The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-07
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The steamship Britannia, Laing, from Liverpool
Nov. ls, via Halifax 4th inst, p. M, arrived
off Boston harbor at o'clock, yesterday morning,
but was unable to get up until o'clock, owing to
dense fog.
The Britannia has only fourteen passengers from
Liverpool to Boston.
She spoke, Nov. Is, IN the Mersey, the packe'
ship Montezuma, from Liverpool for New York;
and at the entrance of the river the pack ct ships
Constitution and Cambridge, from New York.
The intelligence from the Continent, during the
week, has been OF the most important and alarm
ing character. In the face of the present trouble
in Berlin, and with the experience of the French
revolution before him, the lmbecile and the
guinary despot of Austria has characterised his
succe sses by the most atrocious and cold booded
murders in Vienna. The defenceless citizens are
shot dead without ceremony; their houses rifled,
and even women and children massacred. The
students of the University, VIII used almost SUI
perhuman exertions In defence of the city, are
hunted down like wild beasts, and executed when
captured. If anything were wanting to urge the
people of Berlin, Frankfort, Breslau and other
places, to revolt, Ferdinand of Austria, has fear
fully and fully supplied it. We should not wonder
to have intelligence, and that at no distant date
that these acts have raised flame which neither
regal nor imperial despotlsm will be able to extin-
gulsh.
The King of Prussia having cautiously waited
the termination of the siege of Vienna, appears
anxious to follow in the footsteps of the Austrian
Emperor.
Annexed are the detalls:-
Important from Prussia.
The intelligence from Berlin is Of the highest
Importance, as it announces that the King and the
Prussian Assembly are at issue, and that MILL
rary preparations have been made to quell any at
tempt that may be made by the populace to rise in
favor of the latter. Up to the moment that the
National Assembly adjourned, on the afternoon of
the Sth inst, (November,) the formation of the
cabinetwas apparently undecided, and expectation
was entertained that Count Brandenburg would be
either compelled to renounce the task of the com.
position ofthe ministry, or that he would endeavOr
to strengthen himself by selecting supporters from
among the members Of the Chamber.
The King, however, it appears, adhered to his
resolution of excluding members of the Chamber
from the administration, and Count Brandenburg
consented to brave the storm, aud oni the OH,
carried to the National Assembly decree signed
by the King, transferring the sitting Of the Assem-
bly, from Berlin TO Brandenburg. AT a subsequent
meeting, the Assembly decided that the House
should declare itself en- permanenCe, and then re-
solutions were passed declaring that in the event
of attempts being made to dslodge the Chamber
from Its present place OF meeting, the President
should convoke the any other place or locality,
within the city, that he and the officers of the
House mi ght select, and that all their resolutions
should have the same validity as though the House
had not been prorouged. The result Of the first
resolution was that the President declared that he
and the bureau would remain at their post, attend
ed by thirty members. The committee remained
en- ye,manemce the whole of the night. and large
detachment OF Burgher Guards, composed almost
exclusively of the rifle battalion, occupied the in
tenor of the building to protect the members.
The President OF the Ministry informed the AS
sembly that such proceedings would be illegal, and
null and void
The President also communicated to the Assem-
bly, an order issued by the Chief of the Police to
the commander of the Burgher Guard, requiring
that guard to prevent the continuation of the sitting
OF the National Assembly by occupying the build
ing of the Assembly, and not permitting any men,
bers to pass excepting those who left the Assembly.
The commander of the Guard stated that the guard
declined obeying this summons, as it considered
the removal of the National Assembly from Ber-
I'm, as measure calculated to endanger the rights
and Liberties of the people, which it held itself
bound to guard and protect.
In consequence of this declaration of the COM
mander Of the Guard, the Chief of the Police
issued proclamation stating that, as the Burgher
Guard had refused to execute the order given for
dissolving the National Assembly, he had been
directed by the Ministry to make known that the
government OF his Majesty the King had resolved
to call into requsition the troops Of the line, for
the purpose of executing that order. The troops in
the capital would, therefore, receive a reinforce
ment sufficient to execute the royal command, and
TO restore state of order and quiet in the city.
The effect of this proclamation was kind of
panic, which spread through the city. In the same
instant 1t became known, and Immediately the
alarm was sounded, calling the citizens to arms,
in every quarter of the city.
The Burgher Guard, however, of which several
battallons were drawn up before the National As
sembly, resolved OF to offer resistance to the mill
tary. but, if possible, TO avoid a collision which
would be attended with the most serious con-
sequences.
Towards the afternoon, about Il, 900 men, infan-
Try and gunners, entered the city, with large
park of artillery, and were posted in various
places, chiefly near the Hall of Assembly. Gen.
Wrapgel, the head OF his staff entered the square
and sent his chief of the staff to wait upon the
President, to communicate to HIM and the depu-
ties sitting en- permamcmce, that his orders were to
close the Hall of the Assembly, and to it to
be evacuated, which was done, under protest
from the Assembly.
On the 9TH, the king issued proclamation dis
solving the Burgher Guard. The city was de-
clsred In state of siege. No persons were al-
lowed to form gatherings in the streets. No meet
ings were permitted. No placards allowed to be
published. The clubs to be closed, and arms de-
lIvered up.
The Constituent Assembly met in the Schatzens-