Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1849-09-27
LETTER OF KossuTn TO BEN.


Some fragments of the following letter have already an
~peared in our columns: ~F
TEREeovA Aug. IA, ls49-I care little for nv personal
safety. weary of life for see how the tahre al
my iatherland, and with the shrine of European freedom
not by our enemies but own brothers, has been ruined
1t is not therefore. the cowardy love of life which has de-
termned my departure but conviction that my presence
has become source of harm to my country General
Guyon writes to us that the united army at Temesvar s on
the point OF complete dissolution YOU yourse General
only army which, according this statement was in ex
istence has declared that he will longer obey but 90
have made him take an oath to be true to bs com
try, and resigned my place to him. AT present am a
plain citizen, and nothing have been to LAGOS TO
see how things looked there, and upon what forces we
might count for carrying the found the corps of
Cen Vecsay IN good order, and animated with good dis
postion-al the rest in complete dissolution Desewffv
kmety declared to that his army would fight no more
but dsperse at the first shot found total want
OF provisions, which were only procured by exactonsa
miserable means which turns the whole people against
US The bank has been conveyed to Arad and is there
fore in Gorgeys possession Hence arrived at the per
suaslon, that ii Gorgey surrenders the army at LAGOS
will not hold together "a hours, for they will lack the
means OF subsistence An army may indeed, be main
tanned IN the country of an enemy by acquisitions and
forced contributions but in its country |, for nv
part VIII never lend hand to measures of violence and
hostility to my country Fain would sacrifice nv life tn
serve hungary; but Cypress her-never.
ousee therefore, General it is matter of conscience
cannon aDacate Yesterday and today re-grasp the rens
OF government Ii the nation and the army decided other
wise, the matter would another shape but the
OF Gorgey the bravest of ALL must give their
Elise am plan cltlzen and such will lend the
support OF even my passive presence measures of ter
rosn, OF devastation punder eXactons and oppression
against the people, leven the army of Gorgev were TO
beg me to assume once the government if YOU were
to succeed IN executing operations in order to Sc
cure the victuahng OF your army without adopting mea-
sres OF terror and oppression against the people if the
banks We're IN working condition. and in my hands under
these three conditions would at the call of the nation
once more undertake the government, but else not for
with me war is not the end but the means whereby the
country may be saved II chance of getting nearer
10 the goal, war Tor wars sake alone | will not wage
therefore, as good citizen and honorable man. advise
you 70 set down committee of representatives of the peo
PEE LOT only ne sovereign power over the Govern
ment Send counes to Comorn and Peterwardein to hold
out Assure yourself OF the corporation of the COM
mandant OF the fortress of Arad This is what is before
all things necessary not my presence for since YOU are
reduced now to employ force against the people to sbsist
your army, neither will sanction by nv presence
such measures Accept the of my highest re-
gard. LOUIS KOSSGTH
P. s. M NJ. Zamoiski and Biszoranowsk tell me that
the application of the Polish Italian legions that they may
do the country important service but if the comes
to the worst avoid being depoued to Siberia feel this
duty and at my request General Guyon employed those
egons to cover the communication with Turkey through
Orsowa but here learn that you have ordered the gar
1son OF Orsowa into Pennsylvania. 1t consists only of
two companies which in three days will be destroyed by
the Servans. To-day they in Kornya IA post nearer
where they arrived after march of "a miles, and got
nohingto eat So these battaons will also be ruined
and Orsowa in few days be in the enemy's hands,