The Sun. — 1849-08-24 (London, England)

MAN  AND  THE NORTHERN STATES.  AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY.  The general impression at 'Vienna is, that gold has had more to do than steel with the surrender of GEORGEY, and the fact that he insisted on surrendering to the Russians alone seems to corroborate this supposition. Gen. GEORGEY surrendered not to the ally of the Emperor of A valitlA7 but to tho proprietor of tho gold mines or the Ural mountains. KOSSUTH and BEM have fled to Belgrade. ARAD has surrendered to the Austrians, in obedience to the commands of GEORGEY, who has also ordered the garrisons of Peter wardein and Comorn to lay down their arms. It is, however, very doubtful whether KLAPKA will be inclined to follow GnortoEy's example. The Austrians have possession of Raab, but it does not appear that a regular direct communication has been yet re-established with Pesth. The Magyars still maintain their ground in the Schutt, and their outposts are in Bos. General CZORICH was in Presburg on the 16th, and the battalions sent suddenly into the Schutt defiled before him. These troops, however, were presently countermanded, and sent to Raab.  An official report of the Bth, from Colonel Dorsner, who is at Hermannstadt, gives us the particulars of what has taken place in the south-west of Transylvania since the 4th, on which date General Luders was at Galtalva. After Bern's defeat at Schassburg on the 31st, it was stated that he had retired to Udvarhely. This was not the case, for during the night of the 2d he proceeded towards Mediash (Medgyes), which he reached on the 3d, with a force of from 7,000 to 8,000 men, and 17 cannons. Having been joined at this place by an auxiliary corps from Clausenburg, consisting of 4,000 foot, 800 horse, and 12 cannons, he proceeded towards Hermannstadt. General Hassfort, who had been left with six battalions, eight cannons, and 350 Cossacks to protect Hermannstadt, had gone to Reissmarkt and Muhlenbach, where he gained the victory mentioned yesterday over the insurgent General Stein. All this having been made known to General Luders by his scouts, he foresaw that Bem would fall upon Hassfort, probably drive him into Wallachia, and then take possession of Hermannstadt. Nothing remained to be done but to pursue Bern with all speed. Before, however, Luders could overtake him, he learned that Hassfort had actually been attacked, driven from his position, and after a murderous battle in the streets of Hermannstadt, in which he had many killed and wounded, had been obliged to retreat to hTalmash. On the 6th, at ten A.M., General Luders' army stood before Hermannstadt. Six battalions of the enemy, 500 horse, and 18 cannons, occupied the neigbouring heights, a considerable reserve had been left in the city, and the remainder of the army had gone in pursuit of Hassfort. A battle ensued, which ended in the complete rout of the Magyars. The Russian cavalry put such of the fugitives as attempted to resist to the sword. The enemy, who lost 1,200 prisoners and 14 cannons in this battle, had 600 killed and 500 wounded. The troops which had followed Hassfort made the best of their way after their routed comrades. The Russians, including the loss suffered by General Hassfort on the sth, had 364 killed and wounded. The battles of Schassburg and Hermannstadt produced a most dispiriting effect upon the insurgents. Many threw away their arms, and sought refuge in the woods, while others came over to the victors. It is evident that immediately after this defeat Bern must have hurried into the Banat, as it is certain that he bad the chief command at Temesvar.