Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1848-12-07


nal. The workmen, on the contrary, dis
played great valor. No students were OBJ
served at this time as being openly engaged
in defence of the city, and it was, there.
fore, conjectured, that they had laid aside
their peculiar distinctive marks, for the
purpose of remaining incog.
IL does not appear that many bombs
were thrown into the city. Between thir-
ty and forty houses were burned down.
AT o'clock at night, nothing was vet de.
cided upon. Behind the victorious advance
of the troops, the inhabitants of the city
itself were said TO have raised white flags
of truce, as early as the previous evening:
which, however, were torn down by the
operators. Only few shells were thrown
into the city on the evening of the 2s,h
AS means of inspiring terror, these
bombs were directed against the Universe
ty, but great number of rockets and scrap
nels were thrown on the following day.
On the 29th, at midday, the troops were
already on the glacis, at distance Of only
200 TO 400 steps from the wall of the Uni
versty. But on this day a truce was
agreed upon, which extended to the follow
ing day at noon. Then the HuBgarians
who had crossed the frontier, made an at.
tack on the Imperial troops, assisted by a
sortie of the Viennese, but they were com.
pletely defeated.
The Viennese having recommended the
combat the city was once more bombarded.
On the 3lst, the accounts state that the
Hungarians, $4,000 strong, attacked the
left wing of the force commanded by Jel-
lachich. The Hungarians were command
ed by Messenhauser, and made sally from
gate in the vicinity of the Red Tower
They were completely routed and diven
into tie Danube.
Gen. Windschgratz, on the 3oth, at 10
O'Clock sent the following Geographic dis.
patch to Baron Weesenberg: "The Minis
ter-President of Vienna Internationally
submits this day. My soldiers will enter
Vienna to-day"
A great part of the Hungarian troops
went over to the Austrian army. Among
others, the regiment of Lichenstein. The
struggle in the streets of Vienna was of
short duration; and the whole city was in
the possession of the Imperial troops on the
lst of November.
On the evening of the 31st ut, the Impe.
rial troops made their first entry into the
inner town--afer having taken all the fau.
bourgs, advancing quietly towards the has.
tions, upon which white flags had been rails.
ed, they were suddenly received by shower
of balls. Shells and rockets were thrown
into the town, and the imperial library and
portion oflhe palace, were soon in flames.
The town submitted; and the Burgh, the
karuthner gates and the Stephens square
were occupied by the military. Still, a
brisk fire was kept upon them from the
windows. The karulhner gates were then
stormed and battered in by the troops, and
the burgh carried by assault.
The students fought like madmen; and
when the rest CT the city had given in, still
defended themselves in the vicinity of Aula
supported by portion of the workmen.-
On the lst of Nobember, they yet held out
In the Labziegner barracks. On the 3lsl,
five hundred prisoners were made. The
same day, the Hungarians recrossed the
Leethe, and withdrew.
The Imperial General imposed conditions
which were assented TO by the Council of
Vienna, time having been given them until
s p. NJ. of the 3Oth, on pain of the lombard.
meni, to decide upon the propositions.
The people, students, and National guard
We'd with each in casting away their arms
and seeking safety in flight.
NORTHERN ITALY.
Was in great confusion. An insurrec-
lion has broken out in Genoa. France is
said to have granted 10000 muskets TO the
Sandman government.
BURLINGTON, Nov. 25.
We have Just received the official result
in Iowa. Cass has 1922 majority over
Taylor, excluding Potawatomie county,
which gave Taylor 4s3 maj, Van Buren,
obtained LOO votes-thus leaving Cass in
The minority of the popular vote.