New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-09
GERMANY.

REVOLUTION AND COUNTER REVOLUTION
When at last the concentrated army Of
Windischgratz commenced the attack upon Vi
enua, the forces that could be brought forward in
defense were exceedingly insufficient for the
purpose. OF the National Guard, only portion
was to be brought to the entertainments. A
PrOleaaTian Guard, It is true, had at last been
hastily formed but owing to the lateness OF the
attempt to thus make available the most nu
merous most daring and most energetic part Of
the population il was too little Injured 10 the use
of arms and to the very first rudiments Of disci-
pine, to otter a succcssfuI resistance. Thus the
academic legion, three to four thousand strong
we'll exercised and disciplined to a certain
degree, brave and enthusiastic, was, militafiiy
speaking, the only force which was in a state to
do its work successfully. But what were they.
together with the few reliable National Guards
and with the confused mass of the armed pvole-
tariaIs, in opposition to the far more numerous
regulars Of Windischgratz, not counting even the
brigand hordes Of Jellachich, h0rdes tina. were.
by the very nature of their habits, very useful in
war from house to house, from lane to lane I
And what, but few DID, outworn, i'll mounted
and observed pieces of ordnance had the insur.
gents to oppose TO that numerous and perfectly
appointed artillery, Of which Windschgratr
made such an INSCRIPTIONS use
The nearer the danger drew, the mere grew
the confusion in Vienna. The Diet. up to the
last moment, could not collect sufficient energy
to call in for aid the Hungarian army of Percxel,
encamped few leagues below the capital. Tho
rf..k.,
they themselves being. Like the popular armed
masses, fosted up and down with the rising and
alternately receding tide of rumors and counter.
rumors. There was only one thing upon which
all egreed- to respect property and this wasdons
in degree almost udcrous for such times. Az
to the final arrangement Of plan Of defense,
very little was done. BEN, the only man pros.
eEt who could have saved Vienna, If any could.
then in Vienna an almost unknown foreigner,
Slovenian by birth, gave up the task, over.
wh,lmed as he was by universal dis.rust. Had
he pessevered, he might have been lynched ~
traitor Messenhsuser, the commander Of the
irsureent forces, mere of a novel-wnter than
even of subaltern officer, was totally made
quate to the task and yet, after eight months Of
Revolutionary struggles, the popular party had
not produced or acquired military man ef
more ability than he. Thus the conteAt
began The yiennese, considering their utter.
y inadequate means OF defense, CONSIDERING
their utter absence Of military skill aud or.
gsniza,ion in the ranks, offered a most heroic
resistance. In many places the order given ~
BEN, when he was In command, to defend
that pest to the last nan" was carried out to the
leuer. Bot force prevailed Barricsde after
bauicade was swept away by the imperial artil. =
ley, III tie loI & and wide avenues which form
the main streets of Ike suburbs ard on the even.
ing of the second days fighting the Crosts 0ssu.
pied the range oi houses iscing the gacis Of the Z
Old Town. feeble and cisorderiy attack Of the
HungsIian army had been utterly defeated; and Z
curing aEsrmisuce while some parties IN the Ola !
Town cspi'usied, while Others hesitated aaa
spresd confusion, While the remnants of the
academic legion prepared fresh intrenchmerts.
81 entrance was made BY the Imperialisss, and
in the midst of this general disorder the Old 4
Town was carried.
lhs immediate consequences OF this victory
Inc oru'sli'ies and executions by martial lave
the unbeaid-oi crueities and nfanies committed (
by the Slavonian hordes let loose upon vennqs'
are too well known to be detailed here. Tke
Interior consequences, the entire new tara sissn &
to German affairs by the defeat of The revo'se'oAS
in Vienna, we shal, have reason to notice nsse.
after. There rea ain two points g be cons'oesee
in connection with the storaing 81 Fisnna Teef
people OF that capltaI had two allies the Has 81
psrisns and the oennsn people. Where wcfead<