The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-12-05

replacing them with vessels of equal speedand
tonnage with the four recently placed on the
station, aud which have proved so much super
Tor.
Ireland continued tranquil, and 40 further
faction would be had relative to Smith O'Brien
and his confederates till the 18th OF Novem-
Der, at which date the writs oferror were made
returnable.
The news from the continent Of Europe is
of principal interest. Vienna capitulated on
the 81 list October, and was Immediately occu-
pied by the Imperial troops. In Italy the hos
tility of the Lombard population had been
manifested in various places by sanguinary
Iconlicts with the Austrians. The details OF
these events will be found below.
The recognition BY Great Britain OF the Re.
public Of Liberia has just been announced, and
la treaty of commerce is understood TO have
been arranged. This State was founded by the
American Colonization Society in 1920, and
continued as colony under the care of that
body until last year, when it was formed into
an independent government. A similar recog-
milton has also been obtained from France.
AUSTRIA.
Bloody Fights in Capitulation of the
City.
The latest accounts from Vienna come down
to the 4th inst. The city fell on the 3lst. On
that day the Imperial troops had penetrated in
TO the interior OF the town, having first poss-
essed themselves of the suburbs.
Till the 10Th ult. six days were vainly con-
sumed in endeavoring to bring the Viennese
To submission. On the 2Sth Windischgratz
entered the southern suburbs Of the city. hav-
ing carried his position by the most remit
ting fire Of small. and heavy artillery from all
points. On the 29th the attack was followed
up on the Wieden, Mariahelf and Schotten.
field suburbs, and the Viennese resisted his adj
vance at every point with the most determined
bravery. Urged on by the Polish propagan-
dists within the walls. headed by General
Benin, those of doubtful fidelity being placed
in the front rank, Windischgratz found every
inch disputed. On that day, however, he OBJ
tanned position beyond the glacis which di-
vides the inner city from the suburbs, at dis
lance of only two hundred to four hundred
steps from the wall of the inner city.
On the 18th truce was agreed upon, which
extended to the following day at noon. Then
the Hungarians. who had crossed the frontier
made an attack on the Imperial troops, in
which they were assisted by ''sortie" of the
Viennese, but they were completely defeated
Accounts in the Breslaur Zcitung, dated Bres-
Ian, Oct. 81 state that the Hungarians, eight.
cen thousand men strong, attacked the left
wing OF Windischgratzs and the right of Jella
chich's army. Messenhauser made sally from
gate in the vicinity of The Red Tower. The
Hungarlans, however, il was said were COM
pletely routed, and driven into the Danube
Ii was reported that soon after the com mence-
ment OF the battle great part of the Hungar-
ian troops went over TO the Austrian army,
among others the regiment Lichtenstein.
The struggle in the streets of Vienna was OF
short duration the whole town was i'm poss-
ession Of the Imperial troops on the LIST of No
| vember.
II was on the evening of the 3lst that the
Imperial troops made their first entrance into
the inner town, after having taken all the fou-
bourgs. White flags were displayed on the
bastions, and, in consequence. the troops ad-
vanced, but were received with discharge OF
fire arms. Thereupon the bombardment re.
commenced with grena;les and Shells At this
moment the palace aud the library took fire
Some say the fire was not caused by the gren.
AIDES. but that the people did it. After the
Commandment, the city capitulated. and the
troops occupied the castle, the KarnthneI
Strasse. the st. Stephens Platz, and here they
were fired on by the populace from the win
dows of the houses. The soldiers broke open
the Burgthor and Karnthnerthor, and they took
the castle by assault. The flames were seen
rising above the cupola of the library, and on
the first instant efforts were made TO extinguist
the fire, and hopes We're entertained of aving
he manuscripts aud the most valuable books
The students held out the longest in that pa ri
OF the town In which the university is situated.
On the LIST, they were still in possession of the
barracks of Salzgrier; the university was en-
tered by the imperial troops, and at noon these
barracks were taken by assault, and many pris
oners made of the students.
Several hundred Of the insurgents had been
arrested. Prince Windschgratz published a
proclamation, in which he declared that the
conditions he had previously proposed wer,
null and void in consequence OF the capitula
ton having been violated. The academic le
giou was declared to be forever dissolved -
The National Guard is disbanded for term
not specified. All newspapers and clubs ar,
suspended. 1t is forbidden for more than Ter
persons TO assemble in the streets. Domicil-
larry visits are being made to discover depots o
arms, aud all persons not natives of the cit,
are arrested. The Diet is prorogued, anC
Prince Windischgratz has declared il 10 be al
illegal assembly. The deputies assembled OF
| the previous day, but Prince Felix Schwartzen
berg expelled them, and occupied the hall will
troops. Ii is SAID that a new ministry ha
been formed. of which Baron Wessemberg i
the President, without portfolio; Prince Fe
lix Schwartzenberg, minister for foreign affairs
Bach, of the interior; Buchner, war; Helfert
public instruction.; Brack, commerce. Tn,
lgates Of the city closed, and all communi
cation with the faubourgs is cut off. The fir
had been extinguished in the palace, where i
caused but little injury. The books in the i'm
lperial library had been saved. The German
troops remained in the city. and the remdinde
had been sent in pursuit of the Hunga rams
Ii is said that DIR. Chute had been arrested a
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