New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-14
Kossu,h and the Hungarian Refugee.
Foreign Correspondence Of the N. Y. Evangelist

L.
BRoosA (Asia Minor May /, 1850.
Observing the vagueness Of the statements in
your paper and the general apparentwant of more
precise information respecting the present situation
OF Gov. KOssuth and his noble band of officers /
have thought that a few facts Of personal obser.
walton might not be unlnterestng 10 your readers.
Having for some time on account Of health and
missionary objects, been contemplating q visit to
KWtaAia such is the spelling in the Turkish, and
a good opportunity Offering few days alter the
Magyars left Broosa | embraced it. Mycompanion
was an American physician, traveller who was
DESTROYS 10 meet the refugees. We arrived on the
18th Of April, Just two days after Kossuth and his
suite AS we had hoped, we had almost unre
strained intercourse with them, meeting them when
and how we chose, which privilege, OF course we
were not backward in improving This fact will
explain more fully the statements which occur
below.
For some six weeks the Magyars were residing
IN Broosa, while on their way 20 Kutaha. During
the time OF their stay here, they were closely guard
ed, the Pasha being under stric. charge, from the
attempts which have hitherto been made at assas.
sinating Kossuth. This, as Kossuth one day re.
marked 70 me, IS strange mode Of protection, 10
allow the suspected individuals 10 90 at large while
the friends to be protected are the more strictly
guarded. tits true that seuera Croats, recognized
by some OF the officers Of X. were in Broosa par.
aiding the streets freely, with what intent we are
hardly left 10 surmise. But one thing as respects
the refugees, is certain, they felt like prisoners, If
they did bear the name Of "meussfeir," visitors,
friends. None were allowed to appear in the
streets, without his military attendant When the
Governor rode out (which, on account Of Madame
KS health, injured by her exposure during her
escape, was quite frequentlv,l he was always az.
tended by welmounted guard 1t was with diff
nculty that any one, except the English and French
Consuls and few others, obtained interviews with
hossuth As Protestant Missionaries however
we were occaslonallyallow the privilege of meet
ing and conyersing with him. And a nobler. truer.
hearted patriot ! think cannot be found. One can.
NOT lons oe IN MS presence-at least an American
without being reminded Of our own loved Wash
ineton. His countenance is so expressive Of hon.
est worth, and his manner so fall Of dignity. As
you hrst meet him, be appears somewhat resarvad
and perhaps sad, for be has recently sbo,vn hnt H.
tie desire TO meet and converse with pnany-ba /.
weighed down under his countrys WRONGS, bn, "a
ne enters into cony ersation this apparent sadness
soon passes away, and you see the man full of in.
seliecsuai dignity In speaking Of the manner of
his overthrow, one day, be remarked @TfTL.d -.
had one or two Arnolds in nv camn mo 49,
country had not now been BLEEDING b5t st..,5g;r,
among the nations acknowledged anong The no,.'
ers az honorable nation In making T9s,,;a- &c
tne sympathy expressed toward him in Americo
ne said, Ii one could choose his place Of h;-,h 10
~ Urn AinetieA' Of all other lands. would
ee TIE Place-ior It Is the home OF FreedomWbat
Could not aid my fatherland-in wbicS 80
Their be common peasant than dwell L;u "aa "a
where else should choose Americs a, ,bs oud
land my adoption" - 1ne 'o'eo
But TO pass on. They have in their coDon.n,
chaplain Of their own. but such was tbe;, q
fancy when fleeing before the Austria. ePl .
single Bible could be found IN all their eomn. nv
Arrangements were Of course at once set IN g.,
ny which 'ra1 supply of Bibles va. presen,e do ~