The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-24 00:00:00

SPAIN.

Madrid journals of the 18th have arrived.
Senor SANTELLAN has refused to accept the Port-
folio of Finances, which was to be offered either to
OCANA SANCHEZ Or OLIVAN. _ _

MADRID BOLSA, AUG. 18.—Three per Cents., 25
9 16 ; Five per Cents., 11 g. Exchange on London,
40 60.

GE,MAN

AND

THE NORTHERN STATES.

AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY.

The general impression at 'Vienna is, that gold has
had more to do than steel with the surrender of
GEORGEY, and the fact that he insisted on surrendering
to the Russians alone seems to corroborate this supposi-
tion. Gen. GEORGEY surrendered not to the ally of the
Emperor of A valitlA7 but to tho proprietor of tho gold
mines or the Ural mountains. KOSSUTH and BEM
have fled to Belgrade. ARAD has surrendered to the
Austrians, in obedience to the commands of GEORGEY,
who has also ordered the garrisons of Peter wardein
and Comorn to lay down their arms. It is, however,
very doubtful whether KLAPKA will be inclined to
follow GnortoEy's example.
The Austrians have possession of Raab, but it does
not appear that a regular direct communication has
been yet re-established with Pesth. The Magyars
still maintain their ground in the Schutt, and their
outposts are in Bos. General CZORICH was in Pres-
burg on the 16th, and the battalions sent suddenly
into the Schutt defiled before him. These troops,
however, were presently countermanded, and sent
to Raab.

An official report of the Bth, from Colonel Dorsner,
who is at Hermannstadt, gives us the particulars of
what has taken place in the south-west of Transyl-
vania since the 4th, on which date General Luders was
at Galtalva. After Bern's defeat at Schassburg on the
31st, it was stated that he had retired to Udvarhely.
This was not the case, for during the night of the
2d he proceeded towards Mediash (Medgyes),
which he reached on the 3d, with a force
of from 7,000 to 8,000 men, and 17 cannons. Hav-
ing been joined at this place by an auxiliary corps
from Clausenburg, consisting of 4,000 foot, 800
horse, and 12 cannons, he proceeded towards Her-
mannstadt. General Hassfort, who had been left
with six battalions, eight cannons, and 350 Cossacks
to protect Hermannstadt, had gone to Reissmarkt
and Muhlenbach, where he gained the victory
mentioned yesterday over the insurgent General
Stein. All this having been made known to
General Luders by his scouts, he foresaw
that Bem would fall upon Hassfort, probably drive
him into Wallachia, and then take possession of
Hermannstadt. Nothing remained to be done but
to pursue Bern with all speed. Before, however,
Luders could overtake him, he learned that Hassfort
had actually been attacked, driven from his posi-
tion, and after a murderous battle in the streets
of Hermannstadt, in which he had many killed
and wounded, had been obliged to retreat to hTal-
mash. On the 6th, at ten A.M., General Luders' army
stood before Hermannstadt. Six battalions of the
enemy, 500 horse, and 18 cannons, occupied the
neigbouring heights, a considerable reserve had
been left in the city, and the remainder of the
army had gone in pursuit of Hassfort. A battle
ensued, which ended in the complete rout of
the Magyars. The Russian cavalry put such
of the fugitives as attempted to resist to the
sword. The enemy, who lost 1,200 prisoners and 14
cannons in this battle, had 600 killed and 500
wounded. The troops which had followed Hassfort
made the best of their way after their routed com-
rades. The Russians, including the loss suffered
by General Hassfort on the sth, had 364 killed
and wounded. The battles of Schassburg and Her-
mannstadt produced a most dispiriting effect upon
the insurgents. Many threw away their arms, and
sought refuge in the woods, while others came over
to the victors. It is evident that immediately after
this defeat Bern must have hurried into the Banat, as
it is certain that he bad the chief command at Te-
mesvar.