The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-02-04


There stood in promiscuous confusion the splendid
Tour horse chariot of the Minister and the worn out
one horse market cart; the large, heavy baggage
wagon, with the light private carriage of the Off
GERS IN endless variety. From the tops which pro-
tected against the sun, looked out with eager curios
y the hery eyes of the fair occupants In spite of
the strict regulations threats and even punshnens
an lnnumerable crowd of women of every descrip-
llon followed the Magyar army, contributing, in no
small degree, to the decentralization of the soldiers
AS soon as 1t came TO a retreat, what confusion did
they not occasion? Then was there panic. a shrek
ing, flying about, as if the enemy had nothing to
THINK OF but their beautiful persons BEN suffered
SO much from this grievance in Transyvania that he
would often cry out in comic despair 81 have indeed
commanded larger army, but never so many wo-
men,
After had wound my way along with great
trouble, reached small straw-roofed building the
only inn in the place.
As soon as entered / saw the Chief Command
ant and Gorgey the Hungarian Dictator for the last
AS hours He was dressed in his simple, but roman
tic costume, which differed very much from that of
the Generals Staff who stood round him. In light
brown blouse, with golden cape riding boots reach
ing lar above the knee, round black hat surmount-
ed with waving white feather, he was Joking with
pretty young GIRL into whose ear he whispered fat
terIng nonsense. | astonshed-a few minutes
before the catastrophe effected by him which decid-
ed the fate OF Hungary, surrounded by men whose
dark Vlslges wore the impression of the deepest dis
par, could this man, serenely smiling be exchang-
ing gaantrles with frivilous girl Was this fore
ed cheerluness, or the repose of pure conscience!
Who can decide?
The General Staff foated around him, their splen
dor and magni6cence recalling the times ofHunyadv
and Zrlny. Every one was dressed in his most ele-
CANT uniform as if for festival The sun-burned.
youthful, thin figures in short Attillas with heavy
gold trimmings, hats with waving feathers on their
head, mounted on fiery horses, gallopng to and fro
formed group as warlike as the fancy of painter
could describe.
In the midst ofthls general commotion took place
Gorgey had thrown himself on his horse, and after
him his whole glitterng SUITE 1t was the last act.
which was to conclude the grand drama of the Mag
var war. The splendid cavalcade had placed itself
In motion, the bridge unaccustomed to such bur
den groaned under the hoOf ofthe proudly prancng
horses, while the eye followed the historical process
sion with establishment and dismay
When Gorgey, after the transactions were closed
at Villages, went into the midst of the army, and de-
cared, 'that he no longer felt it in his power to de-
Tend the army, but if any was found willing to as
sumo the command he would gladly yield it to him, -
there was but one man ready for inc proposal This
was grey-haired Captain of the Huzzars. who
sprang forward, and the tears which he never knew
before falling on his grzzed beard, cried out at
was his wish and that of his comrades TO cut their
way through and this must be the feeling of the whole
army Gorgey spoke to him privately and drily
remarked, "lhat 1t was no time to joke, and there
were balls enough to crush any mutiny''
Only soldiers heart can comprehend the feeling
with which man is parted from his arms MANY
seemed torn in pieces in helpless agony, others
wept as they kissed the cold Steel while great
number shreked out with rage to be led against the
enemy, and not to be subjected to this disgrace.
saw how officers and men threw themselves into
each others arms, and, sobbing bid each other fare
well. But IN other places they raved against the
officers and accused them of selfshness. No pen
can describe the wo, the despair, which prevailed
among the Huzzars He, who felt so much 1t home
On his horse, was now to be dismounted and creep
along on foot like the meanest ''Baka.'' Many shot
Their horses; and they who would have lost n limb
without groan, sobbed like children.
Dnrng these scenes, Gorgey rode round, proud
and lmmoveabe as a marble statute of Mars, and it
, wcF only now and then that his ringing, metallic
voice was heard exhorting them to make haste
Meanwhile, the twilight shadows began to fall on
the broad fields and heightened the gloom ofthe trans
action. The poor victims of the war; undertaken in
wretched deluslon, had thrown themselves on the
grass, now wet with the evening dew; near them
were Their arms piled in pyramids the flag in the CEN
ter as lift were the grisy skeleton of those batta
ions, whose ranks had shown SO much courage and
experienced so many sacrifices
But their rest was not of long duration The Rus
sian escort came gallopng up, and, accompanied by
them, the Magyars obliged the same day to
start one stage toward Zarand This is the ssg1ard
OF honor heard called out in their ranks. The
march, under the Russian escort from SzolIos to Sar
kad lasted no less than eight days Whoever during
us time should have accidentally fallen upon
the ruins of the Hungarian army, would have taken
u oI one OF the motley caravans of the Arabian des
ert. The sun poured down his hottest ravs ON the
sandy plains, over which moved an endless throng of
carriages horsemen and fcot-traveers, in the Wild
est confusion. Every moment the procession stop
ped, when all began to quarrel curse, scream. and
Tor a change, to fisticuf each other. Ifthe roads
had been WIDER or if the adjacent fields had afforded
tolerably convenient path, the maddest spectacle
that can be imagined would have been exhibited IL
Every one who was not assigned to some special
post was Obliged to get on the best way he could.
ana a general race commencing, there was no lack
OF petty miserles and comic scenes.
could not but be surprised at the imperturbabe
equanlmity and quietness of the Russian escort
Nothing could extor from them smile or the slight
est emotions they moved on in as cold and measured
manner as if they had been on parade at their