The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-25 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 25, 1849.

whole force to unite with the other corps, and took the com-
mand-in-chief; sr shall we beat our enemies in detail, one
after the other; and envier the freedom of the
world. If this is not practicable, then I fear
that within • firtuight we shall have a catastrophe
' Meanwhile, I will defend the country to the last man. I
have just surnmonid the whole Huagarien people to arms.
The order has been desps:ched to Ornewsradrin to get ready
in the course of this and nett week the two batteries, aid to
send them to you immediately, es I prernind. Whether
they were to be horn or fat batteries I know not. Bat I
behove that a font battery is better to-day than a horse
battery la a couple of weeks, for who knows how long Grose.
waredein may be ours? I beg you not to forget to despatch
immediately instructions to the Banat about the command-
in-chief of L eut.•General Vetter over the troops ther•—it
is moot urgent: else all will be chaos then. And commend
me to your friendly sentiments, which I highly value.
L. KOSSUTH. Governor.

THE GOTTINOR or THIS LAND TO OEN. L.F.M. BEM,

I hasten to inform you that the bsttle fought yesterday
before Rub btu turned out unfortunately for us: our troops
were obliged to evacuate Rub. So much the more urgent
is the necessity for you, L,F.M., and your brave troops, to
unite with as : if this junction can be speedily effected, the
country is saved. The Governor, KOSSUTH.
Buds•Peatb.

General Gargey has been attacked at Raab by 60,000 men,
and an immensely strong artillery, and repulsed. In conse-
quence of this the plan that he should advance against
Austria and the lower armies concentrated here is
become impossible. Hence the resolution has been taken
I.s leave • strong garrison in Comoro, and concentrate
the whole army lower down, so that the Transylvanian, the
Deutsch-Banat, and the upper army, together with the corps
of Viloczky, should draw towards Sz,gedin, and unite with
the Baas-Banat army. I have to add that the Russian army
has sent • sarong detachment across the Theirs at Tokay, of
8,000 mra, and according to other ascannts, of 20,000, and
that these are to-day at Nyiregyhazs. The intention of this
movement seems Or be to occupy the country between De-
breczin and Grosswardein in your rear, and cut you off from
the upper army. Ta hinder this must be at present our main
task, and for this purpose the above-mentioned concentration
has been resolved by the government. It is midnight at
this moment the minister Canny i, Lieutenant Field-marshal
Kiss and General Aul'c t start to take Gorgey the decisive
order for the concentration of the troops on Szegedin. I
may add confidentially that the seat of the government will
be also removed thither.—Perseverance and hope for the
victory of our just cause.
(Signed) L. Rosen, Governor.
Tan 00VIRNOIS or Tun LAND TO L. F. DI. Bare.

Puns, /vex 4, 1849.-111. slam of masa adopted by
erg during the hat days bespeaks the intention dowse-
ing with the cops clurnite under his command upon his
own bottom, and independently of the government. After
the battle lost at Rub it was his opinion that the govern-
eseot should transfer its sear, without lots of time, once
more to the other aide of the Tad% ae he could not
answer for their security in Peatb for 24 hours.
Under such circtioutinces, as governor of the country, I
conceive it to he my imperative duty timely to transfer te a
place of security the moveable property of the rate, and
particularly bank, ammunition, military clothing, arms
manufactory, ike.; bat ti keep the vat of the government
as ling as possible in Buda Peeth. The reports upon the
march of the enemy to Grosswardein appear to be not quite
exact. Nevertheless, Visocky has received Mat: uctions to
cross the Theis, on the 7th. Meanwhile Perezel will pass
that river, with nearly 10,000 men, t3-morrow. There was
a bloody battle lief re Comore' on the 2nd. It laved from
nine in the morning till fre in tho evening, when the
en. my,co sipletely eated , fled and was pursued by ourtroope.
In consquence of this, the government is still at Path,
and hopes not to be obliged to deeamp. Meanwhile, myself
must, for a time, take up my abode in Czentled. Of the
main army 20,000 men abide as garrison in Comoro, and
while these keep the enemy buiy, the remainder will with-
draw against the Russians, and in connexion with tho army
of the Boa-Banat, hold as but of the next operations of the
war the line of the Tr she and Maras. General Kama ones
from Stithlweiesenburg to Poe., creases the Danube with the
help of the bia•-bridge which hos been floated down thither
feel:logs, and puts himself in communication with the army
of the B..es-Banat, in order to realm a decisive blow at Jells-
c hich, and raise the siege of Pet r vrardein. Arad is already ours,
and that Tern esvar follow soon, should be our united aim.
Visocky and Dusewffy have had age are for p- ccuring intelli-
gence. They never know where the enemy is. The last
report is that he vox< d the Theis& at Polgar. It this be
confirtivd, we will fall upon hi. flank with 180,000 men.
This is a compressed sketch of our o;.erations. Lot me
know, L. P. hi., what is g iing forward is Transylvania, and
what we are to eveet there; and please to send me reports,
if only short ones, daily by the way of Deva•Banga, M-zo-
Tut, Szolnok, and Caegied. Louts Komori!.
Untitled, July 9, 1849.
I hasten to inform the L. F. M. on the rate of
the war here Comorn has remained occupied by
from 18 to 20,000 men, to hold in check the Austrien
army, or at least a great part of it. From 20 to 21,000 men
are on the march tram Vgaitzen towards 'lstvan. General
Perez.l has the chief command here over two army-corps,
his own, which we have newly formed of 10,000 men, and
the (sortie of Visocky and Hest will, 12,000 men. The Ant of
these is today at Abony, and the second at Tart& They
proceed according to circumstances across the Thetas, or
along it upwards, when the army moves on from Ilatvan.
Powerful columns of landsturm are at Nagy Ivan,
lieresig, and Pii,p6ki. Toe Russiaxs, who crossed the
Theis and 111111'..litcl on Debreezin, were 15,000
strong ; but they have withdraen again to join
their army at Misktles, which consists of 15,000 more.
The Austrians are marching on Buda, and yesterday their
outposts were in B6riiivar. The bridge between Buda and
Pearl is broken down. The government is going to Sorge-
din. In the B tees Banat, General Vetter commands : under
him Guyon. lie has been reinforced by 6,000 veteran troops
under General Kmoti, and has inhere to fall on Jellachieh.
He ie, moreover, to raise the siege of Peterwardein, and take
Teonswar. The commandevin-chief of the forces is General
Messarne, with Demblroki at his side as general quarter-
muter. This is the state of things, L F.M. 110 at the
future full of trivffulness, but under the condition of a
smart energetic military authority being at the head. I
offer to you herewith, L.F.M., the commend in chief of a:1
the Hungarian armies, and beg your speedy answer whether
you accept, under what condictoas, and whether you cop-
eider Transylvania sufficiently sectred during your absence.
I request your answer at Saegcdin.

