The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-09-06
FOREIGN NEWS.
Arrix.I or the steamship Washin,

The Ocean Steam Navigation Company's ship
Washington arrived at New York on the night Of
the Sd instant, with the continental and English
mails.
The Washington left Bremerhaven on the 18th
August, arrived at Southampton ON the l4th, and
hnally sailed ON Monday, the goth, at three p. IN.
She has, therefore, accomplished the voyage from
southampton TO New York, in fourteen days and a
few hours.
AS usual, the Washingt brings a very extensive
and valuable cargo, but il does not comprise
large proportion Of French manufactures the
preceding steamers. The bulk Of the merchandise
is from Germany, there being only about five hun
dred packages OF valuable goods from Havre.
The passengers number about two hundred in
Guiding hundred and four second class passen-
gers, principally Germans. Amongst the latter are
a number of political refugees, forced to leave the
German States in consequence of having been inn
plicated in the recent revolutionary movements in
the Grand duchy of Baden, &c.
This steamers is of two days later date
from all parts of Europe, than brought by the
steamer Caledonia.
The Niagara was intended to leave Liverpool for
Halifax and New York, ON the 25th of August.
The cholera still continued its ravages, and
not apparently, on the decline, either in London or
the southern provinces. In Southampton twenty
nine deaths had occurred during the week ending
18th of August, making total Of one hundred and
eighty nine deaths since its first appearance in that
town.
In the money market very little change had taken
place, owing to the Sunday intervening between
the departure Of the Caledonia and Washington
The stock market was frmcr in tone, and consols
were last sold at 92s to for money, and 92s to SO
for account. Exchequer bills 10 10 43 premium
India bonds 10 premium; threc-quarter per cents
were 922 to "a.
There was small improvement in the prices of
railway stocks. London and Northwestern were
done at 1891 Great Western So; South Western
"a Eastern counties 81.
Foreign stocks were inactive at firm prices the
principal speculations being in Mexican bonds,
the race m m raverf ant and
were done at 2Ss to 2S3.
In the Liverpool cotton market the 18th Au-
gust, 900 bales Of cotton were sold at frmer
prices, 500 being on speculation.
Hungary.
The intelligence from the theatre of war, in Hun
gary, is of important character Our letters and
advices from Vienna extend 30 late as the 18th of
August They inform US of the condemnation at
Presburg, of lady of rank, Madame Udvarnoky,
to three years imprisonment and fine of f5, 900,
for having been in communication with the Hun
garians. Madame Udvarnoky is the mother of
eight Children and two of her sons are in the ranks
OF the Hungarian army. She is now imprisoned in
the fortress of Theresienstadt.
Prince Schwarzenberg returned from Warsaw to
Vienna on the 18th inst Immediately after his ar
rival, it was rumored that the Gar was any thing
but pleased with the manner in which Prince Pas
kiewtch conducted the
These advices also inform of great battle
which fought the 9th of August, between
the Imperialists and Hungarians near Szegedin,
and which we deeply regret to find proved unsuc-
cessful to the Magyars The Hungarians were com
manded by Dembinski, Messaros, and Guyon.
They numbered 80 900 men, besides the Landstrun,
and had from forty to fifty pieces of artillery. AT
p. M, the 5th August the Imperiaists attacked
the Hungarian position with three corps and
battle ensued, in which the Imperialist cavalry at
tempted to turn the left wing Of the enemy, while
the whole OF the artillery opened upon the Hunga-
rian batteries, which posted in the intrench-
ments the DYKE and while the Imperalist foot
advanced along the Marosh to Szoreg. The battle
lasted several hours, and by sunset the Hungarians
were driven from all their positions Szoreg
stormed, and the Hungarian army was in full re-
treat The approach of night prevented the Impe-
rialists pursuing them. Their losses con
siderable; the field of battle covered with the
killed and wounded The Imperialists took FIVE
field pieces, and 400 prisoners, among whom is
Prince Woronizky, colonel of regiment of ancers.
Great stores, which had been collected by the
Hungarians fell into the hands Of the Imperialsts
While this battle being fought at Szegedin,
General Ramberg, with the third division, forced
the passage of the Thesis Kanisha and took three
field pieces and a number of prisoners. By these
combined and successful manauvres the whole Inn
perialist army was again united, and it to fol-
low up its advantages early on the 9th instant. In
addition TO these statements there is postscript
from General Haynau, dated Sovar, of the Sth that
the Hungarians had been necessarily pursued by
his troops, that their army was routed, and that
1000 Of them had been captured. General Haynau
expected to arrive in the vicinity Of Temeshvar
the 9th instant In conclusion il is stated that the
Imperiasts had from ten to fifteen men killed
Thus far the official bulletin.
Vienna letter in the Kolner Zeitung states that
Dembinski, with an army of 30 900 men and fifty
pieces of artillery, had retreated from Szoreg to
Arad, and that battle whatever was fought on
the banks of the Marosh. The Rolner Zeifung,
comparing the number of ten to fifteen killed Of
lmperasts with the field of battle, which was COW
cred with killed and wounded Hungarians, and
with 1000 prisoners, comes TO the conclusion that
for all these brilliant details the public indebted
TO the fruitful fancy of General Weldon, who com
mands at Vienna, who cooks and publishes the bull
etins, and whose duty il is TO make up, by reports
of victories in remote parts, for the losses which
the lmperialists suffer in the immediate neighbor-
hood OF Vienna.
statements II is asserted that Presburg was taken
by the Hungarians, and that the town was in
flames. On the other hand, it is asserted that the
Hungarians left Raab, and that they at Gy
ongyos. Our correspondent informs us that neither
OF these statements can be implicitly relied upon
The Austrian camp in the Marchfeld has been
broken up, and all the disposable troops concen-
tratcd In the vicinity of Presburg, 10 protect the
road leading to Vienna. Our correspondent re-
marks that the Hungarians have, in the course of
the present war, displayed the most daring cou
rage combined with the most inc xplicabe irresolu-
ton. After the taking Of Raab, there was nothing
10 prevent their securing the country up to the
walls OF Vienna, for that the whole line of the
Waag had been left utterly defenceless The moral
effect of troop of Hussars entering the suburbs Of
Vienna would have gone a great way in favor of
10 escape them.
The Vienna paper, Lloyd, asserts that the Ban
obtained possession Of Perlacz the Sth inst.
The ROinn Zeif,ng publishes Hungarian bull
letn, in which il is asserted that Dembinski and
his army fought battle with the Imperialsts ON
the 23d and Path ultimo. This battle, which was
not mentioned in any of the Austrian reports at the
time, is stated TO have been fought at Hatvan and
Gyongyos and that the Imperialists, who consisted
mostly of Russian troops lost 80 cannon and 2,4O0
prisoners II is also stated in the bulletin that large
quantities Of brandy were given to the Russian
troops TO infame them for fight, and that so vio-
lent was their intoxicaton few hours before the
battle, that the grossest excuses we're committed
and that several of those who were most riotous
were shot, 70 make an example for the rest. Dem
bnski states, that in spite Of this Dutch courage,
he succeeded in beating the Russian army.
Accounts from Warsaw state that the emperor
has thought IL necessary TO call for the counses Of
Prince Woronzof, the commander in chief OF the
Russian army, carrying the war against the
Circassians and that that distinguished general has
been summoned from the Caucasus TO come forth
with 10 the headquarters of the emperor. This
order has created great surprise the presence of