The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-04 00:00:00

KOSSUTH IN ITALY.

Kossuth, having arrived on the 22nd at Genoa,
proceeded on the following day to Turin. All along
the way, on every station, a crowd of Italians assem-
bled to cheer Lim; a convoy of Hungarian prisoners
met him at one place, and, recognising the great
leader of their country, shouted their eljens. At
another place a wounded Italian broke through the
crowd ; he had belonged, in 1848, to Colonel Monti's
Italian Legion in Hungary, and wished to express
his delight at seeing once more the arms of Italy and
Huogaryjoined. At Astithe military commanderhim-
self acted u fuglemsn to the cheering multitude. At
Alessandria Kossuth had to address the crowd in
Italian. After two long inter views with Count Cavour
I at Turin, the Hungarian exile, in compan y with a confi-
dential friend of the Sardinian minister, set out for
l'arma, to the headquarters of Prince Napoleon. tip to
Stradella, where the railway communication comes
to an end, the same scenes of enthuaissm were
witnessed as on the road to Turin ; but here, of
course, the Italians lost his trace. When he arrived
after midnight at Piacenza, the guard at the gates
received him with a blurt, " Che diavolo fate cosi
tardi." He could quietly go to an hotel without
being recognised. At breakfast, however, the
waiter brought the foreigners' book to get the names
of the guests inscribed, and seeing the name
" Kossuth," he rushed out of the room like
a madman. Not five minutes passed, and
all the thirty thousand inhabitants of Pia-
cenza know it already, and, as if called together by
an alarum bell, they rushed under hie windows and
shouted their viva* with the heartiest gcod will. The
mayor and the municipality appeared in his room to
offer their compliments and their services. Monta-
nelli arrived, the respected late minister of Tuscany,
who lost his arm in 1848, fighting at Curtatone for
the liberty of Italy. The room is soon overcrowded
with visitors. Kossuth must take a drive with them,

but as he comes down the stairs the crowd rushes to
him, kissing his hands and garments, the horses are
unharnessed, the Italians drag the carriage along ;
thousands and thousands follow, flowers are
showered from the windows, and with all the en-
thusiasm of renascent liberty the population lavishes
its caresses on the stranger whose name is con-
nected with liberty, and therefore is taken by them
for a pledge of their own freedom.
At two o'clock p.m. Kossuth arrived at Parma.
The town was gaudily adorned in expectation of the
arrival of Piiaoe Napoleon. Kossuth', companion
having been recognised by some Italian standing
before the hotel, he asked, " Count C tvour ?" Kos-
suth said "No," when suddenlythe eye of the Italian
lighted up, and he began to shout "Kossuth! evviva
Kossuth! In a few minutes all the town was alive
with the news ; the crowds assembled outside the
hotel ; the visitors thronged the parlour ; and a guard
of honour was placed before the door. The governor
of the province invited him to his box in the theatre,
which Kossuth of course declined, since it was Prince
Napoleon who had to receive the ovations of the
people on that day, and Keough would not divert
the attention of the Italian,.

In fact, if sympathy alone could save Hungary, it
would already be safe. Bat of course the liberation
of a country requires something more. On the 28th
Kossuth set out for the headquarters of Napoleon,
provided with letters of Count Cavour and Prince
Napoleon to the Emperor.

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