New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-19

and brave sword. nv w ehLeh, Whetc ~ a"u
Hermann Gorgey had the honors Of she gay, ae
reczin il is well known, that for i've ho1rs "ith
200 men he held in check the entire Russian main
BODY. g., 600 strong, and commanded by Paskie"ieh
10 person The great importance attacneo oy ene
Russians to the victory at Debreczln "hlcn coss
them a thousand men, is shown oy 'ae countess
decorations and the ukase oil the Gar Aco'uule W
mon each soldier who was in this battle receiVesa
..sSai In trn,h ifthe Russians had not provedther
xsIor IN arer wars, this Hungarian campaign "oala
-, he caicuated To inspire the civilized nations OF
r,,ore nth the fear Of them. SO much IS certain,
namely: that il was the prepondersnce OF tne a.,
la noyers and their combined forced marches, ana
not Russian bravery which oyercame the armies
Of Hungary. .. LII ~
Gers and beautiful women among them, while oth-
or officers were going back and forward Deepest
seriousness was every feature; conversation a.
going on here and there, and now and tnen yoI
heard brief laugh, but not that gay, jestng iau5n
which you usually hear In camp. IN .ne t ,abe
room many officers were crowding arouno . az
where Hermann G0rgey was writing oroers ~. =
months nav. which were paid in Hungarian OanA
notes the more lucky and favored WHO Ane" "na'
thew were about got Austrian money.
ksI came out upon the terrace agaih
,,o,,n oS stafF.ofHcers pointing 10 black mass
eElh at oreat distance was marching up rom
~ - w estern horizon in clear sunshine III
W. ,bs corns of Gen. Rudiger which according 70
The wr;tten agreement OF that General with uor-
gsv was marching TO Zsimsnd In order TO receive
he surrender Of our army Just tnen an One. One.
ssus ont Of the castle. The dark mass was point
ed ont 70 him. Gentlemen said be, " 90 not ae
ce;ve yourselves the capltulatlon Is made a. uls
crstionP' Asmay easily be conceived TINS feinarA
which as was supposed, was MADE ~ ene eAP. on
direction of G0rgey, causeda great agIta'Vn
ma all ami being spread abroad WIN ~ Sse
A
VI ~ s,ood behind me- said loud enough 20 De
hea,S hv many. "Now the betrayal IS compete;
80. announcement is made az toe very inoi"Sns
wben n il thought impossible Tor US 70 ara" oscA
tear of anger sparkled in the eye oil the Colone'
.,h;s .be hystanders uttered low but terrific I'M
VIZ ne,ons G6rgey had threatened those grumbling
I'd onposing with death. But for this that morn
-, hdnr would have produced other and unexpect,
"a scenes Nothing was needed but glteu ana
resolute leader who knew how TO inspire the army
snsrk Of enthusiasm thrown among them, ana
they would have ventured a suuSgle VI NE anu
death with the Russians. 80
In this continuous succession oil exciting ana
orn,;.inc scenes the hours Of the forenoon rapidly
passed away. In the town ones NE was a'lIios'
In danger The Honveds who filled the streets aus
charged their guns as it happened, and there was
constant cracking and swapping hAe lno n,o -
.Iirmishers. Orders against this from uorSey
zee nj no avail, for the soldiers no longer recognl-
,sd him as their commander. 10 punish US c
-onld have been more dangerous Ior MN ma I'M ~
,se offenders While the high stan oihcer SUI ie'
,bs weight of the commanding Genera autnI,Ity,
ne w.. mon soldier had lost with his respect al aus
.ne ~ Ssrv man whom a few days previously
"e shout o P. NJ, the immense line OF the army pc
-, 70 move toward Zsimand. In our carriages
&c ;o;ned the endless train OF yehcies oil ali Anus
from the elegant barouche OF the ueIeI@I "
~ ,.ovheeled donkey.cart OF the market Wo-
So do not think exaggerate when say that
o 600 carriages lof course do not Inc uae tne am
~,',r;,;on wagons followed the army. All these
- hnrrving and running over each other tnere
w,a as much crowding and urging forward al IL
we're TO see a merry comedy and not 70 uohlple1e
Snelancholv and decisive catastrophe. IL was an
y hot day, men and horses were covered
'-;,h aust and sweat and now and then everything
hscsme invisible In thick clouds OF dust. Inc
ICONS M archea in gloom and silence. never sa"
uungarian soldiers so serious and. downcas1 even
On ,spreats after lost battles or when we had oeen
Iops without eating there stlll renamed trace Oh
esiety The majority were then anlmeIeu oy nope
eoy hatter times, but now no hope renamed.
The Hussars especially attracted our attention.
~, few of them observed, were SO deeply LOST
IN ,heir thoughts that they did not take the ieas'
notice Of what was going on around them' bus 1
a carriage with high officers or ladies' passed toS
80 10 them they looked up to give vent 10 bit
s,rse / soon learned what was the cause 0
80. IN feeling of the men against the superior OH
TINS :" a few DAYS after the cspitulstiOn an oil
Hnsssr Of the Nicholas regiment said TO me "
~ .,sf officers and the commandants OF battalion
and regiments had said 10 Gorgey we WI
Sght for the fatherland Ia spite OF you lsnaasaHt
Jor-Sral and have nothing 70 do with capltolt
80 -. could all have made an uproar and che
80, leader. Bi-0ay we would have sent ID
rnr,ed Russians packing. tbs shame SO 70 Sc
.nd betray an army OF 10000 men, the best sons
the MagyaH - ..;, ,h., 5srk ma,
vsh;ch in the morning had given occasion to 90 m
nv bitter sayings VOW We were nea'I' ne ne
Rsvond the mill brook, drawn up IN 'front.' OF q WOO
- the immense brigsdes OF cavalry aud mia
-, The Mace in which we were, presented n
soic,;ng aspect: On the left stretched ont broa
nIsin on whose horizon lay Arad, on the night IL
valley was shut in by moderate hills the last on
costs Of the Transy snian CarPsthans On one
rem behind US stood in picturesque majesty n
~;,ad Rurg Of Villages one o! the few HuDgsria
rss;les built on hills. Immediately IN front was
lsrgs mill with bat few outbuildings, and beyOn
So v7nace Of Zsimand. Directly opposite TO l
bevond TIE brook our army took up It's position
nee divisions in the inst the cavalry, IN the Sc
end the pow erful train OF artillery, liV pieces Oh
caibres, and finally IN THIRD, tue HtauNi' say n
tlpc sbog, the deeds and re merits Of the vario
ba,saioas they are too well known and have oit'
been spoken OF. In face OF the Hungarian arn
stood the Russians, their cavalry in front. For
I.st time we pow heard the loud commands OF !
Generals Colonels and Majors Of our army tor !
last time the masses moved In obedience 70 ora:
given In the national language. and marched
wsrd Bat il was 10 lay down their arms and 81
their banners before an army which the comms
OF one man had brought hither from distant !rol
Plsins. - A...,,;.. a.. ,.,.s,
phe tho0ghts OF many kinds came into my mud
FL TINS surrender. ssid ], "the only mean
,..,,rine peace to Hungary Was no other v
.,sn no The General than this sudden and ingl
oD 4, ,bSt moment, coming as did from the ca
II the southern army under DemelnsSl' me
render PPeasSsda s%Os the N profound S demoa1s
- ,hoss armies. which was produced much d