The Arkansas banner., 1848-05-09

the Three Days, thef quite find their counterpart in the Prnssian Revelation. When we es,l 10 mind the population and capacities of Prussia, and inc potent influence it's example must have upon the surrounding portion Of the continent, it Mil need nothing more 10 Pfoie the immense importance of the great change No detailed account of inc
 events that ushered n and marked the Berlin move
 ment, had yct reached Us, until we find, now. in i the Derby Journal, published at ginghamgton. Ct
 an interesting letter rom gentleman who was in
 Berlin during the lae revolutionary struggle, the greatest part Of whidh letter we copy:
 1 Cesesal. BERLIN. March 10. lsis. How shall deseibe 10 you the events which nave just taken lste--,he scenes of which have been witnes2 The past night has been one Of the
 most apPah. have ever passed through, and may never kIow such another
 During the Rhole night has beeli heard the firing and cannonaing of 30, 600 troops, upon an almost deienceiess RoPie- What slaeghter--what car
 mage have ths past twelve hours witnessed. The rattle ol musetTy, the thander of cannon the yeEs of an iDiuriaed people, the trampling of soldiers and horses ie clash of arms, the clater cf tiles and chimney thrown upon the heads of the soldiers i the lutid hsR oi fires burning up barracks and
 buildings m various portions Of tie city, have all joined in pDdueiDg an effect too terrific to be described
 For The lsA five days the city has been very m. quiet, and forse last fourteen have the troops been almost continually under arms, ahd prcsune that Tor the last sixty hours, moi a soldier has had any more sleep than could be got resting on lis arms in the streets.
 The d,sguiei now ,qeyaiIiag throughos, Europe had operated here elsewhere, and been rse cause oi the suspension of the works of many masulac- tories, Ac., inc wOrkmen of which were cos,s-- qurrtly cut of employ. A meeting of the people took place on the evening of Monday, the I3ih. fo, The purpose oi adopting address to the kng sskins for the reforms already granted to many While quietly assembled they were commanded by tie military to dspurse, and after leaving the pisco ot meeting the crowd Was charged upeb by The Cav airy, and many were wounded and some killed. On Fucsday the same scenes were repeated; the un- armed people were charged upon repeatedly by the soldiers aud for other reason than bccanse they collected m the streets m crowds regarding cu- rionsy lhr military which in strong force was post cd al all the principal points of the city. Some of our AmerIcan students have had narrow escapes. Some, especially, who were retu ming from our Ministers, one of whom had bis scalp torn from his head bY sabre cut and one or two others got in very dangerous proximity to sabFes the hat oi one, and bloody coat of another testified Their only offence was passing, on their way home, through the crowd which was charged upon while they were in the midst of 1t.
 On W Wednesday evening, crowds Of people, prin 4 cPaly ot The lower classes, surrounded inc palace 1be atdrfss to the King had produced no result A ciuzen made speech to the people, exhoTting them to go home and be peaceable. "Ne are pedceabe, replied they, but we have no work - we have no bread, and why should we go home to starve" Two regiments of cavalry suddenly charged into the square where this dense mass oi people Were assembled. The scene Was a dreadful one--the people were penned up--were without arms, and indeed attempted no defence, but were pursued and cut down by inc dragoons, with d savage ferocity and releHtlessness. This charge Was followed by d voley of musketry from some companies of infantry, and the number Of kiAed and wouuded must have been considerable.
 Thursday was an exciting day The streets wero hted with military, and the. people assembled in efowds-shops weie closed, and proclamaiions from the President of police wete posted up, forbiddng more ihan twenty persons 10 assemble together, and saying that any crowd not dispersing upon the beat of di nn TT blast of trumpet would be fired upon; directing all good ctzens to keep in their houses, and all doors to be- oloseI and locked by eight o'clock. On one occasion the officer at tbe watch house called up to the crowd 10 dispersc and while they Were do'ny gave the order to fire aud raj respectable citizens were shot in the street. be- sides some Tn the windows of the shops. Among the dead was a gh of r.. The brghers and cit- zens demanded tfms and said they would be re- sionsibe for thepeace of the city fl the military were sent away. Iheil request was refused. Ca Flllay came the news of the Revolution ih Vienna, and the dismissal of Metternich. A deputation of seventeen persom also came from the Rhine pro- vinces, demanding rat,er than asking. from the kIng, the dismissal of Ministers, and the reforms already meniionel as being giaBted in many States They had that evening audience with the King.
 he citizens trneI themselves 10 the nufrbef tis was sadi oi 0,t9a, ioiesl hy many ol Inc slu dents, into pOli;e for the prese aiion ol orlcr- The soldiers were partially ie,noved from the squares and streets, and tbe city quiet. But the calm Was oily that preceding tempest. The deegalion from the Rhine Provinces pressed their mands, and toid the hins that unless they were granted by | O clock. he had no longer any possessions on the Rhine. The citizeHs who had been acting a- police, assembled with thers of the people, by thousands, demdnd'ng arms aud the sending away oi the so dIer< PToclana ions irOm the kihg. promising to conVoke the Dei inc 1th oi April, and to gf ant freedom of the press. had been posted up, and these lbc people were )ooing at and tearing dowa. The DelegAian recened an ansSer from tbe King, say ing the Dift shorlt meet on the 2d of April, with powers to decide he greai qu .stions ol tbe day, and graptias immediate and iui freedom oi the press He addressed the crowds fronihe balcony of the palace, calling them his dear aud faithful cti- zens, and telling them what he had done for them. They mN'e an IBH4-nse tumuit. Some said they were cheering and some that they were hootiug.- The hing moiiohed with bis hand toward the crowd, and suddenlt there discharge of muskelfy.
 Ibc spark lighted the flame, and ffom the dis charge of those muskes, which tbe King attrIHs in his proclamaioDs to have been accidental, may the terrible events oi The following night be aScfibed- | he news oi another attack by the troops upon the people, spread like wild ffe. The streets were hl- led, and barr'cides were every where iornsd fl by magIc. Regiment after regiment came pouring mic the Piaiz III quick lime, and regiments oi horse al idll galloP, with the artillery. IL fearful sight SiA UT seven thousand soldiers assembled, wdittng bu, for the word to commence the work oi death. Proclama,ous from the kiag granting free doni and saying he desired the reforms demanded, and tue Diet should act upon them on the 2d of April, and showing that he had yielded rythiBg but the people cried out it twas too late-t that they had been betfayed,' and all assurances about misunderstanding We're booted at. The whole city a scene of the utmost excitement.
 The first attack of importance made under my window. The people drove off some of the cav airy, throwing glass bottles to prevent their work ing eiiect1ally and awaited behind th-r barficades the approach of the infantry. Their harricades