Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-11-28

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calculated 10 change il, or in any degree detrac
from its true value and dignity. The acceptance
of YOUR challenge would, in my estimation, as IN
that of all sensible men, be such an act. there
fore, decline IT,"
EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.
Further Eztracts by the Steamer Cambria.
We lake the following summary mainly from
the Journal Of Commerce.:
The Hermann, from New York, Del. ooh,
reached Southampton, Nov. 5h in sixteen days
Tine Cambria met the Britannia, liom n. York,
Oct IS going into Liverpool. The i,ish and
North American Royal Mail Steamship Com
pany intend dispusing OF the three old boats now
forming part Of their line, viz: The rltannIa,
Acadia aud Caledonia, and replacing Them with
vessels OF equal speed and tonnage with the four
recently placed on The staten, anu @hich nave
proved so much superior.
Ireland continued tranquil, and no further &C
lion would be had relative to Smith O'Brien aud
his contederates I'LL The 18Th November, at VIII
dale the wrils OF errors were made returnabe.
The news from The continent OF Europe is II
orincinal interest Vienna capitulated on the
3Is October. and was Immediately occupied by
the Imperial troops. 10 Italy The hostility OF the
Lombard population had been manifested in va
rious places by sangunary conflicts with the
Ausriaus. The details OF these events will be
found below.
public Of Liberia has JUST been announced, and a
| tre,,y III commerce Is understood to have been
| ARRANGED. This State was founded by the Amer
| loan COLONIZATION Society 10 1920 and Continued
&C colony under The care OF that body until last
wear, when il was formed into an independent
government A similar recognition has also been
| Obtained from France.
AUSTRIA.
BLOODY FIGHTS IN VlENNA-CAPIT-
ULATION OF THE CITY.
The latest accounts from Vienna come down
10 the 4th inst. This city fell On The 3lsl On
rbat day the imperial troops had penetrated into
| The interior OF the town. having hrsl possessed
themselves OF The suburbs.
Till the 2Slh uIl. six days we're vainly consum-
ed in endeavorns 10 bring The Viennesc TO sub.
mission. On the 2Sh Windischgratz entered the
southern suburbs OF The city, having carried his
no.i,ion BIZ lhr most unrelnting fire o. sma |
and heavy artillery from all pons. On The 20 ii
the attack was followed up on The Wieden, Ma
Iiahelt, and the Schotlen6eli suburbs, and the
Yienuese resisted his advance at every point
with the most determined bravery. Urged on By
Polish prooa gandisls within The walls, headed by
Cen. Benin those OF doubtful fidelity being pac
81 il the iron, rank, Windischsra'z found every
inch disputed. On that day, however, he Oh
tanned position beyond The slacis which divides
The inner CITY from the suburbs, Al a distance Oh
only Two hundred 10 four hundred steps from the
wall OF the inner city.
On the 9Th truce was agreed upon, which
exile led to The following day al noon. Then Tie
Hunearians, who had crossed the frontier made
an attack on The Imperial troops, 10 which they
were assisted by "soltie" Of the Visnnese, bui
they were com pIeely defeated. Accounts in he
Breslauer Zsitung, dated Breslau, Oct. 81 stale
that the HungaIiaDs, eighteen thousand men
strong. attacked the efl wing OF Windischsraz's
and The right Of Jelachich's army. Messenhau-
ser made sally from gate IN the vicinity Of
The Red Tower. TIE Hunearians, however, il
was said were completely rouled, and driven into
the Danube. Ii was reported that soon after The
commencement OF the battle great part Of The
Hungarian troops went over 10 the Austrian ar-
nv. among others the regiment Lichtens,en.
