The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-09-17
The Hungarian Defeats.


confmatory of our Geographic dispatches, only
through the English papers. The following is from
Wilmer O. Smiths Times, Of the 18th August
Since the above was written we have received
accounts from the seat of war, published IN the
Vienna, Berlin and Paris papers, which are most
disastrous for the Hungarians. There are some
discrepancies in dates, places and circumstances,
and some of the Paris journals discredit the news
but the prevailing impression seems be that it is
true, and that the gallant Hungarians have lost all
Tor which they have been carrying on a heroic, |
glorious hut unsuccessful struggle against the Goa
| lton of Austria and Russia. The Vienna account, |
tla Warsaw, is that at Villages, the 18th of Au-
gust, Gen. GeOrgey, at the head of 30 600 or 1000
! men, laid down his arms, and surrendered to Mar
/ shall Paskiewltch, at discretion.
The Berlin account is, that this took place at /
/ Arad, on the llth of August, and that honorable /
| conditions were granted. 1t is added that Gen
| BEN, at the head Of another division Of the Hun
| garians, was defeated on the 5th inst with i'm |
! mense slaughter, according to one account by Gen
| Notwithstanding to another, by the combined |
! forces Of the Russian generals Luders and Har !
| ford; that BEN, Dembnsky and Kossuth have all !
fled; that the Hungarian Diet had dissolved itself
and, in short that Hungary lies at the mercy Of
! the conqueroTs.
OF the main fact we think there is not the slight
! est ground for doubt; and we shall wait with pa
| tence for all particulars connected with the negO-
tiation which has led to the prevention Of farther
! effusion Of human blood. Although Georgey was
Dictator it does not appear that he acted upon his
| own judgment alone, for are told by the Kolner
| Zeitang that Kossuth, Georgey and BEN held a
! council at Arad, when Georgey frankly declared
that he had no hope for Hungary, and that farther
resistance was van kOssuth and Benz were for
| continuing the war. GeOFgey's arguments were
| conclusive with number Of the Hungarian Off
GERS, who insisted upon yielding to the Russo-Aus-
TRAN powers. A great portion OF the besleglng
army at TemesvaF, amounting TO between 10000
and 10000 men, also were in favor of submission.
These demonstrations being made in so unre-
served and unequivocal manner left GeoTgey no
alternative but 10 open negotiations for peace,
which were gladly acceded to by the Russian COM
mander-in- chief KOssuth, taking with him the
insignia of the Hungarian empire, Immediately
quilted Arad with the view of crossing the Turkish
frontier in company with Benz, Demblnski, GuVon
and other leading chiefs of the abandoned cause.
The KwyeT WdrSzrsli, of Aug. Is, publishes a
bulletin from General Paskiewitch to the Emperor
of Russia.
" Hungary is at the feet of your imperial Majesty
The Government Of the insurgents has renowned
its powers, and Georgey has assumed them. Geor-
| gey lays down his arms without conditions, with
the principal army OF the insurgents, and doubtless
the other insuTgent corps will follow his example.
The officers sent by him to negotiate the captula-
ton have shown themselves disposed to repair to
the other corps with our commissioners and the
Austrian ones for inducing them to lay down their
, arms. have the honor to announce TO your impe-
ria Majesty that the sole condition stipulated by
| Georgey is, that he may be enabled to lay down
arms before the army Of your imperial Majesty.
have taken the necessary measures. that these
troops be surrounded on all sides by the corps of
| General RudlgeT, whom shall likewise order 10
| proceed to disarming. In what concerns the ute
rior disposal of the prisoners, and the measures to
be taken with respect to the other insurgent corps
shall act in concert with the COMMUNICATIVE chief
e of the Austrian army. have caused Georgey to
be brought TO my headquarters, where he will re-
main until the orders Of your imperial Majesty shall
e arrive respecting him"
Vienna letter of the l7th in the Rolaer Zeitsng
ir says that KOssuth intends to hold out the last
He has published proclamation announcing thu
d transocation Of his government from Arad t.
N OrsnOva, where he is now protected by the Hun
~ garian army from the Batska The troops of BaroI
+ Jelachch are marching to the Banar
m Klapka is the intimate friend of GeorgeV, anG
d would, il was supposed surrender Comorn.
e The re-Occupauon of Raab by the lmperialisti
has been already officially announced in the Weine
n Zeitung as follows " Raab was occupied by the
Austrian troops on the 18th. The burned bridge al
|, Abba was replaced, and squadron Of hussars lef
+ behind in the city was expelled by a division o.
n imperial curassiers. All preparations were made
s. for general assault, but the enemy retired, with
It out accepting battle, to Comorn.'
1t does not appear, however, that regular direc
h communication has yet been reGstablished with
+ Pesth. The Magyars still maintain their grounC
= in the Shut, and their Outposts are in BOs. Gen
Is CZOrlch in Presburg on the 10Th, and the bat
talions sent suddenly into the Shut defled befor
l, him. These troops, however, were presently coun
d fernandez, and sent to Raab.
II The Bucharest Gazette, of the 6th says that tn
3 mail from Cronstadt Of that day brought news from
Is Hermanstadt of another victory which the Russian
General, Won HasfOrd, had gained between Reuss
markt and Muhlbach, on August l, the same day
on which Luders gained the battle of Schassburg
e Gen. Hasford led the right, Col. Glebof, of the
staff, the left wing Both charged, together, ant
= repused greatly superior Hungarian force l II!
OF the enemy laid down their arms, II officers wer
o taken prisoners. Two twelve Founders, four am
Is muntOn wagons, and one wagon with cOngrev
Of rockets fell into their hands. The Hungarians ha
200 men killed. and the result of the day is the n
lief Of the fortress of Carsburg.
The latest accounts are that Kossuth, Benz, an
II Dembinsk with Others of the party, had fled int
I'd Wallaehia. The Russian commissioner had a
or rived at GeOrgey's camp, and Georgey had SCI
"A orders to the Governors of Arad, Peterwardein
Comorn to deliver up the keys, and for the garrison
70 to lay down their arms.
ur Lord Westmoreland, the British Ambassador a
n, Berlin, landed at Dover on Wednesday about
NJ An impression seems to prevail that his pneA
pected arrival is connected with the alleged surrer
he der of Georgey. 1t is, however, possible that
h lordshp's visit may have reference TO a new hol
- alliance and reparuuoning of Europe which have
late begun to be talked about in diplomatic circle
IN The London Times has the following common
[D on Georgy s surrender. The latter part of the e.
me tract contains also, some statements in regard
Bem's defeat:
- Mere soldiers of fortune, and foreigners, lk
oh Dembinsk and BEN, were of course prepared
W. fight the last extremity and the nstgatQEs OF tn
- revolution like Kossuth, could have no hope but
W resistance but the military chiefs Of the Magyar
err like GeoTgeY, Klapka, and Meesaros, were conne
So ted with Austria by vsyIdif&ent ties, and the tin
or, will come when they Will again serve m defence
Let the empire as manlully as they have done for the
native kingdom. The probability is, therefore, tn
in surrendering at Villages, Genrgey yielded not on
an TO a necessity Of war, but to conviction that Il
ed cause of the Hungarian revolution could no long
- be defended without destruction to both the co
u tending parties.
he The blow which had already been struck on d
in 10th by the great victory of Haynau at Temesvs
was, however, even more decisive. The distri
lying between the Thesis, the Maros, and the Da
RY ube had long been marked out as the scene of t
Ia, last decisive battle. The advance of Paskiewt
ma. to Grosswardein, of Luders on the east and
"a Haynau upon Szegedin, had narrowed the inst
ei rection TO that points and there the Austri