Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1849-11-03
Latest Foreign News,

Europa, with full details of the interesting
news from the Continent of Europe By far
the most important feature of this intelligence
is that which relates to the Hungarian refugees
at Widden. They seem, even in their exile.
surronnde with alarming difficulties, and their
situation cannot but excite the sympathy ofIhe
whole civilized world. We invite attention 10
the noble letter of Kossuth to Lord Palmerston,
as explaining more fully thanthe other extracts
which we publish the peculiarly Of their po-
sition We look upon them with deep concern;
tor after The Illuminating proposition made to
them by the Turkish ministry, by which, not
WithstandIng previous assurances OF protection,
they were asked to renounce their religious
faith, and TIE declaration OF the council in
favor OF their extradiion, we cannot look with
that confidence which we once did upon the
disposition of Turkey to maintain the rights Of
the vanquished Turkey Is divided within her
selt and the council and ministry, with a re-
fnement of tyranny peculiarly Turkish, will
make the refusal Of the unfortunate refugees
10 become aposiates to Christianity pretext
tor Withdrawing from them their protection.
1t is reported, indeed, by travellers from the
Lower Danube, that Kossuth had yi,lded 10
the barbarous demand and mad embraced the
Turkish faith, bat no one who reads mis- noble
letter can Tor moment yield credence to such
a statement
The intelligence from France Is Of hut little
Importance. The fact Of NJ. Poussn's dsmis-
sal by the American Government, was an
nounced IN Paris simultaneously win the an
nouncement Of the appointment OF the new en-
voy, NJ. he Compt, and Produced some little
ELECT at the Bouse, but in q couple of days all
apprehensions OF serious consequences aban-
doned the public mind The bellicose tone OF
,,F ho D.. I
some remark on the part of the Paris press.
but the whole affair was treated with de-
cldcdIy pacific tone.
The American Envoy, Hon. Abbott Law
renee, had arrived at London with his family,
and entered On the duties OF his office.
Dir. Macready appeared at the Haymarket
Theatre, London, on Monday, the Sth inst, IN
Macbeth. lie was received by dense audi
ence with tempest ofappause, all parties ac-
cordlng to the Times, being resolved "that
the honors they bestowed should stand N
marked contrast to the ihdignitIes offered on
the other side OF the Atlantic"
Lord Palmerston and the Chancellor of the
Exchequer had an interview on Friday with
the first Lord OF the admiralty and Rear Ad-
nara! DGndas
From austria we learn That 300 vessels
ave been used for conveying the sick and
wounded from ComoTn.
Dublin commerclai advices represented trade
as being dull
The Prince and Princess Netternich have
left London for Brussels where hey contem-
plate making u icns stheped soIourn.
The settlement Of the difficulties between
France aud Morocco Is announced.
Letters from Lyons testify the activity there
IN the silk manufactures. Previous to the
re eppinef nm -g Eai-,torc l.
TO earn mpre than 70 sous a day; from q 10 3
francs are the average wages now paid, and
several earn / truuos. In Paris tie silk EN-.
Ployed IN the manufacture OF umbrellas has ad-
vanced one franc per metre.
Letters from LeIpsic OF the 2Sth September
announc the death Of Madam Sophia Schre
der, the most celebrated tragic actress of Ger
many, at the advanced age Of 81.
4 seml-uticlai article in the PrltsSiau Staat-
zaHzeiger declares that Prussia has now re-
celved ul satisfaction for the late affront to IFS
troops on their arrival at Hamburgh. There
IS nothing new respecting the state ofthe nego-
tlations between the Prussian Cabinet and 4
Won PechlIn
The intelligence from Sir John Frankliu's
long absent expedition has producrd every
where throughout England, the ilveIiest delight
and qualification.
iiT 'SiNiAH y'lut iidfS IptlFSJ tire assurance
that Prussia will persist in organizing the Con-
federation known AS the League Of the Three
Kings, even though the Southern 5 ates and
Austria refuse to adhere To II, as IN fact they
have already done in the most explicit manner.
The accounts from Ireland relative 10 the
potato crop are painfully distressing. The
distress OF the people Will therefore probably
be greater than at any previous period, as the
means OF those able 10 afford them relief will
be more exhausted Emigration, especially
from the south, is proceeding at rapid rate.
Extract from Kossuth's Letter to Lord Pal
merston, dated
WrDDIs, (Turkey,) September 20.
May it please you, my lord, TO allow me to
communicate to your EXceIlency most revolt
ing condition which the Turkish Government,
at the suggestion of Russia, is about 10 impose
upon US poor homeless exIIes.
81 the governor of unhappy Hungary, after
having, ! believe, as good citizen and honest
man, fulfilled to the last my duties to my coun-
try, had no choice left me between the repose
of the grave and the mex pressiblc anguish of
expatriation.
Many Of my brethren in misfortune had
preceded me the Turkish territory. | fol-
lowed thither in the hope that | should he per-
mlted to pass to England, and there, under the
protection of the English pcople--a protection
never yet denied to prosecuted man-allowed
TO repose awhile my wearieG head on the hos
pltable shore Of your happy island.
" But even with these views, | would rather
have surrendered myself to my deadliest enemy
than TO cause any difficulty TO the Turkish Gov
ernment, whose situation | well knew how to
appreciate, and therefore did not intrude on the
Turkish territories without previously inquiring
whether ! and my companions in misfortune
would be willingly received, and the protection
OF the Sultan granted TO us.
We received the assurance that we were
welcome guests, and shoaId enjoy the full pro-
lection OF his majesty the Padishs, who would
rather sacrifice $4,000 men of his own subjects
than allow one hair of our heads to be Injured.
IT was only upon this assurance that we
passed into Turkish territory, and according to
! the generous assurance we were received and
, tended on our Journey received in Widdin as