Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-06-24
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
T Correspondence Of the Richmond Enquirer
New York, June 2lst, 1859.

the great battle of Magenta in Italy, and the
greatest anxiety prevails to hear later news
due by the Persia at this port.
The foreign population Of New York has
been greatly excited by the news The Ger
man saloons have been nightly crowded, and
the merits of the war, and the results of the
recent battle freely discussed. y majority of
the German population, is decidedly pro-Aus-
trian in feeling and sympathy. They diScredIt
the French bulletins, and some Of the German
patriots of 1913 do not appear to sympathlse
with either party. They, however, express the
earnest hope that the present war may result
in giving freedom to the people of the CONT
ncnt generally, not only TO the Italians, French
and IIungarians but also to the inhabitants OF
Germany at large. The French population
save and except a few of the Red Republican
stripe, express the greatest satisfaction at the
victories Of the French over the AuStrianS.-
One of the Republicans, Il man ofmuch lntelli.
renee, and 4 banker in Wall street, stated to us
that he felt 10 regret for the fall of EspinaSSe,
who deserved his fate as 4 traitor to the
peoplc in ISL. But, that he felt sorry for
| t;cn. Canrobcrt. Neither did he care a straw
for the disgrace of Paraguay Dllilliers and
Marshal Valliante. The German papers in New
York abound with on the war, and
the relative claims Of the AuStrians and French
to victory in the battle Of the Magenta, which,
according to all accounts must have been one
of the most sanguinary affairs known in the
history of warfare. The German New York
Demokrat' d~enounces Marshal d~'llillicrs rs Il
zone armed scoundrcl," = and %rejoices in the
death of Marshal ESpinasse, the tyrantS tool
and traitor of 1851. The drift Of the German
press is decidedly Austrian. They say, admit
ting that the .Austrians had 10000 men in the
field, and the French but 100000 or 10000,
yet, if the French lost $1,000 and the Aus
trians 81 1000 or 10000, the proportion OF
killed, wounded and missing was nearly equal
on the French side To that of the .AuStrianS.-
And though the allies have taken possession of
Milan, aided, as supposed, by revolutionlstS IN
its walls, vet Lombardy will still virtually remain
in the possession of the .Austrians they will
still have IireScia and Verona, Powerfully iorti-
fled places, TO fall back upon. That, as one
army suffers defeat, another can be poured into
Italy by the passes Of the Tyrol, and by the
grand chain Of railways leading from Vienna,
To Verona and BreScia. With nothing to fear
on their Northern frontier, or in the direction
of the Rhine. she will be enabled 10 concentrate
nearly the whole force Of her Empire upon Italy.
/ In tllt event, sic CHI dIiOIu W IDSc lND llCiI
for every one lost by the French. Of the
thirty.six to forty millions Of inhabitants in
cludcd in the Austrian Empire, fifteen millions
are of Sclavonlc origin and eight millions of
Gerrnan-thus making, twenty-thrce millions Of
subjects upon whose loyalty she can with sale
ty depend. The llungarians are composed Of
two distinct nationalitics. First, Sclavonic, or
Huns, Originally Scythians y and, second,
-. IL. ,r. 90 l'i-.nsSiuI, priuip and nr.
cupy the central portion Of Hungary. They
are superior in most respects to the nations
which surround them. Their population is cS-
timatcd at from five 10 six millions, nearly one.
half Of whom are ProteStantS, of II Calvinistlc
faith. This is the most patriotic portion Of
Hungary and most opposed to the House Of
lIapsburs. But, owing 10 their insular situa-
ton they are not III a position TO make their
sympatlies felt in a material form in behalf Of
the allies.
1t is said that there are 10000 hungarian
troops in the Austrian army Of Italy. whom,
il is hoped to gain over to the allies, through
Col. Klapka, Kossuth and other llungarians Of
distinction. But it mus; be rccollcctcd that a
large proportion of this force, though taken
from the limits of Hungary, are either of Ger
man or Sclavonic descent, and more or less
loval to the throne of the Emperor. If they
were all MagyarS the detection might likely be
counted upon with certainty.
We presume one of the chief objects Of Kos
suth, is TO sell out the influence Of himself and
friends to the allies, so far as to obtain the as
surancc that, when negotiation shall be re.
opened with Austria in favor Of peace, one
condition shall be insisted on, viz: the virtual
independence Of Hungary, or, at least. a greater
share Of guaranteed civil and religious liberty.
That Hungary shall have a separate govern
ment, and the control of her local municipal
rights; and, Furthermore, that an amnesty shall
be granted to all cxilcd political offenders, and
that they shall be allowed to return and rc-pos-
scSS their contiScatcd estates. In this case,
many Hungarian cxllcs, now wandering abroad
in poverty, would be restored TO home and
wealth.
kossnth's whole soul at all times has been
centred in his native land Of the Magyars.-
His poor down-troddcn country" has been the
never ccasing theme in all his eloquent ha-
rangucs. \ captive Jew, torn from the bosom
of Israel, never bcwailcd his misfortune, or the
calamity of his people, more sincerely than
has this Magyar DemostheneS. Appealing to
the United States and to other nationalitics
with blind yet devoted zeal for intervention in
their behalf, his cry has been, IF no aid, no
intervention, no help can bc had, evoked by
the patriotism and sympathy Of America, wo
Is Hungary! wo for my down-trodden coun-
try
The MagyarS are a shrewd people. They
have no sympathy for the Emperor of France,
who denied kosSuth 4 transit through his en-
pirc, and who, in return, was denounced by
him for Louis Napolcon's tyrannical fears Of 4
poor Hungarian exile. And they have still less
sympathy for Francis Joseph. Hence, the
more prudent %llungarians are looking ont to
see, amidst this dreadful war, how they may
best profit by its chances, and accomplish most
for the liberties of their country. If the En-
peror Of Austria was wise. he would Mt once
grant all the just demands of Ilungary-givc
her q local government, a constitution, and the
right, under it, to frame their own municipal
laws; and, Furthermore. grant 4 free pardon to
political exilcs and restore their property to
them, on condition that they took an oath Of
allegiance to the new order of government
Such a measure would take the wind out of
the sails Of the allies. The House Of laps
burg, however. has never been distinguished
for much wisdom. and still less for libcrality.
The Italians Of New York may he consider
ell almost a unit, in behalf of the Allies. They
profess no sympathy for Napoleon beyond the
Influence Of his powerful opposition to the
AuStrians, whom they hope to see soon driven
out Of Italy, and dctcst, with utter adherence.
the lIapsburg House and rule in all its branch
cs and affiliations, and glory in Victor Emanuel
as the true head Of the Italian nation. We
asked one Of their most educated and intclli-
gent cXilcs, DIR. V, of Mantua, what
future plans the Italians had marked out for
themselves" Icreplicd: a union Of all the
States Of italy, to be known as the United
States Of Italy with a constitutional and
limited monarch at their head. in the person
of Victor Emanuel, or other fit ruler; the con.
stitution TO embrace all the fundamental princi-
pies Of the liberty of person and Of property, en-
i..o.I -, tho. ,C E,-lo,l ,.I H.. fT.:..I