The Sun. — 1849-05-05 (London, England)

STUART, Y.P.  My Lord,—Many events have taken place since I quitted London. After a stay of two months in Paris, where I knocked at every door of the Government, and was answered only by vague observations, I returned to Galicia, my native country, to see into its present state. There I perceived that the clemency of the Austrian Government was but feigned, and that it awaited only a favourable opportunity to crush again the new-born liberty and nationality of Poland. To come to a thorough knowledge of the state of things, and with a view to serve my country, I repaired to Vienna, where I arrived a few days after the revolution, and after the departure of the Emperor, its result. Invited by the National Guard of Vienna, I accepted the command of that corps, which unfortunately never exceeded in number  10,000 men. However, the chances seemed to be in our favour ; the Hungarians had beaten and put to flight the Austrian troops, who sought for safety under the walls of Vienna. If the Hungarian army had then pursued them we should have completely destroyed them, and might have then fallen upon the troops under Windischgratz, and beaten them also ; in which case it would have been easy for us to have brought back the Emperor from Olmutz to "Vienna. The matter would then have been settled, and the constitutional regime established. Bat the Hungarian army was commanded by men devoted to the Austrian camarilla. The march of the army was retarded under various pretexts, and thus time was given to the Austrianforces to concentrate about Vienna, and to crush it before the attack had been made. It was only the day when Vienna, weakly defended by the national guards, fell under the murderous fire of the Austrian troops, that the Hungarian army advanced to Schwehat, four leagues from Vienna. The Austrians were enabled to bring up all their forces to repulse the Hungarians, who, having become at length aware of the treachery of their generals and superior officers, drove them away, and arrived, headed alone by young officers, promoted to command on the spur of the occasion. Repulsed by the enemy, the Hungarian army re-crossed the frontier, and took up a position at Presburg. I was fortunate in being able to quit Vienna, and to arrive in disguise at Presburg. Having offered any services to the Hungarian Government, the honour was conferred on me of commanding the army which was to reconquer Transylvania. Between eighteen and twenty thousand Austrian troops, with their generals, which the Camarilla had employed to kindle and keep alive a civil war, performed their task throughout that country, called to their aid the Russians (ten thousand of whom came from Wallachia), and occupied the frontier towns of Hermanstadt and Kronstadt. This armed intervention of a foreign Power checked for a moment my progress. However, this state of things did not last long, and I was fortunate enough to beat both, to drive them entirely out of Transylvania, and to restore liberty to that unfortunate country. Such is the state of things at this moment. You can well imagine what pleasure I feel when fate puts it into my power to thrash (etriller) the Muscovites. I hope that after having put things in order in this country, I may be able to pass into Hungary, and there to assist in expelling or destroying the army of Windischgratz. Oar successes are not doubtful ones, our army is effective and numerous—more than 100,003 men, well armed and animated with an excellent spirit, may be brought together and directed against the Austrian army. Inferior in number, and surrounded by a hostile population, my arrival with an army well disciplined and accustomed to fighting will, I hope, give a mortal blow to the army of Windischgratz. I do not write to our dear Szulczewski, nor to any other of my friends, for I have been unfortunate enough to lose one of the fingers of my right hand by a bullet, and from which I am still suffering; but I embrace them all most cordially. I believe it will be interesting to Mr. Young to learn that though another wound has increased my bodily sufferings, though my leg is not as yet completely cured, and that, since my leaving London, no more splinters have issued from it, I can walk without a cane, and ride on horseback. I flatter myself that I may be able to take an active part in the grand operations that are now in preparation for the present year. Please to accept, my Lord, the expression of my greatest esteem and of my highest consideration. (Signed)—The General-in-Chief of the Hungarian Army in Transylvania, BEA Mulenbach, April 4, 1849.