The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-06-25
PRESENT POSITION OF THE HUNGA.
RIANS.

No recent event in the history of the Hungarian
war is of more importance than the capture of the
City of Buda, or, as the Germans call it., Ofen.
This city has, we believe, been in the possession of
Austrian garrison from the beginning of HOSTILE
ties until it surrendered to Gorgeys heroic legons.
The citadel stands on a rocky hill 1872 feet above
| the Danube, and commands Pesth, the metropolis,
whose site on the opposite shore is a sandy plain.
The situation of the fortress makes it very strong.
In 1t were stored a vast quantity of munitions of
war, uniforms, eighty pieces of artillery, $4,000
stand Of small arms, and some 500 900 in SPECIE all
of which now belong to the Hungarians. 1t is a
great thing to have displaced the Austrians from so
formidable position in the centre of the country,
and with the principal city of the mercy of their
cannon; but perhaps greater advantage is that the
main part Of the army heretofore occupied in the
siege is set free for other operations. Altogether,
the taking of this city is equal to the winning of a
great battle.
Into Pennsylvania il now appears that no Rus
sian troops have succeeded in effecng an entrance,
nor does it seem that they are likely to cross the
frontier at any point, except they display larger
force in that quarter than any we have yet heard OF
as crossing the Pruth.
The French journals have advices from Con-
santinople and Trieste to the effect that the Mag
vars have at last come TO terms with the Servans
and the Croats aad that those tribes hitherto great
reliance Of Austria have learned to understand that
united Hungary, in whose government they will
have equal voice, will be better for them than a
German dynasty at Vienna, directed from the head.
quarters at st. Petersburgh. Henceforth, says the
report, they will be found on the side Of the Hun
garian nation. There is nothing improbable in
this The way Of Constantnople and Trieste is at
present shorter and more likely to bring correct in
tegence than that published by order at Vienna
Besides, it is certain that BEN, himself Sclavon
and well calculated to approach the Servians and
Croatians on the right side, has gone down into
their country, not only for the purpose Of fighting
when necessary, Che has Aogged Puchner and taken
Orsows, the most southeastery town of Servia J
but of converting the people to the national cause,
a process which the notorious discomfort Of the
Ban Jelachich with the new Austrian Constitution
| and the measures of the government at Omutz
must necessarily render more easy. Ofcourse Jel-
lachich himself will not go over to the Hunga-
rans his aim being grand Scavonc Empire
| with its capital at Vienna, and with the German
provinces of Austria, Hungary and Upper Italy as
dependencies but the fact that he has become cool
in the imperial cause, must render his tribe more
accessible to the arguments of Benz All this coin
cidcs with the report that the Hungarians now hold
Fume, the only tolerabe seaport of the country,
situated in the Croatan territory at the head Of the
Gulf Of Quarnera, which iuts from the Adriatic sea
toward the northeast II is also said that they have
taken Agram, the capital Of Croatia, but this is
much more doubtful.
! or Dembnski, who was lately in the northwest
we have nothing definite except by way Of Con-
stnntinople whence we learn that he has cut to
pieces corps Of 10, 900 Russians near Biez-Biaa
on the frontier Of Gallica about half way between
the Hungarian line and Cracow. The Russians led
across the Weichsel into Prussian Sieea, which u
not too far off for short run that they were re
ceived there is new proof of the faithfulness OF
Prussia to the Holy Alliance. This confirms the