Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-01-25
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THE LATE WAR IN HUNGARY.

The Baroness Won Beck, by birth an
Hungarian, saw her husband fall when
cheering on his men to defend a barricade
during the October revolution in Vienna.
Broken-hear!ed and desperate, she deter
mined thencelorth to devote herself to the
good of her country and, on the invitation
of some members OF the Austrian Diet, un-
dertook to carry a message to Kossuth and
the Hungarian army. She persisted, in
spite of extraordinary difficulties and dan
gers. She was stopped at the frontiers by
the army Of Wndischgratz, and turned
back three or four times. AT last she man
aged to give the enemy the slipIn the guise
OF fisherman, and arrived safely at Pres
burg, where she declared her message to
Csanyi. Hereupon Georgey, who was pre-
sent at time, requested her to undertake a
mission TO the north of Hungary, TO ascer-
tain the strength OF Slmonich'S army. In
two days her preparations We're made, and
she was again on the road.
Bnt we will give her own story, as rela-
ted in the narrative OF her personal adven-
lures, by Bentley, London;
On the 18th of November received my
charge, namely, TO obtain accurate intelli-
gence concerning the strength and position
Of Simonich'S troops. / Immediately took
the railway to Tyrnau, and travelled thence
by post-carriage through Nadash and Sc
nitz to my own estate. My people were
in the greatest terror and anxiety, expect
ing momentarily visit from Simonch's
soldiers. Their fears, however, proved
happily unlounded. | remained here until
the 2lSt, and, having received and returned
the visits OF my neighbors, took my depart
ure for Neutra, where ! fell in with the
first division of Simonich's corps, and an
uncouth mob of peasants under the com
mand of Pastor Hurban, fanatcal Sclavish
priest. The division was on its march to
Senitz, and was about two thousand strong.
Having ascertained, by calculating the
quantity of provisions they consumed, that
the whole force Of Simonch amounted to
about six thousand men, and having made
accurate observations on their position,
returned to my residence, where | made
such arrangements OF my most necessary
affairs as a hasty visit would permit, and
set out once more for Presburg, TO give an
account of my mission. At Senitz, which
lay in the route, found the headquarters
of a Hungarian division, commanded by
Colonel Ordody, to whom, as it imported
him especially, OH account of his proX-
Unity TO the enemy, | communicated all
the information | had obtained, and authen-
ticated it by my papers. / then started by
post-carriage for Presburg, and waited upon
Gorgey at once with full report of my
mission. He thanked me for the services
| had rendered to the cause of Hungary,
and handed me letter which had come by
express from KoSsuth. He also entrusted
me with despatch for the Embassy
at Vienna. Baron Motoschitzky requested
me, at the same time, TO bear a letter from
him to Prince Windischgratz, containing
the intelligence that his newly purchased
estate at Leska had been reduced to ashes
by the Hungarian bombardment. / was
glad OF this last commission, as a letter to
the feld-marshal would be sufficient pass
port for me through any part of the Aus
trian encampment. And should / be for
tunate enough to receive an answer from
Windischgratz, it would protect Inc from
all interruption on my return.
The same evening all the preparations
for my journey back to Vienna were fin.
ished. / had now entrusted to me letter
from KosSuth 10 the Embassy, lettel
from Baron Motoschitzy to Prince Wind
ischgratz, and many private letters frou
1.-THE officers to persons in Vienna. M,