The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-05
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
NEw YoRK, Sep. l. 1919.
The coudifioa If E.yoa.

NEw York, Sep. l, lsis
The condition of Europe.
question whether tbs arrival of Liverpool steamer
was ever looked Tor with more anxiety than that Of the
ship whose mails reached New York this morning. The
gathering OF twenty thousand feemen with beating hearts,
In our Park on Monday last told tale OF the absorbing
interest IN the progress Of the struggle between the grand
antagonist principles which is felt by citizens. While
mus hed with intense anxiety concerning the progress OF
events abroad, They knew well that the mail received this
morning would likely tell the story of the result Of the
mers campaign in Hungary.
They Judged rightly 1t solves the riddle. Discounted
and bafied in Hungary, threatened with nsurrecon at
nome and in Poland. and anticipating prompt demon.
saton on the part Of England against his further pursuit
Of the mission left him by his great but semi
tor the Gar preparing speedily withdraw his troops
Into his own territories. leaving his equally infamous al
les TO the tender mercy Of the justly enIaged Huns.
This purpose OF The Gear, though avowed appears
plain to me but because, after the close OF August hs
will be almost successfully opposed by the elements and
natural defences of the invaded country for the last
three months by the Of the gallant defendants of their
nations rights The fall rains about in. They will
Hood the Countrywide plans-so make them impas-
sable for his ames the great sleeps of highlands being
In possession OF even dangerous enemieshe armies
OF Georgey Dembnski, and Benz The fall rains and mud
viii be followed by the slee SHOWS and bleak winds of
winter, in which his forces operate to ad.
vantage than In an ocean of consuming fire.
The Gar hurryng towards the Of conflict every
dispoabe soldier in his western empire, with view
TO their participation In the campaign but that they may
prevent the victorious enemy from following his fleeing
troops into Poland and il may the gates of ST. Peters
burg Bem's declaration that he Gear must look well to
It, or this campaign will end under the walls of his own
capital, Is ringing louder momenarily In the ears of
Nicholas, who now aims evidently but to prevent the
threatened realization Of this (when u,tered apparently
foolish boast.
The mmor Coming by the last steamer that Kapka, de-
spatched by Georgey from Comom, has taken Raab,
the and depot of the Austrian and Russian armies
tainisg By the daring and stA mopeent the stores of
fof hs
armies has proved Having these stores they are
irretrievaby defeaed, the result show This go
riou coup de main explains the pertnacity with which
the Huns have struggled maintain their position in CO.
morn AT or before other point have they hesated
ramos when 1t appeared likely that. il remaining they
would be forced to a general engagement Everywhere
except within striking distance OF Como they have bow
ed the Russians and Ausans into their towns and cities
with the poiteness of French invariably
declining to engage them except when certain of victory
In the neighborhood ofahis celebrated ratification or
the lines of operation of which IL formed the base the
Huns have gained their great victories skns as well as
achieving most
Ia the uncertainty with which Dembinsk and himself
have lately surrounded Paskiewsch, Georgey threw re-
Enforcement of 1000 into Comorn and taking
advantage of Haynau's wild goose chase after DEM
bnski, Fetreatng to decoy him to distance from
Raab,) Georgey next despatched Kapka from Comorn
with $4,000 men against Raab, which he surprised
and took, after a forced march, almost without a
struggle on the part OF the garrison The booty is i'm
Their offensive operations unless their soldiers fight the
Huns Naked bareiooted, and without food and powder
to this important achievement, Georgey him.
self had an engagement with Grabbe and Paskiewitsch
on The upper Thesis, in which the Hun executed
oil those mastery movements which have proved great
avail in the campaign. Leaving his rearguard (s,OO0)
under Macy Sandor, at Debreczin, he vanished beo
the enemy, who spent the time in putting Sander i
which should have been devoted overakng him. ere he
obtained position enabling him. (Georgey3 day two
to completely the main Russian army
can entertain no doubt OF the fact that Paskiewitsch,
with his $4,000 men, what left Of them, has been
beaten all points by Georgey. The Prince Ofloh after
almost unheardof difficulties, reached Ver
the 10th ul bringing the of this splendid vic
tory. At first il was hoped by the that lie the
bearer OF an account Of Russian victory, and IL
nounced that bulletin of particulars would be pub
shed No bulletin appeared, however, but in its stead
the city was soon full of the story Of the terrible defeat
which Paskewsch experienced and further, with the
news that he had turned his head for Poland with the
view Of escaping, possible, out of Hungary with the
remnant of his beaten army According to his official
bulletins, Paskewsch has indeed had hard time of il
since first entering upon this ilstaued campaign. They
tell OF his poor slaves of troops founderng in morases
while being swept by the grape Of the enemy fred from
The bordering woods of the crash of burning bridges
breaking OF Hoved hussars into his camp dead Of night
where they chopped up his sleeping, weary soldiers
and at times drove their (the Russan) artillery
horses (sampede battalions Of the Russian seeper
But may not quote. These bulletins present unwlingly
faithful picture OF the errors Of campaign this
destroy the liberties oil such people as the Hungarlans
The Of Paskiewsch, while il has completely bere
Haynau Of all hope Of except what be afforded
the small and Inefficient corps under Nugent proba
bly, enabled Kapka and Aulich form junction, with
the view immediate against Vienna The
Austrian court, the date Of the latest advces from VII
enna were momentarily expecting this attack their
apita The Emperor had Bavaria for 90 men
for the defence Of his capital which will be granted the
risk of nsurrection In the domnions Of the Bavaran
tyrant the Of life and death cause
Of the principle Of absolusm Bem having gained very i'm
poran advantages the Moldavan frontiers, reducing
sundy Russian Qualifications, in which he captured valu
able military has made successful descent into that
Turkish province which, IL will be remembered, is
during this expedition immense. Indeed his captures
will have the effect Of disabling the allies much in that
quarter those Of Kapka Raab the allied armies in the
north.
But must not permit myself upon the endless
task Of detailing the military operations Hungary, in
which could occupy page OF the UaioW with facts by
this weeks mail my province, rather, 70 keep your
readers posted upon the political tendencies OF these milf
,ary events. Prince Schwarzenberg recently repaired
TO Warsaw 10 beg more troops and munitions Of the
Gar The liberal newspapers say that he met not
only with blunt REFUSAL but also with intmation OF
necessity the recall Of those operating Hungary
The that owing to the representations Of France and
England the Gear had consented to Withdraw his in
French government completely the slave OF Russian
Prussia which, will be remembered, the
day gave her Danish upon the signal of the
appraised finger of Nicholas OF the position OF France,
more anon. The qualification of England may form por-
Of the excuse which the Russian cabinet will put
forth reason for terminating the campaign abruptly
yet doubt much whether Lord John Russell has already