Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-27
The Late Hungarian Battle.

The intelligence of the defeat Of Jella-
chich has been fully confirmed, and the
Weiner Zeitung publishes an official ac-
count Of it. This account states that the
Ban advanced from Verbasz to Hegyes for
the purpose ofattacking the Magyars. He
arrived during the night, and after some
success at first he was overpowered by
superior force, and compelled to retreat
fighting to Kis Ker. The fords of the
Thesis at Perlaszand Foldyar were sever
ally attacked on the same day by the Mag
yars, but were maintained by the imperial
troops. This account proceeds to give
the Bans loss as amounting to 600 killed,
wounded and missing, and concludes by
saying that the Bans head quarters are at
Ruma. The Oestsrreichasche Cores
pondet gives few details Of the Bans
defeat. According to this journal, which
gives his loss at 700 men, the Ban of Gro
alta learned on the 10Th ult that vast
bodies of troops had been forced down upon
him. He determined to retreat 10 the ta-
bic land of Tittel, and to act on the de-
lensive, but first to attempt q surprise al
Hegyes. This intention was kept so Sc
cret that the Bans troops had not the slight
est idea of what was to take place. A
six in the evening Of the 18th they begar
their march, but two Of the enemy's off
GERS, who were captured on the 18th ult.
confessed that the Bans intention was al
ready known in The Hungarian camp. Or
reaching Hegyes, where the Ban expected
to meet his enemies, all was found to be
quiet, and it was supposed the Hungarians
had fled, when on q sudden some signal
rockets were observed 10 ascend. The
very next moment the Bans front ant
flank were assailed by q tremendous dis
charge ofgrape and canister from the hid
den batteries of the Hung garians. A charge
was attempted, but all was in vain. and tht
Bans army was compelled TO retreat tc
| Vcrbasz, and thence to Kis Ker.
Here the exhausted troops, believing lha
the pursuit would not be continued, attempt
ed to obtain food and rest; but the Hunga
rian forces appeared again, and drove then
across the Roman entrenchmenls to Kacz
where the Bans renr-guard arrived at tel
o'clock A. Nj, having been thirty.on
hours on their legs, ten Of which had beel
passed in hard fighting. The Vienna pa
pers OF the 25th speak Of private accounts
from the south to The effect that the Ban, o
the Generals Ottinger and Knicjamin ha
defeated the Magyars between Pelerward
en- and Villovo, or near TIL, and had cap
tured two Magyar battaions and thirteen
guns. The Hungarians are said to hav'
been led by Benz or Guyon.
Later accounts from Vienna state tha
the Hungarian commander, who defeate
the Ban Of Croata's troops is not Gen
Bem, as has been reported, but G en-. Guy
on, an Irish officer in the Hungarian army
Gen. Bem, it is stated has taken up
strong position between Bistgiz ana Lau:
enberg.
PoslTloNs OF THE HUSeAE,A& o
the 18th ult,, the Hungarian armies he
the following positions: Gen. Auich, wit
t $4,000 regulars and 10000 well discipli
ed levies, was at the Platten Lake l4,OC
f regulars and vast number Of leves wei
on the banks of the Waag; $4,000 me
, in and around Comorn. Dembnski
force of40, 900 troops and 100000 levie'
was divided into two corps, one of whc
was at the foot of the Carpathans, VIII
the other was united with Georgey's corp
near Ypolyzagh. There is force of 30
600 regulars, and large body of levit
under BEN and Perezel, on the banks {
Thesis, and BEN has left large corps lt
the defence Of Pennsylvania.