The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-08-19

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A letter from Mr.. Brace. detailing the manner
In which he was sAoD d out Of the Austrian do
miuions, appears in tho Tribune This letter is
very interesting. and we should gladly publish
it entire did its length not prevent We make
some detached extracts. The Austrian govern
ment gave Mr.. Brace for an escort an old Hun
axrian who had been fifteen years in the army
and held the post of chief of mounted police.
He was true servant of the emperor, although
he highly praised the valor Of his countrymen:
~Our conversation gradually dropped as the
night came on, and my companion nodded in his
seat had no inclination TO sleep, however.
There was too much in these past days to think
Of, and too much to hope for, and too sudden
contrast Of feelings, to allow me in any way to
rest. had been u criminal behind iron bars and
stone walls, with the chance always hanging
over me of being suddenly summoned before
the court-martal and shot ms spy. All could
see of other men, was among my fellow-prlscn-
ers, and the only sight of the world, which never
seemed 80 beautiful as then, was through the
chink in the closed dungeon window.
Now, to be whirIing along in the free air; to
be treated in some degree as an honorable man
again to know that was Fastening on towards
those who trusted and loved me, and that was
getting nearer the great routes OF travel, where
sudden deeds Of dark injustice could not so
easily be done---all this filled me with some ex-
hilaratng feelings as one can never have a
second time in his Ii e. However, ! did not
feel entirely secure. had not the least
shadow Of confidence in the honor or the JUS
tice Of the Austrian authorities. The prison
4 IL 49, srin, fo.sa aad
And it struck me as remarkable, that we had
started off Just at the edge of evening--though,
as have since thought, the reason probably
was, that they feared demonstration, or a
rescue in Grosswardein, where the excitement
was very great about the matter. resolved to
watch the proceedings of my companions
closely, and at once to call upon the Hunga-
rians, If any deed of violence seemed probable.
Occupied in these thoughts, was hardly con-
scious that the short night was over, and the
morning light gimmering round us. We soon
began to meet, however, the indefatigable
Bauer going out to their work, and within
short time the roads were full of heavy wagons
and the market womee, with their huge baskets,
and could soon begin to see those most origl-
nal looking Hungarian villages, which had so
interested me in my earlier travels. At length
we stopped at our second station, in the early
morning, and lay down on some benches for an
hours sleep.
All III I day, till late in the evening, with
new Vcrspann in every village, behind those
fine-limbed, little Hungarian horses, SO rough
looking, but so fleet, We ratified on over the wide
Pusztas, towards the Thesis. twas curious to
see how wide the report of my affair had spread.
Every tavern keeper knew all the circumstances,
even to the acquaintances had visited I; though
the account of my treatment was rather worse
than reality as they all had it, was put direct
" in irons The interest was the greater, as
there is scarcely village in the land, where
Webster's letters have not reached, and probably
the similarity between my case and that OF MIR.
Mann, struck them at once.
We passed during those days through the
country of the Stock Hungarians,' as they call
them-the original, genuine race-the land OF
the sturdy old Jazyges and Cumanians, sterling
men, whom five hundred years of Austrian OPP
preston will never make slaves Of
1t was very great secret satisfaction TO me
to see how my imperial officer was treated
among them. He had an open order from gov
eminent that mo one should delay him on rail
road or highway for an hour and every village
was bound Immediately to furnish him its uor
spann-that is, wagon with four horses. Be
sider, he could have imprisoned any of them a
twelvemonth for impeding him. But he could
get nothing done. The sturdy Hungarian far
mers on the road-the 'Bauer'-met him grimly
and roughly, or they stood by in silence, look
ing out sterny at him from under their dark eye
brows. He offered money freely, and he stormed,
but IT was long before he could get horses, or
even accommodation in the inns. One rough
old Cumanan nn-keeper he would certainly
have sent TO the fortress, if it had not been for
my solicitation. He was obliged to summon
the village judges for the torspann, and tall
noble looking peasants they were, wrapped IN
their huge sheep-skns. But, Bauer as they
were, they met him with bearing even more
proud and dgnifed than his own. They did
not answer his threats, and they obeyed his
commands, but there was not a trace OF fear or
of cringing in them. | could not but contrast
with all this my own treatment, when travelled
a few weeks ago among another part OF the
same race as an AMERICAN Then no hand
could be too quick to serve me. Horses were
offered more than could use, and no money
would be taken. Every home was open to me
and hospitality was poured upon me, more thar
l could possibly accept The eyes of strong
men filled with tears they spoke of the noble
generosity of our nation TO the poor exies from
Hungary, and of the generous sympathy we bad
given their country. Enough could not be done
to welcome The Americans =
Travelling on, in this way, through the long
June days, it was toward the middle of the third
day before we began to approach the neighbor'
hood of SzoInock, where the railroad from Pestb
terminates. Here, in an out-of- the-way place
AZ good luck would haveit, we CHANGED sudden
" on two Of my friends, whom, of all Others in
Hungary, wished most to see. They had been
examined, knew, in my case, and, ms they were
men of wide influence, | wanted extremely to
tell my own story to them. had feared should
be sent out of Hungary without ever having
had on opportunity of giving my version of the
affair.
1t wns a great surprise to all of us, meeting
but before my Hussar knew exactly what to do
was out of the wagon grnsping hands with
them, and half through my account OF the trial
I spoke in loud voice, and stood right by the
side Of the officer, and he did not venture to in
terrupt ua. They heard with great interest
louqh they had unde rstood it all, from the be-
ginning. And as related how long Mr.. McCur-
g.. Jor,.nd.d and bou lonr INV relpqse VIVA