New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-23
HUNGARY.
observations on Country and Peep
By NJ BzAcE

ln the examination 81 my papers ny '''N
Austrian authorizes, tie notes " written dIns
my Journey DO no. appear % ave been disco'sle4
They wese mostly % cypaar of n shor'l- an
Tar as can Judge. he notebooks am pe''e'' -
which they we're contained. were no. U,
shall be enabled accor4ngiy 70 present ia iu-' -
the American pubic. the results Of III o''''
On The present ccnc,uon oi Hungary
Ieet out from vienna, on iac Danao' iof Fe'l' III
m. 80, ,.,,, NJ so,nz a. soon me "ca.her
seemed e,,Ecicn,ly settled 20 allow Of travelling 10
,, I, ,,,,e. -. confessed thar there @as 40
coun,ry II Eufcpc which J hti aPp'otche ~ ~
x,,ch decu irierCg ald cuf.os'y, as o.d ti' AZ VI
ue Hrnearians The ha.i o'ent-i chaIa " OF 'ue
go, ,te sns7li n noci die customs ~hcn knD"
an m cyst among them, Ae remains ~ ie lai M
situations, supplan'eN uF ii'" (. l,''i' .o.-o-
tho reroarkabe aoutira lie Of the n.'ion. ,o4e,ier
,s ,be,, cbiy2irO aa1it. ~ which na1 ledrI ~
mnch all opened mos, mieie 'ilng he-1 % y1sel.d
ilon 70 the Traveller Bc1t's, Tor ne sc .. sh''t'
questions m other .4ncs, was YER ueSlfOIs - "
syye no effect urOn the peasants OF tiat 2fdi hcl
OF menumission from sertdon, and. ~ we" o. me
widely different opinions On the suoJect 20 lucy NJ
character Of that great mOTenent Inc tseFoii4Dn OF
Isle-a movement which mad hrs Dfoughl ON ne
Uungarans before TIE World. under when theF hin
developed an energy such eH OF me Oldest states
could show and winch had fastened the attention OF
Europe on theI wagerIng struggle tor more th4h
year. .h
will hardly meet the concurrence Of those con ec'e1
with this oufna that | cannot consider the oplA-
IONS upon THIS Hungarian question as a. al necessa-
rily determining tie sympathies OF any one, ei'hef
for Freedom or Desp0tlsm. II Is true me dfiS'o-
cratic parties OF Europe are. an general opposed 20
the Hungarlars Bur the attempt IN Germany ana
France 70 Divide the friends ana enemies o' Liberty,
according 20 Their views on tins Revolutioh WOMB
utterly fail. | have met many sterling Democrat
~ Germany, who utterly opposed the HungaIidhs
and all know iherc Is many puOi,,c nan ="
France whose Tepubhcanisn j. above All lcpiodDl'
who would never think Of syInpathizng WIN tle
"Magyar RcyOuton.' Ia England, u IS rue tle
Liberals are almost entirely ior lhe huhgdiIdns'
And II must be confessed that IN f.ngah1 uieie las
always been much better knowledge Of hungary
than In all the rest OF Europe To NE "eImAlS ana
the French. al the country beyond the Dahuoe, j
somewhat Of "ferr1 ulroenltd, and ihey khO"
scarcely more Of is institutions than We DO OF those
Of the Chinese.
Rnt ever candid man must confess that hrst APP
oearanccs tefore ore has studied the facts AMI
events are unfayoiabc. The Old Constitution looks
bad and one must be quite certain whlch party
struggled for rs reform. and no" TAR real oery was
aimed al, before one can swear cohhdeh'ly 10 the
For myself entering or this Journey everything
seemed favorable. ! was fortunately supplied VIVA
letters Of Introduction. had carefully studied the
routes through the country and knew well nc best
points for obtaining information. ana ior seeing me
best examples of what ! wished 70 observe. Inc
greatest difficulty too. when had itdrea' rom 'he
OPPOSITION OF the Vlenncso Police, was surInounlel !;
and started under very good auspices. But VIII
give an extract from my journal
con THE DANUBE, BETWEES VIENNA AND pREsBuR G.
