Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-02-28

who, doubling The end, wished to gail the
good opinion and TO merit the thanks of
either party. The rules of war of all nations
know but of one punishment for traitor
and spy. In the present instance, the
culprit was nobleman, a member of the
emperor's household and the scion of an il
lustrous and powerful family. The Count
Zichy was tried by court-marial condemned,
and executed. The government at Pesh
coniscated the condemned traitors possess
sions, and the result proved that Major Cor
gey's act was as judcous as it was just
1t terrified the double leaders, and drove
them 10 the imperial standards where they
did no harm whatever TO the cause of Hun
gary. Hence Major Gorgey had iwofold
claim on NJ. Kossuth's confidence. His en-
ergetc operations against the Croatian re-
serves, which he captured, and his gallantry
at Schwechat, showed that he, at least, was
not inclined TO daily with the enemy. The
'imurderer of Count Zichy," as the Austrian
journals called him, was a doomed man, un-
less the Hungarian struggle proved success
full. No other native officer, had given
equal proofs of zeal, energy, and devotion.
M Kossulh's selection Of "A commander-n-
chief was, moreover, highly fattering TO
The national Magyar party, and 10 those
Iungarians who had served in the Austrian
army. This class of persons received an
important additions to their numbers by the
wholesale desertion of the emperor's Hunga-
rian noble guard who at an early period of
The struggle LETT their splendid barracks at
Vienna with the hope of greater icence and
splendid fortunes in the ranks Of the nation
al army. The services of these young men
were highly priced by M, Kossnth and the
parliament. Favors and promotions We're
lavished upon them ; nor were the motives
ever suspected which induced these military
Adventures to discard the Hapsburg colors
for the Hungarian tricoiors.
Mr.. Brace, in his work on Hungary, gives
the following sketch of this extraordinary
man, and in many respects takes SINH
lar view of his character 10 that given
above
There is much truth in the remark-Gor-
gey never had the least sympathy with Ell
iher the virtues or the weaknesses of his
countrymen. A man of cold, stern nature,
Of few words and Tremendous deed, he al
ways laughed over the Magyar fire, and
eloquence, and patriotism. Despite the
faseness he displayed at last, there is
something striking about his character II
he was a traitor, he was no common one
His career commenced in characteristic
way--by his hanging up, where he was
only major, one of the first noblemen Of
Hungary, for treachery, as siernly and in
differently as if the man had been run
away drummer. The affair made great
noise, and brought his name very promi-
nently before the public. His after course
was consistent with this : as cool in a dis
charge of grape, his officers say, as he was
at the council board. They have told me
they have often seen him, in the midst Of a
fearful charge around him, sitting quietly or
his horse with pistol in hand but not fo
The enemy. The moment he saw mar
finch, he shot him as unrelentingly as if he
had been dog. He seemed TO others utter
ly cold and indifferent TO what men usually
long after. He always professed, amid hi
most splendid achievements, he would ra
ther be teaching chemistry than leading al
army. When Kossulh sent him, on one oc
casion, 100000 gilders 100000 dollarsl t'
make provision for his future, and, in or
der not 10 offend him, enclosed it 10 hi
pwife, he sen, il back with the remark-"lf
fall, | shall not need it, and my wife can be
governess again, as she was before if we
are conquered, and escape, can be pro
iessor abroad if we conquer, and survive
the victory, need no money now !'
After one of his great victories, the min
istry sent him certain decorations and order
of honor he put Them aside with sneer
that :'sueh gewgaws were not the things 70
republic % People have told me that, af
ter the sorming of Ofen, the only words OF
the lips of the people and of the army wa
-"Gorgey Gorgey ~ but with all the de
mons.ralions before the quarters, he neye
even showed himself, and remained coldly
within, indeed expressing himself that "thi'
very bombardment was the ruin of Hun
gary ~ He always sneered at everybody
even the friends that idolized him ; ant
was almost he only man in Hungary wh'
was perfectly indifferent under kossuth'i
eloquence. Amid The splendidly dresses
Hungarian officers, he always appeared IL
his old majors coat, and in boots which he
had not taken off perhaps for a week. A
lady told me she met him, after The taking
of Ofen, in vile locking coat, with grea
hole in one of the elbows. She remonstfa
led with him for wearing such thing
,, aPooh. he said, "a shall be know
through all my rags ~
.Ah v' said she, noinling 10 the rent
, esee the Diogeues peeping through tn,
, hole 20 al which he seemed very unusuall,
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> And have no doubt the lady had bit Tn
matter exactly. Ii was not that he was in
: different 10 peoples opinion. He took hi