The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-07-23
Riot in the German Capital |!
Particulars Of The late attack ubon the
Frencb Am5a0ad0r at Vienna.

frenrb Am5a8ad07 at Tienna.
THE conduit cf Gen. Bernadote, from the
moment Of his arrival at vienna as ambaGador
Of the French Republic had been fuch as to
create the utmoR diieult and indignation, and
to prove plainly that he had inRruGtions (Which
appear to have been well fuited to the coarf.
bru,ality of his native difpoGtion) to offtnd
a6init every etablilhed form-to flock every
principle and prejudice TO Willy the character,
and 10 afront the loyalty Of the nation among
whom he was CONS 10 refde, and to puh to
the utmoh limits Of is patience, BY every fpe
eles OF abiurdty AMI imprudence, both in he
language and nature Of his Official communica
tons, tn. coJrt with whom ne was defined u
main ain the relations of amity and friendly
iatercourft. His luite Were evilently lchooled
70 tie fame Purpofe.
While The train Of the ambafAdor was irrita-
ting The people, BY abufing the emperor, and
their tavorte the archduk- CIar.e5, it was the
butneis o. the ambafador hmf-f 10 infult the
government. He accordingly made demands
OF privileges and diRinaons abiurd and IN
heard ct in any civil zed country of modern
Europe, and wholly incompatible with any idea
OF equality among nations. He demanded that
the quater OF the town in which the French
Ct liens r-hde, hou'd be exempted from the
general police, and lubi aed to his particular
juriid6tion:-He demanded the executive iurif
di6tion over all the French citizens throughout
the AutIian dominions. And he even antici-
pated the ezercf- of thsfe rights, (which no
government, not abfolutely dead to all fenle
OF is own ffety, could for moment enter
tan) and extend them beyond bis own abfurd
demand, by afoEd ding to a Pole and Italian,
whom the government had good caule to fuf
pea Of Pradi-es that called for the anima5ver
1ion OF police, the benefit Of his affirmed protec
non, ana the a(ylam Of bis pretended lau6u-
AIRY.
Something more marked was yet wanting
fomething that fhould bring 70 one point the
feelings Of the Emperor ard his fubie2e, and
at that point ihould meet them with fuch a
lhock Of in olence, fpi;efulnels and malice as
fhouid equally wound hem both, and if they
bore it patiently, ihoul1 double the dilgrace
upon each Of them, and make tie fovereign,
and the people ATTAINED ever after to look
each other in The face.
The opportunity which was Eel 6ed for this
trial of the fpirit Of gteat, iovereign and
gallant nation, was as ingenious asmalice
could dew Z.
On the Ugh Of April, 1898, the mas of the
population Of Vienna had voluntarily arrayed
th-mfelves in arms, to defend their city, and
the palace and the perlon Of th-ir monarch,
againf the attack Of he French army, then
fpPoled TO be On its full march to Vienna.
1t was movement Of fudden and spontaneous
Loyalty. The Emperor had received it with
gratitude and delight had been knowl
edged and recorded in the public acts Of the
-
braed with ceremonies Of civil pornp and re-
ligious folemniry-calculatcd TO excite & cherifh
the irnpreiions of attachment to their country
and their iOvereign, among all ranks Of the Peo-
pie.
On the evering Of this day, and during the
ferment Of thefe ientiments among the popu-
lace, for the)fra time was the tri-colored flag
dhplayed in triumph at the balcony Of the
French ambad4dor's hotel.
Is il 70 Be wondered at Z? Would the people
Of Vienna be TO be fpoken Of with patience,
much lefs with refpe9, if il had not on fuch
an occafion happened that the hatred and re-
fentment 70 long and from 70 many caufes, kin.
died among The people, broke out into a6ts Of
open violecoe The Rlg was hoi1ed litte be
fore funiet and The report of this circumfance
fuddenly fpreadinG, produced murmurs of dir
content among the PoPulace, and occafoned
their Attending in fnal eroupes in the different
hreets. One Of TIE chef commif1 1ners Of tie
police Immediately waited upon the Ambada-
dor, and prefel HIM in the mott earneG and
folemn manner, to order the flag to Re removed,
declaring that the people were 70 exalperated,
thar it was mpofIibl= 70 anfwer for the COME
quences, if it were lnfFered to remain. The
ambadador received himwith great haugbtinefs,
and putting his hand upon his iword. announced
his LIBERALIZATION to defend the Gag, which was