Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-07-26
ITALY AND HUNGARY.

In the country OF the pIlnd says the proyefb, the
one-eyed man is king. We do not know that the saF
ing will apply with any special proprety to the state
OF things in France although the world is by this time
that the President of that republic is the
sharpest sighted statesman in Europe, and than
self suspicious that he owes his elevation less to his
own ascertained merits than to something very like
popular blindness The first act of this imperial chief
ola republic is to trampe republic out of existence
although to do So it necessary first to trampe up
article in the French Constltutiol-too fresh
have been forgotten-by which France pledged her
self to respect foreign nationaltes it understood
how to make its own respected ''too undertake
wars OF conquest, and never to employ its fol ces
ganst the liberties of any people, 1t is true, the As
semby, which sanctioned the Intervention, violated
the fundamental law quite grossy-perhaps, under
the circumstances, somewhat more grossly than the
President himself did. All that. however, only indca-
ted that the Assembly little more blind than the
President.
We do not know whether the chief the legislators
OF France able to the Roman question: its
true nature and complications, better than they
could a month ago althoug h almost inclined
to suspect so, from the apparent disncnafon exhibi
ted at head quarters at the latest dates from Paris
speak out boldly and let the real state of affairs at
Rome be known. After all the numerous accounts
which the foreign papers bring u.s. it will be seen that
nearly as much in the dark as regards the Ro-
man seige are in reference to the Hungarian
wa The French government seems suddenly in
cned to initiate the Austrans in the policy OF sup
pressing intelligence Oudinot had preached the outer
walls-Oudinot held the city at his mercy-Oudinot
desired to spare the city and the venerable monu-
ments of antiquity from bombardmen that is the gem
era burthen of the news but it was still stated in Pa
rs at the attest moments that the government had re-
celvcd and guessed at in the widest way one rumor
being that Rome had captulated and then that the be-
segers had suffered defeat with immense loss ''the
troops cut to pieces &c while we are informed as
"a
1s not satisfactory to the Government We fancy the
dissatisfaction which President Bonaparte feels is be-
ginning to be with the siege itself. But we mention
these things less to express doubt to the final re-
suit Of Oudinot's operations than to show how little
we yet know of the condition of things at Rome.
The mystery is still greater regards Hungary and
after third arrival from Europe the question is not
yet solved, growing out of the conflicting accounts,
whether there has been great battle there or mere
series oil skirmishes-a tremendous conflict continued
during two days, with twenty three thousand Imperi
asts and eight thousand Magyars slan or some small
conflicts, the natural accompaniment of game of
manoeuvres and whether the Austrans or Hungari-
have been the victors. The accounts are of the
most irreconclable character but they all go to show
that important struggle took place and continued
for two days, the 18th and 18th of June Zone story
says for sixtyfour hours the line of the Waag and
the Island of Schutt, in advance ofRaab and Comorn
while the most probable account in our judgement is
that which represents it feigned attack by (eor-
gey upon the whole Austro Russian line, to conceal a
bold brilliant, and, as it would seem, successful as
sault upon the Imperial despots of Oedenburg; tri
umph which as yet, has been lost sight of amid the
confused events of the fegned attack the principle be-
ing, perhaps, the rough handling of General Schlick
Austrian DIVISION and the sudden retreat of Georgey
across the Waag, as he had effected his purpose al
Oedenburg.
The most interesting news, perhaps from Hun
gary relates the entrance which appears now to be
undoubted fact, of the Russian columns under Pas
hewch, through the deles fthe Carpathians at the
head springs of the Theiss, where Dembinski awaits
them with inferior forces and the expedition of ulic
into Croatadoubtless leadi that Hungarian division
against Flume and Trieste from which the Venitians
expect direct aid and assistance we'll as the most
effective diversionin their favor land from whichtoo
it succeeds in its aim, the Government of k ssuh
cipate from the opening Of communications with the
free and friendly world, from which Austria has SC
long jealousy shut Hungary out.--North american.