New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-11
AUSTRIA.
The Release Of MY. Brace,
x.RRArrn rY HIysELY.
MumcH. Saturday, July 70. Is5l

might apologize for keeping this affair OF
nv uprisonment before the public but as II Is
matter affecting The rights OF every American
citizen, and as il DEVELOPS, IN a rather singular
manner. the present Austrian system IN Hungary,
| shall. not lear 20 say somewhat more respect
ing Il.
ton before the courtmaTtIa' IN The fortress, ana
OF the expression which ! mere made OF ny
Republican sentiments. What would be me
effect of II on NY fate | could not then ten
Our life dragged on after II, day alter day. ID vac
same rnonotonous way. Whatever there might
be stIrrlpg m the great wo1Id around Us. We
could know nothing Of II. RumOrs reached Us
of wars-of 4 great struggle beginning between
France and the Northern Powers 4 new
PRISONER. too. told us of the Russians already &C.
cupying Siebenburgen. We were greatly eX-
cited iy 1t, and re Oiced but further than this,
We heard nothing. All Europe nigh; be bursting
INTO revolution and We lie there utterly IN
conscious We used To sometimes imagine 70
ourselves We heard the distant shots Of the cltl-
zens assaulting the fortress, and the trenchmah
shouting a." IRE Ia hbsTfe - but no rescue ever
came and We plodded on the same du! HE.
However II was singular there. as IN every par'
of Europe where have been,thatth impression
was most strong that, IN the spring OF 49,
mighty change IN European affairs would begin,
would clam their rights again.
As for myseli. | found myself sinking do"n
more and more into tins monotOnous nj l
could see no near prospect OF release, ana &c
cordIngly occupied myself as much As possible
with what gong on around me. IN me
morning we were allowed Tor an hour or TWO
10 walk around IN the gangway, and talk with
the other prisoners. then We were locked up
again till the afternoon. when the great ENJOY
ment of the day was granted u, an hours walk
In the omen alr. between TWO lines OF soldiers
with fixed bayonets. These were my principal
diversions. | had been IN my new quarters, 81
which SPOKE IN nv last letter, but few hours,
when a new Comrade was gwen 10 our party I'D
the person OF a Magyar nobleman from the
ncighborhood-a tall. hne-looklng man, with me
immense mustachlO of the genuine Magyar. tic
proved a very agreeable addition 10 our mess,
and We had great many pleasant conversations
together The charge against HIM was, that he
had SPOKEN against the persons III authority,
9. he was IN a VINE house, and sand that al
the Office holders were set OF --- Tascais, ana
they deserved hanging For TINS, he would
probably be there IN prison for three mon'hS, ana
then be ted into the Austrian army aS q com
mon soldier for year There are no. few
Of the best blood Of Hungary now IN the ranAS
as prlvateS The great consolation Is. that they
are probably COTruptng the whole army
The crimes tor which the prisoners are sent
here are singular enough. The Bauer, with
whom ! have talked very often. are mostly I'M
prlsoned for beng heard 10 say E5eH hoSsWh
or for talking among themselves about the
chances OF his coming again with Inc spring
and freeing the nation, or similar OiienseS One
IS here for having a musket concealed IN his
house No other nation would toe so continually
getting INTO the hands of their conquerors but
the Hungarans are used 10 such different state
of things. \ tree. bold independent people, II
comes infinitely hard to SUIT themselves to such
a slaylsh, spylng system as this Austrian Is.
They cannot hold their tongues If any one al
home Will imagine whole colony OF our tree,
careless Kentuckans, or our most independent
New England farmers, suddenly put night down
under an Austrian police system, where spy or
e,ns darrns Is at every mans elbow, where every
word and every movement Is watched, ana
passport is needed for a man 10 go 10 the next
farm, he Will get little idea OF the difhcultles
OF the HungaTIans under their new Government.
One of the Bauer told me he had toeNy-hre
muskeis buried on his farm, and that there We're
thousan Ind m the same way among the pea
SAINTS These Hungarian peasants are ire mem
dous fellows for hghtlng-nearly always erect,
muscular men, slX feet or more hlgh, ana uSed 70
work and exposure of every sort. They looked
even IN the prison. like old cavaliers, as they
stalked around folded IN their huge Sheep-sklns
One of them SAID To me. that If hOs>uth should
come back. there would NOT be peasant In me
land who would not grasp scythe, or club, or az
TO fight again for Hungary "And, even with
these" sand he, ons good as farte ~hIe
coats" (AuSfrtdnS and, from what have seen
of the muscle OF these men through the land,
and their ndomitable spirit do not doubt he
was hight.
asked another whether he was not sony he
had engaged N the Revolution. to get only tins
for reward NO." he said and, with that
passionate, eloquent tone, which belongs 10 the
whole nation. he burst out No. why should
| complain We shall conquer later, II not
now Why should / complain OF THIS PRISON,
when the first and best OF the land have lost
every thing for Hungary The Magyar God mH"
help US ~
And | may say here, what perhaps does not
need being said. that IN various ways spoke
more treason against the Austrian 6oVern-
meni during these weeks Of Imprisonment than
IN all my previous travel combined tor which,
perhaps, all excuse Will be found without nuch
difficulty
Among the prisoners, though IN another part OF
the building was the beautiful young COUNTESS
TELrKI. from one of the most distinguished
families OF Hungary, imprisoned short Time
before was, on very much the same accusation,
OF being IN correspondence with the hungarian
EmqTants and with MaZZlnl-a lady OF heroic
splnt all said. and who was quite ready 10 sui
fer ANYTHING If II could only and her unhappy
country We often saw her, III heI VAIN win
the Proves, IN the little garden, always al
tended by TWO soldiers, and watched as II She
was an Imprisoned robber Il l. quite possible
She was nor al all guilty OF the charge against her,
but was too patriotic 10 be safe for the Austnans
She often asked after the fate of the Amerl-
caK." but we never were allowed 10 speak to-
geiher | am free, God be thanked but she,
and the noble hearted with her Will drag away
many long year yet, IL that gloomy place
Shall no day OF delIyerance ever come Tor the
goneroushearted and the good, who are lying
now IN Hungarian prisons
was much interested, IN my new COMPANY,
70 notice the difference OF character between
one among them. CrOat, and the Hungarans
| could well understand the utter disunIon or
antpa,hy. which once existed between the Two
races The Croat was a lawyer. an exceeding
" well-educared shrewd, supple man, but ne
could not cer along nj all with the Hungarians.