Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-07-30
The DpmI,inSkipS.

The Dcm6nSkiCS.
The following notice Of these distln-
guishcd IIungarlans, who arrived i'll the
steamer Washington, is from the pen OF
the eminent novelist, &. p. II. James,
Esq, their fellow passenger, and will be
read with deep interest:
"Thc name of the gallant old General
Dcmbnski is familiar to all who have Ia
ken an interest in the struggle of lhc Hun
garians for constitutional independence
but it is not so generally known, that his
nephew, a young and noble engineer or
officer of great promise, also drew his
sword in the same good cause, and was
thc companion of Kossuth in all his strug-
giles and miSiortuncs. 1t * this young
noblemm, Count Dcmbinski, who, after
having sacrificed all his prospects and
property in this high cause now seeks Il
refuge on these shores, with his young
Countess who has shared all his dangers
and sorrows. We have Orl1, space To
give a very brci sketch Of history, in
which every page isa romance Of real life;
but the facts are these, and they are vouch-
ed for by authority which We cannot
doubt.
"Count Dcmbinski, young noblcman
from Polish Galicia, was a major in the
Hungarian service, and during the war Of
Hungarian independence became aid-dc-
camp TO the Governor, Kosgulh. lie
married in the midst Of the lroubous times
which we have lately seen in Europe, a
Young lady of Temeswar in Hungary.
She, with noble devotion, followed into
the field, and remained i'll the camp for
many months. At length the vast force
brought by Russia 10 the aid of Austria,
the surrender Of GOrgey, and the fatal bat
tie OF Tcmcswar, rendered the Hungarian
cause hopeless. and KosSulh, accompa-
nicd bv the vourg Count and Countess,
and few other friends, lnilhfui to him 10
the last, fled to Wlddin, on the Turk
Iish frontier. Here they remained three
months, receiving protection from The
! Turkish authorizes, ii is true, bat suffer
ing drcadfulIy from many prIvaiions, as
well as from constant rumOrs Of the de-
mands Of Austria and Russia for their cX-
tradition and from the news Of the cold
blooded slaughter Of many of their friends
and companions left in Hungary.
"At the end Of three months they were
removed by the Turkish officers lo Shum-
Va, an eighteen days journey, IN the midst
Of winter. 1t is impossible to describe all
the Young Countess had 10 endure during
this march, being often Obliged 10 wall, on
foot for many miles, under rain, snow aud
all the incIrmcnrv of the season; bat she
was chcercd by The promise Of projection
( for herself al Shumla, aud Of employment
and independence for her noble usbJnd.
I All these hopes, however, were destined
lo disappointment It's wei! known. llIal
the Sultan made NEST liberal provision for
the Hungarian eXics; but It IS well
known also that his officers, with shame
/ less ppculalion, perverted the funds drsl!-
] ned for thcir support from The proper OBJ
Iccts; and during their three mouths dc
tcu,lnn at ShumIa, the suAgrugs of ihc
| Count and Countess were terrible, both
from priyalon and from The iac!cmcucy
! of tie weather. At 6rsl they were placed
IN a large hall pierced III every part viii,
'unnlazcd windows; but the intense cold
soon drove rhcm to take rclrge in a mere
/ hut of tic smallest size, through which
the Ilin aud snow penetrated al many
pOuls.
"1rcalcd more rs prisoners Of EaT than
as ,,ursts. their nourI,hmcut was CXrrcd.
irualv Scaury and lhc promise ni employ
imenl III the Ottoman arm Ia lhC Count,
WIS loaded with he condriun hat lac
should ahiure the fulh ol CLrj-', which
|he tiruIv .dccIiucd. Tie hcaI.h OF Inc
young Countess al Icrglh gave say under
incr sufIelings, and she was Preyslicd up
ON to accompany TO COnslart;hoiIc au
old German lady, who bad previously
made ,he most noble cXcr'ions IN behalf ol
rbe Hungarian cAiIes. 1t Coo-taniuo-
ple. ,he Young lady WAS most kindly re-
ire,,ed by John p. Brown, Esq, Drago-
mas. acting a. Charge d Aiaires at that
time for the United Slslcs. who took her
TO his own house, ana treated her like has
child. during three months.
.In lhc mean inns the Count. her hus-
hand, WIS I'll Ga's,rcd II Shame ull af-
ie. Kossu,h was lcEr'bl, remD'edto To kl