has interested me 80 deeply for many years. Inc
day seems an appropriate one for entering the un-
happy country. cold storm of ram IS beating
across the steamboat, through which one can dmly
see the long line OF mOnotOnOus wlllOw-bushes on
the banks or the melancholy pine-ioreslS on inc
hills Occasionally the storm lulls, and the tarpa-
thIans stand out IN the distance irowning with the
heavy masses of clouds on tnCiT submits. Ihere
are no houses the banks, and the only bulidings
10 be seen are these mill-bOa,s, anchored by tne
shore. Now and then IA soaked fisherman comes out
tll dis Al ~
the inhabitants which We see. Inc whoie mas q
most dIeary desoatc look. Not far above, We pass
ed the Island Lobau, with the remains yet OF those
immense works OF Napoleon-brldgcs and ramparts
which appear built for a century, but whlch were
only constructed as felnt, 70 hide single move
ment OF his army.
ma brought us at length TO point where hight
tower, perched on a cht, overlooked the Tiver ana
where another rvcr poured us waters mo me pan
ube This rlver the March, forms the boundary pc-
tween Hungary and Austria, and the Castle mas ,ie
name of ThebeS. On the one SIDE, the CarpalhianS
nut down from the North and ON the other' we
Ieitha Mountains press forward from the South
The river flows IN narrow pass between them,
and forms, with highway on the banA' the great
Gate To Hungary from the west
Through tins entrance, for all ages, nave poured
the armies of Europe and ASIA, IN their herce
wars. The possession OF 1t, has DECIDED many
Through this pass, rolled the tide of the Huns Here
swarIned the Turks amer they hao conquered
Hungary, and from tins, they oveHun Europe IN
they were defeated on the plans OF france. nc
Crusaders came here the AuSTlans IN then attacks
ON the Turks and the Hungarians IN their assaults
ON Earope. Through this the defeated Ian reireated
m The last waT. To Vienna ana again down. through
this came the OF the AUStrlans, on heif arcn
Ia pesh
The KEY to ii ON the Austrian side, Is undoubtedly
PTessburg on the Hungarian. tomorn. hau COR
geypOurcd his forces through this. after ms victories
on the Upper Danube he would have undoubtedly
taken VieDna-eyen with an Austrian garrison Sth
IN the Capital of Hung ry-and have terminated the
With this or lts KEY Comorn, IN the possession Of
thc enemy, the Austrian armies would never nave
dared 10 advance INTO Central Hungary Ana lheN
were only enabled 10 leave II occupied IN thtir rear
when the immense host OF Russians was already IN
the heart Of Hungary
Al the end OF this pass. PresSburg Is seen-a city
for a long time the Capital of Hungary, where the
Parliament met and the KING was crowned.
II makes bu, mean appearance from the tiVet'
and the only object remarkable ifom distance III L.
immense palace, with four towers, on Inc Top
of d high hill.
ter and had no curiosity To see IT.
Ii was here, however, that the well-kno"n drama
TIC appeal OF the Young Queen, Maria Theresa, was
made 10 the gallanty and scnSbllliy OF the Hunsa-
nan noblemen, under which they drew theu SWORDS
m frenzy of excitement, and Swofe 10 die Tor thei
king "-one of the last DISPLAYS of any very en-
thusiastic LOYALTY 10y the Nagyars, and for which II
generally supposed, they paid quite TOO deary.
Here, too, Il the hill ON when the Ming OF hungary
assembled Ton horseback aiter ms coronatoh ana
where he went through ,he pan,omlme OF wavinghs
sword To every point ol The compass a> a oNVh ''''
he would defend and guard every portion oil ult
hngdom-
Below Pres>burg the Danube wldCnS exceedingly,
and we passed great number o, Islands Two oi
these ae very large, the greater and lesser >thut,
and contains large tracts OF excellent land. Through
out, however The scenery Was exceedingly tame ana
monotonous with the long TONS of willow bushes on
It's banks and the banks and the stream hlcd with
the mill boats These are merely TWO boats, an
chored IN the stream, with a mlll-wheel between
them, turned BY The Current. In one. under me
hNar lrNNs II
gram and. IN the other the muller lives. They are
very great obstruction, everywhere. IL the naVlgd
ton Of the Danube.
Aswe approached The lower part of this tract, more
indications OF the genuine Hungary began To appear.
Iextract AGAIN from my notes
1--WE have Just touched al "Gonyo." and, though