Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-09-06
I1UNGAR Y.

appears by the advces that Count Bauhyanv. Hum
garan Minister of Foreign AfTis, has published most
excellent CIRCULAR to all the diplomatic agents of Hungary,
n which he contrasts the humane conduct Of the Hunua-
ans their prisoners with the la ha rous procamaiions
OF iaynau and other Austrian Generals The following
extract from he London Times gives graphic portal,
lure VI some OF the new modes OF warfare which The In
peral opponents of Hungary have to contend against
"A recent letter from the of war in HUNGARY de-
scribes in considerable detail tine formidable auxiliares the
the Magyar armies have found in the wild population
scattered the vast seppes and forests Of the Interior
particularly the horses Of the plains the swneherds and
fishermen. The first named of these are especially dread
ed by Austrian troops account Of the extraordinary
weapon they carry and use with deadly skill 1t is sim
ply the "hpwith which they select and catch any horse
of the herd they wish to and dispose Of The ap-
pllcaon OF IN war is quite novelty Ii has handle
not more than two feet in length. while the thong mea-
sures from 10 to 90 eaden ball is fixed TO the end Of it
with small ones at different distances from it, like shot on
fishing line; when thrown acts like lasso cnrng
ronn man orhore 1t strikes either theeaflh with crush
ing blow The horseherds Cor Cyko,. are SO skifu in
the use OF this weapon that at full gallop they will strike
an enemy with nneribg certainty any part of The body
they please; in Skrmshes any isolated foot soldier if he
fires his muske aud misses, is lost before he can attempt
to reload-the wild horseman PUSHES past and with
sweep OF his baloaded hong Stretches him leless OF
The earth by blow the head There are some thou
sands OF these men in the Hungarian armies and thew
are generally mixed with the light llussars, against
the heavy Austrian cavalry They often strike the off
GERS from their horses with incredible dexterty The
wounds this weapon nhlcs described as rightful
Before it known that these horseerSs were seryiDp
IN the Hungarian ranks, great number Of curassers
were brought into Pesth, wounded in a manner the mil
itary surgeons could not explain The injury was nei-
ther cut, nor puncture, nor gun-sho wound, and
the soldiers were for long time ashamed own that it
was caused by oignoble weapon as a whip.-Fortu-
natey only be used where the horseman has ample
space; in any thing like "cose order'' it would be 40
da gerous friends foes One of these men was late
ly taken prisoner at Wieselburg, and, probably obtain
exact knowledge of the power of his arm, he was Or
dered 10 display his skill in the camp stuff figure
set up the Austrian officers pointing ont the parts
he was 10 strike while in full career. Twice he did as
directed, but the third time introduced startling varia.
ton; swinging his whip in wide circle he dashed his
horse at point OF the line Of soldiers round the place ofex
ecse broke through t,and far his way the open
fields in instant unoched by the voey of balls sent af
ter him-These swineherds { OF kdnds: are generally
Servians; their weapon is small axe with rather long
handle called fokosct,and they throw it with such dexter
ity that eighty hundred PAGES they rarely miss
and the blow is almost always fatal, as the Austrian
army surgeons testify.The fisherman are employed
in constructing bridges in their own manner on sort Of
tubs in style which the Anstrans at first ridcued ex
ceedngly but, though rude, iheywere effective and put
together IN very short time, and have proved Of tho
greatest use in the Hungarian operations"
COL Bmton's Mstructions.-At an unusually large
meeting OF The citizens OF Clinton County. Mo, without
respect to party the following, among other resolutions,
was passed
Resolred, That so unanimous do believe fellow