The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-20

Prague and MoravIa to Vienna, and Strengthening
the forces of the Croats under Jelachlch, and he
and Windisch-G ratz will soon have 100, 900 men
with which to move against the capital and the
Iungarians. And these men are not doubtful, foi
they are not Germans but Sclavonians; with hearts
burning with venom, and painting for the combat
| and vengeance. In the mean while the capital
Is the scene of the widest disorder, and totally
destitute of men equal to the greatness of the mo.
ment. The Acad emc Legion Is the provisional
government, and Its precipitation is almost qua
rantee OF rum. Every man is armed 10 the teeth
and the city Is preparing for siege; but there is
no system, no discipline possible In such lncohe.
rent masses, when called on to face a regularly
organized army. Terror is IN every heart, and nc
less than y, 600 fugtlves have arrived at Prague
and all that can escape fly The capital OF Bohe-
mia has become SECOND Cobentz, and is filled
with emigrfs
The murder of Latour, the Minister of War,
| proves that the leaders IN Vienna have no COM
mand of the forces that they have conjured up and
God knows where second outbreak of popular
passion may end. An eyewitness to this tiendlsh
assassination gives the account mlnutely as fol-
lows :-"Latour was seized in his bureau, and his
skull fractured with the butt-end OF musket then
dragged down stairs by the heels he was shot his
eyes were picked out, and he was then hung to a
hook before the entry to the war office. This was
not sufficient; he was taken down. stripped naked
and pieces of his body were cut OIL and paraded to
the public by men and women! Finally, his mu-
tllated body was hung to lamppost in an open
square; the rope broke, and the falling corpse was
pended with stronger cord" After this, it is no
wonder that the imperial family resolved to ly;
especially as the people did not hesitate to demand
the heads OF the Archduchess Sophia and the Arch
duke Louis. The Emperor himself is so harmless
that no one would think of touching HIM ; but his
mbeclhty is exactly what produced all the diff
Guilty in Austria the people know too well that the
measures OF the court do not proceed from HIM,
but are the result OF the ntrgues daily spun around
HIM. A long residence in Vienna gave me an op.
portunlty OF frequently seeing the royal family and
a little sketch may not be Improbable, at period
when the eyes OF all Europe are turned on their
fortunes. The Emperor Is but the relic of man
he was never distinguished tor mental capacity in
early HE, and, at a later period, condition of
complete mental mfirmity seemed to take possess
sion ofhlm. The impression made by his features
is that OF lmbeclllty, without doing HIM injustice
The Empress is fine, majestic looking lady, of
ordinary powers OF mind, but perfectly destitute of
the knowledge or the tact to govern. She remains
entirely aloot from public life, and bigotedy de-
voted to religion and religious ceremonies. Thus
the power passes into other hands than those which
are supposed to govern These are, first, the Arch
duke Louis, uncle of the Emperor, and brother of
the celebrated Emperor Francis the Second He
is Inc man who ruled the empire, with Metternich,
until the revolution--a man of the old regime, re-
markahle for nothing but for having grown old IN
the exercise OF despOtlc power and learned to GO
vern by rote, and with an obstinacy which twenty
revolutions would not break. The next is the
Archduke Francis Charles, brother of the Empe-
ror, and successor to the throne; a man of mode
rate capacities, with no other desire but to have
things as his fathers had them ; with no powers
to govern, and perfectly unfit to command the ves-
sci IN the present stormy period. The grand stunl-
bling block in the way of the people is his wife,
the much dreaded Archduchess Sophia-a Bavari-
an princess Painting to have the imperial honors
on her brow, she would hail the abdcation OF the
Emperor with JOYS and, to tell the truth, she Is the
only man in the family. Ambitious and full OF in
tngue, she IL ready to seize any cord that will
strengthen her own position and tighten the letters
Of the people. Mei!ernich's flight gave her the
reins, and she acted under cover Tor some time
She was the handspring of everything that was
done at Innspruck, while the court was there; and
since their return she has intrigued with Jeachich
and the obllty Her object Is to secure the crown
at all hazards; but the people know her. The relic
OF the Diet left at Vienna have demanded her BAN
ishment, and the people were eager for her head
Her success with Jeachich remains to be seen
In the meanwhile, all is anxiety Vienna has given
the impulse, and the tide of revolution threatens to
roll on. Berlin is fermenting Munich Is ready to
sound the tocsn at the first cry of distress from
Vienna; and a few daysmay see the crusades pour
ing toward the shores of the Danube. Russia has
broken silence and crossed the Pruth, with pro-
liability that she will Join herself with the Emperor
of Austria and the Sclavonians, against the Ger
mans in Vienna. And then what will Milan do |
What will Radetzky do, with Croats and Hunga-
rians in the same camp! Time alone can tell