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| "AusrurA n Is4s AND Is4s" BY WIIrrAn H. srrLxs
late Charge dAGaves Of the United States at the Cosy
i Of Vienna.
This is the title of work, the production of our lat
Charge Vienna, which is just rdy for publication.
which friend has been permitted 70 examine in ito
script form. The circumstances attending tho recent sus
gle in Hungary, and the public interest concerning Kossuh
have strongly directed attention to the internal admniss
ton and foreign policy Of the Austrian Empire. II has
been easy gain any very knowledge Of these mat
tiers from the partisan views of French and German writer's
and by English authors the subject has received very l
attentions may be regarded therefore, fortunate tina
we may look another work Of conscientious study
these TOPICS and also by American writer whose charsc
ter and official position must give to bis views much weigh
many Of those questions concerning Austrian policy in hs
discussion Of which there has often been zeal thar
knowledge. Mr. Stills preceded Mr. Wee, editor of the
Courier as Charge at Venns for than four years
Of historical studies be appears to have embraced the
opportunities which his residence at Vienna and his official
position gave him. to collect, informed i'm
Of MATERIAL which render bis sketch Of the
history Of the various nations composing the Austrian
Empire "a knowledge Of which is in degree essential
correct appreciation Of the Of the Hungarian
yolD very complete. He witnessed the condition Of the
Empire previous to the revolution, and eyewitness
Of the stirring events succeeding that in the Austrian
capital He remained in Vienna until the final subjusation
Of Hungary and his personal observation and constant inter-
with the eminent Of all parties have aided
him in forming views Of the progress and tendencies
Of the struggle. tf
The work preaced by historical Of the various
nationairies which Auztan Empire now composed
and the mode by which they brought rule Of
common sovereign This embraces from the earliest
period Of the authentic history Of modern Europe down TO
the final settlement Of the Congress Vienna in 1915 From
that period to the year l84S chapter devoted the dis
cussion Of the foreign policy and internal administration Of
the Empire The progress Of events in the revolutions
10 Vienna, the campaigns in Hungary the instruction of
Milan, the struggle in Lombardy the siege Of Venice the
bombadment Of Pague and the campaign of Novara are
traced mnutely and with dramatic effect which gives the
chronicle the interest Of high-wrought fiction.
The siege Of Venice many respects one Of the most
remarkable Of modern times and some Of its difficulties are
described in the following account of the
ATTACK ON FORT MALaHERA.
'sAl attempts al accommodation between the parties hav-
ing failed the siege with vgor and the
attack on Maghera commenced that day, 1.-THE 9th May
This fortress situated to the of Venice on the canal Of
Meste, commands the access the city, and was at that
period the only spot the rma still in the
Of the Yenetans For time previously The Austrians
had been occupied their works of approach to this fortress
through the marsh which ntervenes between and Mese
During few days they advanced successfully with the FIRST
parallel and reached the second but the murerous
fire from the fort and especially the Of water which the
Venetian engineers threw the enemy works. by stop
ping the canal Of Mese forced them suspend opera
TONS The Austrans were obliged to carry their works
waist deep in WATER and at important posts stood for
twelve hours coveredo their breasts and exposed to the in
cessant fire of the enemy
rain which fell in torrents added to their ANNOYANCE
keeping their passes bmu Of water, until the night Of the
18TH when they succeeded in boring outlet for the water
through the railroad dyke On the morning Of the gath the
Austians having at length succeeded in landing their Bate
rice, opened fire upon the fort from ninety pieces Of ar
ery, and continued the discharge for seventy successive
hours without moments interruption It perfect rain
Of bombs and every sort Of pcece but the Veneans
not nmidaed Never did fellows stand better to their guns
than the young artilerymen Of Maghera For sxty-6vs
hours they replied with mpeuoiy, which, for ordinary
fort Of the third ORDER and feeby Manned was an achieve
ment Of slight hazard Importance We alone says
Austrian officer describing the attack made fifty thou
sand shots exclusive Of thiry-one bombs from moars 6
cd at least as many
On the third day Of the attack the fort was in ruins The
bombproof apartments even afforded protection The
troops, many of whom killed while sleeping a. they
thought in security Appized Of their situation the vene
an Government dispatched order the commandment to
evacuste the fort At nine O'Clock the night Of the 26t
the evacuation Of Malghea commenced and by twelve
soul left The Of the fort those old ones which
had not been spiked, were loaded and, with slow matches
applied to the they kept up continued fire for three hours
after the fortress had been entirely abandoned The Aus
tanr completely deceived continued their awful fire until
five the next morning against nothing but bewi,ched spec
trail cannons which firing Of themselves without gun
Amidst this rain Of bombs the garrison all arrived safe
Y in Venice and the second line Of defence opened Its fire at
five the next morning from battery constructed on the last
undesroyed arch Of the railroad bridge.
"About eight O'Clock, when all silent the grave
within the fortress of Malghea the Ausans entered and
found heap Of ruins Not step could be taken without
Of the endless destruction which had been
caused Tunnels Of burst Shells damaged guns without num-
Der, palisades and mounds demolished and the few buildings
1t contained Of cinders When the Austrian officers
behed the total wreck before them the guns almost all dsf
cured with blood they could but express their admiration
of enemy who had braved the death and destruction Of
those awful days without seeking safety in retreat
which to them had been at all times OPEN"
The blowing historical umen upon which the Hunga-
rans base national independence will interest our
readers very clear, and doubtless authentic although
have been led believe that there another side to the
question
HUNGARIAN INDEPENDENCE.
An attempt has been made, with reference to recent
events TO found the Pragma Sanction pretensons that
might derogae from the absolute independence Of Hungary
but reference to the document itself is alone necessary
defeat such undertaking.
The Pragmatc Sanction does not affect the ancient CON-
stution Of Hungary created union between it and