The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-28
HISTORY OF THE HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION.
Curious and Interesting Documents.
The abdicatica Of koNnih, and The Terms for
Corgey 10 treat with Russia.

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FRAGMENTS IRON THE HISTORY OF THE HUNG RraN
kEvoLUTioN.
We give some fragments, preserving the con-
Meeting thread which they furnish for another 90
CASTOR, as We have done IN the review Of kispka's
memoirs. Only two Il the most striking facts are
taken Up to-day First, Gorgey had received from
Kostuth himself the order to besiege Buda. Kos
suth admits this in the summary report which he
published after his fight-he only asserts that the
Siege could have been undertaken with smaller
corps; but IL iB knoru that Gorgey, though he en-
ployeo great force for tie attack, lay very long
under BEda, without being able 20 take possession
OF It's hastily erected bulwarks, from the brave
Hertsi ana LIS death devoted band. All those who
surrounded Gorgey, particularly his Ave six aids,
assert il contradiction 10 kossuths statement that
GoIgey had been commanded 10 employ everything
in oroer t. carry Buca, otherwise Pes.h would be
continually threatened sith destruction from the
guns OF the enemy The walls OF Buda were the Their
porylU The secono res1lt Of these discussions is
the certainty that Gorgey received from the Minis
teral Council itself the request TO treat with the
Russians. Among other things, the following let,
ter Of Count v. battbyanyi admits this though but
conoiticnaly while the declaration Of Szemere
shows that kossuth arbitrarily oversteppsd the
mark Ct the Ministerial Council. Most OF the Hun
garans who nave written Of the history of the last
tSo years, Treated hossuth with tolerable mode
ration, although all have admitted that he was
always lacking courage ard decision in the most
critical moments Szemere thinks that this m de-
ration ought q have its limits. The tone OF the
declaration ~ SzemeFe, ~ we'll rs that Of the pre-
sious ones # Vlkcyioh and horyath, betrays also
the deep dlfsensioDs mat separate the hungarian
exiles. Similar chickering's have emhittered tho
sufeTings of the Polish cxies, AID have no. in
crossed respect for then II foreign countries. As
lcng as the Hungarian contest lasted, we raised
our vsce against the iRsurrecton, which could only
bring rnspeakable evils on Austria and Hungary,
to the exclusive advantage of Russia The con.
quered suffer for their guilt; but they are parts Of
ha v.r1l ayge lM4lx he,
lose sight Of thlA in heir party wrsnglings abgo ID
LETTER OF COUNT cAsraIR BArTHYANYI TO TIE
EDITORS or TIE ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNc.
RESPECTED EDrroRs-l have read IN number 9
the 6Ugen,ei+e ZdtuHg, ~ article signed By Nj. M
Vikoyicn and oIyatD, concerning the act Of abGi
cation OF Louis hosauIn, late Governor Of Hungary
which lad originally appeared in the CotogH
GGsaie. Against the truth Of that article hay
nothing TO say ia generals although, TO avoid an,
characterization, / deem u necessary to make som,
remarks concerning myself. must observe, in tn
first place. that even according TO the statement
Of both those gentlemen, ia the last Ministerial
Council, there vas no question about tne dissolu
tion Of the government Gorgey merely receive
the commission 10 treat with Rusaia on the cond
ions that the legal autonomy Of Hungary be msir
taineG, and general amnesty be granted.
AT A1Rd, also, tee government waa threat
ened On al sides by enemies, not only by exte na
but, even mere by internal ones; there was no pc!
HIblnty OF its existing then. Bat no cabinet NEE
Ing had been appointed IN advance, and it wa
scarcely necessary to 90 50, &c tie posts o! the nj
nsters were properly 81 the side Of the Governor
Ii was by accident that ! heard Of meeting OF
Ministerial Council. While ! was about to 90 4
CsGDyIs owellipg, ~ order TO satisfy myself OF tn
truth Of the information, the council, or rather
private conferences Of ministers Gor no summon
had come either from the Governor, or from ia
President Of the Ministry hsd already Terminated
met Mr., Nikovicl under the gate, who told Ii
what had taken place as an accomplished fact
Both the above mentioned ,gentlemen Vikovic
ard Horyatb) venture TO apply 20 me the AKIN
Qui tace, c01st1Rlre Uiddty, since | then made n
strenuous objection 10 he STEPS that had bee
taken. One reason ct ny not doing this is, that
considered that step as being merely personal ii
References T. the ministers Who signed it. In tn
second place, NJ objections would not have availe,
Effectively, IL being aaCe IN the street, in privat
conversation Thirdly, / wished 10 hasten hom
feeling July convinced that / woRlaa bsn Mlbehl
council without delay, as ne could not properl
efectuate, either for himself or for the govern
msnt, tho act Of abdcatien without the assent {
the members OF the government.
When at last learned that the Governor wa
DO more IN the fortress, and that he had probabl
sEeady departed ! repaired, in company wi.
SzeneIe, chairman OF the ministry, TO Lugos. w
found the Governor ~ Radns, where he showed u
the document, signed BY the three ministers II
our inquiry as 70 MS reply to them he answered US
Wel, said they NIGH have their will - without
however, reading to Us his written answer to them
Alter reaching Lugos, We learned that Genera
BEN cared 50 little about the fracture of his Shout
der that he had gone 70 Arad, where the troops
scattered near lemesvar, wero assembling, an,
Had been present, even accidentally ia the Don
ference held at Csanyis house, should in no case
have sigreu that document addressed to the 60
vernon by the three ministers, as had then aready
the full conviction Of Georges being at heart
traitor; bat had still hope that he would save
bis army, II nothing else Moreover Gorgey wa!
at that time all powerful at Arad. Wherefore TIKI
propricty Of increasing his power? AT Lugos
impaired to Governor hossuth my views Of the ire
gularity and inyaiidity Of his act Of abdication
ard ! soughtto induce him to await the return Q
General BEN, which vas expected every moment
had not the least dosbt Of his (Gen. Bem's) nten
ton to break through iBto Transyl7ana in order t,
maintain hmsef ttore. When General Benz re
turned, Governor kossuth had already fed to Tur
key, and refused 10 return, though the Genera
despstchs ed d request TO him to do so:
On the Eight Of the Governor becoming known
the army OF BEN dissolved itself He himself wa:
forced to ly over tho TrRnsylvanan mountains and
through Walachis 10 Widdn, where | arrived
about the same time, with several thousand 81
tho troops, which had held the passes Of Mehadia
ArayitEa aud Arsovo, re long 80 it was possible "a
90 So ana who lett those positions only when they
saw there was no doubt eur cause utterly lost
lnreQuestrg the respected eiitors to Civ. kind
insertion IN their paper, sign myself, respectfully
CoUNr CAsGNlR BATTHyANYi,
Late Minister Of Foreign Afaiys Of Hungary.
hurTAHA, 9th April, 1870.