Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-11-24
RICHMOND VA, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER a. S4S

Y mcf had been taken on the NasstcIi sic "
J most cuefs e,ic attack The pari Ui the citizens
: but were soon retaken by the Imperial troops.
c Ia the night OF The 9Th ult The thunder Of hea
Wy artillery was heart from many quarters, ant
c on the morning OF The 2S,h, some firing cunlin
: ued Al noon, however, all was quiet, and il wa
stated that depuialion had again repaired 10 INT
D Prince.
The Northern Railway Station and The Praler
nearly as far as the Leopoltsladt were, Al The de
parnre OF the las; travellers occupied by the Ban
and il was stated thar between SO and bO pIso
ncrs had been taken 10 The head quarters
, According IL all account, the cliizens tough
with great valor The Poles especially are saic
10 have been recognised as capital shots. On 'h'
ether hand, the Imperial troops are said 10 be ex
iremely exaspera,ed al the repeated attack:
made upon them, which they are not permitted tt
Tenrn.
The London Morning Chronicle, OF Nov g.
says: "On the morning of the 2Slh, and not unit
the Emper0ls lieutenant had exhausted every ex
pedient which prudence or humanity could die
late 10. bring The city 10 reason The attack was be
gun. The original term Of grace-lorIy-e Eight
hours from The night OF The 23t- had been pro.
onged By an added respite OF lhiry six bur The
evening OF The 9Th closed aud The period OF sus
pcnse wore 10 an end, wilhou, any offer 10 CAPT.
tuac on he Part Of tn Infatuated p0pulace.-
Meanwhile the suburbs on he wesI and north
west Of The town had been the scene OF con
slant succession OF murderous skirmishes, in
which much blood had been split, and the seeds
OF mutual aninosy and yindictiye hatred plen-
tiiuly sOwn in the hearts OF both soldiers and CT
items. A, the close OF The fourth day The limits
OF iorbearance had been reached, and on The lore
noon OF the 2Sth, as we have said the Imperial
| in Tho rms in mini NJ
attack was the suburb OF Lcopodsadi, through
which Inc military fought their way. supported
by fire of shot and she'll SO tremendous as 10
create an impression on The min IS Of those who
| heard il, that The bombardmen had begun IN cal
nesi. In spite Of desperate resistance, the su-
buIb was nearly cleared al The date Of our last
advices, and il was expected thai before night-iall
The whole quarter would be in the possession OF
the besiesers. We have reason 10 believe, from
The accounts before US, that Prince Wndischsraz
had not even YET resorled 10 he terrible extremity
| OF Smelling the interior OF the town.
The Deuch Reforme OF Berlin, publishes The
following intelligence, which We believe may be
relied upon:
The bombardment OF The city OF Vienna began
on The morning oil The 2Sih. Windischgraz had
demanded The disarmins OF the working classes,
and Of the remainder OF the academic LEGION
Thereupon, The deputalions from The various
corporations Of Vienna declared that il was oul
of their power 10 carry that measure into execu-
ton, and invited him 10 enter the city, which
they would willingly surrender TO him, and un-
dertak- himself the disarming. He replied that
he would net enter upon any street contest. Al
ready, on The 9Th, some bombs had been thrown
into The suburbs and had sci some houses on tfe.
All then became quiet until the 28h, when, The
disarmins no having taken place, the bombari-
ment commenced in The morning. So far (adds
The above JournaD is our intelligence derived
from an authentic source, in all probability from
he Prnssian government ITSELF. We now suboln
The contents Of letter from Breslau, bearing
dae Oclob.r %, but we cannot guarantee for its
currectness:-
"BaEsLau, Oct. %, 4P. M.
"The employees on .'he Vienna railway have
brought copy OF The following Geographic de-
spatch, forwarded Yesterday by OimulZ:-
"'Gcneral Was 10 the Minister Won Wessem
berg in Olmnz Yesterday, Che 2Sih,) I'll, A.
