American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-11-12

i city of New York
Sir: The United States ordered the steam
frigate Mississippi to conduct me out of my
prison to freedom, and by freedom to life, be-
cause to activity.
! hailed. this generous resolution as the great
est honor which man can meet. l hailed it
as ray of hope and consolation TO my down
trodden, to my bleeding but still not broken
native land l hailed it as highly encour-
aging manifestation of your glorious peoples
sympathy to that principle which was and will
ever be the aim of all the endeavors of all my
life
/ And when, with the undetermined consent
ment of the Sultan, / stepped on board the
Mississippi frigate and once more free, because
under your glorious flag, heard the warm, gem
erous, welcoming cheer Of the officers and
crew--those frank, loyal, gallant men, the true
representatives of American freedom, American
greatness, American generosity could not
forbear to have the impression that the spirit
of Americas young giant has shouted over the
waves to old Europe's oppressed nations, g Don't
despair-here is brothers powerful hand to
your aid! !" These being my sentiments, you
can judge by them, sir, how fervently | must
have wished to have the honor to be conducted
| by this very frigate, to the United States.
But know that the sympathy of the United
| States is not given to any man in the world for
his own sake, but for the principles sake that
he represents. And so / felt convinced that
would prove unworthy to this sympathy, this
highest treasure Of my life,) should neglect,
for single moment, the duties which Divine
Providence has assigned to me; should | neg
lect to provide, according to the exigencies Of
circumstances, for the interest of yonder cause,
which the glorious republic of the United States
honored with its appreciation and its sympathy.
1t became, therefore, an imperious duty Of
honor and conscience to me not to leave Europe
without arranging my public and private affairs,
and carefully providing against any harm to the
sacred aim of my life, for that time which
shall have to enjoy the honor Of the hospitality
Of your glorious land.
So the most imperious duties Of patriot, q
father, and man, impose upon me the neces-
sity to stop for a few days in England, before
continue my passage to the United States.
| Com. Morgan, at Spezzia, and afterward Capt.
Long, of the Mississippi, here did, with the
noble kindness Of true American heart, appre-
eiate the motives of this necessity, and gener-
ously consented to wait with the Mississippi in
the bay of Gibraltar, for my return from Eng
land with the packet boat which leaves South
ampton on the 9th inst +
But the government of the French Repub-
lic," mot the French nation, but it's present
government, refused to grant me permission to
pass rapidly through France, by which passage
| might have spared time and sufferings to my
wife and children. And now the first means of
conveyance to England can avail myself of, is
only packet-boat, expected tomorrow to ar
rive from the ORIENT and this, too, making
eleven days to England from here
On the other hand, Capt Long informs me
that any longer delay here would render not
only my associates, but also the officers and
crew of the Mississippi, liable, in approaching
the coast of the United States ut late season,
to many sufferings, by having to endure Excess
sively severe and stormy weather.
So, considering, on the one side, that the
most sacred duties force me not to leave Europe
for some time before providing for my affairs
in England, and considering on the other side
that only staying eight or ten days in England,
it were entirely impossible to join again the
Mississippi here before the 18th of November,
SO that of course we could only arrive in the
second half of December on your hospitable
shores, it became absolutely duty of honor to
me not to cause any augmentation to the hard
ships and sufferings of the officers and crew of
| this ship, and not to embarrass them in their
public service, as also to alleviate my own ASSOC
ciates in their passage to the United States
These are the motives, sir, which deprive me
Of the honor to be conducted to your glorious
shores on board the Mississippi frigate; but !
feel consoled at the idea that in adopting such
course not only have relieved those who are
on board the Mississippi from some sufferings,
but myself also will have the high satisfaction
an entire month sooner to enjoy the happiness
Of landing at New York, as / am decided to
leave England on board of that steamer which
leaves Liverpool on the 18th November for New
York.
Having had the inestimable pleasure to read
reported in the public papars that the city Of
New York resolved to honor with generous
reception and hospitality, in my undeserving
person. the cause and principles | represent, /
regard it to be my duty respectfully to inform
you, sir, and by your kind interference the gen
erous city Of New York, about these accidents,
and about my intention to leave Liverpool for
your city on the 7th November.
confidently hope that the people and govern
ment of the United States will appreciate my
motives, and approve the course was bound to
adopt.
Let me hope, also, sir, that | might have lost
nothing by the imperious necessity of this
course, from you and your peoples sympathies,
which, though conscious not to have merited,
/ consider the greatest honor of my life, the
highest reward for my snfferings, and the most
honoring encouragement steadily to go on to-
ward that noble aim which the people Of tho
United States have sanctioned and sa nctifed
by their sympathy.
i Be pleased, sir, to accept the expression Of
my highest regards, lasting gratitude, and most
distinguished consideration, with which have
the honor to be,
Your most obedient servant,
KOSSUTH.
| u. s. STEAM FRIGATE MISSISSIPPI, Bay of Glib
ralter October Id, 1851.