THE SIEGE OF VIENNA. (From the Times Correspondent.) Outposts at Floresdorf, October 27.

New Zealander, Volume 4, Issue 294, 24 March 1849, Page 3

THE SIEGE OF VIENNA. (From the Times Correspondent.) Outposts at Floresdorf, October 27.

The sky was last night reddened by another conflagration. The Imperial troops had set fire to a large mill, which was stiH burning after daybreak llus morning. The cannonade continued by fits and starts all last night and this morning. Two attacks weie made upon the barricades of the Leopoldstadt, but each time the troops were beaten back by the Viennese. A placard was posted to-day, dated Head-quurters at Hetzendovf, October the 25th, and addressed to the inhabitants of fienna. Prince Windiscbgiata therein informs the said inhabitants of Vienna of hia having been invited to enter the town with his troop§, and there to carry out hia own measures. His Serene Highness protests that he has no idea of committing to grow a folly as to give himielf and his troops into the power of a populace who have butchered Count Latour and fired upon the Emperor's troops as soon as the latter were within the range of their batteries.— Prince Windischgraz will not accept the surrender of the town, such as it is, filled with artil)pry and bayonets. I think he it right, for he and his soldiers I would be at the mercy of the Viennese if the town were taken before it is disarmed. On the other hand, the Viennese once diiarmed would be at the mercy of the Court. Little love i» lost on either side. The two parties cannot agree, for both are cruel and treacherous, I and they know it too. I do not mean to tay that Prince Windischgratz is cruel and treacherous. It he is, he has yet to ihow it. Hit conduct at Prague was exemj lary, and ia what regard! that city he has been discreet while the struggle lasted, and humane when it was over. Buteverybody | knows that with Vienna the case is different. Prince Windiichgra'z his full power during the siege ; he may do and undo; he is at liberty to promise whatever he pleaies ; but afier he has done his part, there are others that will push forward to do theirs. lam lure the Viennese would disarm and surrender, if they could rest assured of P<ince Windischgratz retaining his command and unlimited iway for a twelve month. Even hii martial law is preferable to that law which Cometh after him. Nothing can speak more favourably for his humanity thfii the fact of his not having bombarded the town — an extremity to which he must come at last. Indeed, if I were to accuse him of cruelty, it would be on account of this forbearance of his. The combat is now carried on at an immense sacrifice of human life. I have no id. a of the number of the killed in our rawp, but that number must be considerable, for largd troops of peasants were yesterday pressed ino the Emp ror's service, to dig holes to bury the dead in. As for the living, they hive to bear the hetivy burden of this protracted siege. The horses and carts for miles around are seized to convey food and the baggage of the soldiers. The poorer part of the population suffers terribly, for there i« no work to be had, and provisions are getting dearer every day. Then there are forced requisitions of foiaget flour, and beef. Some villages have been compelled 10 famish asnuny as thirty oxen. " These are the strong necessities of war," and things will proceed from bad to worse unless a speedy end be put to the siege of Vienna. The number of the army keeps still increasing. Today we had again some regiments of foot and light horse from Galicia, and six regimentt arc said (for I can scarcely believe it), to hive arrived from Italy. The Imperialists have four regiments of cuirassiers to do the heavy work in the street?, if the city be taken by storm. The weather continues fine, which is a mercy, fur it keeps the troops in good health. Nevertheless I hear sad complaints from those that return from the bivouac.