The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-12-16
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.
TsIesraphed for ihs Baltimore sun-- Dec. o.
Arrival Of. the Britannia. =. !.
.LATERIFRoM. e URoPE.

I0E EAOSTHtAN NKEBELLION-.T
MAosACRE IN THE STREETS OF VEN
NA4REVOLUTlON IN PRUSSIA Der.
LIN IN .A,STATE OF SIEGE AFFAIRS
IN NtFRANCEL.NAPOLE PROBABLY
ELECrEO-DECLINE IN BREADSTUFFS
At o'clock last evening the following des.
patch, with the newi by the Britannia, reached US
from osr Boston correspondent, having been de.
lsyed during the afternoon; from some cause or
other. between New York aud Boston: fi19 a
! is,ii assia Ideif BosroN, Dec 6-6 p. m -
BRrADsrUrS.. Grain dull and declining. The
supply Aiuly equal TO the demand, and there was
no special action of moment. loi SID ,eisi q ~
PoEIrlcAI IsrrILiGEscE The sdyices from
d. continent are important and alarming, and
seem ahassasn total subversion Of things. .egs
InAustria, the sublime and sanguinsry Emper-
bF, Ferdinand, characterized his success in Vienna
BY atrocity and cold booded cruelty far exceeding
TINT of The popuIace in moments of their greatest
excitement. The details Of his Bsrbsrity are TOD
NUMEROUS 10 be given by themselves. Suffice il to
say that defenceiess citizens have been shot dead
in the streets under the ewes Of their rifled and
plundered houses; even women and children have
been indscriminately massacred. The students Of
the University, who were distinguished above
Others the defence of,heir city. by almost super.
human exertions, are hunted down like beasts,
and, when captured, executed on The spot. d enu
This brutal and vindictive policy is raising
flame ofindignation and fury which neither King
nor Emperor can extinguish, and, it Is believed,
Will make the reaction much more formidable than
the late outbreak. ceG
iaus ava ia PRUSSIA. ga "a A',al oias
The latest advices from Berlin state that the
King and the Assembly are still at ISSUE No new
csbinethas yet been formed. The King adheres to
his resolution Of fexcudlng members Of the Cham.
Der from the administration and the Court. oy
On the 9th. General Bran 'enherg; whom the
King has selected president Of his ministry arriv-
ed at the Assembly with the Kings decree, trans
ferring the sessions Of the Assembly from Berlin
to Brandenburg. The Assembly decided at once
to declare itself in permanence; and in case at
tempts were made to dsIodge them from their pres
ent place of meeting, they empowered The presi-
dent to select another place in the city. "n1 t'
The Assembly further decreed that all reSolu;
tions thus passed should have the saline Validity as
ifihe Chamber had not been prorogued sa
Large detachtnents Of the Burgher guards, upon
being advised Of the critical state of AFFAIRS occupi-
cd the building to protect the members. sha,2
The president of the ministry then Informed the
Assembly that all such proceedings were consid-
cred Illegal and null, and the police ordered the
Burgher guards to prevent the sitting of the AS
sembIy, and to allow no to pass except it be to
leave the building. . AA4s
The Burgher guards refused 10 do this, as cal
culated 10 endanger the liberties of the people.
which they held themselves bound to protect. I.
Upon this refusal the chiei Of the police issued
prnclanatcn stating that the King had resolved
to call in the troops Of the line to dissolve the As
sembly. Immediately upon this being known, the
alarm was sounded, calling the citizens to arms.
In the afternoon, fifteen thousand infantry and
gunnery. with large park of r,illery, entered the
city, and we're posted chilly around the Assembly
Gen. Wrangel, at their head. sent his chief and
staff to the Assembly, to communicate 10 them
that his orders were to close the hail. and TO cause
tito be evacuated. This was finally done. under
protest from the Assembly. On the 9Th. the King
issued a proclamation dissolving the Burgher
guard, and placing the city in state Of siege; al
20 prohibiting all gatherings, placards, and clubs
In the afternoon the Assembly met at private
house, and re elected their officers. The Burgher
guard resolved not TO yield their position, nor to
surrender their arms. In the meanwhile, the period
for delivering arms and dissolving the guard was
J~d H. o,b ,hon
were to be taken by the King to compel compli,
ancc. 4i iggS iaamtf4 so aa ."a2 7iH ''a
Wrangel had taken headquarters at the palace.
The gates were closed, and the streets leading to
the Schultzih House. where the Assembly sat,
was occupied by the army. No collision occurred
that night, which Is the date Of the last advices
Rumors from Breslau state that that city had re-
volted, and that the palace OF Count Broadenward
was burntdown 80 nA sfYtStb bSae2
The common council Of Cologne sent an address
TO the Berlin Assembly declaring that the King
had no power to dissolve ,tle Diet without its con-
sent. In Berlin all the placards were torn down by
the troops except one, which was an address urg.
Ing the citizens to wait patiently the decision Of
the provinces, and not to risk the blood and prop
erty OF 10000 inhabitants for l5, 900 ung rateful
proyincialiss. General Wrsngel has 25. 900 troops
anI sixty-four cannon 81 yIefllH5 sls as77g ssfi
In Vienna there were 5000 killed during the
sisge; the inhabitants suffering the largest loss.
Marshal Welden was appointed governor of Um.
letx. Prince Windischratz 10 to command against
Hungary. y =. '',As ,,i'.s $3.50 ~
Several military executions have taken place,