Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-01-22

terms with Austria. In accordance with
this advice Count Louis Batthyani was sent
with flag of truce :-ho was seized i'm
prIsoned, and seven months afterwards shot.
Meanwhile kossUth had gone to Debreizin.
and there again his eloquence won volun-
teers by thousands, so that it was said
" wherever he stamped his foot there sprung
up a soldier" But not only had he to find
men. There were no arms, SO that he was
obliged to establish toundries and forges.-
There was no powder no sulphur IN the
kingdom he had 1t made from the black
jack Of the copper mines, aud SO set pow
der-mills to work Battalion after battalion
was drilled, and in these preparations the
time was spent until the middle of March.
Meanwhile several battles were fought,
some of which we're defeats, some doubtful
for the Hungsrans; but Transatlantic fell
entirely into the hands of the Austrians.-
kossuth appointed Klapka to the command
OF the northern army, BEN 10 that of Tran
sylyana
On the 2ith Of March the Hungarian ar
my began 10 act upon the offensive For
the first and most important part Of the
campaign kossulh was with the main ar
my. Ia April he returned to Debretzin,
and on the l4th proposed in the Protestant
Church the deposition from the throne Of
Hungary Of the house of Hapshurg The
was carried both by The com
mons and peers, the independence of Hun
gary was proclaimed, and kossuth was APP
pointed governor. In ten great battles the
Austrlans were defeated and driven to the
very frontiers Of Hungary
Before the news of these events reached
Vienna, the Russian Intervention had been
resolved upon, and Count Stallion. the
prime minister, unahle To resist, and ierrlh-
ed at the contemplation of the effects. went
mad The Russian army marched slowly
towards Hungary. and Gorgey made but
lutle effort to oppose them. Several bat
Ties we're fought with various success Cor
gey, instead OF joining the armies Of kap-
ka and BEN. made sort of tour through
Hungary, as if for the purpose of sparng
the forces Of the enemy the loss from any
battles The Russian and Austrian armies
effected junction and on the ith Of Nav,
Buds was stormod. kosSulh and the TOW
ernment retired from Pesh to Szeaedin,
and thence 20 Arad. Here Gorgey arrived
on the 9TH Of August, 1919, with his army
dlspiriicd and demoralized by long retreat
and lax discipline During the whole of
his reueai Gorgey had been in constant
communication with the Russians, and, ar
irving at Arad, he Immediately went to
kossu,h, and told him the Russians had
promised to guarantee the laws Of lS4S, on
condition that kossuth should cease to be
at the head of the government, aud appeal
ed TO HIM, therefore, as a patriot, to abdi-
cate. On the oh, DembinsAi's army. then
commanded by Bem, was defeated at I em-
esyar. kossuth called a council of minis
tiers; and as the majority were for accept
ug the Russian terms, and Gorgev was in
possession Of the fortress, he, on condition
that Gorgey would ensure 10 Hungary the
Laws of The previous March, signed his alb
uisation. Gorgey made no effort to fulfil
his pledge, but on the contrary, on The
18th, surrendered Al Villages his entire ar
my, The news spread fast, and, with 1T.
tle exception, all the other forces dis
pcr,od.
Kossuth. VITA about 5000 men, crossed
the frontier at Or,ova ON the 18th OF Au-
gust, after having received from the Pacha
of NiLdlm assurance that he should be
treated as the guest Of the Suiian. This
known at Constantnople, the ambassadors
Of Russia and Austria demanded tia, Tie
lugitlves should be given up. A message
was At once sent TO the Ilunparians to the
effect that their only safety lay IN their be-
coming Mahonledans, aud subjects Of the
Turkish empire. BEN and Kemeiiy adopt
ed the condition. kossulh answered, he
would prefer death ia the aburaiion of his
faith On the LIST Of October, the Sultan
declared that he would not on any condi-
ton, give up the refugees and violate the
laws of hospitality, uniil he knew how far
England and France would support him /;
but that in the interim he would consent to
their being kept as prisoners IN some dis
tant part OF the empire. Al the end OF Oc-
tober, the fleet Of Admiral Parker entered
the Dardeneles, and there was an end at
once of the threats Of Russia and Austria
hosSnth and his followers were sent first 70
Shumla, thence TO Buda on November 10,
where they arrived on the 18th of April,
1850. kossnth occupied the apartments
over the barrack gate and, 18th his COM
panions IN exile, occupied his time IN lay
ing out as garden the ground allowed
them for exercise There his hours were
spent IN study, aud, with Johnson's Die
tonsry aud Shakespeare for guides, he
taught himself such English as the people
have heard from him at Southampton, VIM
chester, Ipswich, London, Birmingham and
Manchester.
Ia the October of 1850, Kossuth was
visited, at Kutayah, by Mr. David Urqu-
hart, NJ ?. for Stafford; Mr. Algernon
Massugberd Rigaidi, whom Lamartine
calls the greatest improvlsatore that has
ever appeared and the author of the " Rev
lations Of Russia" in whose yaich they
went They remained at kuiayah a month,
and It was on that occasion that Mr.. Mas
sIngberd requested that, on kossuth visit
ing England, he would honor him by be-
coming his guest
The sympathy Of the English people be-
came enlisted, and memorials were signed
calling upon the government to interfere for
their liberation. The United States sent
their steamer Mississippi TO convey him to
America.
There were threats from Austria Of occu,
plying the Moldavlan provinces of Turkey, d
the Hungarans we're liberated but, on the
,l!d of August, Suiman Bey came to Kos
suth, announced his freedom, kissed hl,
hand and sad ,,,, ,,f,Il 6nd friapi,