The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-07

Eiume, busting thriving seaport. which, under all
contrivea to carry brisk trade, principally with
Marseilles triing indeed In comparison what will
be the when IL shall become the principal outlet
inhabitants are enthusiastic in favor Of the Hunga-
rians ON the connection with which their very exist
ence depends For the adjoining country Of Croatia is
too poor to be able to supply articles Of xporton
purchase articles Of importation to any extent They
most unwillingy submitted TO the military sway OF
Jelachch, who seized upon Fiums last autumn, and
aDxiousy await the arrival Of the Hungarian corps
operating against Croatia From the Iiunsarans they
expect the restoration Of orderly government and
its attendant commerce.; feeling which indeed il
shared by the greater part Of the Croatans themselves
THE HUNGARIAN MOVEMENT AND THE CHARACTER
OF KossUTH.
From the London Globe, JunelS1
The Hungarian war has been, for the last ii months
the fayorte field for absolutst calumnies and Eag-
lish misconception The aristocratic and monarchi-
cal nation OF the Magyars has been alternately de-
scribed as . horde OF blood. thirsty communists and
then as the Orangemen Of Eastern Europe fighting in
the name Of liberty to consolidate odous ascen-
dency the mass of the surround my population
The plotting ntrguer Jelachich appears tho cham
pion CT an oppressed race and the faithful of
betrayed empire. The Governor President of the
kingdom Of Hungary is spoken Of the chairman of
Committee OF Public Safety But perhaps the most sim
gular mis- have concerned tho personal
qualities of Kossuth. Even observers who cannot be
charged with spirit Of intentional detract ton have
awet so exclusively either single elements Of his
character or on such utterly foreign to it,
give, upon the whole, most incorrect estimate OF tho
man. NJ. dc LaDgsdorf, for example, in the Repm des
latest Partisan fashion Another writer sees in Kos
tuth only fanatic endowed with strange energy and
marvellous power Of stirring by his eloqueEce, the
passions and hearts Of muttHdes Such energy and
cuties Kossuth undoubtedly possesses but through mis-
whole life they have been subordnaed the tenn
perate discretion tar patience most
practical and conscientious industry Louis Kossuth
then young man OF seven or eight and twenty
lected in the year 1887 by noble as tho re-
preventative of her seigneie in the Hun Diet In
that capacity he transmitted periodical letters to his
patroness with an account Of the proceedings in the
ha Wn Mt nf anu tI,.
press gave great Importance to these They
were circulated from hand to hand copies q.
multiplied In manuscript and afterwards in Autograph
The reputation OF the young lras epistes had area
dy excited the suspicion of the Austrian authorities
and this last step gave them opportunity they
looking for. The autographed sheet came under tho
denomination of a newspaper, and unlicensed news
papers were prohibited in hungary Kossuth
rested and passed two in prison waiting his
trial In 1889 he tried and sentenced to years.
additional Imprisonment In ls40 he stepped from his
prison to the head of the Magyar opposition n the
Diet. Ills next eight years were passed in steady
struggle ON his part at to repair the gaps which
inatenion or the lapse Of time had permitted to de-
form the chartered liberties Of the Magyars and at
the same time to weld together into homogene-
GUS nation. the various races dwelling the soil
OF Hungary. His journalistic misbap had by this tune
borne their fruit. On quitting his prison he at once
commenced daily journal, the Pest HhrIop aud in
spite Of seizures prosecutions and the Austrian police
laws, it forced itself into circulation and was con-
tinued under Kossuhs personal direction till the be-
ginning 81 last year kossuth's influence WAS looked
ON with Jealousy by more than party in the Diet
Besides the regular supporters Of the Austrian
ment, be was thwarted by the wealthy aud popular
Szecheny, and by the ultra patricans Of exclusive
Macy arism Szeeheny familiar with the political
leaning and most advanced liberalism OF Western Eu-
rope but he lacked the high moral faith which gives its
political element to kossuth character and while the
latter was bent on educating his counrymen free
dom by the foundation Of schools. tho Of
municipalities and the concession of gradually exte nd
ing franchises Szecheny grudged whatever funds or
activity Withdrawn from the task Of for
the material civilization Of the county. On the other
hand, the champions Of the old Magyar ascendaucy
