The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-04
"A u r 7 y n l. OF = II y
STEAMSHIP WASHINGTON.
WITH TWO DAYS LATER
INTELLIGENCE FROM EUROPE.
The Progress Of the War in Hungary.
HIGHLY INTERESTING CONTINENTAL NEWS
DEATH OF MEHEMET ALI.
News from India and China.
Re-. &c., &c.

Re-. &C.. &c.
The Ocean Steam Navigation Company's ship
| Washington, Captain G.. w. Floyd, arrived here
about IL O'Clock last night, bringing the United
States Contract Mails from Germany, England,
and France.
The Washington left Bremerhaven on the 18th
August, arrived Al Southampton on the l4th, and
finally sailed on Monday the Goth, alta p. NJ She
has therefore, accomplished the voyage from
Southampton to this port in fourteen days and
few hours.
As usual, the Washington brings a very extern
sive and valuable cargo, but il doe, not comprise
80 large a proportion of French manufactures, as
the pre- cedlng steamers. The bulk Of the me--
chandze is from Germany, there being only about
$50 packages of valuable goods from Havre.
The passengers number about two hundred, in
Guiding one hundred and four second class passen
gers, principally Germans. Amongst the latter are
number of political refugees, forced to leave the
German States in consequence of having been inn
pllcared in the recent revolutionary movements in
the Grand Duchy of Baden, &c
This steamers news 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 was
not, appare nty, the decline, either in London
the southern provinces. In Southampton, % deaths
had occurred during the week ending 18th of Au-
gust making total of lS9 deaths since its first ap-
pesrsnce in that town.
In the money market very little change had
taken place, owing to the Sunday intervening be-
tween The departure of the CALEDONIA aud Wash
lngton. The stock market WAS fnner ia tone, and
Consols were ast cold at s2S to { Tor money, and
92Z to SO for account. E2chequer bills As to 43
premium; India bends rs premium; Three quarter
per cents were 923 to "a.
There was a small improvement in the prices Of
railway stocks. London and Northwestern were
done at i29s; Great Western 95; South Western
a. Eastern connties s.
Foreign stocks were Inactive at firm prices the
principal speculaions being in Mexican bonds.
which fully susiaine dthe recent Improvement, aud
were done at 2si to 2Si.
In the Liverpool cotton market on the 18th Au-
sust, 10 COO bales. of cotton were sold at 6rmer
prices, SEQ being On speculation.
Hungary.
The intelligencs from the theatre OF war. In Hun
gary, IL Of in sortant character Our letters aud
sdvices from Vienna extend 10 late the l4h Of Au
gust They inform us Of the condemnation q. Press
burg Of y lady Of rank, Madame Ud,arnoky to three
y.srs in piisosment and fine Of f5 0o0 for having
been In communication With the Hunssrans. Madame
Udvsnoky H. the mother Of eight children, and two Of
her are in the ranhs Of the Hungarian army She
IL now prsopsd In the fortress II Theresiensadt
Prince Schwarsebberg returned from Warsaw to VI
the 18th inst Immediately after his arrived it
was rumorsd that the Car anything but pleased
with the manner In which Prince faskiewtch conduct
ed the var.
These sdvices also inform Of great battle which
was fought the 9th Of August; between the Impe-
rislists and Hupgarians near ssegsdn, and which
deeply regret to find proved unsuccessful to the Mas
ysrs I he Hungarian. were con mspdsd by Osmbin-
.ki kes,aros aud Guyon. Thy numbered 80 900 men,
besia,s the LsIdAturm and had from forty 20 nfty
pieces % artillery. At NJ. on the 9th August the
1nTtrislisis attacked the Hung position With
three aud battle .nsusc winch the In
let cavalry Attempted 20 tsrp the left wing Of the enemy
While the whole Of the artillery opened upon the Hua
parisn batteries which were posted In the .ntr.neh-
n'nts III. oy he, aLe while the Imp-risst foot al
vsnc'd along the hsrosh to szoisg The battle lasted
ssv,tai ho.is. and by supsrt the Hursaiiaus we're
driven from sn their positions. sror-g Was stormed,
and the Hungarian army was In fali retreat rhs
approach OF night prevented tho Imperial'sts pur-
SUNK them lh,r ioss,s were consdei able ths ncd
81 tatl. MAS covered With the Killed aud wounded.
