The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-08 00:00:00

EVENING, NOVEMBER 8, 11348.

the arrival of the troops at the Imperial palace, the
houses of the legations, and the public edifices. The
same exception extends to the guards whom the Com-
munal Council for the maintenance of public order shall
det m it necessary to place at the various streets, as well
as to the guards of public safety.
" 7. The arms of the National Guards who have come
from Gratzburzanding shall be deposited as above, and
afterwards restored to their guards -in their own
country.
" The Communal Council shall declare to his Excel.
lency Prince Wirdischgeatz, on this 30th da) of October,
at three o'clock P.m., that it accepts the above conditions,
otherwise the military measures hitherto employed shall
be continued. If these conditions be accepted, they are
to be put into execution on October 31st, at noon, at
the latest."

To these terms the Communal Council agreed, but
the National Guards were averse to the capitulation.
In the meantime the Hungarians had approached,
and a terrific battle was raging between the Hunga-
rians and the Imperialists under the walls of Vienna;
accordingly MESSENHAUER, the Provisional Com-
mandant of the National Guards, issued the follow-

ing proclamation:—
•' The bki.ttla appears to be drawing towards Oberdin
and Inz,r:dorff.

" The fog prevents one from having a clear view ;
hitherto the Hungarians appear to be advancing vic-
toriously. In case a defeated army shall approach the
wall of the city, it will be the duty of all the Laud-
wehr bodies to get under arms, even without command.
(Signed) " MESSENHAUER,
" Provisional Commandant.

" Vienna, Oct. 30,
_lB4B, Quarter to Ten, P.M."

In consequence of this proclamation the resistance
was resumed, the city was bombarded, and WINDISCR..
GRATZ on the 2d of November took possession of the

city.

Numerous arrests were made, and the Prince
issued a proclamation, declaring of no effect the con-
ditions of the first capitulation, on account of its
rupture by the Viennese. He accordingly issued new
conditions to the following effect :—" The Academic
Legion is totally dissolved ; the National Guard is
dissolved for an indefinite term; all the journals and
associations are suspended; no greater number than
ten persons allowed to assemble in the streets ; domi-
ciliary visits to search for arms and persons not be-
longing to the city."
The Diet is prorogued for a fortnight. The Ger-
man deputies would wish to assemble at Vienna, but
it is supposed impossible for the Diet to sit there any
longer. WINDISCHGRATZ declares that the Diet was
a party to the rebellion, and that he will only
acknowledge as legal the Diet sitting at Kremsier.
The Diet attempted to assemble on the 2d of
November but Prince SCHWARTZENBERG came up to
the hall on horseback, axd caused the doors to be
closed, and occupied with military the avenues to the
tribune, and the sitting Was then forcibly adjourned.
The city is in a frightful state. Treachery and
informations are universal. Persons of the least in-
fluence are arrested in the s treets. The gates of the
city are closed, and all communications with the fau-
bourgs prevented.
The following telegraphic dispatches have been
forwarded to 011mutz by General ROMBERG to the
Minister WESSENBERG

" VIENNA, Nov. 1.

" I have just caused the barricades to be removed from
the gate of the Red Tower, and within half an hour I
shall have protected with infantry and artillery the Red
Tower and its environs. I experience no resistance.
The populace and the students nowhere show them-
selves. The enemy's cannon have been carried to the
Arsenal. A large number of guns thrown down by the
combatants are at the Red Tower. The fire has not
occasioned any considerable damage to the Imperial
Palace, or to the Cabinet of Natural History, or the
Library.

" NooN.

" The barracks at Salzgrus, the Imperial Arsenal in
the Rengasse, and all the military posts on the Boule-
vards and at the Palace are occupied by us. The feu-
bourgs are also in our hands, and disarmed. Perfect
tranquillity is established, and the disarmament has
begun in the city."
A letter from Florisdorf of the 31s ult. says :
" Not only have the Croats pillaged the faubourgs of
Vienna, but they have also committed-assassinations,
which have greatly contributed to increase the irrita-
tion and the resistance.

According to another letter from Florisdorf, of the
Ist, an hospital containing 700 woundei had been
destroyed by fire.

