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was act of necessity. The salvation OF the coun-
try demanded it, that cannot afford TO offer up her
sons uselessly. In bending the neck they succumb
10 the iron hand of fate and nothing that may
happen can ever blot out from the page of history
or the tablets of his memory, their heroic deeds
The 'Vaterand' thanks them"
This was followed up by the Austrian occupation,
which was a waste of time On the 9Th, notice
was issued by General Nobl, for all, except the
sick, TO quit the fortress, submit to the aerna
tive OF being enrolled privates in the army.
NO mention whatever was made IN the capitua-
ton OF Comorn of the many civilians who were IN
the fortress These were all provided with military
commissions before the surrender took place,
According to Lloyd, Hungary is to be divided
henceiorth into ten districts each district TO have
its own provincial Diet the deputies to be chosen by
a majority OF votes of the population
The German Reform states that the serves of
southern hungary continue to commit horrible ex
cesscs from spirit of vengeance against the Mag
vars In order TO put an end to the scenes of page
and murder which were every day taking place,
regiment of cuirassers has been despatched from
Buda into the Baeska and the Banat.
Count Stephen Caroly, at Pesth, has been con
demned to two years imprisonment in fortress
and $50, 900 forms fine.
Several Hungarian officers, of those furnished
with passports from Comorn, have passed through
Berlin on their way to the west. Some of them are
going to America. Klapka is said to have been
among these refugees, and to have embraced the
resolution of crossing the Atlantic, with 300 others
Klapka and other of the officers are at present III
Presburg, where their appearance excites much in
terest. A painful impression was produced in
Presburg on recognising the well-known features
OF three noblemen, who were seen enrolled as COM
mon soldiers. The names of these unhappy gen.
tlemen are Count Paul Esterhazy, Count Bat
thyany, and Count Caroly.
The Austrian army is henceforth to be composed
of $4,000 men in time of peace and 500 900 in time
of war
The total loss of men in the Russian army, in the
late Hungarian war; is, according to the reports of
the officers, 5000 The cholera and typhus fever
have carried off at least three times thai number,
that the loss sustained by Russia in the Hungarian
campaign is ut least IL 900.
The questions of the reconstruction of Sclavona
and the Croatian- Servian difficulty are now occu-
plying the government of Vienna. 1t seems proba-
BILE that the Waiwodshp will be established with
territorial sway larger than existed before
and comprising a variety of nationaities, by which
means, 1t is thought, the Servian element will be
kept in check Croatia will remain distinct
crown land. Some members of the conservative
Magyar aristocracy are trying to form an alliance
with the high Austrian mobiles, for the purpose OF
evading the taxation of the nobility, which they
themselves had acceded to.
Naples.
The Constitittionae of Florence states, ON the au
thority Of private correspondence, that at Naples
all the funconaries who formerly held offices under
Del Caretto were being reinsaled. The Jesuits
were omnipotent at Naples
Venice.
A letter from Venice states that vast number of
passports had been applied for by inhabitants of
Venice and of the Venetian Provinces but that the
Austrian government generally refused to give
any Although the city is not openly subjected to
war contribution, the richest families are pri-
vately forced to pay large sums. The port and
merce at stand The writer adds, that if the
free port of Venice is abolished, the city will be
ruined for ever.
Turkey.
CoNsTANTINopLE, October s.
BEN, the Hungarian hero-the Polish patriot
the victor in many battle, has fallen; not in the
field, for then his fate would have been glorious:
nor has he persisted on the scaffold, to which Rus
STA had condemned him, for then he would have
been martyr. He has ceased to command either
our admiration or our sympathy; he is no longer
the victorious general the devoted patriot Benz is
renegade. He has repudiated the relig ion of his
fathers; he has renounced his country and the
BILE cause with which his name so closely iden-
titled
Benz has become Mussulman; he has embraced
the religion OF Mohammed, and from being the
hero and patriot he is now Murad the renegade.
Is this the effect of cowardice of selfshness To
escape from the hands of Russia has he become an
apostate9 To save himself from honorable poverty
has he basphemed his creed? One feels Inundated
and abused by such event as this. IL shows
us the weakness, the folly of poor human ma
ture. This ought TO show the absurdity of iden-
hfying men with principles; for, with the vul-
q
of Benz must have the effect of giving them a
bad opinion of the with which both these
men Eere unfortunately connected. Humiliation
and shame were the sentiments excited in the
minds of the friends of Hungary at Constantinople
when the news arrived that not only Benz, but ali
his staff, had become apostates Il is impossible TO
give idea of the contempt which the name Of
renegade inspires in Turkey, even among the
Turks themselves. In the times Of Mosem fanati-
cism price was set upon apostacy; but though
the pretended convert was rewarded for abandon
ing the faith of Christ, he always held in oath.
ing by the proud minded Mahommedan, who was
well aware of the baseness which had led the rene.
gade to a change of faith. Now that Turkey has
become tolerant and civilized country, acts of re
bgious spostacy have become more rare, because
they do not meet with the same rewards as IN for
mer times; the contempt of the true Mussulman
has grown much stronger for apo.tates, since he il
better able TO judge of the motives by which they
animated.
Sixty thousand men were yesterday reviewed al
San Stefano, on the coast Of the Marmora bv the
Sultan. Sir Stratford Canning and General Au-
pick were present. After the review both aInbas-
sailors were honored with audience by the Sui.
tan Sir Stratford Canning presented the Hon
MIR. birmingham, Secretary Of Embassy and Lord
Vaudeville, TO his majesty; and the ficomtc de
Gabriac, first secretary OF the French Legation,
was presented by General Aupck
Her maJesty's steam-irigate Odin arrived here
this morning from Corfu and Athens, with de
spatches for Sir Stratford Canning. II is under
stood that the 0din is TO remain here for some time
under the orders Of the Ambassador Her arrival
caused a great sensation. She brought the ncwr
that the English and French fleets were shortly ex
pected at Vourla bay, near the mouth of the Oar
danelles.