FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VI, Issue 460, 29 December 1849, Page 3

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY.

Tbs accounts from Vienna magnify beyond iti first importance the results of the sortie made by Klapka from Komorn. It is stated that Aulich has come up from the south side of the Balaton Lake, und effected a junction with the already large garrison under Klapka; and that in addition to occupying Raab they have, re- occupied Buda, so as completely to destroy the basis of Haynau's line. It is certain that communications have been closed between Buda and Vienna ever since the sortie. Haynau has entered Szegedio, the Magyar forces nowhere opposing him with determination ; and he has pushed a small force across the Theiss on his left, and thrown out his right in the direction of the forces under the Ban in the south and General Nugent in the south-west. From the north the accounts are meagre, but they still tend in favour of the Magyars. ! Georgty has bad a tbree-days battle, or serjes of engagements, ' with the various bodies which pursued him under Grabbe, Ost-Sacken and other commanders ; and the result is, that he now occupies a strong position southwest of Miscolz and not far west of the Theiss — nearly the one lately occupied by General Paskievicz himself, in his movement from Waitzen before he cto&sed the Theiss. The accounts convey no definite impression either of the actions fought or the positions now occupied; but the general result is, that Georgey i has still a large army, on the line of the Russian operations between the Dukla pass and Buda ; and that Paskievicz has gone completely away from that army to occupy Debreczin, and deal with a new army of 50,000 which, we now learn for the first time, is encamped behind Debreczin as a guard to Gros Wardein, the great armoury and store factory of the Magyar nation. The winter season will soon commence in the swampy plains of the Theiss ; and if some great decisive action be not gained by the Imperialists, the year's campaign will have had simply the effect of organizing the Magyar armies and furnishing them with arms and stores captured from their opponents. It is said that immediately after the capture of Raab by Klapka's sortie, the Prince of Schwarzenberg set out for Warsaw to see the Emperor of Russia, and impress on him the necessity of a more united course of action between the Austrian and Russian conamauders and armies. There are reports that the young Emperor and the minister Krauss are disposed to treat with Hungary ! but are opposed by the Archduchess Sophia and the Prince Schwarzenberg. It is even said that differences rose so high on one occasion that the Emperor was buffeted by his mother, in the presence of his ministers ! The latest accounts report a battle between Paskievicz and Dembinski, which lasted four days, and resulted in the complete rout and disorganization of the Russian Army. These engagements are said to have been fought at Gros Wardein ; and there is sufficient concurrence of reports to render them probable. — Spectator, Aug. 18.

The last Vienna papers, dated the 12th instant, contain an official despatch from the head quaaters of General Liiders in Schassburg (Translyvania), stating that on the 31st ult. a battle took place between his corps and the Hungarian army under Bern, in which ■he latter was defeated, and the Russian General Skariatin killed by a cannon ball. 1,000 Hungarians are stated to have been killed in this battle, while the rest saved \ themselves by a wild flight to Keresstur. They were pursued by the Cossacks, who j took seven field pieces, two standards, a large j quatftny of ammunition, and General Bjem's travelling calash, containing important pipers. : 500 prisoners too were captured by the Russians, and of General Bern it is asserted that he escaped with great difficulty from the Cossacks, who were close at his heels, and who wounded him with a lance. The Russian losses are quoted at 44 killed and 106 wounded Among the papers found in General Bern's carriage there were two notes from M. Kossuth ; one of thorn informing Bern that Kossuth "can give him (Bern) his life, but no money," and the oth"er exhorting the Polish General to endeavour to interest the Turks against the Russians, or make the latter suspect the .former. ! The Hungarian corps, which passed into Moldavia, is still in that province. Measures have been taken to prevent their doing mischief- Reports from Jassy state this army has already been driven. back into Transylvania, but this news is to all appearance piemature, for it announced that the Turkish troops Under Suleiman Pasha, are advancing towards the Moldavian frontier. La Ffcsse states that a letter has beea ractived announcing that the -great Russian,

army had been completely defeated by the Mgyars. It was added that the Russian anuy of reserve was marching night and day towards Podoha and Volhynia, which were uncovered by the defeat, and which provinces the Emperor Nicholas feared would be invaded by the victorious Hungarians. -^fas, Aug. 18*