New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-11-22
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
THE SIEGE OF VIENNA
Freedom In Europe-The Crisis Mt Fienna-
Bombardment and Heroic Defence oil inc
PeOpie-The One Idea Of France

g. II Freedom, which VIII surrey DC io'''"'" y w
sarrccton Oh we are great people IN Europe ana
very practical Republicans we make Revolution we
proclaim our FfeedOm-on psper-but as soon as men
take the freedom wish 10 be truly free we are At
once on hand with our ststes Of siege, martial laws
military occupation and bombardments and shoot stab
snd thrust Freedom under our feet. The last Revoiu
,ou : now eish, months Old and already the Poles in
po,en have been decmsted by shells and grspe-shot
tho cities Of Prague Milan Messna and half OF Paris
sonbaIdod half dozen other cities placed 10 state
Of siege aud Of measures Of force, arrests and impr
.oumen,s there are more than there were under
he government OF Motternich Guizot Ct ID geHus 0mHo
street conflicts against the Prolesrat carried
,mew here almost every week and At this very mo
ment the Emperor Ferdinand Of Austria commands $
hoops to lombard Vienna and set il hre with Con
kets In the belief that he will thereby crush
the Democracy
Do you not see that the rtgtme Of Freedom in Europe
s very pleasant aud have you no desire to become
free bufeber Of Vienna Prague, Berlin, Milan, Frank
fort Me.sina and Madrid prefer st Petersburg
for there al least you not coquetted with Freedom
In order 10 be afterwards struck deadyou are not de
eeiyed with great words which are Afterwards diss
vowed by cannon but people confess that the rule IS
de.potc and that therefore the only virtue in subject
Is bind obedience. That is at least sincere, and pre-
vents honorable people enthusiasts SC from falling
INTO liberal mouse traps
Yes-Venna has been siormed and bombarded since
tho 2sth Of October The Viennese defend themselves
Ike heroes; every hands breadth Of ground must be
purchased by the troops with blood aud in case of an
overthrow almost The h0ie iHieri0r Of The cry has ban
ademiaed IN order to send into the air with one ire
mendous explosion the Imperial Palace the Cathedral
Of It. stephen the National Bank aud Treasury Cham
Der the defenders and the troops OF the Monarchy ;
nisa terrible tragedy which lie At this moment " by
the Grace Of God being enacted In Nienna-but 1t IA
necessary one and the catastrophe will only hasten the
universal Revolution which we are now approaching
with giant footsteps, and its results, the triumph oi the
EUROPEAN REPUBLIC Does not the crowned idiot In
Onut1 does not his Camsrla comprehend, that
bombs and cannons may indeed destroy CITY, but they
can IN no wise prop up crumbling Monarchy Does
not this weak minded Hapsburg see that every shot
tom the cannons of FRINGE Windischgraz only strikes
OF part Of hi-|rhrono and shakes the Crown on his
hollow head Nemesis will be fearful in her sway
but she will be only just-snd on that day when the
people shall hold the Last Judgment OF Kings the doom
will be eye for eye tooth for tooth, blood Tor
blood-while the Destroying Angel blows down the
walls of this Jericho with his shattering trumpets
The example Of Vienna will arouse the whole Of
germany one cry OF revenge, PlONiauh"t M i"P'"
cable breach with all dynastes and monarcnes will
burst from the breast OF the People. do not know
whether the latest news from Vienna reach you by the
way OF Paris or London but in either case Will not
neglect giving you an OF the state OF affairs as
thew are known to US to- day in Paris The city closely
shut up since the 23d saw all its propositions of media
uon rejected through the absurd and Draconic stpu
stons of Windischgratz On the oath it was decided to
leave the settlement henceforth the force of arms.
The vennese began the attack various sslies which
thew made had no decisive result il is true but gave
the defenders Of Freedom opportunity to show their
heroic spirit and i'll the Imperial troops with respect
for their adversaries Finally. the 21th, the last
grace which Windchgraiz had appointed for the sub
mission Of the city expired and at 10 o'clock on the
morning of the 24th he commenced the attack While
bombs and burning rockets were hurled upon Vienna
from all sides and numerous fires broke out in differ
emit parts OF the city he attacked the suburb OF Leo
podstsdt protected by the forests Of the Praier "a
public promenade the Danube) aud the Brsittenau
At the entrance of the main avenue of this suburb
named the Jagerzo General Bern, who conducted the
defence of Vienna caused gan, bsTrcade to be erect
ed and defended by twelve cannon The hrst battalion
schonhas Infantry which stormed this barriesdc, wa.
completely desiroyed-not ten men having escaped
But new battaons followed thirty guns, protected by
telling the trees Of the Prsler kept up for three hours
urderous fire agsins, this bsrrcsdc whose defenders
were hnally obliged to retreat to smother erected be-
hind them Thus the struggle was sustained through
the whole day. and the evening OF he Seth the
troops had only penetrated the Jacrzc as far as the
KMls lheetera distance about equal to the tenth part
Of your Broadway On the Goth no new attack sp
pears have taken place and this IL the more proos
bic since the troops have suffered very severely But
even If windschgrasz should become master OF the
whole suburb OF Leopoldstsdt he is still separated by
an sfm OF the Danube from Vienna proper and behind
this arm Of the Danube rise the high old bastons OF the
interior city which fortified by cannon.
Thus far reach edsccs, and we should not forget
that they all originate In the noghborhood OF Vienna,
and therefore from the camps Of the Imperial troops
thN they must needs be- oncsded and prciudiced, and
ye, do not speak OF any decisive consequence of the
eaors Of the troops II the Vennese should only hold
GU, Eve days longer the entire condition Of things
would probably change and reverse OF fortune be eN
psrenoed TIE Hungarian 50 900 strong are on the
Leila but a few hours distance from the oiiy-and
asO throughout, the Provinces the bombsrdmenl Of
Vienna Will produce powerful effect 1t will show to
iAen wha, they may expect, aud when Nionua-the
Aut Of Auslria--s once under the yoke, the last
ps vii vanish and universal revolt of the whole land
III iouow II Is however. OF little consequence whe-
Der these hopes be realized or not Should Vienna be
sisn the hour OF her fall will be signal ior the rising
al termany--bu but should she conquer the Revol1
uos ecnqaers-ihc Revolution then rules y land OF ~
nAaons Of people and wo 10 all Europe If this Tevou
'onsry tide increasing should overflow its banks
dow s0uloss and disgusting, eontrssied with THIS
SstisFuggle Of people for Freedom, Is France at
P's'eai Once the land OF Revolution, par eteeIeHes'
" chow torment ourselves with all kinds OF banghng
''kavcrk aud artificial distinctions in relation TO the
''a'a'uton, We have no mind for anything but the
sse Question Who will be President" AID with
name We are constrained TO answer With all our
"e'sned political education, with the universal iran
ea~' NTH all bitter experience OF sixty years
-'Ss N'Poeon Bonapar,e. the most stupid, the most
aeaeaSe and dangerous Of all the candidates, Will be
''7'sd President Of the French Republic" But let
~1 happen So Il must also eyentuate the cstastro
Pae Of Vienna by conducting to speedy development
" Gar halfcfppled JtsezaieH situation. The people
We salAerng together irghtiul thunder cloud Is in
W. heavens; Il viii unburden itself destroyingly, buI
sh ibe air will be again clear and pure and the sun OF