, 1874-07-11

Anstrla.t, half Ut tho Empire aro Oppressive to
tho !sht acgrco and nocahsarlly brocd llscnhtont
a}aa ill-fcellng towar'1a the lgdtos-tasod uunga-
:f,an portion os Tho country.
Tho NtagyarB wontd not roma.n long eyon In
nominal nnion OF alliauco With tho ucrul a,ls,
were 1t uot for
THEIR DREAD or nusstA,
The Blavnnso clomoilt, which cuuntitutes two-
tlrt's Ok tho population Of Hungary, uthi half
thxe with the Russians, who arc aiHo stnys by
race and origin, Tlere Ia consequently 3 natn-
raj Affinity existing between lilo Hungarian
sinva and shoir }anHsnn hinBmon acroHs Tho limo.
13nt The rulIng race,. tho landlords Of Hungary,
ere arc, ol Ture9man origin, and shone u ~ thetf
lonae from the s,pport Of tho Qorman half Of
tho Empire, what IL to hinder tho RuHsiBns, on
the Invitation Of ther oppressed SiAyonie bro!h-
rnn, from annoxing Hungary to the Russian
EmIpfro. snppfoHsng Tho Magyar Diet. aud abol~
tios?
On the other hand It Ia folt by tho Dohemlans,
MoraviAnB, Poles, aud otlior trlbcH, flint, tho
moment tho Empire ia dsa,nsmbered BY tho com-
plete separation of Hungary, the dominating
German element Of thu Austrian division Ut tho
Emp!rc win propose
ANNEXATION 70 TIE GERMAN EMPIRE;
and. as = choico Of OWLS, thcy naturally prefer
tho rrceent Government, In which they have q
lnrgor voice and inluenco than they could cxcr-
c,se In tho great German Empire OF rrlnco Dis-
marck. Unilor tho influence OF thoBe CROSSE
purposes, fears, and jealouBies, tho agglommera-
ton Of Bovontoen d.atinct races. nationalitios
aud tongues, called tho Austro-I Hungarian En-
PRO- manages to hold together and c1iBt rs
aort Of dual or blpartite natiou. But 1t rescm-
ready at any momont to tear Zach other to pieces,
but for tho restraining inlluonco Of the Haps-
burg dynasty az Keeper. to whom each and nil
The tribes appear, to yiold willing. allegiance.
This HapBbnrg house vas founded 8D0 yenrs
ago BY Rudolph Fou Habsburg. q German Uount,
ho,n in 1918, who was otootod Kalser OF the
Holy Roman Empire" In 1870. while hc was
only Duke, or something OF that sort, OF tic
little district Of territories around Vienna called
Austria, and which las grown into ita present
great aud awkward dimonBlonB by
SUCCESSIVE MAnn1AaE-A1L1ANcEa
mnde with tho little potentateB or tho s,rround-
iing nations. by this n1eahs, Bohemia, Hungary,
Tyrol, Croatia, Styria, nIoravia, Carnlola,
Carinthia, aud forget how many other King
doms aud Duhedoms, we're aoquirod. It is sud
mover obtained o loot Of territory which 1t uaH
able to retain, whilo 1t nuyer 1oat nny territory
acquired by dYnaBtto marriages.
There Is one partial exception to this ganoral
rule and that IL the acquisition Of a slice OF
Poland when that ill-fatad nation WAS broken uu
by and partltlonod among Russia, Prussia, and
Auatra, about q century ago. I suppose tho
ronson that Austria has retalued all her Rc1uisi-
tions obtained through dynaBtlc marriages, aud
lost all her territory obtained by war is III j: In
the dtat care, tho people willingly transferred
their allegiance with the union Of tho crowns,
aud thoreafter supported tao Government with
men and money; wlerenB. in tue other caBo the
people vho we're transferred to Austria by coor-
oion and Conquest sought tho first opportunity
to break out Of tho Eulplro by tho same moaus
by Which they wote forced into 1t, VIZ. by tho
sword. Thus the Poles, after moro than hun
died years, aro still unrec0ncl1ed, and nre as
eagerly Watching for delyoranco from Austrian
rule, aud reconstruction Of their RucEont King
dom, as ut any limo Binco their aubiugatiun aud
loss Ut national Independence.
Lot us now
PROCEED DOWN THE DANUBE.