These assassinations and robberies, committed by
the horde of plundering Croats, led, no doubt, to
resistance on the part of the Viennese, in self_
defence, and thus that unfortunate collision took place
which led to the bombardment of the city.
Had JELLACIIICH restrained the brigand propensities
of his Pandours, whose profession is rather that of
plunder than of war, the capitulation would in all
probability have been observed.
A letter from Prerau, of the Ist, after detailing the
events of the 31st, says—" The Viennese were be-
trayed by an adjutant of General BEM, who pointed
out to WINDISCHGRATZ the most advantageous point
of attack against the city. On his return the traitor
was shot."

The ammunition of the Viennese was nearly ex-
hausted, and to this circumstance alone WIN-
DISCHGRATZ may attribute his present possession of
the city.

The Prussian &twits Anzeiger publishes a letter
from Vienna of the 2d Nov., which says—

" The conflagration in the castle bas been extin-
guished, and is said to have occasioned but little da-
mage. Though the cupola of the library was in flames,
all the books are said to have been saved, and the fine
monument of Canova, in the Austrian church, has also
been saved, and even the cabinet of natural history has
not suffered any damage.
"To-day the city is strongly barricaded, and the
houses are being searched. We learn that the Ger-
manic-Austrian troops are to remain here, and the divi-
sion of the army which is not German has been ordered
.
to observe and pursue the Hungarians. Schutte said
to have been arrested in the convent of Newburg-duster,
in Lintz. The aide-de-camp of Bem, also, has been
seized, but the General himself has hitherto escaped.
Other, journals state that Bern effected his escape dis-
guised as a priest."
During the course of the bombardment the palace,
the library, and several public edifices and churches
were on fire ; but, with the exception of the Augus-
tine and Capucine churches, which have suffered
severely, the fires that menaced the rest were extin-
guished without committing ravages to any extent.
The invaluable contents of the public library have
not suffered. It is understood that none of the Le-
gations have suffered except that of Prussia, which
took fire, and whereon a shell fell, and, it is said
wounded one of the persons attached to the mission.
Letters from 011muta, of the 31st ult., state that
the deputies of Bohemia have taken steps in favour
of the inhabitants of Vienna. They have presented
an address to the EMPEROR, in which they declare
that the severity of Prince WINDISCHGRATE would
cause the ruin of his capital, and that the proclama-
tion of the Prince of the 23d October was not in
accordance with the benevolent declarations of his
MAJESTY. They consequently pray that his MA-
JESTY will prevent the execution of extreme mea-
sures until every peaceful means of arrangement
shall be proved to be unavailing, and they supplicate
his MAJESTY that he will be pleased to appoint persons
possessing his confidence to undertake the important
work of re-establishing peace.
It is reported that a Ministry is formed as fol-
lows :—WASSENBERG, President of the Council ;
Prince; SCIIWARTZENBERG, Foreign Affairs ; BACH,
Interior ; BUMMER, War ; HELYERN, Public Instruc-
tion ; and BRACK, Commerce.

The Prussian fflonitor of the sth publishes the fol-
lowing from Moravia :

BIZLINN (MORAVIA), OCT. 31,—The attempts at se-
dition that took place yesterday have assumed a more
alarming character this morning. During the night
bands of men paraded the suburbs, bearing lighted flaw-
beaux and singing songs. One house was pillaged at the
Dornich, and at another place they emptied a cask of
wine. This morning all the shops are shut, the guards
are under arms, and have occupied all the important
points of the city. Every effort has been made to calm
the irritation of mind of the. people, particularly
by informing them that negotiations for peace have
been opened at Vienna. The secirsons possessed them-
'elves of arms, and appeared before the factory of Mr.
Brasgistar to seize the arms there, when a terrible
strmgle ensued. The National Guard, being attacked
with stones, fired upon the people, when thirty were
woui ided and two killed. The law against public as-
semblages in the streets has been published, and several
arrests have been made. The National Guard and the
milit try keep possession of the city gates.
" t )ne o'clock r.x.—We are happy to learn that the
disturbances have been completely suppressed. The
Nati( final Guard, in conjunction with the troops, declared
them selves against the workmen, who were excited to
viule,)ca by the proclamations of the Democratic Asso-
ciation, and succeeded in restoring tranquillity. Se-
veral of the workmen have been wounded, and some
killed, "