The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-08
The Important Events In Europe.

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Our paper of this morning will not hold all
the details of the important news received yes.
terday by the Washington. We shall, therefore,
continue our extracts tomorrow.
Arrival or the Wa.hingson-important In
tsIlissnce- Europe In q State OF Rev O1u-
tion.
Yesterday afternoon this metropolis was
again astounded and astonished, by the ar
rival of the steamship Washington from South.
ampton, with nine days. later intelligence,
bringing US the most important and wonder.
full accounts of reuol breaking out all
over Germany, from ll.a to Berlin, Of the
flight Of Metternich, the burning his palace, the
establishment of the liberty OF t1e press in pisnno
and Berlin, and various other revolutionary
movements ouer the North and East Of Ewrops.-
We have little later intelligence from Italy, but
probably as soon as the people of Lsmbardy
shall have heard of the events in Vienna, an I'M
mediate revolution will take place there, and
the Austrian troops will be driven from that
country in confusion and disgrace.
France is still in a state of great excitement,
although it was quiet and peaceable at tho last
accounts. There had been very serious attempts
at counter-revolution, growing out of the state
of trade, and the distresses Of the working class.
es, heightened, no doubt, by the suspension OF
the Bank of France, and the commencement OF
a terrible revulson in commercial affairs in that
| p-urtiuriy aiYd gruuuauy, mucn 30 as could Ds
/ expected from such an exctable people as the
French are and, no doubt, they will continue
to 60 on peacefully, till the election on the 9th
inst, and the meeting of the national convention
| on the Goth inst
| The most important feature of this intelligence
| is, without doubt, the revolutionary movements
in Vienna and Berlin. Who would have dream
ed of such events Who would have thought
of such things two weeks ago, as the concession
of the liberty OF the press, and the establishment
of national guard by the despotic court of
Austria, and the other equally despotic mo-
narchs Of the rest OF Germany? These events,
however, are only the beginning of the great
movements in Germany. Revolutions are ex.
pected in Saxony, Bohemia, Hungary, and who
can say that Poland will not attempt again to
lift her head against the autocrat oil all the Rus
sias Every week of the present age is cen
fury. We have no time for remarks. Read the
details. Germany may be a grand federal re.
public before the middle of summer-and Italy
ditto.
Another most important event is the declaration
made by the Emperor OF Russia of the policy of
non. Intervention in the present condition of Eu-
rope, provided no attacks are made on him. and no
attempts at revolution are made within his do
mlnions but in such revolutionary age, and
with the fire Of change burning all over the old
continent, who can stop its progress even within
the borders of Russia
Thus we CO. The enemies of liberty and re.
publicanism, may find some materials in the ex-
listing condition OF France, ON which to hang
hope of counter revolution, hostile to the pro-
gress of democracy in Europe but according to
the accounts now before us, we think there lie
better prospect for France and Europe, than in
any former period Of their history. The revclu.
tlonary movements in Italy, in Germany,
and the North of Europe, and all around the
new republic of France, will leave that great
and powerful people to organize their own 60
vernmcnt, and to carry into effect, in their own
way, the new order OF things that will be brought
forward in the national convention. There
seems to be 10 danger OF war at present. Aus
tris, Prussia and the other despotic powers, have
their hands full at home, and probably will
think less of forming combinations against the
new republic of France, than of preserving such
power as their own excited people will allow
them. In the present era, the public feeling of
Europe is in such state of excitement, and it's
progress is so extremely rapid, that we should
not be surprised If the next steamer brought us
intelligence of the flight of the emperor OF Aus
ria, and the running away Of the king OF Phis-
STA, from their own domnions, including the es.
cape of any quantity of grand dukes and duchess
es. Nothing is too startling to expect from the
present condition of Europe. That there will be
revolution in Italy, seems inevitable, and the
next intelligence will give us the first movements
Of mighty earthquake in the land of ancient
empire and modern song.
SUPPOSED PRArrs.-Captsin ConkliDg of tbs schoon.
or Peerless who arrived at this port yesterday from st.
Domingo, which place he lift on the 10th uit, makes
the following extract from his log
g. Msrch Ia arrived A. St Domingo from st Thomcs
schooner Catherine Skc reports having fallen In with
aud boarded 1.-THE Mona passge bearing North is miles
dstsnt) the schooner Ocean of North Kingston aban-
doned, with swept hold sails aud running RIGGING gone
and rcuted 10 both sides just above the edge
schooner appeared TO have been robbed
Tho Captain eff the British brig Harp OF Yarmouth,
sreports having been chased by usp cious craft
one hermspbrodte the other a full gIed brig
On the announc, ment Of there facts to tte Domini-
can government, two I'd schooner fitted
20 m search of ths two briggs but the Gov
ernment connermaDaeJ the order for tbs schoon,is {,
make sal slgin that information hsd been received
that the briggs were Mexican privatesrs.n
The Peerless pas.d through the Mona passage and saw
vessels which might answer the depcriptou If the