contested every step towards raising Croats and Sco
vacks to level with themselves. But Kossuth manfuly
struggled and when the great events Of last year
broke out had secured the hearty co operation Of ali
fractions OF the national party had he with
success In bending them TO his wise and patriotic
views By giving all the population Of the villages
share in the nomination of the notary he had paved
the way for general scheme Of election by two de-
gary and her dependencies without distinction Of
or language The Serbs secured ia the exercise
a the worship Of the Greek Church. But Kossuth's
browning glory and most fortunate achievement. was
to propose as Finance Minister in the fret native Hun
gsrian Ministry the abolition Of all segnoria rig
and the payment by the State of full pensation
the appropriated nobility The probable tactics OF the
Austrian government were thus antic pated and
checked In Gsicia that government had not blushrd
or dreaded TO appeal 10 the most Prongate lust OF
plumber, and to arm the peasantry in "a servile war
sgainft their feudal superors This very year its
govern Lombady is TO ruin the rich, "a
which Was appropriately followed up by decree for
the issue 81 30 100000 sssignats and by Marshal Ra
detzkys threat Of ndemnifying the poor Of Milan
Of the estates Of the Litas the Borromeos IN the
same spirit, schch and Jcllachich advanced into
hungary and officially promulgated promises Of ezra
rap partition But the hungarian population
deaf to these wicked and inammaory appeals On the
other hand the whole flower OF the Magyar nobility are
serving kossuth with the most honorable devotion.
lnDumersble falsehoods have been spread touching
their alleged disahection. We can only select
one Ms specimen OF the rest The pendent OF
London newspaper announced movement in favor of
Austria among" the magnates of Presburgn The facts
question we're small knot Of Austrian ex. officials,
who had come together aud issucda proclamation for
the levy oia regiment In tho Imperial interest In
three weeks they had mustered soldiers Thus
neither among the Magyar chiefs among the races
that were formerly under their rule has kossuth
rited influence declined. The Esterhazys, the Tele-
kr the Bstby the Pafys-ali have their repressn
tatiyes In his councils or his armies. lie has been
ton against the acts Of the Assembly which Jeachch
convosed under the pressure Of martial law at 4gram
Magyar, by his mothers side, aud Scloyack on his
fathers he has become 10 alt parties and tribes Ia
Hungary the representative II united nationality
And when the resump ton Of regular communications
the case TO the interior politics Of Hungary believe
that their verdict wall justify the enthusiastic unan
nifty with which his countrymsn have at last reposed
all their hopes Of Independence In kOssuths courage,
wisdom and perseveTance.
AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY.
Prom the London Times. June %
Our Vienna papers and letters are u the lith inst
We learn from them that the successes II the Imperial
let and ser'isn corps In the south Il the lungariia
erownlands 50 on continuing and that the city II
Nouatz has been occupied ny the troops of Baron Jc
lschch, who carried IL by most ssnguinary assault
The Hungsrisns asserted 70 have suffered another
defeat at Kaiz indeed the Austrian papers which for
n long time have had General Perzes corps routed at
least week positive thst that wretched
corps was totally anuihilsted on the TIN inst. The
Bans bead. quarters are at pttrowatz
our correspondent informs us e several skrmshes
which have lately taken place the sland IL Shut
90 defeat which Eve pabiss u perissts suffered
ut Sacred and Of the occupation q Ncutra by the I'm
periatt troops.
The Koin,r znur, has news Il battle which
foug the 18Th instant at Csorns south Of
Danube, on the territory between two arm. "
the river Haab and Ia which Austrian corps
was suTprited by the Hungsrians. We mention
the fact. because this battle, which the Generals
Nyss and Scblick we're defeated. Il the same which
our corres % ndent mentioned toue days ago, aud Of
which repeated mention was made in former numbers
Of the J,Wts In consequence Of this battle the Hum
Fafisns advanced to Niesrlburg. Tho Losses OF the
Austrinns, rs stated by their own papers, amount
to COO killed aud three pieces ~ artillery, which
taken by the Hungarians We have reason to suppose
that these osses are much moderated On the other
hand there he doubt but that the statements Of
the National Zfre Of battle between Harrisburg and
Wiesclhurg IN which the mperiasts bad % Oos Killed