The psfialbts took Eve Geld pieces and 400 prso-
rsIs. AIMING ~bom Is Prince woroniasy, colonel Of
regiment ~ lspc'u
Great ftOfer, which had been collected by the Hun
esrsns e. into IN. hands II the I'm psrissts whie
ttis battle MAS being fought ~ Szegssin. General
Ran berg, With th. ia dvi,ioD forced the passage q
tie 1his at ksni,ba ANA touk three field pi.ces and
pHmeer Il prisoners. by th'se combined aud sue
ees. hil pau@usrss the ~hoi. lmpetali.t army vas
srsn upit,d snd IL was 10 follow up Its advantages
carry tn. 9th met In addition t. these sts.msnte,
h,tew postseIipt from General ia dated ossr,
Of tle eth hat tie tupssrans had been iuc.sssnty
yuTsu,o by HE troops that their army routed aud
that GO dttt m had been captured General haypau
rp,ct,o to siriv. IN the vicinty Of Tep-shvsr on
the ith In cfnctutlnn NJ l. stated That the I'm
pIislists lad from 10 TO IS men killed Thus far the
Vi.rra letter in the Ro'aer z,iissnx statss that
I,uhp.ii With an army ct D. 900 men aud 90 pieces
OF sriIiI.r, had r.tr,A,d from szof,g to Arai aud
that 10 Ia IL shA.,.r ~ss On The banks Il the
kHrth. The koinsT ZStfrag. comparing tho mum Der
Of Iot IL El.d Iup rialsi. sth ths held of battle
Which wss covered Nth kil'd aud sounded Huugs-
rsns ana with the coo prisOn,rr comes Z. toe
cuiop that for ali these brilliant detail the pubre
isu,btsd g. the iruuu fancy OF Gruersi weldon ~ho
cmnRbos et Wilma who cooks an publishes the bul
hurs, srd Who. dot, itis TO makeup by reports "a
yctciirt Ia rsuot. pare fr the losses vhicn the
lnrrisi,ts funsr In the Immediate neighborhood u
lrnip.
Repeating these ioss.. We have two esntradietory
stisH,tts 10 H. afteItd that fr'ssburg vas taken by
III. Eurg and th-t the town Wa in flames. On
tie other bsLd ~ H. asserted that the Hubgarians lett
hsab, srd that They yer. ut oyonso Our eorrrspon-
abt insrps u ~ neither Of thee statements can %
In picit.y r-l,a upon The Austrian camp 10 tho
hnU h.io has been broken up anu eli the dispossble
tr',V. hc,Brsted In the vicinity IT tfessburg 90
protect VI. rad leading to t.nna Our poadsnt
rnsts lat th. lungs me tay. In the of The
pussht vsr. citpisy,a III. most caring courage oum
bt,d VIII ii. nost ip,Sfiitshe hre.clution. After
"a. taxing OF Issh there nothing to prevent their
stuu III. country Wy TO the ~aiis ~ Vienna tor tbst
IN. vbue line ~ the Nssg had been Jeff utterly de-
fEr,tss Tie moral fleet of n troop ~ Hussars
tuIg the sIburss ot N,nDs would have goue great
vty IN fa,,f 81 the buBlarans, but they aOsed the
+ tuoIturtJ 60 ,s.aTe them
IL. Vienna PAPER. LiosS, asserts that the Ban OBJ
tame yustessiob Uf l .IiAcE on the 18th inst
Tbs None, Z,iiarg pubishss Hungarian bulletin, /
In Which " H. ssseftta that DctIbiortt aud bis army
fought battle With the lmp.Iishsts ou the I'D |
arc .4tb utn.o 1his battle which vas net me ntion
A = of he risp r.ttt =
&C. lev h'n fcuIht at bsttan and Gyonsyos sud
uEt ihe InI.rsiIsts. sho tOnsiet.a mostly ~ Rus- I
tiBn tIt'Is let ~ cannon rnd z 4Ou prisonrrs ~
" siso ttst.a wa Nh. Bulletin that large quantities ~
lrToy etIs given 10 the kufshn troop 10 tshame /
thin ff Il ht and that violent wss their intox
tsi,i hS holT, btire III. ba tie. that the sect
sScettse c,nBittsd. aud that several OF those