The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-09-29
DELIvERANCE OF VIENNA.
TS.o Hundredth- Anniversary OF John So
bIeskrs Great Victory, -.

having high mass sung in Polish
churches. In the afternoon all Polish
societies paraded in fHll-regalia, with
banners and bands, through the princi-
pal streets.
Leopold, Emperor of Germany and
King of Hungary, had driven his Hun
garian subjects to revolt by infringe
ments on their national liberties, aud
they then entered into an alliance with.
the Turks, and this was the commence
ment of the war.
In the beginning of May, 1888, the
MOslem armyset out on its march, The
troops amounted to over two hundred
thousand, but above One-third of them
were Hungarians and Tartars. They
were we'll provided with ammunition
and had over 220 immense pieces OF ar
tillery. Their General was Kara Musta-
pha, the great Vizier.
"a The route through Hungary was open
to the Turks, who came as the allies and
defenders of that country. M
The Duke of Lorraine, LeOpOld's
brother in law, commanded the imperial
troops, who mustered about forty thou
sand men.
The Emperor became as timid and
crOuching in his adversely as he had been
proud and Overbearing in his prosperity
The naughty Leopold was to be seen
running away before the Tartars, from
.
Inundated tyranny. Behind him he
could see the farms and cottages of his
poor subjects in flames, of which his
tyrannical pride was the incendiary,
but he did not hazard hair of his head
to remove those troubles caused by him,
but left his capital to defend Itself
against the immense host of Turks.
Count Stahremberg commanded the gar
trisOn, which consisted OF little more
Z m
them lie armed the University aud citi-
Zens.
BY the 22d of July, 1888, the Turks had
made very ear approaches to the walls,
and the siege was continued with in
creased vigOr. The alarm Of the citizens
was terrible. ~
The Duke of Lorraine sent messengers
to SObieski to beg him TO bring speedy
sue .Or; but the Polish troops could not
be assembled Till toward the end of
August, and even then they amounted
To only "a 600 men. At this time So
bieski began his march with his little
army. He was at that time fifty-fOur
years old, and in such state OF health
so weak and debilitated-as to be
obliged to be almost lifted to his horse,
still he was the only man whom the
Empire could look to for aid.
The Polish army marched along the
banks of the Danube without resistance
and were Joined there by the Duke of
Lorraine and some other German forces,
fastening to the reseue'0f Vienna. The
Imperial army, seventy thousand strong,
set out on September 9thofOr Vienna, but
they had march of fourteen miles to
make across ridge of mountains, over
which the Germans could not drag their
cannon, and were therefore obliged to
leave them behind The Poles, succeed
ed in getting over twenty-eight pieces,
which were all they-ha to oppose the
one hundred and fifty Of the enemy. On
September l1th they reached Mount Ka-
lemberg, the last of which separated
o.. them from the Turks. Sunday, Sept;
18th, $685. was the important day. that
was to decide whether the Turkish Cres-
cent was to wave on the turrets of vi
emma.
AT in the morning there was some
warm skirmishing; at IL the Christian
army was drawn up in array. on the
plain. Kara Mnstapha came to COM
mand his troops in person. He was sta
in the center, and SObieski Occu.
pied the same position in his army. -
The engagement during the day
had only been partial, but about
in the evening SObieskis infantry ART
we'd, and the King ordered them to seize
an eminence which commanded the Viz
ier's position. The prOmptness and gal
lantTy with which the maneuver was
executed decided the fate of the day
Kara Mustapha, taken by surprise at this
unexpected attack, ordered all his in.
fantry to his right wing, and the move
ment put all the line In confusion.
At this moment the Polish cavalry
made grand charge, and at the same
time the Duke of Lorraine, with his
troops, added to the confusion, and the
rOut of the Turks became general. The
ViZier in vain tried to rally them. "And
yOu," said he to the Cham of the Tartars
4. who passed him among the fugitiVes
"can you not help moP 81 know the
King of Poland" was the answer. 81
told you if we had to deal with him, all
we could do would be to run away" The
immense Turkish army was wholly bro
ken up and Vienna was saved.
On the following day John SObieski
made his entrance into Vienna. The
citizens received him with expressions
2 of gratitude. The people could not helI
graceful sovereign, and eXclaiming
"Ahl why is not this our master" Bu
SObieski did not arrOgate to himself
only the glory of the victory, he went
to the Cathedral to return thanks, Rnl
began to sing the Te Deum himself.
The lOw-minded Leopold could no
bear to witness the triumph of his de
liN0I6IB no WAS uoloITluk Lu6 udy W
"a, quibbfes about the ceremony with Wlficl
he was to receive SObeski. He inquired
whether an elective King ever had al
interview with an Emperor, and how h,
was received. AT length it was agreed
the interview should take place in tn
open plain on horseback, and that the,
should remain facing each other, whicl
would not allow much punctiliO in tn
mode of salutatiOn. -----5 -
At the appointed hour John SObiesk
rode up to the Emperor and accOsteI
him with the ease of conscious but un
assuming rank. The Emperor, on tn
contrary, was very distant and ceremO
NOUS, and began to recount in YER
ungraciOus manner, the services tn
Germans rendered the Poles at differen
periods. At length he Wrung from hi
lips the word "gratitude," for the deliy
erance at Vienna, at which SObiesk
r merely remarked rBrOther, 1 am gla
have done you that small service."
The gratitude of the Austrian Govern
ment for saving it from total ruin
explained by the division of Poland tina
nation which was always the great bul
Of ha nj iuil