclorf,
Prince Vindiscbgratz issued the subjoined proclamation
to the inhabitants of Vienna.
"From the Diet a deputation of three members,
headed by the Minister Kraus (who had been previously
summoned by the Emperor to 011mutz), repaired to the
Imperial court to remonstrate against the removal of the
Diet to Kremsir.
"It was asserted that the Prince had given in to the
Communal Council a list of the persons who he demanded
should be given up to him.
"In the night of the 26th and 27th the thunder of
heavy artillery was heard from many quarters, and on
the morning of the 27th the firing continued. At noon,
however, all was quiet; and it was stated that a depute-
tation had again repaired to the Prince.
" The Northern Railway and the Prater, nearly as
rue as Leopoldstadt, were, at the departure of the last
travellers, occupied by the Ban; and it aas stated that
50 or 60 prisoners had been seen being taken from the
city to the head-quarters.
"From all accounts the citizens fought with great
valour. The Poles, especially, are said to have been re-
cognised as capital shots. On the other hand the Im-
perial troops are said to be extrr mely exasperated at the
repeated attacks which are made upon them, and which
they are not permitted to return."
" PRccLAMATIoN OF PRINCE WINDISCHORATZ TO THE
INHABITANTS OF VIENNA.
"Proposals have been made to me to come to an
amicable mediation with the city, and to enter Vienna
with my troops, in order myself to bring into operation
prescribed conditions.
" I appeal to the sense of justice of I am sure a large
proportion of the inhabitants of Vienna, and I ask
them whether it be possible, after all that has passed,
my troops without giving any provocation being
fired upon at their very first appearance
whether, I say, it is possible for me to enter
Vienna with them —to enter that city which,
according to the assertions of all, swarms with armed,