Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-09-12
The Execution Of the HUNGARIAN eep.r.,a.


ecu'lon OF the Hungarian Generals, after
the treason Of Georgey, Is drawn by M.
Schlesinger, in his War in Huroarv.
On the 9th Of October, lS49, thirteen
generals and staff officers were executed.
Four OF these heroic men met their end at
day break, the Communication of their SEN
tence 10 powder and lead exempting them
from the anguish of witnessing the death
Of their companions in arms. Among
the rest was Ernest Kiss. His brother
had become insane after Georgey' : treach-
cry, his cousin had fallen, a second Leon
idas, in the defence of the Rothen,huim
Pass he, himself, the richest landed pro-
prietcr in the Banat, whose hospitable cas-
tie was all the year round filled with Aus
trian cavaliers and officers, was, on the
9th Of October, sentenced to death BY the
| Austrian Court Martial, on which sa.
many of the former pariakers Of his hos
piality. His friends a, Vienna had in
terceded TO save his life, but in vain. He
died painful death the Austrian SOL
, diers who were ordered to carry the sen-
| tence into effect, and who for a whole
year had faced the fire Of the Hungarian
artillery, trembled before their defence
less victim three separate volleys were
| fired before Kiss fell-his death struggles
lasted full ten minutes. The report of
the firing was heard in The castle, where
those officers sentenced 10 be hung were
preparing for death. Potienberg had
been in profound sleep, and startled, as
he told the Austrian officer, BY the first
volley, he had jumped out ofbed. The un-
happy man had been dreaming that he was
in face of the enemy, and heard the firing
of alarm signals at his outpos,s-it was
the summons from the grave. amsaa.
Al y o'clock in the morning the con-
demned officers We're led to the place Of
execution. Old Aulich died first: he
was most advanced in years, and the court
martial seemed thus TO respec: the natural
privilege of age. Distinguished By his
zeal and efforts in the cause of his conn
try, more than by the success which at
tended them. Aulch was inferior to
many of his comrades in point OF talent;
but in uprightness and strength Of charac-
ter none surpassed him. Count Lemin-
gen was the third in succession. and the
youngest. An opportunity had been Of
iered him late on the preceding evening,
of escaping by flight; but he would not
separate his fate from that of his brother
in-law, who was prisoner in the fortress.
His youth, perhaps, inspired him with a
desire of giving TO his elder companions
In sorrow around him an example of he
role stoicism in death and, on reaching
imne,anchcIyf EUthor, -lhey 6cgir Vi l-alt
10 have treated us 10 breakfast!' One
of the guard of soldiers compassionately
handed him his wine flask. "Thank you,
my FRIEND" said the young general, II
want no wine 10 give me courage-bring
me glass of water" He then wrote on
his knee, with pencil, the following
farewell words to his brother-in-law
The shots which this morning laid my
poor comrades low, still resound in nv
ears. and before me hangs the body OF
Aulich on the gallows. In this solemn
moment, when | must prepare to appear
before my Creator, once more protest
against the charges of cruelty at The taking
of Buda, which an Infamous slanderer has
raised against me. On the contrary, /
have on all occasions protected the Aus
trian prisoners. l commend 10 you my
poor Liska and my two children. / die
for cause which always appeared 10 me
just and holy. If in happier days my
friends ever desire TO avense my death,
let them reflect, that humanity is the best
political wisdom. As for"
Here the hangman interrupted him il
was time TO die. Torok, Lahner, Potten-
berg, Macy Sander. knezick, died one al
ter the other. Vecsey was the last;
perhaps they wished, hy this nine-fold
aggravation Of his tormert>, TO make him
suffer for the destruction caused by his
cannon at Temesvar.
Damianich preceded him. The usual
dark color of his large features were
heightened by rage and impotence. His
view had never extended further than The
eli'tering point of his heavy sabre; this
was the star which he had followed thro'-
out life; but now he saw whittier il had
conducted him, and iinpatieptiy he ex-
claimed, when linping up 10 the gallows,
"Why is il that /, who have always been
| foremost 10 face the euemy's fire, must
| mere NC TIE idSts HC aSlfUeIdtC sAaN@
ness of the work of butchery seemed 10
| disconcert him mere than the approach Of
death, which he had defed in hundred
! battles. This terrible scene lasted from
, six until nine o'clock.
Chambers journal asserts the opinion
that wherever people are constantly pro-
tec'ed by government under the idea that
! they cannot help themselves they neces-
sarily become imbecile. Certain il i,
that the more aims houses there are, the
more beegars are found.
Gen. Hari>ou'> widow i living Ut d
greatly advanced age bat in good health IL
North Bend with several Of her relatives
! around her.
The visitors at Indian Springs Ga,
have been thrown into CONSERVATION bv
mysterious and unaeouniable "rapings"
upon the windows door and walls Of their
houses. Effort, 10 discover whence the
sounds proceeded, were unsuccessful
The Sultan Of Turkey and the Pope of
Rome, are both recruiting non commits
stoned officers in ParIs even Of the es-
Guarde Mobile for the instruction Of their