Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-07-02
MISCELLANEOUS.
KOSSlth aEd the Hungarian Refugees.
BRoosA, (Asia Niuor,) May /, 1870.

BROOsA, (Asla NmOr,) May !, loJO.
Observing the vagueness of the sent-
mcnts in your paper, and the general aP-
parent want of more precise Information
Irespccting the present situation of Cover
nor Kossulh and his noble band Of officers,
have thought that few facts from per
sonal observation might not be unlnterest-
inc TO your readers. Having for some
time, on account of health and missionary
objects, been contemplating visit TO h"-
Iiuhio (such Is the spelling in the Tulklsh,l J
and good opportunity offering a few
DAYS aner the Magyars left Broosa, / en-
braced it. My companion was an Amer
lean physician, traveller, who was desI-
rons to meet the refugees. We arrived
on the l4lh of April, just two days after
Kossulh and his suite. As we had hoped,
we had almost unreslraincd intercourse
with them, meeting them when and how
we chose, which privilege, OF course, we
were not backward in improving. Tins
Iacl will explain more fully the statements
hrch occur below.
For some six weeks the Magyars were
residing in Broosa, while on their way 10
IKutahia. During the time Of their stay
here, they were closely guarded, the Pa
sha being under strict charge, from the
attempts which have hitherto been made
at assassinaling Kussuh. This, as Kos
I,uth one day remarked to me, is strange
mode of protection, to allow the suspected
individuals to go at large, while the trieHdS.
to be protected, are the more strictly guar
Idcd. It is true that several Croa,s, rccOg-
missed bv some of the officers of ku'ahla
were in Broosa, paradiug the streets free
|lv, with what intent we are hardly IeIl TO
surmise. But one thing, as respects tie
refugees, is certain, they tcL like prison
ers. if they did bear the name Of "mcu-
safrir," Visitors, friends.) None were
allowed TO appear in the streets, without
his military attendant. When The Cover
nor rode out (Which, on account of Mad
ame Ms health, injured ty her exposure
during ler escape, was quite treQueml!y.)
he was always attended by a wel-mouu'-
ed guard. ii was with difficulty that any
one, except the English and French Con
suls and few others, obtained interviews
with Kossulh. As Protestant missionaries.
however, we were occasionally allowed
lie privilege of meeting and conversng
with him. And a nobIer, truer-hcared
patriot, think cannot be found. One
cannot long be in his presence-at least
an Amcrican--withoul being reminded OF
our own loved Washington. His counte.
nance is so expressive Of honest HoT.A'
land his manner so full of dignity. As You
first meet him, he appears somewhat re-
served, ard perhaps sad, for lie has recent
IK shown ia, liuIc desire 10 meet and con-
verse with many--hc is weighted down
IuuJer his ccunlrv's wrongs; bat rs ne
lcnters into conversation, this apparent sad
ness soon passes away. and you see the
man fall Of intellectual digniry. In speak
INC of the manner Of his overthrow, ore
! hay, he remarked, "If had not had one
ior Two Arnolds in my camp, my poor
.casnirv had not row been bleeding, but
standing amorg he nations, Acknowledged
tamong ihe powers an honorable nation.
lin making mention of the sympathy ex-
pressed towards him in America. he said,
l.If ore could choose his place of bnih
before he was born, America, OF all oiher
lands, would be the place for II is the
home of frecdom--but being ohcs born
the laud Of birth is lhe dearest o-.-