Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-08-14
ACCOUNT OF VIENNA,
During The Sitting If Congress.


IL was Sunday the shops were all closed,
aud, IN adaition 10 the mass, which is daily
ana almost hourly ceiclaratr;li in all the church
es, sermons were preached in ti.e German
language. II is day of more than ordinary
iesiivi,y among all ranks the theatres ave
open in the evening and WIS strongly recon-
mrnded tovislt place of public amusement
called the Redoubt, where in ali probability,
should sec many OF the distinguished persons
then collected at the Congress.
Not having yet delivered my letters | ac-
cOmpanied gentleman OF Vienna, with whom
had made all accidental acquaintance. We
entered the room about nine O clock in tie
evening. II was a magnificent saloon. finely
lighted, surrounded h, gallery, aud forming
Il part OF lie large ;,ie Of buildings called
'he iionrg OF inips - alare. Never WAS aU
assembly less ceremOnIOuS every one wore
his hat ; many, ill Tie rooni becane heated,
WIN their great coats and no one pre- tended
Ia appearin an evening dress, except d few
Enslis'iincn, who from tie habits OfOur cOun.
Try, aud some little vanity, generally attempt
10 distinguish ihems elves, by AN attention To
outward appearance. ArOaud th2 Whole cir
cumtcrcpCe Of tile room were four or i've
rows ct benches, occupied, for the most part
by wei! dressed females, white the other PARTS
presented moving multitude, many OF whom
were IN masks and doninos, and were buslly
engaged III talking and laughing, or dancing
10 The music OF powerful orchestra. My
companion squeezed my arm as we passed
INN figure, with sdlIOw ShrCnken features, OF
mild expression, with neck stiff, bending a
little forwards, and walking badly. That is
our Emperor shook my H. att and sn led!
| He was alone, ana dressed like tie rest
Pray allow me 10 doubt little, iii. 1 have
| some further proof Then, do yen see that
little man with white hair, pale face. ana
aquiline nose? lie waS almost pushed down
as he passed the corner; that Is the King Of
Denmark Again / shook NV head in Jisbe.
lief Here The Emperor OF russia approach.
es. looked up and found the information trne
HIS fine manly form, his iOaud and smiling
cOuntcnance, and ms neat morn ng dress
were not TO be mistaken they were the same
which some months before. ] had seen enter
the church at HARLEM, to the thuHderiay
peais of the grand organ. soon recognized
the tall form, the solemn and grave features
of the King Of Prussia; and afterwards see.
ing these two lei familiar cony ersaiion with the
two mOnarchs, whose pretensOns [ had dis
puted, was satisfied their claims were lust.
That short, thick OLD gentleman, is the Graud
Duke ofSaXe Weimar. That young man near
him the Grown Prince of Wirtember.. Here
turn your eScS To ihat seat-The large elder
iy man, with Il full facP-be look like an En-
glsiIman-he is the King of BAVARIA. Par.
don, exclaimed. stepping quickly aside
That was the Grand DIXIE OF Baden said
my monitor, whose toe you trod upon he Was
talking 10 Prince William of Prussia Here.
fall back litte, to let these gentlemen pass
they seem very anxious 10 90 on. One, two,
three, four, tiv@; these are all Archdukvs Of
Austria. There seems n little press towards
that end OF the room. See, three women in
masks have beset the King of Prussia; lie
seems not Il little puzzled what he shall do
with them. Now a party OF walters draws
the attention OF the crowd, aud the KIM is
left to dispose of his fair aSsaIaNls as he thinks
IT.
DO you see that stout, tai, nan, who looks
al The dance he is The Duke OF SAKE CO.
bars; and by his side not so stout as himself,
is his brother, Prince LcopolI'-' Who is a
young man, nest 10 us, mark ed witI4 the small
pOX, who is speaking broken English IL
IS the Grown Princeof Bavaria he is said TO
be very inndOi your nation And here giving
me another hearty squeeze with his elbow
j. an English miiOrd.' RE had ON his head
remarkably Hat cooked hat two ladies' in
doinlDOs leaned npOI his arm. Tie hat IT.
uIpue OF rs ktud, rather excited Il smile in ms
companion. After little more pushing for
tie room had uOw become very full, We en-.
Counter ed IS line. dIik, military looking man
not ~ uniform OF cOuisc, but with musiacliOs
.thls WIS BeAuharuoiS, Nccr0y Of Italy.' In
this way, FOR Two or three honrs did we con-
tiuue meeting and pu,hin.. amongst hundreds
OF men, each OF whOiA. had be made his ap-
pediAHce sinsly at a fashionable route IN Lon.
den, would ,iisc furnished q paragraph To Uur
newspapers, prlnls 20 our shops, tues 90 or
baIl"rs. dlsiiucHye appsliltions to every a..
ticIe Of Our dtess, aii themes, ii not ideas Ia
oar yOe.s