Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-05-07

year before he received payment oil the and for the
payment eventually, are TO attribute the circum
stance of his desputchng messenger with full stale
ment of all his agency with Baron Krudener and Sackeu
i'll relation to The kensngton. This placed in the
French language, in the hands of the Emperor, who
was called upon to prevent Mr. B. from sacrifice bv or.
derlng the bill on Prince Levan be paid Tie En-.
peror Immediately gave this order, md the money
refunded, hut the damage to MIR. B. excessive
Now, will be believed that from Monarch SO friend
y TO America, and munifcen in his character,
no expression of thanks has, 10 this moment been
.ceived from the Emperor hmself' We learn this
circ with great astonsment and regret and
cannot but acrbe it to ignorance OF the services
(which Mr. B. has rendered to his majesty, some er-
ro.nto which he has been betrayed We shall think II
our duty TO address copy Of this paper 10 Mr. Be-
disco at Washington, who will dispose of it, as he
thinks proper a.,.,, ,,,,,1
GENERAL, uARRISUN'S LAST LETTER.
4 "Render unto Casar The things that are Caesar $.
few days since you published General Harrison S
letter addressed TO MIR Curtis, Collector of New York
in behalf of Mr.. Tucker mate of the brig Montla, oil
New York, in which vessel Gen. Harrison came home
from Carthagena when he was recalled by Gen Jack
son.
Allow to give you history of the events that
caused that letter Slas Z. Burrows arrived at Cartha
gena in the Monta, Capt. Beekman, in January, lo29
where he met Gen. Harrison, who had been remain.
ing for time al that place, waiting the arrival OF
an IT, S. vessel whch he expected would have been
despatched to take him home.
Mr. Burrows finding General Harrison greatly in
terested IN returning without delay to the u 5, mme'
diately rendered HIM the Montilla, which offer Gen
Harrison accepted and after being furnished with every
comfort and luxury for his voyage and received board
the Monta with national salute of "a guns, the two
friends separated, Mr. Burrows proceeded to the Pac
| fic Ocean by Panama.
Mr. Tucker to whom the letter of Gen. Harrison
was given, being Maize of the Montila, was enabled du
ring the watches Of the night, to devote himself by
many little attentions to the General who used to seat
himself on the quarter deck with his martial cloak
around him, to watch the progress of the vessel To-
wards his native land often till the midnight hour re
peatedy expressing the desire that his friend who had
made him SO happily situated, on board with him
The Montilla arrived safely in short and pleasant
passage to New York, where Cen Harrison took leave
of the whole ships company, thanking Captain Beck
man for his kindness and attention 10 him, and solicit
ing Mr.. Tucker TO come to the West and settle Gown
in Ohio
After spending q day two with MIR. Burrows IA
my in n Y, Gen Harrison left for the West, and did
not again meet with Mr. Tucker until us President Of
n the u S. when the last letter written; and such
were the feelings of Gen. Harrison for the courtesy
extended to him at time when he appeared TO have
been deserted by his country, and recalled by It's IRE
sdent, without any cause, that had every ndividua
who constituted the ships company OF the Months,
found their way to the Presidents house, doubt mol
} they would in some way have been provided for
have seen u letter from OF the most intimate
friends of Gen. Harrison, from which make the io
lowing extract showing how Gen Harrison felt 10 Mr.
Burrows:
Burrows was often the subject Of his particular and
most kind recollectons. lie referred to his deep ob
cations 10 Mr. Burrows, a. one OF his best and warm
est frenis lie spoke Of the services rendered 10 hin
while in South America, and observed that he was
more deeply indebted 10 him for acts Of dsneresied
kindness and valuable services than to any human be-
ing out Of his own family circle.
Traits Of character like these cannot be forgotten
They extend beyond The meridian Of party feeling and
will survive when political acts oblIteraed from the
pages Of our country history.
They show that motive excited the action but the
purest of the heart, and as Vrgnlan, am douby
pleased TO award the merit due to Mr. Burrows, who
although New Yorker, has been devotedly attached
10 the home of Washington and the qualification he
must derive from the foregoing tribute, one of the last
paid by General HARRISON must be rich legacy 10 his
children. But beyond this our own feelings are en-
listed.
When of in distress, President
, Monroe, Mr. Burrows stood by him and made large
pecunary advances in ls2S 10 aid his wants, for
, which MIR. Monroe ranked him Of his neares,
friends and when the nations feelings were appealed
to in vain, 10 recover from oblivion the grave "hary
the mother of Washington, MIR. Burrows came Tor
ward and reared her ashes the most chnste,
beautiful and noble .Ndus0IeumS that stand in this or
any other land, over the ashes of an individual
In recording the foregoing, feelings become
listed very warmly, and we refer to the Richmond Com
per of Sept, 1880, for the following tribute from the
pen Of MIR. Richie:
Il "HonoraLle TO both sides.
awe turn from the Revolution Of great State, and
the splendid scenes Of the French People, 10 &c, Of
courtesy practised by American citizen and Of gra-
, litude exercised by Foreign Minister
'The change is not without satisfaction. The eye is
almost dazzled with the brlliance of the Revolution,
and likes to epose for one moment on The "soit green
of the soul
awe venture say that no American read the fol-
lowing correspondence between Mr. Burrows and Ba.
ron De krudener without great satisfaction Mr. T. de-
Ginning 10 take any compensation Tor the services rem
dered the Russian Minister at such time, and still
) more the gracious in which it done, is
, very handsome act. The Baron seems duly touched
by the kindness Of the American and il Will no doubt
be estimated as it ought by the Russian Government
II is such coureses these that bind distant nations
together bv ties almost strong as those OF interest
and it is bu, doing justice, to lay the correspondence
. before the world
at is, indeed, such courteses these that bind
distant nations together, MIR. Richie properly said
The conduct of Mr.. Burrows displays hgh-toned
lberality and generosity, which is rarely exhibited by
private Individual and reflects high credit not only
upon the individual, but upon the mercantile
nifty and the nation TO which he belongs; and SO il was
e regarded BY the Government OF the u 81 as will be
seen by the copy OF letter from Mr. Van Buren,, then
Secretary of State, to Mr. Burrows which, having in
! my possession, here transcribe-
Department Of State,
WASHINGTON, 3st Sept, $50.
Siias T.. Burrows, Esq.
Sir: A late CORES pondence between yourself and
Baron De Krudener, Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
ter Plenipoentiary from Russia. has been commun.
Gated to me by the Collector of New York, and have
t submitted the same TO the President
1t appears from this correspondence, that while
vessel belonging to you, the Superior, Capt Conger
was prosecuting her way distant voyage from the
port of New York, she fell in with the Russian
vete Kensngton, which had been dsmased and near
ly wrecked in tempest she had just encountered on
her passage from Philadelphia to port in Russia, hav-
ing board your distinguished correspondent, Baron
Krudcner and several officers of the Imperial Russian
I Navy-that under these circumstances Capt. Conger
did not hesitate these gentlemen from the dan
gerous situation in which they found hy receiy-
ing them on board his vessel, and returning with
them to the port of New York-thus taking upon him.
selfe responsibilities of finding in your sympathy and
his justification for postponng the
of his employers to the higher interests ofhumuny and
broherly kindness 1t appears, moreover, from this
correspondence, that Captain Congers reliance upon
your n,agnanmi,y has been more than realized by the