Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-06-02

pulsed three times. The firing was incessant
and terrific during the night; at came m Off
Ger under my window, with paper in his hand,
which he read to the crowd which gathered
around him. 1t was an address from the King
to his "dear and faithful Berlners," as he called
them, begging them to be quiet, saying the dis
turbances had all arisen from a misunderstand-
ing, which he explained.
Soon heard another proclamation promising
to send the military away and give arms TO the
people; and soon another proclaming his change
Of Ministers.
The city now seemed quiet, and ] took walk
through The principal points Of attack. The
scene is not to be described. Here were SOL
diers, bloody and smoke begrimed, completely
exhausted, lying on the ground haggard and
carc-worn-pools Of blood dead horses, demol-
ishcd houses and barricades, were everywhere
TO be seen. Litters carrying away the dead and
wounded were continually passing by; some
people were busily at work erecting barrcades,
with every possible variety of weapons. Armo-
ries and grain stores had been broken open, and
their contents distributed among the people
some oil casks that had served for barricades had
been famously tapped by bullets and grape shot,
and the women and children were scooping it
up from the CUTTERS / saw in one place eigh-
teen dead bodies, some Of them horribly cut and
dis6gured.
Towards noon the Military commenced leay-
ing the streets-the people had gained the day.
At noon the Arsenal was opened and arms were
given to the citizens. The changing of the SOL
diers at the palace of the King and Prince of
Prussia, for Burgher guards, was most inspir-
ting sight-the people cheered by thousands as
the liyeried vassals Of Royalty were exchange
for plain citizens. In one of the rooms of the
palace were laid out the dead bodies for recog-
milton; another room was converted into hos
pital. In neghboring church saw twenty
two dead bodies stretched out under the altar.
MONDAY, 20th.-The city is now in its usual
state of quietness and nothing gives evidence Of
the terrible scenes Of yesterday and the day be-
fore except that the people are busy in some
streets removing the remnants of barricades,
&c. and that some houses are destroyed, others
injured, and at least half the windows in the
city demolished, and the paving and tagging
stones are uprooted in all directions
| Last night every window in this great city
was Illuminated, except those Of the Palace,
/ which, with not single window lighted in its
whole extent, exhibited most gloomy and re-
markabe appearance. 1t was typical of the
times-the abcdes Of royalty shrouded in dark
ness, and those of the people glittering with
light Throughout the city the most extravagant
manifestations of joy celebrated the dawn Of
freedom Cheering, shouting firing, music, and
| singing Of patriotic, lively airs; but all was
peaceful the new lords committed no depreda-
tons. A single citizen, with a musket, had no
difficulty in any place to keep order. 81 beg
you, gentlemen, to do so and so" and the crowd,
cheering, would instantly follow directions
1t is said that GOO soldiers, and Ga officers
have been killed and wounded 48 Of the Off
GERS have died, and many Of the wounded in the
hospitals and elsewhere, are in a most desperate
condition. At almost every corner are recepta-
cles for aid for the wounded and bereaved fami-
lies, and many of them containing quantities Of
money are left unguarded
J saw to-day picture of the Prince Of Prus-
STA posted on a wall with the inscription-"Eve-
ny good citizen spit on this ~ He was special
, were three times touched with bullets.
And now Prussia is free, and Germany is free
and one grand confederacy is to be formed
which shall bear the name Germany, and be q
name implying something more than the indef
mite sense in which it is now used. Prussia will
: be at the head of any movement made toward
, farther reform. The King having been forced
into concession, will have now to grant all the
: people ask. And knowing he must be shorn Of
i all his honor, he will be very glad il the sem
bance of it is left to him with the title Of King
J Henceforth no other than Constitutional mon
1 archy will be tolerated in Germany, and perhap
4 not even this. The character Of the people
e however, demands think, something beside a
: liberal Government our own. They seen
e to require something between them and duty I,
r look up TO- and do reverence TO. think, there
+ fore, the King will remain such, but oh, hoy
: shorn OF all that made him so powerful Liz
d the glow-worm, he may shine, but be harmless.