POSTSCRIPT.
SATURDAY.
The German papers contain scarcely any news from Vienna. A cor- respondent of the Kanische Zeidung, in a letter dated Vienna the 4th in- stant, gives a very gloomy account of the present state of the city. Ac- cording to his statement, a sombre despair, baffling description, pervaded the minds of the inhabitants of Vienna. It is said that the troops have suffered severely, but orders have been given not to announce the number of killed.
A letter quoted in the last Hamburg Borsenhalle, dated the 1st Novem- ber, supplies some particulars not afforded by the direct accounts from Vienna- " The triumph expressed at the victory of the army has been purchased at a dear price, and has been attended with circumstances at which every human heart shudders, such Vandalism and cruelty have they betrayed. The party which held the city from the 6th ultimo founded its power no doubt upon the terror in- spired b7 the masses which supported it. But the victory of the troops has been abused m the most inhuman manner. Instead of making prisoners of all who were found in arms but who offered no resistance, and delivering .them over for trial by courts-martial or otherwise, they were butchered singly without mercy; and this not alone by the privates without orders, even officers boast of havinggiven commands to that effect. An officer of the National Guards surprised by the military, and seeing his retreat cut off, threw away his sword and called out "Quarter 1." but was shot on the spot. Per- sons in the streets in the evening, when called to by the patrols to stand, but in their terror endeavors to get out of the way, were immediately fired upon. I myself witnessed the eath of two individuals who fell pierced with balls. B nt
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the Emperor's troopshave not alone massacred—they have pillaged, and, as it would seem, with fyil permission, no steps being taken by the officers to prevent it. At first I would not believe the fact; but have since seen grenadiers encamped in the hotel in which I am lodging, taking watches, gold-lace, and fine articles of clothing, out of their bread-sacks; so that the truth exhibited itself in all its nakedness to my eyes. You often see parties of tinkers strolling about the country to mend pots and pans; these come out of the Carpathian Mountains: now, fancy two hundred and fifty such fellows with muskets in their hands and the great leather sack on their backs for a knapsack, and you have a company of Croatian soldiers of the kind which Windischgratz.has let loose in masses on the city."
From other quarters we hear similar accounts, reflecting on the conduct of the Imperialists.
Some of the papers state that Winda' chgratz had proceeded towards Buda-Pesth at the head of 65,000 troops, leaving a body of 35,000 in Vienna
The Silesian Gazette reports an insurrection at Lemberg, the capital of Austrian Gallicia. The town had been bombarded. The letters from Vienna, however, state that a great number of waggons with ammunition had ar- rived there, bringing the report that the revolt at Lemberg had been com- pletely suppressed by the military authorities.
A letter from Olmiltz, of the 2d instant, states that the deputation from the city of Prague had arrived there to present a petition to the Emperor in favour of the inhabitants of Vienna. The Emperor granted the de- puties an audience, but did not make any promise. Having heard of the capture of Vienna, the deputies forwarded a second address to the Em- peror, praying of him to reestablish legal order in that city; and represent- ing that a violation of the rights conferred on the population by the con- stitution would necessarily react in the most fatal manner on the entire monarchy.
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