Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-09-25
Germany.

SERIOUS RELIGIOUS RloTs AT LEirsIc.- Accounts
from Germany give deplorabe account Of the State
Saxony and other parts Germany consequence Of
the religious excitement which prevails in that country
and which every day increasing On the 18th August
very serious riot broke out at Lelpsc, and accord
ING 10 te latest accounts that city still In state
u the greatest excitement On that day Prince John
OF Saxony who is Catholic, the general in commad
Oh the communal Guards, arrived at Leipsic TO
review the guards.
An immense crowd of the inhabitants assembled
on the occasion who received the Prince on his arrival
on the ground with shouts, hootng, and cries of
Viva Ronge,' Viva Robert BluIn.'' and Down
with the Jesuts." The review went of for some
time quietly, but again the shouts and cries
renewed, and the people were becoming very r.oous.
They sang the Lutlers Cantque in full chorus. and
an appropriate song from Schiller's Rauber. The
Cantlque vas again sung, as well as The songs from
Schiller, aud good deal of excitement prevailed
AT length scrhe person threw al the windows
OF The Princes apartments and the example was
followed by thousands of others. The whole of the
windows OF the hotel were demolished IN few min
utes. Fearing that the guard Of honor attending the
Prince would not be sufficient TO Eepel attack If
1t were attempted, regiment of infantry, garrisoncd
IN the town, were called out at ten O'Clock. Some
attempts were made by the troops to disperse the
crowds, but finding them Intellectual, orders were
given for them to IRE. So unexpected was The dis
charge, that those who assisting the auho-
rites to restore order unable to get out of the
way. Upwards OF thirty persons we're killed and
wounded, among whom were two gentlemen in the
employment of the Government, an agent of Police,
and several persons who had taken no part in the
riot, and who were walking peaceaby in front of the
Hotel de Pfusse. Nine persons were taken up dead
on the spot The Prince left Lepsic at day-break on
the l3th, but al that hour great number Of the
Inhabitants foot, who booted him till ne was
beyond the boundaries of the town. Some additional
troops from the neghborhood brought to Lepsic
in the course of tie 18th. In passing through the
streets they followed by crowds of students and
others, and saluted with the most opprobrous eptets
Those who were killed in tie tiot were buried with
honors; the cortege mustered 10000 persons At
the funeral Of the killed. the MUNICIPAL guards fater-
nized with the people. deputaion from the NUM-
cipal Council waited on the King. He was affected
to tears. His Majesty said that this event was one
OF the most cruel trials of his life and that be
the more grieved that such event should have oc-
Cured In Saxony, and particularly in Leipsic His
Majesty added, that he the more hurt as the
address of the Municipal Council contained passages
which seemed to indicate disrust."
Saxony is Protestant State with Catholic sover-
eign, and IS Rong claims to be reforming Catholic
the Kings brother has aggravated his personal unpo
pularity by an action of opposition TO Ronge. The
spirit which Luther more than three centuries ago
evoked is sweeping the land. The preaching of
Ronge is producing results of the most exciting
character.