The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1852-10-06
A Thrilling Sketch.
HUNGARY AND KossurH.


mnions, Arthur Georgey, as Dictator of the Hun
garan nation, on the l 9Th of August l549, at the
village of Boros Jeno, near VIdgos. surrendered
his person, his army, and the liberty and indepeli-
denee of his country into the hands of those who
for three hundred years had been bent on accom-
pshing is destruction.
The scene of the surrender beggars all de-
scription. An eyewitness, in giving some account
of it to the AIlgemeine Zeiiung, the great Ger
man paper, exhausts the exuberant vocabulary of
his language in the fruitless effort:
"After wound my way along" says the writ
er, "wth great deal of trouble reached small
straw-roofed building, the only inn in the place
AS soon as entered l saw the Russian comman-
derin-chief, and Gorgey, who for fortyeight hours
had been the dictator of Hungary. He wasdress-
ed in his simple but romantic costume, which diff
fered very much from that OF his general staff, who
stoed around him. In light brown bowae, with
golden collar, riding boots, reaching far above the
knees round black hat. surmounted with wav-
ing white feather, he was joking with beautiful
young girl, into whose ear he was whispering fat
tering nonsense! The general-staff foated around
him their splendor and magniicence, recalling the
times of Hunyadi and zria Every one was dres-
seq in the most elegant uniform, as for festival.
The sunburnt youthful. thin figures, in short Attit
las, with heavy gold trimmings hats with waving
feathers on their heads mounted upon fiery hors
es, galoping to and fo formed group warlike
as the fancy of painter could describe.
s.In the midst of this, a general commotion soon
took place. Gergey had thrown himself on his
horse. He was followed by his gttering suite
1t was the lust act in the drama of the Magyar
war. Only soldiers heart can comprehend the
feeling with which soldier is parted from hisarms.
Many seemed torn in helpless agony. Others wept
they printed parting kiss on the cold STEEL
A great number shrieked out with rige TO be led
against the enemy rather than be subjected TO the
disgrace. saw how officers and men threw them
selves into each others arms, and sobbing, bid each
other long farewell. Others raved against their
officers, and accused them of selfshness. No pen
can describe the woe, the despair which prevailed
among the hussars. Many shot their horses; and
they, who would have lost a limb without groan,
sobbed like children. Gorgey rode around, proud
and immoyable as marble statute of Mars; and it
was only now and then that his ringing, metallic
voice heard, exhortng the soldiers TO make
haste.''
.Alas! alas that anagram OF sr,reallc, ana ,h.
long fostered purpose of the despotc house Of the
Hapsburgs, should be at last fulfilled through the
treachery of Hungarian soldier! But from the
instant of the treason, the of the world
upon the traitor. All these maledictions, with the
dispIeasure of righteous God, are now upon the
| man. who, 10 revenge himself upon his rival sold
his country to its opPressors; when, by one spen-
did action, by patriotic effort, by crowning
victory, such as the hundred thousand soldiers
at szegedin were painting for, he could have ami
ilated the armies of the INVASION bid defiance to
the Austrian despot, and given liberty and tranquil
ity to fifteen millions of his eountrymen. Or, if
instead of achieving such triumph, he was des-
tined to fall he field of battle, and to close his
eyes subjugated country, he could at least
have done his duty, and died the death of Leo
midas or Rogoczy.
"Immediaiely upon the preparation of this
deed, the army of the new capital was disbanded.
Many of the men, and several of the officers end
ed their present agony by putting pistols to their
foreheads. Others fell upon swords, or pierced
their hearts with the Magyar stiletto. Hundreds,
whole companies, rather than fall into the hands
Of their merciless oppressors, burst through the
encampment, flying to the high hills, and deep
gorges of the mountains, to terminate their sor-
rows by starvation. Kossuth, the spotless patriot
but private ciiizen-Kossuth, the great ora
tor and statesman-Kossuth, the friend and bene-
factor of his people, seeing that oil was lost, and
loaded with the grief of the whole nation, fled IL
tears toward the southern borders of the kingdom
to beg temporary hiding place in barbarous bu
not unfeeling country! Hungary was now fallen
Haynau, the butcher, at erected his scaffo.d:
for the execution of the friends of Magyar free
dom. Scores of the noblest of the land were ig
nominiously hung for having defended the liberie!
of the country. Other scores had the fivor shown
them of barring their foreheads to the rifle. Weel
after week the blood of the patriots ran in rivueis
Month after month, nothing was heard but the
voice Of weeping and lamentation. On single
day, after the surrender, thirteen Of the ables
Generals of the were murdered in cold blood
because they had fought to save their homes from
the assaults and denominations of foreign soldiers
"No sooner was it known that Kossuth aud hi
companions had thrown themselves upon the com
2 passion of the Turkish government than every ex
+ ertion was made by Austria and Russia, to get tn
fugitives sent back again. and delivered into tn
r hands of their victorious enemies. Threats an
o promises were brought TO bear upon the Turks
}. The world looked on with the deepest interest L
l. see how he would decide question which nvolv
i ed the life of his nob'e guests. 1t was general
believed that he would not dare to deny what Rus
f sia. backed by Austria, demanded. While tn
;, matter was in negotiation, however, benevolent
but dishonorable scheme was started by certai
Turkish officers, to save the fugitives. There wa
an old law, that au alien, fleeing from JUSTICE an
entering theterrtories of the Sublime Porte, couf
challenge, and secure the protection of the State
u by abjuring his national faith and protesting tn
u religion of Mahomet. The subterfuge no,
> offered 10 the Hungarians. A time was fxe
upon for them to give their answer to the propos
In tba ito hntiu to iTr