The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-23 00:00:00

GERMANY

AND

THE NORTHERN STATES.

FRANKFORT.

On the 19th Frankfort continued tranquil. In ad
dition to the death of Prince LICHNOWSKY, we regret
to state that VON AUERSWALD also has fallen a victim.
In announcing their deaths to the Parliament, the
President, VON GAGERN, said " they were wholly
without weapons, were no participators in the strife
of yesterday, and in the basest way were struck down
by the assassin." Their funeral:is fixed for the 21st.
In the course of the sitting the following resolutions,
proposed by ZACIIARIX, were agreed to, after a short
discussion :
"In consideration of the communication made to the
Assembly by the Minister for Home Affairs, the Na-
tional Assembly resolves, 1. To declare its full ac-
quiescence in the measures taken by the Imperial
Ministry for the suppression of yesterday's riot, and for
the preservation of order. 2. To give its active support
to the Imperial Ministry in all measures that the Im-
perial Ministry may resort to for the consummation of
German unity. 3. To vote its thanks, in the name of
their fatherland, to the troops of the Confederation for the
devotion and temperance exhibited yesterday, while
fighting for the German cause."
The following :are said to be the circumstances
attending the deaths of LICHNOWSKY and VON
AUSRSWALD. They were riding out together, and
had bent their way towards the railway station to
see what number of country people might be return-
ing to Hanau and that neighbourhood. LICHNOWSKY
was recognised by (some say) a mere boy of fifteen,
who shot at and wounded him. He and
AUERSWALD then fled for refuge to a gar-
dener's house; AUERSWALD threw on an old dress •
ing gown by way of disguise; and LICIINOWSKY
retreated to the cellar. Their pursuers were soon
upon them. They were dragged out by an over-
powering mob. AUERSWALD was beat about the head
with the butt-ends of their fire-arms, till he en-
treated them to shoot him at once ; whereupon he was
shot through the head. LICHNOWSKY was beaten and
stabbed, nearly scalped, and had the flesh torn off his
arms till the bones might be seen ; they at last left
him. He, poor fellow, groaned out :an entreaty to
the by-standers to carry him to some place of
shelter ; he promised them gold in vain, for
the wel disposed among them were afraid of the
rest. He was, however, at last conveyed to the
hospital, where he lingered for four or five hours,
and died about 11 P.m. He still possessed sufficient
sensibility to be able to make a brief will, leaving
the great bulk of his property to his sister. San-
guine hopes are entertained of the murderers being
discovered, for there were so many eye witnesses of
the deed. They will probably be disposed of by
martial law, and shot within twenty-four hours.
By a manifesto from the Home Department, all
fire-arms and other weapons of offence are to be
delivered up to the public authorities by all those inha-
bitants of Frankfort who do not belong to the
Burgher Guard or Schutz-wache.
Another manifesto from the Minister of Justice
orders all arrested persons to be brought immediately
for examination before a court-martial, now perma-
nently sitting in the chief guardhouse.
Fifty prisoners have been sent off under military
escort to Mayence. The number of killed amounts to
about sixty. The Cologne Gazette says—
"Jahn is missing; he was attacked at Bockenheim.
Beckscher was insulted at Soden, and his life was only
saved by the timely interference of the authorities. Each
hour reveals new atrocities, some of them too horrible
to relate."