The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-23 00:00:00

GERMANY

AND

THE NORTHERN STATES.

AUSTVIA AND HUNGARY.

SURREPDER OF GEORGEY.

Of the fact if the surrender of GEORGEY we fear
there can be no dcubt—the intelligencq comes from

too many sources at once to permit us to doubt of its
truth. From Warsaw, from Vienna, from Berlin,
from Paris, we receive the same intelligence.
Whether the surrender, however, was an act of

necessity or )f treason does not as yet distinctly
appear, and NO will hope it was not the latter until
undeniable evidence shall appear to the contrary. It
is said that GEORGEY wrote to Count RUDIGER and
to the Prince of WARSAW that he was ready to lay

down his anicis, but only before the Russian arms,
declaring that he would fight to the utmost extremity
rather than surrender to the Austrians.
Marshal AsiiiinwiTcu accepted the proposal of
submission. On the 14th he left for Grosswardein,
where the Hungarian army was to file off with
GEORGEY Ot its head ; and on the 16th the
Hungarian army, with GEORGEY at their head,
filed off before PASKIEWITCII at Grosswardein, and
delivered up their arms. PASKIEWITCH dispatched
General BATINLIN to lIAYNAU to announce the sur-
render of GEORGEY, and also the defeat of BEM by
LUDERS near Hermannstadt, with the loss of
eighteen pieces of cannon and several prisoners. It
is said that GEORGEY was endeavouring to effect a
junction with DEMBINSKI, failing in which he was
compelled to surrender. He hopes, it is said, to
obtain
rooapps
under his command, and he has given
pardon
himself up as
for himself and a free amnesty for
as a holocaust to his country.
It is said that after the defeat of the Hun-
garians at Temesvar a council of war was
held at Arad, at which Kos-inn' was pre-
sent, when GEORGEY pronounced for sur-
render, on which KOSSUTH left the council. One
account states that he is at Orsona, to

which place he has transferred the seat of
the Gwernment; another account stiltes that he
has talun refuge in the Danubian provinces, where
he Iris 'men joined by BEM. The following is the

official btlletin of lIAI:'NAu, detailing the operations o
the army engaged in raising the siege of Teme3var

" Afterthevictorious battle at Szorog, near Szegedin,
the enemy was pursued without relaxation. The army,
notwithstmcling the great exertions made in the rapid
march free Nagy-Igm and to Szegedin. reached as early
as the 7th )f August, the line of St. Miklos, Albrcchts-
flur, 0. Be►senyo, and Monin; and on the Bth that of
Szaiteny Om the right bank of the Maros), Racz, St.
Peter, Petiak, Lovrin, and advanced through Czatad to
HatzFeld. In this pursuit, during which the enemy only
attempted to make some resistance at 0. Bessenyo, Al
brechtsflur, and Marienfeld, which was, however, soon
broken tbrough by the 3rd army corps, in union with
the division of Wallmoden cavalry, a crowd of prisoners
and stragglers. then a flag and cannon, fell it,to
our hands. The landsturm was completely dissolved,
and many deserters came over from the regular
troops, chiefly Austrian soldiers, who having been taken
prisoners had been compelled to bear arms against us.
The number of deserters and prisoners thus picked up
amounted to about 3,000. From Mako, Lieutenant
Field-Marshal Count Schlick sent a detachment to Me-
zaheg,yes,which saved the treasury funds there and 3,000
horses. I had ascertained that the whole forces of the

