Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-04-22

the faithful States oil his empire well rs on all classes OF
his SUBJECTS to whom the maintenance OF the legal order o
things dear and who have retained the capacity IN The
midst OF period Of agitation and disturbance TO watch the
consequences to which The opposite path "oaiu inesDiy
lead"
At BERLIN soserous disturbances have taken place. We
find the following account of them in our files:
HAMBuRG, MARcn l6--In Berlin, as well as In Vienna,
there have occurred disturbances of the public that threat
to take very alarming At the iomer place there
had been going during the last few days very lively ag-
aon TO get up petitions to the King praying for liberty OF
the press and other reforms already granted by most OF The
other German Governments Not only the town council
OF Berlin Debating on petition OF this SORT but several meet
ngs had been held for the purpose under the tents IN the
Thegaen park where large coneourse OF people took
place Monday last The police and the endres having
in vain tried to dsperse the crowd which, however, IN no way
disturbed the public peace the garrison was called outs and
when the people returned from the park they ound the streets
and the squares hroneed with troops Towards o'clock
the evening the gade du corps cuaes and the Dragons
began to clear the square before the Palace and hough no
resistance took place the part OF the people, the troops rode
through the people without for the personal safety
OF and made use of their weapons in such
that several wounded very severely and one
Of them mortally
Towards midnight tranquility restored On Tuesday
these repeated and again several persons were
wounded and killed the spot The people again
attacked by the troops yesterday evening" and according TO the
account received by who arrived here this afternoon
by the aoad the results have been most DISASTROUS ten hav
ing been killed and about bundled wounded while the
sodery said have suffered very severely by the people
throwing at he and awaiting their attack behind some
sort of barricades, which impeded their progress.
According TO teegraphic despatch, dated Berlin, Friday
IL, o'clock r which arrived at Cologne at hafpast
that day. order aud the metropolis continued
quiet The King had returned from Potsdam in the after
noon Of the 5th. ia
We regret to blood has been shed Madgeburgh
On the evening of the 18th instant, noisy crowd having
collected before the house Of the chief OF the police M
Kampz proceeded break his windows After wreakng their
vengeance this obnoxious parsonage, the crowd would
probably have retired quietly had not the doors of the
artillery barracks suddenly thrown open, whence large
body of that branch Of the service issued with drawn sabre
and commenced furious onslaught the mob. Many
severely wounded and severely crushed and bruised in
attempting to escape their assaants The conduct Of
the artillery has the greatest disgust and general
outbreak momentarily expected.
The State Gazefte Of the 18th contains the following patent
convoking the United Diet
tWe, Frederick William, by the grace of God King Of
Prussia &c., have, conjunction with The Imperial Govern
of Austria invited German conederates assemble
Immediately for general consultation respecting those
which called for by present fraught with
difficulty and dangerous 10 the veal oil our therand.
are strive with all energy that these
consultations may lead actual Of the German
Confederation that the German people, fundamentally
united by strengthened free institutions, and at the time
protected from the dangers Of scord and anarchy
ancient grandeur and its proper rank Europe
Whatever be the result of exerons will
case be taken consolidate Kingdom and dominons for
the ecton OF which require the cooperation OF
faithful States For reasons and because IN great and
momentous epoch like the present. only feel strong
conjunction with States have resolved TO open The
Unted l Thursday the 9Th Of April, capital and
residences of Berlin.
I" Given at Berlin, March IA fS4S.
FREDERICK WILLIAM.