The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-07-29

VIENNA. July s-venna papers and letters Of the sth
inst contain no news OF the state OF things at Comorn
quilted the banks Of the Waag. The Austrian com
chief General Haynau, has again ordered two
Villages 70 Dc burned down. as punishment Tor 5hs ds.
is filled with sentences Of capital punishment against the
Hungarians and their friends.
Operations in the South
The Wiener Zsitung Of July I'd contains very long
Percze Hungarian genera, with reinorcements from
the Banat had got possession Of the ruins OF Alt Becse
on the Thesis and had erected batteries and thrown up
bridge OF boats which Is there The Ban who saw that
this rendered his position insecure determined to destroy
ns % 70
He accordingly advanced upon Alt Becse with 10 bat
taons Is squadrons, and 10 batteries, and found him
my, who although he had but batialons, squadrons,
and 80 cannons, was placed in most advantageous posi-
ton. After some hard fighting the Hnngarans fell back
the point of the bayonet the bridge to the left bank
OF the river The Ban who tacity confesses that the
position Of the enemy on the left bank was too strong to
be forced, after long cannonade managed to destroy
the two boats nearest to the left bank When this
effected he retired TO st. Thomas that his soldiers might
%sa o1 e AZ nss s 1a w Which
left for that purpose. after succeeding in destroying the
boats forming the end Of the bridge the right bank.
returned to their quarters in Fodyar flying column,
which had been sent the country and dispense
the Landstum. found enemy but captured "a barges
with corn. as related yesterday.
The above, must be observed is Jellachchs version
OF the affair paragraph from some otheFssource
lating to the same engagement, is as follows:
There has also been in the south s severely contested
zanin at Peass on the Lower Thesis OF wecs bat
Ss
in battle, or by the cholera, or deserted.
the Ban and those Of the Servan chief Mamua but the
OF the fortress has been suspended by the
Bans orders
The latest news from the south is that the Ban Jella-
chch has retreated from Zomboc and that the Austrian
garrison Of Aad has at length been compelled to
- - Operations in The East, t7,ansyuania.)
Official news from Warsaw confirm the news Of the
occupation of Cronsadt by the Russians It appears that
Cen Luders forced the defes of Tomosh on the Goth
u 1t is also asserted that the Russians took two pieces
artillery; and that they captured the Hungarian Gene.
raj Kish who was wounded in the battle The citadel
Of Constad was then attacked and was forced to sur
It is further stated that Bistrtz was taken by storm
on the 25th. The united Russian and Austrian column
is now marching towards Klansenburg:
The Russian General Englehard is said to have entered
that province on the 10th ult by the dees OF Terzbug
Another Russian corps was to pass the dees of Oytosh
the same day. but OF their success news has arrived
at Vienna.
Vienna papers of July 7h give us resume of proca.
nation which M Kossuth has lately published at Pesh,
IN s
ordered TO take up the and TO head their pashoners
in the defence of their religion and liberty. The people
pickaxes Sc" The line Of the Thesis and the fords Of
that river to be defended and the inhabitants of the
towns and villages shall the approach of the enemy,
provisions take ref2ge the fasiresses of the mountains
and the islands Of the morasses They further in
structed to set fire to the places in which the enemy
quartered and to modest them by nocturnal attacks NJ
Kossuth finally states that the Hungarian army numbers
100000 Our correspondent informs that the die
ton OF M Soss ths proclamation is most eloquent and
m NM falIf tn arfr
fully on the Hungarians
We read in the Breslau Gazette. under the head Of
before Neusatz In consequence6f the ravages Of the
cholera the authorities resolved to expe the inhabitants
not favorable to their cause The Austrian troops block
upon them, and some hundreds killed.
The Sultan has refused accede the request OF Rus
that he would order the agents OF the Hungarian
letter from Vienna of the 4tb instant informs Of
some severe measures which Gen Haynau proposed TO
The subjected provinces being placed under martial
law. The persons whom General Haynaus decree oil
outswg most specially Affects are the present and form.
NJ Kossuth's Committee of Defence as well as his Civil
Commissioners Besides this there are provisions out
aging all former Austrian officers whose sons have
taken part with the Hungarians. The villages OF which
the inhabitants dare to attack the imperiaist courers
transports, &c., are to be burned down, and the Jewish
communities are subjected to heavy fines
Dembnski was in Pesth, BY the last accounts, where
he received with great demonstrations of Joy He
has resigned his post at the head OF the army OF the
north, which has been taken by Visoczky The motive
assigned for his resignation was that he prevented
from carrying into execution bis plan of breaking into
Galica. Perczel also at Pesh, and charged with
the organization OF the crusade" The number of peo-
pie who had joined the crusade is reported at figure
truly incredible.
According to letters from Pesth, Kossuth had on the
LIST OF july announced in pacards the retirement of the
government with all the ministerial Offices &c. Siege
din, assigning the approach OF the Russian army as the
ground. This change effected on the 3D. Before
setting cut for Szegedin Kossuth issued proclamation
calling out the landsturm. All men, from IS to 90, are
called upon to meet at the Rukoseld, Pesth. to
take up arms against the Russians. The alarm which
prevailed At Pesth naturally great and the Austrian
party in the town already bestiring themselves.
One, and not the least OF the after the
retaking OF Pesh would arise from the Hungarian bank
notes, which the only money there being prohibited
from circulation by martial law. Haynau persists in en-.
acting the part OF an Attila.
Vienna paper, the Wanderer, Of the 7th inst, says
that report very prevalent al Vienna that courier
had arrived at Schonbrun, with the intelligence that the
Russians have occupied Pesth and Waitzen. and that
column has marched against Comorn by the left bank Of
the Danube.
At Presbug there was report on the 9th that Gesrgey
had committed suicide The chief force OF the insurgents
is now concentrated At Comom where there at least
$1,000 men. The imperial army extends from Acs "a
BabloBa and Tots. No decisivs engagement was en-.
pccted TIL the arrival Of the Rusxun uxifiaries
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