The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-08

which would have been inevitable If the armistice
Malmo h, been defnitivey rejected by the German
Diet
This vote has, however, been followed by extreme
agitation which from the Assembly has spread like
lightning through the CITY While write the streets
filed with crowds. All the population is on foot
September IL.
During the last night have had some serious dis
orders The popuace attacked the houses OF several
of the members of the Assembly who spoke in OF
the ratification of the armtice and would probably
have proceeded to greater outrage bad not the civic
guards and Hestian troops been called out by the
thOrities The Chamber has declared itsefin perma-
nance At o'clock in the morning tranquility was
restored but there Is still considerable agitation.
Yesterday popular assembly held at the Pr ng-
stwe'de, at which were present bands from Hanau,
Ofenbach, Mentz, &c., composed offrom to 600 per.
Speeches delivered by DR.. Reinganum. DR..
Zits, and MN Bruins, de Holstein, Wagner and Of
fenbach. The assembly adopted a resolution declar-
Ing that the majority of the National Assembly must
henceforh be regarded traitors to the German peo
pie the decision Of the 10th on the subject OF the
armistice and that this resontion Of tbs msat;nS
should be published throughout Germany, and COM
municated by depstation to the National Assembly
In the evening, the agitation among the people was
very great principally in trout of the Hotel of Germa
NY ut which the members of the extreme left of the
rising for the 18th against the National Assem-
bly, In consequence of these about 900 Prus-
sian and Austrian troops sent for They arrived
by railroad during the night and took their station
on the morning of the 18th in the square St. Paul
and the other environs Of the hall of the National
Assembly The irrtated people then raised barrcades
principally in the vicinity OF the Remer By O'Clock
the troops had already carried several barrcades with
out meeting s, with resistance Towards o'clock
when short armistice agreed upon
s. Quarter past Prince Ly chnowsky has been
killed in the PDgstgasse having been hit by balls
and NJ d'Anerswald Ia seriously wounded The fight
ing has just recommended. The cannon are firing on
the Iel, and the Hessian cavalry are securing the
streets
Correspondence OF the London Times.l
FRANKFORT, Sept. 49,
My last letters informed you of the monster meet
iDgs, the infammatory speeches. and the rebellion of
the Radical members and their party and of the me-
lancboly events of yesterday. am now enabled to
course of the combat. The Prussian and Austrian
troops were yesterday at posted in various quar-
ment was Immediately followed by the appearance of
strong detachment of Prussian soldiers who surround
ed the house. in order to protect its members against
other attacks Barbados at this time
structing on the Romerberg. The pavement was
torn up, and large packing filled with stones
succeeded, nevertheless, in taking some of these
without encounterng resistance 1t appears that
the rioters were not quite prepared for the combat
Some OF them were unarmed, and party of wild
young sent through the city in quest of wea-
pons Of which they obtained considerable quantity,
and which were freely given to them. The construc-
ton Of barbados was while rapidly proceeding;
indeed no less than three Of these formidable
bulwarks obstructed the passage in the principal
streets The two strongest and largest in size in
the DGngesgasse and in the Schnurgasse the Ex
change The latter was quite scientific fabric, with
l'opholes and kind of creviced battlement lot of
omnibuses and carriages placed in front Of It,
that it was rather awkward affair to take It, Ne
vertheless it was taken. The combat commenced at
O'Clock, by a detachment of Austrans marching
from he Liebrauerberg down upon the barrcade in
the D"pgesgasse, from the top Of which large blood
re d flag was hoisted They received by the RIO
tiers with smart and well directed fire from rides and
muskets, and obliged to retire Being reinforced by
party of Prussan soldiers, they advanced again dis
lodged the insurgents and made themselves masters
of the Zei the principal street of Frankfort, when
they Immediately proceeded to attack the position of
the insurgents in the Constabler Wache strongly
fortified guard house which might cali the citadel
OF Frankfort The position of the troops in the large
open street Of the Ze extremely dangerous for
they were exposed to CALLING fire from the rebels in
the Constaber Wache and from the nnumerable lanes
and alleys which open into that great thoroughfar
Insurgent to- bad found access to the
houses and fired from the windows.
At O'Clock at attempt at Cancellation made,
and flag of tru sent to the barbados where
received with sudden volley of musketry. One
Der OF the deputation was severely wounded The
armstice of one hour finally agreed upon.
made use Of this short-hved peace to pay visit to
the gentry behind the barrcades, and returned with
the firm conviction that these people but the tools
of some secret power. asked them what their plans
and intentions were, but they able to answer
that que,on and merely replied by vague threats and
curses found the barricades well ma med and their
defenders in state Of frantic excitement Other bar
rcades were still buiding-in short the insurgents
preparing for desperate struggle All the houses
of the Romerberg occupied by the rebels who
after the expiration of the one hours armstce opened
destructive fire upon the troops
Their furious feelings in way sobered
down by the Of the arrival of the cavalry and
uery, and presume 1t was this cpportune arrival
which prompted the members of the left to petition
the Archduke for the withdrawal the military This
step was admirable indeed for IL the troops
withdrawp, these gentlemen would have had il all
their own way. The Archduke and his cabinet re-
piled BY procaiming martial law, and declaring the
town to be in state Of siege.
No entreaties prayers to consult their own
safety could prevail upen the insurgents, who seemed
convinced that the authorities would never dare to
MI inn raft Al Bu
the ministry did not finch from their duty and when
persuasion was useless, the artillery was called into
action IL was fearful but still beautiful The
quick fash Of the cannon throwing sulphurous glare
the long lines of the houses the closing
all the deeper after that livid light the loud Of
the discharge and the undering noise
stones rs they rolled from the shattered barricsdes
the wild and savage forms of the republicans dismay
ed and still furious eager to rally and yet dsunted
by the destruction around them the calm faces and
the martial bearing of the soldiers and the quick and
regular motions of the artilerymen. combined to
foI a scene which never shall forget The victory
of the troops partly achieved by the aid of the sth
brigade Prussian artillery which arrived lust before
the CONNIE ncement Of the last act oths bloody drama
similar CON bat took place against the insurgent
population Of the suburb of Sachse nshausen, whose
been proverbial throughout Germany The town was
tranquil shortly after midnight
Troops Of all descriptions poured into the town in
the course OF this morning First came regimen mt Of
Wurtemberg Lancers and battalion of Darms in
fanry next Austrian artillery from Mentz and last
ly battalion OF the 35th Prussian regiment You
easily guess that of the rioters remained in
the town presume most of them have gone to join
their friends at Hapau, who marching force of
l60o OF their armed patriots to the the bells
when loud thunder of artillery warned them of the
hopeessness of their enterprise least the pre-
sent.
Prince Lichnowski died early this NOR ming amidst
excruciatiDg agonies Msjor Auerswald, his fellow
victim, is, undert and the father of a large family
who will be left to bewsil his death by the hands OF
assassins
The Parliament met this morning at the usual hour
The President Informed them Of the death of two Of
their members, the Prince Lichnowski, and Baron
Aperswald NJ Scbmerling, Minister ad interim, gave
an account OF the measures the Cabinet had taken,
and we're still taking for the preservation of order
Votes Of confidence and thanks to the Ministry and
to the federal troops for their signal devotion and
moderation were then moved by Mr.. Zscharie, and
adopted by the Assembly II Is said that mme date
steps will be taken for the prosecution of certain
bers Of the left implicated In the late riots
am not yet enabled to give you authentic &C
count Of the number killed and wounded in yester.
days combat but ought not to forget to ntion the
fact that the Frankfort Civic Guards not only refused