L. KOSOUTI7,

TO GENERAL OEM.
Sc• geden, July 18,1849.
I have received your valuable despatches of the Bth and
9th of July, and hasten to assure you that for the present
Transylvania has nothing to fear from the Russians u yet
on the side of Orosswarleio and Debeeezith I have set the
upper corps d'arme 3 under the come:mod of Ci inerel Benz .1,
and phiced 12,000 new ten pc at his disposal. With these
24,000 troops he has marched from Called to Szolnok, ready,
according to circumstances, to cro:a the Theis+, or to
threaten the Russians on the right bank. At the
same time we caused an lament.) levy of lindsturm of the
brave Camanians, at St. Agate, not far from Kardsz ig,unler
Colonel Karp may ; and for the covering of Grosswardein we
provided with two battalions of infantry, two divisions of
human. and eight guns, strengthened by a partisl recruit-
ment to the amount if 9,G00 men, in the camp at Pascoki.
The consequences of these movements was the rapid retreat
th the Russians from Debrecrin, sad their kTICUItIOII of the
whole line of the Theis.' ; so that the left bank of that ricer
is completely free frein the enemy, and the right bank is
also in our hands. Geo. Perezel is to-day in the mop at
Szolnok and Abeny, with the intention of covering
the right bank of the Theiss, and the space
of land between the Dinnbe and Theirs, together
with Szegedin, as well as, according to circumstar.cis,
to operate on the Balk and rear of the Raseisur, who swep
with their mein force towards Hatvan, and from thence to
Perth and Waimea. The Austrian general, Ramberg, en.
tend Buda on the 11th, with 6,000 men, but teems to have
retired again. After we have destroyed the fortiticothms of
Dada, no re„ std be laid to the occupation of either of
th is completely untenable places. Nevertheless, we would
haste fain remained in Perth ; but, in order to do this,
I should have had to bring up and concentrate the Theist
and Danube army, and thereby to evacuate regions out of
which I could stamp armies with my foot after lost battler,
while Penh of me no resources whatever. Therefore I
have established it as a principle not to mike the oneratims
of the war subservient to the security of the seat of govern-
taut, but to suit the seat or the government to the regain:lore
Of the war. I know that it is better so. To-day we are at
Baegedin, nest week perhaps we shall be at Arad or Grew
wardein, which I should prefer to any other locality. As
Orr myself I am on the point of going nom village to village
pick up volunteers, for I wish to form a new reserve of
30,000 men, and to command this reserve army in person.
las month I bell :ye that I thallium the 30,000 men. General
Vetter has began to take the offensive towards Jellimbich.
The brave Guyon has beaten Jellachich, who is fled to
Titel. Guyon pursues him to-day, while General Kama
relieves Peterwardein to-day. Meanwhile, Colonel Banffy
taking up by forced marches the columns in Rena Lucia-
falva and Aradasz, is spcody towage's Perlin, and will
try to take Titel before Jellachich can Net thee
although he will hardly mowed, I think, and fitel will
again be a had nut tor us —Vedremo. The troops and their
afters are valiant. The upper army (ha! on that subject I
shall have much to tell you 4) is still at Comoro. On the 12th
it had a great battle without result, is still in the entrenched
camp, great loss on both sides, but the enemy's much the
greater—particularly in cavalry. •
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The folowing appears to form part of an earliar letter
from Kossuth to Beal :—Tners is one circumstance for me,
for you, and for the whole country extremely afflicting and
painful. General Gargey wrote from Comorn on the 2nd of
July " The battle of Rub is lost. The enemy oat•
flanked us towards Bicske, for I cannot, in the face of 00,000
men extend my line au far from the point d'appui. The
enemy will, wit►in 48 hours, be in Buds. The government
will do well to think of stuffing the stores, bank, &c."

