The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-12-15

EIsHT DAYS SIEGE AND CArTuEArroN OF
'VnNNA.-on the 2Sth Oct. Prince Windlsch-
gra'z, in command Of the imperial troops, COM
mcneedsan attack on The suburbs Of Vienna,
and the city caPiiulated after a siege Of eight
days. The progress Of the first day is thus
recorded: a
On the 28ththe engagement was chiefly on
the southern and eastern sides, while on the
western the batteries were heard at intervals
In the evening the Ban Jellachich had com-
Pletely taken the suburbs Of Landstrasse and
Eldberg, and was standing at the Frauzens-
bruck and Meyergasse, at the entrance Of
Leopoldstadt, and had so taken up his position
that he commanded them, and the whole Of
the Jagerzeil, with HE batteries. He hud also
occupied their c~ustOmhouse buildings, which
by previous arrangement Of Gen. BEN, had
been destined for a principal point Of offence,
and great apPrehensions were entertained for
the immense quantities Of goods which were
stored there. et H 7t43 i'sa.
The Gloggnitz railway was very warmly de-
Tended, but was taken by theatroops IN the
course Of the 28Ih, as were also the whole Of
toe outer lines on the southern and eastern
sides, as we'll as the suburb Of Wieden, which
is sard to be the principal hold of the oppose
ton party. In the Landstrasse the Jagers, il is
said, TOOK thirty barricades In the course Of
three hours, ana the regiment OF Nassau great.
ly distinguished itself.
In the suburbs OF the Laodstrasse aud Lar
chenieId, the troops were, il said, lnvored
by the inhabitants, and were received by the.
women with gaflandS OF flowers. Many Ma.
tiUnal Guards threw down their arms, and q
great many weapons were loundin the canal
The wofkmen on the contrary, displayed
gred valor. No students were observed, and
1t was therefore conjectured that they had laid
aside their peculiar distinctive marks, for the
purpose OF remaining incog. Not many bombs
appear to have been thrown into the city, and
these were chiefly directed against the Aula,
as a prelude to the attack. Several rockets
and grenades had, however, burst In the suburb
Of Wieden. The large and valuable machine
mandatory at the Gloggnltz railway was in
flames.
AT I o'clock in the evening again four DIFF
ierenl parts Of the suburbs were on fire, espe-
ciaIly in the iaubourg Wieden and in the
LandstTasse, where between thirty and forty
houses were burnt down At IL O'clock at
night nothing as yet was decided upon. beyond
the victorious advance OF the troops. The in-
habitants of the city itself were said to have
raised white flags Of truce as early as the pre-
vious evening, which. however, were torn down
by The operatives. Messenhauscr, the com.
mander Of the National Guard, had proclaim
ed martial law, and threatened with capital
punishment all those who should shut their
houses. On the other hand, Prince Wlndisch-
gratz had threatened with the same fate all
those who should not shut til ir doors and
windows. The depnlies sent into the camp
thought fit not to communicate this proclama-
ZION to the city. Only few shells were thrown
on the evening of the 28lh, asa means to in
spite terror. They were directed against the
university, but a great number Of rockets and
shrupnells were thrown on the following day.
On the 29th, at midnight, the troops we're ale
ready on the g>lacis, at a distance Of only 200
to 400 steps from the walls of the inner city.
On the 29th a truce was agreed upon, which
extended 10 the following day at noon. Then
the Hungarlans, who had crossed the frontier,
made an attack on the imperial troops, in which
they were assisted by q sortie Of the Viennese,
but they were completely defeated. Notwith'
standing various accounts Of the capitulation
of Vienna, which fact does not seem to admit
of any doubt, Windischgratz was obliged to
advance as far as the Stephans-PlOtz, the Vien-
ncse having recommended the combat, and the
city was bombarded once more on the 3lst
Oct.
Accounts in the BresIawer Zeitung, dated
Breslau, Oct. 81, state that the Hungarians,
$4,000 men strong, attacked the left wing Of
Wnd,schgraiz's, and the right Of Jellachich's
army. Messenhauser made a sally from a gate
in the vicinity Of the Red Tower. The Hun
garians, however, II was said, were completely
routed, and driven into the Danube. Prince
Windiscngralz, OH the goth, at 70 O'Clock, sent
the. following ~telegraphic dispatch TO Baron
Wessenberg, the Minister President:
"Vienna Internationally submits this day;
my soldiers will enter Vienna to-day"
Ii was reported that soon after the COM
m~encement Of the battle a great part Of the
Hungarian troops went over to the "A Austrian
army, among others the regiment Llchten-
stein. M rnk|
Thesruggle in the streets Of Vienna was Of
short duralion-the whole town was IN pos
session Of the imperial troops on the LIST No
Il 'Was on the evening ofa the. Slst that the
imperial troops made their fist entrance into
the inner town, after having taken all the
fanbourgs. Advancing quieay towards me
hos,;ons nnon which white flags had been