New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-16
From Our Special Correspondent.

from Our Special Correspondent
BERLIN July 90 1866.
The semi diplomatic warfare which has been the feature
Of affairs in Germany since the battle of Konegraz, ap-
pears 20 be reaching its crisis toward the termination to-
morrow of the five days truce before Vienna. As tho
shrewdst of newsauhorities only guessing though
often only in of portenous mystery to the actual
words which Prussia and Austria exchanging in unison
with their interarded baser material demonstrations,
believe can do nothing better this morning than to pre-
sent you with bundle OF floating surface items perhaps
more or significant such have just been picking
up in sunny South Germany between Vienna and the
Rhine. might have dated my letter at Munich or stut-
CART but for the fact that courier express has been carry
ing than crows wing TO the opposite side oil the
line since the day before yesterday.
TIMES IN VIENNA.
Within the last days the denzens of the capital of
Austria have been witnessing the strange scenes incident
10 the prelminarcs Of siegs Amid the mixed poor and
rich Teutonc and Scayonic population, the most intense
excitement had arisen up to last accounts which are
brought TO me by bodies Of fleeing students. The En-
peror his appearance in tho streets has been treated on
several repeated OCCASIONS by kind of demonstration
his subjects Of the lower classes certainly very little
10 his stomach. Immense crowds, in which the sans
culottes the mechanics out of employment, women. In
feof traders whose business has been stopped mingled in
rushing masses and followed him wherever no made his
appearance with variety of cries and muterngs "Giye
back sons" &c. Business IN Vienna is utterly
oyerthrOwn and the suferings of the unhappy lower
strata found in such strange world cities Of speedily
ensue. Vienna is far " down East that Americans
hear little Of its curoses and wonders. For suicides it
has the precedence Of all great cities out Of China Three
five day Did you hear how the enterprsing getter
up excursions the Holy Land got into financial
difficulties through which devoted Catholics
left penness in Palesne-and got out Of them in toto
by persuading his entire family Of five including himself
sons and daughters 10 commit suicide and which they
seycrally did with their own hands Follown which
there was great popular sommotion TIL the priests con-
Everybody was leaving Vienna last week that could
Provisions were getting exravaganty high The Prus-
SLAMS had nearly cut of their last communications with
= ha heiuU ThuTsday \
Krems, the Danube, in position whence raid might
any day cut tho railroad at Mok Linz SO my friends,
the students thought themselves very lucky in having
Just got through. II than week since everybody
in Vienna knew proiessed TO know that the great bat.
tie would of the Marchfeld level stretch just
tho from Vienna nicely adapted to slaughter
ing by Wholesale and heretofore sgnazed in that line by
the battle of Wagam then from the Josephsberg and the
Lcopodsbeg the safe southern side OF the river just
contcndng hordes at suburban FloTnsdo the Paer,
might have been distinctly visible had the engineers not
rendered the prospects uncomfortable by hastily planting
said mountains with cannon. The Nennese were consol
ing themselves by counting over the number OF canals
which the Pussans would have TO beside the De"
ube before getting into the heart of the city. u view
As tho situation from Austrian non Saturday by
Judge from the opinion expressed s Munich that were
an Austrian scientific gentspsburgs would have strong
even Vienna DO los where is supposed the Hunga
raying ponbe iuced to rush enthusiastically to the
rjendard of Fncs Joseph as hereditary King of Hun
sun, IN the ,ent of his proelaming entire accession to
sayy IA Ethical demands The Hungarans indeed are
I'm, 70 be attached TO the imperial family; and the old
st has been rather TO monopoze them as soyereigus
win thcm from German policy 10 Hungarian policy
10 make Hungarian Austria Of IT, instead of German
Austria To these considerations were interesting as
showing the orlorn hope and line OF retreat as well as
throwing light the possible future of Austria OF all
things my friend the gcologist aforesaid believes that the
asst thing wanted by Hungary is Independence of Austria
rom the simple statistical fact that the Hungarans
four to one by the Scavonsns and that the
question then only whether they shall incur the risk of
thraldom less civilized. What Deak says or does in
austras crisis recommend you to note because Deak
hough lawyer, is no dishonest quibbler and in his
naiacer OF sound man enjoys the unlimited confidence
II all classes Hungarian as well AS German
, Among the incidents circulating Vienna gossip OF
he last week the reported catching and unceremon
us shooting In tho Pater of several Russians as spies
me OF them having been discovered disguised In petit
oats " f
Two facts are worth meLsioning in this connection.
hat the Austrian policy ever hat of darkness in regard
news and newspapers telegraph, descrntive renorts
re unheard Off and that Austrian tenay I. shov;ag ~
of in the strongest light in the ,ha;r
ounded and useless fortresses, hundred miles s;d ~
russian lines in acknowledgements Josephsaa
Observation-Disclosures held TO as with death grip. The.
Important orreses long since reported taken by the
russians, but now hear really passed by and
OF looked at Large garrisons in several Of them;
ne forget which is said to contain 5000 Austrans
ut this kind Of warfare strange that intend 10
onvnce myself further of the truth the case and
learn ii possible what last deep mystery of strategy
nedek has been enacting II the Prussans should get
tied at Vienna however there can BIO doubt that
strongly garrsoned positions may be used prevent
'"''' re retreat through Bohemia
FLORENCK.