New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-10
VIENNA.
THE ATTITUDE OF AUsTPIA-MoNTENE-
GRO-THE EAST.

rom Our Own Correspondent
VIENNA, Monday, May % 1854.
Just now we have in Austria the dread silence which
precedes the coming storm. Every one is fully con-
WINGED as to the future policy of the Government but
what it is actually doing at the present moment in the
way of negotiation otherwise none but the
.powers that be" understand The inferior Gov
ernment officers know nothing the superiors are as
silent as dead men, 1t is in fact most difficult to OBJ
tain information of government acts as next to nothing
is published excepting an occasional demand for more
money and more troops and the sentence now and
then of haa dozen beardess youths TO death for po
litical ofIenses committed in 1883. As far
cusveness is concerned the Emperor of Austria aud
the Emperor of Japan may be placed side by side.
Even the best informed Austrians are Ignorant as to
what their Government is doing abroad. Strange as
il NAV appear have not yet found a man in Vienna
who had ever heard Of the Halsemann correspond
ence gentleman who is generally well posted up
in military affairs assures me, however that Austria
will completely throw of the mask within two weeks,
and make an open declaration Of her Policy-which
will coincide with that of France and England. The
movements Of the military show, which way the wind
is blowing. An imperial decree lately appeared
ordering new levy of $4,000 men. Austria sends no
troops westward, but nearly all her strong armies of
observation are being posted near the Russian and
Turkish boundary The Car will find a powerful
opponent in the 600 600 weltrained soldiers of the
Empire. The Russians in the city appear greatly
crestiallen. Baron Meyendorf rarely shows himself
TO the public, Though l often see his wife and
red-livered servants driving on the Pra.er. Even
NJ. de Fonton, tie Russian diplomatist aud
sgitater, whose near presence l daily enjoy,
and whose placid face in general resembles that
of the man in the moon, appears to be greatly dis
turbed since his recent arrival from the headquar
ters of Prince Pashkiewici.
The new recruit weighs heavily upon Austris.
Even the students, who have Cor years been exempt
from military duty must hereafter submit to the hor
rors Of the CONSUMPTION. The sons of the nobility
required to contribute krexf-sr, or drop of blood
but if one happens TO be the of peasant arri
san he must serve during eight Of the best Years of
his life at five cents per day, buy his liberty al the
price Of Geo FORMS Young men who are liable TO be
drafted are NOT allowed TO leave the country except in
G Extraordinary cases. Moreover those who emgrate
a, the present time loose onethird OF their property
in consequence of the premium on gold and silver Ii
is to be hoped that the Austrian army viii aid IN in
flictng a severe blow upon Russia, but feeling pre-
walls in Vienna that this immense increase OF military
power will in the end strengthen the right arm Of tyr
amy. Will it benefit the people The Government is
row almost completely military, and all civil aud scen-
tifc prominence must give way to the epanets aud
the sword. Such state of affairs has never before
existed in Austria. Science and AK have long been