Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-12-02
SIEGE AND cAPIrULATIoN OF VIENNA.

The latest accounts from Vienna come down to
the 4sh instant The city fell on the 3lst. On
that day the Imperial troops had penetrated into the
interior of the town, having first possessed them
selves OF the suburbs.
Till the 2sth uimo, six days were vainly consumed in
endeavong to bring the Vennese submission. Among
Windschgrazs conditions imposed the city, was the dis
armng of the populace and remnants of the academcal e
gon-remnants consisting Of desperate young menWaa-
chians, Turks, Poles, Italians, Galcan and Germans
many without the of returning home many reckless
many still clngng the desperate notoety the sort of the
aca sovereignty which they had assumed To these de-
mands, the Town Council the only authority recognised by
the imperial general replied that neither the Senate of the
Academy, the heads Of trades masters Of operatives
had the power to enforce or even demand obedience there
lore, If the Field Marshal insisted upon submission he must
himself and enforce his demand To this half truth
half irony, Windschgatz replied, the 27th at night that
he was not disposed TO compromise his people in fight
ing, and that he should first possess himself of the suburbs
and then decide upon the fate Of the city.
On the 27th the range Of the Imperial batteries was tried
upon the suburbs and, the city continued obstinate the
attack commenced the 2sth in earnest 1.-THE bombar
meat being limited TO the external pas On that ay Win
dschgraz entered the southern suburbs, he having carried
his position by the most unremng fire Of small and heavy
artillery from all points On the 18th the attack was followed
up the Weden, Marahe and Schotenfed suburbs and
the Vennese resisted his advance every point with the most
determined bravery Urged on by the Polish propagandiss
within the walls headed by General Benz those OF doubtful
fidelity being placed in the front rank Windischgatz found
every inch disputed. On that day, however he obtained
position beyond the glacs which divides the inner CITY from
the suburbs, at distance Of only hundred to four hun
dred steps from the wall Of the inner city.
On the 18th truce agreed upon which extended 10
the following day at Then the Hungarians who had
crossed the frontier made attack the Imperial troops in
which they assisted by sorte Of the Viennese hut
they completely defeated Accounts in the Bresar
Zetung, dated Bresau, October 81 that the Hunga-
rans eighteen thousand strong attacked the left wing of
Wndischgatzs and the right Of Jeachchs army Messen-
hauser made sally from gate the vicinity Of the Red
Tower. The Hungarans however, il was said were COM
peey routed and driven into the Danube Il was reported
that after the Of the battle great part Of
the Hungarian troops went the Austrian army among
others the regiment Of Lichiensten.
The struggle in the Of Vienna was of short ura
honhe whole town was in possession Of the Imperial troops
on the LIST November.
was the evening Of the 3la that the Imperial troops
made their first entrance into the inner town. after having IA
ken all the aubourgs White flags were displayed on the
bason and, IN consequence the troops advanced but were
received with discharge Of firearms. Theeupon the bonn
badmen recommended with grenades and shells Az this
moment the palace and the library took fire. Some say that
the fire not caused by the grensdes that the people
did it. After the bombadmendhe city capula,ed and the
troops occupied the CASTLE the Kanthnsr Sa,se the 81 Se
phans Paiz, and here they fired on by the popuace
from the windows Of the houses The soldiers broke omen
the Bughor and kanthnehor and they took the castle by
assault The flames were seen rising above the cupoa Of the
library and on the Isl instant efforts made to extinguish
and the most valuable books The students held out the
est tina, part Of the town which the university is
On the lst they still in possession of the barracks
Sazger the university entered by the Imperal troops
and al noon hese barracks were takea by assault and many
prisoners made Of the students.
Several hundreds Of the insurgents had been arrested
Prince Windischgraiz published proclamation in which he
declared that the conditions he had previously
null and Vod IN consequence Of the captuaon having been
violated The academic legion declared 10 be forever
dissolved The National Guard is disbanded for term moi,
specified All newspapers and clubs suspended II is
forbidden for than persons TO assemble in the
Dom'cary visits are being made to discover depo Of arms
and oil persons not natives Of the city are arrested The Diet
prorogued and Prince Wndschpraz has declared il 10 no
an illegal assembly The deputies assembled on the previous
day. but Prince Felix Schwazenberg expelled them and oc
cuped the hall with troops is said that new Ministry
has been formed Of which Baron Wessemlerr s the prs
dent without portfolio; Prince Felix Schwartzenerr Min
lister Tor Foreign Affairs Bach, Of the Interior Buchner
War; Helieri, Public Instructions Brack, Commerce The
gates OF the city closed and all communication with the
iaubourgs cut off The FIRE had been eItipeushe IN The
palace, where caused but little injury The books in the
imperial library had been saved The German troops remain
cd IN the city, and the remainder had been sent in pursu, az
the Hungaans. Il is said that Dr. Chute had been arrested
at klosenbeg, and Kuster Ln,z Gen. Bembad escaped
but his abide camp had been arrested.
The Bresau Gazette Of the 9TH instant states ba, peec,
tranquility bad been restored Vienna in Of the
excellent discipline established by Prince Winscbgra,z who
had ordered that soldiers should be shot cr having p.
agedtho inhabitants. The leader Of the Academic Legion
had been arrested together with aiddecamp OF General
Messenhauer. Gen. Gordon had been appointed Governor
Of the city
Letters from Lniz OF the 3D. published in the Augsburg
Gazette OF the 4h instant confirm the Of the defeat
the hungarian army, which consisted Of 5000 men, for Ii,
most part irregular troops The fou, was compIee The
unganans were scattered and compelled 10 cross the from
tier in the greatest confusion.
The Bieslsuer Zsung, under date Vienna ID. 81 instant
contains the following statements.
The Diet has dissolved itself ne On Mondav Lac.
only sixty members present. Prince Windischga,z has hi
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