enemy had retired from Szegedin to Temesvar, and that
the cores of the Lower Theirs, commanded by Vetter,
had joined them there. The insurgents seemed resolved
to stand a decisive battle before Temesvar, and for this
purpose their exceedingly numerous troops were pro-
vided with more than 100 pieces of artillery. I ad-
vanced on the 9th of August with the 3:1 army corps,
and the Wallmoden division of cavalry from Czttad
towards Kis-Becskerek, with the Russian division
of Paniutin, together with the reserve artillery from
Lovrin, through Gillet, in the same direction, while
the reserve corps was ordered up from Peszak,
through Racz to Hodony and Karany, to take
the enemy in his right flank. I had directed
the first army corps to send out side columns
on both banks of the Mares to Peceka and Fonnok, but
to march with the main body of troops from Racz and
St. Peter to Monostor and Vinga, in order to cut off the
enemy's line of commuication between Arad and Temes-
var, and to take his artillery, as I knew that he had
already raised the siege of Temesvar. The enemy had
posted his rear guard at Kis-Becskerek, from which
place he was soon dislodged by the third army corps.
As I debouched with the third army corps, and the
division of cavalry out of Becskerek, in order to reach
an advantageous position where the troops might
securely cook their meal and bivouack, the enemy de-
veloped upon his retreat more and more batteries and
divisions of cavalry. I caused him immediately to be
driven by the troops at hand across the defile formed by
a marshy brook which cut the road. The enemy made
a firm stand on the other side of the brook. Behind the
rop-karmis, rwr.r..e% akar,. m (talc pd
right, sometimes on the left, manoeuvres to outflank us,
and on our left flank he succeeded for a time in stopping
our progress.
"I now caused the Russian division of Paniutin gra-
dually to advance with its batteries, and the reserve ar-
tillery to come into line of battle; and when by the
development of this great mass of artillery the enemy
was partly silenced, I ordered a general advance. The
cavalry-brigade of Ledrer covered the right flank to-
wards Szakalhaz, from which point the enemy endea-
voured to outflank us, while I applied the light cavalry
brigade of Simbschen upon the left wing of the line of
battle from Besenowa, with effect. At this moment,
four in the afternoon, the reserve corps appeared before
Hodony, and Lieut. F. M. Prince Frans Lichtenstein
advanced in the direction of St. Andra's against the
enemy's right flank.
" The enemy now gave way along the whole line, fol-
lowed by our troops. Behind the Beregszo-brook he
still held the wood till evening set in. Active pursuit
was not possible, as brooks and marshy spots hampered
the action of cavalry, which for the rest was extremely
exhausted by the continual fighting and the long marches
in this completely open country.
" When the twilight descended, having ascertained by
a reconnoisance that the enemy had already left the wood,
and continued his retreat, I resolved the same evening to
reach the gates at Temesvar, and started at the head of
two divisions of cavalry for this purpose, causing our ad-
vance to be covered by some battalions. The enemy,
who had occupied the jungle, attempted indeed to stop
our progress, but the effort was frustrated by a half-bat-
tery that was directed against his flank; and the relief
of Temesvar was effected with incredible rapidity.
" The cheers of joy with which the whole population
received me were extraordinary. During this battle,
chiefly
fltneydr inflictedtaom tah rec hi
nodfe
such considerable
indefatigable
abl
devotiono f
,thl e 0
wfortress
ft
hmisy
which I wish to call the battle of Temesvar, the garrison
loss on the enemy.
happy
troops,made
sawhich,liych,
un-
exampled rapidity from the Danube hither, and after a
journey of twelve miles on the 9th, without having
dined, fought with courage and endurance till nightfall.
" In respect of exertion, the cavalry has made incre-
dible efforts. I must also bear witness to the praise.
worthy conduct of the whole artillery of my army. The
infantry did not, properly speaking, come into action,
far the whole battle was reducible to a violent cannonade,
which lasted six or seven hours, mixed with seine effec-
tive charges of cavalry.
" The opportune striking in of the reserve corps con-
tributed potently to the victory. The vanguard of this
corps had reached the high road from Arad to Temes-
var, through Karany, taken four 24-pounders, several
ammunition waggons, and an immense number of
baggage waggons, while it caused terrible confusion to our
adversaries. General Schlick had advanced with his
army corps to Monostor, and with his vanguard to Vinga,
where he made 300 prisoners and took a large magazine
of military clothing.
" I have to-day concentrated the army at Temesvar,
with the exception of the first corps, which will invest
Arad; and thrown out advanced posts to Remete, and as
far as the river Temes.
" The enemy has fled with the wildest precipitation to
Lagos, baggage, guns, munition-waggons, all galloping
helter-skelter together; the infantry has nearly all dis-
banded, and had not the night surprised us, if I had had
the least idea of this tremendous confusion, I would have
sent the cavalry after them, all exhausted with fatigue
as they were. In the neighbouring jungle there was a
manufacture of arms, which has been destroyed by the
insurgents themselves; 'and within the walls of this
building, at nine o'clock at night, were still seated Dem-
binski, Guyon, Ktneti, Vetter, and Bem, who had ar-
rived the same day accompanied, probably, by some re-
inforcements, and had assumed the command-in-chief of
the army. Upon the field of battle were found an innu-
merable quantity of thrown-down arms. Deserters and
prisoners were brought in by the heap. The number of
the latter up to yesterday amounted to 6,000.
" The devastation in Temesvar, caused by the bom-
bardment, is beyond description horrible. The city was
battered to one ruin; and I cannot sufficiently extol the
endurance and hardihood of the garrison here, as well
as their commander, Lieutenant Field-Marshal Baron
Rukawina. During the siege 2,400 of the garrison have
died of divers complaints, mostly typhus and fever; 300
have been killed by the enemy's fire, 1,400 are still sick
in the hospital, and 600 sick in the companies, for whom
there is no room in the hospital.
" The fortifications are pretty nearly undamaged,
except en three sides, which are greatly injured. Not-
withstan • ding the extreme violence and length of the ar-
tillery fight, our loss on the 9th was very small. It
consists, so far as is yet known to me, and as respects
the Austrian army, in 15 killed and 36 wounded. Major
Baron Broetta, of the Emperor Ferdinand's cuirassiers,
has fallen; and the captain of cavalry, Prince Taxis,
Count Palffv, and Baron Sinabschen, of the Emperor's
lancers, and Lieutenant Caravaggio of the Lichtenstein
chevaux legers, are wounded. Of the Russian division
8 are killed and 8 wounded.
" The want of butchers' meat in the fortress of Te-
mesvar was such that for eighteen days the garrison
dose tired horse-flesh. During the siege Lieutenant-
Field-Marshal Glaser was killed by a fall.

" JIAYNAU, Felcizeugmeister.
" Teme3var, Aug. 10, 1849."
The cholera has assumed a menacing character at
Vienna, and, in consequence of it the EturExou left
for Isehl,