The struggle in the streets OF Vienna was Of
shor, duralion-he whole town was in possession
OF The Imperial troops on the Isl November
|, was on the evening of The 3lst III at the I'm.
perial troops made their first entrance into the
inner town, after having taken all the taubourss
White flags were displayed on The baslions, and
| in consequence the troops advanced. but were
received with discharge OF firearms. Thoreup
| ON. the bombardment recommended with grenades
, and shells. At This moment the palace and the
library took fire Some say the fire was Io' eau
, SD BY the grenades, but that the people did it
After the bombardment, the city capulated, anC
the troops occupied the castle, the KaInlhner
Strasse, The S. Stephens Plalz and here the'
were fired on By The populace from The window
Of the houses The soldiers broke open the Bn;-
thor and Karnlhnerthor, and took The castle ~
/. assauli-The flames were seen rising ABOVE 'h'
crpola OF the library, and on The lst Instant effori'
we're made 10 eyliceuish the tfe, and hopes We
entertained OF saving the manuscripts and M
mos, valuable books. The Students held out III
longest in that part ct The town IN ~hich inc uh
yersi,y is situated On he Isl, they were still il
nossession OF lie barracks ot Salzgiei; The I'M
yersy was entered by the imperial troops and .
moon these barracks were taken by assault, aEe
many prisoners made OF The students.
Several hundreds of the insurgents had been
arrested. Prince Windischgratz pnblisheda pro
clamation, in which he declared that the condl
tons he had previously proposed were null arc
void in consequence Of the capitula,on havint
been violated. The academic legion was de
. clared to be forever dissolved. The Natlona
= Guard is disbanded, for term rot specified
All newspapers and clubs are suspended u !
, forbidden for more than ten persons TO ASSEMBLE
in the streets. Domiciliary visits are benz
made to discover depots of arms, and all per
sons not natives of the city ore arrested. In
Diet is prorogued, and Prince Windiscbgral
&c has declared it to be an illegal assembly. tn
y deputes assembled on the previous Gay, ~
= Prince Felix Schwartzenbcrg expelled ihei
= and occupied the hall with troops. II IS sal
u that new ministry has been termed, OF who
. Baron Wessemberg is the President, without
:. portrolio; Prince Felix Schwarlzenoers, MINIS
q. Ter for Foreigu Affairs; Bache, Of the interlo
Buchner, war; Helfert, public instruction
Brack. commerce. The gates OF The CITY al
,e closed. and all communication with the lat
u. bourps is cut off, The FIRE had been extinguis
S. ed in the palace, where il caused but little Il
or ;ury. The books in the imperial library ia
oil been saved. The German troops remained 10 Il
&c c;tv. and the remainder had teen sent in pursu
of the Hungarians. 1t is said that Dr.. Chut
oil had been arrested at Klostenberg, and kust
D. I;n,z General Benz had escaped, but h
o ad-de-camp had been arrested
W. letter dated Prague, the Both ul'imo, o.
u nounces that the Emperor was expected TO tai
IN up his residence in that city
~ The Breslau Gazette Of the 4th inst, stat
70 that perfect tranquility had been restored
= Vienna in consequence of the excellent disc
=. pline established by Prince Windischgrstz, wi
he had ordered that some soldiers should be sh
Sc for having pilaged the inhabitants. The Lead
id of the Academic Legion had been arrested, I
e. gether with an abide camp OF Gen. Messenha
ed ser. Gen Gordon had been appointed Cove
rs nor Ct that city. :,
D. Letters from Linz of the I'd, published in Il
We Augsburg Gazette Of the 4th inst, confirm u
ke news Of the defeat of the Hungarian arm
which consisted of $4,000 men, for The mo
60 part irregular troops The route was comPIe.'
p, The Hungarians we're scattered, and coipPe"'
al 10 cross the frontier in the greatest CONFUSION
u The Breslauer Zsitung, under date vlsnn
e The ID inst. contains the following statements
'ns T 90 i1.. has dissolved ITSELF as on Monda
,e Inc Diet nas ca ,oenhers present. Primo
waa ssi Ts5s has Ii, at sshG5
brunn and Baron Jeachieh in Inc s rasGs ., 10
III archduke Ma1inilian d'Este Inc inner cil