New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-11

I OCTuy : 4etteE - the OouII on lnI> oSSASte'
/ felt safe again. felt that the representative 81
/ twenty-five millions OF men was speaking i5l ne
! and N a way which must oe heard.
The letter had been detained some Ten Gays
/ after the time IN which Il ought 20 have reached
ne. Il began with an account OF his pfoceeu-
! lngs IN my behalf As soon as he had heaTi OF
/ the event he applied directly. by letter, 10
] Prince Schwalzen5ere. and then personally en-
forced MS demand Tor my immediate release.
/ He had received favorable assurances. ana
| should not lniermli moment his efforts &c
/ Then followed this passage, which Il was
! great satisfaction 70 read to the man who had
/ treated me az an Imposior. and bulec ne so long
! A. l am perfectly convinced you can have
/ been guilty OF no ofenSe. and Is The AHstrlI1
/ Gorernmenf hau, motir, or inclination q
create hostile tseliag on tn part u ours. l ex-
peci your Immediate release And then, aiIer
/ some further friendly words, the closing pas
sage Every Notwithstanding for YOU, re-
/ spect Tor your family rsgard for The rig1's and
/ honor II our countrv impe NE 70 spare no efforts
/ IN your behalf
The Auditor looked positively uncomfortable
! as read out that last with all proper emphasis
/ Il had begun to enter his head that shutting up
an American citizen for month IN an Austrian
/ dungeon. on Suspicion, might not he considered
~ III a. trifiIng matter by the American people.
When read It up stairs, the prisoners gave an
.. Eben to Mr. McCurdy Beside this letter,
I there had been another written me by ouTsCon-
/ sui. Nj Schwarz from Vienna. TINS Ough, 10
have reached me long before but. according 30
/ this yllanous Austrian system, All letters sent
/ through the Post Office to my name were opened
/ The mode of the operation. a. learned IN pm
vate. i this " hen the Government Suspec.
man. his name Is sent to the officer who has
! charge of the sorting the letters, and letter
/ 10 his address Is AZ once handed over 10 the pc
ice There Is a perfect system IN the rascahty
/ No Post Office clerk has The night TO open As he
will the order mHst come from the police Ny
B letter had been sent I'D TO the ComWlSSa-y o. Pc
hce IN PCsth. and he had written nit, " Nothing
dangerous " and It was forwarded to GroSwar-
dem There, the Auditor had read 1t, ana thought
II uas dangerous until after Nj NcCurdys
/ letter came after that, he concluded 10 hand II
over TO me ! should never have received, pro.
baby. Mr. McCurdv's. If he had not had the per
sonal promise of Bockh himself the Minister OF
the Interior that II should reach me
such Is one slight specimen OF Austrian ponce
mcnt
NJ knowledge. at tins time. OF their whole
operations would have surprised them enough.
But the sympathy through the whole country
was so great Tor my case, that | learned every
! move which they were making | knew that
their great object was 10 Justify themselves -
/ and they were holding ON 10 me. 10 md some
. good ground for my detention. People, too,
/ were mquIlng constantly Al the prison, with
/ reference To the case OF " the American send
ing ne VINE. irult clothes, eatables They
were always Sent back, however with the reply
that "he was abundanty cared for The
General. too. called on me, and spoke English
with me, and called me my dear AM prom
lsed Inc books-whlch never came
At length. when they could WIKI no sort OF
reason hold on 20 me longer, Was summoned,
one DAY. Tor the last Tine, to the Courtroom,
/ which I had visited 50 often-all my money and
/ articles were restored to me-my books and
Pos |
this unfortunate mistake could n length be
riehted" and was 10 60 directly 10 Pesth.
! But as had no passport ut was sent IN with the
! papers It would be best for NE 90 go m CON
rany with a gentleman they could recommend
He would take charge of all tine arrangements,
/ and would have no further difficulties, as under
/ the circumstances, a further tourney on my part
/ was hardly advisable. | had become used 10
their polite, diplomatic mode OF lying by this
/ tlme-and required 10 know, IN PLAN language,
how 1t was, Am tree-or do trdusl oil aadsr
orresf2' Oh no, sir, under no arrest You
have merely tire escort Of this gentleman 70
. Pesth who Will carry YOU directly 10 the Com
mlssary OF Police, and there YOU will learn what
further Is 10 result IN Your case In the mean
. time was to 90 to the apartments OF the Prase',
/ Count naLn, and walt for the vehicle, which
would be ready IN few hours.
went back to the room, IN order 10 have my
| last moments, II possible, with the prisoners, and
/ not with any from tins detested Court. We drank
/ coffee together lorthe last time They took my ad-
/ dress IN America and their names, which
/ have stlll m the lining of my hat We promised
a reunion IN ireer lanG. TEL our counirymen,'
said one. wherever YOU meet them, III your
/ taheI.aud, Or IN Europe, that we are waiting
for them They are the happy ones TheyaTe
/ free We, IA the prisons VI anywhere IN TINS
/ land are TIE slarest Bur tell them never 10
forget their country q" Then, with a regret
which l. for my part, had never expected 10
feel az leaving Hungarian prison, We all
/ embraced ach otheT-and, with the uch sounding
Hungarian " Isfen aigpanek God bless you }
! following me, | left them-perhaps forever
II cannot be imagined what a strange feeling
came over me- as | stepped out IN the sun
I hght again, like any other free man As
! walked with the Provost over to the
Counts apartments, | could not help turning
every now and then, 10 hear the EnruckeaP
+ " March IN +" OF the officer on guard, as II | had
gone too tar | saw, for the first time, myself
how FAINT had been my hopes OF freedom. The
Count ami the auditor were iull Of the smoOthest
pollteuess They led me out INTO the garden
Told NE of the old history Of the fortress
cracked funny lokes-and brought out their best
stories was not rude, but ! could not laugh
with them-ihe men who had pulled "hen
was without friends, and who cringed now that
] had them. | thought too. OF the lonely ana
heavy hearted who were up there, oehnt the
IRON bars wonder, left there by their IA ustlce-
and had not the heart 20 ON IN then okes
The Count very politely offered me VINE, bat
did not drink and the Auditor went away
and wished ne " good bye, | avoided taking his
nand " HE was waiting for the carnage.
went out 70 look NJ the courtyard for the last
/ time. where | had walked SO often between
the sentines As | stood IN the balcony the
Countess came by from her walk with the Pro-
,ost / tired to catch her eye, 10 say =" Good
bye but she did not me, and the carriage
I drove up The gentleman" with whom was
70 travel was AZ once introduced ~ me- and
saw directly, despite the smart black coat and
/ the brown summer hat-what had expected
that he was military og.cr. sad nothing,
however
The General shoos hands with ne. ani told
me 81. n write 20 him when reached Vienna 80