The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-26 00:00:00

GERMANY

AND

THE NORTHERN STATES.

AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY.

GREAT HUNGARIAN VICTORY AT WAITZEN.
COMPLETE DEFEAT OF JELLACHICH AT
ST. THOMAS.
The intelligence of the victory of the Hungarians
at Waitzen, and of their complete success in break-
ing the lines of the Imperialists, and marching to the
north, is in every respect confirmed by the following
bulletin of PASKEIWITCA
" HEAD• QUARTERS, WAITZEN, JULY 17.—0 n the
15th the army of the rebels marched against Waitzen,
which at that time was occupied only by our regiment
of Mussulmans (Circassians). These troops retrea:sd,
according to the orders which they had received for such
a case. Towards evening Gorgey took a strong posi-
tion before this town. His force consisted of 44,000 men

and 120 pieces of cannon. Our vanguard, under the
command of General Sass, advanced without hesitation to
close with the enemy, who, however, covered by his nu-
merous artillery, succeeded in maintaining his position,
and defending himself against this attack. A hot artillery
engagement succeeded, during which all the charges of
the rebels were victoriously repelled by the cavalry
alone. On the following day, when our troops were re•
inforced by fresh detachments, which had come up by,
forced marches, the fighting was less severe, The
enemy was prevented on all points from deploying his
strength. This morning we attacked Waitzen. Notwith-
standing their desperate resistance the rebels were put
to flight, and lost two flags, two pieces of artillery, and
500 prisoners. It turned out, however, by inquiry from
these, that we had jo tight this engagement with only a
strong rear-guard of the enemy, who had availed him-
. .

self ;f the darkness of the night to draw off his main
force towards the north. These retreating troops are
being pursued by the corps of General Rudiger, who
will soon overtake them by reason of his great strength
in cavalry. At the same time other troops were sent
out in sufficient strength in order to cut off the probable
retreat of the enemy towards the Theiss, and to hinder
him from either taking up a strong position on that river
or crossing over it."
A letter from the seat of war says—" The attack
of the Hungarians upon Paslawncu's division was
tremendous, and the Russians were borne down and
compelled to yield before the terrible onslaught of
the Magyars, who fought with unexampled courage
and daring.
The renewed charges of the Hungarian horse are
spoken of as the most brilliant achievements on mili-
tary record. PABREWITCH dispatched couriers to
Pesth for aid, and the sudden appearance of Ge-
neral RAMBERG, who hurried up at the head of
a large body of Austrians, alone saved him from
a complete defeat. RAAIRERG attacked the Hunga-
rians in the flank, thus causing a diversion in fa.
your of PASKEWITCH. At noon the Russians had
retreated to Duna Kees, only a few miles distant
from Pesth, in which city it seems a report was
spread that the Imperialists were falling back in full
retreat, whereupon all the shops were closed, and a
few barricades erected. The Hungarians on this
day were commanded by DEMBINSKI, GORGEY, and
NAGY-SANDOR. The slaughter on both sides is
stated to have been immense, the ground having been
contested for hours in a hand-to hand fight.

Another letter describes the Russian retreat to
Duna Kees as a disorderly flight before DEMBINSKI'S
Hussars, and states that the Russians were only
saved from annihilation by the arrival of RAMBERG.
It was admitted in Vienna on the 20th that the
victory of the Hungarians at Waitzen had been
complete. _ _ _

While DEMBINEKI and GORGEr were thus chas-
tising the Russians in the north, BEM in the south, was
completely crushing the army of the Ban JELLACUICK.
The engagement took place at St. Thomas on the
14th, and the intelligence arrived at Vienna on the
21st. Here, as elsewhere, the Imperial commanders
were completely outmanoeuvred.
Great demonstrations were made at Perlass, oppo-
site to Titel, and the Servian General KNICZAMIN,
devoutly believing in the sincerity of these, and that
it was the settled intention of the Magyars to cross

the Theiss at this point, continued to -dig trenches
and plant stockades with the utmost assiduity, while
the main corps of the Hungarians passed the river at
O'Beckse, and BEM, at the bead of 60,000 men, sud-
denly fell upon JELLACHICH'S army and completely
crushed it.

The Sudslavische Zeitung of Agram, which has
ever lent the aid of its florescent rhetoric to extol the
Ban's achievements, hopes that things will not turn
out so desperate as represented in the first report,
and conjectures' that the defeated General has taken
refuge behind the Roman entrenchments, or in the
fortified place of Verbasz. One of the first con-
sequences of this victory will be the relief of Peter-
wardein.

General HATNAU has been disgraced, and has to
resign his command into the hands of General HESSE,
who has just been appointed Feldzeugmeister.
The Austrian Government has appointed General
WOULGEMUTH civil and military governor of Tran-
sylvania. _ _

- According to a Vienna letter of the 20th, the Em-
perors of Russet and AUSTRIA have just had an in-
terview at Brunn, the former having arrived in the
strictest incognito.
The Presse of Vienna says that a camp of Austrian
troops is about to be formed at Konigraetz, on the
frontier between Austria and Prussia.
Lord PONSONDT, the British Ambassador, and his
family have arrived at Vienna.
It is stated, in a Vienna letter of the 20th, that the
Princess Czartoryska, nee Radzwiill, was arrested on
the previous day, and her correspondence seized.

SIE R. PEEL.—TAMWORTII, WEDNESDAT.—This
evening the Right Honourable Sir Robert Peel will en-
tertain the Mayor and corporation of this borough at a
private dinner party, at his mansion, Drayton Manor.
DEATH OF LADE GEORGIANA NEYILLE.—We re-
gret to announce the decease of Lady Georgians Neville,
which took place at Leghorn on the Ist inst., after five
hours' great suffering.
PENSION TO ME. WILLIAM STURGEON.—We are
glad to learn that our fellow-townsman, Mr. William
Sturgeon, so well known for his eminent scientific
researches,
especially in electricity and magnetism, has
been placed on the civil list by Lord John Russell, for
the pension of 501,
tele-
graph, ta,sswOeelsisaesnttrial
per annum. To Mr.
longs the undoubted no.erit of discovering the soft-iron
horse as he i' ; Sturgeon be-
Any other very valuable discoveries.
—Manchester Gut
Half the fail . 'co the working o
jf the electric tele-
4rdian.
.tires is life arise from pulling in one's
d Aeaping.---. • act Cook's Journal.