The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-31
A LETTER FROM BKM.

We have been favored With the following commuui-
cations relating to the imprisonment and release Of
Her Msjesiy's Cons,.l General m wsllschIa.
Mr.. tolquhoun presents his compliments to Lord
Dudley Stuart and bsgs to forward letter which he
received yesterday from Tranrylvania whitssr MIR.
Colquboun had occasion TO send confidential person
to reclaim Lady Horatia Weston who had been shut
up in the fortress Of Karlsbourg for months
Lady Horatia reached Bucharest in safety yesterday
requested Mr. Colquhoun's messenger forward the
enclosed letter for Lord Dudley Stuart which Mr. Col
quhoun has now the honor Of doing-Bucharest 10th
TO Lord Dudley Ceutts Stuart. M PIT
NY LoEp-Many events have taken place since quit
ted London. After stay of two months in Paris,
where knocked At every door of the government and
answered only by vague observations, | returned
to Gacia my native country to see into its present
state. There perceived that the clemency Of the
Austrian government hut fegned, and that it
awaited OILY favorable opportunity to crush again
the new. born liberty and nationality Of Poland.
To come to thorough knowledge OF the state Of
things. and with view to my country repaired
to vienna where arrived few days after the revolu
ton and after the departure ofhe emperor its result
invited by the national guard of Vienna, accepted
the Of that corps, which unfortunately
exec ded in number ten tbousa and men.
However, the chasces seemed to be in favor; the
Hungarians had beaten aud put to flight the Austrian
troops who sought for safety under the walls OF Vienna
II the Hungarian army had then pursued them, we
should have completely destroyed them. and might
have then fallen upon the troops under
and beaten them also ia which il would have been
easy Tor us to have brought back the emperor from
Olmutz to Vienna The matter would then have been
SETTLE and the constitutional regime established But
the Hungarian army was commanded by men devoted
to the Austrian camarilfa The march of the army
was retarded under various pretexts and thus time
given TO the ustran forces to concentrate about
Vienna. and to crush it before the attack had been
made. 1t WINS only the day when Vienna, weakly de-
ended by the national guards, FIJI under the murder
fire oil the Austrian troops that the Hungarian
my advanced TO Schwthat four Leagues from Vienna
he Austrians enabled to bring up all their forces
to repuse the Hungarians. who. having become at
length aware Of the r,achery of their generals and
perior officers drove them away, and arrived headed
spur Of the occasion.
Repused by the enemy, the Hungarian army
crossed the frontier and took up position at PresburY
was fortunate in being able quit Vienna, and TO
arrive in disguise at Pre- burg Having offered my
vices to the hungarian government the honor
ftired on me Of commanding the army which to
conquer Transylvania Between $4,000 aud 10000
Austrian troops, with their generals, which the
camara had employed to kinde and keep alive civil
war, performed their task throughout that country
called to their aid the Russians (ten thousand of whom
came from Wallacha anc occupied the frontier towns
of Hermanstadt and Kronstadt This armed interven.
ton OF foreign power checked for moment my pro-
gress However, this state of things did not last long
and fortunate enough to beat both to drive them
entirely out of Iransyvana, and to restore liberty to
that unfoi tunate country Such Is the state OF things
ut this moment You can well imagine what pleasure |
feel when fate puts II into my to thrash (etrller
the Muscovites.
hope that having put things in order in this
country, may be able pass into Hungary and there
to assist in expelug or destroying the army OF Win
discbg1atZ. Our succese not doubtful ones our
army is effective and numerous-more than 100000
men well armed and animated with excellent spirit,
may BE Drought dbauSt the AUS
trian army Inferior in number and surrounded by
hostile population my arrival with army well dis
cipned and accustomed to lighting will, hope give
mortal blow to the army of Windishgratz ~
do not write to dear Szuezewski, nor to any
other Of my friends for have been enough
to lose one Of the fingers Of my right hand by bullet,
and from which am still suffering; but embrace them
all most cordially.
believe it will be interesting to MIR Young to learn
that though another wound has increased my )dily
suering, though my leg is not yet entirely cured and
that since my leaving London, no more spnters
ride on horseback. fatter my myself that may be
able to take active part in the grand operations that
in preparation for the present year.
Please accept nay lord the expression Of my great
est esteem and of my highest consideration.
(Signed)-Ihe General in Chief of the Hungarian
Army In TrarTylvana. BENZ
MUHLESBAcH, April 4, 1S49