Every mouanR at G o'clock d small steamer
leaves its dock Oh tho Danube Canal which runs
through the City OF VionLa, and transfers
in tho Eroat stream. or mllos below
tho starting point. Thess Dannhe steamers
somewhat resemble tho MiBBfssppl Rivor steam
boats. They sre calnd American steamboats,
though tho guards sIe not 80 vide, nor the hur-
ricano-doels so Ltgh, as On tue American hoatHi
but they run AZ fast, and are managed NTH fegH
rocklessnoss Of llfo and consequences; an OK
ploB,on o. a Danube River steamboat is thing
rarely heard Of, auu NOT dreaded by passengers
or their absent fricuds. Tho lntSo stoamer
starts at d. m. from her inourings, which are
nearly opposite
famous tor ba.ug tue p[ace where Napoleou'a
lrmy mas cooted up by the AustranB
for si1 weeks preceding tho deols-
!vo battle Of WasEam. The Danube
creating many Islands, Of Which Lobau IL the
largest: Napoleon bad thrown 4 bridge from
the mainland on tue uestorn bank to Lobau, and
to throw aDother from LObau to the
uaas bank, occupied by tho Auhtriana. Alter ho
had transferred about half Of Ills army over
11>Ia Ir%& -1,rj. Jf.a in.t
tuned to destroy it by means Of lre-shlps Aoated
down the panubo, which, lodging against tue
bridge. sol it 0n fire aud consumad it. The Aus
triauB then astacked tho dlyl1oi French atmy in
tue VlllageB Of ABporu aud Essng. Tho tight
lasted furionsly for two days, the Fronch bong
to ilnprovise bridge Of rafta III time to save the
shattered aud battered renlainB OF his forc0 by
transferring them back to tho Island OF Lobau.
tlere he remained several weeks, Ep-
cations and making reany to forco
ble way acroes the riter hthe face Of the Arch
tuke Chnrles' amy. Ills position soonled critical,
but tho AustrianH were unable to taAo any ad-
vantage OF It. During this time be was makng
ready for his gland movement. which Resulted
IN tho compiets rout OF tile AustrianB. Having
rebuilt pleuty OF poNtpon- boAte ho quietly with
lrew hiB army from the wooded Iataud OF Lobau
IN tia Sd OF July. 1900; transferred it-un-
by the enetny-lower down the Danube
I8H utHh, WQ6Fe, 0u lilo DiEhL 0I IQe 4tu OF
Iuly under the protection OF 12D pieces Of artil-
ery, lo throw thee pontoou-brldgcs across tho
Danube; and, on tho mornlng of tho 9th, tho
Archduke Charles
FOUND H1B FLASN TURNED,
Tho entranolled wolka which had cost his army
,ix Heeka' labor to construct, Strengthen, aud
l will, gnus, taken iu reyorse. and al his plaus
frustrated. There waH tho groat Napoleon
Facing him on the open plain, with an atmy OF
l50, ,Uv0 men mud 100 pieces OF cannon, and avery
Fronchnan ~ contldunt OF victory Oh be was Of
lie exis.enCo. Thcro MAS nothing to be done
except to lace about MI fast as poasible, and
light. The Austrian army wna equAl ia strou,:h
10 tho French, and wero flushed with tho pro-
yious victory won ut Aspe.n. Tho colllso., of
twn sucll forces was tremendous, aud tho de-
atrnction Of lfo ENORMOUS but tue gouluB OF
Napoleon triumphed AZ usual! Ao broke the
cBntre Of tie Austrian limo by terrible cannou-
Rde which thlunetl it,-totlowod by d rusll
Ut cavalry, supported by densa massos
Of iutanlry advancing on the run.
The Austrian centre ghyo way under tlleHo torri-
ble assaults. Ono wing was quickly doubled up
and destroyed, aud tho uther put 10 rout. Tho
uofaat Of tho poor AuBtliana WIS
COMPLETE AND tnnEfuCAnLK.
Vienna was occupied by tho Froteh, aud Auatria
to tho terms dictated by tho uotl.luer-
or, wA!cl wore hard and humllating to tho pl uud
house of HapBburg. a part Of tue territory wa
cnt Oft heavy indemnity was exaotod. and,
moro hun'ia4ing ntllI, tho Elnpcrors young
flungtor HAH viYnn it, l1nrrnsa IN tha n1nhoian