Lewisburg chronicle, and the West Branch farmer. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1849-1849, 1849-12-05
Hungarian Refngees at Hamburg
Disclosures of Gen. Klapka.

!. disclosures Of Gen. Klapka.
] A banqur, 10 welcome and honor csle
oro,ed Hungarian refugees took place on
the 2Olh October, m one Of the 6rst ho:els
q, Hamburg. The audience we're MORT
! Fed TO hear from General KIapka ,ha, The
French Government refused sn asylum to
the Hungarian emigran,s; though polti-
cal refugees from ,ha, country were vol
coined in fradcs under the eoverumen, Of
! Luis XIV. t.4 f-.4r -.sa. .ss...
One Of The speakers at the banquet used
the phrase, " Hungary is crushed TO death. y
No. no y exclaimed General Kalpka,
Hungary is not crushed TO death. she is
bu, a little relaxed. from her horrible slrug
gle With two overwhelming powers; but
verify she wants only breath to infame
her again to second heroical insurreciion.'
Gen. klspka being then ssked il the rum.
ored slipu!aions Of the treaty Of capiluia
VIZ" :" Co"''iu 'o' thc'"' "H'Sssy y"
all Hungarian capiives, including Count
Bethany, were true, he answered. that II
had not been positively granted, tut as a
matter ci honor and humanity j; vas SOL
emnly promised as soon as Cnmorn should
be surrendered. lie has,en=d, from this
moiye, the conclusion OF the treaty O.!
surrendering. By the lollowipl a'rocious
facts the knavery Of the Austrian Govern
ment, and lis low perfdy to the Hungarian
nation. was signalizel for eternity.
Georgey was characterized by Gen.
KIsrka,as real traitor and common place
egoiis', destitute of all lofty inspirations for
the holy cause Of Liberty. He further be.
lieves that Georgy. who has beea overra.
ted. may no, have despised Russian gold (;
but j, is not ascerrained, though no doubt
exists, thai he frustrated the plan Of Kns-
su.h for annihi'a,ing toe Austrian Govern
ment at Vienna, las, spring, which wss Q !
msiler Of no difficulty before the inroad Of
the Ru,sisns, as the Aus,rians were al
fha, lime entirely routed.
Georgey also anxiously concealed from
the Hungarian army The report Of the gIo.
rious sally Of The garrison Of Comoru on |
the 81 of A ,gus,, under K'apka and. j,
id mol become known ill after his dsfsc.
lion on The ISih Of August. Tho disss-
irous catastrophe a, Villages wa, to such
a degree Perple1ing. tina, every hope from
resistance vanished. Klapka was At ,ha,
time recruiting 5000 men. aud preparing
for an invasion Of S,yria. '3 -.
The big hest venera,ion is paid by Kiap.
ka to the genius and greatness OF the char
meier Of kossulh. In KIapka's opinion,
Kossu'h s worth 100000 Hungarsns
but Kossuth aime1 at too much at once,
and was too decided for the entire inds.
Of Hungary. and for republican
government. Bot for this Me ma, favor
,ble condiiinns would have been agreed In.
n the Spring, BY Ausira. under English
md French guarau'ee. - r
The emigration from Hungary is now
iaily increasing. There are 100 Huuga. ,
risns now a, Hamburg. and the mos, lib
.ral collections have hepn made fnr thccn |
The banker Heine. for instance, has sub. ,
'cribed for himself alone. 5000 marks
'anco. equivalent to $4,000. General
zlapka has gone to England. whore he
viil have an interview with Kossu'h who 10
expected there on the Oh ins,.-rTrans
a'ed from German papers for the Journal
: Commerce. II