Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-08-31
GEORGEY.
From The London Standar

ed Hungarians. Count Teleki; Mr.. Puitzky
and Colonel Bikessy, now or lately in this
country. The following particulars, furnish
ed to me by school fellow of Georgey. and
for the accuracy of which, in as far as can
trust to my recollection, can vonch, will pro-
badly prove acceptable to your readers at the
moment when that General, out maneuvring
both Haynau and Paskiewitch, has cut off
the communications ofthe latter with his basis
of operations, and probably placed both in
critical situation. Geo'gey pronounced as
nearly as the sound can be rendered by our
alphabet, Guergay,) may be now between TWO
and four and thirty years OF age. Destined
bG his father, one OF the small landed Magyar
gentry, TO the career Of arms, he might posi-
bly, by proficiency in his professional studies,
in which he left behind him all competitors.
have made up for deficiencies of patronage
and interest but his temper was too unpllant
for one so situated in such a service as the
Austrian. After holding his commission a
few wears he found himself involvedi in quar-
rel with his superiors; though. notwiihsland-
ing the partial severity of military discipline In
these cases, the award was in his favor.-
Whether through disgust, or because feeling
that his future promotion was barred, Georgey
retired as lieutenant from that army whose
orey headed Generals he was once destined so
81 gnally to discomft.
Devoting himself now entirely to positive
sciences. he repaired to Prague, where, unWll-
ling TO burthen the slender means of his father,
he lived with the most rigid frugaIity and Stu
diving in particular, chemistry, with untirng as
sduity under professor ofsome celebrity, who
brought to acknowledge that he could teach no
thing further to his pupil, distinguished him
by his friendship and intimacy. This professor
was married to lady of large fortune, whose
sister and co-heiress-a Young person of con-
siderable attractions and lively imagination
conceived so romantic an attachment to the
youthful student, as to make him an offer OF
her hand. Instead of eagerly proftlng, as
was expected, by this good fortune, Georgey,
thanking the lady for her fiatterlng preference.
replied, that she was too young, and had seen
too little of the world 10 be able to Judge Of
her own feeling toward him but that ii, af-
ter years travel or sojourn. and the gayeties
of Vienna, it was quite unchanged, he should
be proud to lead her to the alter. The heir
ess, at the expiration Of year, retnrned,-
Pieued in her feminine pride, she still dstn-
guished Georgey amid her numerous suffers;
but he perceiving, or suspectlng, that point
/ of honor or obstin"cy, rather than affection,
prompted the fu!6Iment of her engagement,
relieved her from itby marrying foreign lady,
highly accomplished, but without fortune, and
filing, if the writer remembers rightly, the
station Of governess or companion In that very
family.
The death of his father having taken place,
GeoTgey retired with his bride to his small pa
trimoniaI estate in the north of Hungary where
he was endeavoring to apply TO the working
of mines and scientific requirements, when
those political changes took place in Austria
and Hungary which brought the opposition
into power. Some office in the mint being
vacant, for which Georgey conceived himself
qualified by his knowledge of mineralogy, he
! applied for it through friend to Kossuth.
"Georgey," Kossuh is said to have replied
81 have heard much of Georgey. | cannot
give him the appointment you require"
But" persisted Georgey's patron, I" | as
sure you that his knowledge, talents, and poll
tical sentiments qualify him emnently for the
ofice' @''talt - >7
" Enough" said Kossuth, 81 cannot make
the nomination you desire, because l destine
him for other purposes, have long had my
eye on him. and before twevemonth is over,
; may want him as minister of war;
J The baffled intercessor, at first conceiving
that Kossuth was in jest, retired, but from this
period dates the advancement of this unsuc-
cessful candidate.
When the Hungarian army, advancing TO
the relief of Vienna, became convinced, on
the field ofSwechat, of the treachery gifts gen.
eral, NIGGA, it named Georgey its chief by un-
, animous reclamation. But that appreciation by
I his fellow soldiers on the battle field. which
the sequel showed to be just, Kossuth, who
took a prominent part in the action. had made.
> as We have seen. long previously in his cabi-
net, and may have mainly aided.
Georgey, who through the Hungarian war
has held the most important command, and
obtained together with BEN the most decisive
successes. shares with Bem the reputation ofbe-
> ing the ablest leader of the Hung arian armies
This subaltern became at once great comman.
der, and the conqueror of so many generals Of
I routine. is, notwithstanding his youth, distin.
guished by exceeding caution, so that ifresults
less brilliant and decisive are expected from
d his genius than from the adventurous impetu
osity of Benz, the Hungarians intrust 10 hin
their main army, with the implicit belief tina
d he will never throw away chance, no
: risk the fortunes of his country on the hazart
!. of die, however tempting.
d | am, Mr.. Editor, &C.,
" The AUTHOR OF IS REVELATIONS OF Russia
From Charles Swain's English Melodies