New-York daily tribune., 1849-05-16
Hem the PoIi-h Ucro.

The insurrsc.lon ol October 81 vienna and the
couAic; now raging ia Hungary have bestowed
upon this officer degree Of distinction which no:
only j1s,iies the reputation gained BY hin 10 the
lss, Polish war and especially A. the battle NJ o.
trolenks. bat is worthy Of the cbiva!ry ci his
nation We have no special admiration for the
trade Of the .o,dier bat If be ever deserves sp-
plsuse, II IS when rs sword IS drawn against
tyrants and when people rises IN arms against
It's opprossors no man with heart 10 be bosom
can Withhold his sympathy Honor then 70 BEN
who eads the Hungariaus against the combined
forces Of Austria and Russia, and fights IN the van
guard Of European liberty
JosEPH BEN comes Of family known for nearly
half century ia Galicis and craco~ be was
born 1925 Al Tarnow. HIS oducaton was com-
rnenced in the University Of Cracow' bat tin i-'s
bis father yielded 10 the eutTeates Of the boz aAd
placed HIM in the Military scboo al Warsaw
then conducted by a French General named Pet
teller. he LET the school while still youth and
entered the French horse artillery. Ia the war
Of l-I2 against Russia be served as lieutenant
under Davoust subsequently, when after the
aigbt from Moscow Macdonsld held the iortress oi
Dantzic. Bem was with him ior thirteen months
After the capture be remained at home till -l'.
When the Polish army was re"rganized under
the Grand Duke Constantine. Bem was included
I'm il. His indepcndence did not conduce to az
vancement under the Russian discipline Of Con
stantine In 1919 be became professor ia a scooo.
Of artillery, aud sid to Gen. Bontemps, "i.h the
rank OF Captain but some cause having led him 20
seek change Of position he was persecu,ed by
the Grand Duke who had before sought an &C.
casion to punish him for his patriotism. He was
CHARGED with different crimes against the State.
ndbeing acquitted by one court martial, Constan-
tine summoned another, which convicted aud sen
tcnocd him 70 two months Imprisonment. This
sentence was executed with bafbarous iyor. The
foul dungeon i'm which he was kept without light
air. couch and the want OF proper food caused
him 10 fall IN. After his release he was banished
to a country village and put under the sPecisl
oversight of the police.
On the accession of the Emperor Nicholas Bcm
at last obtained his dismissal from the service. and
went TO Leopol in Gsicia 10 reside. There he re-
maincd some years occupy ing himself principally
" ,th mechanics durius tlis period he published
book on the steam engine.
On the breaking out of the Revolution of Nov
%. $50. he fastened TO Warsaw, where he re-
ceived the command oil battery Of horse artillery.
with the rank Of Major At the battle Of lganie he
commanded sixteen pieces, and by his skill and
bravery contributed much to the victory which
the little Polish army of 5000 gained over 5000
Russians with forty cannon. His valor was re-
warded BY the rank Of Lioutant Colonel AZ the
battle Of Ostroenka. one OF the bloodiesi ln the
whole Revelation after Diebitsch had defeated
the Incapable and iaithless skryzyncckI, driven
his whole force across ths river Narev, and
though il was near evening, was about to
pour his victorious legions across the bridge
to complete the work Of destruction before
tho remnant Of the Polish army could
form in order Of retreat, Benz brought up hls bat
teries on the gallop and uyering them with
equal skill aud daring kept the Russian force at
bay and covered the retreat OF the Poles In con
sequence he was made Colonel and took COM
mand of the whole artillery of the army. Before
the siege of Warsaw he was raised to the rank OF
General. and after the Revolution-lost through
the weakness folly and lack OF genuine patriotism
on the part OF the Nobility-wss ended by the fall
Of that city, he succeeded with many of his com
peers in escaping into Prussia. whence he
subsequently went TO France. From Paris he
went TO Portugal TO enter the service of Don Pc
dro. after whose death he returned to the French
Capital, where he attempted to form School Of
the Natural Sciences, and that failing, devoted
himself to teaching the method of Mnemonics in
vented by his coantryman. Jazwinski, which he
has succeeded in introducing into several of the
Schools Of Paris.
The revolution of ls4S found Bem ready to en-
gage in the cause for which he had already given
his blood lie appeared at Vienna soon after the
breaking out OF the insutrectiou and was a, once
named commander OF the Mobile Guard which he
organized. During the whole struggle there he
was the only prominent officer equal TO his Posi
ton or rather the only one III 70 head platoon
He fought with great valor and made the mos, of
forces much inferior TO those opposed to him. His
personal courage filed those who behed Il with
admiration. The hardest fighting MAS In the Js
ger Zeil large street IN that part OF the city
called Leopoldstadt. The present writer passed
through the quarter the day after the capture Of the
place when the barbados were still standing.
The largest snd sironecs, Of these stretched a.
right angles across the street Sbuting q, oae end
on the tower OF large church sud IN It there
were mounted four brass twenty -four Pcunders.
During the battle in the street Rem bad his pos,
on this barricsde and a surgeon, who had his
temporary hospital in the recess behind the
church tower, said tha, the coolness with which
he kept his seat there writing orders to be sent
TO other parts Of the town, and watching the aP-
prosoh Of the enemy, while balls were constantly
hurting around HIM, was astonishing
His defence Of that ba rcade the artillery Of
which was loaded with grape, will long be re-
membered by the Jssers who attacked IL a
thick column once came up 70 the charge with a
pistol in his hand he restrained the impeiuosiiy o
his men till the enemy were near the muzEles Of
his guns. and when the smoke Of their discharge
died away. not al sssailsnt remained
Rem's name wss prominent on the list OF mea
for whom Windischgratz offered reward SGer
the city had isllen into his power and had he been
taken, would ST once have been shot. H.s escape
was ingeniously managed. He was put into a
ocn snd thus carried out OF the lines lshous The
usual passport the respe.t due 10 CORPSE forbid