Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-12-07
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the 10th, and London to the 18th.
England.
Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer, Minister to this country
is accompanied by his wife, who is niece of the
Duke of Wellington.
Lieutenant Gale has proposed to 90 in search Of
Sir John Franklin, by means of balloons: not to fol-
low him through the air, but to ascend in his neigh
borhood and thus if possible, ascertain his position
Lieutenant Gale supposes that at an elevation Of
two or three miles, he will have panoramic view
twelve hundred miles, and that thus he might fall
within observation of the unfortunate explorer
The most gratifying feature in the political intel
ligence is the interview between the President of
France and Mr.. RIvEs, the new American Minister,
at Elysee Rationale. Mr.. RIvEs made an address
suited to the OCCASION observing total silence
specting the misunderstanding in the Poussin affair.
The President however alluded to the affair in terms
fattering to the American Minister and his country
From Hungary, we learn that since the French
condemnation of Haynau and his atrocities, no less
than Id additional executions daily threatened at
Arad.
There are again rumors afoat with respect to the
vacant post Of Foreign Minister in the French Cabi
net. NJ De Rayneyals REFUSAL it appears is not
quite certain but should he eventually decline taking
Office NJ. Flatgna, or NJ Shuvot de Ia Roglere, are
spoken of being likely to receive the appointment
Rome.
We have but little additional intelligence from
Rome. 1t seems however, that the Pope meditates
an early return to the Eternal City His arrivalwas
at one time actually announced.
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| From Spain learn that the session of the Cor
tes has been opened without the customary speech,
which has given rise to animated attacks by M Ola
zaga and his friends agains the implaeable Navacz
and his colleagues.
The dispute between the Emperor of Morocco and
the French seems oncrease in violence. The French
consul as Magadore has been treated harshly andig
ANONYMOUSLY, and French frigate has been sent to
his relief There is every probability of the affair
ending in the bombardment of Tangers.
/ Hungary.
Gen. HAYNAU is carrying On his unrelenting cruel
ties unchecked by higher authorities. The Jews at
Pesth more threatened with violence unless
they pay up the contributions demanded.
/ KossUTH,s ADDRESS TO HIS CoUNTRY.-The follow
is the farewell address of Kossuth to his country
written at Orsova:
Farewell my beloved country Farewell, land of
the Magyar! FAREWELL thou land OF sorrow F! l shall
never more behold the summit of thy mountains. 1
shall never again give the name Of my country to
that cherished soil where drank from my mo Tiers
bosom the milks of justice and liberty. Pardon, oh
pardon him who is henceforth condemned to wander
far from thee, because he combatted FOR thy happi
ness. Pardon one who only cali free that spot
of thy soil where he kneels with a few OF the
faithful children of conquered Hungary! My last
looks fixed my country, and see thee oyerWhel-
{ med with anguish. look into the future but that
future is overshadowed. Thy plains are covered
with blood, the redness of which pitess destruction
will change to black, the emblem of mourning for
the victories thy sons have gained over the sacr-
gious enemies of thy sacred soil
How many grateful hearts have sent their prayers
o to the throne of the Almighty! How many tears
have gushed from their very depth to mplore pity
How much blood has been shed to testify that the
Magyar idoses his country, and that he knows how
to die for it. And yet land of my love, thou art in
y slavery From thy very bosom will be forged the
chain to bind all that is sacred and to aid all that is
sacregious Almighty Creator, if thou lowest thy
people to whom thou dids give victory under our he
roc ancestor, Arpad implore thee not to sink them
into degradation speak to thee, my country, thus
from the abyss of my despair and whilst yet lnger
> ing on the threshold of thy soil Pardon me that
great number of thy have shed their blood for
e thee on my account pleaded for thee, hoped for
/ thee, even in the dark moment when on my brow
was written the whitening word despair" lifted
o my voice in thy behalf when men said - be thou q
e slave" grit the sword about my loins, and grasp
u ed the bloody plume when they said, thou art
no longer a nation the soil of the Magyar
II Time has written thy destiny the pages of thy
= story in yellow and black letters-Death The Co
ossos of the North has his seal to the sentence
But the glowing Iron of the East shall melt that seal
For thee, my country that has shed so much blood,
there is pity for does not the tyrant eat his bread
on the hills formed of the bones of thy children
= The ingratc whom thou hadst fattcned with thy
abundance, he against thee; he against
thee the traitor to his mother, and destroyed thee
utterly Thou hast endured all thou hast not cursed
~ thine existence for in thy BOSOM and far above all
r sorrow, hope has built her nest.
Nagyars! turn not aside your looks from me, for
is at this moment mine eyes flow with tears for you, for
the SOIL on Which my toterng steps wander named
III Hungary.
ke My country it is not the iron of the stranger that
so hath dug thy grave it is the thunder of fourteen
h. nations all arrayed against thee that hath destroyed
thee; and it is not the fifteenth nation trayersing
the Carpathians that has forced thee to drop thy
arms. No Thou has been betrayed thou hast
been sold, my country thy death-scntence hath been
~ written beloved of my heart by him whose virtue
" whose love for thee dared to doubt. Yes in
the feryor of my bodest thoughts should almost
" soon doubted of the existence of the OmnpOtent
ID have believed that he could ever be traitor to his
=" country. Thou hast been betrayed by him in whose
hands had, but little space before, deposited the
t power of great cyuntry, which he to de-
~ end to the last drop of his hearts blood. HI
- hath done treason to his mother for the glitter Of
~ gold hath been for him more seductive than that
the blood shed to save his country. Base gain haC
more value in his eyes than his country and his Goo
:; has abandoned him. as he had abandoned his God fol
Is his allies of hell.
I'll Magyars Beloved companions, blame not fo
having cast mine eyes on this man, and for having
ay given to him my place. 1t was necessary, for tn
re- people had bestowed on him their confidence the
Ted my loved him and he obtained power of which
of myself would have been proud And nevertheless
S. this belied the confidence of the nation and ha
repaid the love of the army with hatred Curse him
people of Magyars Curse the breast which did no
eef first dry up before it gave him its milk. idoz
thee thou most faithful of the nations Of Europe
idolize the liberty for which thou hast proud,
YES and bravely combatted. The God of liberty vii
asst never eaee thee from his memory. Mayest thou
ee forever blest
tile My principles have not been those of Washington
off nor yet my acts those of Tell | desired free ma
oke tiOn-free as men cannot be made but by God AM
1T thou art falen-faded the lily, but which in anO
cts puts forth its flowers still lovely tba
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