W., Windischgralz began the attack on all sides
The ScheenhalS battalion which sinrned The FIRST
barrcade, situated a. the entrance OF the Jaher-
Zcl, and deiendci by twelve pieces OF artillery,
has been totally destroyed its anfge7,eben tcorden
Later in The day The barricade was taken by he
Jagar corps and The grenadiers. The troops have
penetrated as far as the karles Theatre. The
Louisenrasse and Franz Allee suburbs are in
Letters from Olmutz OF he 28h ull. announce
that The Emperor had commanded the University
The lates, intelligence from Vienna is contain
ed leeeraphic despatch from London 10 Liver
pool, received by the n. Y. Courier
VIENNA, Oct. 29Ih.
The SUI urbs had been taken by The Bans
troops; the Chasseurs were reported 10 have taken
rhlr!y barricades in three hOurs;-ihe city was on
fire in several paces;-a dePuta!ion proceeded IN
search Of Windschgra'z
The train has arrived from Vienna without
letters. The editor OF the Breslau Gazette has
come from that place and states that windsor
srarz p.N endcQvor 10 take the city ny assault.
His troops have been ordered 10 ahsiain from
pilage.
Passengers by the o'clock train state that
Viena is In flames, no, The result OF the bonn
bardment but from The dreadful confusion when
had prevailed from the cannonade IN Inc mo
roushare. Windischsralz has proclaimed tha'
all shall be shot who are taken win arms III
their hands.
The postscript 10 letter lated The 3O,h, from
respectable firm al Breslau, was received Gin Lon
donl Yesterday afternoon stating that The train
had Just arrived and brought intelligence oil Inc
capltulqtion Of Vienna
PRUSSIA.
In the sitting of the 30!h ult. Of The Diet al
| Berlin an extraordinary sitting was determined
on Tor the evening TO take into consideration the
following propositions "To invite the Ministry
10 employ, for the projection OF the Liberties COM
promised al Vienna, all The means at me dispo
| sal Of the STATE" This proposition was carried
by 1871 10 l6S.
II is stated in a Berlin letter Of the 29th ul-
.mo that the Democratic Congress had nearly
broken up in consequence OF dissen sion. Reso-
lutions declaring that the Congress considered
the cause of Vienna its own, and that procla-
nation should be drawn up, were adopted.
BERLIN.-In the sitting oil the Assembly on
the 3lst ult., an amendment was moved by Scho-
elder, an ultra Democrat, that the nobility with
all its titles and distinctions be suppressed. IL
was reiected-l93 to l59. One deputy in the
course of the debate said that be would not
waste many words upon this nobility as 1t IS
dead to-day, and it is a matter Of indifference
what epitaph you inscribe upon its tomb
The greatest excitement prevails in the Duchy
of Posen relative 10 decree of the Chamber,
which, instead of drawing lines OF distinction
between Poles and Germans, will colonise the
population.
Several officers of the United States frigate
in the Weser have come on leave TO Berlin, and
their uniform attracts considerable attention.
The people in general are persuaded That iheS
represent the German fleet
THE GERMAN EMPIRE.
FRiskraRT.-On The 9th of October, the Ger
I man Parliament passed, by immense msIorilies
Two important sections Of The new German Con
stiiutions The first of these sections declare:
that no part Of The German Empire can form
one State with non. Germanic countries; and Tx
second enacls, that il German country is unde
the rule OF The same sovereign with non.Ger
man one, The relations of the two countries are lt
, be settled according TO The principles OF mere
, personal union. II remains 10 be seen in wha
manner ii will be attempted 10 apply these enact
ments 10 the Austrian Empire, which they would
throw into inextrcable confusion.
RUSSIA.
The Frankfort Gazette says that private lei
Ter from Steltin contains An account OF The Em
, peror OF Russia having made peace with Circas
sia. Il is snnnnsed with the intention OF being abb