Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-11-13
ESCAPE OF MRS KossuTH-AN AUTHENTIC
NARRATIVE

! dent Governor OF Hungary, Louis kossuth, with
! the principal officers of his provisional govern
ment, were IN the fortified town of Arad, on the
| river Marosrh. Between that place and the
| town OF Zegadin, on the Tsch, in the vicinity
of Arad, Georgey, with the Hungarian troops
/ under his command, lay encamped while behind
him, towards the Tisch. was the Russian army
| OF reserve, under Paskiewitch. Dambinsk, with
| his plen, hesieged Temeswar. and he had already
| carried its third wall. Between him and the
| Tisch lay the united Austro- Russian forces
| The army Of BEN had been defeated at Herman
stalt by the Russian General, Luders and he had
| fed with small band of faithful followers TO-
| wards Temeswar. "
/ With this position of the combatants, the plan
/ OF Dembnski was to unite with Georgev, near
i Arad, and then to attack the Russian forces. Be-
fore this was effected, news reached him of the
/ captulation Of Georgey, and that the Governor,
/ Nj. kossuth, had been compelled to forSake Arad
and retire 10 the town of Villages. Before leay-
ing Arai. the Governor separated from his wife
and children, and their parting scene is said to
have been one of the most touching nature. Uu-
| der the circumstances of the moment. it was a
subject of even more than doubt whether they
| would ever again meet on earth. 1t was only
| when young Hungarian no5lema1. named Ash
bot, now in exile in kutayieh with M. Kossuth
| solemnly swore to his wife that he would never
! leave her husband, that Madame Kossuh consen-
ted TO be separated from him, and seek safety in
fight. The children We're confded to the care
Of private secretary OF the Governor, aud this
individual subsequently delivered them up to the
tender mercies of Haynau, for the purpose of Sc
curing his own pardon and safety. The children
set out before their mother, and the latter, in her
flight, endeayored to keep at least near to them
as to hear now and then of their safety.
Madame kossuth sought out brother of hers.
residing in the town of Villages, and he is row
imprisoned in the fortress of Comorn, with many
Others of the unfortunate IIungarai patriots, for
eighteen years. on account of the snccor which
he then gave to his sister. Leaving him. she next
went in search Of her children, and wandered to
pcsta or FARMHOUSE, of Boeksak, belonging to
relative. There she fell i'll of typhus fever,
which nearly ended her life; and when so far re-
covered as to be able again TO travel, she contin-
ued her journey in search of her children. She
soon learned that they had been given up by their
protector TO the Austrian General, Havnau, and
taken to Pesth. Her own safety depended Who'll
y upon the fidelity Of the Hungarian peasants,
and on their attachment to her husband,
Now, having no other object in view than her
, own safety, without friends better off than her
/ self, she soor became reduced 10 state Of com
piete desitution. In disguise, she wandered over
the most miserable part of Hungary. She even.
as means of safety, as we'll as support, sought
for service as servant, and by telling that she
was poor woman. who had just been discharged
from public hospital-which, indeed she very
much resembed-was so fortunate as to find EN-
, pIoyment in the family of humble carpenter, il
a the town of Crash Haya, who little thought ht
I was served by the lady Of Louis Kossnth, the Late
A Governor OF Hungary. Everywhere notices
: were exposed in the streets. offering forty thou
. sanu horins for her capture, and proclamn!
: death the punishment of the person who shoul,
J., dare to harbor conceal her from the authorities
Among the persons who fed with M. kossutl
d before the Overwhelming number Of his enemies
!. was elderly lady, whom it is necessary to de
n | sigaate rs Madame l., and who, from be
4 ing unable to ride fas and as long those VII
: We're stronger and Younger than herself, soon be
" came exhausted. and was left behind. She ha
a son. Mlior in the Hungarian army, near tn
- person of the Governor, and both the son and th
, mo'he, were warmly attached to his interests
h Madame T., when unable to proceed lor
m ger with the fl.tives, in order to reach a plac
is OF safety in the do.nnons Of the Sultan OF Tui
ID kew, determined 10 remain in Hungary. and dt
le vote herself to the filming of Madame kossuti
So and restoring her 10 her husband.
III For this benevolent purpose, Madame l.
disguised herself as beggar and after a loE
y and weary Journey, of;cner on foot than in an
\ CONVEYANCE she crossed the vast sandy plains {
ii Southern Hungary. and at length reached tn
If place in which Kossnth's children were, bt
O could hear nothing Of their mother.
Of I She learned that the children had been sen
soon after their mother had lost sight Of them.
the house of Gen. G.. now IN the servic
of the Sultan in Syria, TO be kept with his ow
us three children, hoping that they would thus
ns screened from those who sought after them.-
Ms The eldest named Louis after his father,
IN on wears Of age and all were told that if they az
knowletsed they were the children Of the Cove
or nor. they would be imprisoned by the Austrian
IN and never see their parents again. So that whe
IN ali Austrian officer traced them to the house
no General O., he was at loss to kno
n which of the children those of Gener
;e G-,and which those of NJ. kossuth ant
th.,a last ~ fbn loft ha catI
r. $50. my little man, you are the son of the Gove
hs nor?"
w To which the youth replied. 81 am not, sir.'
ce His frmness surprised and veyed the office
ey who was certain from the statement of their b
he traver that these before him We're the lost trea
w urcs of his ambitious search. He now endeayo
I'm ed to frghten The children. and, drawing piso
p directed it to the breast of the boy, and said tn
he il he did not at once acknowledge that he w:
- the son oil kossuth. he would put ball thronl
10, his heart. Young Louis-who. it is said, show
ds himself. now in exile at kutaveh, much of II
nd character of his father-repl'ed In tone equal
e | firm
at IL tell YOU. SIR. am not the son OF Kossuth.
ID, The officer. ballsd by the chld'S simplicity
be manner and apparent sincerity, was divested
o6 his convictions, and led to believe that he h;
mr. been imposed upon.
But before Madame l.. could get ne
ito them. other agents of the Austrian Governme
lid had been more successful, and the three childr
m had been carried off in secret to Pesth. near 4
clutches Of the butcher Havnau. The moth
ev and sister of M. kossuth had also been capture
ed and placed in strict confinement. Ii may be he
Ia mentioned in this little narrative of the sutferln
cir and teliverance Of the relatives of Louis kossnt
that Madame l. on finding where and ho
W her children were situated, foand ont her oV
md mad-servant. aud so succeeded to have b
ers engaged at Pcsth as their nursH This pers
o1- never left them until the moment of their fir
OF deliverance from their Austrian iailers was ar
OF we'd. After thus having provided for the welfa
OF of the children Of NJ. Kossuth, Madame L
renewed her search for their destitute, and sutf
We inr mother. ans@
hat Finding no trace Of her, Madame l.
ad, termnc to follow the fGgtives. ami it she reac
ap- ed Widlin to ascertain from M. kossuth, hi
Sty self. where his poor wife had gone. and then
the turn in search of her. Continuing in the disgu
de OF a beysar. some times on foot, at Others In
farmers cart. this heroic woman reached
il frontiers of Hungary and, crossing them, enter
has the fortified and walled town Of Widdn. wh'
r;af the late Governor of Hungary and his brave l
,av fortunate companions were. eIoFin- the pro-,
q, ton and hospitality of the Sultan of Turkey
.rol Madame l. applied to NJ. Kossuth. bnt
VAR being known to him personally. and the Austr
Old General having set so high price on the capt.
of his wife, he at first regarded her in the llgh
an Austrian spy. Having. however, sooa foy
last her SON who had followed the Governor i