Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-11-09

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seliby his decision at Prague, has pro.
ceeded toward Vienna, and is to command
under the orders Of the Emperor, the con-.
bned armies Of Jellachch and Auprsberg.
1t is very probable thar these armies have
retired from the immediate neighborhood
Of the CITY; or, at any rate, if they have
decided hot TO lombard it, they may take
"A position to cut off the supplies so rs to
reduce the inhabitants by starvation.
Report says lha, the Diet has 100000
men IN arms ready to defend the Austrian
capital, but vast number Of those must
be IN favor Of the Emperor, although eve
ry eh"rt seems to be employed to eXasper-
ate and lnllame the populace against the
court party. On the other hand, there can
not be less than 100000 regular troops
encircIng Vienna at this moment, as rein.
lorcemens appeared 10 be pouring in from
quarters, The Emperor has retired, mo-,
10 snspruck, but to Omutz, ia Moravia
1t is plain, from the elements we have de-
scribed, that civil war, more frIgh,rul
than any ever recorded in history, seems
upon the point of bursting forth The
French hold aloof and do not move, well
knowing that Russia stands ready with
an army OF 200 900 men, upon the con-
fines Of Poland, to throw the whole weight
Of her power in the scale of the Emperor
aud in support of the Sclavonic quarrel.
In italy these events are producing Sc
rious results. The Hungarian soldiers al,
Milan have demanded leave to withdraw
10 their own country, and The position of
Radetsky appears periIons. If Charles
Albert should seize the present favorable
moment to cross the Ticino he may drive
the Austrians out of Lombardy faster than
he was lately expelled himself The pres
emf events may speedily change the whole
face Of Europe
ITALY.-Thc 'Corricre Mercantile, )
Of Genoa, Of the l4rh inst, says:-The
news from Vienna has acted like a lhuu.
detbolt upon Radelsky and his army. The
troops are aware Of their awkward posi-.
ton, in not knowing to what power they
belong The same paper adds, from Tu-
rim, that the important news from Vienna
has gwen an immense advantage OF
strength to The war party, and tina, The re.
sumption Of hoslIilies may be hourly ex-
pecled.
Piedmonesc troops have, il is said, re-
ceived orders to be in readiness for the
field by the 10th.
Use rumor is reported in Paris, that
Charles Albert does not intend to renew
The armisrce, but will recommence hoslil.
ties on the god
The journal of Genoa announce that
letters had been received from Venice 10
The lOth, with intelligence that the block
ade of that city had Leeu raised.
A report that a republic had been pro-
claimed at Trieste was prevalent at the
Paris Boarse, but as it was stated to have
come through Florence 1t was not gene.
rally credited.
AUSTRlA.-We have have received
The Vienna papers Of The 18th. No hos
uIities had taken place; but as the hunga-
rams we're within eighr miles of the city,
and the Die, had refused to accede to the
demands Of the Ban, we may shortly ex'
pecl to hear OF battle.
We have Berlin papers to The l6ih,-'
Some disturbances had taken place there,
Several persons had been shot by The bur.
CHER guard, who we're called out.
A letter from Warsaw Of the Sd says
Yesterday, the army, which was encamp-
ed near the city, entered into winter quar-
ers, on which occasion Prince Paskew'l-
ach passed the whole in one grand review,
The force amounted to $4,000 infantry,
10000 cavalry, and twenty batteries of
artillery, having 2I2 guns"
A letter from Warsaw Of October 7,
states that ukase OF The Emperor Nlcho-
las, which has just been published, &C
cords some extension to the rights which
the Sews enjoyed in Poland.
lRELAND.-The Orangemcn of Dab
lin had got up memorial to the Lord
Lieutenat in behalf of O'BrIen praying
that the extreme sentence Of the law might
not be carried into effect 10 his case. The
greatest sympathy indeed, was manifested
by all classes for The fate of O'Brien, and
an apprehension appears TO prevail, that
notwithstanding the favorable, though
cautious answer of Lord Clarendon to the
Dublin depuration, there was still room
for doubt with respect to the extension
OF the royal clemency to the i'll fa,ed gen
lIeman. The contrary opinion was, how
oyar for mora ua,or,l