Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-08-25
Correspondence Of the Newark Advertiser.l

THE HUNGARIAN GENERALs.--GORGEY.
Most Of the Generals In the Hungarian
army, with the exception Of few Polish
veterans have sprung suddenly from inferior
ranks to those they now occupy. Their his.
tory, therefore, anterior to the present war,
affords few materials for the biographer.
Gorgey, now the pride Of the Hungarian ma.
ton, and the favorite leader of her armies,
was IN ls45 only lieutenant in the Austrian
service, and a, the beginning Of the Hunga'
rian struggle the past year, a volunteer in the
ranks of the Honveds or national militia. AT
the battle of Schwechat, beneath the walls
of Vienna, when the Hungarians were betray-
ed by the treachery Of General Maga, Gorgey
was vet but simple major; but the sharp
eve Of Kossuth had been fixed upon him and
in the removal Of Maya, he was Immediately
raised to the vacan, place Of commander.in-
chief
His conduct afterwards fully proved the
wisdom of the choice. He extricated the
Hungarian army from position in which his
predecessor had designed II should be obliged
to surrender to the enemy, or be driven into
the waters of the Danube; and he conducted
the Hungarian retreat before the overwhem-
| ing forces of Windischgratz and Jellachlch,
flushed with the conquest of Vienna, until
the favorable moment arrived TOR making a
stand, and assuming the offensive. For this
his character eminently fitted him, Though
20 young general (only about 80 years oldl
he is distinguished for uncommon prudence
This has earned him the appella,ion Of the
Hungarian Fabius'
Gorgey is the most noted as an officer OF
cavalry. AT the head of the Hungarian hus-
sars, he finds his favorite place. The plains
of the Thesis region where Windischgra's
and Jellachich suffered their signal defeat
witnessed the most daring and heroic deed:
performed by Gorgey with his flying cavalry
But his talents are not limited TO this partcu
lar sphere, as amply proves the taking OF the
,, fortress of Ofen, and the late battles before
Comorn against the Aus'rians, and a
Waitzen against the Russians. 1t is nov
perfectly clear that in both the latter case
only the forces Of Gorgey were engaged, an'
that Dembinski, with whom Gorgey is nov
united, was no, at all on the ground
In person and bearing, Gorgey is said to b
very accomplished and chivalrous. He IS u
the middle size, with dark brown hair an
blue ewes, and manners that win all who ar
proach him. In the army, particularly anon
the hussars, he has unbounded influence, bot
nv reason of his chivalrc character and
: his powers of oratory, which are very grea
>, MANY anecdotes are related of his person;
;. prowess on the field of battle, and OF the e
/, feet few elegan, words have often woTke
: there upon his hesita,ing men. He is also
,, man of considerable learning, particularly
|, mechanics and the natural sciences, whic
= he left the army to study i'll ls45, thlnk'n
: he could thus be more useful to mankin
>. than BY carrying a sword in time of peace
is He speaks huen,ly, il is said, siX language
! Magyar, Sclavonian, Latin (which until a ie
n wears since, was the official language OF tn
=, dideren, countries of the Hungarian kin:
|, DOM German, French and English
: Born in the year 1916, Of a poor hut mob
r. family, he lost his father at an early age, al
,r is said to have suffered much during hisyon
j. from the negligence of his guardians. +
l. made his first studies at the Lyceum OF Pre-
burg, after which he entered the Tulner mi
>. i,ary school, where he was distinguished
!, his talents and application. Having fin'sh'
" hi, studies here with credit, he was receive
;" into the army, first in regiment OF 'nian'r
g and subsequently in one of cavalry, WIN
10 he left as have said in ls45, to devote !
l. attention to the sciences. He seems to ha
III had the design to odevote himself to the NOV
No. ment then some time started in Hungary,
~ reference TO establishing domestic manufa
., lures.
We see him first at Brunn, making Inns
10 acquainted with the principles OF the varlc
'e manufacturing arts and afterwards at Prag'
ne studying chemistry under Professor Re'te
bacher who subsequently took him in
laboratory, and procured him little sala
'e as he was at that time very poor.