• Thl• inn written ce the day of the battle of Wattzen.

TIIe COVSNTRY GAOL CHAPLAIN.—The Ste Tang
of State, Sir George Grey, has, we era informed, signifial to
the visiting justices of the Coventry gaol his entire imam-
recce in the course pursued by them in the immediate see-
pension, with a view to the subsequent removal, of the Rev.
Richard Chapman, chaplain to the geol.—Coventry Ilerald.
WrIALES IN THE FRITH OF FORTIL—On Tuesday
'Remain a shoal of whales were observed close off the 14%r-
tello Tower, and between Leith Pier and Newhaven. They
were of a good sic., and their blowing and gambols were
looked on with great interest by a number of individuals.
Herrings are plentiful in the Frith at present, which is pro-
bably the cause of the presence of those moisten of the deep
in thin taarter.—North British Mail.

TURKEY.

REFUSAL OF THE PORTE TO ACCEDE
TO THE DEMANDS OF RUSSIA AND
AUSTRIA.

The expectation expressed by ear correspondent
that the subjoined letter, confided to the care of the
Austrian post, would be examif.el by the Austrian
police, was well founded. The letter reached its
destination resealed by a stamp bearing the impress
of the double eagle, and an inscription intimating
that the letter was opened at Vienna on the 19th
inst. The Austrian police can no more resist the
temptation of a sealed letter, than Pandora could
that of a closed box. Whilst we gratefully ac-
knowledge the liberality of the Austrian police letter-
openers in allowing the letter to reach its destination,
we would reipsetfully represent that inasmuch as the
lAastrian government (and apparently that govern-
ment's press) has participated in the information the
letter conveys, his Imperial Majesty ought in common
honesty to have paid one-half of the postage.
CONSTANTINOPLE Ace. 8.
I run the risk of writing to you by the Austrian
courier, who goes overland to Vienna, by Belgrade.
That this letter will be opened by tho Austrian police
I have not the least doubt ; by examining the seal
you can easily ascertain that fact. The news, how-
ever, which I have to communicate is of too much
limpUrtatce to delay sending it till the departure of
the French steamer on the 15th instant. In my last
letter I informed you that Russia and Austria had
peremptorily demanded of the Porte to adopt hostile
measures against Hungary, in consequence of Bem
having entered the Turkish territory with his
I army. After a long discussion on the subject in a
council of the Sultan's ministers, it was decided, as I
had anticipated, that Turkey should preserve a strict
neutrality, and that, moreover, measures shculd ba
taken to have that neutrality. respected. In replying
to the demand of the Raman and Austrian envoys,
the ministers of the Porte referred to the convention
lately made, by which it was agreed that all troops
entering the Turkish territory from Transylvania
should b 3 di-armed. When a body of Hungarian
troops were summoned by the custom-house officers
on the frontier to give up their arms, they at once
complied; when the same demand was made to the
Ragman troops, on their entering the Turkish terri-
tory, they refused. Feed Effendi, the commissioner
of the Pouf, did not enforce tho demand, and the
Russian troops in the principalities still retain their
arms. The Russians alone violated the convention to the

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terms of which they had agreed, and where the
Turkish authorities have shown any remissness, it
was solely in favour of those who demanded that hos-
tile measures should be adopted by the Sultan's go-
vernment against the Hungarians. If the Russians
had tot adopted Wallachia and Moldavia as the basis
of hostile operations against the Hungarians, the lat-
ter would never have entered the Turkish territory.
This is the sense of the reply given by the Porte to
the Russian and Austrian envoy.. And the ministers
of the Sultan added, that " they were determined for
the future to ecforce the terms of the convention, and
to insist upon the neutrality of the Ottoman empire
being respected.
i "
It s understood that Sir Stratford Canning and
General Ausaick have employed all their influence in
urging the Porte-to resist the demands of Ramis.
It will be strange if these powers refused their approba-
tion of the pieaent wise and honourable policy of the
Porte, which their representatives have so warmly
abeted.