The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-08-23
ON THE DANUBE, NEAR PARK1N,


palace chosen by the hero, floating palace
which transports him to Pesth, to Comorn, to
Raab, TO Buda, wherever his presence is neces-
| sary ..asase 1G.E
Hardly does the palace touch the shore before
the population, full of enthusiasm throng up
from every side. .-...
The red sword, and red cross at the head OF the
procession, the clergy come followed by the peo-
pie, who surround Kossuth. Then there is pro.
found silence, and in rapid and striking impro
visation the apostle Of independence breaches
the holy war, exalts the memory of the dead
blesses, in the name OF the iatherland, the moth.
ers who have borne such sons, and promises VIC
tory because the Lord and his sword are with
| as. -
| Then the priests raise their voices in pious
hymns, every head is bowed, we pray for the
tatherland, and amid benedictions and good wish
es, Kossuth returns TO his floating habtaton,
which at once moves with full steam toward new
shores, where he electr6es other Masses
What nature is that OF this man Ii has no
parallel except in that OF BEN.
Once BEN had not slept for three DAYS. He
was near giving out without fatigue, and in the
midst OF desperate battle, at moment of re-
spite asked for cup OF coffee. II was brought
to him, and SHE was engaged writing an order
with pencil, he had it set upon pile Of wood
at hand, over which loated the Banner Of Iude-
pendence, and which was naturally the point
aimed at by the enemy's artillery A flight of
balls carried away the wood with the coffee and
wounded BEN slightly in one heel
"Another cup! !" he said quietly, folding his
order His officers surrounded him, implored
him, TO change his position, and not useIessly ex.
pose his lfe-but the General refused.
81 shall not die till 1850, when the iadepen.
dence OF Hungary will no longer be disputed,"
he replied simply, with that soft and sad look
which is peculiar to him,
1t cannot be denied that there is proyidential
aureole about the men at our head which pro-
tects them; you who have seen US at Pesth, at
Gran, and who know US nearly all, know this
better than any other.
Like the hero of the ballad, they bear upon
their casques the radiance which ilumines the
obscure night OF the Future. To die to. morrow.
: this evening: Well what of that? Does not
Freligrath put these words in the mouths OF his
dead men:
"Our bones are broken, our flesh torn in pieces,
by the royal grape-sho; but the pride Of tri.
"umph CLEANS under our bloody brows, and in
"the hope of leaving you heirs Of our conquests,
we repose in peace under the sod
"The Kings shall flee! The ROYAL Eagles
"made by the Sovereign People, and for them
"alone
"Arise 70
Chanting this ever popular hymn OF the great
German poet we go into battle and received death
as God sends 1t
The Austrian headquarters are at Nagy-Ig-
mand opposite Comorn. This morning the black
smoke OF the steamer appeared upon the horizon;
the cannon Numbered, the drums and trumpets OF
the fortress replied. Columns were formed on
the ramparts and marched down to the river
! Kossuth, the savior and chief of renewed Hunga.
ry, came to animate his brothers TO victory
Shall repeat to you his living, passionate. ar.
dent discourse? | cannot
BY turns majestic and duplicating, now in sc-
cents OF tenderness and now OF indignation, his
soul penetrated every soul around, aud especial
~ MS closing words were received with an in.
expressble thrill. They were as follows:
che whom we combat, the Emperor of Aus
tria, is at once young and old.
"Young in age, old at heart. He is the wor
thy son OF his mother, that envenomed scourpe
OF the liberty OF nations.
"By provldentlal foresight Sophie caused him
to be taught our language, our Magyar language
"He understands it, he speaks 1t! o nv
brothers, such was the will of God, in order that
he might understand our songs of triumph end OF
war, our hurrahs when we rush to the combat
our maledctons and our PRAYERS to God who
hears them and ful6lls them''
In fact the young Emperor knows the Mag.
var, and even expresses himself with much ia
cllity in that language, so little known beyond
the frontiers of our country.
You will understand what tempest of hurras
and OF invocations followed the inspired words of
| Kossuth.
1t appears that Jellachich is decidedly in
compromised position. N doubt the future re.
serves for him the most terrible of lessons, Who
would not pity man so richly endowed, so i'm
/ posing, so powerful, degrading his genius under
the black and yellow banner and becoming
mercenary traitor, when whole enthusiastic
people are ready TO open Tor him the Career of
greatness and glory.
| That people have been long in arriving at
comprehension OF the TACT that Jellachich is in.
sensible 10 the imperial injuries and treasons;
they refused TO believe it; they still hoped in
their chief, whose biblical elceuence had so Of.
ten excited them, and who still has them under
his control; but the moment is not distant when
the prediction OF the priest OF A gram will be &C.
complIshed concerning Jelacbich:
| "ThOu art reed in the hand oil God he will
break thee il thou bendest not before the wind -
That wind Is the wind Of acknowledgements
OF independence That is the wind which
breathes from France, from England, from Amer.
lea, and Which reaches our plains quick as the
thunderbolt, and charged with the genius of lie.
However great and powerful be the genius OF
man, he must bend before the accumulated force
OF ages, before that spirit OF God which sweeps
away all ambitions aud brushes all pride,