New-York daily tribune., 1849-08-06
The Fate Of Hungary.

srss news by Express and Telegraph Inoeeo
,hsv inci,a a p,infal apprehension that the next
mouth NAV BRING as tidiDgs Of the complete pros
,ra,i,n Of the Hungarian people and the utter de-
s,rac,ioa Of their Iberties Most ferventy do We
trust that this calamity may yet be sverted, bat
there would be AZ ttle sense as candor IN dis
gaising the gloomy aspect Of these sdvices. Let
a, endeavor 70 make the present state OF the con-
test as clear as our inform alton Will allow.
The frt campaign Of the present struggle
opened early last winter with the invasion 81
Hungary On all sides by the armies OF Austria
commanded in chief by WiDdisohgra'z, who pene
trated into the heart Of Hungary took It's chief city
lPestbl without a shot, and advanced nearly or
quite 70 the Theiss. While Windischgratz with
the main Austrian army thus advanced from NienDs
and Presborg 90 the West, Jellachich, at the head
Of a large fprce Of Crosts and oorderers from the
Austrian Military colonies on the Turkish frontier
operated eastwsrdly from CrOstis, capturing or
investing the Hungarian strongnolds Oh the Drsve
aod lower Danube. The Incidents Of the CAM
psign are not even yet very clear bot the event
is beyond dispute. The Aostrians were signsliy
beaten aod driven out Of the c,untry When the
smoke cleared away at the close the Hungarian
banner waved in trismph over Pesth and the
strong citadel Of Bods 10 German Cfea/ on the oP
po.i,. hank Of the Danube was closely invested BY
the Haogsriaas under G6rgey' and hnaiiy carried
BY storm. This capture threw the Aostrlaos bach
20 Pre.borg, an important city 90 the extreme
Yves ern border Of Hungary, sixty orseveoty miles
east yard Of Vienna. Comorn, the great Hon
gsrao fortress on this side. situated about as much
further east south east Of Presburg toward BO
daPesthl ss Presburg is east Of Vienna, bad been
held by the Hungadsns throug ghout, having been
besieged by the Austrisns but not taken. IL had
now been decided by fair fighting that Austria
hai not the force 10 master and subdue Hungary
The Russian Autocrat now cast his ponceroos
sword into the scale. He made common cause
with the Young Austrian Emperor, alleging that
the spectacle Of a successful rebellion In Hungary
conducted in good part by Poles, immioentiy en-
dangered the quiet and stability OF bis own rule IL
Poland. Putting Half a Million Soldiers in motion
he invaded Hungary on three sides, aud by not
less than FIVE distinc, armies, viz
! A corps of 50 to GO, 900 led by Paniutn marched
through Morsvis TO the Danube, joining the nan
Austrian army lnow commanded by Hsynaul near
Presborg, and enabling it TO resume the offensive
O. The main Russian army e invasion, 100000
strong. commanded by Field Marshal PAskie-
witch. advanced through Gallicia, crossed the
Carpsthans by the Dukla Pass to the sources OF the
Thesis. proceeded down tsouheryl by Eperies
and Kaschsu 10 NJ scbolcz thro ing back the weak
opposing force to the left without serious strug
Gle, and pushing out detachment eastwardly u
Debreczin, the ancient capital OF Hungary, which
was Yielded without resistance. From Mlscholcz'
the Rossian army would seem Though our sd
vices are not clean to have advanced south west
wardy by Erlau aud Gy ongy6s to Hatvan some
twenty miles from Bads Pesth, which city aud
citadel have likewise been surrendered without
blow.
3. A smaller Russian army under Gen. Luders
has crossed the Carpathians by the Hotheu
Thurm pass far east southeast Of the Duklsl lnt"
Transylvsnia whence the reports are very contra
dictory Both sides claim t,ries, but we do not
understand r to be denied that Luders has taken
and sull holds Cronstadt the capital OF the
Province.
Two subordinate Russian armies. under Gen
Grabbe and Gen. Sass have crossed the Carpa
thians from Western Gallicia by passes consider
ably westward Of the Duka. and, pressing south
eriy through the mountainous Slovack district
have already reached Rosenberg and Schemntz
respectively, and thrs sten soon to reach the
Danube BY Gran and Wairen, between Comorn
Gnd Boda Pesth.
5. Jellachich, Ban OF Croatia. who has been
operating with various success in Southern Hun
gary. would seem to be still beseging the Hunsa-
ran garrison of Peterwardein, on the Danube
near its entrance into Turkey
lreeldenf
Cabinet, &c have retreated uth-easterly fom
Buds. .Pesth to Czegled. a Magyar city IN the
asrthern part OF the great Hungarian plsin-pst
prairie, part desert-which stretches sonthery
from Pesth nearly 200 miles by over 100 in width,
from the Danube to the Thesis. which here Iun
parallel Doth southerkl fully 200 miles. This
great plain is the stronghold and reliance Of the
Msgysrs or Hongarians proper Keckschemes to-
wards the north and Theresienstsdt to the south
are its two chief inland cities The ultimate dss-
tinauon of Ko.suth is probably sIeeedn, on the
Thesis. some 50 miles from Bada Pes'h.
T. There have been several obstinate and bloody
battles between the main Hungarian army, $1,000
strong under Gorsey, and the opposing Austf'-
Russian force OF 100 600 under Hsynsn, with no
very decided advantage to either 'lae. Probably
the heaviest loss has been sustained by the lmpe-
rial.sts, bat on the whole the Bunsarans seem
T. have lost ground. since the first battle tooA
place on the river Rssb, which they have since
abandoned, with the fortified city OF that name
and the last action is known to have taken place
before their great stronghold Comorn, where Cor
gey is now entrencbed, while the Austro- Rasslan
headquaTters are at Nszy-Amsnd near Dotis
some miles soatheasterly OF COmorn, and eonse-
queatly on the direct road 10 BadS Pssth. 1t Is
qaNe possible, therefore, that the occupation Of
Baia.Pest may have been effected by strong
hight corps Of Hsyosu's army. and that PAskie.
witch may stia be several marches distant bu,we
cannot see that that much improves the matter.
Itisvery clear that G6rgey has obtained no dec.
sivs Advantage over Hsynsu, or the latter would
notventure TO operate on the formers line OF COM
muaication. and 1t is also clear that Hsynsu is
now at least a days march probably two OF
theml nesrer TO Bads. Pesth and the Hungarian
reserves than 6orgeyY
-Soch are the presen, aspects OF the campaign
As they appear to us. Our TeesraPhie Dispatch